Family Begs Judge for Maximum Sentence After Man’s Brutal Killing

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[00:00:02]Welcome. Thank you. For the record, please state your name.

[00:00:05]>> Uh Thomas Meyers.

[00:00:07]>> Thank you.

[00:00:08]>> I'm the president of PM Technologies and uh just like to say a few words about Dave. So I've known David for about 30 years. Uh when I started an engineering firm back in 2001, David was one of the first people that I asked to join the organization. Uh we had worked together in the past and I knew that Dave had the knowledge and experience to help make the company a su a success. Uh Dave was a hardworking guy and never shied away from what needed to be done. Uh he was a vital part of the business success and became vice president uh of a firm that grew to almost engineering firm that grew to almost 80 employees.

[00:00:54]Uh Dave built great relationships with our clients who trusted his knowledge and in judgment. But better Dave developed great relationships with our employees. He was loved and admired by everyone at PMT.

[00:01:10]Over the years we had many young employees, college grads, new people starting out in the business.

[00:01:19]uh Dave would make a point to take them under his wing, mentor them, teach them, check up on them. There were several of them, in fact, quite a few, who told me that Dave was like a father.

[00:01:32]Uh Jay generally cared about our employees inside and outside of the office.

[00:01:39]He was a family man and that family mentality was instrumental in building a family culture at our business that still exists today.

[00:01:49]Uh he was in fact one of the finest people that I've ever known.

[00:01:56]I've known the Baron family uh almost as long. They're a very close family. His sons, Evan and Colt, I know personally. Uh they're both college graduates with very good jobs, excellent families.

[00:02:13]His siblings, Greg and Cindy. I know I'm know Cindy. I know Greg. Greg worked for us at one point. Um the entire Baron extended family are some of the best people that you'll ever meet.

[00:02:31]The PM Technologies community will never be the same without Dave Baron.

[00:02:37]We miss him every day. His tragic, senseless death has had an enormous impact on our company. His outgoing personality, humor, and generosity are not replaceable.

[00:02:54]He is now lost forever to all of his friends and colleagues.

[00:03:02]But our loss can never compare to the damage this senseless act of violence has brought onto the Baron family.

[00:03:10]He in fact has five very young grandchildren who will never know what Dave Baron was like.

[00:03:20]None of the many people who love Dave will ever have the enjoyment of his company again.

[00:03:27]All we have is the memory of who Dave was and the good times that we shared together.

[00:03:36]I asked this court to impose a sentence that will ensure that Suzanne Miracle never has the opportunity to inflict the kind of pain and suffering that she's perpetrated on the Baron family to any other family ever.

[00:03:55]Thank you.

[00:04:00]Thank you for your impactful word. Thank you.

[00:04:03]Judge, next I'm going to read a statement from Jessa Baron reads, "Last March, my uncle David was taken from us in an act of violence that shattered our family forever. There is no making sense of this, and there will always be grief in knowing that such a kind, gentle, and loving man is no longer here. My dad lost a brother. My aunt lost a brother. and my cousins will never again get to hear their father's voice or have their kids grow up with their grandfather. He was always the host of most family gatherings and always made sure people were fed. No one ever went hungry when he was around. He went out of his way to include any and everyone whether they were immediate relatives brand new to our family or friends who've become family over the years. Growing up, we spent a lot of time at Lake Hartwell in Lake Jackson with him, my dad, my aunt Cindy, and uncle Tommy, my brother, and my cousins Evan and Colt, and uncle's sons.

[00:05:00]Weekends and holidays that weren't spent at the lake or having cousin sleepovers, we spent yelling go dogs or go balls. As my dad played for Georgia and my uncle played for Tennessee, that was our only family conflict. Which SEC team we were pulling, a family united, but divided on football Saturdays. His oldest son, my cousin Evan, and I both lived in LA for some years, where my uncle also worked on a long-term project for Delta. During his LA visits, we spent many weekends exploring the city, attending his company holiday parties, and going to bougie brunches, although that was more of a me and Evan thing than an Uncle David thing. He loved his iced McDonald's coffee, so having to wait for French press coffee at these brunches was not a concept he was familiar with.

