Asking Eric: Informing dead relatives' families they stole from you may not give the closure you seek

Dear Eric: About two years ago, I realized that my sister and brother-in-law had burglarized me when I had made a mission trip many years ago. Some years later, I began to discover that various items were missing from my home — medical and estate records, articles of clothing, various photographs, and a portrait of my mother. They all seemed unrelated at the times I discovered they were missing.

Had I known there was one source, I could have easily told the police actionable details.