Isar Harpaz

I understand that the family was very relieved and they didn't want to go through the second trial.

Yes.

So obviously nobody had prepared any victim impact statements.

This happened on very short notice.

But Jay Lee's father went to the witness stand so he could look directly into Tim Harrington's eyes.

And he talked a lot about forgiveness.

He's a pastor as well.

And he talked a lot about the faith that helped him survive these years.

But he also spoke about forgiveness.

Jay Lee and how his face and how his voice and how his son could only exist in his memories, how he would never be able to see him again or look him in the eyes again.

Yes, that is correct.

I remember this was a murder of a member of the LGBTQ plus community.

The community felt that a lot of times law enforcement was not interested in solving or bringing to justice those who committed these crimes.

And the judge gave voice to that.

And Jay Lee's family was nodding.

They thanked the Oxford Police Department with all their hearts for the work that they had done.

Thank you so much, Andrea, for having me on.

Glad to be here.

Glad to be here.

Jay Lee had graduated with honors from the University of Mississippi, was about to enter grad school. He was a community activist. He was also out and proud. You know, somebody who performed in local drag shows. He was unapologetically who he was. Nice. He also was a family person.