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[narrator] This is the story
of an alternative couple.
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He was like a rock star
and she was like a drug.
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[narrator] Whose approach
to life is a little unusual.
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They're just a different couple,
you know, like that was their thing.
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[man speaking]
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[narrator] it starts
with undying love.
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[woman speaking]
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[Cyndi] It's now
not all about you.
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[woman speaking]
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It's about this baby.
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[narrator] ... but ends
in venomous hate.
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[Amber speaking]
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[woman speaking]
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[narrator] destroying
all in its path.
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There was a human torso inside
the cage, it was just shocking.
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It was writhing in pain
on the floor.
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[theme music playing]
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[narrator] It's June, 1991 at
San Diego International Airport.
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[man speaking]
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[narrator] and the Wear family
are eagerly awaiting the arrival
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of a very special visitor.
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[boy speaking]
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[narrator] 10-year-old
Brandon Duran.
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[woman speaking]
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[narrator] Mom, Cyndi and brother
Garrett rush over to greet him.
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[Garrett speaking]
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[Brandon speaking]
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[narrator] while stepdad Dane
films the reunion.
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[Dane speaking]
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[Cyndi] When Brandon would come
home and we'd meet him at the airport.
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We just picked up
where we left off.
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It was exhilarating.
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[narrator] When Brandon's mom
Cyndi, and father Mark,
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separated in 1983, they
agreed on joint custody.
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Brandon splits his time
between his dad in New Mexico
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and his mom, brother
and step dad in San Diego.
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[Dane speaking]
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[Brandon speaking]
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[Garrett] Brandon is
my half-brother,
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but that doesn't make any
difference. We're brothers.
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I was always really excited
for Brandon to come out.
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[Dane speaking]
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[narrator] Despite their physical
distance throughout the year,
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Brandon and Garrett
quickly reconnect
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with a good old fashioned
shoot out.
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[boys argue]
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[Cyndi speaking]
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[Garrett] My mom
was always filming.
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That thing was always
hanging on her shoulder.
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If it wasn't on her's,
it was on my dad's.
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[Dane speaking]
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[Cyndi] They are five years
apart. So Garrett, sometimes
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could be like a little
puppy on his brother.
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And they played a lot together.
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[Cyndi speaking]
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And once in a while
they'd get into a little tiff.
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[Garrett speaking]
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I mean, we would
get in our usual quarrels.
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But other than that, like we
cared about each other pretty hard.
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[Brandon speaking]
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[Cyndi speaking]
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[narrator] No visit home for
the summer would be complete
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without a trip to the zoo.
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[Brandon speaking]
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Yeah, it was fun going
to places like the zoo.
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[Cyndi speaking]
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[Garrett] One time
there was this monkey
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that was just going crazy
in the cage.
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[all laughing]
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[Cyndi speaking]
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We laughed very hard that...
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[Cyndi speaking]
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[all laughing]
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[Garrett] You can hear it in the
video how hard we're laughing.
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[Cindy] Garrett was pretty gregarious
and Brandon was more laid back.
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Garrett is very
good at impersonations
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and making people laugh.
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[Garrett mimics bleating]
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[Goat bleats]
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[Cindy] And, Brandon...
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It was sort of hanging back
and sort of be Garrett's manager.
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- [Garrett mimics bleating]
- [Goat bleating]
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[Cindy speaking]
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[Narrator] At the end of the summer, Brandon
returns home to his dad Mark in New Mexico.
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[Garrett] It was hard watching
Brandon get on a plane.
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I just knew I was going to miss
hanging out with my brother.
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[Cindy] Brandon was very much
into snowboarding,
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and his dad living in New Mexico
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was a good place for Brown
and to go to hone his skills.
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[Garrett] Brandon looked up to his
dad the way that I look up to Brandon
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and I remember him telling me
he was loving, but like tough.
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[indistinct chatter]
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[Narrator] Three months later,
Brandon is back in San Diego
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to celebrate Christmas
with his family.
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[man speaking]
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[man speaking]
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The tradition is leaving
out the cookies.
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[Garrett speaking]
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[Cindy speaking]
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Sometimes we would leave carrots
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for the reindeers.
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[Cindy speaking]
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[man speaking]
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[Cindy] On Christmas morning, Dane
sort of made the kids wait a little bit
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until they could tear
into their presents,
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which sort of drove them crazy.
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And then it was,
every man for himself
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[Brandon exclaims]
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[Cindy laughing]
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[Cindy speaking]
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[Cindy speaking]
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[Narrator] As the years passed
and Brandon and Garrett grow up...
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[Brandon speaking]
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The age difference
begins to show.
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[Cindy speaking]
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Brandon definitely helped
steer me
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in the right direction,
as far as
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honing in on what
being an individual meant
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as opposed to being such a pest.
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[Cindy singing]
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[Garrett] He was a cool kid.
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I looked up to him a lot.
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Brandon was always
more extreme and, like
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dare devilish than I was.
