1 00:00:14,814 --> 00:00:19,084 [narrator] This is the story of an alternative couple. 2 00:00:20,353 --> 00:00:24,289 He was like a rock star and she was like a drug. 3 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,595 [narrator] Whose approach to life is a little unusual. 4 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:34,933 They're just a different couple, you know, like that was their thing. 5 00:00:36,703 --> 00:00:37,369 [man speaking] 6 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:42,875 [narrator] it starts with undying love. 7 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:44,410 [woman speaking] 8 00:00:44,444 --> 00:00:46,545 [Cyndi] It's now not all about you. 9 00:00:46,579 --> 00:00:47,546 [woman speaking] 10 00:00:47,580 --> 00:00:49,648 It's about this baby. 11 00:00:49,682 --> 00:00:52,484 [narrator] ... but ends in venomous hate. 12 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:53,519 [Amber speaking] 13 00:00:54,854 --> 00:00:56,355 [woman speaking] 14 00:00:57,857 --> 00:01:01,560 [narrator] destroying all in its path. 15 00:01:01,594 --> 00:01:06,565 There was a human torso inside the cage, it was just shocking. 16 00:01:08,334 --> 00:01:11,070 It was writhing in pain on the floor. 17 00:01:12,205 --> 00:01:14,273 [theme music playing] 18 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:35,060 [narrator] It's June, 1991 at San Diego International Airport. 19 00:01:36,362 --> 00:01:37,362 [man speaking] 20 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:43,602 [narrator] and the Wear family are eagerly awaiting the arrival 21 00:01:43,636 --> 00:01:45,737 of a very special visitor. 22 00:01:47,173 --> 00:01:48,474 [boy speaking] 23 00:01:48,508 --> 00:01:51,110 [narrator] 10-year-old Brandon Duran. 24 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,479 [woman speaking] 25 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:57,116 [narrator] Mom, Cyndi and brother Garrett rush over to greet him. 26 00:01:57,750 --> 00:01:58,951 [Garrett speaking] 27 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:03,188 [Brandon speaking] 28 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:05,791 [narrator] while stepdad Dane films the reunion. 29 00:02:08,661 --> 00:02:09,328 [Dane speaking] 30 00:02:11,231 --> 00:02:15,968 [Cyndi] When Brandon would come home and we'd meet him at the airport. 31 00:02:17,103 --> 00:02:19,071 We just picked up where we left off. 32 00:02:19,105 --> 00:02:20,873 It was exhilarating. 33 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:24,743 [narrator] When Brandon's mom Cyndi, and father Mark, 34 00:02:24,777 --> 00:02:30,082 separated in 1983, they agreed on joint custody. 35 00:02:31,384 --> 00:02:34,386 Brandon splits his time between his dad in New Mexico 36 00:02:35,955 --> 00:02:38,991 and his mom, brother and step dad in San Diego. 37 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:40,659 [Dane speaking] 38 00:02:41,661 --> 00:02:42,761 [Brandon speaking] 39 00:02:42,795 --> 00:02:46,532 [Garrett] Brandon is my half-brother, 40 00:02:46,566 --> 00:02:51,036 but that doesn't make any difference. We're brothers. 41 00:02:52,739 --> 00:02:56,842 I was always really excited for Brandon to come out. 42 00:02:57,310 --> 00:02:58,310 [Dane speaking] 43 00:03:00,246 --> 00:03:03,048 [narrator] Despite their physical distance throughout the year, 44 00:03:03,082 --> 00:03:05,951 Brandon and Garrett quickly reconnect 45 00:03:05,985 --> 00:03:08,153 with a good old fashioned shoot out. 46 00:03:08,888 --> 00:03:09,888 [boys argue] 47 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:11,857 [Cyndi speaking] 48 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,727 [Garrett] My mom was always filming. 49 00:03:15,762 --> 00:03:18,130 That thing was always hanging on her shoulder. 