'One of the toughest ads I've ever seen': Don't let Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper run from this [videos]

Sarah D. | 3:30 PM on October 21, 2014

Dennis O’Connor’s 17-year-old daughter Colleen and three coworkers were brutally murdered in 1993 by Nathan Dunlap. Dunlap, was scheduled to be executed in 2013. Colorado Gov. Mark Hickenlooper granted Dunlap a reprieve.

O’Connor shared his heart-wrenching story in a video that was widely circulated yesterday:

Before you turn off your computer take a few minutes and watch this: https://t.co/3WY8h7etbD #whatsatstake #cogov #copolitics

— Kelly Maher (@okmaher) October 20, 2014

https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/524271521439559680

13 minutes of utter pain. The father of Chuck E Cheese slaying victim speaks. @okmaher @HickforCO http://t.co/VFURcKGEgg #copolitics

— Lynn Bartels (@lynn_bartels) October 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/AmyOliverShow/status/524407613954355200

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/524572504669822978

Gut wrenching account of a family suffering due to a lack of leadership from @hickforco – https://t.co/D62uJA9mtY #COGov #cosen

— Joe Brettell (@JoeBrettell) October 21, 2014

So so sad for this family. RT @TRONSHOW: The Cost of John Hickenlooper's Indecision: http://t.co/APGZTOdETz

Must watch.

— Laura Carno (@lauracarno) October 21, 2014

After all that O’Connor has been through, Hickenlooper’s left him with nothing but the sting of a cold slap in the face. Hickenlooper must be held to account. And with any luck, this ad will help that happen: