Bill Lee: “I was a single mom with two kids, on public assistance, receiving food stamps, work study.”

There are a lot of questions. The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered.

The people of Tennessee have determined that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty for the most heinous crimes in the state.

It’s a tragedy, and it’s deeply disturbing that that has happened in this state. The people deserve better than that.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.