years earlier. i was a mess. jenny had been gone eight years and i was still barely functioning. and i was full of anger and i was full of pain. and my other children were suffering. i had numerous recurring dreams, kind of nightmares that, you know, i had a lot of anger. i wanted to definitely take it out on him. the meeting lasted five hours. we brought with us, do you remember, some pictures of you guys when you were dating, and then i also had this photograph of jenny dead on the emergency room table, and i remember we kind of pulled out the nice pictures and mark was smiling and kind of talking about them and then pulled out this other picture, and know that mark, you didn t want to look at it and i was so angry i just wanted to keep shoving it in front of your face.
i found her. i was the one the police took and shoved into a little cell for several hours. i let mark know about that. hey, you know, i was i didn t do it but i was the one that they thought did it. you did this to me. plus i lost jenny that day. it s hard. you know, every time i see these guys it s really hard because you re always thinking, i mean, it s like i did something that completely damaged them, you know, that will never go away ever for any of us. and i remember i said to you, i want to hear you say that you killed jenny, and i realize how hard that was for you, but you did it. you didn t try and act like i didn t do it or it was your fault or but, no, i had to know did jenny suffer, and from what mark told me, i believe that it was very quick. and so that has given me peace. when i walked out of there, i
really hard because you re always thinking, i mean, it s like, i did something that completely damaged them, that will never go away, ever, for any of us. i remember, i said to you, i want to hear you say that you killed jenny. and i realize how hard that was for you but you did it. and for you and so everything just changed, because mark s reaction and he didn t try and act like, i didn t do it or it was your fault or but, no, i had to know. did jenny suffer? and from what mark told me, i believe that it was very quick. and so that has given me peace. when i walked out of there, i was probably 80 pounds lighter. you know? and i never since that day have ever had that same recurring dream. i don t think about mark the way i did. and it was a great release. thank you.
i don t do this to think i m going to get out of the penitentiary because i m not. but it gives me a sense of understanding. it gives me a sense of responsibility for my own actions. good morning, everyone. i want to thank these guys for taking the time out to come up. this today is i m nervous, by the way. the day was especially personal for one other inmate as well. i ve been in for nearly 20 years. my victim s mom and stepdad are here today. vicki and greg. i want to thank them very much for coming. mark smith murdered his girlfriend jenny crompton when he was just 18 years old. through the program he was first confronted by his victim s mother and stepfather several years earlier. i was a mess. jenny had been gone eight years
i don t do this to think i m going to get out of the penitentiary because i m not. but it gives me a sense of understanding. it gives me a sense of responsibility for my own actions. good morning, everyone. i want to thank these guys for taking the time out to come up. this today is i m nervous, by the way. the day was especially personal for one other inmate as well. i ve been in for nearly 20 years. my victim s mom and stepdad are here today. vicki and greg. i want to thank them very much for coming. mark smith murdered his girlfriend jenny crompton when he was just 18 years old. through the program he was first confronted by his victim s mother and stepfather several years earlier. i was a mess. jenny had been gone eight years and i was still barely functioning. and i was full of anger and i was full of pain. and my other children were suffering.