[00:05:44]He did not understand why anyone would want would wait that long for coffee. He was a simple man who loved his Tennessee Volunteers and his Dallas Cowboys, but loved his friends, family, and loved ones more than anything. Yes, even football. While I am grateful that he was able to meet my daughter and my brother's kids, as well as Evan's first three kids, it hurts my heart that he never got a chance to meet Colt's first child and Evan's first son. His life was cut way too short from a tragedy that no family should ever have to experience. I can still hear his sweet southern voice saying,"Well, hey girl. It's so good to see you." At every family gathering, he lived by opening his home, feeding people, loving his family, and making every person feel that like they belonged. And while we carry the heartbreak of losing him for the rest of our lives, we will also carry the example he gave us to on how to treat people with warmth, generosity, and kindness. Because the violence that took his life is not the measure of his story. The love he gave us is.

[00:06:46]>> Thank you for reading those compelling words.

[00:06:50]>> Denise.

[00:06:50]>> Um, judge. Next is Denise Bender.

[00:06:54]>> Thank you.

[00:07:04]>> Welcome. Thank you. Please state your name for the record. I'm Denise Bender.

[00:07:08]>> Thank you.

[00:07:09]>> I am David's first cousin and I am reading a letter today from his sister that is not able to attend due to health reasons and that's why she has not been here for the trial.

[00:07:23]It's miracle. I will never be able to receive a phone call from my big brother and having and I'm having a hard time not hearing from him since March the 8th, 2025.

[00:07:35]Because of your actions, I'm not able to hear, "Hey, baby sis, how are you and Tommy?" Because of your actions, I'm not able to hear happy birthday, Merry Christmas, and all the other holiday greetings. Because of your actions, I'm missing hearing his laugh, his announcements at family gatherings, him stepping up to bat on the family's matriarchal responsibilities when our mother passed. When I was born, I had two older brothers, Greg and David. One was an investigator, Greg, interrogating all the boys that came around trying to be suitors. David was the problem solver and fix things. For example, when our parents were not at home, say out for the evening, and the boys would turn the living room into a football field or a basketball court, of course, things would inadvertently get broken.

[00:08:25]So, a little while before mom and dad came home, David would stop and get out the Elmer's glue and begin mending the broken lamps and things that got broken, hoping no one would notice that things had gotten broke. One evening, the parents had gone out and the boys were babysitting me. I got involved with the rough play and they knocked the scab off my arm from the TB test. Well, David's bright idea was to get the glue out and reattach the scab in hopes of no one being able to tell any difference.

[00:08:56]He is in peace now laying beside my mother in the North Georgia cemetery.

[00:09:03]It makes me feel so terrible that because you took his life, you left Cole and Evan fatherless.

[00:09:10]You do not know me. We have never met and I'm glad that I never had a personal relationship with you. Natural death is one thing to try and get over. But thank but taking my brother's life over a jealous rage is inexcusable.

[00:09:25]So, your honor, I'm asking you to consider the maximum sentence you can get on what she has been convicted of, murdering my brother. That way she can spend the rest of her life thinking about what she has taken away from this family from his loving sister Cindy Baron Foster.

[00:09:43]>> Thank you for those powerful words.

[00:09:45]Thank you >> Deb and judge. This is going to be Deb Baron.

[00:10:02]>> Welcome. Thank you.

[00:10:03]>> Thank you. If you would state your name for the record, please.

[00:10:06]>> My name is Debbie Baron and I am David's sister-in-law. I'm married to his younger brother, Greg, and I meant Deb to Evan, Britney, Colt, and Ally.

[00:10:16]Suzanne, I've only met you once, but very quickly realized that you needed to be the center of attention. I've known David for over 30 years. He didn't need the spotlight. His gentle spirit was always to make sure to support and encourage everyone. make sure everyone was happy and enjoying themselves and comfortable in any given situation.

[00:10:38]When my husband Greg was diagnosed with Parkinson's, a very dear friend suggested that I gather my tribe.

[00:10:46]David was part of my tribe. He was also part of the community that was to help take care of his younger sister, Cindy Foster, who was diagnosed with MS many years ago. He was always there when you needed him. He was just that person. David was all about family.

[00:11:03]Because of your choices and actions, Suzanne, so many of life's opportunities have been taken away from David, his family, and friends.

