has changed is the conversation about the death penalty, and surprising people from all different background, and political and religious backgrounds have come out to speak on her behalf, and made a case to the board, and written the board of par ddons and paros and governor asking her to consider clemency, and that has made a difference, and it is not just me, but there is so many people who have been really convicted themselves by what they have seen happen, and the carrying out of this sentence. many m may i ask you, reverend, because i support everything that you say, but i have is sympathy for the grandparents here, doug gissendaner s parents, and if kelly is going to get clemen circumstances and we will find out soon, what would your words of comfort be to doug s family?
well, it is difficult situation, because it is painful for them, and how hard it is for me to be speaking on kelly s behalf, and so i don t know if they would want words of comfort for me, but i will say that in getting to know kelly and in relationship with her, that i have started to care about doug gissendaner, too. i pray for him and i pray for them, and i hope that they can find healing. if the execution doesn t happen, and i hope they find healing and closure some way, and i believe it is possible. and the confluence of the conflicting emotion having just the pope left here with a strong message about the death penalty, and how it is meted out, and you have heard of the last person in georgia and how that was meted out. reverend zap very much, and i n
officers for years to come and of course freddy gray is no longer with us. reporting live from baltimore. thank you. and good morning. i m carol costello. thank you for joiqning me. the georgia patrol board meets to reconsider the faith of the michele gissendaner. she s been on death row since the stabbing death of her husband 18 years ago. her boyfriend at the time was the actual killer. he kidnapped doug gissendaner took him to a remote place where he stabbed him to death. the boyfriend pleaded guilty and testified against her. he did not get the death penalty. let s talk more about the legal issues with criminal defense
which she s been convicted and while sympathizing with the victims, i nonetheless, implore you in consideration of the reasons that you have been presented to your board to commute the sentence o to one that would better express both justice and mercy. let me also read for you a statement that we have just gotten in. this is from the family of doug gissendaner. this was her husband who was killed. in the last 18 years, our mission has been to seek justice for doug s murder and to keep his memory alive. we have faith in our legal system and do believe that kelly has been afforded every right that our legal system affords. as the murder, she s been given more rights and opportunity over the last 18 years than she ever affo afforded to doug, who, again, is the victim here.
attorney page pate. good morning. there is a hearing at 11:00 a.m. eastern what will that entail. the georgia patrol board is the only group that can offer clemency or a pardon to someone like here. the governor in georgia can t do it. the patrol boarole board is goi listen to witnesses. they are also going to listen to inmates who served time with l kelly gissendaner. the board is going hear from those people and also likely to hear from law enforcement witnesses to set up the offense. and then consider whether or not ms. gissendaner deserves clemency in this case. is there a good chance she ll