Seeking Redemption: The Aftermath of Amanda Williams' Murder

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My great niece got to grow up.
She was there.

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She told my daughter they both
the same age 4 years old.

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I come on
our daughter say damn I'm sorry.

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Excuse me.
Our daughter say yeah.

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Tyler said her Papa killed her G
ma and she was in the room

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sleep.
I say damn I couldn't believe

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that kids 4 year old can
understand something like this.

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But I need I need her to be
grown enough before he get out

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until she can process this and
learn how to forgive.

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I guess from this I don't want
to her as a teenager getting out

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and going through life and then
something like this hitting to

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just make it that much worse.
He needs to be grown enough, I

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think, and I think when she'll
be able to understand it and

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I'll be able to forgive.
It was a dark and fateful night

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on October 9th, 2023 in
Warrensville Heights.

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As the clock struck 11:30 PM,
Tyrell Edwards made a decision

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that would change the lives of
many forever.

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His actions were cold and
premeditated as he shot and

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killed his former lover, Amanda
Williams, in a fit of rage.

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In this harrowing episode of No
Tears for Black Girls, we delve

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into the tragic story of Amanda
Williams, a beloved salon owner

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and respected community member
whose life was cut short on

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October 9th, 2023.
As the Warrensville Heights

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community reels from the shock
of her murder perpetrated by her

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former lover, Terrell Edwards,
we explore the courtroom drama

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that unfolded.
Here are the passionate

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testimonies of Amanda's grieving
family and the fiery arguments

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from both the prosecution and
defense.

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As we navigate through
conflicting statements, crushing

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emotional losses, and a
devastating verdict, join us in

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uncovering the layers of this
heartbreaking case.

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This is the story of Amanda
Williams, a woman who was taken

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too soon and the relentless
quest for justice by those who

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loved her.
The courtroom fell silent as

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Judge Lewis announced Edwards's
sentence, unable to put into

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words the gravity of this loss.
But it was the emotional

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testimony from William's loved
ones that truly highlighted the

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devastation caused by Edward's
selfishness.

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Her brother spoke with passion
and anger, unable to forgive the

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man who took away his sister's
life and her daughter, only able

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to express her pain through
tears, mourned for the future

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she would never have with her
mother.

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All while Edward sat there with
little remorse, claiming

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self-defense when it was clear
he had been planning this for

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some time.
The community came together

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seeking retribution for the
brutal slaying of Amanda.

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Prosecutor Michael O'Malley
delivered a thunderous speech

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condemning the actions of
Terrell Edwards, but no amount

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of justice could bring back the
young woman or men the shattered

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hearts left in her wake.
William's family expressed their

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gratitude to those who fought
for her, but they knew that no

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verdict could ever ease their
profound grief.

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The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's
Office traced the origins of

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this tragedy back to a chilly
October evening when

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Warrensville Heights Police
Department received an urgent

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call from Edwards confessing to
killing his fiancee.

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Rushing to sunset, Dr., officers
discovered William's body

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pierced by multiple gunshot
wounds.

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Despite Edwards claims of
self-defense during the trial,

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prosecutors dismissed them as
lies.

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Witnesses claimed to have seen
him arguing with Williams

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earlier that night before
gunshots exploded into the air.

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On the witness stand, Edwards
painted himself as a man

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crippled by fear and
desperation, asserting that

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Williams had wielded a menacing
kitchen knife.

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But his words fell on deaf ears
as the jury found him not guilty

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of aggravated murder.
As the news of Williams's tragic

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death spread, her loved ones
were left devastated.

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A prominent salon owner and
esteemed member of both Word

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Church and Delta Sigma Theta
sorority, she was mourned by

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many.
And as rumors swirled on social

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media about Edward's true
intentions, those closest to her

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refused to rest until justice
was served.

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Assistant Cuyahoga County
Prosecutor Kevin Filia Trot was

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relentless in his accusations
against Terrell Edwards.