[00:11:12]David will never be able to meet his new grandsons, who were born in December of 2025.

[00:11:17]And and most recently in March of 2026, while this trial was taking place, you are the woman who has been found guilty of his murder.

[00:11:30]Because of that, David will never meet them.

[00:11:34]David won't be able to see his three granddaughters grow and become young women. He won't be able to see his great nephews and great niece grow up to be adults. None of these babies will ever be able to truly get to know the gentle giant that David was. They will not benefit from his compassionate, loving spirit. They will not know his generosity, his devotion to family, and his wonderful kindness. He was not the monster you portrayed him to be. He was a kind, giving man, always willing to help and always focused on making sure others were happy and well taken care of in any situation.

[00:12:08]After listening to all the accus accusations that you made during this trial and knowing the man that David was, I can only conclude that you transferred your narcissistic, selfish, insecure, jealous, manipulative, and deceitful actions and accused David of them as an excuse for your horrible crime. He was not the person that you're trying to make him out to be.

[00:12:29]It's interesting that you're the only person that I've met that David has had a relationship with that has ever made the negative accusatory statements about David's demeanor or his actions as an assault on his character.

[00:12:40]Especially given that he has two ex-wives of which neither of them has ever expressed the accusations of his character that you have. In fact, they both shed up to defend his character.

[00:12:52]One was a relationship of 25 plus years and one of around 13 or so years.

[00:12:58]They kept in touch after the marriages ended. Of course, you didn't like this and didn't understand that sometimes those relationships are part of who that person is and who they became. Jealousy is never a good trait.

[00:13:11]Something is a miss with what you're trying to claim about David. I don't understand how you can fear for your life, say he's abusive, yet you will drive from St. Simon's Island to Gainesville, Georgia alone. Stay with him alone in the house. Allow your son to stay there alone with David instead of staying with you in St. Simons. It just doesn't make sense to me. You also manipulated him with false texts on occasions to coers him to come see you.

[00:13:35]I believe the abuse came from you, Suzanne, not David.

[00:13:39]But let's be honest, David's family is not the only family that's been damaged by your choices.

[00:13:46]Your family will never be the same either.

[00:13:49]My hope today is that you get what you deserve based on the jury's ruling of your choices and your actions. Choices have consequences and I hope that Judge Breakfield has been able to see through your lies and manipulation.

[00:14:02]Choices have consequences. It's time for you to receive the maximum penalty for those choices.

[00:14:10]>> Thank you for those very compelling words. Thank you, >> Judge. Next is Greg Baron.

[00:14:26]>> Welcome. Thank you for being here.

[00:14:28]>> Thank you.

[00:14:34]I'm David Baron's brother.

[00:14:38]The >> second I was born, I had a big big brother.

[00:14:49]We love playing basketball, football, and baseball so much that our dad put lights up in the backyard so we could play at night.

[00:15:01]They gave us the means to play. They didn't tell us we had to play.

[00:15:08]Their years grew quickly in David being presented many awards in both football and basketball. Many colleges and universities recruited him. Ultimately, he chose Tennessee. When David to Tennessee, Mitch, UG, and Cindy going to high school, we were separated for each from each other for the first time in our lives.

[00:15:33]The EUG UT football rivalry has always been intense and remained so this day.

[00:15:40]However, mother had a rule and made sure that at the end of the day, we were family first.

[00:15:47]As we grew older, we had children of our own. Life changed a little. We both thought it was important to spend time together with our families. Went on vacations, boys trips, and of course, UG Tennessee games.

[00:16:02]We worked together and celebrated life's joys and tragedies together. I'm fortunate I had so many fond memories of my brother that I cannot put them all on paper. We would have discussions about March Madness, Major League Baseball, Kentucky Derby, family reunion, Wimbledon, US Open, college and pro football, all things sports. These are things that we used to do together. And this past year, I have not been able to do that with him.

[00:16:36]This till the March 16th trial, it brought it back on again. So, we were going through the football the seasons again.

[00:16:50]Call the call came from heaven and called on the morning of March 8th. Didn't seem real. It couldn't be real.

[00:16:59]When they said that David had been killed, I thought he was in an accident on I16.

[00:17:05]I was horrified when I learned that he had been shot and killed by Suzanne.

