As if the attack on Cindi Broaddus wasn’t already devastating enough, the perpetrator has never been found. Despite investigators’ relentless efforts and Dr. Phil’s personal contributions to the case, sufficient evidence has never been discovered to pinpoint the culprit. However, that’s not to say she hasn’t made some headway in protecting others from the same fate.
In 2003, Broaddus collaborated with the Oklahoma Senate to pass a law aimed at preventing individuals from tossing any objects, including acid, from bridges. Touchingly, it was named the Cindi Broaddus Act. Granted, it is worth noting that while Broaddus would have loved to see her attacker prosecuted, that wasn’t because she needed to feel vindicated. Speaking to Larry King, she explained, “I would love to see him get help or turn his life around and make something good come of this.” She also shared that she’d forgiven the person unreservedly.
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That’s not to say Broaddus would have gone easy on her attacker if they were found, though. As she shared in a speech years later, given the chance, she would have wanted the person behind her attack to work in a burn center. “Hear the screams and see what you’ve done to people so maybe you won’t do this to anybody else,” she’d said, according to ABC7 News. Given everything she endured, that’s certainly a modest request.
