December 10, 2017
Actor Kelsey Grammer says he still feels
heartbroken over the rape and murder of his sister Karen in 1975.
Grammer
honoured his sister's memory by ensuring her killer remains behind bars, reports
dailymail.co.uk.
"I have learnt to forgive. I have even told the guy I
forgive him, although I don't advocate his freedom. I don't think that is
reasonable," Grammer told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
Grammer, who
has twice supported the blocking of attempts by killer Freddie Glenn to get
parole, said it was important to speak up for the rights of the victim's
families.
"In a letter to the parole board, I said the punishment
shouldn't be worse for the family than it is for the guy that killed the person
and that's what this feels like sometimes," he said.
Grammer, who was 20
at the time, said the murder had almost pushed him over the edge and his belief
in God was shattered but he has since recovered his faith.
Glenn was
convicted in 1976 of killing Karen Grammer, 18, and two other victims chosen at
random the year before.