Syracuse man guilty of murder and rape

I am a family member of bart smith, I know this case has been all over the news and I feel the need to speak on the behalf of our family to all people involved in this case.I am not saying he is innocent at all. We know he is not!I am not excusing the behavior either. I would like to apologize on behalf of our family for what happened and of course, what lead up to what happened,Those involved in the case know what I am trying to say. Yes he was wrong, he did it... They have proof, but, I am stuck between doing whats wrong and whats right, I was raised to believe that Family protects family at all costs, even when wrong,But on that same note, my father was murdered and the guy that did it was not prosecuted at all. I carried that anger around for a long time, not a day that goes by that I don't think about it and wish that I could meet him and ask him why... It's a tough .. (their is not enough room for full story so if you want to read facts visit syracuse.com karen kirk forum.