June 6, 2022 | By Kasey Batchelor This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class. Myrtle Shaw loved her children more than anything in the world. “I remember there’s an old home video of me going up to my mom on Thanksgiving and giving her the biggest hug, asking her for pie,” her daughter Chasity Shaw said. “She just held me and was rocking me back and forth for the longest time,” Chasity recalled. “She was telling me, ‘You can’t have your pie unless you eat all your dinner.’” Myrtle Shaw had a rough upbringing. Originally from South Bend, Indiana, she grew up in foster care but later reconnected with her biological mother. She had her daughter Chasity at the age of 16. Shortly after Chasity’s birth, Myrtle’s mother died. Myrtle moved multiple times in the following years, from Indiana to Detroit and to Atlanta. During this time, she would have two more daughters and a... Read More