Family: No justice in Rhonda Casto death | Forensic Files

you have been following this case since your good friends death yeah and you have advocated for justice along the way
this plea deal is it justice to you no it's not justice I felt like it happened out of nowhere and it was really
upsetting really upsetting it just it just made me sick that he was getting a plea it really did I just said well this
is one more thing that he's getting the upper hand on he's gotten the upper hand
on everything that he's ever done and this is just one more and it's just it just when is it gonna stop when is he
actually gonna be punished for something he did it was very frustrating it's still very frustrating
just because he's caused so much pain and like heartache and he's caused so much destructive like he's like tore
apart my family and it wasn't fair that he like gets to move on and live his life and my family has to go through so
much heartache for you what would justice look like in this case if you could wave a magic wand what would
justice have looked like he'd be in prison for at least 20 years and he'd have a picture of Rhonda in his cell
that he could never take down Steven Nichols today works a minimum-wage job what do you think of when you think of
Steven today he is out there living free I would really like to sit down and talk
to him really mm-hmm didn't say what just asked him questions about Rhonda and look at his face while I'm talking
to him and I would like to grill him myself just you know to be able to ask him and look him in the eye and see what
he says to me and how he reacts and then just tell him how this has affected me I
would like to talk to him

Those close to Rhonda Casto discuss their frustrations with Steven Nichols' plea deal years after her fatal fall from a steep cliff during a hike in Oregon.

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Brief Summary

A victim's friend expresses frustration over a plea deal and the lack of justice for the pain caused by the perpetrator.

Key points

Frustration Over Plea Deal. The plea deal feels unjust, leaving the victim's family in pain.
Imagining Justice. If given a magic wand, justice would mean 20 years in prison for the perpetrator.
Desire for Confrontation. The speaker wishes to confront the perpetrator and express their pain.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It's not justice.

Frustration over the plea deal.

0:09WatchMar 18, 2018

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