1 00:00:05,230 --> 00:00:07,330 [pleasant instrumental music] 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,730 Christina was an absolutely wonderful mom. 3 00:00:12,770 --> 00:00:15,230 [boy speaking] 4 00:00:15,270 --> 00:00:19,930 One word to describe her is charismatic. Goofy. 5 00:00:19,970 --> 00:00:22,730 [Carol Free] Kevin was very charming. 6 00:00:22,770 --> 00:00:26,330 When he was sober, he was the funniest, happiest guy. 7 00:00:26,370 --> 00:00:27,930 [ominous instrumental music] 8 00:00:27,970 --> 00:00:32,299 But that other side of the coin, that was either very good or very bad. 9 00:00:32,330 --> 00:00:35,670 Behind closed doors, he was a different person. 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,270 For most kids, their monsters were imaginary. 11 00:00:41,630 --> 00:00:43,870 Mine just lived in the other room. 12 00:00:43,900 --> 00:00:46,270 [opening theme music playing] 13 00:00:58,170 --> 00:01:00,370 -[pleasant instrumental music] -[baby crying] 14 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,800 [narrator]It's June 2nd, 2000. 15 00:01:11,830 --> 00:01:16,500 28-year-old Christy Lott, and her partner, 31-year-old Kevin Blankenship, 16 00:01:16,530 --> 00:01:19,130 welcomed their baby daughter, Brianna, into the world. 17 00:01:19,970 --> 00:01:21,700 [Christina speaking] 18 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,300 [Eric Sheridan] Seeing Brianna and holding her in the hospital, 19 00:01:28,330 --> 00:01:31,030 it sticks out to me all the time. It's crazy. 20 00:01:31,070 --> 00:01:33,500 [Christina speaking] 21 00:01:33,530 --> 00:01:36,270 It's me, Kevin, and Aaron... 22 00:01:38,370 --> 00:01:40,729 standing right next to my mom. 23 00:01:40,770 --> 00:01:45,530 She was exhausted, but she's always trying to poke a smile out, you know? 24 00:01:45,570 --> 00:01:46,970 That was always her. 25 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,870 [Carol] Christina was an absolutely wonderful mom. 26 00:01:50,900 --> 00:01:53,830 There isn't nothing that she wouldn't do for her children. 27 00:01:55,130 --> 00:01:57,630 Kevin was very charming. 28 00:01:57,670 --> 00:02:01,200 He did the flowers, the take-you-out-for-dinner. 29 00:02:01,230 --> 00:02:05,770 He could make her feel like she was the best thing on the planet, 30 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,900 and would build her up. 31 00:02:07,930 --> 00:02:09,870 [Christina speaking] 32 00:02:09,900 --> 00:02:14,970 There were many occasions where Kevin and my mom and us kids were out, 33 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,770 and we would have a ball. 34 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,370 I thought it was all good and dandy, like she was happy. 35 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,770 [pleasant instrumental music] 36 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:29,600 [narrator] Christina Lott is born October 18th, 1971, in Florence, Oregon. 37 00:02:29,630 --> 00:02:32,700 I came to Christy's birth, and we were all excited. 38 00:02:32,730 --> 00:02:35,829 She's the first niece or nephew to be born. 39 00:02:35,870 --> 00:02:39,329 I was 15 years old. 40 00:02:39,370 --> 00:02:43,430 We did everything together, and we were like sisters. 41 00:02:44,630 --> 00:02:47,430 [narrator] Life growing up is not easy for Christy. 42 00:02:47,470 --> 00:02:50,200 [Carol] Christy's father was an alcoholic. 43 00:02:50,230 --> 00:02:52,430 There was a lot of drinking going on, 44 00:02:52,470 --> 00:02:54,230 and a lot of fighting. 45 00:02:54,270 --> 00:02:56,300 And they struggled. 46 00:02:56,329 --> 00:02:59,300 [narrator] Age 17, Christy drops out of high school 47 00:02:59,329 --> 00:03:01,270 when she discovers she's pregnant. 48 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,570 Mmm-mmm-mmm. 49 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,000 [Carol] Christina meets Glen. 50 00:03:06,030 --> 00:03:08,570 He knows she's pregnant, but falls in love with her, 51 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,930 and they end up being a couple. 52 00:03:15,470 --> 00:03:17,270 [narrator] Christy gives birth to Aaron, 53 00:03:17,300 --> 00:03:20,230 and two years later, she and Glen have Eric. 54 00:03:20,270 --> 00:03:21,530 [man speaking] 55 00:03:24,370 --> 00:03:26,800 I think this is my first Christmas. 56 00:03:26,829 --> 00:03:28,530 And, now, my dad's holding me. 57 00:03:28,930 --> 00:03:30,670 [man speaking] 58 00:03:35,730 --> 00:03:38,700 It's kind of a typical Christmas, from what I remember. 59 00:03:38,730 --> 00:03:42,329 My mom always made a big deal about family coming together. 60 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,130 My mom was a very outgoing person. 61 00:03:47,170 --> 00:03:49,570 Very much the life of the party. 62 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,930 Really went out of her way to make everybody else smile, 63 00:03:52,970 --> 00:03:55,030 even if she was having a bad day. 64 00:03:55,070 --> 00:03:57,130 [pleasant instrumental music] 65 00:04:00,100 --> 00:04:03,770 [narrator] Christy and Glen take the boys on a trip to Lookout Point Lake. 66 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,800 [Eric] We spent a lot of time camping, 67 00:04:05,830 --> 00:04:10,630 and those were some of, probably, the best times I ever had growing up. 68 00:04:10,670 --> 00:04:12,230 [Christina speaking] 69 00:04:12,270 --> 00:04:14,030 [Eric] It was a lot of fun. 70 00:04:14,070 --> 00:04:16,600 Two brothers causing havoc. 71 00:04:16,630 --> 00:04:20,730 We really gave my mom a run for her money, I would say. [laughs] 72 00:04:20,769 --> 00:04:21,829 [Christina speaking] 73 00:04:21,870 --> 00:04:24,730 They were the happiest times, with her and Glen. 74 00:04:24,770 --> 00:04:26,730 She went to beauty school 75 00:04:26,770 --> 00:04:29,200 and got her beautician license. 76 00:04:29,230 --> 00:04:32,970 She had her two boys, a husband, a home, 77 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,530 and everything was going perfect. 78 00:04:35,570 --> 00:04:38,570 [narrator] Christy and Glen have six happy years together. 79 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,030 But, by 1996, their marriage is failing, 80 00:04:43,070 --> 00:04:44,830 and they decide to divorce. 81 00:04:44,870 --> 00:04:47,700 [Carol] When Christina and Glen divorced, 82 00:04:47,730 --> 00:04:50,630 I think it took just a huge hole out of her heart. 