Mother of DC woman killed during a run says she forgives killer - WTOP Morning Headlines - Friday, September 21, 2018

"I forgive that man because I know it wasn’t him. It was somebody else. It was evil being incarnated in him, through him. Made him (act) like somebody else. So I forgive, and I let God do what He has to do," Wendy Martinez’s mother Cora said at the vigil. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - September 21, 2018 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Mother of DC woman killed during a run says she forgives killer]( "I forgive that man because I know it wasn’t him. It was somebody else. It was evil being incarnated in him, through him. Made him (act) like somebody else. So I forgive, and I let God do what He has to do," Wendy Martinez’s mother Cora said at the vigil. 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