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Brandy Bock, best friend of Vicki Lynne Hoskinson's older sister, and other supporters of Hoskinson's family shared their thoughts on the execution of Frank Jarvis Atwood on Wednesday morning. Atwood, 66, was convicted of kidnapping and killing the 8-year-old Hoskinson in 1984. Video by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star.

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