Pelkey’s sister, Stacey Wales, told the BBC last year the family had used voice recordings, videos and pictures to recreate him for the AI video.
“To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,” said the AI version of Pelkey in court in 2025. “In another life, we probably could have been friends.”
“I believe in forgiveness, and a God who forgives. I always have and I still do,” the AI version of Pelkey - wearing a grey baseball cap - continued.
What a weird thing to do.
I think the fact that his family did it kind of changes the story a bit, like they knew he’d be the forgiving type.
That might be more important than the dystopian seeming AI usage. The family got together and put something together to try and prove he would have forgiven this person.
If the defendant did this, yeah it’d be insane
An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced
So momentarily quashed
The headline is too clickbaity for sure.
Looks like they tried to come down on the killer too hard, the victim’s family even knew he would have been more forgiving than that, so they’re resentencing with a lesser crime or something?
My dear void, that is some sick shit.
Judge Todd Lang of Arizona.