50 00:03:18,164 --> 00:03:20,699 If it wasn't on her's, it was on my dad's. 51 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:22,167 [Dane speaking] 52 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:28,607 [Cyndi] They are five years apart. So Garrett, sometimes 53 00:03:28,641 --> 00:03:33,278 could be like a little puppy on his brother. 54 00:03:35,949 --> 00:03:39,117 And they played a lot together. 55 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:40,152 [Cyndi speaking] 56 00:03:41,754 --> 00:03:46,425 And once in a while they'd get into a little tiff. 57 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:47,459 [Garrett speaking] 58 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:57,236 I mean, we would get in our usual quarrels. 59 00:03:57,270 --> 00:04:01,707 But other than that, like we cared about each other pretty hard. 60 00:04:01,741 --> 00:04:02,874 [Brandon speaking] 61 00:04:02,909 --> 00:04:04,376 [Cyndi speaking] 62 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:07,012 [narrator] No visit home for the summer would be complete 63 00:04:07,046 --> 00:04:09,014 without a trip to the zoo. 64 00:04:09,048 --> 00:04:10,949 [Brandon speaking] 65 00:04:10,984 --> 00:04:15,554 Yeah, it was fun going to places like the zoo. 66 00:04:16,723 --> 00:04:17,723 [Cyndi speaking] 67 00:04:20,893 --> 00:04:22,461 [Garrett] One time there was this monkey 68 00:04:22,495 --> 00:04:25,130 that was just going crazy in the cage. 69 00:04:25,164 --> 00:04:26,164 [all laughing] 70 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:28,767 [Cyndi speaking] 71 00:04:29,435 --> 00:04:31,970 We laughed very hard that... 72 00:04:32,005 --> 00:04:33,005 [Cyndi speaking] 73 00:04:36,042 --> 00:04:39,111 [all laughing] 74 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:42,147 [Garrett] You can hear it in the video how hard we're laughing. 75 00:04:48,187 --> 00:04:53,759 [Cindy] Garrett was pretty gregarious and Brandon was more laid back. 76 00:04:55,395 --> 00:04:59,942 Garrett is very good at impersonations 77 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,900 and making people laugh. 78 00:05:01,934 --> 00:05:04,102 [Garrett mimics bleating] 79 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:05,304 [Goat bleats] 80 00:05:08,374 --> 00:05:10,976 [Cindy] And, Brandon... 81 00:05:11,010 --> 00:05:17,149 It was sort of hanging back and sort of be Garrett's manager. 82 00:05:17,183 --> 00:05:19,051 - [Garrett mimics bleating] - [Goat bleating] 83 00:05:20,687 --> 00:05:22,287 [Cindy speaking] 84 00:05:27,393 --> 00:05:32,097 [Narrator] At the end of the summer, Brandon returns home to his dad Mark in New Mexico. 85 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,903 [Garrett] It was hard watching Brandon get on a plane. 86 00:05:37,937 --> 00:05:40,906 I just knew I was going to miss hanging out with my brother. 87 00:05:43,443 --> 00:05:47,279 [Cindy] Brandon was very much into snowboarding, 88 00:05:47,313 --> 00:05:50,716 and his dad living in New Mexico 89 00:05:50,750 --> 00:05:53,852 was a good place for Brown and to go to hone his skills. 90 00:05:57,557 --> 00:06:01,293 [Garrett] Brandon looked up to his dad the way that I look up to Brandon 91 00:06:01,327 --> 00:06:07,199 and I remember him telling me he was loving, but like tough. 92 00:06:07,233 --> 00:06:08,867 [indistinct chatter] 93 00:06:08,901 --> 00:06:11,737 [Narrator] Three months later, Brandon is back in San Diego 94 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:13,638 to celebrate Christmas with his family. 95 00:06:15,074 --> 00:06:16,208 [man speaking] 96 00:06:22,348 --> 00:06:23,615 [man speaking] 97 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:33,392 The tradition is leaving out the cookies. 98 00:06:33,426 --> 00:06:34,426 [Garrett speaking] 99 00:06:34,460 --> 00:06:35,961 [Cindy speaking] 100 00:06:35,995 --> 00:06:37,162 Sometimes we would leave carrots 101 00:06:37,196 --> 00:06:39,030 for the reindeers. 