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(NewsNation) — The begetter of a murdered 22-year-old woman explained the reasons down his fury astatine lawmakers during a congressional proceeding successful Charlotte, North Carolina connected Monday.
Stephen Federico, the begetter of 22-year-old Logan Federico, who was murdered by a vocation transgression during a burglary successful South Carolina, ripped lawmakers for transgression policies that ensured Logan's slayer was escaped contempt a lengthy transgression record.
Logan was fatally changeable May 3 portion visiting friends astatine the University of South Carolina successful Greenville. Suspect Alexander Dickey, 30, allegedly broke into the location and killed Logan.
According to NewNation affiliate Queen City News, Dickey has been arrested 39 times and had 25 felony charges. Federico told the proceeding that Dickey spent "a small implicit 600 days successful 10 years" successful situation earlier Logan's death.
Federico said his girl was dragged retired of her furniture bare by the suspect, past forced onto her knees with her hands connected her head. She begged for mercy and for her begetter earlier being killed. Federico told NewsNation this accusation was provided by forensics.
Speaking to "Elizabeth Vargas Reports," Federico said his ngo is to guarantee different parents bash not find themselves successful his position.
The vexation helium directed astatine lawmakers was simple: "I person a dormant girl that was 1,000% preventable, and I person to assistance forestall it from happening to idiosyncratic else.
"It's not rocket science: you support criminals locked up, you apprehension them, you enactment them successful prison. That's wherever they belong. That's wherever they're expected to beryllium rehabilitated," Federico added.
"That's what prisons are for — rehabilitation. And if they can't beryllium rehabilitated, they enactment successful prison. The occupation is, if you don't enactment them successful prison, you don't cognize if situation really works."
Federico said portion helium volition ne'er afloat retrieve from his daughter's death, determination is simply a mode helium tin heal to immoderate degree.
"This is what Logan would privation maine to do. Logan was a fighter. She fought for the underdog and close now, the guiltless people, the guiltless children retired there, are the underdogs, and I request to combat for them."
