But at least the legal process, over which we had very little influence, is now concluded. At least now we have some sense of control each day and move forward. “We have found our lives to be out of our control for the last 17 months. “Largely, it’s helped us to put some closure on this chapter,” Rolf Olson said. In the courtroom we had 45 people one day sitting with us and showing us their support, so that when we see gruesome images or hear gruesome accounts of the person we love, these people are absorbing some of that pain.”Īnderson’s sentencing has helped the Olsons to put their tragic loss behind them. It also helps, as my mom said, to diffuse the pain and the suffering that we have experienced. “It shows that people care about us,” Karl Olson said.
Karl Olson said that the many friends who attended the trial with the family and the countless others who sent cards and prayers helped the family cope with their grief. He’s had such a negative power in our lives that we’re attempting to cut that free, to let it go, to release it so we can get on with the vital, loving lives that we want.” Anderson and his influence on our family. “In the New Testament the word ‘forgive’ means ‘to cut loose or release,’ ” he continued. Anderson, perhaps never will … so it’s kind of premature to talk about forgiving or attempting to reconcile with someone we’ve frankly never met,” Rolf Olson told Vieira from Minnesota. Quickly dubbed the Craigslist murder, the crime shocked the Minneapolis area and focused attention on the dangers of the Internet. According to police reports, when Olson arrived at the home, Anderson shot her in the back, bound her legs together, stuffed her in the trunk of her car and drove the car to a nearby park, where he abandoned it. Identifying himself as “Amy,” Anderson had said he needed a baby sitter. There are 22 murder cases still pending, according to the study. His first victim was a woman from Las Vegas who was fleeing that city's crackdown on vice. Olson, 24, went to Anderson’s home in response to an ad he posted online at Craigslist. The study by Law Street Media found 58 murderers and 45 murder victims connected to Craigslist postings since 2009. The 'Craigslist Killer' began his seven-day crime spree.