it s not easy going by here knowing he is still running free. we ve got to get this case solved. on this day, larry and sandra s mom toshi had to see darren and grand some austin s little league game. that s darren on the field, coaching. and in the dugout was his girlfriend, sherine. a woman he d known since before sandra s murder. and it was at this point, 2009, three years after sandra s murder when larry felt that time had come for him to go from investigator to avenge or. he was seriously thinking about killing darren. if i ever figure out a way to get away with it. it ll happen. fortunately, the arrival of a new kauai police chief put his plans on hold. darryl perry, a 30 year veteran of the honolulu pd agreed to
contest, to an assault charge. and then larry got his chance, finally, to let 12 years of pain pour out. starting with that first awful night when he broke the news to toshi. how do you tell a woman that the baby she had once nursed, falling asleep in her arms, played on her lap, skipped off to school, clutching the lunch she had made for her was now dead? we received a life sentence full of pain, sorrow, agony, and frustration. a life sentence with no parole. eternity. darren starkly sat through it all. and then, the sentence with the judge impose. she began by quoting baron s attorney. that is that he pled no contest to the charge of
larry and his wife toshi were at the soccer game as, well always are. and what larry felt in his chest was more rage than physical pain. we someday i might lose at all. i really don t know when i m going to do. you never know until it happens. then, late 2017, a breakthrough. the prosecutor felt his investigators had finally and fully eliminated ryan as a suspect. which now only left darren in their sights. we had done work over the years that made the case somewhat better. maybe dare look themself in the mirror and said i know i did it, i don t know. but they said plead. but pleaded guilty to murder? no. darren agreed to plead no contest to assault. we got a murder case here, no contest to assault sounds
assault in the first degree. that s what this sentencing is about. larry stomach started to tighten. the lawyer reached over and says, this doesn t sound good. and then six minutes into her ruling, finally, here it was. you are hereby ordered committed to the custody of the director department of public safety for imprisonment for a period of ten years. ten years, the maximum she could oppose. and with, that the mendonca families 12 your quest for justice came to an end. that was my great promise to my daughter. my fulfillment. larry and toshi followed a series of rituals on the anniversary of sandra s death. they bring flowers to her memorial outside the ywca, have lunch at the beach restaurant
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