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Published December 24, 2010, 07:13 AM

MIRACLE OF RECONCILIATION: Once at odds over gruesome murder, 2 Minnesota moms forgive, but never forget

Oshea Israel, 34, will start the holiday today breaking bread in the Twin Cities with Mary Johnson. Isreal's mom, Carolyn Green, will be at the gathering, too. Israel now regards both women as his mothers - remarkable, given that Israel - as a 16-year-old - shot and killed Mary Johnson's son.

By: Randy Furst, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) / MCT

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