David Kaczynski feared his brother was a murderer
When David began to suspect his brother Ted was the Unabomber, he had to decide whether to take his concerns to the FBI. David is now the Executive Director of NYADP.  
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Marietta Jaeger-Lane's seven-year old daughter was abducted and subsequently murdered
"Loved ones, wrenched from our lives by violent crime, deserve more beautiful, noble and honorable memorials than pre-meditated, state-sanctioned killings. The death penalty only creates more victims and more grieving families. By becoming that which we deplore -- people who kill people -- we insult the sacred memory of all our precious victims." 
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Aaron Patterson was sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit
Aaron Patterson was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of an elderly couple who had been stabbed to death in their home on the south side of Chicago. Patterson's conviction rested primarily on a confession obtained by a group of south side police officers later shown to have engaged in systematic torture of suspects in scores of criminal cases. Patterson used a paper clip to scratch his true confession into a metal bench. He was exonerated in 2003. 
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Beth Holden shares her thoughts on the death penalty
"For me personally, last night's meeting highlighted a connection between a particular interest which is important to me and a cause which has been previously lower on my list of priorities. I came to see that the death penalty issue stands on the edge of our defense against the dark forces within us all . . ." 
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Barbara Lewis has lost family members to violence and has a son on death row
“My family has lost several members to unexpected violence. Somehow, we were always able to bury our dead and find a way to keep going. Yet nothing we experienced prepared me for having a son on Death Row, unfairly convicted of capital murder.  
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