To CCADP From A Ross Victims Best Friend

[CCADP]

THIS IS THE BEST FRIEND of one of the murderered girls.
I want to thank Barbara for this and commend her for her grace. This is an inspiration; and I will never forget the name of her friend as a result.

She says :

Good Morning Tracy,
I am against the death penalty. I would have rather seen Ross sit in jail. That was more mental torture for him. I believe Connecticut assisted him with his plan of suicide. It's a shame! I truly pray that he really did become a Christian. I wrote a letter to him but I don't know if he got it. Well, God is his final judge. I have no feelings of "justice has been served" or "he got what he deserved". State assisted suicide is just wrong!
When I am interviewed by reporters, I really throw them when I stand my ground of my faith in Jesus Christ. If I didn't have that faith I would be an angry, bitter person. It is now 23 years after Paula's homecoming into the Kingdom of Heaven. I plan on finally writing a book. I hope to be able to help someone else. I am also going to start The Friends of Paula Foundation to assist child victims of violent crimes or loss of a child in anyway. God has laid this upon my heart. Now that I am 40 and have overcome the heartache it's time to put an ending to the story.
Thank you for posting a request for me. Our local newspaper, Times Herald Record, is going to run a big article on Sunday. My letter to Ross is going to be published. I will try to get you a copy and mail it.
I am at peace. Thank you for your concern and words of kindness. I will keep in touch with you. Thanks again...
Barbara

[CCADP]

So if anyone out there has corresponded with Michael Ross and feels like they have something they might like to copy for Barbara please contact me at [e-mail] I have invited her to join the board so you may see her here in coming days. She will be sending us a copy of a letter she had mailed Ross before his execution (an article on this including the letter is to be printed in this weekends CT paper locally)

[KRCScot]

I wrote to Michael for a while over many years.

I disagreed with his choices and told him so but I think he had heard it all from others also.

I hope ......I know Michael is now at peace. I just dont think he should have volunteered for many reasons.
Especially because once a state who hasnt executed does and due to a volunteer then it makes it easier for them to continue.
The exact same thing happened in Ohio. Starting with the execution of volunteer Wilfred Berry.

I told Michael I thought he was being selfish. I admit that because i believe he was only thinking of himself in all this.

Thats my take on Michael for now.

Rest in peace my friend.

[jj]

You know, I know of an inmate that made a few decisions that I thought were very selfish and he didn't even think once about how it would affect his family. I wanted to say something, but felt it wasn't my place. I mean, I don't know what he has to face where he is at. He is also a volunteer for execution.

It wasn't his decision that he volunteered that I questioned, it was a decision that he made AFTER he volunteered that really bothered me. And it still does........