Parkland mother wears murdered son's cross every day: 'Gives me such strength' | LiveNOW from FOX
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- Опубликовано: 13 май 2024
- Gena Hoyer, the mother of Parkland murder victim Luke Hoyer, testified during Nikolas Cruz's sentencing for killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. Gena wept as she told jurors that Luke was her "surprise baby" and her life will never be the same. She said she wears the cross that Luke wore every day.
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This one hit me hard cuz I have a similar relationship with my mom.. I’m the youngest of 3 boys. I’m 30 years old but I call my mom everyday to tell her I love her and just to hear her voice. Some people call me mamas boy but it’s something I will never be ashamed of
Don’t be ashamed, man! I call my mom everyday! It’s a privilege for a parent to pick up the phone.
Good for you! Those labels are put there by people who have no idea! You are your own “boy”!
Never be ashamed of having a healthy loving relationship with your mom.
Having a good relationship with your mother as a man isn’t seen as something bad it’s admirable
It's something that you should be proud of because a relationship like this cannot be built easily. Your mum had done a great job raising you by giving all the love she could give you.
Luke sounds like he was a wonderful young man. His parents did such a wonderful job raising him. My heart breaks for her. She will never be the same.
@AJ XOXO never, ever!
💯 I AGREE. Teared up alot. Feel so bad for her. The pains clear. That was a beautiful statement truly enjoying knowing him through all she wrote though ive never met him.
@@RockStarNdia101 very well put!
"Wonderful young man" lol, such cringe and u don't know his parents
@@tylerharris4392 absolutely not. Comment somewhere else. There is enough negativity in this world, don’t add to it.
She hasn’t even started reading her statement and I’m already bawling. The way she stroked Luke’s photograph, the bittersweet smile on her face as she held it up - it exudes both pride as in “Look, this is my son!” and pain that he’s no longer here. I can’t.
That got me too 😞 Seeing this mother stroking her precious son’s picture was absolutely heart wrenching 💔
I also noticed that tiny caress of her hand on the photograph, and my throat tightened. Her gentle eloquence just broke my heart, especially when she described how she still looks over at the empty passenger seat when driving her car.
Wiping off a kiss and asking for another is the cutest thing I think I’ve ever heard 💗
That part hit me 🥺
I don’t know why I do this to myself every morning, I wake up to watch these testimonies just to cry. I can’t imagine the pain the families feel. Unimaginable.
I’m hysterical too god please give her peace
I do this also and don’t know why. My heart is broken for these poor families. 💔
Their pain is important. The broadcasting of this trial is important. It makes what happened real to the rest of America and not just a wall of pictures of dead kids like RIP is a club in the high school yearbook. It makes people like Peter Wang the hero instead of Cruz being the anti-hero.
Same! 😞Your not the only one! 😢 My heart breaks for these families!❤️🩹😢
I cried all the way thru your testimony. When I get home I'm going to give my daughter the biggest hung and kiss. Im sorry for your loss. I will pray for you and God bless you and your family.
Jesus hates your prayers
She speaks with such adoring love…
“Yes, that’s my sweet son, Luke”
“My surprise baby”
“Lukie Bear”
Tucking him in at night.
Christmas together
Then there’s Cruz…He probably never knew that kind of love or that it even existed until he heard her give her testimony.
What are you talking about? He was adopted, never hurt and given every opportunity.
cruz CHOSE to do evil
Stop making excuses for this perpetrator. His mother did above and beyond the call and duty of a parent to get him the help he needed. She ( his mother) could have thrown him back into the foster care/ adoption system but she chose not to, no matter how difficult it was to raise him or try to put him back onto the right track. I think that tells you everything you need to know.
I cant imagine losing my son. So sorry for all of you that lost kids....
Of all the many tragic statements this may have been the most heartbreaking. It's those little personal anecdotes, which on the surface appear to be the least significant, that have the greatest impact. And she spoke with such dignity! Her Lukie Bear is SO proud of her. Much respect.