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[Garrett laughing]
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[Brandon screaming]
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[Narrator] In 1998,
when Brandon is eighteen,
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he moves back to California
to pursue his true passion.
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[Garrett] Brandon knew that
he was a good snowboarder,
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so his dream was,
I need to get back California
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so I could become
a professional snowboarder.
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[Narrator] And his
determination pays off.
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[Garrett] He was sponsored
by, like, five different companies.
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He was like a rock
star of snowboarding.
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He had his own style and
he wanted to show that off.
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[Narrator] But in April 2005, his
dreams come crashing down...
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when his dad, Mark,
dies of a blood disease.
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Brandon was real close with his
dad, and he missed him so much.
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[Garrett] My brother's reaction
was just total depression
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because that was that was
his guy that he looked up to.
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[Narrator] That summer, Branded
decides to move to Las Vegas...
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to be closer to his dad's
motorcycle friends, the Bandidos.
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[Cindy] That was the next best
thing in his mind and his heart,
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be close to the people
who loved his dad.
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NARRATOR: Brandon swaps
a snowboard for a motorcycle,
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and takes a job in construction.
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Using his metal work skills,
Brandon makes his dad's urn,
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which takes pride of place
in his new home.
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In his downtime,
Brandon hangs out,
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with his dad's friends,
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attending motorcycle rallies.
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It's there, a special lady
catches his eye.
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Twenty three year old tattoo
artist, Amber Andrews.
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CYNDI: She had black hair,
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and beautiful eyes.
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Brandon thought she
was striking.
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GARRETT: He was pretty stoked.
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I remember him saying
something about,
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how he felt like his dad
sent her to him.
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Like through the cosmos,
to watch over him.
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CYNDI: He seemed very in love,
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he was happy.
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NARRATOR: It's 2006
in Las Vegas.
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And 24 year olds Amber
Andrews and Brandon Duran,
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are very much in love.
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In April, after dating
for just under a year,
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Brandon receives
some surprising news.
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Amber is expecting.
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Brandon was over the moon,
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about finding out he was
going to be a dad.
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CYNDI: He was a man that
looked to the future.
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So, it was then that they had
decided to get married.
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NARRATOR: One month later,
on June sixth 2006,
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also known as the devil's day,
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the wedding of the year begins.
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Oh, cool, nice
to meet you man, right on.
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NARRATOR: There's Brandon and
his dad's motorcycle friends,
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the Bandidos,
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having some drinks
before the big ceremony.
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Love you brother.
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Brando, your thoughts?
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- No thoughts.
- [indistinct shouting]
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JOEY: Brandon appeared to be
excited to be getting married.
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He invited all his friends
to Las Vegas,
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we all came out.
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- I don't have any thoughts.
- Yeah, you do.
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I was happy for him, you know,
he seemed to be happy.
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NARRATOR: There's best man
Garrett, all grown up.
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Your older brother
is getting married, dude.
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-Alright -What do you think?
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I don't know. I better not
say it on camera.
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What are you gonna say?
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Huh?
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NARRATOR: At the wedding
chapel in downtown, Las Vegas.
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Amber arrives with her
black parade.
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GARRETT: She just wanted the
opposite of a traditional wedding.
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So, she made her own dress.
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It was black.
She looked like a black widow.
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I think he was accommodating
to the fact,
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that the wedding is more
about the bride's day,
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and what the bride wants
the wedding to be like.
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So, being
the gentleman romantic,
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he was like, yeah, sure,
that's fine.
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Like, as long as we're in love
and we're getting married,
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you know, do whatever you want.
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PASTOR: Can we all stand
for the bride please.
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GUESTS: Oh, ok.
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NARRATOR: This dark themed
wedding may not be to everyone's taste,
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but it sums up Brandon and
Andrew's unique alternative style.
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JOEY: They're just a different
couple, you know,
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like that was them, they're
getting married, on six, six, six,
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That was their thing.
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Some people look at it
and go, oh, that's, you know,
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horrible. Why would they
do that and this and that but,
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everybody who was there
at the wedding.
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They understood that this
is just them.
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PASTOR: And I promise to love
and cherish you, Amber.
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BRANDON: And I promise to love
and cherish you, Amber.
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For all eternity.
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PASTOR: And I promise to love
and cherish you, Brandon.
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AMBER: And I promise to love
and cherish you, Brandon.
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For all eternity.
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PASTOR: Brandon, you may now
kiss your beautiful bride.
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Congratulations...
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It is my honor and privilege
to announce for the first time
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Mr. and Mrs. Brandon
and Amber Duran.
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-Congrats -Oh, thanks.
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NARRATOR: Six months later,
on December 15th,
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Brandon and Garrett
get the call,
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that Amber is gone into labor.
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It was, like, maybe 3:00
or 4:00 in the morning.
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He got the call.
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So we hauled ass.
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My brother was like, "I'm
not going to miss the birth."
