Losing a loved one, no matter how lost that person is, is unbearable, irrevocable and shocking. Grief like this is shocking, and the victim's family continues to hope that the killer's execution will bring relief and closure. However, when the day of execution arrives, the pain does not diminish. No relief can be achieved, as their pain is a natural and inevitable process of life. Victims' families have founded groups such as Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation and The Journey of Hope, which oppose the death penalty. They believe they are different from those who took their loved ones away and demonstrate their difference by refusing to fall into the hands of a killer