We need your support to deny parole in June 2026. If you would like to write a letter to request the denial of Parole, the necessary information is below. Send letter to: Ohio Parole Board 770 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43222 At right corner put the following: RE: Joseph Amador #A469387 DOB: 1/07/83 Case:Continue reading “How to Write a Letter to request the Denial of Parole”
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Entry 18: 2018 Parole Letter
Below is the letter I wrote in 2018 to request denial of parole. Dear Ohio Parole Board, Thank you for hearing us today. I believe this may be the most important letter of my life. As I sit here writing, I am frozen in fear because I understand your decision will be influenced by myContinue reading “Entry 18: 2018 Parole Letter”
Entry 17: Bad decisions
I was angry and I hated my home, my family, my friends… I hated my new reality. In the next long few years after my sister’s death, I made a series of bad decisions. I quit my job in New York. I moved to Baltimore. I got married to a man I knew I shouldn’tContinue reading “Entry 17: Bad decisions”
Entry 16: Sentencing letter
After that first court appearance, I never went back to the courtroom. I think of this when people say, “you’re so strong”, I was not. I am not. When my sister was a baby, I was about 4 years old, I remember crawling in her crib and I would place my finger right under herContinue reading “Entry 16: Sentencing letter”
Entry 15: Not Guilty
To the reader: Some of you, who have gone through a similar experience as mine, have asked what to expect in the courtroom. This was my experience and it was my last because I didn’t think my body or mind would have been able to handle another courtroom visit. I don’t think anything can trulyContinue reading “Entry 15: Not Guilty”
Entry 14: October 16th, Hope in Grief
You lose so much more than your loved one when they die. I recently tried explaining this in Amador’s 15 year parole hearing… doing my best to convince the parole board that 15 years of prison was not enough. I requested they deny parole for the maximum number of years, which in the state ofContinue reading “Entry 14: October 16th, Hope in Grief”
Entry 13: The Music of September
To the reader: It has been 9 months since I last shared pages from my journal. Grief, though always with me, visits with all of it’s wrath in September. Usually I begin to feel it around the beginning of September, during my birthday. My sister forgot to call me on my birthday the year sheContinue reading “Entry 13: The Music of September”
Entry 12: Amazing Grace
The day of the burial the funeral home was overflowing with people. Friends, family, co-workers, teachers, classmates stood in the hallways, overflow rooms, and even outside on the lawn. My family sat there in the first row and waited for the service to begin, still in disbelief of what happened—this was my 18-year-old sister’s funeral.Continue reading “Entry 12: Amazing Grace”
Entry 11: Words Hurt
My Dad would choose who would carry my sister’s casket. Something no one really thinks about until it is time to bury a loved one. However, perhaps we should think about who would carry our casket when we die. Maybe if we decide this prior then there would be one less argument. Probably not though,Continue reading “Entry 11: Words Hurt”
Entry 10: Rent’s Due
The second day of my sister’s wake was no easier than the first. I’m not sure why we had two full days for the wake, perhaps one of those things the funeral man sold us while we starred blankly at him, nodding yes to whatever he presented. They shouldn’t allow grieving families to make theseContinue reading “Entry 10: Rent’s Due”
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