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[narrator] Brandon arrives at
the hospital, with time to spare,
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and begins to film
the momentous occasion.
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[narrator] There's wife, Amber
with her mom, Charity.
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[woman] We've got to show
the baby you.
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[Amber speaks]
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[Garrett] He just
wanted a family.
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But, you know,
if you get a son, cool.
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[woman speaks]
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[narrator] In the background,
Brandon's mom, Cyndi, excitedly waits.
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[Cyndi] I was just so thankful
that I was in there.
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That I could see
my grandchild being born.
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She was in a good mood.
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Of course, everybody's
in a good mood.
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She was wearing red lipstick.
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You know...
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We were just all so elated.
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[women speaking]
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[all cheering]
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[women continue speaking]
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[Cyndi] Brandon and Amber
were so happy with each other.
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They just had a child.
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It was affecting everybody
in that room.
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It's a ripple effect
of happiness.
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All thanks
to this little new being.
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[women speaking]
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[indistinct conversation]
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[woman speaking]
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[Garrett] I could see every
emotion hit on his face.
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That's when reality sets in.
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It's like, okay,
this is really happening.
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So it was like
watching him change.
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I was like, "Damn,
my brother's a dad now."
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[woman speaks]
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[Garrett] They decided
to call their son,
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Brando Marcos Duran,
after his dad.
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[narrator] Over his shoulder,
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Brandon's late father, Mark,
proudly watches on.
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I think my brother was the
happiest I'd ever seen him.
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[narrator]
The family is overjoyed
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to welcome little Brando
into the world.
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And even after
a long night in labor,
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Amber still has
a sense of humor.
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[Amber speaks]
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[all laughing]
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[woman speaks]
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[narrator] After a few checks,
the family are allowed to go home.
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[man speaks]
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[Brandon speaks]
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[narrator] Nine days later,
on Christmas Eve,
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Little Brando carries on his
father's childhood tradition,
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leaving out cookies for Santa.
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[Amber speaks]
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[Cyndi] To have a newborn
at Christmas is just...
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It's like the icing on the cake.
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You start those beautiful,
wonderful traditions.
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So magical.
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[Amber speaking]
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[Brandon speaks]
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[woman speaks]
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[Brandon speaks]
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[Cyndi] There were several
to choose from
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and he happened
to put his little hand on,
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on the one that
his daddy loves the most.
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You put that baby
to bed that night,
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and that's all that matters.
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[narrator]
As Christmas 2006 ends,
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and the new year begins,
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the challenging reality
of parenthood dawns.
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[Cyndi] There's lots
of things to learn,
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and I think the first thing is, is
that it's now not all about you.
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It's about this baby,
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who can't do anything
for themselves.
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With Amber giving up work
to look after Baby Brando,
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dad Brandon has to step up.
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Brandon had a lot
of responsibilities.
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He made sure the rent was paid
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and there was food
in the refrigerator
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and the bills were paid.
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00:20:15,113 --> 00:20:18,015
But for Amber, motherhood
is a tough transition.
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You know, having a new baby
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and probably wanting
to get back out
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and party a little bit,
hang out with friends...
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I think that weighed on them
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and probably lead to a lot
of their arguments and fights.
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00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:41,772
As Amber starts to stray
from home,
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cracks begin to form.
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It made my brother
uncomfortable.
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And he wanted to talk about it.
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Not argue about it.
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She didn't like
that he was questioning her
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about where she had been,
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00:21:06,531 --> 00:21:09,100
and what she had been doing.
328
00:21:09,134 --> 00:21:12,903
And so she picked up
Brandon's dad's urn...
329
00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:21,379
and she threw it in the yard.
330
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Somebody he cared for
did something
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that was pretty disrespectful
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towards his father
and his memory.
333
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And I think she knew that
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00:21:36,161 --> 00:21:38,462
that was probably something
that would hurt him.
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Despite Amber's actions,
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00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:46,203
Brandon always finds a way
to forgive.
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Brandon said that she was
like a drug.
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He couldn't quit her.
339
00:21:50,442 --> 00:21:51,942
He loved her too much.
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00:21:53,211 --> 00:21:54,256
There was something about her
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00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,113
that he kept going back to.
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00:21:57,182 --> 00:21:59,483
He certainly didn't want his son
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to have a broken home.
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I don't think he wanted
what he went through as a kid.
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As the years pass,
346
00:22:11,563 --> 00:22:14,565
Amber and Brandon continue
to struggle.
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00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:21,339
In February 2010,
they file for divorce
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and agreed to share custody
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00:22:24,543 --> 00:22:27,645
of now three-year-old Brando.
350
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She moved back to Oklahoma,
351
00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:33,984
and there were times
352
00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:37,822
when Brandon would have
to give Brando over.
353
00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:41,759
But then, when it was time
for Brandon
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00:22:41,793 --> 00:22:45,596
to get Brando back,
he couldn't reach her.
