1 00:00:04,537 --> 00:00:06,238 [indistinct conversations] 2 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:17,883 [LaTonya] Oh, wow. Yeah, Jeremy. [chuckles] 3 00:00:17,885 --> 00:00:20,152 There's Jeremy seeing his cousins. 4 00:00:20,653 --> 00:00:24,556 I was filming at our family reunion, 5 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:28,861 at my parents' home, and capturing moments like these. 6 00:00:28,863 --> 00:00:32,831 [Marktontio] I have nothing but good memories of my family, 7 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:36,068 a reminder of just how much they loved each other. 8 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:40,939 [dispatcher speaking] 9 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:43,642 [LaTonya speaking] 10 00:00:43,644 --> 00:00:46,378 I had no idea of how bad things could get. 11 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:51,583 Hard to even fathom that their lives would end the way it did. 12 00:00:51,585 --> 00:00:54,053 [LaTonya] It really crushes my heart. 13 00:00:55,088 --> 00:00:59,091 We are living with this every single day for the rest of our lives. 14 00:00:59,125 --> 00:01:02,061 [dispatcher speaking] 15 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:11,236 [theme music playing] 16 00:01:19,279 --> 00:01:21,914 [all laughing] 17 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:26,351 [narrator] It's January 12th, 2002, in Wendell, North Carolina. 18 00:01:28,855 --> 00:01:33,058 Nineteen-year-old LaTonya Taylor films a special family gathering. 19 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:36,161 [LaTonya speaking] 20 00:01:36,163 --> 00:01:38,230 [LaTonya laughs] 21 00:01:38,298 --> 00:01:39,698 Yay! 22 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:43,802 [LaTonya] This event is a birthday celebration 23 00:01:43,804 --> 00:01:45,938 for my aunt, Kelly, and my brother, T. 24 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:47,840 They shared the same birthday. 25 00:01:47,842 --> 00:01:50,609 [conversing indistinctly] 26 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:52,010 [narrator] That's LaTonya's brother, 27 00:01:52,012 --> 00:01:54,680 23-year-old birthday boy Sylvester, 28 00:01:54,682 --> 00:01:57,015 known to his family as T. 29 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:05,290 [narrator] And there's the birthday girl, LaTonya's Aunt Kelly. 30 00:02:08,595 --> 00:02:11,063 - [LaTonya speaking] - [Kelly vocalizing] 31 00:02:11,065 --> 00:02:15,134 - [LaTonya speaking] - [Kelly vocalizing shrilly] 32 00:02:15,136 --> 00:02:16,835 [LaTonya chuckles] 33 00:02:16,837 --> 00:02:22,608 On that day, my brother was in town, home from the military, 34 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:24,643 and we were just so glad to see him. 35 00:02:24,645 --> 00:02:28,714 And my aunt, she was in nursing school at the time. 36 00:02:28,716 --> 00:02:34,386 So it was just like such a fun occasion for us to all get together 37 00:02:35,955 --> 00:02:39,725 [Sylvester] A Taylor double birthday is exciting. 38 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:42,761 You're gonna laugh, you're gonna cry. 39 00:02:42,763 --> 00:02:45,564 We're gonna, you know, really, really just have a fun time. 40 00:02:45,631 --> 00:02:47,098 [LaTonya speaking] 41 00:02:47,934 --> 00:02:52,070 [narrator] LaTonya's 45-year-old mom Anglia hosts the celebration. 42 00:02:53,706 --> 00:02:56,108 [LaTonya] She was the one to get everybody together. 43 00:02:56,110 --> 00:02:58,110 [indistinct conversation] 44 00:02:58,112 --> 00:03:04,449 And she loved to just love on people, and she was just so sweet. 45 00:03:04,451 --> 00:03:06,685 [indistinct conversation] 46 00:03:06,687 --> 00:03:09,888 [narrator] LaTonya's 54-year-old dad, Sylvester Sr. 47 00:03:09,890 --> 00:03:11,290 Is in charge of the food. 48 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:14,393 My dad, he would go around 49 00:03:14,395 --> 00:03:20,299 and just keep everybody laughing and [chuckles] he was very funny. 50 00:03:21,434 --> 00:03:23,235 [narrator] Twenty-nine-year-old Marktontio 51 00:03:23,237 --> 00:03:27,172 is Sylvester Sr.'s son from a previous relationship. 52 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:31,710 [Marktontio] My brother, T, he's my father Sylvester's namesake. 53 00:03:31,712 --> 00:03:34,846 He always has this saying that he got the name, 54 00:03:34,848 --> 00:03:37,583 but I got the looks. Thank God, 'cause he always said... 55 00:03:37,585 --> 00:03:40,352 You know, everybody says I look just like our dad. 56 00:03:41,754 --> 00:03:45,991 [narrator] That's LaTonya, sitting next to her brother, T. 57 00:03:45,993 --> 00:03:49,394 [Marktontio] Tonya and T have always been two clowns. 58 00:03:49,396 --> 00:03:51,129 [Marktontio laughs] 59 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:54,333 They've always been very tight, very close. 60 00:03:54,335 --> 00:03:57,202 [LaTonya singing] 61 00:03:57,204 --> 00:04:00,772 [Marktontio] They could imitate my dad and Angie to the tee, 62 00:04:00,774 --> 00:04:03,642 and it was comical to watch. 