102 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:42,200 [Cindy speaking] 103 00:06:48,141 --> 00:06:49,241 [man speaking] 104 00:06:51,577 --> 00:06:53,845 [man speaking] 105 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:58,016 [Cindy] On Christmas morning, Dane sort of made the kids wait a little bit 106 00:06:58,050 --> 00:07:00,552 until they could tear into their presents, 107 00:07:00,586 --> 00:07:02,587 which sort of drove them crazy. 108 00:07:03,956 --> 00:07:06,725 And then it was, every man for himself 109 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:08,693 [Brandon exclaims] 110 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:10,796 [Cindy laughing] 111 00:07:11,531 --> 00:07:12,831 [Cindy speaking] 112 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:14,766 [Cindy speaking] 113 00:07:20,907 --> 00:07:25,076 [Narrator] As the years passed and Brandon and Garrett grow up... 114 00:07:26,212 --> 00:07:28,246 [Brandon speaking] 115 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:30,449 The age difference begins to show. 116 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:33,685 [Cindy speaking] 117 00:07:35,021 --> 00:07:37,856 Brandon definitely helped steer me 118 00:07:37,890 --> 00:07:40,392 in the right direction, as far as 119 00:07:41,327 --> 00:07:43,929 honing in on what being an individual meant 120 00:07:43,963 --> 00:07:47,432 as opposed to being such a pest. 121 00:07:48,267 --> 00:07:49,968 [Cindy singing] 122 00:07:54,540 --> 00:07:55,507 [Garrett] He was a cool kid. 123 00:07:55,541 --> 00:07:57,609 I looked up to him a lot. 124 00:07:57,643 --> 00:08:02,113 Brandon was always more extreme and, like 125 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:05,183 dare devilish than I was. 126 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:07,919 [Garrett laughing] 127 00:08:07,954 --> 00:08:09,354 [Brandon screaming] 128 00:08:10,723 --> 00:08:13,492 [Narrator] In 1998, when Brandon is eighteen, 129 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:18,930 he moves back to California to pursue his true passion. 130 00:08:20,733 --> 00:08:22,801 [Garrett] Brandon knew that he was a good snowboarder, 131 00:08:22,835 --> 00:08:25,337 so his dream was, I need to get back California 132 00:08:25,371 --> 00:08:27,906 so I could become a professional snowboarder. 133 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:32,277 [Narrator] And his determination pays off. 134 00:08:32,311 --> 00:08:34,613 [Garrett] He was sponsored by, like, five different companies. 135 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:38,884 He was like a rock star of snowboarding. 136 00:08:40,219 --> 00:08:43,121 He had his own style and he wanted to show that off. 137 00:08:45,992 --> 00:08:51,396 [Narrator] But in April 2005, his dreams come crashing down... 138 00:08:53,499 --> 00:08:56,334 when his dad, Mark, dies of a blood disease. 139 00:08:57,970 --> 00:09:04,242 Brandon was real close with his dad, and he missed him so much. 140 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:10,682 [Garrett] My brother's reaction was just total depression 141 00:09:10,716 --> 00:09:16,922 because that was that was his guy that he looked up to. 142 00:09:16,956 --> 00:09:20,692 [Narrator] That summer, Branded decides to move to Las Vegas... 143 00:09:22,261 --> 00:09:26,231 to be closer to his dad's motorcycle friends, the Bandidos. 144 00:09:28,634 --> 00:09:33,738 [Cindy] That was the next best thing in his mind and his heart, 145 00:09:35,007 --> 00:09:37,208 be close to the people who loved his dad. 146 00:09:39,545 --> 00:09:42,581 NARRATOR: Brandon swaps a snowboard for a motorcycle, 147 00:09:44,183 --> 00:09:46,217 and takes a job in construction. 148 00:09:48,220 --> 00:09:51,923 Using his metal work skills, Brandon makes his dad's urn, 149 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:56,294 which takes pride of place in his new home. 150 00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:02,534 In his downtime, Brandon hangs out, 151 00:10:02,568 --> 00:10:03,602 with his dad's friends, 152 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:07,005 attending motorcycle rallies. 