- 2 months ago
As children, Tabitha and Ann endure their brother Terry’s twisted games. As adults, they try to cut ties, but their mother, Edwardyne, clings on…always willing to give him one more chance. However, her forgiveness may cost more than she bargained for.
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00:00This picture is of my sister, mom, and I.
00:11It just shows how much my mom loved us.
00:17We were very close.
00:26You can see how she's just hugging us.
00:29I wish I could go back to this time and just hold her and not let go.
00:59She was dumped in the woods like trash.
01:10My mom didn't have any enemies.
01:17My mom loved people.
01:21And she did not deserve that.
01:32The investigators looked at everyone, anyone in her life.
01:43They looked at my biological father.
01:46They looked at Terry.
01:50We all knew he did it.
01:54I see a murderer.
02:01As far as I'm concerned, I don't have a brother.
02:05I don't have any photos of him.
02:16I don't have any good stories of him.
02:29My children aren't at an age where I want them to know that evil like him exists.
02:41He disgusts me.
02:42He disgusts me.
02:43He disgusts me.
02:44He disgusts me.
02:48He disgusts me.
02:57I love you.
02:58He disgusts me.
03:01I guess he.
03:06This is a picture of
03:34Terry and I
03:36when I was a baby
03:38and he was six.
03:42It's a very cute picture
03:44for smiling so big.
03:47You can just tell
03:48there was a lot of love there.
03:51He was my mom's
03:52first child.
03:55First baby boy.
03:58And she loved him to pieces.
04:02He was cute
04:03and he was caring
04:04but that didn't last long.
04:08It's hard looking
04:09at the picture
04:10knowing
04:11what he ended up
04:14being capable of doing.
04:15When we were younger
04:39it was normal
04:39for us to stay home alone.
04:42My mom worked three jobs
04:44and our parents
04:47were always gone
04:48and so my brother
04:50would be in charge.
04:56One day we were home alone
04:59and Terry told me
05:02to invite two of my friends over.
05:03I had no idea
05:07what he had planned
05:09and he started shooting them
05:11with his Nerf guns.
05:14And at first
05:16I didn't think anything
05:18of it exactly
05:20and they're screaming
05:21and they're running
05:22through the house
05:23and he had one blocked
05:24in the closet.
05:25and he was laughing.
05:31I was yelling
05:33at him to stop
05:34and then they ended up
05:36running out of the house.
05:39And that's when we
05:41realized something's not right.
05:45There was blood.
05:48Terry had put
05:50sewing needles
05:51in his Nerf guns.
05:53And I asked him
05:58I said
05:58why
05:59why would you do that?
06:00And he said
06:01I just wanted to.
06:05Looking back at it
06:06that incident
06:07with the Nerf guns
06:09started to show
06:11a different side of him.
06:13Very dark side.
06:16Terry got pleasure
06:17out of tormenting
06:19my friends
06:20who were young
06:23because it's like
06:24he had power over them.
06:26That they were screaming
06:27and
06:27that they're yelling
06:31stop
06:31and
06:32that they're running
06:33from him.
06:35He liked that.
06:38I was always scared.
06:39Terry would
06:54do these
06:56weird games
06:57with my sister
06:59and I
06:59where
07:00he would give us
07:01an ultimatum.
07:02We would
07:03either have to
07:04lick his shoe
07:05or
07:05go inside
07:08a sleeping bag
07:09head first.
07:12And so
07:13I remember
07:14climbing in the
07:16sleeping bag
07:17and he would
07:20sit on me
07:21where I was trapped
07:22and he would
07:23start punching me
07:24and I'm screaming
07:26because I'm feeling
07:27claustrophobic.
07:28I can't move.
07:29I can't get out.
07:31I'm hyperventilating
07:33because I feel like
07:34I can't breathe
07:35and you're squirming
07:37and
07:37you feel like
07:39it's just not
07:39ever going to end.
07:43I definitely
07:44remember
07:46panicking
07:47about not being
07:48able to breathe
07:48because sometimes
07:49you know
07:49he would like
07:50sit on it
07:51or
07:51tie it up
07:52so then we'd
07:53you know
07:53just
07:54really scary
07:55situations.
07:56but I know
07:59if you panic
07:59and
08:00freak out
08:01or
08:02start to cry
08:03or
08:03scream or
08:04anything
08:04it angered him.
