An AI-generated video of Christopher Pelkey, a road rage victim, expressed forgiveness during the sentencing of his killer. Stacey Wales, Pelkey’s sister, ...

But even after all that time, Wales felt her statement wouldn’t be enough to capture her brother Christopher Pelkey’s humanity and what he would’ve wanted to say. advertisement. CNN.

Stacey Wales, sister of the late Christopher Pelkey, displays her brother's image at her mother's home, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) ...

That's when the idea came to her: to use artificial intelligence to generate a video of how her late brother, Christopher Pelkey, would address the courtroom and specifically the man who fatally ...

For two years, Stacey Wales had been preparing her victim impact statement for the sentencing hearing of the man who killed her brother, Christopher Pelkey, in a road rage incident in Chandler ...

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — There were dozens of statements submitted to the court by family and friends of Christopher Pelkey when it came time to sentence the man convicted of fatally shooting him ...

But even after all that time, Wales felt her statement wouldn’t be enough to capture her brother Christopher Pelkey’s humanity and what he would’ve wanted to say. Posted 2025-05-09T10:31:13 ...

Pelkey was the youngest of three children, a veteran and, according to Wales, “the most forgiving and the friendliest” member of the family. He was killed in November 2021 in Chandler, Arizona ...

Pelkey’s autopsy photos and surveillance video of his death were shown during the trial, Wales said. But after a jury found Horcasitas guilty of reckless manslaughter, Wales wanted the judge to ...