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Alabama Victims
Cole Cannon
Danny Sledge
Deroy Nalls and Millie Nalls
Jerry Burt
Katelynn Arnold
Kevin Duncan and Allen Eakes
Arizona Victims
Bojorquez Family
Arizona
Alyce Slim, David Begay, Jesbert Sam, and Tiffany Lee
Arkansas Victims
Barbara Thompson
Brittni Pater
Joseph Baker, Martha McKay, & Sally McKay
Laurie Troup
Robin Richardson
Shannon Wright, Natalie Brooks, Stephanie Johnson, Britthney Varner, Paige Ann Herring
Australian Victims
California Victims
Anthony Castro
Carl Dan Claes
Chaz Bettencourt
Chip Northup and Claudia Maupin
Christopher Salomonson
David Montemayor
Erik Ingebretsen
Fernando Berrera
Flores Family – Richard, Sylvia, Matthew, Richard, Jr.
Frances Anne Olivo and Priya Matthews
J. Sacramento Benitez-Hernandez
Jesus Eduardo Vargas
John Ramirez and Joan Wotkyn
Justice Toliver
Katherine Macaulay, Danae Palermo, Heather Goodwin
Kristie Priano
Larry Lasater
Maddy Middleton
Maude Matilda Hughey Kemper and Edmund Emil Kemper
Micheal Stephenson
Pamela Vitale
Patrick Razaghzadeh
Robert Trevino
Ross Elvey
Help a Widow in Need
Ryan Briner
Tariq Khamisa
Tayde Vasquez
Teresa Del Rio
Thomas Steiner
Tom A. Myers
Valerie Ancira Zavala
Vanh, Phouvieng, and Nanci Thammavongsa
Colorado Victims
All the Columbine Victims
Andrew Graham
David Dunlap, Whitney Butler, & Baby
Eloy Conrad Duran III
Jessica Ridgeway
Karen Grammer
Lyle Wohlers
Matthew Foley
Nick Lewis
Delaware Victims
Godt Family
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Tennesee
Florida Victims
Chris Pitcock
David S. Crawford
Maddie Clifton
Seath Tyler Jackson
Stephanie Rabsatt
Terry King
Tiffany Eunick
Tristyn Bailey
Vicki Robinson
Georgia Victims
Alana Calahan
Antonio Santiago
Deputy Sheriff Rick Daly
Patricia Leigh Troglen
Idaho Victims
Alan and Diane Johnson
Cassie Stoddart
Judith Windom
Illinois Victims
Amy Allen and Kelly Houser
Blair Holt
Derrion Albert
Dora Betancourt
Hillary Norskog
John and Maria Granat
Matthew Michael Ramirez
Nancy Bishop Langert, Richard Langert & Baby
Ronald Roberts
Rueben Pulido and Mark Lopez
Shavanna McCann
Sheila Doyle
Suzanne Degnan
Tara Huffman
Tommy VandenBerk
Victoria Larson
Indiana Victims
Connor Conley
Jobie and Bonnie Ousley
Ruby and Milton McClendon
Ruth Pelke
Shanda Sharer
Iowa Victims
Catherine Pauley Haynes
Krystel Banes
Rebecca Hauser
Vicky Bowman-Hall, Sheila Myers
Kansas Victims
Scott Sappington, Jr.