08:07It would
08:08make him mad
08:08and I think
08:10he always
08:11enjoyed
08:12and got pleasure
08:13out of being
08:14so dominant
08:16over someone
08:17and
08:19whenever
08:19we confront
08:20him like
08:20why do you
08:21do this stuff
08:22to us
08:22why do you
08:23always
08:23torture us
08:24pretty much
08:24it would be
08:26ten times worse
08:27the next time.
08:40I remember
08:41him playing
08:42on the basketball
08:43team
08:44when he was
08:44in high school
08:45and
08:46he didn't
08:48get along
08:48with some
08:49of his teammates
08:50and
08:51he would get
08:52in fights
08:53with them
08:54so when
08:57my brother
08:57came home
08:58with the cast
08:59on his hand
08:59we were
09:01asking what
09:01happened
09:02and he said
09:03that the kid
09:04on his basketball
09:05team was running
09:05his mouth
09:06so he punched
09:08him in it.
09:10Terry's demeanor
09:10was that
09:11he didn't
09:12care
09:12he did
09:13want a
09:14reputation
09:14he was
09:16bigger
09:17and
09:19stronger
09:20and
09:22I did
09:23think
09:23wow
09:24you don't
09:26want to
09:27mess
09:27with my
09:27brother
09:27that is
09:30the first
09:31fight
09:32that stayed
09:32with me
09:33there were
09:35others
09:36after that
09:37it was always
09:37somebody else's
09:38fault
09:38why he did
09:39something
09:40my mom
09:42always believed
09:44my brother
09:44she said
09:45trouble always
09:46finds him
09:46I think
09:49Terry
09:49liked
09:51to hurt
09:52others
09:53because he
09:54was in a
09:54sense of
09:55control
09:55and power
09:56where do you
09:58think that
09:58came from
09:59you want
10:02my honest
10:02opinion
10:03it was his
10:10nature
10:11because
10:13we did
10:14grow up
10:15in the same
10:15household
10:16and my mom
10:17was very
10:18nurturing
10:18yet Terry
10:20had this
10:21darkness
10:21about him
10:22I knew
10:25the brother
10:27that I grew
10:27up with
10:28was gone
10:28I didn't
10:31know who
10:31he was
10:32this is
10:47Terry
10:49myself
10:50and my
10:50sister
10:50with
10:52Santa Claus
10:53I don't
10:58know who
10:59made my
10:59outfit
11:00we were
11:02cute kids
11:03he looks
11:06like a
11:06sweet kid
11:07he doesn't
11:08look anything
11:08like he does
11:09now
11:09it's hard
11:12to imagine
11:13making sense
11:15of any
11:15of it
11:16he does
11:19not look
11:19evil here
11:20he does
11:21not look
11:22like somebody
11:25who could
11:25do the
11:26things that
11:26he did
11:27to our
11:28mom
11:28it's almost
11:30impossible
11:31to
11:32see that
11:35he was
11:36a sweet
11:36little kid
11:37because all
11:41I know
11:41is the
11:41monster
11:42so growing
11:55up
11:55my mother
11:57was
11:57catholic
11:57we prayed
11:59god was
12:01very big
12:01in our
12:01life
12:02he was
12:02the
12:02center
12:02of our
12:04household
12:04Terry
12:06did not
12:06participate
12:07as much
12:08as
12:09she hoped
12:11so
12:13there was
12:14a time
12:14that
12:15my mom
12:15was taking
12:16me to
12:16church
12:17and made
12:18him go
12:18because he
12:20was
12:20he was not
12:22acting
12:23right
12:23he would
12:24just be
12:24so
12:25disrespectful
12:27and disobedient
12:28that it
12:29was
12:30it was
12:32impossible
12:33to live
12:34with him
12:34so she
12:35made him
12:36go with
12:36us to
12:37church
12:37that day
12:37and it
12:39wasn't
12:40long
12:40at all
12:41into the
12:42service
12:42that he
12:43was yelling
12:44that my
12:45pastor didn't
12:46need to be
12:46up there
12:47because he's
12:48telling everyone
12:49lies and he's
12:50going to go to
12:51hell for that
12:52and Terry
12:53knows because
12:53he's seen
12:54it all
12:54Terry had
13:00been spiraling
13:02out of
13:03control
13:03it was
