A mixed-race woman due to marry a white supremacist murder suspect has spoken out in support of her man. Erica Herrera, who is half Hawaiian and half Hispanic, said despite prison inmate Curtis Allgier's frightening appearance - with tattoos of swastikas and the word 'skinhead' covering his face - he is 'kinder' and 'gentler' than he is publicly portrayed.
'He's a very sweet, loving…He's a really kind-hearted, good person,' she said, defending her plans to marry the man who faces the death penalty for murder.
Herrera, from Sacramento, California, plans to marry Allgier, 31, in a ceremony at the Utah State Prison in Draper on August 8.
Allgier is accused of shooting to death prison guard Stephen Anderson, a charge to which he has plead not guilty.
His bride-to-be, who started communicating with Allgier before the 2007 shooting, said she believes he is innocent.
If he is ever convicted, she would either divorce him or annul the marriage, she said.
The couple, who corresponded for years as friends before starting a serious relationship, will exchange vows through a glass wall at the prison.
The honeymoon will be abstinent, although Herrera said they are requesting a transfer to a state where conjugal visits are allowed.
This is quite the touching story. Hispanic woman and white skinhead with swastikas fall in love. And what could be more romantic than tying the knot on Hitler's birthday? Well maybe a guilty verdict and a date with the electric chair. That nasty business about gunning down a prison guard. Well boys will be boys.
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