amanda hayworth spent 23 years on the force. a neighbor says the only she loved more than her job was her 13-year-old son austin. a single mom, amanda hayworth would never miss her son's baseball games and would often practice with him in their back yard. amanda hayworth was the first female detective ever killed in the line of duty in miami-dade county. while i did not have the good fortune of knowing these detectives, i know this -- i know these were two exceptional individuals taken from us and lost too soon. these were incredible parents, ripped from their families before their time. they were excellent public servants trying to make our community a better place to live. we send our thoughts and prayers to heal their families. to their families and loved ones, i struggle to find words that can offer solace and comfort in your time of distress. the great poet william wordsworth once said not without hope we suffer and we mourn. perhaps he meant we find hope in the belief that our thoughts and prayers will in time heal their f