No , she is not related to me. I have never met her or her family .  What I meant by they are smarter than you and I is that they had access to all the evidence in the case---even evidence that could be disallowed in court and things the press never reported or others saw in court  . They saw it all .  Are they human and capable of making mistakes ? Of course . But given that this was a high profile case---to the point those wanting her hung protested outside thew courthouse before the trial began---there is zero doubt they KNEW they had to do this case 110 percent correctly.  What does " by all account she was the worst offender in her class mean " ?  Given her age and all the facts , her sentence wasn't out of line.  It goes back to my main point---supporters of the victim haven't sought justice---they want revenge .  On a personal note , I have a sister that was murdered .  I would have never been able to move on if I were so consumed with revenge as many people in this case.