[00:17:11]It had to be a bad dream.

[00:17:15]Thank you.

[00:17:17]What happened that night? Only two people will ever know. Knowing my brother like I do. I think he had dinner and cleaned up. It was Friday evening. I guess David had a long week of work, travel, and went to relax. As he fell asleep, he was woken abruptly, went into flight mode, he ran upstairs, locked himself in the bedroom.

[00:17:43]He was not a confrontational man.

[00:17:47]My family and I have elected to see the body prior to cremation.

[00:17:52]marks on the body didn't really go along with the story that was told by the defense. I don't understand where the lacerations came that were from his nose and marched on his chin and now his front tooth got chipped.

[00:18:08]The false left side of his face was heavily bruised what appeared to be a blunt force trauma.

[00:18:15]Please explain to me how a woman who is described as defenseless was able to move a 6' 3 in man weighing 240 lbs had been killed out of the way of the door to gain access into the locked bedroom.

[00:18:36]We all know what we all know what happened next. cleanup mode and the lies began regarding your opening statement, Mr. Willis.

[00:18:46]I wish that you could have known her, but you never will. I'm personally thankful that no one will ever get treatment Susan G. Suzanne gave my brother David, which all known the real person that David was, not the makeup person that the defense presented. He was kind, caring, passionate, gracious, unloving family man. Not the monster you that you have dreamed of.

[00:19:18]I've heard it said that a heart is me not measured by how much you love, but how much how you but by how much you are loved. David was certainly loved. Thank you.

[00:19:36]Thank you for your personal reflections and wise words. Thank you, >> judge. Next is Ally Baron.

[00:19:57]>> Welcome. Please state your name.

[00:19:59]>> I'm Alexandra Baron, but I go by Ally.

[00:20:02]>> Thank you. Um, my name is Ally Baron.

[00:20:04]I'm Colt's wife and David's daughter-in-law. The last year has been a roller coaster for our family as we experienced the lowest low of our life.

[00:20:14]On March 8th, 2025, our lives changed forever. That morning began normally. I woke up and took our dog, Freddy, for a walk in our neighborhood. And while I was outside, I received a text from Colt that simply said, "Come home now." The moment I read it, my stomach dropped. I knew something terrible had happened. U my anxiety was running through a laundry list of possible scenarios, but I could never have imagined the magnitude of what had occurred.

[00:20:42]When I got home, Colt was sitting in our family room, tears in his eyes. A rarity for Colt, whose personality lends itself more to joy and playfulness than sadness.

[00:20:55]Detective Meford had come to the house to tell us as the closest family in proximity to the house that David had been shot by Suzanne during an argument and did not survive.

[00:21:08]Colt was the first person to hear the news. He had to receive that news by himself alone.

[00:21:15]David's son had to hear from a stranger in our living room by himself that his father had been murdered.

[00:21:26]After that, Colt and I had the unbearable task of calling Evan and Britney to alert them of the news. And then the four of us began to to alert the rest of the family. We had to listen over and over again as the people who loved David experienced the same shock and devastation that we had felt. Our hearts shattered with each phone call because the sentiment was the same. How could this have happened to David?

[00:21:56]At his core, David was a caretaker.

[00:21:59]He was a provider. He constantly looked for ways to help the people he loved.

[00:22:05]After selling his home in Hilton Head, David moved in with Colt and I while figuring out his next chapter. Colt and I had recently bought our home and we were constantly working on projects around the house. Um, Colt and I would laugh because David never called them your projects. He always called them our projects because he wanted to be involved. Whether it was yard work or hanging light fixtures, taking out the track, uh taking out the trash, or helping to plan our backyard, David showed his love through showing up.

[00:22:36]In addition to being a wonderful father to his sons, he loved Edn and Brendy's daughters, his granddaughters, so incredibly much.

[00:22:48]He was so proud to be a grandfather.

[00:22:52]So when Colt and I found out we were expecting our first child, while there was so much joy and excitement, a bright light in the darkness of last year, there was also an underpinning of sadness.

[00:23:06]Our son Charlie James Baron will never meet his grandfather.

[00:23:11]David never got to meet his first grandson.

[00:23:15]He never got to watch his youngest son become a father.

