In addition, they have granted numerous interviews with print and broadcast media to call for clemency for their daughter's murderer. From the very beginning, we have felt that taking Randy's life for revenge is not an option. The husband and daughter of Victoria Lamm, likewise, have taken a public stand in the effort to halt Reeves's execution. They had not commented on the death sentence against Reeves until recently but have begun granting media interviews, including an appearance on a December 10 television news broadcast in Lincoln. The Lamms traveled from their home in Oregon to meet with two members of the Board of Pardons on December 11 to ask that Reeves's sentence be commuted.
Evil is time-limited, but good lasts so much longer.
The case deeply affected members of the small Quaker meeting in Central City, Nebraska, where the murders took place, as well as the meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska, and where both the Reeves and Mesner families are members. Quakers, who are known for pacifist beliefs and acknowledgment of the value of each individual, were forced to confront a violent act within their community. At a worship service the day following the murders, members of the Central City Meeting placed two flowers in the sanctuary - one for the victims and one for the accused. Several members there continue to work against the death penalty. The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service.