CHARLOTTE N.C. (Court TV)— The mother of Rae Carruth is asking the public to fast six hours a day until the verdict is announced in the ex-Carolina Panther's murder trial.

Theodry Carruth makes the request on an Internet site launched last week dedicated to Save Our Sons, a nonprofit organization she founded "to educate parents about the legal rights of their children, resources available for legal defense, as well as the legal process itself," the site says.

According to the site, the organization aims especially to help low-income families learn about obtaining fair legal representation — whether innocent or guilty.

Rae Carruth is awaiting a verdict on first-degree murder charges stemming from the Nov. 16, 1999, shooting of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. He could be sentenced to death if convicted of masterminding the killing. The jury began deliberations Tuesday following eight weeks of testimony.

Featured on the Save Our Sons homepage is a black and white photograph of Ms. Carruth, a social worker by profession, dressed in a black evening gown and strappy heels and kneeling in a grassy field.

"Not only did Ms. Carruth emerge as the strongest advocate for her son, who was charged with capital murder, but also she turned her personal tragedy and turmoil into a crusade against injustice for those who have been wrongfully imprisoned or accused," the site says.

The Web site also mentions an upcoming book by Ms. Carruth, which will include journal entries she's made throughout her son's ordeal and advice for parents.

"While Ms. Carruth offers needed comfort for those struggling to cope through adversity, she also offers sage advice to parents on how they can teach their children to make the right choices in life, and how to love and support them when they don't," the site says.

"Say 'I love you' to your children, and give them a hug — Just because," Ms. Carruth tells parents on the site, saying that she hasn't been able to hug her son for more than a year since he's been incarcerated.

"I now sit behind my son in court and can't touch or hug him. It's against the law. Can you imagine that?" she says on the Web site.

SOS isn't the first nonprofit group founded by Ms. Carruth, according to the site. In 1997, she created Club Make Me Over, a support group for battered women and women recovering from drug and alcohol abuse.

Ms. Carruth has been an outspoken advocate for her son, frequently defending him and criticizing prosecution witnesses and police to reporters.

In an interview Wednesday on Court TV with Catherine Crier, Ms. Carruth said that her son admitted he's scared during a conversation following the first day of jury deliberations, but believes he will be exonerated.

"I told them let's pray for those 12 people," she said during the interview.

In Wednesday's Court TV interview, Ms. Carruth also says that she's preparing for her son's acquittal and return home — and that the first order of business is to give him a hug.

The second is to tell the unmarried father of two, "Condoms, condoms, condoms," she quipped.