153 00:10:09,208 --> 00:10:12,110 It's there, a special lady catches his eye. 154 00:10:14,380 --> 00:10:18,083 Twenty three year old tattoo artist, Amber Andrews. 155 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:22,654 CYNDI: She had black hair, 156 00:10:23,322 --> 00:10:25,423 and beautiful eyes. 157 00:10:27,026 --> 00:10:29,761 Brandon thought she was striking. 158 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:32,464 GARRETT: He was pretty stoked. 159 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:37,102 I remember him saying something about, 160 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:41,806 how he felt like his dad sent her to him. 161 00:10:41,841 --> 00:10:44,743 Like through the cosmos, to watch over him. 162 00:10:46,345 --> 00:10:47,612 CYNDI: He seemed very in love, 163 00:10:48,547 --> 00:10:49,481 he was happy. 164 00:10:58,124 --> 00:11:00,291 NARRATOR: It's 2006 in Las Vegas. 165 00:11:02,528 --> 00:11:06,464 And 24 year olds Amber Andrews and Brandon Duran, 166 00:11:06,499 --> 00:11:08,099 are very much in love. 167 00:11:11,103 --> 00:11:13,672 In April, after dating for just under a year, 168 00:11:15,608 --> 00:11:17,909 Brandon receives some surprising news. 169 00:11:20,579 --> 00:11:22,280 Amber is expecting. 170 00:11:23,783 --> 00:11:25,283 Brandon was over the moon, 171 00:11:25,317 --> 00:11:28,219 about finding out he was going to be a dad. 172 00:11:30,222 --> 00:11:32,023 CYNDI: He was a man that looked to the future. 173 00:11:33,325 --> 00:11:35,894 So, it was then that they had decided to get married. 174 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:40,732 NARRATOR: One month later, on June sixth 2006, 175 00:11:40,766 --> 00:11:43,134 also known as the devil's day, 176 00:11:43,169 --> 00:11:45,003 the wedding of the year begins. 177 00:11:46,138 --> 00:11:48,440 Oh, cool, nice to meet you man, right on. 178 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:52,877 NARRATOR: There's Brandon and his dad's motorcycle friends, 179 00:11:52,912 --> 00:11:54,245 the Bandidos, 180 00:11:54,279 --> 00:11:56,314 having some drinks before the big ceremony. 181 00:11:56,348 --> 00:11:57,849 Love you brother. 182 00:11:59,118 --> 00:12:00,318 Brando, your thoughts? 183 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:03,154 - No thoughts. - [indistinct shouting] 184 00:12:03,189 --> 00:12:05,790 JOEY: Brandon appeared to be excited to be getting married. 185 00:12:05,825 --> 00:12:07,692 He invited all his friends to Las Vegas, 186 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:08,660 we all came out. 187 00:12:08,694 --> 00:12:10,862 - I don't have any thoughts. - Yeah, you do. 188 00:12:10,896 --> 00:12:13,765 I was happy for him, you know, he seemed to be happy. 189 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:18,703 NARRATOR: There's best man Garrett, all grown up. 190 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,805 Your older brother is getting married, dude. 191 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,141 -Alright -What do you think? 192 00:12:25,044 --> 00:12:27,812 I don't know. I better not say it on camera. 193 00:12:27,847 --> 00:12:30,448 What are you gonna say? 194 00:12:31,817 --> 00:12:32,717 Huh? 195 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:36,788 NARRATOR: At the wedding chapel in downtown, Las Vegas. 196 00:12:37,790 --> 00:12:40,425 Amber arrives with her black parade. 197 00:12:42,728 --> 00:12:46,698 GARRETT: She just wanted the opposite of a traditional wedding. 198 00:12:47,366 --> 00:12:49,033 So, she made her own dress. 199 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:51,336 It was black. She looked like a black widow. 