355
00:22:46,531 --> 00:22:48,933
It upset my brother a lot.
356
00:22:48,967 --> 00:22:52,169
All of this unnecessary drama
is going on
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when she could
just be a decent person.
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00:22:56,241 --> 00:23:00,478
Brandon decides
enough is enough.
359
00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,715
He hires a lawyer to win
full custody of Brando.
360
00:23:07,352 --> 00:23:10,888
My brother had all
of his ducks in a row,
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00:23:10,922 --> 00:23:13,858
everything he needed to show
362
00:23:13,892 --> 00:23:18,529
to be the sufficient caretaker,
363
00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:21,665
and he wanted custody.
364
00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:26,036
In 2011, Brandon moves back
365
00:23:26,071 --> 00:23:28,005
to San Diego with son, Brando,
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00:23:28,974 --> 00:23:30,474
to start afresh
367
00:23:30,509 --> 00:23:32,777
and to be closer to his family.
368
00:23:33,979 --> 00:23:35,980
He was getting ready
to go snowboarding again.
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00:23:36,014 --> 00:23:39,383
He was all excited
about his life.
370
00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:41,819
She hadn't been in touch.
371
00:23:41,853 --> 00:23:43,954
So he was able
to move on a little,
372
00:23:43,989 --> 00:23:45,589
and it felt okay.
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00:23:49,795 --> 00:23:52,930
One year later, in 2012,
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00:23:53,965 --> 00:23:56,367
Brandon gets a call.
375
00:23:56,401 --> 00:23:58,769
One day, out of nowhere,
376
00:23:58,804 --> 00:24:00,404
Amber calls Brandon and is like,
377
00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:05,476
"Hey, do you think we could
give this one more try?"
378
00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:08,612
And he's like, "I'm gonna do
what I need to do."
379
00:24:08,647 --> 00:24:10,614
My son needs a mom,
380
00:24:10,649 --> 00:24:12,349
and I love her.
381
00:24:12,384 --> 00:24:15,986
People I've dated
since the split,
382
00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:18,289
great people.
383
00:24:18,323 --> 00:24:20,925
But they just weren't Amber.
384
00:24:22,060 --> 00:24:25,896
In July, Amber turns up
in San Diego,
385
00:24:25,931 --> 00:24:28,799
keen to reconnect
with Brandon and her son.
386
00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:29,834
Hi, guys.
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00:24:31,837 --> 00:24:34,772
[Cyndi] Amber had told
Brandon, "Let's take Brando back"
388
00:24:34,806 --> 00:24:37,641
"to visit with my family
in Oklahoma for a week."
389
00:24:38,677 --> 00:24:43,647
And they loaded up
his motorcycle in his truck.
390
00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:48,452
They were gonna go, and
Brando was gonna visit her family,
391
00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:51,956
and they were gonna come back
and live happily ever after.
392
00:24:55,727 --> 00:24:56,794
That didn't happen.
393
00:25:04,402 --> 00:25:06,070
[narrator] August 8th, 2012,
394
00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,140
in Garvin County, Oklahoma,
395
00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:14,678
- Larry Rhodes is at home when his phone rings.
- [phone ringing]
396
00:25:17,115 --> 00:25:20,251
[Rhodes] The call that I
received that Wednesday evening
397
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:24,522
reported to me that a person
had come forward,
398
00:25:24,556 --> 00:25:29,660
uh, who had witnessed and been
asked to help dispose of a body.
399
00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:36,567
The call was a surprise to me
as things like this
400
00:25:36,601 --> 00:25:40,804
are not supposed to happen
in rural Southern Oklahoma.
401
00:25:43,141 --> 00:25:45,309
[narrator] The witness
is a man named Van Emblom.
402
00:25:48,313 --> 00:25:51,749
In exchange for immunity, he
agrees to tell law enforcement
403
00:25:51,783 --> 00:25:54,151
what happened
on the evening of August 7th.
404
00:25:58,323 --> 00:26:01,425
[Rhodes] Van's friend
had contacted him,
405
00:26:01,459 --> 00:26:05,496
requesting assistance
in cleaning up a crime scene
406
00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:09,567
and disposing of a person
that he had killed.
407
00:26:09,601 --> 00:26:13,203
[narrator] Van received the call around
9:00 p.m. and thought it was a joke.
408
00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:18,776
Until he saw buckets
covered in blood stains.
409
00:26:23,381 --> 00:26:26,216
According to Van,
he freaked out,
410
00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:30,921
and after initially loading
some concrete buckets
411
00:26:30,956 --> 00:26:33,223
onto a bed of a pickup,
412
00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:37,094
he left the crime scene
and retained an attorney.
413
00:26:39,364 --> 00:26:40,698
[narrator] Van
tells investigators
414
00:26:40,732 --> 00:26:44,635
that the name of his friend
is Justin Hammer.
415
00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:52,476
[Rhodes] It was important to locate
Justin Hammer and interview him.
416
00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:53,844
The quicker the better.
