In Opinion: Hearing the facts of this 1985 case, it is not difficult to see why the family opposes his release.
Kelly Weaver, left, shared a room with her big sister Bridget Drobney, who was 16 when she was brutally raped and murdered in 1985.
Illinois Prison Project spokesman Shawn Mulcahy told me the public hearing was “waived out of respect for the victim’s family.” Yet the Drobneys vehemently want others to weigh in on this process. And in response to the rescheduling, Weaver started an online petition atHearing the facts of this 1985 case, it is not difficult to see why the family opposes his release.
According to court documents and news sources, Robert Turner has repeatedly tried to get leniency by being a jailhouse snitch over the years, and the family insists he’s never shown remorse for his actions.Mulcahy says this group’s philosophy is not only that “the legal system in its current iteration is fundamentally unjust” but that “transformation is the bedrock of human nature” and that no matter what the crime, all prisoners are redeemable and deserve a shot at clemency.
In a press release as the controversy made news this summer, the Illinois Prison Project wrote that Turner “welcomes the chance to engage in any restorative justice process that the Drobney family would be open to,” adding that “we believe open and honest dialogue can begin to mend the lasting wounds.”
Many of those signatures come from Bridget’s now-adult Downers Grove classmates who felt the impact of the slaying so profoundly as kids and “now we finally feel we can do something to help the Drobneys,” said Ludwig. The family continues to be buoyed by the support they are receiving, but burdened by the emotional toll this is taking on everyone. Illinois Prisoner Review Board attorney Clay insists victims’ family members registered with the board are notified of all proceedings. But poor communication remains a sore spot with the family, and indeed there has been considerable confusion over the hearing’s status.
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