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He painted a picture of a man
who had given conflicting

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statements to police, first
claiming he feared Williams

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would use his guns on him, then
saying she held him hostage.

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In the video evidence shown in
court, there was no sign of

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Edwards trying to de escalate
the situation as he brandished a

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gun while Williams held a knife.
But his attorney, Andy

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Petropoulius, claimed that
Edwards was simply following his

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advice to not speak during the
sentencing hearing in

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preparation for an appeal.
However, it was clear that both

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Edwards and his family were
devastated by Williams's death.

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Petropoulius also refuted the
idea that Edwards statements

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were manipulations of the
investigation, stating that any

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inconsistencies could be
attributed to a difference of

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opinion.
He highlighted Edward's lack of

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prior felonies, steady
employment and support for three

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children as proof of his
character.

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But for Williams children, the
loss of their mother still

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lingered painfully.
Her daughter Tyler wept as she

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described the void her daughter
will have without her

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grandmother.
And Joe Lewis, who once gave

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Edwards his blessing to marry
his mother, struggled to

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comprehend how someone who
claimed to love her could take

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her life so callously as Louis
asked directly to Edwards.

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How could you kill that woman
like that?

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The convicted man avoided eye
contact and showed no emotion.

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For Louis, the pain and guilt
were overwhelming as he blamed

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himself for not seeing the
warning signs.

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The courtroom was filled with
sorrow and anger as the true

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extent of Terrell Edwards
betrayal was revealed and

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despite his claims of innocence
and remorse, he was sentenced to

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severe punishment.
But for those left behind,

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justice could never truly be
served for such a senseless act

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of violence.
Honestly I feel if anyone could

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take a person's life
intentionally should never see

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another day.
And like I would wish the death

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penalty but unfortunately that's
not here so life in prison is

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best bet.
I just can't stomach the fact

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that I have to live the rest of
my life without my mom.

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My daughter has to live.
The rest of her life.

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Without her grandma because a
copper wanted to take her life,

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my mom did.
Not deserve.

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This at all?
My mother was a family oriented

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person.
She was my vote, my motivator,

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my best friend.
She was the glue to this family.

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She was my guidance, my.
Everything I.

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Just can't live without her and
I can't imagine just living life

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out my.
Mouth I.

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Can't never call my mom.
Again and.

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Tell her I love her.
I can't never.

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Call and tell her about my day,
about how my grandma, my

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daughter is doing, how she's
growing up.

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I.
Can't I?

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Can't do that no more.
He can do that.

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He can still call his mom.
He can still call and check on

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her.
They can all call and check and

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see how he's doing in jail.
We can't get my mom back, ever.

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My daughter has to.
Grow up.

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Without a grandma, she.
Can't even.

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She won't.
See her start kindergarten.

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She won't.
See her?

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Turn 5.
Grow up, be a teenager.

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She won't see any of that.
I must be 30 years old, but I

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won't even be here to see that
mouse.

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So she won't be able to see my
brother graduate college or

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anything like that.
I believe she's not here no

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more.
How can I ever explain to my

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daughter that my father is never
coming back?

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That's the one that she called
her Papa, the only one that she

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knew, the only person that she
was around for four years.

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How can I even explain that to
her?

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And you said you never wanted me
to be traumatized.

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I was traumatized the moment I
walked in the in the room and

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see my mom laying there.
It was anymore traumatized.

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I can't even hold her with her
last breath.

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I'm just Kate.
It's not.

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It's not.
Sitting right with me, I don't

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feel like anyone.
Should be out here.

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In this world, if they kill
someone.

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I don't respect a person like
that and I don't have any

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sympathy this.
Man never had any.

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Remorse for my.
Mom at all he.

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Never.
He didn't try to.

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Get her up.
He didn't try to make sure she

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was OK.
He didn't.

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Have no remorse or nothing and I
don't either.

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I don't think that he should
have any time.

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He should be in jail forever for
life.

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And this is my beautiful.
Kind hearted mother.

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That he just took a.
Beautiful spirit away.

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She can't even.
Finish her life.

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