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If he's telling you he's innocent, he's not. Let me assure you he's not. I probably had no

business testifying so he wouldn't get the death penalty. I only knew what I knew at the time.

And I felt really guilty for doing that and sparing his life.

I'm Andrea Gunning, and this is Betrayal, a show about the people we trust the most,

and the deceptions that change everything.

Lori Oxford grew up in Eagle Rock, a neighborhood in Los Angeles.

I was the second daughter of Jody and John Orr, and my sister is two years older than me.

When Lori was just a year old, her parents separated.

She and her sister lived with their mom and saw their dad every other weekend.

Shortly after my parents divorced, my mom met my stepdad.

His name was Jerry, and he moved in right away.

Things were rough at home.

Jerry was very abusive and an angry person.

So when we would go to my dad's house, that would be vacation or

reprieve from what was going on at home with mom. Lori and her sister looked forward to spending

time with their dad. With him, they could relax and just be kids. It was the 70s and 80s in Los Angeles. We would do the fun

things. We would go places, go to movies, go to plays. Her dad, John, loved being outdoors.

Going camping, fishing, hiking, things like that with dad and his dad, which is my grandfather.

They were very much outdoorsmen.

John always had fun with the kids, but he wasn't the most expressive father.

He was somewhat of a mystery.

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