417
00:26:54,779 --> 00:26:57,681
[indistinct radio chatter]
418
00:26:57,716 --> 00:27:00,284
[narrator] Deputies stake out
Justin's home in Garvin County,
419
00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,787
waiting for any sign
of movement.
420
00:27:03,822 --> 00:27:05,289
[indistinct radio chatter]
421
00:27:05,323 --> 00:27:10,327
As we were keeping close
surveillance on Justin Hammer's house,
422
00:27:12,097 --> 00:27:14,732
Justin left the house
in his pickup.
423
00:27:16,167 --> 00:27:18,102
[police siren blaring]
424
00:27:18,136 --> 00:27:21,305
My deputies made a
traffic stop on that vehicle.
425
00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:26,744
And Justin Hammer was detained.
426
00:27:31,149 --> 00:27:32,516
[narrator]
At the sheriff's office,
427
00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:37,388
detectives asked Justin
about the allegation.
428
00:27:41,259 --> 00:27:43,193
He tells them,
on the night of August 7th,
429
00:27:45,163 --> 00:27:47,698
that he shot an intruder
in self-defense.
430
00:27:47,732 --> 00:27:50,300
[gun cocks and fires]
431
00:27:50,335 --> 00:27:52,970
[narrator] And disposed of the
body in a pond behind his house.
432
00:27:57,942 --> 00:28:00,411
As detectives pressed Justin
for more details,
433
00:28:03,615 --> 00:28:06,116
police begin their search
of the pond.
434
00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:12,723
But first, it must be drained.
435
00:28:15,326 --> 00:28:18,228
[Rhodes] As the recovery
efforts were taking place,
436
00:28:20,398 --> 00:28:24,435
I saw a dog cage
removed from the pond.
437
00:28:24,469 --> 00:28:30,007
And once on the land,
it was easily identifiable
438
00:28:30,041 --> 00:28:33,410
that there was a human torso
inside the cage.
439
00:28:36,014 --> 00:28:39,450
It was really disturbing
to see a, a human being
440
00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:42,152
in that state of dismemberment.
441
00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:46,123
[narrator] Five large
plastic containers
442
00:28:46,157 --> 00:28:48,792
filled with concrete
were also retrieved.
443
00:28:51,196 --> 00:28:55,799
[Rhodes] Inside the concrete
buckets were body parts.
444
00:28:57,802 --> 00:29:02,372
Limbs, legs, and the head.
445
00:29:03,875 --> 00:29:06,910
It was determined
that the victim
446
00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:10,481
was actually cut into 25 pieces.
447
00:29:12,016 --> 00:29:13,150
It was just shocking.
448
00:29:14,352 --> 00:29:15,486
[narrator] Back at the station,
449
00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,122
Justin Hammer reveals
t he identity of the victim.
450
00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:26,330
Thirty-two-year-old
Brandon Duran.
451
00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:32,736
Police decide to speak
to Brandon's family
452
00:29:33,938 --> 00:29:35,973
to confirm
the identity of the body.
453
00:29:37,742 --> 00:29:40,043
[Garrett] Getting
the call, like,
454
00:29:40,078 --> 00:29:43,180
"Yeah, okay, we have
recovered a body,"
455
00:29:43,214 --> 00:29:45,649
"and the tattoos
you've described"
456
00:29:45,683 --> 00:29:48,852
"match the ones on the body."
457
00:29:48,887 --> 00:29:51,722
And that's just when
we all lost it.
458
00:29:57,195 --> 00:30:01,098
It's something you can
never believe right off the bat.
459
00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:08,705
But it's believable
enough to cry
460
00:30:10,241 --> 00:30:11,875
extremely hard.
461
00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:15,179
[Cyndi] I couldn't believe it.
462
00:30:18,316 --> 00:30:19,516
And I flipped out.
463
00:30:21,052 --> 00:30:22,519
I was breaking things.
464
00:30:24,088 --> 00:30:26,590
I was writhing in pain
on the floor.
465
00:30:30,261 --> 00:30:31,929
[sniffles] That my son was gone.
466
00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:38,402
[narrator] Ex-wife, Amber,
is also grief-stricken.
467
00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:42,406
The father of her child
had been murdered
468
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,108
and she was very devastated
when she spoke with the police.
469
00:30:47,545 --> 00:30:49,213
[narrator] Investigators
questioned her
470
00:30:49,247 --> 00:30:52,716
to find out why Brandon turned
up at Justin Hammer's house,
471
00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:54,051
and how they are connected.
472
00:30:54,085 --> 00:30:55,018
[cries]
473
00:30:57,222 --> 00:31:00,157
[narrator] They discover that
Amber and Justin used to date,
474
00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:02,459
but were no longer together.
475
00:31:05,463 --> 00:31:07,564
Amber explains
that on August 7th,
476
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:09,967
she and Brandon were en route
to an appointment
477
00:31:11,569 --> 00:31:14,438
when she decided to bring up
her ex in conversation.
