The families of two murdered South Carolina bank employees thought they had reached the end of their painful journey through the justice system. After years of trials, appeals, and waiting for justice, they believed the death sentence handed down to Brandon Council would finally close this tragic chapter.
They were wrong.
In a move that has outraged victims’ advocates and conservative leaders alike, President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates just days before Christmas, including Council’s. What happened next has left the Conway, South Carolina community both stunned and enraged. Indeed, it has them questioning the very foundations of our justice system.
Council’s Enraging Request
Council, convicted of brutally murdering Donna Major, 59, and Katie Skeen, 36, during a 2017 bank robbery, has now filed a motion demanding his immediate release from prison. He has the nerve to claim that his confinement amounts to “torture.”
Let that sink in for a moment.
“I was angry. I’m still angry,” said Heather Turner, Major’s daughter, in an emotional interview with Fox News. “I am upset that this is even happening, that one man can make this decision without even talking to the victims, without any regard for