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Dewayne Pomeroy: As shown in the film, he hanged himself the day before his 17th birthday in July 1984. Some of the street kids held a
balloon release and planted a tree in
Freeway Park in his memory. Plaque 21394 on the ground at the
Pike Place Market says "Dewayne Pomeroy 1984". His story and relationship with his felon father was the inspiration for the 1992 film
American Heart starring
Jeff Bridges, with
Edward Furlong playing Dewayne's part. •
"Little Justin" Reed Early authored a book,
Street Child: A Memoir, based on his experience as a homeless child and became an advocate for homeless youths. •
Lou Ellen "Lulu" Couch was fatally stabbed by a man at an arcade on 1st and Pike Street in December 1985 at age 22 while trying to defend a girl who was being assaulted. Surviving friends from the street raised funds to provide a headstone for Lulu's gravesite. •
Patti died of
HIV/AIDS in 1993 at age 27. •
Frank "Shadow" has worked as a carpenter and a security guard. fathered by several different men. In 1993, 10 years after the making of the film, she was featured in an
ABC news program called ''Tiny's Story''. In the mid-2000s, however, Mark and Bell's 23-minute film
Erin revealed that Tiny had cleaned up and settled down with a husband and her minor children. •
Pat, the mother of Erin "Tiny" Blackwell featured in both documentaries with her daughter, died on September 24, 2024. •
Roberta Joseph Hayes was last seen leaving jail in
Portland, Oregon on February 7, 1987. After arriving back in Seattle she was picked up by
Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, becoming his forty-seventh victim. Her strangled body was not found until 1991. == Sequel ==