Louisiana Victims
Alyssa Michelle Case
Kipp Gullett
Matthew Whittington
Officer Charles Hurt
Rita Rabalais
Viloude Louis
Maine Victims
Charlie Howard
Maryland Victims
Amy Caprio
John Weed
Patrick Ward
Massachusetts Victims
Amy Carnevale
Beth Brodie
Bonnie Sue Mitchell
Colleen Ritzer
James Alenson
Janet Downing
Perry Hughes
Priscilla Gustafson, Abigail Gustafson, William Gustafson, and unborn baby
Michigan Victims
Connie DePalma
Daniel Gene-Vincent Sorensen
Darrell Piedt
Dave VanBogelen
Diane VanStrum
Elizabeth Olsen
Jessie Miles
Jimmy Cotaling
Mike Melfi
Minnie Peaples
Nancy Faber
Officer Mason Samborski
Oscar Manning
Paries Cummings
Paul Monchnik
Peter and Ruth Stanley
Rebecca Stowe
Rick Tetzlaff
Rodney Corp
Sandra Nestle
Shimika Hicks
Steve Lamford
Steven Kruslak
Tamika Swanson
Trisha Babcock
Minnesota Victims
Anwar Mohammed, Mohamed Warfa, and Osman Elmi
Emily Johnson
John Liebenstein
Jolene Stuedemann
Katricia Daniels and Robert Shepard
Michael Bluntson
Robert Berry, Jr
Mississippi
Bertis Jones
Mississippi Victims
Paul Ray Robinson
Missouri Victims
Elizabeth Olten
Gerald Halloran, James Kilventon Jr., Luther Hurd, Michael Oldham, Robert McKarnin, & Thomas Fry
Philip Whitmarsh
Shirley Crook
Montana Victims
Caden Vincent Odell and Erin Thompson
McKay Family
Mona Gibson, Mary Horvath, Brandee Gibson
Nebraska Victims
Sacha Thieszen
Wayne and Sharmon Stock
Nevada Victims
Arjin Pechpho and 4-yr-old son, Johnathan Smith
New Hampshire Victims
Kimberly Cates
Robert Goyette
Vance and Eve Dingman
New Jersey Victims
Teia Gallo
New Mexico Victims
Krissie Carter and Wanda Walters
New York Victims
Derrick Robie
Jennifer Boleander
Penny Brown
Robert Walsh
Tessa Majors
New Zealand Victims
North Carolina Victims
Al Parnell
Eve Carson
Ohio
Angela Harrison, Daniel Sharp, Michael Ballour, and Tyajah Nelson
Imran Ashgar and Quinten Prater
Jane Juergens
Keith Cobb and Scott Neblett
Margaret Douglas
Marie Belcastro
Titus Arnold
Victoria Schafer
Ohio Victims
Daniel Parmertor, Demetrius Hewlin, and Russell King Jr.
Jake Limberios
John Utlak
Michael Abighanem
Raymond Fife
Ronald Bowers III
Sara West
T.J. Maust
Oklahoma Victims
Chris Lane
Oregon Victims
Ben Walker, Mikael Nicholauson, William Kinkel, Faith Kinkel
Lisa Doell
Pennsylvania Victims
Alison Gebauer
Betty Marie Ilgenfritz Bradford
Christopher McNelly
Danni Reese Romig
Eileen Taylor
George Greaves
Jahard Poindexter, Tre Madden, and Angela Sanders
Jamal Mouzafar
James Wallmuth III
Jasmine Stoud
Jennifer Daugherty
Joan Burghardt, Charlotte Schmoyer, and Jessica Jean Fortney
Karen Hurwitz
Kevin Harrison
Kristina Grill
Micah Pollock
Michael Jointer
Piper Newland
Rhode Island Victims
Jason Foreman
Rebecca Spencer; Joan, Jennifer and Melissa Heaton
South Carolina Victims
Betty Swank, Carlotta Hartness, and Tommy Taylor
Dymia Woody
South Dakota Victims
Arick Strauser
Mike Hare
Tennessee Victims
Johnny Allen
Kyle Yorlets
Windham M. Frye
Texas Victims
Cathy O’Daniel
Jackson Carr
Katherine Cardenas
Michael Fiorillo
Officer Jonathon Molina
Paul Hines
Stacie and Todd Bagley
Utah Victims
Cody Brotherson
Raechale Elton
Washington D.C. Area Victims
Latisha Frazier
Mohammad Anwar
Victims of the D.C. Snipers
Washington Victims
Ange Reed
West Virginia Victims
Skylar Neese
Wisconsin Victims
Jonoshia Alexander, Corey Daniels
Noah Williams
Sharon Staples
Zong Vang
Canada Victims
Myths / Facts
Are Juveniles Categorically Less Culpable?
Dangerous Early Release
The Bizarre Story of James Tramel
Do Most Americans Support Releasing Teen Criminals?
Does America Have An International Obligation to Free Teen Killers?
How Many “Juvenile Lifers” Are There?
Is Life Without Parole For Juveniles Cruel And Unusual?
Examples of Juvenile Murderers
Reading About Culpability
Research and The Brain
Research on Juvenile Criminal Recidivism
The Movement to Parole all Criminals and the Slippery Slope
What is working
News
Events of Interest to Victims Families
NOVJM In Books And Reports
NOVJM in the News Media
NOVJM In The News Continued
Press Releases
MURDER VICTIM’S FAMILY MEMBERS CONCERNED ABOUT SUPREME COURT CASE
Victim and Family Member News Archives
Media and Blogs
Offenders
Are Teen Killers “Justice Involved”?
