Karen Crane, daughter of Bob Crane, has responded to the tragic death of Robin Williams, the family he leaves behind (specifically his children), and those who malign others in public. The Crane family has born the brunt of public harassment and ridicule for decades following Bob's 1978 murder. In light of Robin Williams' death and in response to the hostility shown toward Robin's daughter Zelda via social media, Karen has openly stated the following:
"I saw this tonight and couldn't stop crying. I've been worried about
his children, specifically his daughter, and then I see this. And I
WISH that I couldn't relate, but I do. The sudden tragic death
of a well-loved public figure, no matter whose hands caused it, as in my
dad's murder or Robin Williams' suicide ~ It's the family who's left to
dodge the verbal bullets, and it's not fair! I know because I've lived
it, and I relate to how abusive the public can be, voicing their cutting
opinions about a man, my father or HER father, whom they never met, and
all while they sit safely at their computers behind locked doors. But
even more unnerving is when they have the balls (sorry) to actually say
it to my face. My dad's faults became public, but it never changed the
fact that I love him, and he'll always be my dad. And I'd bet that
Robin's daughter was close with her dad, too. My life's nightmare may finally get some rest after unloading it on paper, but this poor girl's nightmare is just beginning."
~Karen Crane