[00:23:19]He would have been so proud of Colt and he would have had the same pride for his now two grandsons that he had for his granddaughters.

[00:23:30]Suzanne took David's life and in doing so, she stole far more than one man's future. She robbed my husband and brother-in-law of their father. She robbed my son, my nieces, and my nephew of their pots. She robbed Uncle Greg and aunt Cindy of their big brother. She robbed countless friends and family members more time, more memories, and more moments with someone who loved deeply and was deeply loved in return.

[00:23:59]No sentence handed down today will bring David back. That said, we ask the court to recognize the depth of this loss, the magnitude of the harm caused, and the permanent impact Suzanne Miracle's actions have had on every person who loved David. Suzanne's family will continue to see her, hear her voice, and have have her be a part of their lives, albeit in a different capacity.

[00:24:26]Our family is not afforded the same luxury. David deserved more time. Our family deserved more time with him. And my son deserved the chance to know his grandfather. Thank you.

[00:24:38]>> Thank you for your very impactful testimony. Thank you, >> Ali.

[00:24:46]Oh, no. I'm sorry. Britney Baron.

[00:24:55]>> Welcome. Thank you. Please state your name for the record.

[00:24:59]It's okay. My name is Britney Baron and David was my father-in-law.

[00:25:04]This past year has been one of the most difficult years our family has been through. Losing David has been really tough. He didn't deserve to have his life taken away by such a violent and senseless act. Our family will never be the same from losing him this way. I still can't make sense of why Suzanne couldn't control her actions and had to take his life. What hurts the most is knowing this could have and should have never happened.

[00:25:30]David was an incredible father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. A person that everyone could count on who had the biggest heart and was loved so much. not the monster that Suzanne fabricated and spewed multiple lies about. I've been trying to make sense of it all for a while now and it still doesn't add up.

[00:25:51]I'll never forget the feeling I got about Suzanne after she was at her house on Thanksgiving. She was rude and downright mean to David to the point where he would just leave the room when she was speaking negatively about him.

[00:26:02]That was my first red flag. I don't need to go into details about the second red flag because that was covered in the trial. But any grown woman who texts their partner's son to try to manipulate his thoughts and feelings about his dad has some serious issues.

[00:26:17]This has impacted us in more ways than anyone can imagine. The countless sleepless nights, the grief, the anxiety, the confusion, the anger, and the sadness are just some of the feelings and emotions we've been going through.

[00:26:31]The wait for closure and praying that Suzanne gets the maximum sentence for taking David's life has already felt like a lifetime. We are ready to put this chapter behind us and move forward to honor David's memory every chance we get. I would give anything for our family to have more time with him. He should be here. He should be coming over to our house on the weekends bringing his grandchildren some crazy loud noise toy that he always thought was the funniest thing. And they did too. They loved him. He should be able to hold his grandson and be in awe of the fact that we actually had a boy after three girls.

[00:27:08]He would be talking about it for months after he was born that he couldn't believe we had a boy. He should be here for all the big life events that have happened over this past year and for the years to come. But he isn't and he won't be. It's just not fair that he was taken away from us. My husband lost his hero.

[00:27:27]My children lost their pops. And I lost my kind, caregiving father-in-law who treated me like his own daughter.

[00:27:34]No sentence or amount of time will ever heal the pain of losing David and we are left with a void in our hearts for the rest of our lives.

[00:27:43]>> Thank you so much for your very impactful testimony. Thank you.

[00:27:59]>> Welcome. Thank you so much. Please state your name for the record. My name is Taylor Cole Baron. Um, I'm the youngest of the two sons of James David Baron.

[00:28:12]I thought about starting this statement off by telling a story about what my dad, how my dad was a wonderful man, a loving father, an outstanding person, but I'm not going to. I'll keep that story to myself and I'll cherish it along with all the others I have of my father because that is all I have left of him.

[00:28:32]I was told these victim statements are supposed to convey to the court how I have been impacted by what was happened but by what has happened to my father.

[00:28:42]So here goes.

[00:28:44]On March 8th, 2025, Suzanne Miracle murdered my father.

[00:28:52]And every day since I have felt incomplete.

[00:28:56]Incomplete in the ability to truly enjoy the things that happen in my life. When I have a big meeting go at work, my first thought is to call family, tell them I can't call dad cuz he isn't there to answer.

