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Will Berry is asking Alabama officials to stop his mother's killer's execution on Thursday, Sept. 25

Will's mother, Margaret Berry, was shot and killed by then-21-year-old Geoffrey West at a gas station where she worked on March 28, 1997

Will, who wrote a letter to Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey, asking to halt the execution, said that he had forgiven West and noted that he didn’t want “revenge” exacted in “his name"

The son of a woman murdered nearly 25 years ago is asking that her killer be spared from execution.

Will Berry — whose mother, Margaret Berry, was shot and killed in 1997 by then-21-year-old Geoffrey West — says he has forgiven West and is urging Alabama officials to stop his execution, according to the Associated Press , USA Today and The Independent .

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