But Not Like This

"We'd known death, but not like this. I'd never been in favor of the death penalty, but I wanted that man to hurt, the way he'd hurt her. I wanted him to hurt the way I was hurting. But after a while I wanted to know who it was, what kind of a monster would do a thing like this."

MVFHR member Hector Black is featured on StoryCorps today, talking about the murder of his daughter, his initial rage at the man responsible for the murder, his gradual desire to understand that man as a human being, and his opposition to the death penalty. The story is airing on NPR this morning as well; check your local listings. You can hear Hector on StoryCorps's site here.