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Meanwhile, Birmingham parents are trying to protect their children. "We're terrified," says a mother of three. "We have a rule that no child on the block walks to or from school alone." Many youngsters are being driven to classes, libraries and playgrounds. Streets are all but deserted after dusk. "I wouldn't let my child walk beyond the corner," says Birmingham Psychiatrist Rafael Gonzalez. The menace is tangible. When the news that Timothy's body had been discovered flashed over TV, one 14-year-old boy who lives near the Kings said to his father, "That means he'll be looking for somebody else, doesn't it?"