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| Victim's Mother Takes Stance On Death Penalty |
| By kjrh.com |
| Published: 01/28/2011 |
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"I don't hate him anymore after 17 years." Edith Shoals understands a mother's need for justice. In 1992, her teenage daughter Lordette was gunned down as she talked with Edith on a pay phone because the shooter, Eric Berry, wanted Lordette's car. In the wake of her daughter's death, Edith wanted Berry to pay with his life. At the time, she says she thought, "this guy has to die." But with time, and working with both victim's and suspect's families through her organization "Families of Murdered Children," Edith's stance on the death penalty softened. Berry was convicted. The death penalty was taken off the table by prosecutors at her request. Read More. |
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