13:05gut-wrenching
13:06just some
13:08of the stuff
13:08he said
13:09it was so
13:10gross
13:11and just
13:11you couldn't
13:12follow it
13:13and you're
13:14like
13:14who is
13:15this person
13:16we have
13:18seen that
13:18side of him
13:19quite a few
13:20times
13:21that's just
13:21who he
13:22turned into
13:23you never
13:26knew what
13:27he was going
13:27to say
13:27or do
13:28but
13:30for him
13:31to
13:31show
13:32all my
13:33friends
13:34and my
13:34community
13:36that side
13:37of him
13:37it was
13:39definitely
13:39embarrassing
13:40I was
13:43sick to my
13:44stomach
13:44Terry struggled
13:56with being
13:57respectful
13:58you couldn't
13:59tell him
13:59what to
14:00do
14:00I remember
14:02a day
14:03where I was
14:04in my room
14:04and I'm
14:05playing
14:05and all
14:06of a sudden
14:06I hear
14:07arguing
14:08so I go
14:11and peek
14:11out from the
14:13corner on top
14:14of the steps
14:15and my brother
14:16and my biological
14:17father were getting
14:18in a fight
14:19because my brother
14:21was being
14:22disrespectful
14:23Terry was
14:26always one
14:26that wasn't
14:27going to
14:27back down
14:28from anyone
14:29or anything
14:30and that's
14:31when he got
14:32physical with
14:33my dad
14:33and they
14:37went through
14:38my mom's
14:39curio cabinet
14:41glass everywhere
14:48and my mom's
14:50over there
14:51just screaming
14:51trying to
14:52separate them
14:54and she grabs
14:55Terry
14:56because he had
14:57glass and
14:58blood all over
14:59and Terry
15:01once again
15:02made it sound
15:03like it wasn't
15:04his fault
15:05he wasn't
15:08remorseful
15:09it was a
15:10you come at
15:11me
15:12and that was
15:14what you're
15:14going to get
15:15I didn't
15:18understand why
15:19any of this
15:20was happening
15:20it was very
15:22traumatizing
15:23to witness
15:24and it still
15:28is
15:28an image
15:30and memory
15:31that still
15:32lives with me
15:33he
15:36was out
15:37of control
15:37so
15:38then
15:40my mom
15:41reached out
15:42to
15:42her
15:43brother
15:44in Iowa
15:45for
15:46Terry
15:47to go
15:47move
15:47with them
15:48it was not
15:50an easy
15:51decision
15:51for my mom
15:52to make
15:53but she
15:54felt like
15:55she had
15:56no other
15:56option
15:56my mom
15:58was at
15:58her wits end
16:00I did not
16:02miss him
16:02it was peaceful
16:03when he was
16:04gone
16:04he came into
16:24the house
16:25very abruptly
16:27and
16:27just
16:28in a panic
16:29and he
16:31was covered
16:31in
16:32blood
16:33and
16:34dirt
16:34of course
16:38my mom
16:38goes running
16:39to him
16:39and
16:40it's like
16:40what happened
16:41he was supposed
16:42to be out
16:43walking the dogs
16:44and
16:45he was saying
16:47that he was
16:47jumped
16:48and
16:50so
16:51my mom
16:52asked
16:52because he
16:53wasn't
16:54you know
16:54bleeding
16:55anywhere
16:55like
16:56where is
16:56this blood
16:57from
16:57and
16:59he
17:00admitted
17:00that he
17:01had
17:01stabbed
17:02someone
17:02my mother
17:09convinced him
17:10that he
17:11needed to
17:11call the
17:11police
17:12I have
17:18already
17:18been
17:19too
17:20embarrassed
17:20to go
17:20back
17:21to my
17:21church
17:21I'm
17:22already
17:22embarrassed
17:22at school
17:24at
17:25you know
17:25all my
17:26favorite
17:26places
17:27and now
17:27there's
17:28police
17:28in my
17:29house
17:30he claimed
17:32self-defense
17:33he was
17:34always the
17:34victim
17:35in everything
17:36always
17:37as I
17:38got older
17:39I
17:39saw
17:40through
17:41him
17:41he's
17:43a good
17:44actor
17:44so
17:46whenever
17:46he was
17:47talking
17:47to the
17:47police
17:48about
17:48his
17:49version
17:49of
17:50what
17:50happened
17:50I
