127 Inmate Alfredo R. Nardo. His Testimony

259 Sadly we know from the painful experiences of Albert E. Wilson, Victor Fitzgerald, John Pidden and Michael John Clarke that miscarriages of justices do happen in the Philippines. We believe this could also be true of Alfredo Nardo.

Alfredo is also the “Mayor” on Death Row and has been a “Death Convict since March 1995. His testimony was give us on the 1st September 2001 and is as follows:

127 Inmate Alfredo R. Nardo. His Testimony

“Mayor of Death Row” Name: Prison No: Dorm: Age: Marital Status: Sentence: Detained: Crime: Former Occupation: Family Address: Alfredo R. Nardo N98P-1349 1-C2 43 years. 17th February 1953 Married 7 Kids Death Since March 1995 Rape

BGY 3 Camalig Albay

1 st September 2001

Dear Reader,

A long time ago, when I was a soldier, I was afraid of death because I knew where my soul would end up. In spite of knowing there is God; my life was sinful, gambling, heavy drinking and women. You name it, I had it. My life was always like that until it led me to prison with a death sentence. And there on Death Row I met someone who shared with me the Word of God and it made me cry especially when he read to me “John 5:13. That says “ I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life”. I realized for my sins that I would surely have gone to hell if I had died in unbelief. I thanked the Lord for his kindness and love for me and accepted him as my lord and Savior. Now I no longer fear death knowing I am saved and have eternal life. Since 1998, here in prison, I continually serve Him and even outside of prison in correspondence to my loved ones. Last year, on September 5th 200, I wrote to