Russell Lamond

I cried for months and months. Afterward, it came to the point where it was unsolved. It hurt. I was really angry that, you know, if I said, man, if I just get five minutes alone with this guy and, you know, that's not a proper way to think. But, you know, still, you know, they took something from all of us.

I cried for months and months. Afterward, it came to the point where it was unsolved. It hurt. I was really angry that, you know, if I said, man, if I just get five minutes alone with this guy and, you know, that's not a proper way to think. But, you know, still, you know, they took something from all of us.

He would pop up every once in a while.

He would pop up every once in a while.

And his sister as well.

And his sister as well.

Oh, he was a good kid. Good kid.

Oh, he was a good kid. Good kid.

We had a community cleanup of one of the homeless shelters. I remember him out there weed-eating, just going to town and weed-eating, cleaning up the community. He was very excited about doing it.

We had a community cleanup of one of the homeless shelters. I remember him out there weed-eating, just going to town and weed-eating, cleaning up the community. He was very excited about doing it.

It was very difficult, very difficult, because when he said... I'm a murderer. I just got sick. I was like, and I remember saying, please don't tell me he's talking about Shante. Please don't tell me. And the pastor's wife was standing next to us, and she goes, yes. And I put my head down, and I was so angry. I was so angry. I put my head down. I grabbed the pew. And I was like, how?

It was very difficult, very difficult, because when he said... I'm a murderer. I just got sick. I was like, and I remember saying, please don't tell me he's talking about Shante. Please don't tell me. And the pastor's wife was standing next to us, and she goes, yes. And I put my head down, and I was so angry. I was so angry. I put my head down. I grabbed the pew. And I was like, how?

I love this boy. And Pastor saw that he could see the look on my face. You were really conflicted. He goes, Russell, I want you to come stand next to him. And I'm thinking to myself, that's probably not a good idea right now. You know, I'm not an angry person, but I wanted to hurt you for five minutes. I kid you not, because I loved her so much.

I love this boy. And Pastor saw that he could see the look on my face. You were really conflicted. He goes, Russell, I want you to come stand next to him. And I'm thinking to myself, that's probably not a good idea right now. You know, I'm not an angry person, but I wanted to hurt you for five minutes. I kid you not, because I loved her so much.

So now I'm being asked to stand up next to him. And I went up to the pulpit, and I put my arms around him, and I embraced him. And I told him I loved him. It was one of the hardest things I had to do. Did you forgive him in that moment? Yes, I did. I did.

So now I'm being asked to stand up next to him. And I went up to the pulpit, and I put my arms around him, and I embraced him. And I told him I loved him. It was one of the hardest things I had to do. Did you forgive him in that moment? Yes, I did. I did.