17:53was
17:53just
17:53trying
17:54to
17:54picture
17:54it
17:55and
17:56it
17:56did
17:57not
17:57make
17:58sense
17:58to me
17:58and
17:59I
17:59could
17:59read
17:59it
18:00and
18:01tell
18:01that
18:01he
18:01was
18:01lying
18:02and
18:02I
18:02was
18:02wondering
18:02if
18:03the
18:03police
18:03would
18:04read
18:04it
18:05no
18:05he's
18:05lying
18:05too
18:06he
18:08wasn't
18:08charged
18:08with
18:09anything
18:09they
18:10believed
18:10him
18:11I
18:13felt
18:13like
18:14he
18:16could
18:17get
18:17away
18:17with
18:17anything
18:18I
18:30love
18:30this
18:31picture
18:31my
18:37mom's
18:37smile
18:38is
18:38so
18:39big
18:39this
18:42is
18:43like
18:44a
18:44true
18:44picture
18:44of
18:45my
18:45mom
18:45a
18:47loud
18:48laugh
18:48a
18:49big
18:49smile
18:50oh
18:51I
18:51miss
18:51her
18:51I
18:52miss
18:52everything
18:52about
18:52her
18:53I
18:55miss
18:55her
18:55smile
18:56I
18:56miss
18:56her
18:57hugs
18:57I
18:58miss
18:58her
18:59voice
18:59in
19:01quiet
19:02times
19:02when
19:02I'm
19:03alone
19:03do
19:06talk
19:06to
19:06her
19:07like
19:11she's
19:12still
19:12there
19:13do
19:14you
19:14see
19:15your
19:15grandbabies
19:16or
19:18are
19:20you
19:21proud
19:21of
19:21me
19:22I
19:41just
19:41want
19:41my
19:41mom
19:41to
19:42be
19:42proud
19:42of
19:42me
19:42and
19:43I
19:44often
19:44wonder
19:44if
19:44she
19:45is
19:45from
20:11the
20:11moment
20:11we
20:12met
20:12him
20:12my
20:13mom's
20:13whole
20:14demeanor
20:15everything
20:15changed
20:16I
20:25missed
20:26him
20:26so
20:26much
20:27and
20:28I
20:28got
20:28to
20:28see
20:29what
20:29love
20:30really
20:31looked
20:31like
20:31and
20:35to
20:35see
20:36how
20:36happy
20:37my
20:37mom
20:37was
20:38and
20:41he
20:41took
20:41in
20:41all
20:42of
20:42us
20:42with
20:42all
20:43of
20:43our
20:43baggage
20:44and
20:44our
20:44crazy
20:45and
20:45such
20:49good
20:49man
20:49he
20:56said
20:57the
20:57bar
20:57high
20:57he
21:01tried
21:02to
21:02have
21:02a
21:02relationship
21:03with
21:03terry
21:03and
21:05my
21:06brother
21:06pretended
21:07to
21:07be
21:07best
21:08friends
21:08with
21:08him
21:09until
21:10his
21:11true
21:11colors
21:11came
21:12out
21:12I
21:24was
21:24disappointed
21:25because
21:26we all
21:28had
21:28our
21:29hopes
21:30crushed
21:32again
21:33again
21:33he
21:35was
21:35up
21:36for
21:36parole
21:37and
21:38he
21:39asked
21:39her
21:39to be
21:40there
21:40on
21:40his
21:40behalf
21:41and
21:41state
21:42where
21:43he
21:43would
21:43be
21:43staying
21:44and
21:44the
21:44good
21:44things
21:44that
21:45he
21:45would
21:45be
21:45doing
21:45and
21:46she
21:47shocked
21:48everybody
21:49by
21:50saying
21:51no
21:51she
21:55did
21:55not
21:55think
21:56that
21:56he
21:57should
21:57be
21:57up
21:57for
21:57parole
21:58it
21:59was
21:59very
21:59difficult
22:00for
22:00her
22:00to
22:00do
22:01my
22:03mom
22:03was
22:03torn
22:04she
22:07was
22:07torn
22:08because
22:08she
22:13loved
22:13her
22:14son
22:14and
22:15she
22:16didn't
22:16want
22:16anything
22:16to
22:17happen
22:17to
22:17him
22:17it
22:19was
22:19a
22:20major
22:20turning
22:20point
22:21he
22:22would
22:23write
22:23her
22:23letters
22:24letting
22:24her
22:24know
22:25what
22:26he
22:26thought
22:26of
22:26her
22:27and
22:27what
22:27a
22:28bad
22:29mother
22:29she
22:29was
22:30and
22:32he
22:32was
22:33never
22:33going
22:33to
22:33forgive
22:33her
22:34and
22:36everything
22:36bad
22:37in
22:37his
22:37life
22:37was
22:38because
22:38of
22:38her
22:38they
22:40never
22:40let
22:40me
22:41read
22:41them
22:41but
22:43I
22:43remember
22:44my
22:44sister
22:44got
22:44a hold
22:45of
22:45them
22:45and
22:46she
22:46told
22:47me