200 00:12:52,905 --> 00:12:56,374 I think he was accommodating to the fact, 201 00:12:56,408 --> 00:12:58,743 that the wedding is more about the bride's day, 202 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:01,379 and what the bride wants the wedding to be like. 203 00:13:01,413 --> 00:13:04,516 So, being the gentleman romantic, 204 00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:08,186 he was like, yeah, sure, that's fine. 205 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:10,522 Like, as long as we're in love and we're getting married, 206 00:13:10,556 --> 00:13:13,591 you know, do whatever you want. 207 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,326 PASTOR: Can we all stand for the bride please. 208 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:16,961 GUESTS: Oh, ok. 209 00:13:20,032 --> 00:13:23,101 NARRATOR: This dark themed wedding may not be to everyone's taste, 210 00:13:24,670 --> 00:13:28,173 but it sums up Brandon and Andrew's unique alternative style. 211 00:13:29,909 --> 00:13:32,110 JOEY: They're just a different couple, you know, 212 00:13:32,144 --> 00:13:34,913 like that was them, they're getting married, on six, six, six, 213 00:13:34,947 --> 00:13:37,282 That was their thing. 214 00:13:37,316 --> 00:13:39,684 Some people look at it and go, oh, that's, you know, 215 00:13:39,718 --> 00:13:42,053 horrible. Why would they do that and this and that but, 216 00:13:42,087 --> 00:13:44,522 everybody who was there at the wedding. 217 00:13:44,557 --> 00:13:46,958 They understood that this is just them. 218 00:13:46,992 --> 00:13:49,360 PASTOR: And I promise to love and cherish you, Amber. 219 00:13:49,395 --> 00:13:51,729 BRANDON: And I promise to love and cherish you, Amber. 220 00:13:51,764 --> 00:13:53,932 For all eternity. 221 00:13:53,966 --> 00:13:56,201 PASTOR: And I promise to love and cherish you, Brandon. 222 00:13:56,235 --> 00:13:58,069 AMBER: And I promise to love and cherish you, Brandon. 223 00:13:58,103 --> 00:14:00,705 For all eternity. 224 00:14:00,739 --> 00:14:03,842 PASTOR: Brandon, you may now kiss your beautiful bride. 225 00:14:03,876 --> 00:14:05,944 Congratulations... 226 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,647 It is my honor and privilege to announce for the first time 227 00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:12,517 Mr. and Mrs. Brandon and Amber Duran. 228 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:18,456 -Congrats -Oh, thanks. 229 00:14:24,296 --> 00:14:26,564 NARRATOR: Six months later, on December 15th, 230 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,401 Brandon and Garrett get the call, 231 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:32,503 that Amber is gone into labor. 232 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,575 It was, like, maybe 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. 233 00:14:37,610 --> 00:14:38,509 He got the call. 234 00:14:39,845 --> 00:14:41,913 So we hauled ass. 235 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:47,018 My brother was like, "I'm not going to miss the birth." 236 00:14:49,822 --> 00:14:52,557 [narrator] Brandon arrives at the hospital, with time to spare, 237 00:14:54,927 --> 00:14:57,195 and begins to film the momentous occasion. 238 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,708 [narrator] There's wife, Amber with her mom, Charity. 239 00:15:15,714 --> 00:15:17,148 [woman] We've got to show the baby you. 240 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:19,617 [Amber speaks] 241 00:15:24,657 --> 00:15:26,491 [Garrett] He just wanted a family. 242 00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:29,193 But, you know, if you get a son, cool. 243 00:15:30,029 --> 00:15:32,030 [woman speaks] 244 00:15:32,064 --> 00:15:35,566 [narrator] In the background, Brandon's mom, Cyndi, excitedly waits. 245 00:15:37,836 --> 00:15:39,737 [Cyndi] I was just so thankful that I was in there. 246 00:15:41,006 --> 00:15:45,143 That I could see my grandchild being born. 247 00:15:46,278 --> 00:15:47,545 She was in a good mood. 248 00:15:47,579 --> 00:15:49,213 Of course, everybody's in a good mood. 249 00:15:49,248 --> 00:15:50,715 She was wearing red lipstick. 250 00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:52,350 You know... 251 00:15:54,086 --> 00:15:56,888 We were just all so elated. 