sad story of Barbara Hernandez and Elsie Smith Andrea Waple cries as she talks about her sister's juvenile life sentence, at her home outside of Columbiaville, Mich. Her older sister, Barbara Hernandez, has been in prison for over two decades after she was sentenced to life without parole. In June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a long-awaited ruling, wrestling with questions that have confounded the justice system for years: Should teenagers convicted of the most brutal crimes be punished just like adults? Or should their youth matter? (AP Photo/Al Goldis) About Elsie Smith A 91-year-old Arlington, Wash., widow is selling all of her belongings so she can afford to bury her late husband. Elsie Smith told ABCNews.com she is hoping that by selling all of her possessions through an estate sale, she can bury her husband in the same cemetery as their family members in Snohomish, Wash. Smith said that someday, she wants to be buried there as well. Smith had been married to her late husband, Joe Smith, for "46 and a half years," she said. The two met through her niece's husband, who was a co-worker of his at the time. Joe Smith passed away at the age of 88 on Feb. 5. For the past two years, he had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease, ABC's Seattle affiliate KOMO reported. "I loved that man more than anything in this whole wide world," she told KOMO. Smith has a total of $9 to her name, KOMO reported. She said she thinks it will cost "about $3,000 for the funeral." "I would like to get some help in any way that I possibly can," she said. |
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