478
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,941
[Jennifer Austin] She said
that they had got in a fight.
479
00:31:18,977 --> 00:31:21,044
The argument was over
480
00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:24,781
Brandon Duran wanting to go to
Justin Hammer's house and confront him.
481
00:31:26,084 --> 00:31:29,253
He got out of the vehicle
and took his motorcycle
482
00:31:29,287 --> 00:31:32,389
out of the back of the truck
and drove off on the motorcycle.
483
00:31:34,392 --> 00:31:37,761
That is the last time that
anyone saw Brandon Duran alive.
484
00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:42,132
[narrator] Meantime,
back at the station,
485
00:31:42,166 --> 00:31:45,135
- detectives push Justin for more details.
- I was scared.
486
00:31:45,169 --> 00:31:47,337
I thought he was gonna kill me.
487
00:31:47,372 --> 00:31:52,976
He tells law enforcement that
the front door was kicked open
488
00:31:53,011 --> 00:31:55,078
and Brandon Duran
was in his living room.
489
00:31:56,681 --> 00:31:58,215
[narrator] He says
he felt threatened
490
00:31:58,249 --> 00:31:59,917
as Brandon began
shouting at him.
491
00:32:02,553 --> 00:32:04,321
Telling him
to stay away from Amber
492
00:32:04,355 --> 00:32:05,822
as they were
getting back together.
493
00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:11,428
He said he was
able to grab a shotgun
494
00:32:13,031 --> 00:32:14,665
and fired one time.
495
00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:16,099
[gunshot]
496
00:32:17,969 --> 00:32:19,503
[Austin] And when Brandon Duran
497
00:32:19,537 --> 00:32:22,606
then fell to the ground,
he didn't know what to do.
498
00:32:24,609 --> 00:32:26,777
So, he decided
to dispose of the body.
499
00:32:28,079 --> 00:32:30,047
[narrator] Justin admits
to shooting Brandon,
500
00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:36,653
but he insists it was in
self-defense as he feared for his life.
501
00:32:39,390 --> 00:32:42,592
Prosecutors don't agree.
502
00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:47,531
On August 9th, Justin Hammer is
charged with first-degree murder.
503
00:32:50,468 --> 00:32:52,936
Two years later, in July 2014,
504
00:32:55,673 --> 00:32:57,341
his trial begins.
505
00:32:58,910 --> 00:33:01,578
[Austin] Justin Hammer
proceeded to trial
506
00:33:01,612 --> 00:33:04,715
and maintained
the self-defense story
507
00:33:04,749 --> 00:33:06,416
that he had told investigators.
508
00:33:08,052 --> 00:33:11,088
[narrator] The prosecutors
add more to the story.
509
00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:15,892
At Justin's home,
inside a locked safe,
510
00:33:16,894 --> 00:33:19,429
detectives find an unusual list.
511
00:33:21,566 --> 00:33:23,500
[Austin] As you
look at that list,
512
00:33:23,534 --> 00:33:28,372
it is a list for how
to dispose of a body.
513
00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:33,343
Bleach, saws, tarps,
ammonia, buckets...
514
00:33:34,612 --> 00:33:37,247
[Greg Mashburn]
Clearly, this was a list
515
00:33:38,082 --> 00:33:39,716
on how to get away with murder.
516
00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:45,789
[narrator] Police recover
surveillance video
517
00:33:45,823 --> 00:33:48,358
from the local hardware store
on August 6th,
518
00:33:48,393 --> 00:33:50,160
the day before the murder.
519
00:33:51,429 --> 00:33:56,433
And see Justin Hammer
buying items on the list.
520
00:33:56,467 --> 00:34:01,238
This was a premeditated,
well-thought-out, planned homicide.
521
00:34:02,306 --> 00:34:03,874
[narrator] On October 6th,
522
00:34:03,908 --> 00:34:06,977
Justin Hammer is found guilty
of first-degree murder.
523
00:34:08,846 --> 00:34:11,415
And he is sentenced
to life without parole.
524
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:17,521
But investigators think
there is more to the story.
525
00:34:18,556 --> 00:34:21,291
[Austin] At the conclusion
of Justin's case,
526
00:34:21,325 --> 00:34:23,160
we knew that
we weren't finished.
527
00:34:25,163 --> 00:34:27,998
When the medical examiner
examined Brandon Duran's head,
528
00:34:28,032 --> 00:34:31,068
he did have
a shotgun wound to his face.
529
00:34:31,102 --> 00:34:35,305
However, he also had three bullet
wounds to the back of his head
530
00:34:35,339 --> 00:34:37,908
that Justin Hammer had not
told law enforcement about.
531
00:34:39,544 --> 00:34:41,011
[Mashburn] So, that
gets to thinking,
532
00:34:41,045 --> 00:34:43,747
"Okay, if it's just one person,
533
00:34:43,781 --> 00:34:46,583
why are there
two different guns used?"
