The conviction is the first time that the families of the victims have been able to speak directly to the killer of their children. They will have the opportunity to read the impact declarations on victims in public hearing, although the parents of victim Ethan Chapin said that they did not intend to attend.
“I would almost describe that as legal funeral, in the sense of, it is your ability to give your last farewell in a situation where you talk about your pain, your anxiety, what you think of the loss of a loved one,” said legal contributor ABC News, Brian Buckmire. “Everyone is crying differently. Some people cry while going to the funeral and speaking, some people cry while going to the funeral and saying nothing, some people cry by passing at all. And I think all are healthy, all are correct.”
The roommates of the victims, who avoided the spotlight, could also speak during the conviction. The night of the murders, two roommates inside the house survived, including a woman who told the authorities that she had seen a man in a mask pass before her in the middle of the night, according to court documents.
It will depend on women, whether to speak in court, have a lawyer read or read a statement on their behalf, or to refuse completely, said Buckmire.
Moscow police and the friends of the victims should also be in the Boisse, Idaho and. Moscow police chief Anthony Dahlinger said last week about the conviction: “Our hope is not only families, but friends, even the Moscow community and all the communities that have been affected by this, can start to heal and bring a kind of closure to this horrible act.”
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