252 00:15:57,323 --> 00:16:00,091 [women speaking] 253 00:16:05,864 --> 00:16:07,298 [all cheering] 254 00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,500 [women continue speaking] 255 00:16:17,242 --> 00:16:21,446 [Cyndi] Brandon and Amber were so happy with each other. 256 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,414 They just had a child. 257 00:16:24,416 --> 00:16:26,184 It was affecting everybody in that room. 258 00:16:26,218 --> 00:16:29,220 It's a ripple effect of happiness. 259 00:16:29,254 --> 00:16:31,656 All thanks to this little new being. 260 00:16:33,058 --> 00:16:36,027 [women speaking] 261 00:16:36,061 --> 00:16:38,062 [indistinct conversation] 262 00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:40,765 [woman speaking] 263 00:16:53,645 --> 00:16:56,714 [Garrett] I could see every emotion hit on his face. 264 00:16:58,050 --> 00:16:59,717 That's when reality sets in. 265 00:16:59,752 --> 00:17:03,187 It's like, okay, this is really happening. 266 00:17:03,222 --> 00:17:07,358 So it was like watching him change. 267 00:17:09,495 --> 00:17:11,963 I was like, "Damn, my brother's a dad now." 268 00:17:13,298 --> 00:17:14,365 [woman speaks] 269 00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:18,870 [Garrett] They decided to call their son, 270 00:17:18,904 --> 00:17:22,273 Brando Marcos Duran, after his dad. 271 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,544 [narrator] Over his shoulder, 272 00:17:26,578 --> 00:17:29,480 Brandon's late father, Mark, proudly watches on. 273 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:34,452 I think my brother was the happiest I'd ever seen him. 274 00:17:35,921 --> 00:17:37,555 [narrator] The family is overjoyed 275 00:17:37,589 --> 00:17:39,390 to welcome little Brando into the world. 276 00:17:42,027 --> 00:17:45,129 And even after a long night in labor, 277 00:17:45,164 --> 00:17:47,065 Amber still has a sense of humor. 278 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:49,133 [Amber speaks] 279 00:17:49,168 --> 00:17:50,701 [all laughing] 280 00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:52,437 [woman speaks] 281 00:17:55,574 --> 00:17:58,709 [narrator] After a few checks, the family are allowed to go home. 282 00:18:00,245 --> 00:18:01,512 [man speaks] 283 00:18:18,330 --> 00:18:20,264 [Brandon speaks] 284 00:18:20,299 --> 00:18:22,867 [narrator] Nine days later, on Christmas Eve, 285 00:18:22,901 --> 00:18:26,971 Little Brando carries on his father's childhood tradition, 286 00:18:27,005 --> 00:18:28,673 leaving out cookies for Santa. 287 00:18:29,441 --> 00:18:31,676 [Amber speaks] 288 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:34,512 [Cyndi] To have a newborn at Christmas is just... 289 00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:36,714 It's like the icing on the cake. 290 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:43,421 You start those beautiful, wonderful traditions. 291 00:18:44,089 --> 00:18:45,490 So magical. 292 00:18:46,091 --> 00:18:49,360 [Amber speaking] 293 00:18:51,897 --> 00:18:53,698 [Brandon speaks] 294 00:18:53,732 --> 00:18:55,933 [woman speaks] 295 00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:57,368 [Brandon speaks] 296 00:18:57,402 --> 00:18:58,936 [Cyndi] There were several to choose from 297 00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:01,839 and he happened to put his little hand on, 298 00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:04,175 on the one that his daddy loves the most. 299 00:19:07,446 --> 00:19:09,947 You put that baby to bed that night, 300 00:19:12,050 --> 00:19:14,318 and that's all that matters. 301 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:17,588 [narrator] As Christmas 2006 ends, 302 00:19:22,327 --> 00:19:24,095 and the new year begins, 303 00:19:25,864 --> 00:19:30,001 the challenging reality of parenthood dawns. 