No Sitter for the Boys but a Sitter for the Puppies???

The Shadow knows the evil that lurks in the hearts of men. And it is the job of The Shadow to expose that evil and rid the world of it.

But there is one evil that The Shadow find more unforgivable than any other.

Last week, police in San Ramon found 2 boy, 10 and 5, who were home alone. Where were their parents? In Las Vegas celebrating New Years Eve!!

The boys maternal grandmother, asked police to check on the house, fearing that the boys may be alone. Earlier, the parents had asked the grandmother to take care of the boys during their trip, but the grandmother refused, citing the fact that she had to work and did not want to leave the boys alone. San Ramon police found the boys at home asleep. They had eaten ceral for breakfast and TV Dinners for lunch and dinner. Everything else appeared to be in order.

The ironic twist to this. The parents were able to find a sitter for their new puppies, but decided to leave the boys alone for what would have been 5 days. When the maternal grandmother asked why not take the boys with them, the wife, who is the boys' stepmother (the boys' natural mother died 2 years ago), stated that they wanted the time alone because they were newlyweds (they were married last April).

Here is where the case now stands:

-- The boys are now in the temporary custody of the maternal grandmother. She is now going through the process of obtaining permanent custody of the boys.

-- Yesterday, a judge refused to reduce the bail for the couple (they are currently being held on $200,000 bond each).

The Shadow applauds the grandmother for stepping in and doing the right thing. The Shadow has no sympathy for the parents.

We will continue to update this story as more develops.