finds themself in the position that i was put into. >> reporter: the judge sentenced him to 70 years in prison. >> i almost wish he never said sorry. because it was so empty and his face had just no expression. it was, like, scary almost. we were all like taken aback. i was like take it back. there was no meaning in that. >> reporter: and they say garage hopping is no longer popular. >> have attitudes changed about all of that since then? >> of course. >> yeah. i haven't heard a thing about it since. >> it's unheard of. >> now it is? >> yeah. >> reporter: diren's friends hope that people will forget the one deadly mistake diren made, and remember the bright, charming guy they loved. >> you know, you're all pretty young to have to go through this. you feel like this has changed you? >> yeah. >> one hundred percent. yeah, every day you wake up, you think, obviously, something like that could happen and you need