Kathryn Harrison
The Marshall Project
They Agreed to Meet Their Mother’s Killer. Then Tragedy Struck Again.
They Agreed to Meet Their Mother’s Killer. Then Tragedy Struck Again.. July 2020. The family of Debbie Liles agreed to meet with Adam Lawson, who killed her, through restorative justice. Lawson backed out at the last moment, retraumatizing them. Freddie Farah's family forgave Johnie Miller, who killed him, after meeting with him. This portrait series shows the two families.
