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My brother’s killer is now my friendBy Katya Cengel 8 September 2017Denise Taylor had just graduatedfrom college when her brotherBo was murdered.For years she struggled to come toterms with the loss.Then she spent more than a decadetrying to get her brother's killerout of prison.There are already three women in the room when the Taylors arrive. Jim Taylor heads to the opposite corner from where the trio is seated. His grown-up daughter, Denise, follows him. The two groups eye each other uncomfortably. This is the room that you wait in before attending a parole board hearing where they decide whether a prisoner should be released.Neither the women nor the Taylors are used to seeing other people here, at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California. They are unsure if they are there in opposition to each other. They don’t talk, but they listen. After a few minutes they realise that they are all victims of a crime, and that they are attending different parole hearings. One of the women turns to the Taylors, a look of relief on her face. “You’re not the enemy,” she says. “I’m not the enemy to anybody, not even the defendant,” Jim replies. Continued: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/my_brothers_killer_is_now_my_friend
I thought some, especially from this area, might find this story of interest since you would be familiar with the general setting.It's easy to be cynical with such a story. All I will say, is the 700 Club, the show Pat Robertson started up, has had very similar stories to this before, e.g. family forgives murderer.