83 00:04:50,670 --> 00:04:55,070 I think she struggled for a while, just getting back on her feet. 84 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:56,530 But she did it. 85 00:04:57,700 --> 00:04:59,170 [narrator] Two years later, 86 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,400 Christy reconnects with her high school crush, Kevin Blankenship, 87 00:05:02,430 --> 00:05:04,230 and they begin dating. 88 00:05:04,270 --> 00:05:06,930 He was very charismatic. 89 00:05:06,970 --> 00:05:09,930 He was charming. He could dance. 90 00:05:09,970 --> 00:05:11,030 [man speaking] 91 00:05:11,070 --> 00:05:13,230 He loved singing country music with her. 92 00:05:13,270 --> 00:05:15,600 They did karaoke with the kids. 93 00:05:15,630 --> 00:05:17,370 And he was good-looking. 94 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,370 He was a good-looking man. 95 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,770 And they hit it off. 96 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:22,930 [Christina speaking] 97 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:27,700 [narrator] One year later, baby Brianna is born. 98 00:05:27,730 --> 00:05:31,570 And soon after, baby Skylar joins the growing family, too. 99 00:05:33,730 --> 00:05:35,470 [woman speaking] 100 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:41,600 If I were to to describe my mom's personality, I would just say "goofy." 101 00:05:41,630 --> 00:05:45,000 From what I remember, she was just very goofy. [laughs] 102 00:05:45,030 --> 00:05:51,200 Just the best. The best mom. So funny and so caring. 103 00:05:51,230 --> 00:05:54,730 And the stereotypical girl mom, you know? 104 00:05:54,770 --> 00:05:57,970 Makeup and nail polish and all those kinds of things. 105 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,870 And I just I loved it. She was the best. 106 00:06:04,570 --> 00:06:07,670 [Christina speaking and laughing] 107 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:11,870 If somebody met my dad, they would probably think he was a, 108 00:06:11,900 --> 00:06:13,930 you know, good guy, fun person. 109 00:06:13,970 --> 00:06:18,730 But behind closed doors, he was a different person. 110 00:06:18,770 --> 00:06:23,070 [Carol] When he was sober, he was the funniest, happiest guy. 111 00:06:23,100 --> 00:06:24,530 Very engaging. 112 00:06:25,300 --> 00:06:26,600 Brought you in. 113 00:06:26,630 --> 00:06:28,570 But that other side of the coin, 114 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,170 that was either very good or very bad. 115 00:06:32,070 --> 00:06:35,000 I'd pick her up for lunch, and we'd look out, 116 00:06:35,030 --> 00:06:38,730 and he'd be going by the restaurant, slow. 117 00:06:38,770 --> 00:06:40,300 And, then, he'd park. 118 00:06:40,330 --> 00:06:42,600 He'd come in and look in the window. 119 00:06:42,630 --> 00:06:45,470 Or come in, sit on the other side of the restaurant. 120 00:06:45,500 --> 00:06:51,630 Because Kevin's whole goal of every minute of the day is to have her in his vision. 121 00:06:51,670 --> 00:06:53,700 It was just mind-boggling. 122 00:06:53,730 --> 00:06:55,670 It made no sense to me. 123 00:06:55,700 --> 00:06:57,770 [ominous instrumental music] 124 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:04,000 By the time Brianna was three weeks old, 125 00:07:04,030 --> 00:07:08,430 Kevin started showing physical beatings on Christy. 126 00:07:09,030 --> 00:07:10,170 [Christina speaking] 127 00:07:13,570 --> 00:07:16,030 Every time I ever met the guy, he was drunk. 128 00:07:17,030 --> 00:07:20,430 That, to me, is a personality flaw. 129 00:07:20,470 --> 00:07:25,570 [Skylar] I feel like I was just scared of him a lot of the time, honestly. 130 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,230 Just, mood-wise, 131 00:07:27,270 --> 00:07:29,770 you never knew what you were gonna get that day. 132 00:07:30,670 --> 00:07:32,230 I think, even at a young age, 133 00:07:32,270 --> 00:07:36,830 I realized that all the fighting was not normal. 134 00:07:38,870 --> 00:07:41,600 [narrator] The children noticed Christy and Kevin's relationship 135 00:07:41,630 --> 00:07:44,130 becoming increasingly turbulent, 136 00:07:44,170 --> 00:07:47,570 particularly Christy's 13-year-old son, Eric. 137 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,430 [Eric] He was aggressive. 138 00:07:49,470 --> 00:07:54,200 I remember this one night, I was about, I would say, 12 or 13. 139 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:56,970 It was like every normal day, 140 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,200 just ate dinner and was just kind of hanging out. 141 00:08:01,230 --> 00:08:03,770 And, then, Kevin started getting drunk... 142 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,170 and starting to push my mom around a little bit. 143 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,970 And I got in between him and pushed him back. 144 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,970 I threatened him to not touch my mom again, 145 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,470 and that's when he started to get really aggressive towards me. 146 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:21,330 My mom called my dad and said, "You need to come get Eric. 147 00:08:21,370 --> 00:08:24,300 He's gonna get himself hurt." 148 00:08:24,330 --> 00:08:28,400 [narrator] Eric goes to stay with his father, Glen, Christy's ex-husband, 149 00:08:28,430 --> 00:08:29,700 for two weeks. 150 00:08:31,170 --> 00:08:35,030 [Carol] She thought that, maybe, she could just continue to hope 151 00:08:35,070 --> 00:08:38,130 that he would not drink and not hurt her anymore. 152 00:08:38,169 --> 00:08:40,330 She always had that hope. 153 00:08:40,370 --> 00:08:44,670 She didn't want to feel like the marriage was a failure again. 154 00:08:44,700 --> 00:08:46,570 I remember Christy called and she said, 155 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,730 "Will you come and get me and take me to Mom's?" 156 00:08:48,770 --> 00:08:50,770 So, I went and got Christina, 157 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,530 and she divulged that he'd been beating her. 158 00:08:54,570 --> 00:08:56,230 She went and got in the shower and came out, 159 00:08:56,270 --> 00:09:00,800 and her whole back side was black and blue, and her ribs. 160 00:09:00,830 --> 00:09:04,570 And I said, "We're not lettin' you go back. You're done. 161 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,200 I'm gonna call the police, and we're gonna make a police report, 162 00:09:07,230 --> 00:09:10,200 and we're gonna take pictures of these bruises." 