Holman said she has talked to many of those ex-fiancés, and they mentioned how much of an effect Fallon had on their lives. Holman’s twins and Fallon’s son were born only six weeks apart.
“We raised our sons together and tried to grow up together,” said Holman said.
When Holman’s husband died in 2008, Fallon moved in to help her.
“I’ve had an opportunity to help Kelly’s son,” Holman said. “He’s lost out on his mother. When she passed, he said, ‘The toughest thing is I’m not going to be able to hang out with her and have her in my life.’ “
Kay Richter, Ross Richter’s mom, tearfully recalled Ross as a young boy growing up in their large family.
“(His brothers) nourished him, and he idolized them,” Kay Richter said. “He followed their example and, like them, became an Eagle Scout.”
She admitted that dealing with her own grief has been difficult but watching her sons grieve has been “absolutely gut-wrenching.”
They’ve been angry, frustrated, and it’s been awful to watch,” she said.
Lewis, whose family also had an opportunity to speak, sat mostly stoic during the emotional testimony.
One member of Lewis’ jury refused to sentence the 25-year-old to death because of a childhood in which he was abused. That took capital punishment off the table soon after a separate jury could not agree on the death penalty for Colorado theater shooter James Holmes.
Both cases have raised doubts about whether the death penalty will be imposed any time soon in Colorado.
Lewis’ lawyers said they plan to appeal his life sentences.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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