Juanita Skaggs held back tears as she delivered a victim impact statement in honor of her daughter, Alicia Jackson-Skaggs.
After Michael Gmoser's workday prosecuting real-life criminals, the 79-year-old goes home to write about fictional cases of murder and kidnapping.
Police say the victim was told his son needed $9,000 to be bailed out of jail and not to tell anyone else about this because it could delay his son's release from jail.