Quotes from Nick Yarris

My sentence formally was imposed on my mothers 50th Birthday January 24th 1983. The jury recommended it July 1st 1982.

When everyone is spitting in your face and you can be nice back to society - that is the ultimate self empowerment and that's what I was striving for.

The whole purpose of my education ultimately was so I could deliver a statement eloquently before my execution.

It is a strange thing that true crime has now got entertainment value. I don't know why people love shows about crime so much.

I used music and reading to erase my world, so basically I read for up to 16 hours a day for 23 years.

There is a man out there who prosecuted me. He's been constantly calling different lawyers, telling them how afraid of me his is. He's afraid I'll come after him now that I'm out, because of all the horrible things he did to me. The furthest thing from my mind I would ever do is waste a day being vindictive.