22:47some
22:47of the
22:47stuff
22:47that
22:47was
22:48in
22:48them
22:48Tabitha
22:50told
22:50me
22:50he
22:50wanted
22:51to
22:51kill
22:51her
22:51my
22:55mom
22:56struggled
22:56she
22:57would
22:57cry
22:58and
23:00my
23:00stepdad
23:01would
23:01just
23:01hold
23:02her
23:02and
23:02then
23:03he
23:03would
23:03get
23:03upset
23:04and
23:04it
23:05got
23:05to
23:05the
23:05point
23:05that
23:06her
23:07and
23:07my
23:07stepdad
23:08were
23:08terrified
23:08of
23:09when
23:10he
23:10got
23:10out
23:10I
23:11think
23:11the
23:13whole
23:13house
23:13was
23:14on
23:14edge
23:14my
23:27mom
23:28and
23:28my
23:28sister
23:29we
23:29were
23:30all
23:30together
23:30and
23:31then
23:31my
23:31brother
23:31got
23:32brought
23:32up
23:32and
23:33my
23:33sister
23:34was
23:35not
23:36aware
23:36that
23:37I
23:37wasn't
23:37aware
23:37of
23:39the
23:39discovery
23:40they
23:40made
23:41and
23:42she
23:43mentioned
23:44about
23:45him
23:45violating
23:46my
23:46pictures
23:46and
23:53I
23:53was
23:53like
23:53what
23:54what
23:55are
23:55you
23:55talking
23:55about
23:56and
23:57she
23:58told
23:58me
23:59how
23:59he
24:01would
24:03cut
24:04me
24:04out
24:04of
24:04my
24:04photos
24:05and
24:05ejaculate
24:06on
24:06them
24:07I've
24:15never
24:15hated
24:16anybody
24:16before
24:17he
24:25did
24:25whatever
24:25he
24:25could
24:26to
24:26ruin
24:26our
24:26lives
24:27and
24:29I
24:29was
24:30done
24:30letting
24:30him
24:30do
24:30that
24:30to
24:31mine
24:31and
24:38from
24:38that
24:39moment
24:39I
24:39swore
24:39I
24:39would
24:39never
24:40look
24:40at
24:42him
24:42again
24:42and
24:45I
24:45meant
24:45it
24:46and
24:49I
24:49made
24:49it
24:49clear
24:49to
24:50my
24:50mom
24:50I
24:50meant
24:50it
24:51and
24:52I
24:52was
24:52done
24:53letting
24:53her
24:53take
24:53him
24:54back
24:54I
24:55was
24:55done
24:55and
24:57if
24:57she
24:57didn't
24:57then
24:57I
24:57would
24:58be
24:58done
24:58with
24:58her
24:58I
25:01did
25:01not
25:02want
25:02to
25:02show
25:02my
25:02face
25:02at
25:03school
25:03I
25:04didn't
25:04want
25:04no
25:05friends
25:05I
25:07couldn't
25:07go to
25:08church
25:08he
25:11had
25:11taken
25:12enough
25:12from
25:12me
25:12that
25:13is
25:13a
25:14sick
25:14disturbed
25:15monster
25:16this
25:33is
25:33a
25:33picture
25:33of
25:34my
25:34mom
25:35kissing
25:35my
25:36dad
25:36on
25:36the
25:36cheek
25:37and
25:38this
25:38is
25:38when
25:38my
25:38dad
25:39was
25:39sick
25:40my
25:41dad
25:41Mike
25:42was
25:44very
25:44hard
25:44my
25:44mom
25:45was
25:45a
25:45caretaker
25:46so she
25:47was
25:47caring
25:48for
25:48him
25:48yeah
25:50this
25:51is
25:51a
25:51hard
25:52time
25:53for
25:53her
25:53because
25:53the
25:54love
25:54of
25:54her
25:54life
25:55is
25:55very
25:56sick
25:57and
25:57she
25:57felt
25:57helpless
25:58and
25:59she
25:59was
25:59just
26:00doing
26:00everything
26:00she
26:00knew
26:01to
26:01do
26:01to
26:02help
26:03him
26:03and
26:03take
26:03care
26:03of
26:04him
26:04when
26:06Mike
26:07died
26:08my
26:12mom
26:13went
26:13through
26:14so
26:16much
26:16grief
26:17and
26:18depression
26:20and
26:21loneliness
26:21just
26:23so
26:23sad
26:24she was just so sad all the time
26:43and that's when she invited Terry to come back
26:48Terry definitely saw it as an opportunity to take advantage of her
26:59here she is vulnerable
27:00here she is alone
27:02I didn't think it was a good idea for her to bring him back in the home
27:07but at that time I didn't think
27:10that he
27:14loved her
27:15like I didn't
27:16like even though I had that good feeling
27:20I didn't think
27:21that it was going to come to this
27:32I wish I would have done something to save my mom
