the family wasn t going to let yolanda off so easily. they sued her for the wrongful death of wendy and were awarded a $44 million judgment. though they had no expectations of ever seeing that kind of money. if she has to pay one cent a week, it s well worth it. as a reminder for the rest of her life how she assisted that monster. two weeks after his conviction michel escoto was sentenced for wendy s murder. at the hearing he proclaimed his innocence to her family. no matter how much satisfaction this verdict has given any of you, an innocent person was convicted in this case. finally the family had an opportunity to address the man to killed wendy. justice served. off to hell with you and good riddance. when wendy s mother, miriam, spoke through a translator, there wasn t a dry eye in the courtroom.
you saw? yes. you know, we were at the largest border crossing on the pulle polish ukraine border and you literally see thousands and thousands of people crossing the border. mostly women and children. many who just said good-bye to husbands or fathers. very distraught. freezing cold, a little bit of snow. many folks didn t even have jackets. carrying literally one bag, sometimes one suitcase, of all of their belongings, and it s really an unspeakable human tragedy. you can see the anguish and fear on their faces. there wasn t a dry eye in our whole delegation. it was really hard to see. the polish people, the polish government and border guards were doing a miraculous job of welcoming these refugees. cooking food right on the border. making sure they had a hot meal after a difficult journey. clothing, volunteers helping with children, but you can just
day was simply amazing. hard to believe. sitting just feet away from the man who raped her, smashed her face and body, doused her with bleach, set her on fire, lydia tillman struck a blow against evil. she gave travis a gift. she forgave him. since she was unable to speak herself, her father read her statement for her, saying that to forgive is easier than holding anger. there wasn t a dry eye in that courtroom, including the judge. it s freeing for her. and i understand that. and i did the same. because we re not going to live in that hatred, in that that she s amazing. to do what she did and to endure what she went through, i couldn t imagine. i couldn t imagine. she is she s a superhero in my eyes. reporter: and then there was
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