On the front steps of Leonardo da Vinci's house, the Château du Clos Lucé, in Amboise, France in 2006 (left) and yesterday. Always good to take a refresher course on his brilliance.
Polly Klaas’ family split as Newsom seeks death row commutations. Her father feels betrayed. Her sisters, who once supported the death penalty, now feel differently. cbs8.com/article/news/p…
“Nothing will undo what happened to Polly. Nothing can give her back to us,” Annie Nichol said. “But California can choose not to compound violence in her name or in the names of thousands of other victims.”
Annie Nichol said the death sentence imposed upon Polly’s killer kept the family tied to hearings and appeals for decades. “It did not give us closure. It did not help us heal,” she said.