‘To whom it may concem, thas taken me nearly a month to prepare this statement. However, in all this time, I have come to realize that nothing I could say today would ever truly describe how this incident has impacted me and others around me. It is impossible to put a tangible value on a life. There is no way one can trade a life for another because in the end, it is impossible to replace a loved one. No possible punishment can truly give you back all those memories and moments with a sibling. What point is living your life ‘waiting to ask your sister's killer why he would do what he did? Even if he told you something, could you even believe it and take for the truth? How do you get over the fact that your older sister was murdered the minute before she was about to start a new chapter in her life? How do you move on? These are the questions that have tortured my soul for the last two years, Without going into the gritty details, my life was running perfectly smoothly until my experience at Yale in September of 2009, and this horrific incident destroyed me. Twas in school, now I'm not, Inever had a DUI, now I do. Tnever found solace in experimenting with drugs, I did in my darkest moments, I never had to see a psychologist, but I do that now. 1 almost lost myself and it took ine nearly two years to find myself again; two whole years of trying to find the true meaning of the value of life. The one person who had been through thick and thin with me was taken away from me, ‘There was no one whom I could talk to with just about anything. I remember the Annie Le that lived in LA, the Annie that was in Sacramento. The Annie Le that found her true purpose in Placerville. I remember the Annie Le that went off to the ast coast in search of a fulfilling life. I have always been a peaceful person, but the anguish I felt over her Joss was too much to comprehend, Maybe I will never really know what value life has, but Ihave gained a profound appreciation for the effect a human life can have on another individual. Tknow now that I would have never found any punishment to Raymond Clark to be acceptable. Nothing I can do is going to bring Anmie back and nothing will ever be able to replace her. My only wish is that Raymond Clark realizes the totality of his actions and how many different people he has hurt through taking a life in cold blood. Isincerely hope that he carry the burden and guilt of not only killing Annie, but also the grief and anguish of all the people he has hurt in the process. Nothing can absolve you, there is no peace to be found (even in jail) for taking the life on another for a reason other than defending your own life. My sister may be gone from this world, but she will always be in my heart and live on in my mind, As a younger brother itis my duty to make sure that my sister will not have died in vain and will never be forgotten. Sincerely, Chris Le