Christopher Alan Pelkey
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Oct 15, 2026
Dave BittnerHOST
At least I'm guessing.
Dave BittnerHOST
Shot and killed another man named Christopher Pelkey.
Dave BittnerHOST
This was during a road rage incident back in 2021.
Dave BittnerHOST
So a jury convicted Horkositis of manslaughter.
Nic KellyHOST
So this appeals court now has vacated the sentence, calling the decision to allow the video a fundamental error.
Nic KellyHOST
Last May, this guy who committed this crime was given the maximum sentence for the fatal shooting of Christopher Pelkey.
Nic KellyHOST
He was convicted for the killing and...
Nic KellyHOST
Sorry, the judge was convicting the killer of manslaughter and endangerment.
EmmaHOST
For years, families of murder victims have stood in courtrooms and tried to explain what their loved ones would have wanted and what kind of person they are and what that loss meant.
EmmaHOST
But for one family of Arizona road rage victim, Christopher Pelkey, they went one step further and they used artificial intelligence to effectively bring him back to life.
EmmaHOST
At the sentencing of his killer last year, an AI-generated version of the 37-year-old appeared on screen, looked towards the man who shot him and delivered a remarkable message of forgiveness.
EmmaHOST
But now the Arizona Appeals Court has ruled that that experiment went too far and thrown out the killer's sentence because of it.
EmmaHOST
And basically the question is, Anne, should AI ever be allowed to put words into the mouth of someone that's dead? So Christopher Pelkey was shot and killed November 13, 2021, during a road rage confrontation in Arizona.
EmmaHOST
That's why you shouldn't be able to carry guns in your car, but that's a whole other debate.
EmmaHOST
Gabrielle Horkasitas was ultimately convicted of manslaughter.
Big Body CiscoHOST
Look at this weird-ass story.
Big Body CiscoHOST
Christopher Pelkey was killed in a 2021 road rage shooting in Chandler, Arizona.
Big Body CiscoHOST
At the May 25th sentencing of Gabriel Horcasitas, Pelkey's sister, check this out, played an AI-generated video of her brother addressing the courtroom.
Big Body CiscoHOST
So the deceased, she made an AI video of him addressing the courtroom.
Christopher PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[upbeat music] Uh, I served with the United States Army, uh, in the infantry.
Brad MielkeHOST
This is the voice of Christopher Pelkey several years ago before he was shot and killed in 2021.
Brad MielkeHOST
Last year, a man named Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was convicted of killing him, found guilty of manslaughter and endangerment.
Brad MielkeHOST
At the sentencing, this is where you would often hear from family members.
speaker_0HOST
An appeals court ordered a new sentencing in an Arizona manslaughter case after finding a judge was improperly influenced by an AI-generated video of the victim.
speaker_0HOST
Christopher Pelkey was shot in Chandler in November two thousand twenty-one, and a jury found the defendant guilty.
speaker_0HOST
At a May two thousand twenty-five sentencing hearing, the victim's sister had an AI recreation speak words she provided.
speaker_0HOST
The judge praised the clip.
Corinne FisherHOST
Let's see which, what, what the Jackie Robinson of AI slop generated.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Oh, 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.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I was able to be digitally regenerated to share with you today.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But here is insight into who I actually was in real life.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Take a look.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
All right, uh, I'm Chris Pelkey.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, I served with the United States Army, uh, in the infantry.
Chris PelkeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Um, I'm from upstate New York.
speaker_2GUEST
Yes.
Tyler ParkerHOST
Um, so last May, Gabriel Paul Orcasitas was given the maximum sentence for the fatal shooting of Christopher Pelkey during a road rage incident that happened in 2021.
speaker_2GUEST
Right.
Tyler ParkerHOST
It's a 10-and-a-half-year sentence that, uh, Orcasitas gets.
MarkHOST
Yes, RIP to him.
MarkHOST
That is Stacy Wells, sister of the late Christopher Pelkey.
WillHOST
Okay.
MarkHOST
Um, so Christopher Pelkey was killed, uh, by a man who was at trial for his, well, allegedly, right? Um, and during the trial, there was a three-judge panel in Arizona Court of Appeals which upheld Gabriel Paul Horatius' conviction.
MarkHOST
So this is, the c- the mur- the attemp- the murderer was Gabriel Paul Horatius, and he was convicted November 2021-
WillHOST
Okay
Eliot DewberryHOST
An appeals court in Arizona on Wednesday threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted on manslaughter after a video created by artificial intelligence depicting the victim forgiving his killer was played in court.
Eliot DewberryHOST
The three-judge panel reaffirmed the conviction of Ga- Gabriel Horcasitas, 55, who had been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison, but said that he must be re-sentenced in the 2021 road rage shooting death of Christopher Pelkey, 37.
Eliot DewberryHOST
The judges concluded that the sentencing judge committed a fundamental error by allowing and relying on an AI video that generated a likeness of Mr. Pelkey's voice and appearance.
Eliot DewberryHOST
The appeals court found the video did not reflect actual events-
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