She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

A day of joy became a bloodbath

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead

For my family, Christmas will never be the same

In September 2012, Dan Markel, a Canada-born attorney and law professor, was away on a business trip. The highly respected Harvard graduate wrote about criminal law and sentencing in the justice syste