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https://cdndotorg.storycorps.org/uploads/JohnsonRoy16x9-6515b802f2d34-6515b802f2d36.jpg17781000Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011, to speak with Oshea Israel, the man who murdered her son. 12 years later, they share the latest on their remarkable relationship. Mary also talks with her husband, Ed Roy, about why she’s recently had to step back from her life’s work helping families affected by gun violence.