Nicole Pietz's mother offers forgiveness to daughter's killer | Forensic Files

we'll never know and the suffering of those people back there just multiplies it so I just urge
you sir to whatever the state of Washington will allow to impose that sentence and take those years away from
him and please don't give him credit for the time that he's been a guest of King
County give him the most thank you sir good morning your honor my name is Gail Schneider and I'm Nicole's
mother when David killed my daughter he was playing God the only person that can
take a life is God himself I find it very sad that it's only second deegree murder because a
life is life and she was deprived of her life I've let David take my life for the
last 7even and a half years but I'm not going to anymore David I forgive you I'm
not going to allow myself to let you rule my life anymore and for those that thought I was
acting childish when I went to his places of work was the only way I could talk to him your honor he would not
speak speak with me and all I wanted to do was look him in the eye and ask him how he could look in the mirror in the
morning knowing that he' killed my precious daughter how did he look in the mirror in the morning when he shaved I
don't understand but like I said David I forgive you I hope I hope someday your family can because you didn't just
destroy my family you destroyed your own family thank you your honor

Nicole Pietz's sister, stepfather and mother ask the judge to give David Pietz the maximum amount of time behind bars.

Brief Summary

Gail Schneider confronts David in court, expressing grief and forgiveness for her daughter's murder.

Key points

A Mother's Pain. Gail Schneider confronts the man who killed her daughter, expressing her deep sorrow and forgiveness.

Episode quotes

I forgive you, I'm not going to allow myself to let you rule my life.

Gail Schneider addressing David, the man who killed her daughter.

2:08WatchNov 20, 2013

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