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>> MY BEST FRIEND AND LOVE OF MY LIFE. SHE WAS THE HEART BEAT OF OUR
FAMILY.
>> SHE HAD THIS INFECTIOUS
LAUGH THAT NOW I ONLY GET TO
WATCH ON TikTok VIDEOS.
>> THE PARENTS OF ALYSSA
ALHADEFF EMOTIONAL AS THEY
REMEMBER THEIR 14-YEAR-OLD
GIRL KILLED BY NIKOLAS CRUZ.
WE HEAR FROM NUMEROUS FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO SAY AS TIME
PASSES, THEIR GRIEF AND PAIN
DOES NOT LESSEN.
>> THE JURY LISTENING ON AS
THEY WILL RECOMMEND THE DEATH
PENALTY OR LIFE IN PRISON.
LOCAL 10’S CHRISTINA VASQUEZ
IS LIVE WITH THE LATEST FROM
COURT TODAY, CHRISTINA?
>> THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP
IN MIND HERE, RIGHT?
THE PROSECUTION, AS IT’S BEEN
PRESENTING ITS CASE, IT’S
WORKING TO COMPEL THESE JURORS
TO DECIDE THAT DEATH IS THE
MOST APPROPRIATE SENTENCE.
UP UNTIL LATE YESTERDAY AND
THE MAJORITY OF TODAY, THESE
JURORS HAVE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT THAT FAITHFUL DAY,
VALENTINE’S DAY 2018.
BUT THROUGH THESE VERY
IMPACTFUL VICTIM IMPACT
STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY,
THEY’RE GETTING A WINDOW IN
FROM THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE
MURDERED THAT THE LOSS ON THAT
ONE DAY, THAT IT’S ACTUALLY
THIS PERMANENCY TO THE PAIN.
A GRANDMOTHER’S PAIN.
>> ALISSA IS RESTING IN
HEAVEN.
>> SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET
MARRIED AND I WAS GONNA -- MY
FATHER, DAUGHTER DANCE.
>> A FATHER’S ANGUISH AND
OUTRAGE.
>> DADDY’S GIRL WAS TAKEN FROM
ME.
>> ALYSSA ALHADEFF WAS THE
CAPTAIN OF HER CLUB SOCCER
TEAM.
>> MY FIRST CHILD AND MY ONLY
DAUGHTER, MY BEST FRIEND AND
LOVE OF MY LIFE.
>> WHO SPRAYS ALISSA’S
PERFUME, SLEEPS WITH HER
BLANKETS.
>> JUST TO TRY AND SMELL HER.
>> WE HAVE AN EMPTY BEDROOM IN
OUR HOUSE.
THERE’S AN EMPTY CHAIR AT OUR
DINING TABLE.
>> THEIR SON NICHOLAS, MARJORY
STONEMAN DOUGLAS’ SWIM CAPTAIN
WAS MURDERED.
THEIR OTHER SON ALEX WOUNDED
IN THE 2018 SCHOOL SHOOTING.
THEY KNOW JUST ONE QUESTION
WILL GRIP THEM WITH HEART
BREAK FOR A LIFETIME.
>> WE WILL ALWAYS HESITATE
BEFORE ANSWERING THE QUESTION,
HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU HAVE?
>> LUKE HOYER’S MOM GINA
COPING THROUGH PRESERVING HER
LATE SON’S BEDROOM.
>> HIS GLASSES AND PHONE
CHARGER WITH STILL ON HIS
NIGHT STAND.
HIS CLOTHES ARE STILL IN THE
SAME PLACE.
>> MY SON WISHES IT WAS HIM.
HE STRUGGLES WITH THE REALITY
THAT HE COULD NOT SAVE HIS
SISTER.
>> JAIME GUTTENBERG’S PARENTS
FRED AND JENNIFER TELL JURORS
ABOUT THEIR DAUGHTER, THE
DANCER.
>> I MISS HER HEART, I MISS
HER SOUL, I MISS MY GIRL.
>> AND THESE JOURNEYS THROUGH
GRIEF SO UNIQUE, THEIR LOVED
ONES UNIQUE.
ONE COMMON THREAD AS YOU HEAR
THESE FAMILY MEMBERS IS WHAT
THEY’RE EXPLAINING TO JURORS,
HOW EMPTY THEY FEEL.
THEIR LIVES JUST HOLLOWED OUT
BY THIS PROFOUND GRIEF.
JURORS ALSO HEARD THAT
EXPRESSED WITH THE MOTHER OF
MEADOW POLLACK.
LET’S LISTEN IN TOGETHER.
>> TO TRY TO ARTICULATE HOW IT
HAS AFFECTED ME WOULD BE FOR
ME TO RIP MY HEART OUT TO YOU
AND PRESENT IT TO YOU
SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES.
IT HAS DESTROYED MY LIFE AND
MY CAPABILITY OF EVER LIVING A
PRODUCTIVE EXISTENCE.
I AM ONLY ABLE TO CARRY ON FOR
THE DEEP LOVE I HAVE FOR BOYS.
>> YOU GET A SENSE THERE OF
JUST THESE ENTIRE FAMILIAL
UNITS COMPLETELY SHATTERED BY
THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON
VALENTINE’S DAY 2018.
YOU’RE GONNA HEAR MORE FROM
THE FAMILY MEMBERS COMING UP
ON LOCAL 10 NEWS AT 5:00.
I WANTED TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW
THAT AS THIS TESTIMONY WAS
HAPPENING, NOT ONLY WAS AT
LEAST ONE JUROR CRYING, BUT
MEMBERS OF THE DEFENSE TEAM
ALSO BEGAN TO CRY TODAY.
REPORTING LIVE FOR YOU, I’M
CHRISTINA VASQUEZ, LOCAL 10
NEWS.
>> ALL THOSE FAMILIES IN SO
MUCH PAIN.
THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.
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