Yeah this one got me hard. This poor woman.
In the show "This Is Us" Rebecca says (I'm paraphrasing here) something like "It's the normal every day life she wanted to relive". As you said, it's those normal things that are the most hard.... This poor woman, and all the other families too. Nikolas doesn't deserve to live for this...... Give him the death penalty.....
It was hard to listen to the coroners testimony and watch these parents 💔
Jan I so very much agree, her words absolutely broke my heart and I cried through the majority! Each word was that a very observant and loving “Mother!” The statement stands to be true….”It’s The Little Things!” her letter is proof of that😔
Agree!! 💯
This is the strongest mother. Her pain is terrible. I cried along with her. God, please give her peace.
strongest mother implies that all the other mothers were weak compared to her. cut the other parkland parents some slack. they are strong in their own way too.
She lovingly rubbed her hand over his photo... no parent should ever go thru this.
The way this poor mom touch his son's picture in the beginning of the video...Like she was actually touching her son... Made me cry!
I lost it when she said she still pretends he’s next to her in the car… this poor women seems like such a sweet and gentle soul. My heart breaks for her
The strength in this woman is a miracle. Prayers for all the victims and their families.
You just hear a mothers pain. Heart wrenching and wishing I could help all these families.
This one absolutely broke my heart . There’s not enough tears for these parents pain . God 💔
What drives me nuts is that this excuse of a human being is still alive.
I agree! I don’t get it either
I appreciate Mrs. Hoyer's clear, heartfelt, and classy memorial to her son. A truly sorrowful experience for everyone involved.
This poor mom. I can't even imagine how these parents are dealing with this. Luke sounded so sweet.
It breaks my heart when she said she still reaches to the passenger seat. My oldest is 14. These poor parents were robbed of so much.
I've cried with every parent, every friend, every family member, every person who was injured. EVERY ONE OF THESE STATEMENTS AND STORIES OF A SNAPSHOT IN TIME. I'm so sorry for all of them.
No shame. You're blessed to have such a bond with your mom.
Ohmygoodness my heart is broken for her. I too have three sons and although they're all grown men now, I treasure every visit, every call, every text. I CANNOT imagine life without them. Ever
Incredibly powerful, moving, and just sad.
My heart hurts for this mother and his family. She is strong for her testimony and recalling memories. I know nothing will ever fill the space in her heart, from the loss of her baby. I hope she can find peace knowing her precious boy is resting in the arms of our Lord. May he and the 19 (including those who took their own lives) rest in peace. ❤🤍
I hope the jury literally sends Nicholas Cruz to hell..jail isn't enough, that demon belongs back in hell 😡
I held back my tears but your comment eventually made me cry 😢
Poor boy. To Imagine the fear he died in is heartbreaking 💔 he looked so sweet and his family seems so sweet too.
What a precious woman and mother. The excruciating agony she speaks of is felt through her words. 💔
He has been alive and housed and fed for four years while unimaginable suffering goes on with so many ….real justice would be to let the families have at him til he cried for mercy and then….give him NONE
I wish that I could give this poor lady a hug. My heart aches for her. My mom and I are best friends. I can't imagine losing her, especially under these circumstances.
Luke was such a sweet soul. I can't contain my tears listening to his mother talking so highly about him. Why these tragedies keep happening over and over again when they can be prevented?. This individual was a loose canon and he didn't hide it from the world. He uploaded videos before taking those lives but nobody stopped him.
I’m so sorry. Heartbreak. Your Luke lived with your testimony. May you always feel him by your side.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Luke sounds like a wonderful son. I am praying your heart heals as you move forward holding him in it always. My deepest condolences.
Momma sounds like you raised an amazing young man..I can’t begin to imagine the pain any parent feels when it comes to the loss of one’s child, I can only say from one mother to another-I feel so much pain for each of you ALL and my prayers continue to be with everyone of you❤️🙏🏻this letter hurt me to my core, your words & faith are so courageous!
