Jane Doe No More (55 page)

The front door showed no signs of forced entry.

John, Sarah, Johnny, and Donna on vacation in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in August 2000 as Donna fought to redeem her reputation while discovering a lump in her chest.

Getting famed Dr. Henry Lee involved in her case against the City of Waterbury changed everything for Donna.

Rocky Regan was an important part of John and Donna Palomba’s lives—they shared many memories together. Here, Rocky ran with John in a town road race.

As John “Rocky” Regan faced the iron fist of justice back home, Johnny, Donna, and Sarah spent some time together in Paris (November 2005). It was a welcome break for Donna.

John and Rocky attended parties together and remained close, ever since growing up in the same neighborhood.

Rocky attended John and Donna’s wedding and remained friends all those years—including the years after Donna’s attack.

Rocky Regan after being booked in 2004.

Rocky visited John and Donna at the beach house in Clinton during a vacation with family and friends years after Donna was sexually assaulted. (Rocky is on the far right, shirtless, holding a beer bottle.)

Redemption was hers when Donna, flanked by Chief Neal O’Leary, a cop instrumental in solving Donna’s case, and Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, talked about her case evoking a change in Connecticut law.

John “Rocky” Regan’s secrets were finally out after he pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from the vicious, evil sexual crimes he had committed. REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE THE SARATOGIAN.

Donna met lots of people throughout her years of speaking out against sexual assault, including celebrities such as Mariska Hargitay (above) and US Senator Joe Lieberman (below, Chief Neil O’Leary to his right), who fully support Donna’s Jane Doe No More initiative.

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN.