North Ridgeville Police Department Partners with Project Beloved

The North Ridgeville Police Department is proud to announce the opening of a newly designed soft interview room, made possible through Project Beloved, a nonprofit organization that focuses on empowering sexual assault survivors.

Project Beloved was founded by Tracy Matheson, the mother of 22-year-old Molly Jane, who was raped and murdered in her Fort Worth, Texas apartment on April 10, 2017. Molly Jane’s killer, Reginald Kimbro, went on to rape and murder a second woman, Megan Getrum, just days later. Prior to those murders, several women brought forward complaints against the killer, including rape and strangulation, but the charges were originally either dropped or dismissed. In 2022, Kimbro plead guilty to murdering the two women, and raping four others. Tracy has turned her grief into purpose with Project Beloved, helping transform over 100 police department interview rooms nationwide into softer spaces for victims to share details of their traumatic experiences.

The goal of the transformation is to bring warmth to an area that will be used exclusively for victims and intentionally designed to be a comforting environment during the reporting process. Project Beloved provided everything needed for the transformation, from cozy furnishings to thoughtful décor and design plans. One especially meaningful touch includes canvases for the walls featuring photos taken by Megan Getrum, who was also tragically murdered by the same offender who took Molly’s life. Megan was an amateur photographer, and now her work hangs in police departments across the United States, bringing serenity to a safe space.

The North Ridgeville Police Department would like to thank Project Beloved. It was a pleasure to work with Tracy, and to learn more about their story and mission.

To learn more about Project Beloved, or to donate to this amazing cause, please visit: https://www.projectbeloved.org/