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Watch: Eerie AI-generated video of army veteran shot dead played during killer’s sentencing hearing
The Independent
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5/9/2025
Watch: Eerie AI-generated video of shooting victim played during courtcaseAI generated
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Just to be clear for everyone seeing this, I am a version of Chris Pelkey recreated through AI that uses my picture and my voice profile.
00:08
I was able to be digitally regenerated to share with you today.
00:13
But here is insight into who I actually was in real life. Take a look.
00:18
All right, I'm Chris Pelkey. I served with the United States Army in the Infantry. I'm from upstate New York.
00:25
I think the number one thing is God.
00:30
As you can see from my video I recorded in 2021, this here is a true representation of who I was, you know, not how the courtroom portrayed me.
00:42
So I would like to make my own impact statement to Gabriel Horkasidas, the man who shot me.
00:48
It is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances.
00:53
In another life, we probably could have been friends.
00:57
I believe in forgiveness and in God who forgives. I always have. And I still do.
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