304 00:19:30,035 --> 00:19:31,702 [Cyndi] There's lots of things to learn, 305 00:19:31,737 --> 00:19:36,107 and I think the first thing is, is that it's now not all about you. 306 00:19:37,409 --> 00:19:40,011 It's about this baby, 307 00:19:40,045 --> 00:19:42,613 who can't do anything for themselves. 308 00:19:51,790 --> 00:19:56,060 With Amber giving up work to look after Baby Brando, 309 00:19:58,564 --> 00:20:01,532 dad Brandon has to step up. 310 00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:07,471 Brandon had a lot of responsibilities. 311 00:20:07,506 --> 00:20:10,007 He made sure the rent was paid 312 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:11,442 and there was food in the refrigerator 313 00:20:11,476 --> 00:20:12,743 and the bills were paid. 314 00:20:15,113 --> 00:20:18,015 But for Amber, motherhood is a tough transition. 315 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,788 You know, having a new baby 316 00:20:23,822 --> 00:20:26,557 and probably wanting to get back out 317 00:20:26,592 --> 00:20:30,094 and party a little bit, hang out with friends... 318 00:20:32,497 --> 00:20:34,632 I think that weighed on them 319 00:20:34,666 --> 00:20:37,134 and probably lead to a lot of their arguments and fights. 320 00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:41,772 As Amber starts to stray from home, 321 00:20:43,575 --> 00:20:45,109 cracks begin to form. 322 00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:52,116 It made my brother uncomfortable. 323 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:57,822 And he wanted to talk about it. 324 00:20:57,856 --> 00:20:59,056 Not argue about it. 325 00:21:00,726 --> 00:21:03,928 She didn't like that he was questioning her 326 00:21:03,962 --> 00:21:06,497 about where she had been, 327 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 00:21:26,852 --> 00:21:29,220 Somebody he cared for did something 331 00:21:29,254 --> 00:21:31,155 that was pretty disrespectful 332 00:21:31,189 --> 00:21:32,556 towards his father and his memory. 333 00:21:32,591 --> 00:21:36,127 And I think she knew that 334 00:21:36,161 --> 00:21:38,462 that was probably something that would hurt him. 335 00:21:40,332 --> 00:21:41,832 Despite Amber's actions, 336 00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:46,203 Brandon always finds a way to forgive. 337 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:49,273 Brandon said that she was like a drug. 338 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:50,408 He couldn't quit her. 339 00:21:50,442 --> 00:21:51,942 He loved her too much. 340 00:21:53,211 --> 00:21:54,256 There was something about her 341 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,113 that he kept going back to. 342 00:21:57,182 --> 00:21:59,483 He certainly didn't want his son 343 00:21:59,518 --> 00:22:02,119 to have a broken home. 344 00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:06,757 I don't think he wanted what he went through as a kid. 345 00:22:08,493 --> 00:22:11,529 As the years pass, 346 00:22:11,563 --> 00:22:14,565 Amber and Brandon continue to struggle. 347 00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:21,339 In February 2010, they file for divorce 348 00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:24,508 and agreed to share custody 349 00:22:24,543 --> 00:22:27,645 of now three-year-old Brando. 350 00:22:29,614 --> 00:22:32,016 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 354 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 357 00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:54,839 when she could just be a decent person. 358 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, 361 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, 366 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. 369 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. 373 00:23:49,795 --> 00:23:52,930 One year later, in 2012, 374 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. 387 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]