Lisa Montgomery's sister hopes there will be a stay of execution

KMBC 9’S DONNA PITMAN SPOKE WITH MONTGOMERY’S SISTER WHO IS STILL HOPING FOR A STAY OF EXECUTION. DONNA: THE NEWBORN IN THIS PICTURE IS NOW A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL. HER BIRTHDAY ALWAYS FALLING ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER MOM BOBBIE JO STINNETT’S MURDER. A DEATH EVERYONE IMPACTED AREES DID NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN. >> I LOVED LISA THE MOMENT THAT I SAW HER. I LOVED HER, AND I LOVE HER NOW. DONNA: DIANE MATTINGLY TALKING ABOUT HER BABY SISTER, LISA MONTGOMERY >> I’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT I AM BRUISED, BUT NOT BROKEN. DONNA: BUT, SHE SAYS HER SISTER WAS BROKEN BECAUSE OF A LIFETIME OF ABUSE. >> WHEN IT HAPPENS DURING THESE FORMATIVE YEARS, IT CHANGES A PERSON COMPLETELY. DONNA: STATE WORKERS TOOK DIANE FROM HER HOME WHEN SHE WAS EIGHT. >> I REMEMBER THAT MOMENT AS MUCH AS I CAN SEE THIS ROOM, THAT MOMENT WHEN I LEFT. DONNA: SO RELIEVED TO ESCAPE, HER HEART BROKE WHEN SHE REALIZED FOUR-YEAR-OLD LISA WASN’T COMING. >> THE WHOLE WAY FROM OGDEN, KANSAS TO SALINA, KANSAS, THEY HAD TO STOP BECAUSE I KEPT THROWING UP, BECAUSE I WAS SO UPSET THAT SHE WAS LEFT BEHIND, AND I WAS GETTING OUT. DONNA: THAT SENSE OF GUILT HAS PLAGUED HER SINCE. THE NEXT TIME THEY MET EYES -- AT MONTGOMERY’S SENTENCING. MATTINGLY FEELS SHE LET HER DOWN AGAIN. ON THE STAND, SHE SAYS SHE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO GO INTO ALL THE ABUSE BY MONTGOMERY’S MOTHER, HER STEPMOM. >> I KNEW THAT I FAILED HER AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE I FAILED HER WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD. WHEN I DIDN’T TELL THE SOCIAL WORKERS WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOME, AND I FEEL LIKE I FAILED HER THAT DAY WHEN THE WHOLE STORY DID NOT COME OUT AND THE JURY DID NOT HEAR IT LISA IS A LOVING AND CARING PERSON, BUT IN THE MIDST OF HE BREAKDOWN IS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DONNA: MATTINGLY WANTS THE WORLD TO KNOW, AND HER SISTER’S LIFE SPARED. >> I’M NOT DISCOUNTING WHAT S DID IT IS NOT HORRIFIC BECAUSE IT IS. I AM WANTING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO, FOR ONCE IN HER LIFE, TO HAVE SOMEONE STAND UP FOR HER FOR ONCE IN HER LIFE TO HAVE SOMEONE SAY I’M GONNA PROTECT YOU. THAT’S WHAT I’M ASKING FOR. DONNA: ALL WHILE FEELING GRIEF FOR BOBBIE JO’S FAMILY. >> MY HEART SO GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY. THE FRIENDS OF BOBBIE JO THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE HURTING AND SO MY HEART REALLY DOES GO O TO THEM. YOU CAN LOVE SOMEBODY AND HAVE COMPASSION FOR THE OTHER SIDE, TOO. DONNA: I SPOKE TO DIANE WHILE SHE WAS IN A HOTEL ROOM IN INDIANA, WAITING TO VISIT HER SI