534
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:52,355
We suspected that
someone else was involved.
535
00:35:02,066 --> 00:35:03,867
[narrator] Despite
Justin Hammer's conviction
536
00:35:03,901 --> 00:35:05,769
for the murder of Brandon Duran,
537
00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:12,075
law enforcement is convinced
there must be someone else involved.
538
00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:18,715
In October, 2014, detectives
re-examine the deadly shopping list.
539
00:35:20,518 --> 00:35:23,620
[Austin] It was very neat
and orderly and thought-out.
540
00:35:23,654 --> 00:35:26,957
A very cool, calculated list.
541
00:35:26,991 --> 00:35:28,959
And it was immediately apparent
542
00:35:28,993 --> 00:35:31,695
that it was
a female's handwriting.
543
00:35:31,729 --> 00:35:35,365
[narrator] The list is analyzed
by a handwriting expert.
544
00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:39,035
[Rhodes] It is believed
by investigators
545
00:35:39,070 --> 00:35:42,606
the list was written
by Amber Andrews.
546
00:35:45,676 --> 00:35:48,545
[narrator] With the spotlight
turned on Amber,
547
00:35:48,579 --> 00:35:51,448
investigators begin
to dissect her alibi.
548
00:35:53,284 --> 00:35:55,218
[indistinct radio chatter]
549
00:35:55,253 --> 00:35:57,654
[narrator] They speak
to Amber's friend, Erin,
550
00:35:57,688 --> 00:36:00,290
who was with the couple
and their son that afternoon.
551
00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:05,328
Erin says Amber asked her
to look after Brando
552
00:36:05,363 --> 00:36:08,498
while she and Brandon went to
an appointment in Garvin County.
553
00:36:10,868 --> 00:36:12,269
[Austin] They left
in his pickup truck
554
00:36:12,303 --> 00:36:14,938
with his motorcycle tied down
in the back of the truck.
555
00:36:14,972 --> 00:36:16,106
[sighs]
556
00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:19,910
[Austin] After they had
left the house,
557
00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:23,713
Erin discovered that Amber
had taken her phone,
558
00:36:23,748 --> 00:36:25,649
and so she had Amber's phone.
559
00:36:27,251 --> 00:36:29,819
[narrator] Erin uses
Amber's cell to inform her
560
00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:32,355
that she has taken
the wrong phone by mistake.
561
00:36:33,925 --> 00:36:35,392
But gets no reply.
562
00:36:36,827 --> 00:36:39,529
When Amber
arrived back that night,
563
00:36:39,564 --> 00:36:43,466
uh, Brandon was not with her
and she looked upset.
564
00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:48,138
[narrator] When Erin asks
about Brandon's whereabouts,
565
00:36:48,172 --> 00:36:51,041
Amber tells her the same story
she told detectives.
566
00:36:53,844 --> 00:36:57,180
That they got into a fight and
he rode off on his motorcycle.
567
00:36:59,083 --> 00:37:01,985
[Austin] We know from multiple
witnesses that we talked to
568
00:37:02,019 --> 00:37:03,486
that is not accurate,
569
00:37:03,521 --> 00:37:05,922
that he rode off
on that motorcycle
570
00:37:05,957 --> 00:37:07,257
because it wasn't operational.
571
00:37:08,292 --> 00:37:11,161
[narrator] Amber's alibi
is falling apart.
572
00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:16,600
Police subpoena
Erin's cell phone records.
573
00:37:18,869 --> 00:37:21,004
Cell tower analysis reveals
574
00:37:21,038 --> 00:37:23,240
that once Amber
reached Garvin County,
575
00:37:23,274 --> 00:37:25,075
where Justin lived,
576
00:37:25,109 --> 00:37:27,043
she switched the phone off.
577
00:37:29,347 --> 00:37:33,083
[Austin] The last data point
shown on the phone was 4:51 p.m.
578
00:37:33,117 --> 00:37:36,319
And was not turned back on
until 9:51 p.m.
579
00:37:37,121 --> 00:37:38,922
And during that time period,
580
00:37:38,956 --> 00:37:42,259
we know that Brandon Duran
was shot and dismembered
581
00:37:42,293 --> 00:37:43,927
and placed into those buckets.
582
00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:47,631
[narrator] Furthermore,
it's discovered
583
00:37:47,665 --> 00:37:51,234
that Amber and Justin
hadn't actually broken up,
584
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,903
and were still together
at the time of the murder.
585
00:37:56,073 --> 00:37:57,173
[Austin] She was telling Brandon
586
00:37:57,208 --> 00:37:59,242
that she wanted
to get back together with him.
587
00:38:00,511 --> 00:38:03,380
It was a ruse
to trick Brandon Duran
588
00:38:03,414 --> 00:38:06,049
into coming to Oklahoma
so that they could kill him.