[00:29:12]Holidays where we are planning a big get together feel a bit less joyful cuz he isn't there to help us plan. betting on the Falcons or the Braves seem to lose its luster, knowing I'll never be able to go to a game with him again.

[00:29:27]Any fun new restaurants that Ally and I find taste a bit less good because we can't take him and see him judge the food for the first time. Life feels incomplete.

[00:29:39]Even the birth of our first child was one of the happiest moments of my life.

[00:29:43]Yet, I couldn't feel absolutely thrilled in that moment because I knew my son would never meet his grandfather.

[00:29:49]This feeling of incompleteness hurts and I can't make it go away. It's something I'm going to have to learn to live with, but I haven't yet.

[00:30:00]But past that pain, what hurts the most is seeing what Suzanne's actions have done to my family. My uncle has lost his older brothers, someone he considered his best friends, as you heard earlier, his fishing buddy.

[00:30:16]He will never be able to call my dad on a random Thursday, pack his bags, and spend a weekend at the lake talking about who knows what.

[00:30:24]Suzanne took that from my uncle.

[00:30:27]My aunt has lost her older brother and the rock of a family.

[00:30:32]As stated, she has a mess and sadly has not been able to be present with us throughout this whole process. But she will never be able to call her older brother, talk for hours about the goings on in the family and all of our lives.

[00:30:43]Suzanne took that from her.

[00:30:46]My mom has lost the father of her two sons and few men she could truly trust to always have her son's back. Suzanne took that from my mom.

[00:30:58]Our family friends who are all here have lost a lifelong friend who they can no longer share retell stories with.

[00:31:06]Undoubtedly countless Tennessee football stories. I'm sure Suzanne took that from all of them. And lastly, my brother has lost his father. A man he looked up to for guidance both personally and professionally. A grandfather to his now four children. A role model is all all he wanted to do was make proud. You took that from my brother.

[00:31:34]She has taken all of these things away from my family and I want an apology, but I know I will never get one.

[00:31:42]So, I want to ask the court a favor when considering the sentencing and understand who the real victim is.

[00:31:49]My father and our family.

[00:31:53]We all heard testimony about trauma, abuse, and PTSD that Suzanne claims to have endured. But in my eyes, as the son of a man who is dead because of her abuse, they are a guise to avoid accountability.

[00:32:06]Claiming to have endured issues as serious as trauma and PTSD without justification diminishes the experience of the people who truly suffer from those conditions every day.

[00:32:19]Even the defense team should be ashamed of how you tried to tarnish my father's good name, and I will never forgive you for that.

[00:32:30]Suzanne murdered my father, and she needs to be held accountable for her actions. And I asked the judge to give her the maximum sentence so that she is never able to hurt another person or family again like she's hurt mine. The maximum sentence so that she can spend the rest of her life thinking about what she has taken from us and how she has left me forever incomplete.

[00:32:52]>> Thank you for your heartfelt testimony.

[00:32:54]Thank you.

[00:32:55]>> And then judge um may we have the projector Welcome. Thank you so much. Please state your name for the record.

[00:33:26]>> Evan Baron.

[00:33:42]I don't know how to fix it.

[00:33:54]>> That's fine.

[00:33:58]>> It's okay. It's okay.

[00:34:10]Where do you want me to start?

[00:34:13]You want me to start with my son?

[00:34:18]He was born during a murder trial.

[00:34:24]and he will never understand why his arrival in this world was in a courtroom seeking justice for his grandfather.

[00:34:33]What should I tell him? What should I tell his sisters who are four years old and 2 years old?

[00:34:41]You want to know what we've had to do for the past 14 months? We've had to lie to our own children about why Pops isn't here.

[00:34:51]We've had to lie because the truth is too hard to tell.

[00:34:55]How do you tell your child that their grandfather was murdered in the middle of the night through a locked door and not expect them to deal with the trauma the rest of their lives like I have to now?

[00:35:09]Where do you want me to start next?

[00:35:13]Is it with Britney, who I had to leave at the hospital after a C-section to go testify about the truth about my dad, while baseless accusations slandered his name? How do you think she really feels?

