Greater Rome Times

Mr. Moore,

I am writing you in regards to your client, Mr. Jason McGhee.

First off, let me explain who I am. My name is Brandi Busse. My younger sister is Belinda Busse. The youngest child that Mr. McGhee murdered in the Forsyth County Massacre was my sister's best friend, Billy Osment. He and my sister had been best friends since the beginning of high school, and were pretty close throughout middle school. He was like a little brother to me, spending practically every day during the summer at my house. He called both my parents Mom and Dad, since he really didn't have a mother growing up. I would do anything for Billy, and his older brother Patrick.

Now, thanks to Mr. McGhee, all my little sister has left is Patrick. For a month after Billy's murder, my sister didn't eat, had trouble sleeping, and couldn't mention Billy without bursting into tears. My parents and I thought she was going to do something rash. She ended up loosing 30 pounds, and now is just getting to the point where she can look at pictures of him without crying.

The reason I am writing to you is not only for my little sister, but for myself, and anyone else who was touched by this horrible event. It's just unthinkable to me how you can defend such a monster. I understand that you are a terrific lawyer, and I applaud you for that. But I plan on attending law school as well, and could never picture myself trying to get a man off from the death penalty who killed four innocent people who were doing nothing wrong that night, not to mention a man who raped and murdered a 4-year-old little girl.

My sister could have been in that house that night. Billy called my house about an hour before your client went on his killing spree. Thankfully, she didn't leave my house. I understand that everyone is entitled to a fair trial, and that everyone deserves a good attorney, but in this case, I believe that Mr. McGhee deserves nothing. He had a chance to stop when he walked into Wal-Mart to buy the bullets for the gun. He had a chance to stop when they got in the car and drove to the house. He had a chance to stop when he loaded the gun. He had a chance to stop when he knocked on the door.

And yet, you want me to believe that a man like him shouldn't be judged on his weakest moment, but his whole life? Ask Patrick Osment when this man should be judged. Ask Mama Lynn's husband and son when this man should be judged. Ask Kyle's family when this man should be judged. You can bet that my sister and I will be sitting in that court room the day the verdict is announced. And when Mr. McGhee is sentenced to the death penalty, hopefully my sister and the families of those your client killed, will be able to sleep a little better at night, knowing that a murdered got exactly what he deserved.

Brandi Busse