163 00:09:10,230 --> 00:09:13,400 The next morning, Kevin showed up. 164 00:09:13,430 --> 00:09:14,830 We weren't gonna let him in the house. 165 00:09:14,870 --> 00:09:17,930 Christy said, "Let me talk to him." 166 00:09:17,970 --> 00:09:23,070 And he said, "It's all gonna be okay. I'm never drinking again." 167 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:25,430 Christy said, "Things are gonna be better." 168 00:09:25,470 --> 00:09:28,400 And the next thing you know, she goes back with him. 169 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,070 I'm just heartbroken. 170 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:33,570 It was like a tornado in there. 171 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,370 You could not pull her out of it. 172 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:41,070 And it was, "What is it going to take to get you out of this?" 173 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:43,200 [ominous instrumental music] 174 00:09:47,430 --> 00:09:49,370 [pleasant instrumental music] 175 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,030 [Kevin speaking] 176 00:09:52,070 --> 00:09:54,400 -[baby babbling] -[laughing] 177 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,930 [Kevin speaking] 178 00:10:00,970 --> 00:10:02,330 [narrator] Kevin promises Christy 179 00:10:02,370 --> 00:10:05,130 that his drinking and abusive behavior will stop. 180 00:10:05,470 --> 00:10:07,200 [Kevin speaking] 181 00:10:07,230 --> 00:10:10,500 [narrator] Christy takes his word and agrees to marry him. 182 00:10:10,530 --> 00:10:12,800 [Eric] I believe my mom was very optimistic. 183 00:10:14,370 --> 00:10:17,630 I know that I have personally heard 184 00:10:17,670 --> 00:10:21,330 Kevin say he was sorry 185 00:10:21,370 --> 00:10:24,570 and it won't happen again. 186 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,670 I think she just held onto that little bit of hope 187 00:10:28,700 --> 00:10:31,270 that something would change someday. 188 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,100 [woman speaking] 189 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,230 [woman speaking] 190 00:10:44,270 --> 00:10:49,470 Being a hairdresser, my mom worked really hard, and a lot, 191 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:51,830 to support the family. 192 00:10:51,870 --> 00:10:53,670 [Carol] We were so proud of her. 193 00:10:53,700 --> 00:10:56,670 I mean, she was our family hairdresser. 194 00:10:56,700 --> 00:10:57,870 [woman speaking] 195 00:11:01,170 --> 00:11:03,730 [Carol] She was very successful. 196 00:11:03,770 --> 00:11:05,300 [laughing] 197 00:11:05,330 --> 00:11:08,930 She worked seven days a week. She had to, because she had so many clients. 198 00:11:08,970 --> 00:11:11,870 She was an amazing hairdresser. 199 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:13,930 [woman speaking] 200 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:19,830 She was the pretty constant breadwinner for our family, and she worked hard. 201 00:11:19,870 --> 00:11:23,300 [narrator] While Christy works to provide for the family, 202 00:11:23,330 --> 00:11:25,930 Kevin's contributions fall short. 203 00:11:25,970 --> 00:11:28,900 [Brianna] Most of my memories of my dad are of him not working. 204 00:11:28,930 --> 00:11:33,200 I think he was pretty content with letting my mom do a lot of the hard work. 205 00:11:33,230 --> 00:11:35,330 [somber instrumental music] 206 00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:41,870 She earned money to pay rent, bills, her car. 207 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:48,300 Well, one day, Christy came home, 208 00:11:48,330 --> 00:11:50,900 and went to buy groceries. 209 00:11:50,930 --> 00:11:54,830 And all the money was gone out of the drawer. 210 00:11:54,870 --> 00:11:59,700 And she came over and cried and cried, "Aunty, he's took all the money." 211 00:12:00,530 --> 00:12:02,570 And he would just go on these trips. 212 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,830 He'd come back and spent all her money. 213 00:12:05,870 --> 00:12:08,970 [narrator] Christy and Kevin failed to keep up with rent payments 214 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,600 and, in 2001, they receive an eviction notice. 215 00:12:14,530 --> 00:12:17,130 [Brianna] For the early years of my life, 216 00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:19,530 we were moving around constantly. 217 00:12:20,370 --> 00:12:22,630 Just a lot of back and forth. 218 00:12:23,500 --> 00:12:25,530 [Carol] I was working for child welfare, 219 00:12:25,570 --> 00:12:29,270 and one of my jobs was to help people get housing. 220 00:12:29,300 --> 00:12:32,500 Well, I knew of a four-bedroom that was gonna be empty. 221 00:12:32,530 --> 00:12:34,770 I went and got Christy, and I said, 222 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,700 "I can move you into this four-bedroom with no money." 223 00:12:38,730 --> 00:12:41,970 She was so excited. We decorated it. 224 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,800 We all went in and just helped get her stuff ready. 225 00:12:45,830 --> 00:12:49,330 I did anything I could to try to help her. 226 00:12:50,530 --> 00:12:53,100 [indistinct commotion] 227 00:12:54,530 --> 00:12:58,800 These are happy times. Really happy times. 228 00:12:58,830 --> 00:13:02,900 Christina loved country music, and she would lip sync, 229 00:13:02,930 --> 00:13:06,030 and they'd all line up and she'd get all the kids, 230 00:13:06,070 --> 00:13:08,870 line 'em all up, and they'd all dance. 231 00:13:08,900 --> 00:13:13,230 Line dance and sing to country music. 232 00:13:13,270 --> 00:13:16,430 I loved watching them. They were hilarious. 233 00:13:16,470 --> 00:13:21,970 She was always goofy, and singing and dancing, and that was just who she was. 234 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:26,570 It's nice to see that she's just, you know, having a good time. 235 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,170 She's adorable. [laughs] 236 00:13:29,370 --> 00:13:30,930 [ominous instrumental music] 237 00:13:32,930 --> 00:13:37,600 [narrator] Kevin breaks his promise and starts to drink again. 238 00:13:37,630 --> 00:13:41,130 She calls me up. He's drunk and rampaging. 239 00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:45,300 -[dramatic instrumental music] -[shattering] 240 00:13:45,330 --> 00:13:48,530 And I was just up the street, so I walked over. 241 00:13:50,370 --> 00:13:54,030 He had put a chair through the window, a lawn chair. 