Tim Jones’ family pleaded for the jury to spare his life. Julie Jones, his father’s wife, talked of the emotional upheaval of losing the 5 children Jones killed. She said Jones Sr. “talked about suicide and joining the babies. I was afraid.” “I love Tim,” she said as Jones cried at the defense table. “I love him very, very much. He’s my son.” “I want mercy. I don’t want him put to death.” She said Jones tutored her children and that he could help other prisoners gain their General Equivalency Diplomas. “He still has a lot to give,” she said, her voice cracking. Half brother Tyler Jones said, “Tim was always guiding me in the right direction.” “I got hooked on Spice for 2 years. I burned a lot of bridges with my family. I was able to quit ... when my buddy’s mom hung herself over it.” In a phone conversation, Jones told his half brother that he had found something better than marijuana. “I told him, Tim you got to get over it,” he said. “You don’t know what that is.” “I know what he did was horrible,” he said. “Don’t take 1 more from us. Our family can’t take it.” Jones’ stepsister Jackie Rangel said she took care of his kids in the summer of 2012 when Jones was going through the divorce with his wife Amber. “They were perfect little kids,” she said. “My brother is kind and he is gentle.” “I’m angry because he missed out on important parts of my life.” She said doctors told her the conception date of her daughter was the same date in 2014 that Jones murdered his kids. “I feel like I failed him as a sister,” she said. “The Timmy I know isn’t capable... he’s full of love and compassion. He didn’t even yell.” “Do you want him to die?” the defense asked. “No, no,” she said. “I don’t.”