June 2021 San Diego Superior Court Ruling on Habeas case : upheld
July 2021 Filed to appeal the S.D. ruling
Filed to relieve existing counsel, and get new legal team; therefore the case is "stayed" until legal representation is in place
*Explanation for lack of updates; my apologies for no news on Kerry Lyn for quite a while. December 2017 I was in a serious auto accident which left me physically injured and suffering Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). I only found out this summer my back was broken (T7 was crushed, my lumbar are slipping). I had to drop out of pre law, and am no longer capable of traditional learning. The TBI has affected my work in every way. I am still in physical therapies, working to alleviate pain and function somewhat normally some day.
July 2021: After we received the ruling out of San Diego this summer we were left stunned and numb. Then we began to grieve the loss, the losses over these long years. The eight of us living here at our new home have been planning and praying for Kerry Lyn's return to us, and looking forward to her being here physically (not just in spirit, as she is all around us with her gifts of art, words, and photos) to enjoy life and family.
It settled very hard on my sister, and me. It was very difficult to look to the "next stage" in this journey. After all, over 26 years spent on California's Death Row, add the three years in S.D. jail awaiting trial, we're now looking at over 29 years spent...that's a lifetime.
Within a couple of weeks I knew I had to kick myself out of this funk I was in. It is my sister who is actually living a tortured life ON Death Row. I am safe, I have my family with me, I've been blessed with a comfortable home in the woods. Kerry needs us now more than ever. We will continue this fight to bring Kerry Lyn home and exonerate her from this crazy case.
We have been practicing prayer together every morning; asking for the truth to be revealed.
Now we must look for new legal representation, we need an enthusiastic, passionate team who will dedicate themselves to getting Kerry free.
Grieving another loss was weighing me down, so I began looking for inspiration. I needed enthusiasm, I needed hope, I need to be on fire for my sister as we move forward aiming for her freedom!
I often compare my sister's imprisonment with the misery of a prisoner of war experience, and my memory from childhood inspired me. A boy in my school, John Lasiter, was celebrating his father's homecoming; a P.O.W. The day their dad came home our community turned out in support, filling the neighborhood with clamoring well-wishers, excited to be part of the electric feeling of such a loving reunification. The tree in the Lasiter yard had been decorated with yellow ribbons. Some of you might recall the popular song of that time, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree", from which the Lasiters and their neighbors obviously took their cue.
That vision gave me a focus, I needed something tangible to ground me as well as inspire enthusiastic hope as we move forward in the fight to overturn this crazy case. So I bought a large roll of Sky Blue ribbon so our family could each tie a ribbon every day we set our hearts and minds on Kerry Lyn's homecoming.
The Sky Blue represents freedom, and the ribbons dance with the wind like a celebration.
The act of tying is a dedication to our efforts and dreams for our family member, my beloved friend and sister, Kerry Lyn.
We will bring her home.
Please join us in our dream, our work to exonerate Kerry Lyn and welcome her home one day. You can tie a blue ribbon at your home for her, or tie more each day you send out prayers and thoughts for justice for my sister. If you do, I would love to know about it. You can even send us a photo. Your participation will encourage us and Kerry Lyn would feel the hope through your support.