242 00:13:54,070 --> 00:13:57,670 And he had busted up the futon in the living room. 243 00:13:58,470 --> 00:14:00,830 A lamp was all broke. 244 00:14:01,930 --> 00:14:04,270 And the manager showed up. 245 00:14:04,300 --> 00:14:08,430 They came in the housing and had to take pictures of the house. 246 00:14:08,470 --> 00:14:10,570 And they lost their housing. 247 00:14:11,900 --> 00:14:16,100 He just sabotaged every single thing that we put in place 248 00:14:16,130 --> 00:14:18,600 for her and those kids to have a better life. 249 00:14:20,930 --> 00:14:22,230 [narrator] In 2005, 250 00:14:22,270 --> 00:14:25,100 Christy inherits her mother's house in Baker City, 251 00:14:25,130 --> 00:14:27,270 giving the family some security. 252 00:14:27,300 --> 00:14:29,570 [Eric] After my mom moved to Baker, 253 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,200 I continued living with my dad in Eugene. 254 00:14:32,230 --> 00:14:35,900 I just wasn't comfortable at my mom's house a lot. 255 00:14:35,930 --> 00:14:39,900 I would try and pop over just for a weekend, 256 00:14:39,930 --> 00:14:42,270 but I didn't really see my mom a lot. 257 00:14:47,370 --> 00:14:49,130 [woman speaking] 258 00:14:49,170 --> 00:14:51,400 [narrator] The family visit Christy's aunt. 259 00:14:51,430 --> 00:14:53,970 Brianna and Skylar play with their cousin. 260 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:59,070 Whenever they would argue, I would be more so worried for my mom at the time. 261 00:14:59,830 --> 00:15:01,670 I think as I got a little bit older, 262 00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:03,630 I would be a little more scared 263 00:15:03,670 --> 00:15:05,970 that he would do something to us, too. 264 00:15:07,070 --> 00:15:11,170 I remember, we were at our apartment, 265 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:15,100 and my dad was trying to get me to say the word "Hell." 266 00:15:15,130 --> 00:15:17,170 And I wouldn't, 'cause I was little. 267 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,870 I'm like, "That's a bad word. I'm not gonna say it." 268 00:15:21,430 --> 00:15:26,830 Well, he held me down and put a knife to my arm. 269 00:15:26,870 --> 00:15:31,370 Like, if I wouldn't say it, then he was gonna do something to me. 270 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,400 And I think, at that point, that's what I do, 271 00:15:34,430 --> 00:15:39,630 that I was definitely more scared for my sister and I. 272 00:15:39,670 --> 00:15:43,870 And I couldn't say anything 'cause he's gonna do something. 273 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:46,000 [ominous instrumental music] 274 00:15:49,130 --> 00:15:52,930 [Brianna] There was a time when, I think it had to be my 10th birthday, 275 00:15:52,970 --> 00:15:58,000 I didn't ask for anything for my birthday, like materialistic-wise. 276 00:15:58,030 --> 00:16:00,130 I didn't ask for toys or... 277 00:16:00,170 --> 00:16:03,430 I literally just begged my dad to stay sober all day, 278 00:16:03,470 --> 00:16:05,870 like, on my birthday. [sobs] 279 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:08,170 And that didn't happen, and it broke my heart. 280 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,200 He got extremely intoxicated. 281 00:16:11,230 --> 00:16:13,230 I see eight and nine-year-old kids now, 282 00:16:13,270 --> 00:16:16,170 and I'm like, "Oh, my gosh, they're, like, little babies." 283 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,830 And I just can't believe I had the wherewithal, and I had to grow up so fast. 284 00:16:19,870 --> 00:16:22,270 So, it's just devastating. 285 00:16:23,370 --> 00:16:26,000 [Skylar] My mom was a very strong person. 286 00:16:27,030 --> 00:16:29,170 But, at the same time, yeah, you look back 287 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:33,870 and you wonder how she could have stayed with him for so long 288 00:16:33,900 --> 00:16:36,600 with all the stuff that he was doing. 289 00:16:36,630 --> 00:16:40,630 And, yeah, I'll never understand that, either. 290 00:16:40,670 --> 00:16:46,270 [Eric] I wanted him gone, and I spoke that to my mom a lot. 291 00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:47,970 And that's where me and my mom, 292 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,730 if we ever butted heads, It was about that. 293 00:16:50,770 --> 00:16:54,100 I argued with her. I guess I pleaded with her. 294 00:16:54,130 --> 00:16:59,870 I just don't know if she thought she could actually get away from him. 295 00:17:03,730 --> 00:17:05,369 [tense instrumental music] 296 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:09,869 I was afraid for Christina every day of her life with him. 297 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,770 One of the times he beat her bad, 298 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:18,770 I went over to get Christina and take her to a place called MayDay. 299 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,369 It's where you go for domestic violence. 300 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:25,000 I said, "We're gonna go file a restraining order today!" 301 00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:28,970 As we drove away, 302 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,530 he got in a vehicle and followed us. 303 00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:42,430 And I drove around the corner and I said, "Get us in quick. I think he's following us. 304 00:17:42,470 --> 00:17:46,330 She's been beaten really bad. She needs pictures taken. 305 00:17:46,370 --> 00:17:49,170 And we might need law enforcement here." 306 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,800 He walked up to the building and looked through like this, looking in. 307 00:17:54,230 --> 00:17:55,800 He was pursuing her. 308 00:17:56,570 --> 00:17:58,430 She was not gonna get away from him. 309 00:18:00,770 --> 00:18:05,900 It was horrible to love my dad so much, but, like, want him away. 310 00:18:05,930 --> 00:18:09,670 Like, I wanted my mom to be safe. 311 00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:12,000 [911 operator talking indistinctly] 312 00:18:12,030 --> 00:18:15,330 [Carol] Kevin was arrested and charged with assault. 313 00:18:15,370 --> 00:18:20,300 And, then, he had to enroll in domestic violence classes. 314 00:18:20,330 --> 00:18:22,930 [narrator] Kevin pleads guilty to assaulting Christy. 