[00:35:29]For the past year, the resounding question in our daily lives from others are constantly, "What's the latest news on the trial? Don't you think we want to talk about anything more than that?"

[00:35:40]How can you not think that our lives and our relationships should be centered around the positive impacts of raising a family, not haunted by the events of March 8th?

[00:35:53]Who should we discuss next?

[00:35:56]You know, the defense team loves posing statements as questions. So, who should it be? My employer, my friends, my family?

[00:36:05]They're all here here in this room listening online and watching all over the United States. These people that have been here every day of this trial cared about dad in every chapter of his life because he was a great man.

[00:36:20]I'm truly not going to spend this whole speech talking about how to defend my dad because I don't think the moment calls for it.

[00:36:28]We all know who he was.

[00:36:32]If I felt that he had even tipped off the edge of the pedestal that I hold him on, then I would most certainly certainly would. But there are enough people out there and in here that have heard the lies, the admissional lies, and even the paid for lies.

[00:36:52]No one believes a single word out of the entirety of the defense team's mouth.

[00:36:59]Your honor, this is the hardest part.

[00:37:04]Is this what a victim's impact statement is supposed to sound like? Is this what it's supposed to be?

[00:37:10]Should I be waiting for an objection by the defense team for saying how I feel?

[00:37:14]If this is supposed to be the forum to let you know how the loss of my father has affected me, then how should I phrase it?

[00:37:22]You already know that I'll never see him again. I'll never hold his finger again.

[00:37:25]I'll never have French toast again.

[00:37:27]Never hang Christmas lights again. Never have him hold my kids again. Never hug him again. Never hear his laugh again.

[00:37:33]Never get to work with him again. Never have him teach me again. Never go to a football game again. Never hear his voice again.

[00:37:44]I'm sat here listening and watching the graphic and gore of my dad.

[00:37:51]And I'm supposed to say nothing, express nothing, do nothing. As if he were still here. I know that dad would be proud of how I've handled this situation.

[00:38:01]But to be perfectly honest, your honor, I hope you're proud of this entire family in your courtroom.

[00:38:09]This is the level of class that I expect our family to uphold. Just as dad taught us, we have been patient, respectful, and diplomatic.

[00:38:25]But do you think that's how we really feel right now, this moment?

[00:38:28]Does anyone know the comments that we've had to hold under our breath or the outcries for the falsities that we've had to keep quiet?

[00:38:36]I speak on behalf of this family and represent the voices of those wishing to say the things we could for dad and for all other victims before him of Suzanne's actions.

[00:38:49]It's been a year of waiting for this moment and we've had time to be sad. But I look around at the people that are here with us now, and we're just angry.

[00:39:02]I've grown empty and tired of holding my head high without some relief of letting you know how angry I am that you took my father away from me.

[00:39:19]There's a litany of things I want to say to that people, to those people on that side of the room.

[00:39:26]The last year and the last two months have brought my family immense sadness, immense anger, and above all, a resolve with Colt and I to make sure that our dad's legacy is defined by what it actually is, as opposed to what Suzanne and her team have callously and falsely portrayed it to be. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

[00:39:49]You let the world, you broadcast to the world to see over the course of this trial how you smeared him with the lies.

[00:39:56]You've tried to embarrass me, embarrass my family, embarrass my business.

[00:40:03]You took him from us and you've attempted to take down his good name with you and it's pathetic.

[00:40:12]I don't care what people say on what a victim's impact statement is supposed to be. And frankly, I don't care what parameters this fits within, but it's how I feel.

[00:40:23]I've already had to give a eulogy speech from my father once. I'm not going to do it again.

[00:40:30]I ended that speech by asking if I had said all the words I wanted to say and should say. And I find myself in this situation asking myself the exact same thing.

[00:40:40]The boiling point of emotion I feel from my family behind me is the one final thing we'd all like to say.

[00:40:49]Let's hear this sentencing as defined by the rule of law and the sentence sentencing that should be given so that everyone can start forgetting who she ever was.

[00:41:06]Thank you for your very brave, accurate, and personal testimony. Thank you.

[00:41:11]>> We there's no other victim in state.

[00:41:13]It's your honor.

[00:41:16]Def >> I was just taking this down. Sorry.

[00:41:20]Before we turn our attention to the defense, um,