How the Movement to Free Teen Killers Hurts Victims
Just Mercy For Victims (Bryan Stevenson Is Not The Man You Think He Is)
Lies About Specific Cases
Antonio Nunez
Ashley Jones
Cyntoia Brown
Donald Torres
Emily Fetters
Evan Miller
Joseph Jones
Kentay Lee
Louis Gibson
Omer Ninham
Phillip Shaw
Quantel Lotts
Ruthann Veal
T.J. Tremble
Taurus Buchanon
Offenders By State
Alabama Offenders
Carvin Stargell, Christopher Thrasher, and Nathan Gast
Arizona Offenders
Arkansas Offenders
Andrew Golden & Mitchell Johnson
Chad Kitchell
Chris Segerstrom
Kuntrell Jackson
Matthew Elliot and William Davis
Travis Lewis
California Offender Pages
Alameda County
Butte County
Colusa County
Contra Costa County
Vincent Lising-Campos
El Dorado County
Fresno County
Kern County
King County Offenders
Los Angeles County
Howard Elwin Jones
Sierra Brown and Uniek Atkins Case
Madera County
Ed Kemper
Monterey County
Orange County
Riverside County
Sacramento County
Keymontae Lindsey
San Bernadino County
San Diego County
Brenda Spencer
San Joaqin County
San Mateo County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Adrian Gonzalez
Sonoma County
Stanislaus County/Modesto
Tulare County
Ventura County
Yolo County
Daniel Marsh
Colorado Offenders
Andrew Graham’s Killers
Austin Sigg
Dylan Klebold
Jovani Muniz
Karen Grammer’s Killers
Marcus Fernandez and T.J. White
Mayco January
Raheem Benson and Louis Lara-Macias
Trevor Jones
Verle Mangum
Florida Offenders
Trystin Bailey Case
Georgia Offenders
De’ Marquise Elkins & Dominique Lang
Eric Whitehead
Jonathon Bun
Lacey Schmidt
Idaho Offenders
Illinois Offenders
Indiana Offenders
Iowa Offenders
Becky Hauser’s Murderers
List of Iowa JLWOP Offenders
Ruth Ann Veal
Kansas Offenders
Louisiana Offenders
Adam Comeaux
Armstrong Desvallons
Cedric Howard, Daveon McCullough, Joseph Elie, & Joseph Green
Cedrick Berryhill
Charles Unger
Connor Wood
Dale Craig and Zebbie Berthelot
Donald Humble
Maryland Offenders
Alexander Watson
Amy Caprio’s Killers
Benjamin Garris
Donnell Graham
John Weed’s Killers
Massachusetts Offenders
Alfred Brown
Anthony Ayala, Che Barnes, David Sampson, Ezekiel Hogan, Michael Williams, & Terrance Wade
Aristides Duarte
Christopher Berry
Christopher Bousquet
Christopher Pucillo
Daniel Laplante
Dennis Hardy
Edward O’Brien
George MacNeil
Gregory Diatchenko
James Costello
Jeff Roberio
John Jones
Phillip Chism
Richard Baldwin
Michigan Offenders
Brian Granger
Robert Eugene Leamon III
Minnesota Offenders
Mississippi Offenders
Brett Jones
Darwin Wells & Terry Hye
Garner Brister and Skilah Anderson
Missouri Offenders
Alyssa Bustamante
Bryan Sheppard
Charles Benjamin and Christopher Simmons
Montana Offenders
Justine Ellen Winter
Steven Wayne Keefe
Nebraska Offenders
Jessica Reid
Sydney Thieszen
Nevada Offenders
Christopher Williams
Cody Myers, Gerald Wilks, Matthew Baker, Shane Johnson, Shane Myers, & Stephen Stringfield
Michael Domingues
Monique Maestas
New Hampshire Offenders
New Mexico Offenders
Darcy Smith
John Gamble
Nathaniel Jouett
Nehemiah Griego
New York Offenders
Chris Levy and Cory Azor
Christopher & Kyle Cummings
Edward Kindt
Eric Smith
Murder of Tessa Majors
North Carolina Offenders
Consandra Tyree & Emily Starnes
Dorthia Bynum, Harold Jones, & and Joseph Jones
Jamie Lowery
Laurence Lovette–Killer of Eve Carson
Ohio Offenders
Billy Shafer
Billy Wayne Smith
Brogan Rafferty
Christopher Ferrell
Clinton Dickens
Daniel Kovarbasich
Devonere Simmonds
Eric Long
Fred Joseph Jr.
Gavon Ramsay
Jacob LaRosa
Jordan Stewart
Jordyn Wade
Joshua Wade
Kyle Patrick
Michael Watson, Samuel Castle, and Tyler Morris
T.J. Lane, Chardon High School Mass Shooter
Timothy Combs
Oklahoma Offenders
Oregon Offenders
Pennsylvania Offenders
Brian Bahr
Harvey Robinson
Warner Batty Jr.