27:36my mom was supposed to stop by the house and hang out for a little bit
28:00and
28:01she called and she just said she was too tired
28:04she seemed a little down
28:07and I just said
28:12okay mom you go home and get some rest
28:15and I love you
28:16it seemed off that my mom was
28:20a little down and tired
28:23like something was bothering her
28:26but my mom didn't open up
28:28and share
28:30that was the last phone call I had with her
28:34so my uncle called me Wednesday
28:45hello
28:46and he was like hey have you heard from your mom
28:50he's like you know I kept calling her and haven't heard from her
28:54and so we
28:57tried calling
28:58it's going to voicemail
29:00it's going to voicemail
29:01and that's when it sank in
29:04there's something wrong
29:06she was hysterical on the phone
29:20and all I could gather was
29:23mom's missing
29:26but she just was screaming stuff into the phone
29:28I couldn't understand her
29:29so I hung up
29:31and I called my uncle
29:32and I was
29:34telling him
29:35something's wrong with Tabitha
29:36I need you to go get her
29:38figure out what's going on
29:40she said mom's missing
29:42and he said
29:44and your mom is missing
29:46and it still didn't register
29:49I was like what do you mean
29:51y'all are
29:52five miles up the road
29:54how is my mom missing
29:55and then I had asked
29:59my aunt and uncle
30:02well what does Terry say
30:03and their response was
30:06all he is saying is that she left
30:08and didn't tell him where she was going
30:13without her dogs
30:15I didn't buy it for a second
30:20I knew that wasn't true
30:23like
30:25point blank
30:27that story's not true
30:29her dogs were
30:31a major red flag
30:34she didn't go to a store
30:37she didn't go
30:38to an event
30:39she didn't take us to school
30:41without her dogs
30:42if she grabbed her keys
30:47they knew to load up
30:48when they found her vehicle
31:04it was kind of like
31:07a knot in your stomach
31:08because my first
31:11question was
31:12then where is she
31:15and I didn't know
31:17if she was kidnapped
31:18I didn't know
31:20if she was robbed
31:21either way
31:23finding the vehicle
31:24and not finding her
31:25it's not a good situation
31:27her car was found
31:29not too far
31:30from the house
31:31but on a road
31:32that we wouldn't
31:33have been on
31:34and her belongings
31:36were on the outside
31:37of the car
31:38but they were
31:39placed a specific way
31:41so that they could be found
31:43her phone
31:45was found
31:46her purse
31:48was found
31:48all of her money
31:50her ID
31:51everything except
31:54the vehicle key
31:55we knew
31:59she was in trouble
32:00and after it had been a while
32:04we were advised
32:06we need to be looking
32:08for a body
32:08and
32:10a search party
32:12was put into place
32:14and
32:16volunteers came in
32:18it was not
32:20long at all
32:22we got a call
32:24to meet at the fire department
32:25I called my sister
32:27and we sped so fast
32:29I went inside
32:32expecting to see her
32:33and they said
32:41we found a body
32:42and I just remember
32:50everything going blurry
32:51and I couldn't breathe
32:54I couldn't see straight
33:00they found her
33:05not far
33:07from our house
33:08at all
33:08I used to walk
33:10to where it is
33:10on the side of the road
33:13with a bunch of garbage
33:17left there
33:20my mother was
33:24strangled
33:26so severely
33:28her larynx
33:28was snapped in half
33:30nothing made sense
33:33how did this happen
33:35that was when I was pregnant
33:49and she was always touchy feely
33:53she would hug you
33:54for the longest time
33:55she would make sure
33:57you felt
33:58her emotions
