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The Roper family was excluded from observing the trial and was denied the opportunity to present a victim impact statement at sentencing. [3] Stephanie's mother, Roberta Roper, has taken on the cause of victims' rights, including the right of victims' families to address the court before sentencing.
Stephanie Roper's murder dominated news in the DC metro area for months. Perhaps more "notably" it served as a catalyst for the fledgling victims' rights/assistance movement, led passionately and prudently by Stephanie's mother, as well as to legislation that toughened criminal penalties.
The area was the scene of the murder of Stephanie Roper. [citation needed] References
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The Crime Victims' Rights Act was named for murder victims Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn. [4] References
Kirsty Bertarelli (née Roper; born 30 June 1971) is a British songwriter and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss United Kingdom 1988 and represented her country at Miss World 1988 and placed 2nd Runner-up, she is former wife of Ernesto Bertarelli an Italian-Swiss businessman who was the owner of biotech giant Serono until 2007 and winner of the America's Cup in 2003 and 2007 with his ...
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Though the constitutional amendment ultimately failed, Senators Kyl and Feinstein authored the 2004 Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act, which listed a victims' bill of rights and provided mandamus relief in appellate court for any victim denied those rights. [112]