Rhode Island Offenders
Craig Price
Michael Woodmansee
South Carolina Offenders
James Roach and Ronald Mahaffey
Sam Young
South Dakota Offender Cases
Paul Jensen & Shawn Springer
Tim Caffrey
Wilson Hughes
Tennessee Offenders
Cyntoia Brown
Kyle Yorlets Case
Texas Offenders
Charles Rumbaugh
Christopher Lewis, Terry Brown, & Tony Sparks
Gary Brown and Marion Berry
Jackson Carr’s Killers
Jake Evans
Jose Arredondo
Juan Gonzalez
Utah Offenders
Virginia Offenders
Gregory Joyner
Washington D.C. offenders
Washington Offenders
Alex Barayni
Dolphy Jordan & Lamonte Clayborne
Jeremiah Bourgeois
West Virginia Offenders
John Moss Jr.
Wisconsin Offenders
Psychopathology and Teen Killers
Teen Killers Are Not “Children”
Irresponsible Advocacy
The Propaganda Campaign In Photos
Who Funds the Juvenile Offender Advocates?
Historic Cases of Teen Killers
Offenders Apologize
Victim-Offender Dialogue
Former Juvenile Death Row Inmates
At What Age Can We Hold Juveniles Criminally Responsible?
Victims Families Who Support Offender Release
Links
Preventing Victimization
Victim Organizations
States/Legislation
A Note to Legislators
Alaska SB 114
California SB 1391
Current Legislation
Federal House Resolutions 2908 and 2858
First Step Implementation Act of 2021
George Gascón LA District Attorney
Louisiana HB 254
Maryland Juvenile Restoration Act (House Bill 409/Senate Bill 494)
Maryland SB 494/HB 409 Testimony
Missouri SB 26
New Mexico SB 247
New Mexico SB 247 Testimony–House Judiciary Committee
New Mexico SB 247 Testimony–Senate Judiciary Committee
New Mexico SB 247 Testimony-Senate Public Health & Affairs Committee
Victims Speak
North Carolina House Bill 424
House Bill 424 Testimony
Letter to North Carolina Lawmakers
Response To Article On Juvenile LWOP In NC
Ohio Senate Bill 256 & House Bill 552
Consequences of SB 256
Final Letter to House Criminal Justice Committee on SB 256
House Criminal Justice Committee Oral Testimony
House Criminal Justice Committee Written Opposition Testimony
Impact on Victims
Statement on SB 256 from Margaret Douglas’s Niece
Statement on SB 256 from Marie Belcastro’s Grandson
Letter To House Criminal Justice Committee About The Dangers Of HB 552/SB 256
Letter to Ohio House Speaker
News on the Consequences of SB 256
News on the Consequences of SB 256 Part 2
Response to Comments by SB 256 Sponsors and Supporters
Response to Comments by SB 256 Sponsors and Supporters Continued
SB 256 Opposition Testimony in the Senate Judiciary Committee
Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office Press Release On SB 256 & Jacob LaRosa’s Sentence Reduction
Previous legislation
California
CA JLWOP offenders list
California Media Reports on Teen Killers
Contact Info for California Assembly Members
Contact Info for California Senators
Lies Told About SB 9
SB 9 is Unconstitutional
The Pricetag for SB 9 to California Taxpayers
To California Legislators
Victims Under Attack By Offenders and Advocates
Colorado
The Pendulum Foundation
Victims Voices in Colorado
What Went Wrong in Colorado
Illinois
Illinois JLWOP cases
Illinois Legislation
Illinois Media
Critique of Report
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan JLWOP cases
Michigan Media
Debunk of Flawed Michigan ACLU Propaganda “Report”
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Dawn Romig’s Testimony
Other States
Federal Legislation
Rhode Island Senate Bill 333 and House Bill 5144
South Carolina HB 3919
HB 3919 Letter to House Committee
Texas H.B. 686, H.B. 2341, & H.B. 2177
Letters To Texas Lawmakers
Response to op-ed
Implementing Miller Supreme Court Ruling
Courts & Law
Jones v. Mississippi
Statement From Victim’s Son
Mathena v. Malvo
Montgomery v Louisiana
Prior cases
Minnesota
State and Circuit Courts
Louisiana
Miller v Alabama, Jackson v Hobbs
List of States With Mandatory JLWOP Affected by Ruling
The Retroactivity Question
Graham v Florida
What’s Next?
International
International Teen Killers
Australia
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