As investigators release a security image of a potential suspect in the Amanda Blackburn murder, the pastor of Resonate Church is breaking his silence.
Davey Blackburn went public Tuesday in a wide ranging interview that took place one week after his wife's murder. He talked about Amanda's last journal entry, the couple's unborn daughter and his wife's faith in God.
"This past weekend has gone by, it felt so empty because I haven't had her," said Blackburn.
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Amanda Blackburn was murdered one week ago during a home invasion. No arrests have been made in the case, which has attracted national attention.
The pastor of Resonate Church talked openly about his grief, his wife's "celebration of life" service and how he wanted to communicate with Amanda.
"Now, as I'm trying to grieve and cope with this, I've started texting her phone. Obviously, I know she's not going to respond, but I've just texted her. So, after Sunday's service, I told her, 'Baby, you would have been so proud of our church today.' And told her 16 people gave their lives to Jesus today because of you," said Blackburn.
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Davey Blackburn now wears his wife's wedding ring around his neck.
"She didn't want to be on display. She wanted Jesus to be on display. So she wanted something simple. Princess cut ring. Nothing gawdy. It's only a half carat," said Blackburn.
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Blackburn talked about their 15-month-old son Weston he will now raise. He also talked about his unborn daughter who was killed in the attack.
"We were going to name her Everett. Everett Grace. We hadn't decided on a middle name. But I went ahead and decided on the middle name just because to keep a piece of Amanda in that," said Blackburn.
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While he didn't talk specifics about the police investigation, nor the security image of a potential suspect.
Blackburn did compliment investigators in keeping him updated.
"They've assured us the full scale of resources - even nationwide - at their disposal to be able to catch who did this. So we're hopeful of that," he said.
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Blackburn also shared his wife's last journal entry before she was killed.
"What an amazing Sunday yesterday. It truly filled my heart to see so many people in your church, Jesus. Learning, growing, and taking next steps. Thank you for letting me see all of this with my own eyes," she wrote.
"The most confusing things in life are when bad things happen to good people. Amanda didn't have an enemy in the world," said Blackburn.
"We're confused. We're distraught. Sometimes we feel like there's no answers to it all, but we know that God has a plan to restore this. We know that He is amazing at - Amanda was amazing at restoring furniture. God's amazing at restoring lives," he added.
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