Standing on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall, Scarlett Wactor's voice shook with a grief that threatened to consume her. Images of her son, "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor, flashed across the screen behind her - a vibrant young man with a promising future cut tragically short.
"It will help me and his brothers in our healing to know that they've been captured and convicted," she pleaded, her words echoing through the silent crowd.
"Grief is my constant companion. I can’t wish him a happy birthday on August 31st. He would have been 38. I can’t ask if he’s coming home for Christmas. I can’t ask how his day went."
It had been three agonizing months since Johnny, a rising star known for his role as Brando Corbin on the popular soap opera, was gunned down in a senseless act of violence. He had just finished his shift at a downtown Los Angeles bar, his co-worker by his side, when they approached Johnny's car and were confronted by three individuals.
The scene that unfolded next was a nightmare.
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