33:59and as a kid
34:03you
34:03you hate it
34:05because you're like
34:06oh this is so awkward
34:07it's so long
34:08you're so weird
34:11but I would do anything
34:13for one of them hugs now
34:15the pain
34:20the pain never goes away
34:21you just get stronger
34:25at hiding it
34:26when I walked into the house
34:38when I walked into the house
34:48it was a very eerie feeling
34:52Terry had taken over the house
34:54Terry had taken over the house
34:55so it was
34:56very strange
34:58to be in the home
35:00it's very unsettling
35:03and I'm shaking
35:05and I'm scared
35:08because I didn't want to be around him
35:12I didn't hear you come in
35:18I was asking him
35:22how he was doing
35:23and he said
35:26I'm just ready for all this to be over
35:28his eyes
35:30his eyes looked so dark
35:31and he looked soulless
35:34I've never seen anything like that before
35:37but I did it so they would have a recent picture
35:43in case he did run
35:44and quickly got out of there
35:47and as they were searching
36:03my mom's house
36:04they found
36:06my mom's Betty Boo
36:09keychain that she had had
36:11that wasn't in the car
36:12here we are on the road again
36:16I didn't know the significance
36:19at first
36:20love traveling
36:21but on one of our trips
36:23to see Ann
36:24when she was pregnant
36:25mama big rig right there
36:27woohoo
36:29I'm recording
36:31I don't even know why
36:32I just
36:33I grew up with my mom recording us kids
36:36you know
36:36mommy you're gonna be a grandma
36:38I tell
36:39I'm recording the scenery
36:42I'm recording my mom
36:44and as I'm moving the camera
36:47I capture
36:48her keys
36:49and her keychain
36:50the keychain
36:57ended up being
36:59one key
37:00evidence
37:01in the investigation
37:02I didn't even know I had the video of it
37:08at the time
37:09I was just
37:10looking at videos of my mom
37:14and
37:15I was missing her
37:19and that's when I
37:20oh I was like
37:23there it is
37:25I gave them the video
37:30I believe that is when
37:33they charged him
37:35with
37:35my mom's murder
37:37I want him to be
38:05remorseful
38:06and honest
38:09for once
38:11and I want him to take accountability
38:14he took
38:17my best friend from me
38:22he took
38:27my kids
38:28grandma
38:30who they'll never get to meet
38:32I still have nightmares
38:36of him
38:38chasing
38:39me
38:41I
38:43get frightened
38:44when I see somebody like him
38:46and I
38:48hide
38:48and then I have to catch myself
38:52he's locked up
38:53it's not him
38:54I'm ashamed
38:58that I'm afraid of him
39:00I'm trying to work on not being afraid
39:05and finding that freedom
39:07from that fear
39:09it's hard to say
39:12but I forgive him
39:14which isn't easy
39:18and I've had to work on it
39:20and it's not
39:22it's not necessarily for him
39:24but for me
39:25I'm still angry
39:32and mad
39:35but I can't have hate
39:39in my heart
39:42I was pursuing the death penalty
40:00but in the state of North Carolina
40:04that was not an option
40:05I believe in
40:09an eye for an eye
40:11and you reap what you sow
40:15and that includes him
40:18Terry Ellison
40:23is a monster
40:25how could you hurt
40:29the one person
40:30who has never given up on you
40:32I wonder all the time
40:35how somebody could be that evil
40:39and do that
40:41does he think about her
40:43does he hurt as much as we do
40:49does he realize
40:55what he has taken
40:56from this world
40:57I hope God does not
41:02have mercy on his soul
41:03everything
41:22the day comes back
41:24the smells
41:25the sound
41:26this is my worst nightmare
41:28in the picture
41:29you
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