468 723 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 2d SERIES Jesus had walked there and had preached.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 154, ln. 24–25; p. 155, ln. 1) She explained that a neighboring church group that aspired to visit the Holy Land came to Carmelo’s church and wanted to form a larger group to make the trip. Once Carmelo saw that his dream could become a reality, he decided to join the group and was very excited. (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 155, ln. 2–16) Carmelo very much wanted for Eladia to accompany him to the Holy Land. They had always traveled on vacation together— to see children (sisters Luz and Ruth) who were living in New York or otherwise— and Carmelo would never travel without her. But at that time Carmelo was planning the trip to Israel, Eladia’s blood pressure was too high, and her doctor advised her that it would be better for her to stay at home. (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 155, ln. 18–24) On the day of the trip, Gloria and Eladia accompanied Carmelo to the airport to say goodbye, and Gloria described Carmelo and his fellow tour group members as ‘‘euphoric.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 156, ln. 2–7) Early the next morning, Gloria was awakened by a call from a woman from their church, who indicated that there had been a massacre at Lod Airport. Gloria immediately turned on the radio and started listening to the news, which announced that a Carmen Calderon had been murdered in the attack. Because Gloria had a cousin named Carmelo Calderon, she assumed that this cousin had flown with the group to Israel and had unfortunately been killed. As she continued to listen to the news, however, she suddenly realized that the radio announcer had changed the name on the victims list from ‘‘Carmen Calderon’’ to ‘‘Carmelo Calderon.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, pp. 156 and 157) Overcome with shock and grief, Gloria fell to her knees and asked God to help her. (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 157, ln. 15–17) Gloria said at trial: ‘‘I really don’t remember what I did TTT All I know is that well, when I calmed down, I—I thought of my younger brother Miguel, who was a police officer, and I thought that maybe he—he—since he was a police officer, he was going to be stronger, and he could help me give my mother the news. Since he lived upstairs, I called him, and he came down; but when I told him the news, well, he—well, he couldn’t anymore.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 157, ln. 15–25, p. 158, ln. 1–2) Gloria then faced the excruciating task of breaking the news of her father’s murder to her mother. She remembered, ‘‘I gave her the news TTT and she began to talk and talk, that I thought that she had gone crazy.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 158, ln. 4–8) The family and neighbors all gathered at the house of Carmelo and Eladia; the only updates they received about what had happened to their father was from the news. (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 158, ln. 11–19) It took roughly seven days for Carmelo’s body to be returned to Puerto Rico, and Gloria stated that she felt ‘‘desperate’’ during this time. She added ‘‘But the Lord gives you strength.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 158, ln. 4–8) Gloria testified that when she saw her father’s body at the wake, ‘‘The only thing I could do, was to touch him.’’ (Trial Transcript, Dec. 2, 2009, p. 158, ln. 4–8) Gloria said that the loss of her father dramatically affected the entire family, especially her mother. For a long time the family didn’t do the things it had always done, like go out to the countryside togeth-