Irene Adkins, mother of murder victim Brandon Adkins, sits silently ...

Photo by Robert K. Yosay | published: June 21, 2012

Irene Adkins, mother of murder victim Brandon Adkins, sits silently in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court as sentences are handed down to her son’s teen killers. In a prepared statement to the court, she said she offered prayers for the convicted boys and their families.