Mary West
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40 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2025
last heard Apr 2025
Mary West’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Sometimes Jeremy's letters are just a stream of consciousness. What it's like to spend day after day in prison.
By summer, Jeremy and Mary are also talking on the phone.
In my calls with him, Jeremy always asked for updates on Leo's case. And when I let him know that Leo had a big hearing coming up that could lead to his release, he wrote to Mary about it.
Jeremy will never see the day where he's actually paroled. But he tells Mary how much it means to him for Leo to be released from prison.
In the spring of 2024, Leo was finally released from prison. Mary talked to Jeremy on the phone not long after.
Jeremy's not just concerned for Leo. He also shows a lot of concern for Mary, who is being treated for cancer.
She shares her own health updates with him and how her chemotherapy treatments can leave her feeling exhausted. She shares a lot with him, actually.
And sometimes, in Jeremy's letters back, you can hear his anguish when he thinks about losing this connection with her.
It was around this time that I gave Jeremy some exciting news about his family.
Justin is all Jeremy wants to talk and write about.
He can't stop thinking and wondering about his son and this family he knows so little about.
Hearing how excited Jeremy is about Justin makes me realize just how much he's missed. His son's entire life. 35 years. Jeremy has never had to navigate a relationship like this, and I don't know if he has the tools to do it. What if he overwhelms Justin? What if he drives him away? What if, in trying so hard to hold on, he ends up making things even worse for himself?
I was hearing from both Jeremy and Justin that they were writing and rewriting drafts of letters to each other. Justin was unsure of how to find the right words for a father he'd never known. And Jeremy wasn't sure how to talk to his son he'd never held in his arms.
With Mary's help, Jeremy is trying to be his best self, hoping Justin will recognize his effort and honesty.
Oh, right.
Finally, Jeremy managed to write his letter to Justin.
Jeremy sent his letter for Justin to me so I could deliver it in person. He asked me to give you this. Is this like his handwriting?
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