doi:10.7916/06mj-fa79Oral history interview with Betsy Dale Adams, 2018Adams, Betsy Daleoral historiesmixed materialGun control--United StatesViolent crimes--Prevention.--United StatesTrials (Murder)Murder victims' familiesPsychic trauma--Social aspectsEvergreen (Ala.) HistoryAdams, Betsy DaleEverytown for Gun SafetyMoms Demand ActionBetsy Dale Adams begins this life history interview talking about her family structure and the individuals in it. She was very close to her brother, Pat, her father, and her twin sister. She describes a tight-knit family running a motorhome manufacturing business and socializing at the house of her father and stepmother, where her father was often at the grill outside. She describes Pat as a good-hearted young man who was just getting over a relationship with a woman and finding his feet at the time of his murder. She discusses the events of the evening at a local club where Pat was with friends before he offered a stranger a ride home and was never seen alive again. Adams describes the agony of the following week before Pat was located. She details the murder and wrongful death trials and the harm Pat's murder has done to her family, especially her father. Betsy also suffers from PTSD and is on an anti-depressant. She describes her political evolution and activism, including with Everytown for Gun Safety’s Survivor Network and Moms Demand Action