Peterson’s suicide came as a bizarre surprise to Joel Marino’s parents.
“[It’s] hard to process a lot of this type of thing all at once, but as far as I’m concerned, he got just what he deserved,” said Lou Marino. “It never brings my son back, never will. We miss him.”
For months, Lou Marino said he’d been trying to get justice for his son by preparing arguments for Peterson’s February 26th sentencing. He says he wanted to make sure a judge did not grant Peterson early parole.