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Was she scared? Was she thinking of me? What were her last words? I knew she was trying to build a better world for me. Was this somehow my fault?’ she asked.”},{“id”:”5EF_aL66jA”,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:””},{“id”:”PtRSxFES14″,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:”She said that by the age of twelve, she had lost her mother, grandmother and grandfather who raised her, and that she never knew her father.”},{“id”:”6Buwvm2xu9″,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:””},{“id”:”v456EdSOxe”,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:”She often wondered what would have happened if she hadn't lost her mother. 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They stood by their loved ones and did a wonderful job and now its a time for them to heal and to go on and realize the tremendous potential that they all have because they are absolutely extraordinary people, so that is my greatest wish for this case,' he continued. “},{“id”:”sVmGOe_Sbe”,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:””},{“id”:”4thNOFoX4Y”,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:”Tierney also thanked the entire team of investigators as well as the task force and spoke of two special agents and their contribution to the case.”},{“id”:”o6XSVkyASo”,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:””},{“id”:”78uLDbB4Ea”,”type”:”paragraph”,”value”:”He appeared very moved after the sentencing and hugged the victims families.”}],”type”:”POST”},{“keyUpdate”:false,”pinned”:false,”updateDate”:”2026-06-17T17:45:00.945Z”,”goal”:false,”matchTimestamp”:””,”author”:”katrina schollenberger”,”articleId”:”15907649″,”publishDate”:”2026-06-17T17:45:00.945Z”,”icons”:[],”title”:{“text”:”Attorney Gloria Allred makes a statement on behalf of victim’s families outside of the Suffolk County courthouse “,”url”:””},”creationDate”:”2026-06-17T17:19:13.645Z”,”tags”:[],”closing”:false,”scheduleDate”:”2026-06-17T17:45:00.000Z”,”exclusive”:false,”showPostTime”:true,”user”:””,”breaking”:false,”status”:”live”,”id”:”t4CY1p4BZeC9xJZvHM3u”,”lines”:[{“caption”:”Prosecutors, victims and lawyers make a statment at the press conference after Rex Heuermann’s sentencing at Suffolk County Court, New York. 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