Remembering Star

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day, in Heaven, Star. 🩷💜

04/21/2026

DENIED PRIVILEGES
Thank you Judge Clark

04/20/2026

Our family is speaking out for Monica “Star” Morales. We went to court March 4th, Judge Clark told us a decision on Murrah’s request for supervised outings would come by end of the month, now April 19th, we still have no decision 💔

"Star was brutally murdered — stabbed to death in front of her 8-year-old son. This was not an accident. This was not a moment of confusion. This was a deliberate, premeditated act of violence that forever changed our family and left a child traumatized beyond words.

Let us be clear: Michael Murrah planned Star’s murder. He is guilty of taking her life. A legal finding of “not guilty by reason of insanity” does not change that reality for our family. To us, it reflects a system that failed to see through an abusive manipulator — not an absence of guilt.

Star had a protection order against him. She did everything she was supposed to do. And still, she was murdered.

In her own words, on September 29, 2020, Star wrote: “Happy day after National Son Day ❤ Everyone who knows me knows how absolutely crazy I am about my little miracle. 🤸‍♀️ I'm so very thankful for you everyday son. I couldn't be more proud & grateful to be your mommy!!!!! 💙💙💙💙" (photo from that post, Star posted of herself).

Just one year later, Star was murdered in front of her “little miracle.”

Today, Murrah — now in a Washington State hospital — is asking the court for permission to leave for “supervised” outings in our community.

We ask: where was the protection for Star? Where was the protection for her child?

We are being told to trust a system that has already failed families before. We remember the case of Josh Powell, where supervised visitation ended in unimaginable tragedy — two innocent children murdered despite a professional being present.

We saw the recent escape of a violent patient from Western State Hospital — missing for hours, free in the community for days.

These are not isolated failures. These are warnings.

And now, the same system is asking us to believe that “supervised outings” are safe.
They are not.

You call it “not guilty by reason of insanity.”
We call it a failure of accountability.

Nineteen months in a hospital ward under a life sentence is not justice for Star. It is not accountability for the life that was taken, or for the child who witnessed it, or for the family left behind.

Star doesn’t get supervised time. Her son doesn’t get his mother back. We don’t get justice that feels whole.

We are asking the court to remember Monica “Star” Morales — not just as a case file, but as a human being whose life mattered.

Do not put another family, another child, another community at risk.

Accountability should not end where tragedy begins." - Family of Star Morales

04/12/2026

IN HER OWN WORDS - Let's remember how we got here...

"Love should never hurt." - Star posted this during her divorce process, before the person who should have loved her decided to kill her in cold blood in front of her 8 yr old son.

Let's all pray Judge Clark makes the right decision for Star, her family, and the safety of the public. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

04/06/2026

IN HER OWN WORDS: "And she loved a boy very, very much -- even more than she loved herself" - "We Love Spring 🌷🌞"
- Star Monica in April 2021.

03/30/2026

IN HER OWN WORDS - Let's remember how we got here...

"Love should never hurt." - Star posted this during her divorce process, before the person who should have loved her decided to kill her in cold blood in front of her 8 yr old son.

Let's all pray Judge Clark makes the right decision for Star, her family, and the safety of the public. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

03/26/2026

- Let's remember how we got here. 😡

03/05/2026

UPDATE: on April 21, 2026 - Judge Clark denied Murrah's request for supervised privileges to go in the community etc.!!!!

National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE) represented family and friends for Star Monica Morales in court today. Thank you, Rachel and Lauren from Clark County Prosecutors for presenting a good argument why Star's killer should not be given privileges in Western State Hospital and supervised outings in the community after only serving less than 2 yrs for her murder.

Prayers Judge Clark makes the right decision 🙏🏻🙌🙏🏻🙌 Remembering Star

Thank you Abby and FOX 12 Oregon

03/05/2026

Sadly, we thought the fight was over, but today we were back in court. The continues and we will never stay quiet.

Photo from FOX 12 Oregon story.

03/05/2026

National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE) thanks our victim advocates, Dr. Kathie Mathis, Lyne Wiese Farness, and Karen Morison, Founder of Odyssey World International for attending court with us today on short notice.

Big thank you to the State Prosecutors for having a voice for Star.

Thank you Abby and FOX 12 Oregon for covering court today.

We pray that Judge Clark makes the right decision to keep the public safe and to makes sure Star was heard today.

https://www.kptv.com/2026/03/05/family-opposes-supervised-outings-vancouver-man-committed-estranged-partners-death/?fbclid=IwVERDUAQVyGtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6u3vgG-V0kJ7ahG9z0vs5NH20D_QYfX3xXAj_tCYNitaoSR48MuyGFppvvVw_aem_KFhfK7aaWrqO-9P1zIBgRg

The family of a Vancouver murder victim is urging a Clark County judge to deny more freedom for the man accused of killing her.

03/04/2026

UPDATE - We need all Star's friends to join us tomorrow. If you are available 11am tomorrow, Wednesday, there is a hearing for Star's killer. Her murderer will be in court tomorrow asking for privileges.

The court told Star's Family they could not attend and that Murrah would be on Zoom, so her family chose not to fly in, today Gina, Star's sister was informed Murrah is being transported to Vancouver to appear in-person.

We want anyone available to join us to be present Wednesday, 11am room 402 floor 4 of Clark County Courthouse.