315 00:18:22,970 --> 00:18:27,770 In May, 2010, he is given a 180-day suspended sentence 316 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,870 and 18-month probation. 317 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:32,830 He is ordered to have no contact with Christy. 318 00:18:32,870 --> 00:18:35,900 I went over there and he showed back up again. 319 00:18:35,930 --> 00:18:38,200 He did not care there was restraining order. 320 00:18:38,230 --> 00:18:40,370 He did not care about the rules. 321 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,800 He drank anyway, and he showed up anyway. 322 00:18:43,830 --> 00:18:46,730 None of it made a difference. 323 00:18:46,770 --> 00:18:49,100 That was about the end of it. She had had it. 324 00:18:49,130 --> 00:18:53,300 The love was gone and she was wanting out. 325 00:18:53,330 --> 00:18:57,430 But she told me, "If I divorce him, he will find me. 326 00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:58,200 He will kill me." 327 00:18:58,230 --> 00:19:00,300 [dramatic instrumental music] 328 00:19:05,630 --> 00:19:06,930 [Christina laughing] 329 00:19:14,130 --> 00:19:15,430 [Christina speaking] 330 00:19:16,930 --> 00:19:20,630 [narrator] It's three months since Kevin is convicted of assaulting Christy. 331 00:19:20,670 --> 00:19:22,470 He shows up at Christy's house, 332 00:19:22,500 --> 00:19:24,700 breaking the terms of his probation. 333 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:27,230 [Carol] He was supposed to stay away from her, 334 00:19:27,270 --> 00:19:29,330 but he showed back up again. 335 00:19:31,770 --> 00:19:33,170 [man speaking] 336 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,800 And Christy was trying so hard that day to try to keep it together. 337 00:19:36,830 --> 00:19:40,730 You know, she wanted her baby to have this beautiful birthday. 338 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:45,200 [man speaking] 339 00:19:45,230 --> 00:19:47,400 Everything was, you know, going swell, 340 00:19:47,430 --> 00:19:50,570 having, you know, a nine-year-old birthday party. [laughs] 341 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:51,770 [man speaking] 342 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,370 [man speaking] 343 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,070 -[Brianna speaking] -[man speaking] 344 00:19:59,330 --> 00:20:01,170 [all laughing] 345 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,500 We look happy, for the most part, it seems like. [laughs] 346 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:07,770 [woman speaking] 347 00:20:08,970 --> 00:20:11,400 It is nice to see my birthday like that. 348 00:20:11,430 --> 00:20:14,030 I just wish that's how I can remember it. 349 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,900 [tense instrumental music] 350 00:20:16,930 --> 00:20:18,730 [shattering] 351 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:21,230 At the end of the night, 352 00:20:21,270 --> 00:20:24,500 yeah, I'm not sure what they even started fighting about. 353 00:20:24,530 --> 00:20:29,670 But it got aggressive real quick. 354 00:20:29,700 --> 00:20:32,900 I know that he started putting his hands on her. 355 00:20:32,930 --> 00:20:39,030 So, my sister and I, we went into my room like we usually did. 356 00:20:39,830 --> 00:20:41,730 [Carol] That house they lived in 357 00:20:41,770 --> 00:20:45,000 was an old, old trailer, very thin walls. 358 00:20:45,770 --> 00:20:48,030 And they could hear their mom be beat. 359 00:20:48,870 --> 00:20:51,500 And scream. And holler. 360 00:20:51,530 --> 00:20:56,530 [Brianna] I think we just tried to ignore the fact that it was always happening, 361 00:20:56,570 --> 00:21:00,330 and we just tried to, you know, stay out of it. 362 00:21:00,370 --> 00:21:03,400 [Carol] Those incidences were getting worse and worse and worse and worse, 363 00:21:03,430 --> 00:21:06,770 where he didn't care how bad he hurt her, 364 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,830 and how physically he hurt her. 365 00:21:08,870 --> 00:21:11,600 There was nobody gonna stop him. 366 00:21:11,630 --> 00:21:13,200 Period. 367 00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:15,330 [dramatic instrumental music] 368 00:21:16,630 --> 00:21:19,300 [Skylar] I remember going to school one day. 369 00:21:19,330 --> 00:21:21,400 [somber instrumental music] 370 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,600 We were in class, 371 00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:27,100 and our assignment was to write what we're scared of. 372 00:21:27,130 --> 00:21:29,930 And, you know, I wrote down spiders as one thing. 373 00:21:29,970 --> 00:21:32,200 And, then, I wrote down my dad. 374 00:21:32,230 --> 00:21:36,270 And I remember the teachers, like, coming to talk to me. 375 00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:39,430 And I was freaked out 'cause I'm like, "No, don't say anything," 376 00:21:39,470 --> 00:21:41,900 'cause it freaked me out that he was gonna find out. 377 00:21:42,900 --> 00:21:47,070 I think, for most kids, their monsters were imaginary. 378 00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:49,200 And, at least for me, 379 00:21:49,230 --> 00:21:52,470 yeah, mine just lived in the other room, 380 00:21:52,500 --> 00:21:54,370 and we couldn't escape it. 381 00:21:57,130 --> 00:21:59,230 [woman speaking] 382 00:22:03,830 --> 00:22:05,630 [woman speaking] 383 00:22:05,670 --> 00:22:08,700 [Eric] My mom had plenty of people to tell her, 384 00:22:08,730 --> 00:22:11,830 you know, "I think you should leave. You have support." 385 00:22:11,870 --> 00:22:15,200 But my mom's reasoning behind staying with Kevin 386 00:22:15,230 --> 00:22:20,370 does stem from my sisters and in trying to have 387 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:25,700 some kind of stability in their life with both of their parents. 388 00:22:25,730 --> 00:22:29,670 But I think a lot of it stems back to her parents, 389 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:31,770 my mom's parents, to my grandparents. 390 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,770 There was abuse in my mum's household when she was a kid. 391 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:40,670 So, I know that she, unfortunately, had to grow up seeing that. 392 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:46,200 My grandparents were together until my grandfather passed away. 393 00:22:47,270 --> 00:22:51,500 And, so, I think that kind of stuck in my mom's head that, 394 00:22:51,530 --> 00:22:56,330 almost like, it was okay to stay in a situation like that. 395 00:22:57,800 --> 00:22:59,230 [pleasant instrumental music] 396 00:22:59,270 --> 00:23:02,670 [Carol] We went camping on August 20th on my birthday. 