DEARBORN, Mich. – The heartbroken father of the oldest two children who were allegedly murdered by Gregory Green in Dearborn Heights is talking about his loss for the first time.
When Chadney Allen found out about his children Wednesday, all he could do was cry. He and Faith Green divorced years ago, and while he kept in touch with his children, he hasn't seen them since Kara's birthday party in April.
But his heart aches for his ex-wife and their children.
"Indescribable pain," Allen said. "It doesn't even hurt inside. I can't stop, you know? It's like I lost part of me, and it's not pain. It's just an ache inside. It's something you can't control."
Allen spoke with Local 4 outside his Detroit home, which is decorated for Halloween, a tradition he started with his Kara when she was little. He said up until recently, he put it up with her.
"I could never imagine I'd have such a beautiful daughter," Allen said. "She got along with everybody. And my son, he was strong. (He was a) big guy. He amazed me. He was his own guy, you know?"
Allen admits it was a tumultuous divorce between he and Faith Green. He had trouble paying child support, yet he and his wife learned to get along over the years for the sake of the children.
He's trying to understand how his ex-wife found convicted wife-murderer Gregory Green.
"I didn't know any of that, and I'm surprised," Allen said. "I'm so sorry. I'm wondering, 'Did she know about it?' You know? How could she not know about it? And be involved with someone like that? She had two kids with the guy."
He doesn't have forgiving thoughts for his wife's husband.
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"I just wish the worst for him," Allen said. "I don't wish bad on people, but that guy deserves the worst. He shouldn't have even been let out, first of all."
While Allen wonders how Green ended up on parole, it turns out he was convicted back when prisoners could accumulate lesser time for good behavior in prison.
In the end, whether the parole board acted in 2008 or not, Green would have been out of prison in 2012. Rules have since changed regarding reduced prison time credits.