Victims’ relatives trying to get past hate for Citronelle ax murderer who has asked to die

CITRONELLE, Ala. (WALA) – Prosecutors called it one of the most shocking and brutal crimes ever committed in Mobile County – an ax attack that left five people dead. A day after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set Derrick Ryan Dearman’s execution date, relatives of the victims struggled to reconcile that heinous act with the defendant’s now years-long public acceptance of responsibility and desire to meet the consequences of his actions.

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