397 00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:05,100 We got all our tents together and we headed to the camp. 398 00:23:05,130 --> 00:23:08,170 And I had already went up and paid for all our campsites. 399 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,270 And it's hotter than the dickens out, but we didn't care. 400 00:23:11,970 --> 00:23:14,070 And we had an absolute blast. 401 00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:19,470 We'd been fishing all day, cooking, hiking. 402 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:22,070 And, of course, there was always drinking. 403 00:23:22,930 --> 00:23:26,830 And Kevin got into it, got too drunk. 404 00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:29,170 [ominous instrumental music] 405 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:33,970 Kids yelled, "Dad's choking mom to death in the outhouse." 406 00:23:36,030 --> 00:23:37,730 So, I went over. 407 00:23:37,770 --> 00:23:41,270 I had to drag him out of the outhouse, out of the bathroom, 408 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:43,070 get Christy. 409 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,530 Big marks across her neck. 410 00:23:46,830 --> 00:23:51,470 And she says, "I can't do it no more. I'm getting out." 411 00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:54,070 The divorce needed to start. 412 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:57,470 You know, we're gonna go through this, and we're gonna get it done. 413 00:23:57,500 --> 00:24:00,900 I said, "You know what? Uncle and I will help you financially. 414 00:24:00,930 --> 00:24:04,730 We'll get you somewhere to go to hide." 415 00:24:04,770 --> 00:24:08,130 That week, we started the ball rolling. 416 00:24:10,570 --> 00:24:12,830 [judge speaking] 417 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,670 [narrator] Christy starts the paperwork to divorce Kevin, 418 00:24:23,700 --> 00:24:27,400 but she isn't going to tell him until after her son's wedding. 419 00:24:27,430 --> 00:24:30,030 [judge speaking] 420 00:24:32,830 --> 00:24:37,400 I remember the day, like, almost perfectly. 421 00:24:37,430 --> 00:24:40,670 My mom looked so cute. She had her permed, curly hair and her big bangs. 422 00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:42,900 And, like, she's all dressed up. 423 00:24:42,930 --> 00:24:44,800 [Christina speaking] 424 00:24:45,630 --> 00:24:47,100 [laughing] 425 00:24:47,130 --> 00:24:51,630 Mom's, like, videoing on her camcorder and she's, like, beaming. 426 00:24:51,670 --> 00:24:54,530 I was, like, "This feels like it's gonna be a good day." 427 00:24:54,570 --> 00:24:56,700 [judge speaking] 428 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,300 [cheering] 429 00:25:02,330 --> 00:25:06,800 She was so happy for him at the wedding. He was so in love with Codi. 430 00:25:07,700 --> 00:25:09,070 [Christina speaking] 431 00:25:11,870 --> 00:25:15,530 [Carol] In the background, you could see Kevin had showed up. 432 00:25:15,570 --> 00:25:18,070 And I saw Christina, in a running fashion, 433 00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:21,200 going towards the restroom, and Kevin chasing her. 434 00:25:21,230 --> 00:25:23,230 [ominous instrumental music] 435 00:25:23,270 --> 00:25:26,930 And he goes, "It's until death do us part. 436 00:25:26,970 --> 00:25:29,870 If I can't have her, no one will. 437 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:32,000 And I'm gonna end up killing her." 438 00:25:32,970 --> 00:25:36,700 She started crying, went into the restroom area. 439 00:25:36,730 --> 00:25:39,830 I went in with her, washed her face off. 440 00:25:39,870 --> 00:25:44,770 I, then, took my baby home 'cause it was a hot day... 441 00:25:45,830 --> 00:25:47,330 [voice breaking] and told her goodbye. 442 00:25:48,670 --> 00:25:51,930 [phone line connecting] 443 00:25:51,970 --> 00:25:53,630 [911 operator speaking] 444 00:25:53,670 --> 00:25:55,730 [Darren Blankenship speaking] 445 00:26:04,970 --> 00:26:06,770 [911 operator speaking] 446 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,130 [Darren speaking] 447 00:26:15,670 --> 00:26:17,400 [ominous instrumental music] 448 00:26:17,430 --> 00:26:18,830 [911 operator speaking] 449 00:26:23,430 --> 00:26:25,300 [Darren speaking] 450 00:26:32,270 --> 00:26:34,400 [911 operator speaking] 451 00:26:34,430 --> 00:26:35,730 [Darren speaking] 452 00:26:35,770 --> 00:26:40,800 After dispatch received the initial call from Darren Blankenship, 453 00:26:40,830 --> 00:26:45,470 they radioed in to the two city officers that were on duty that night. 454 00:26:45,870 --> 00:26:46,870 [officer speaking] 455 00:26:47,430 --> 00:26:49,800 [911 operator speaking] 456 00:26:54,270 --> 00:26:56,330 [dramatic instrumental music] 457 00:26:57,830 --> 00:27:00,030 -[tense instrumental music] -[indistinct radio chatter] 458 00:27:00,070 --> 00:27:01,700 [Lohner] They arrived, 459 00:27:01,730 --> 00:27:06,430 took up defensive positions, and waited. 460 00:27:09,130 --> 00:27:14,170 [Sharon Bass] As the officers were trying to make a plan to get Kevin to come outside, 461 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,370 Kevin actually walked out on the front porch. 462 00:27:20,370 --> 00:27:24,800 And, then, we were able to take him into custody without any incident. 463 00:27:24,830 --> 00:27:27,800 The officers asked where his wife was. 464 00:27:27,830 --> 00:27:30,170 Kevin said that Christy was in the house. 465 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,330 When the officers entered the house, 466 00:27:33,370 --> 00:27:36,170 they found Christy deceased. 467 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,270 [tense instrumental music] 468 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,830 [somber instrumental music] 469 00:27:42,870 --> 00:27:44,970 [Carol] I got that phone call. 470 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,300 And it's my son on the phone, 471 00:27:47,330 --> 00:27:51,830 and he goes, "Mom, the police are here and you need to come now." 472 00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:53,900 I don't even remember getting dressed. 473 00:27:53,930 --> 00:27:58,670 We got in the car, went around the corner. It's a half a block. 