"Everybody Is Redeemable" — Why Baby Lucia's Parents Forgave Drunk Driver

This episode is hard to watch, but impossible to forget. We mean it when we say you’ll need tissues for this conversation. Lucia Iris Seifried was a giggly 9-month-old with bright blue eyes and a big personality. Her parents, Matthew and Rebecca Seifried, remember her ‘sweet giggle that could light up a room’. On April 26, 2025, the family was enjoying an evening outside together - Lucia playing in the grass - when a drunk driver tore through their yard in Allegan, Michigan going 50 miles per hour. “We're sitting in our front yard and just enjoying the sunset,” Matthew, Lucia’s father, tells investigative reporter Anne Emerson in this emotional interview. “And we hear a big pickup truck's engine revving, and we look up and it's coming straight for us. And it ended up hitting Lucia head on and running her over.” In a moment, their lives changed forever. But what comes next is something few people may be able to comprehend. Instead of anger or revenge, Lucia’s parents chose grace. They asked prosecutors to seek the minimum sentence against Terry Lee Boss and in a plea deal; he was given just 13.5 years in prison. They spoke directly to him in court - and forgave him. Matthew and Rebecca share what helped them get there: the signs they've received, the faith that carries them, and the perspective that may challenge how you think about grief, justice, and mercy. It raises a difficult question: if this happened to YOUR family member, YOUR child, to someone YOU love… could you forgive? Learn more about the incredible work being done in Lucia’s memory: https://luciairis.org/

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