Parole Hearings: A Prisoner’s Gift; A Crime Victim’s Nightmare…
An open wound that never quite heals…. Submerged memories…Unimaginable loss…. ‘Life altering changes, broken hearts, minds and souls…. Such is the make-up of a person who has been visited by violent...
View ArticleJUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
“IT’S NEVER COME UP BEFORE” WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IN 32 YEARS? WARNING! Just because something is documented on paper…does not necessarily mean that it will be attended to, embraced philosophically or...
View ArticleMy Dad “In the Rear View Mirror”
Another milestone is occurring this week; the 34th anniversary of my father Donald Gore’s murder. There’s no easy way to say it. In searching my mind for what to write, what might inspire others to...
View ArticleIn the End: My Second Victim Impact Statement
April 24th, 2013 – A Lifetime Between Victim Impact Statements One need only to read a sampling of my voluminous collection of blogs, 400 since 2010, mostly on various topics of crime,...
View ArticleParole Hearing Experiences and Tips for Victims: Part I
My first encounter with a parole hearing occurred in 2013 when the convicted murderer of my father was eligible for parole for the first time. In order to access justice there are a series of...
View ArticleParole Hearing Experiences and Tips for Victims: Part II
As my family and I neared the date of our first parole hearing in 2013, we realized there was much to do to be prepared. As you read in Part I we weren’t given much notice for preparations to be made,...
View ArticleParole Hearing Experiences and Tips for Victims: Part III
Obstacles Aplenty for the 2018 Parole Hearing (What Has Really Changed in Five Years?) There were numerous obstacles to be faced in my family’s second parole hearing, more than prior to the initial...
View ArticleGood Intentions, Bad Choices
I stared at the proverbial blue screen recently for seven long hours until the perpetrator of two murders and his laundry list of other crimes finally ended the virtual marathon. I had a tension...
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