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Dylann Roof's Sister Creates, Deletes GoFundMe Campaign for 'Dream Honeymoon'

"Money cannot replace the wedding we lost and our perfect day," she wrote.
Screencap via Roof's now deleted GoFundMe campaign.

Like most people, Amber Roof would like to have a nice wedding. Unlike most people, Amber Roof is the sister of Dylann Roof, confessed murderer of nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17. The murders were four days before her planned wedding day, so the ceremony was canceled.

On June 27 Amber Roof created a GoFundMe campaign aimed at remedying this. The campaign was intended to "cover lost wedding costs, to pay bills, and to send us on our dream honeymoon," she wrote in the GuFundMe description, which stated that she was hoping to crowdfund $5,000. The average American wedding costs $30,000.

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According the Washington Post, Amber Roof's fiancé, Michael Tyo, lives three miles from the spot in Shelby, North Carolina, where Dylann Roof was arrested after his multi-state police chase.

In the description of the campaign, Roof described her plight:

"Our wedding day was suppose to be the most important and special day of our lives. It was suppose to start our lives together with our new family. Our day was the exact opposite. Our wedding day was full of sorrow, pain, and shame, tainted by the actions of one man. The Charleston Massacre took place and our lives were forever changed."

She also wrote that "money cannot replace the wedding we lost and our perfect day," but she remained certain that the funds would "help us to create new memories and a new start with our new family."

Some donors left comments. "I can't imagine what you are going through. I too have a selfish brother that has ruined a few of my special days," wrote one.

The Washington Post wrote that less friendly comments showed up, such as "You have a lot of nerve asking people to finance your wedding while your brother is sitting in jail, and nine people are dead," but those were promptly deleted.

On Thursday morning, the page disappeared. According to the Charleston Post-Courier, Roof had raised $1,700 before the page went down.

It may be worth noting that on June 19, during Dylann Roof's first appearance in court, Judge James B. Gosnell momentarily shifted his sympathy over to Roof's family, saying, "We have victims—nine of them. But we also have victims on the other side." He added, "We must find it in our heart at some point in time not only to help those that are victims but to also help his family as well."

That judge was widely criticized for insensitivity, poor timing, and racism.

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