Reasons that mercy should be considered for Gregory
The cold hard facts are that Gregory murdered a man while believing he was a character from a scene in the movie “True Lies” and in a jealous rage over a woman that he believed he loved. He panicked, put the man in his trunk and drove home where his house-mate soon discovered what happened and personally took action to help and protect Gregory out of a sense of loyalty. Gregory was in a state of shock and disbelief of his actions. His house-mate encouraged him to try to act as normally as possible and should go to work as if nothing happened. The next morning Gregory went to work but was ill and had a difficult time. He felt the guilt and the walls closing in around him so he reached out to the FBI and asked where he should go to meet them, thereupon being arrested and has been incarcerated ever since.
What happened? What would cause someone to do such a terrible thing? Was he a monster, was he a sadist, was he evil? No, he is not any of these things. He was young and broken; Gregory suffered through a chaotic childhood with little to no support becoming introverted and lacking any sort of self esteem. Trying to fill the emptiness that he felt inside himself he would attach to women in a very unhealthy and possessive fashion. If that connection was threatened in any way he would feel fear, anguish, dejection and would act out in all forms of jealously. These feeling started to build from early adolescents and grew to his final explosive event. But why? It took nearly 20 years but we believe we have found most of the answers.
Read the expert analysis below by Dr. Garbarino which Gregory is currently being evaluated by. There are also descriptions on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Emerging Adulthood, in addition to several merciful ideas and solutions.
