One by one, family members of nine slain church members confronted Dylann Roof on Wednesday before he was formally sentenced to die for the slaughter. They told Roof their hearts were forever broke, but that he failed his goal to stir up more racial hatred for blacks because the goodness of those he killed shined through much brighter than his cold, dark heart. Roof had one final opportunity to ask for mercy, but instead told jurors he still "felt like I had to do it." She told Roof he still lives in her head, and that when she hears a balloon pop or fireworks it returns her to that night. Roof told FBI agents when they arrested him that he wanted the shootings to bring back segregation or perhaps start a race war.

Source: ABC News January 11, 2017 08:57 UTC