474 00:27:58,700 --> 00:28:02,100 I could see police as far as I could see in lights. 475 00:28:02,870 --> 00:28:05,030 And they had already had ribbon up. 476 00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:08,570 [crying] And I said, "She's dead in that house." 477 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,530 And they said, "Yeah." 478 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:14,330 I said, "Please let me come and be by her." 479 00:28:14,370 --> 00:28:17,000 They said, "You can't come in. It's a crime scene." 480 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:18,970 I mean, it was horrific. 481 00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:21,670 None of us knew what to do, 482 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:23,130 or what to say. 483 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,070 [somber instrumental music] 484 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:31,430 I got a very loud knock on my front door 485 00:28:31,470 --> 00:28:33,000 from my cousin. 486 00:28:33,030 --> 00:28:35,230 And he said, "Hey, man, I need you to call your brother." 487 00:28:35,270 --> 00:28:39,170 So, I went out and called Aaron and... 488 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:44,730 He just said, "Mom's dead. Kevin killed her." 489 00:28:44,770 --> 00:28:48,770 I don't know, the next 30 minutes to an hour, I kind of blacked out. 490 00:28:49,570 --> 00:28:51,270 Yeah, it was... 491 00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:52,670 [breath trembling] 492 00:28:53,430 --> 00:28:55,770 real surreal. 493 00:28:55,800 --> 00:29:00,870 As soon as I collected myself enough, I called my dad. 494 00:29:00,900 --> 00:29:04,830 He didn't let me out of his sight for, like, three days. 495 00:29:04,870 --> 00:29:11,400 I wish I would have drove over to be here for my sisters and my brother. 496 00:29:11,430 --> 00:29:13,500 At the time, I couldn't come over here. 497 00:29:15,130 --> 00:29:16,900 I mean, the last time I talked to my mom, 498 00:29:16,930 --> 00:29:19,130 I had got in an argument with her 499 00:29:19,170 --> 00:29:21,770 about leaving Kevin, and... 500 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,330 [inhales] and she got mad. She got frustrated with me. 501 00:29:25,370 --> 00:29:29,130 And I remember her telling me that I needed to be bigger than that. 502 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:33,830 I think that was the... [voice breaking] 503 00:29:36,370 --> 00:29:40,300 That was the first time I got off the phone 504 00:29:40,330 --> 00:29:43,130 and didn't tell my mom I loved her. [sobbing] 505 00:29:47,570 --> 00:29:48,770 -[Lohner speaking] -[Kevin speaking] 506 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,170 [Lohner speaking] 507 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:53,270 [narrator] Detective Lohner arrives at Baker City Police station 508 00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:54,530 to interview Kevin. 509 00:29:54,570 --> 00:29:55,270 [Lohner speaking] 510 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,570 [Lohner speaking] 511 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:11,570 [Lohner speaking] 512 00:30:15,130 --> 00:30:15,930 [Lohner speaking] 513 00:30:15,970 --> 00:30:17,570 You start off with an interview 514 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,470 where you try to make a connection with the person. 515 00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:24,900 You don't immediately confront them via interrogation. 516 00:30:31,430 --> 00:30:33,300 [Lohner speaking] 517 00:30:33,330 --> 00:30:36,600 Kevin appeared to be very open to me, 518 00:30:36,630 --> 00:30:40,970 and it allows me to elicit information better 519 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,130 than being in a straight, confrontational role. 520 00:30:55,270 --> 00:30:56,470 [Lohner speaking] 521 00:31:14,670 --> 00:31:15,930 [Lohner laughing] 522 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,130 [Lohner laughing] 523 00:31:26,930 --> 00:31:29,300 Kevin appeared fairly jovial. 524 00:31:29,330 --> 00:31:30,800 There was no tears. 525 00:31:30,830 --> 00:31:36,800 He didn't seem very nervous at all, which was surprising. 526 00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:39,830 It's not normal behavior. 527 00:31:39,870 --> 00:31:42,200 I'm not a psychologist, but you can tell 528 00:31:42,230 --> 00:31:44,370 that there is something wrong with a person 529 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:49,200 that they show no emotion about their wife's death. 530 00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:55,270 [Kevin speaking] 531 00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:57,330 [Lohner speaking] 532 00:31:58,030 --> 00:31:59,100 [Kevin speaking] 533 00:31:59,130 --> 00:32:00,030 [Lohner speaking] 534 00:32:05,330 --> 00:32:06,670 [Lohner speaking] 535 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,630 [Lohner speaking] 536 00:32:17,730 --> 00:32:18,570 [Lohner speaking] 537 00:32:24,900 --> 00:32:27,400 [Lohner speaking] 538 00:32:35,130 --> 00:32:37,170 [Lohner speaking] 539 00:32:40,070 --> 00:32:43,300 [Lohner speaking] 540 00:32:47,370 --> 00:32:48,100 [Lohner speaking] 541 00:32:49,170 --> 00:32:53,430 After speaking with Kevin for maybe half an hour, 542 00:32:54,870 --> 00:32:57,000 I knew he wasn't telling me the truth. 543 00:32:58,230 --> 00:33:03,570 For one, nobody cleans a rifle at ten o'clock at night. 544 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,400 And, then, if an accident does happen, 545 00:33:06,430 --> 00:33:11,100 they do not take the cleaning rod apart, put it away. 546 00:33:11,130 --> 00:33:17,830 A normal reaction would be to immediately call 911 and get help. 547 00:33:17,870 --> 00:33:22,830 Nothing made sense, but he stuck with his story. 548 00:33:22,870 --> 00:33:24,400 I was running out of options. 549 00:33:24,430 --> 00:33:29,600 I did not have any more information that I could use against him. 550 00:33:30,170 --> 00:33:32,430 We had to uncover the truth. 551 00:33:32,470 --> 00:33:34,570 [dramatic instrumental music] 552 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,130 [tense instrumental music] 553 00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:46,130 [Lohner speaking] 554 00:33:48,570 --> 00:33:51,170 Detective Bass and I went to the property 555 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,470 to serve a search warrant at approximately 8:30 in the morning. 