I could literally feel her her pain.. I literally am still in tears. This is so 😔... No mother should have to go through this! No parent at that!. May God give you Peace🙏
This is absolutely agonizing. Hard to hold back tears. I pray she can find peace as I wish that for all the families. It’s easy to say and I’m not sure how it’s done. To see all the pain in one room- this trial almost Seems like more torture
Luke looks just like his mother. This is so heartbreaking, no parent or anyone should have to go through this tragedy. 💔
I literally burst into tears when she had to hold up a photo of her beloved son and she stroked his photo. This case has destroyed these families and there is no remorse. I pray that they can find peace ❤️
Dang. This one made me the saddest of the ones I've seen. Truly poignant and heartfelt. I wish their family as much healing as is possible.
Me too 🥺… you can tell she cherished him & is/was happy to be his Mother.
This one wrecked me, I’m gonna call my mom
My heart melts for this Mother. My relationship with my son is so similar. I can't imagine losing him.
May Luke's soul rest in peace with the Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.
Amen and Amen Thank you Almighty God in Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit 💔🙏❣️😔
Amen!🤍🕊
Amen
Amen🙏🏼
You can tell she's the quiet reserved mom with a heart of gold.
Oh, sweet mama . Your testimony was so moving and beautiful. I could feel your love , your pain and feel the warm yet broken heart of mama . Praying tonight for you , for your family and for all of the other mamas and daddy’s Who feel the same grief you do .
Love ,
Kristy
Byram, Mississippi
This gets rougher and rougher every day. This little monster destroyed so much.
I can hear her pain and all of these parents. I cannot wrap my head around a kid wanting to do this to innocent kids and their families. If you feel the need to to commit such horrible crimes, sneak into a jail and find 50 child molesters and have a field day. Schools, churches, malls should be off limits no matter your level of evil or stupidity.
I am sorry for your loss, it hurts hearing her voice tone. I hope justice is served quick
how the hell did the jury sit and listen to this women describe her pain and tell themselves “no death penalty” Outrageous.
she has such a sweet voice
She does I honestly was thinkin the same thing
How these precious parents had the strength to do their statements I will never know! I would just collapse in a heap 😥❤️🙏prayers to Luke's family & friends ❤️🙏
I'm so sorry , Luke. My heart is with yours tonight 💓
I can't even imagine what Luke's mom is going through. This is a hard watch. But for his senseless death and for his mom and family. I am so sorry. I could not be as strong as this woman.💗
This woman is incredibly strong. I cried the entire time she spoke because I could feel her loss. I pray for each of these families! May justice be served and this monster replay their stories as he waits to be sentenced to death for all the beautiful lives he stole! 🙏🏼❤️
Thank you so much for that powerful impact statement, Gena. I cannot fathom you and your husband's loss of a beloved son like Luke. God bless you and give you strength. May Luke's memory endure as an eternal blessing. 🕯️ ♥️
0:46 That short gentle motion of her hand is all you need to know about love.
I don’t know how the victims families can be so strong when they are giving their testimonies. I would probably start screaming at that murderer.
This was beyond painful to watch, oh how my heart goes out to this mother, I feel her grief tangibly. Luke is with her every day. He’s safe with God. There’s gotta be a tiny scrap of solace and comfort in knowing that. So much love from the U.K. xx
Anything less than the firing squad is absolutely injustice.
@Christopher Millet Wasting bullets again ? Nah, feed him to the gators there. They love organic food.
No just lock him in a room with the parents
@@Indigodrought hey... that works too. I'm for it.
@@terryanderson5148 I'm all for any suitable punishment.
Yeh and no mask for the lil guy, let him see the guns pointed and bullets headed his way
Sitting with tears streaming down my face the pain these parents are suffering is to much!
in cases like this we need to bring back the 1600's death penalty with hot pincers and all that horrible stuff.
Public torture and hangings
i agree
Wow! What an impact statement!
