Victim Stories: Ebora Alexander, Dietria Alexander, Damon Bonner, Damani Garner

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On August 31, 1984 Ebora Alexander, mother of 11 children, was shot multiple times in her head while sitting at her kitchen table having breakfast. Her daughter, Dietria Alexander (24), and grandsons Damon Bonner (8) and Damani Garner (13) were shot execution style while sleeping in their beds.

Defendant Darren Williams was the mastermind behind the 4 murders. The motive was revenge for a lawsuit. Unfortunately, Williams directed his fellow gang members to the wrong house. No one in the Alexander family was involved in the lawsuit. After all the victims were shot, Williams returned to the waiting van carrying a handgun. He held the gun up, spun it around, blew on the barrel and said he only had one bullet left.

Williams was convicted of 4 counts of murder and sentenced to 60 years to life. Because of elder parole, a sentence of 60 years to life is the equivalent of 20 years to life. When Williams came up for a parole hearing, Gascon abandoned the family causing them undue stress and trauma.

Ebora Alexander, Dietria Alexander, Damon Bonner, Damani Garner

Defendants who have been convicted of murder or violent sex crimes are often sentenced to “life.” Before a defendant who was sentenced to life can be released, there is a parole hearing to determine if the defendant still poses an unreasonable risk to public safety. Prosecutors from the county where the crime occurred attend and participate in parole hearings. Victims and families of murdered loved ones have an absolute right to attend the parole hearing. Inmates are provided an attorney, but Gascon does not allow prosecutors to attend parole hearings, so victims from Los Angeles County must attend these parole hearings alone. When prosecutors don’t participate in parole hearings, the parole grant rate is 8% higher.