556 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:55,530 [camera clicking] 557 00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:04,030 I stood at the front door, and he went in and checked the scene, 558 00:34:04,070 --> 00:34:05,830 photographed the scene. 559 00:34:06,830 --> 00:34:09,469 [Lohner] As soon as I walked in the door, 560 00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:13,070 I knew even more so that Kevin was lying to me 561 00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:16,600 because of the position of Christy's body. 562 00:34:21,429 --> 00:34:27,199 Kevin told me that he and Christy were sitting on a futon bed. 563 00:34:27,230 --> 00:34:30,230 The gun accidentally went off, she slumped forward. 564 00:34:30,270 --> 00:34:34,130 However, she was turned completely away from him. 565 00:34:34,170 --> 00:34:36,330 [ominous instrumental music] 566 00:34:36,370 --> 00:34:39,530 After examining Christy's body, 567 00:34:39,570 --> 00:34:42,770 it looked like a cold-blooded execution. 568 00:34:55,000 --> 00:35:00,130 During the forensic laboratory's examination of the residence, 569 00:35:01,230 --> 00:35:06,130 they found a gun-cleaning kit underneath the bed. 570 00:35:06,170 --> 00:35:10,600 Further examination showed that it had not been used. 571 00:35:16,930 --> 00:35:18,370 [Bass speaking] 572 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,700 [narrator] The detectives begin a search of Kevin's vehicle. 573 00:35:21,730 --> 00:35:24,370 [Lohner] I could see a rifle that was in there. 574 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:28,030 There was several different changes of clothing packed in there. 575 00:35:28,070 --> 00:35:32,630 Made it very apparent to me that he was gonna hide it, 576 00:35:32,670 --> 00:35:35,300 or use it to commit suicide. 577 00:35:35,330 --> 00:35:38,670 There was absolutely no reason, if it was an accident, 578 00:35:38,700 --> 00:35:42,570 for him to take that particular firearm and put it in the vehicle. 579 00:35:43,630 --> 00:35:49,130 We found notes that Kevin had wrote to Christina 580 00:35:49,170 --> 00:35:53,300 stating that he was sorry and he would make it up to her. 581 00:35:53,330 --> 00:35:59,400 We found divorce papers in the burning barrel outside of the house. 582 00:35:59,430 --> 00:36:03,730 So, it kind of proved that they were, you know, having issues. 583 00:36:15,270 --> 00:36:18,400 [narrator] It's eight hours since Kevin's initial interview. 584 00:36:18,430 --> 00:36:21,430 He's kept in police custody for further questioning. 585 00:36:22,170 --> 00:36:23,870 [Lohner speaking] 586 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,700 [Lohner] After clearing the initial search of the residence, 587 00:36:38,730 --> 00:36:44,130 seeing Christy's body gave me a lot of information to go back to Kevin, 588 00:36:44,170 --> 00:36:48,670 and resume the interview in a slightly different tone. 589 00:36:57,670 --> 00:37:01,900 I knew that his story was completely bogus. 590 00:37:01,930 --> 00:37:03,930 I just flat said, 591 00:37:03,970 --> 00:37:06,830 "Kevin, what you told me does not make sense." 592 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,370 I asked him if there was any issues with their marriage. 593 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:34,870 He kept saying that, "No, she was my best friend. We loved each other." 594 00:37:47,430 --> 00:37:48,930 [Lohner speaking] 595 00:38:10,330 --> 00:38:11,200 [Lohner speaking] 596 00:38:18,670 --> 00:38:20,530 At that point, 597 00:38:20,570 --> 00:38:23,900 I was beyond reasonable doubt that he murdered her. 598 00:38:23,930 --> 00:38:26,000 [tense instrumental music] 599 00:38:27,230 --> 00:38:30,770 I believe, after Kevin and Christina went home, 600 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,830 there was some type of confrontation 601 00:38:33,870 --> 00:38:36,230 because she was gonna divorce him. 602 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:43,500 At one point, he positioned her parallel to the futon, 603 00:38:43,530 --> 00:38:48,270 placed the gun between 18 and 36 inches away from her head... 604 00:38:48,300 --> 00:38:49,730 [gunshot] 605 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:53,470 ...pulled the trigger and killed her. 606 00:38:56,700 --> 00:38:59,330 [judicial assistant speaking] 607 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,400 [judge speaking] 608 00:39:04,430 --> 00:39:05,800 [attorney speaking] 609 00:39:12,570 --> 00:39:15,070 [Carol] They brought him in in shackles, 610 00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:20,170 and I thought, "What a hollow human being this is." 611 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,330 He chose not to say anything, 612 00:39:23,330 --> 00:39:25,570 other than he was guilty. 613 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,130 [attorney speaking] 614 00:39:35,630 --> 00:39:38,430 The man's a cold-hearted monster. 615 00:39:38,470 --> 00:39:41,230 He is an absolute monster. 616 00:39:41,270 --> 00:39:44,400 And I hope they never let him out of prison, ever. 617 00:39:45,030 --> 00:39:47,100 [tense instrumental music] 618 00:39:49,630 --> 00:39:53,130 [narrator] At sentencing, Carol reads a victim impact statement. 619 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,500 [Carol speaking] 620 00:40:29,630 --> 00:40:32,530 My mom was just the light in everybody's day, 621 00:40:32,570 --> 00:40:36,430 and I think she touched a lot of people's hearts in that way. 622 00:40:36,470 --> 00:40:41,270 I absolutely miss my mom to pieces, and... 623 00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:44,830 I think my mom would be very proud of how we all grew up. 624 00:40:44,870 --> 00:40:48,400 I do believe I definitely got my strength from her. 625 00:40:48,430 --> 00:40:54,270 She did what she could to keep us safe the best that she could. 626 00:40:54,300 --> 00:40:58,300 But even trying to leave it backfired on her. But... 627 00:40:59,730 --> 00:41:03,930 yes, she will be one of the strongest people I know. 628 00:41:03,970 --> 00:41:05,830 [somber instrumental music] 629 00:41:11,030 --> 00:41:12,800 ♪♪ 630 00:41:15,130 --> 00:41:16,330 Matt is a good soul. 631 00:41:16,370 --> 00:41:17,800 He loved Freida but... 632 00:41:17,830 --> 00:41:20,370 He was a puppet under her control. 633 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:22,200 [shot shots] 634 00:41:22,230 --> 00:41:23,830 She really knew how to work a gun. 635 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:28,030 ♪♪