This is Luke’s beautiful caring Mum. I cannot understand the pain Luke’s family have been through. I’m so sorry. From another Luke in the UK. I’m sorry and I’ll always remember my other Luke and you all. x
I cried listening to this mother. Prayers for all the families.
I'll never be a parent but this and the one where the young man had to cling to his mama because his father was killed just broke me. Sorry for you're loss, you just seem like one of the sweetest ladies. 💔
Her testimony was so well written - poor mother should never have gone through this
Absolutely heartbreaking 💔. God bless you and your family. RIP Luke.
This is just so devastating🥺all of these beautiful children taken from their wonderful loving families🙏🏼all such good human beings so thankful for eachother. I can’t imagine the pain of loosing any of my 4 sons but to loose them in these circumstances I have no words to describe how they must feel. My heart goes out all affected🙏🏼❤️
Such a beautiful heartwarming story of her son. My heart goes to the family. God Bless. Be strong.
I feel so bad about this mother.
So heart wrenching!😭
This tore me up. As did they all really……..so young, they all were. While that monster is sitting there with no remorse.,
Prayers to all these families🥺🥺
I cannot even imagine what a parent goes through when his child is murdered and their whole lives are ruined forever! This is sadistic! Cruz what you have done is sadistic!
From one parent to another..my utmost condolences. I am so sorry for this tragedy. Our whole country mourns with you. You are forever in my prayers.
Bless that family, I can’t image how she feel. Sound like a wonderful son and a beautiful boy.
This broke my heart
So heartbreaking….I cannot fathom the pain these parents have and continue to go through…
I am so sorry for you and all the souls lost that day!!! May God be with you all!!!
I don’t ever want to imagine! He sounds like a sweet sweet guy! Praying for your family, for all!
I can't nor do I ever want to experience the grief and trauma this incredibly strong lady has endured. May your Lukey Bear rest in internal peace..
I have never lived with my family, parents, brothers and sisters. Wasnt invited or even informed about my grandmother and sister’s death and when I hear families being happy and loving each other, I am happy for them and do not feel resentful.
I’m sorry you didn’t get to experience that. You are very strong and deserve happiness. ❤️
My condolences and heart goes out to this lady for the loss of her son. I can't begin to know what she is going through. I never was able to have children, so I can't possibly know the pain of losing one. I've spoken to many who have, and they all say the same. It never goes away, the pain is always there. I can't imagine living with that kind of pain for the rest of your life.
Rest In Peace Luke, 🙏🏽 so sorry for the mama 💓😔
God bless and comfort Luke’s mom 😞✝️
Amen🙏
I have no idea how these are able to do this. What I mean by that is how they’re able to form a complete sentence, get through this without bawling, and honestly just being able to function. I know I would not be able to speak like this if it were one of my own. These people are so much stronger than me 😞I don’t know how you would even go about trying to heal from a tragedy like this, but I genuinely hope after this trial the victims families and friends are able to get some sort of closure. I know there is nothing we can say or do to ease the pain but I hope they know if we could do something we would…
Agree! Just like those who are able to give eulogies at loved ones' funerals. No matter how much I wanted to I never could. So proud of all the family members who spoke up in this case.
