COLUMBUS, Ohio — The best friend of murder victims is urging Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to allow for the death penalty as his unofficial moratorium on the lethal injection continues. This story contains details that may be disturbing and upsetting to some viewers and readers.
"We have photos and then their ashes — that is what we have to share our Christmas with," Rhonda Whitelock said. This December, all Whitelock wants is justice for her lifelong best friend, Suzanne Taylor. "It's hard emotionally on the people that survive knowing that this man is still alive," she said.
Justice for her is the death penalty for George Brinkman, Jr.. He pleaded guilty to brutally murdering Taylor, 45, and her two daughters in North Royalton in 2017.
The details of this case are important for the public to know, Whitelock said. Brinkman took the family of three hostage and then slit the throat of Taylor in front of her children. He then smothered Taylor Pifer, 21, with a pillow and strangled Kylie Pifer, 18, with a phone cord.
RELATED: Man who murdered North Royalton mother and her 2 daughters sentenced to death After Brinkman killed the family of three, he drove to Stark County and shot and killed elderly couple Rogell and Roberta John. But as the years go by, the spree murderer continues to sit on death row. "I'm going to work every day, and I'm paying for Mr.
George Brinkman to have medicine to live a nice life — when my friend, my best friend, like my sister — is gone," she continued..
