The fact that none of his family members was here was a big deal to me.

They could have not brought in Tony Harwood or Belinda to the stand and we still could have made the decision without them.

They could have not brought Tony or Belinda to the stand and made the (case) without them.

I think (others) were hoping James Sullivan might become a better person before he came out. A lot of people went by religion. I think some of the people were on the fence. But we all reached the conclusion he should be in there the rest of his life.

We thought life without parole would be enough. We didn't want to be the judge of someone else's life. We wanted God to do that.