@@hbmilo7853 I definitely agree. I really can’t put myself in their shoes because my brain literally won’t allow me to comprehend losing my kids…I just can’t imagine how much strength and control it took to speak like this. Obviously I have no idea how I would react but based on how I feel about a strangers child I don’t think I could be in the same room with my child’s killer and keep my composure..even in a court room. I’ve tried to watch all these clips of the parents and surviving victims and I’ve cried at every single one of them. I’m grateful to not know the pain but I’m angry these innocent people have to live with this trauma all over the decisions of one person. I wish I could say I would be as strong as these parents are to speak about my child for an impact statement but I really don’t know if I could. Just the thought of it feels like someone is squeezing the air out of my lungs 😞
@@jankrygier1607 thankfully no one is my family (that I am close with) has died yet but I did lose my best friend to a motorcycle accident a few years ago. I had spoken to him that night as he asked me to go out with him to a bar but I declined due to other plans. I still had an unopened Snapchat from him (he kept trying to convince me to go) when his mother called me at work the next day telling me the news. He was my best friend and his family offered me a spot to speak at his funeral…as much as I wanted to I couldn’t. I couldn’t form a complete sentence let alone speak in front of people. A lot of it has to do with me holding myself responsible for his death. If I would have went with him he wouldn’t have taken the motorcycle and at least one of us always stayed sober to drive home. If I would have went or at least continued to text him I could have done something. I didn’t feel like I deserved the spot to speak at his funeral because of it. Every year around his birthday his mother and I always keep in touch and plan something special for him and she always finds a way to remind me that I’m not at fault.. i honestly don’t understand how someone can find the strength to speak at such a tragic time. Don’t get me wrong I’m so glad they do because it’s a beautiful way to remind everyone how amazing the person was…I just wish I had the strength to follow suit 😞
Girl, I'm with you. These people are better than I, cause I would have caught a case myself if I was in this situation.
They do it for their children who no longer have a voice . I’m sure they would rather not go through this but that monster in that court room gave them no choice .
This gutted me. He was clearly such a sweet young man. I’m gutted for his family absolutely gutted life is so unfair
My son is named Luke too. It breaks my heart to listen to this.
Paul Anderson Luke is a common name
We hear you Mama… We feel some of your pain. I don’t know what I’d do without my sweet Mitchell Lee. He turns 17 this Sunday. I will hold him close. I will kiss him every chance I get. Tell him I love him and make sure he always knows that I do and never doubts that for one single second.
Luke would be so proud of you! You did an amazing job explaining your beloved son and all he meant/means to you.
We send you our love, our condolences and our prayers. Hold him near you Mama. And, May God Bless you all the rest of your days until you see his face again. ❤️🙏🏼
Rest in peace Luke… Really powerful impact statement!
He was young precious boy. As this case started 2018 i was so interested as i watched on yt news reports and interviews as seeing students who recorded and now its back on case i feel like i went to their school but i didn't. I am so invested in this case. Seeing and hearing students and teachers and parents its heartbreaking bc they got to relivit that day. For jury must be hard to go to that school and see all blood everywhere and things left out. Its so sad and painfull
My hearts breaks for this mother so heartbreaking to hear. Prayers for u all.
This one absolutely broke my heart.
The love you can sense in their relationship is so powerful, and heartbreaking. 💔💔💔❤❤❤❤💖
My heart is with u.. my prayers are lifted..
😢this poor beautiful mummy. Luke sounded like a wonderful son and it breaks my heart he was cruelly taken away. My heart breaks for his family. Also the other victims families 😢xxx
That was the saddest one Ive heard yet. I am sobbing for this poor Mother!!!
i thought the testimony from the son with down syndrome of the coach that was murdered was the hardest one. But I see my mom on that stand. I call my mom multiple times a week and we send memes back and forth everyday. My brother and i always thank her for dinner (even if it’s take out ofc) say i love you and goodnight before we go upstairs and insult each other. It really hurts bc i see my mom and dad with every parent that takes the stand
I don't know any of these people, I live in Europe but I can't help my eyes from welling up when I watch these victim impact videos, a new one everyday, but at the same time I feel the rage growing inside of me.
Love your people like its no tomorrow. You never know when it will be your last moments together. Never know when you could be living a total nightmare 😞😪🥺🙏🏾 As a mother, my heart absolutely goes out to these parents 💔May God grant them the strength to go on. Praying for their healing ❤️🩹🙏🏾😢
How INCREDIBLY heartbreaking. What a beautiful sweet boy, and a Mothers love ❤
This beautiful lady is broken the way she spoke of her son broke me as well they all hit hard but her tore me up i hope she can find peace and be happy again this is heartbreaking and for what?
She reminds me of my mom made me cry