Danielle White's Testimony
Hello my name is Danielle White. I am the niece of Bonnie Sue Mitchell who was murdered Oct 19, 1981 by George "Chris" MacNeill.
My aunt was taken from her family and friends by the hands of her ex-boyfriend, George "Chris" MacNeill. She was fifteen years old. He was convicted of First Degree Murder for the strangulation of Bonnie Sue.
George Christopher MacNeill was to spend his life in jail without chance of parole. Due to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on December 24, 2013, MacNeill is now eligible for parole because he was a minor at the time of the murder and charged as an adult.
This heinous crime was premeditated and planned. He actually bragged about it to his friends after it was committed. When his friends expressed doubt, MacNeill brought them to see Bonnie's lifeless body, and proceeded to poke and prod her to see if she was indeed dead.
My Aunt Bonnie's family is devastated at the prospect of his release. A single and solitary solace all these years has been the knowledge that George "Chris" MacNeill would pay for taking Bonnie's life by living the remainder of his life in jail.
What justice is this? A man who is serving life has never once reached out and said he was sorry for what he has done. Someone with that mentality, hatred, and lack of remorse will not change no matter how many years in prison. He can take all the rehabilitation classes the state can offer, he can learn to speak society’s language, but the person inside will remain a murderer.
I was around 3 years old when my Aunt’s young life was taken. I will never get to know her, see her smile, laugh, anything. What justice is that? To me it’s not justice. He got life and life he should have. He shouldn’t be able to walk out of that prison a free man.
I sit here today with the other families of Beth Brodie, Lewis Jennings, Kenny Claudio, and Amy Carnevale in hopes that you hear and see how this impacts our families.
My aunt was taken from her family and friends by the hands of her ex-boyfriend, George "Chris" MacNeill. She was fifteen years old. He was convicted of First Degree Murder for the strangulation of Bonnie Sue.
George Christopher MacNeill was to spend his life in jail without chance of parole. Due to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on December 24, 2013, MacNeill is now eligible for parole because he was a minor at the time of the murder and charged as an adult.
This heinous crime was premeditated and planned. He actually bragged about it to his friends after it was committed. When his friends expressed doubt, MacNeill brought them to see Bonnie's lifeless body, and proceeded to poke and prod her to see if she was indeed dead.
My Aunt Bonnie's family is devastated at the prospect of his release. A single and solitary solace all these years has been the knowledge that George "Chris" MacNeill would pay for taking Bonnie's life by living the remainder of his life in jail.
What justice is this? A man who is serving life has never once reached out and said he was sorry for what he has done. Someone with that mentality, hatred, and lack of remorse will not change no matter how many years in prison. He can take all the rehabilitation classes the state can offer, he can learn to speak society’s language, but the person inside will remain a murderer.
I was around 3 years old when my Aunt’s young life was taken. I will never get to know her, see her smile, laugh, anything. What justice is that? To me it’s not justice. He got life and life he should have. He shouldn’t be able to walk out of that prison a free man.
I sit here today with the other families of Beth Brodie, Lewis Jennings, Kenny Claudio, and Amy Carnevale in hopes that you hear and see how this impacts our families.
