Betty Boatner, one of Byrd’s sisters, told CNN after Brewer’s execution she had forgiven him. Byrd’s son Ross said at the time, “You can’t fight murder with murder.” Ross’s sister Renee Mullins said after Brewer’s execution she preferred a life sentence for her father’s killer,
according to CNN.But Louvon Byrd Harris, one of Byrd’s sisters, told The Post the execution would be “justice being served.”
“They were determined to treat him like an animal,” she said. “They were a danger to society. That’s when we start changing our opinion about the death penalty.”
Harris said she, two of her sisters and one of her nieces planned to attend King’s execution.
