Gayle’s family members have said they do not support Williams’ execution and are seeking finality in the case. In a letter submitted to the Post-Dispatch on Aug. 14, Laura Friedman, the wife of Gayle’s then-husband Daniel Picus, wrote that the family was “exasperated and exhausted” by the ongoing court fight, saying it was “forcing the family to relive the worst days of their lives and denying them the closure they deserve.”