The sister of Lisa Montgomery says she is hoping for a stay of execution. Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday for the murder of a pregnant woman in Skidmore, Missouri, in 2004.Diane Mattingly said she will never forget the day she abruptly said goodbye to her baby sister. Mattingly was 8 and her sister was 4. "I remember that moment as much as I can see this room, that moment when I left," Mattingly said.At first, she said she was relieved to be rescued by state workers from an abusive home. It was on the way out that she realized she was going alone. She said her heart sank. "The whole way from Ogden, Kansas to Salina, Kansas, they had to stop the car. I kept throwing up because I was so upset that she was left behind but I was getting out," Mattingly said.The next time the sisters locked eyes was at Montgomery's sentencing hearing for the murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett and the kidnapping of Stinnett's unborn baby. Thirty years had passed, but Mattingly said the love for Montgomery has never wavered. She said Montgomery endured abuse her entire life. Mattingly said that while the crimes Montgomery committed were "horrific," she said she feels for the toddler left behind all those years ago. "When (abuse) happens during these formative years, it changes a person completely," Mattingly said.Montgomery was sentenced to die for her crimes. Her execution is set for Tuesday. Mattingly is among a group petitioning President Trump to stop the planned execution. "I am wanting President trump to, for once in her life, to have someone stand up for her. For once in her life, to have someone say, 'I'm going to protect you.' That's what I'm asking for," Mattingly said.That day when Mattingly left Montgomery, all those years ago, she said she was taken to a loving foster home. She said she has always carried the guilt that she was spared abuse that Montgomery continued to endure. At the sentencing hearing, Mattingly said that she wasn't able to testify about the extent of the abuse and feels that if had jurors heard her story, Montgomery would not have been sentenced to die. "I knew that I failed her again. I feel like I failed her when I was 8 years old when I didn't tell the social workers what happened in the home, and I feel like I failed her that day when the whole story did not come out and the jury did not hear it," Mattingly said.Montgomery, 52, is the first woman to face federal execution in the United States since 1953. On Friday, Montgomery's attorneys asked the court to declare her incompetent due to serious mental illness, complex trauma and cognitive impairment.Montgomery's execution is set for Tuesday at 5 p.m. Central time.It's something Mattingly said she is fighting to stop. "I loved Lisa the moment that I saw her. I loved her. And, I love her now," Mattingly said.

The sister of Lisa Montgomery says she is hoping for a stay of execution. Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday for the murder of a pregnant woman in Skidmore, Missouri, in 2004. Diane Mattingly said she will never forget the day she abruptly said goodbye to her baby sister. Mattingly was 8 and her sister was 4. "I remember that moment as much as I can see this room, that moment when I left," Mattingly said. At first, she said she was relieved to be rescued by state workers from an abusive home. It was on the way out that she realized she was going alone. "The whole way from Ogden, Kansas to Salina, Kansas, they had to stop the car. I kept throwing up because I was so upset that she was left behind but I was getting out," Mattingly said. The next time the sisters locked eyes was at Montgomery's sentencing hearing for the murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett and the kidnapping of Stinnett's unborn baby. Thirty years had passed, but Mattingly said the love for Montgomery has never wavered. She said Montgomery endured abuse her entire life. Mattingly said that while the crimes Montgomery committed were "horrific," she said she feels for the toddler left behind all those years ago. "When (abuse) happens during these formative years, it changes a person completely," Mattingly said. Montgomery was sentenced to die for her crimes. Her execution is set for Tuesday. Mattingly is among a group petitioning President Trump to stop the planned execution. "I am wanting President trump to, for once in her life, to have someone stand up for her. For once in her life, to have someone say, 'I'm going to protect you.' That's what I'm asking for," Mattingly said. That day when Mattingly left Montgomery, all those years ago, she said she was taken to a loving foster home. She said she has always carried the guilt that she was spared abuse that Montgomery continued to endure. At the sentencing hearing, Mattingly said that she wasn't able to testify about the extent of the abuse and feels that if had jurors heard her story, Montgomery would not have been sentenced to die. "I knew that I failed her again. I feel like I failed her when I was 8 years old when I didn't tell the social workers what happened in the home, and I feel like I failed her that day when the whole story did not come out and the jury did not hear it," Mattingly said. Montgomery, 52, is the first woman to face federal execution in the United States since 1953. On Friday, Montgomery's attorneys asked the court to declare her incompetent due to serious mental illness, complex trauma and cognitive impairment. Montgomery's execution is set for Tuesday at 5 p.m. Central time. It's something Mattingly said she is fighting to stop. "I loved Lisa the moment that I saw her. I loved her. And, I love her now," Mattingly said.