As classmates and friends of Mary Byron and supporters of Mary's parents, we petition the Kentucky Parole board to deny Donovan Harris's request for parole, the man who brutally planned and committed the murder of our beloved Mary, and order that he serve the remainder of his life sentence without the possibility of parole.

 We thank the Kentucky Parole Board for listening to our fear and concern and for keeping him safely locked up where he cannot inflict additional pain and suffering on us or on any other innocent member of our community.