589
00:38:08,085 --> 00:38:11,988
[narrator] In April, 2015,
Amber Andrews is arrested
590
00:38:12,023 --> 00:38:15,759
for the first-degree murder of
her ex-husband, Brandon Duran.
591
00:38:19,697 --> 00:38:22,699
Two years later, in April, 2017,
592
00:38:23,734 --> 00:38:25,168
the trial begins.
593
00:38:27,104 --> 00:38:29,673
[Austin] Based on the evidence
that was presented at trial,
594
00:38:29,707 --> 00:38:35,278
the most plausible explanation
for what happened that night
595
00:38:35,313 --> 00:38:36,446
to Brandon Duran
596
00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:41,918
was that Amber Andrews
drove him to Garvin County
597
00:38:41,952 --> 00:38:44,120
down to Justin Hammer's house.
598
00:38:48,693 --> 00:38:50,493
Once they arrived there...
599
00:39:02,907 --> 00:39:04,874
she shot him
in the back of the head.
600
00:39:05,676 --> 00:39:06,910
[gunshot]
601
00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:10,413
And Justin Hammer
shot him in the face.
602
00:39:17,621 --> 00:39:20,490
They then dismembered
the body together.
603
00:39:24,462 --> 00:39:27,197
Placed his body into the
buckets with the concrete,
604
00:39:28,432 --> 00:39:30,734
and then Amber Andrews left.
605
00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:33,570
[narrator] When Amber
leaves the scene,
606
00:39:33,604 --> 00:39:36,840
Justin seeks help
from his friend, Van Emblom.
607
00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:42,846
But when Van realizes
what's taken place,
608
00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,883
he quickly bales
and tells law enforcement.
609
00:39:46,917 --> 00:39:48,385
[Austin] When Van
wouldn't help him,
610
00:39:48,419 --> 00:39:53,022
he had to improvise and
put the body in his own pond.
611
00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:55,258
[narrator] Justin then
burns Brandon's clothes,
612
00:39:57,862 --> 00:40:01,598
and takes apart his
motorcycle, selling it for scrap.
613
00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:08,905
[Austin] Amber and Brandon had
had a very heated custody battle
614
00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:11,574
going on for some years.
615
00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:16,045
We believe that this homicide took
place because she wanted Brando.
616
00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:20,417
[Mashburn] Amber Andrews
is clearly a black widow.
617
00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:25,054
The webs of lies that she spun
to make this happen
618
00:40:26,557 --> 00:40:28,525
just to get custody
of her child.
619
00:40:30,394 --> 00:40:34,230
[narrator] It takes the jury just
five hours to reach its verdict.
620
00:40:36,066 --> 00:40:37,267
[head juror reading]
621
00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:50,547
[narrator] She's sentenced
to life without parole,
622
00:40:50,581 --> 00:40:54,217
plus 17 years for conspiracy
to commit a felony
623
00:40:54,251 --> 00:40:56,719
and desecration
of a human corpse.
624
00:40:58,322 --> 00:41:00,223
[Cyndi] She never looked around.
625
00:41:00,257 --> 00:41:02,625
She didn't say anything.
626
00:41:02,660 --> 00:41:05,962
She just stood up
and they handcuffed her.
627
00:41:06,997 --> 00:41:07,931
Thank God.
628
00:41:09,900 --> 00:41:12,702
[Garrett] Amber's
really toxic, really evil.
629
00:41:14,271 --> 00:41:15,772
I'm glad she's where she's at.
630
00:41:19,910 --> 00:41:24,447
[Rhodes] Brando is now without
his father, who is deceased,
631
00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:29,752
and without his mother, who is
serving a life sentence in prison.
632
00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:32,789
It is sad.
633
00:41:34,825 --> 00:41:36,726
[narrator] After
a three-year legal battle,
634
00:41:38,195 --> 00:41:41,197
Cindy now has custody
of her grandson, Brando.
635
00:41:43,534 --> 00:41:45,869
[Cyndi] Brando has such
good memories of his daddy.
636
00:41:47,638 --> 00:41:50,039
He thinks the pink
in the sunset is Daddy.
637
00:41:51,642 --> 00:41:53,076
He loves his daddy.
638
00:41:55,546 --> 00:41:57,447
[narrator] For Garrett
and Cyndi,
639
00:41:58,549 --> 00:42:02,151
watching old home movies
is bittersweet.
640
00:42:02,186 --> 00:42:03,520
- [young Brandon] Whee!
- [monkey chatters]
641
00:42:03,554 --> 00:42:06,089
[Garrett] There is no future
with my brother.
642
00:42:08,025 --> 00:42:09,893
All I have left are memories.
643
00:42:13,230 --> 00:42:16,466
[Cyndi] I haven't watched
these films in so long.
644
00:42:17,968 --> 00:42:24,007
Since my son was murdered,
because they hurt.
645
00:42:24,041 --> 00:42:29,345
They just completely tear out
what's left of my heart.
646
00:42:32,516 --> 00:42:33,983
My baby. [cries]