63 00:04:03,644 --> 00:04:07,246 It's never a dull moment around any of them. 64 00:04:09,849 --> 00:04:12,918 They're imitating Angie at church. [laughs] 65 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:17,022 They used to have a lot of fun at church. Oh, my goodness. [laughs] 66 00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:24,129 [Kelly] All right now! 67 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:30,402 Angie had that look like, "Oh, my goodness, here they go again." 68 00:04:30,404 --> 00:04:32,037 [laughs] 69 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:37,342 [Anglia speaking] 70 00:04:43,016 --> 00:04:46,718 [LaTonya] She was the pastor of Zion Hill Holiness Church 71 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,554 in Wake Forest, North Carolina, 72 00:04:49,556 --> 00:04:54,226 and she had been pastoring over, I think, 11 years. 73 00:05:04,637 --> 00:05:07,472 That was her joy. That was her passion. 74 00:05:07,474 --> 00:05:12,344 And she loved the Lord with all her heart and she loved people. 75 00:05:15,615 --> 00:05:18,517 [Sylvester] So my mom focused more on the public side, 76 00:05:18,519 --> 00:05:20,886 and my dad, he was one of the pillars in the church, 77 00:05:20,888 --> 00:05:24,056 typically off to the side, in the background. 78 00:05:24,058 --> 00:05:26,792 He found joy in just being there with her 79 00:05:26,794 --> 00:05:28,927 and finding ways to serve her, 80 00:05:28,929 --> 00:05:31,063 even as she served the church and the ministry. 81 00:05:31,065 --> 00:05:33,298 So that's Dad... 82 00:05:34,867 --> 00:05:36,201 Deacon Taylor. 83 00:05:38,438 --> 00:05:40,772 [Anglia speaking indistinctly] 84 00:05:40,774 --> 00:05:44,042 [Sylvester] I would describe the Taylor family as a family 85 00:05:44,044 --> 00:05:48,780 that's known for our love, faith and service. 86 00:05:48,782 --> 00:05:55,554 My parents really tried to instill values such as respect, compassion, love. 87 00:05:55,556 --> 00:05:57,556 [kids talking indistinctly] 88 00:05:57,558 --> 00:06:00,926 [narrator] And that love extends to the youngest member of the family, 89 00:06:00,928 --> 00:06:03,962 LaTonya's two-year-old son, Jeremy. 90 00:06:04,530 --> 00:06:06,064 [LaTonya speaking] 91 00:06:06,666 --> 00:06:11,670 [Marktontio] LaTonya was 15 when she found out she was pregnant. 92 00:06:11,672 --> 00:06:15,407 I know her world was turned upside down emotionally 93 00:06:15,409 --> 00:06:17,442 and everything when that occurred. 94 00:06:17,444 --> 00:06:20,946 But Sylvester and Angie were a great support system, 95 00:06:20,948 --> 00:06:24,950 and I think we all just wrapped our arms around her 96 00:06:24,952 --> 00:06:27,753 and loved on her and made sure 97 00:06:27,755 --> 00:06:29,821 she knew that, "Hey, everything's going to be all right." 98 00:06:29,856 --> 00:06:31,723 [LaTonya speaking] 99 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:35,694 [LaTonya] I was devastated. I was scared to death. 100 00:06:35,696 --> 00:06:39,398 It was a lot of pressure because my mom was the pastor. 101 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,000 A lot of people looked up to the pastors' kids. 102 00:06:42,002 --> 00:06:46,204 And so when I got pregnant, I felt like I just... 103 00:06:46,739 --> 00:06:51,243 I felt like I hurt my mom. 104 00:06:53,679 --> 00:06:57,282 [narrator] Jeremy's father is 17-year-old Nathan Holden. 105 00:06:57,884 --> 00:06:59,751 [LaTonya] We were really young when I met him. 106 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:05,090 In the community, his family knew my family. 107 00:07:05,092 --> 00:07:10,562 He was a sweet kid and always laughing and having a good time, 108 00:07:10,564 --> 00:07:12,230 but kind of reserved. 109 00:07:12,865 --> 00:07:15,200 I knew his friends and we began to talk, 110 00:07:15,202 --> 00:07:18,303 and we ended up becoming like best friends. 111 00:07:21,974 --> 00:07:26,244 [narrator] Nathan takes LaTonya to her high school prom in March, 1998. 112 00:07:26,846 --> 00:07:30,215 In the summer, she discovers that she is pregnant. 113 00:07:31,617 --> 00:07:36,321 [LaTonya] My mom sat me down and told me to my face. 114 00:07:36,323 --> 00:07:39,458 She said, "You're going to get through this. 115 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:42,394 You're going to get through this and we're going to help you." 116 00:07:43,696 --> 00:07:47,666 When I told Nate that I was pregnant, he didn't believe me, 117 00:07:47,668 --> 00:07:51,069 like, he didn't believe that it was his child. 118 00:07:52,738 --> 00:07:56,475 So we weren't together or even talking 119 00:07:56,477 --> 00:07:59,077 during the time of the pregnancy. 120 00:08:02,682 --> 00:08:07,419 [narrator] LaTonya gives birth to Jeremy on April 5th, 1999. 121 00:08:07,421 --> 00:08:11,857 Nathan meets him for the first time three months later. 122 00:08:11,859 --> 00:08:17,596 [LaTonya] He held Jeremy, and he knew. He was like, "Wow, he looks just like me." 123 00:08:17,598 --> 00:08:20,966 I know he felt bad about not being there 124 00:08:20,968 --> 00:08:23,802 for Jeremy or even being there for me 125 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:25,604 and supporting me during the pregnancy. 126 00:08:25,606 --> 00:08:29,641 But I didn't hold it against him, you know, even though it hurt, 127 00:08:29,643 --> 00:08:33,979 I really wanted Nathan to be a part of Jeremy's life. 128 00:08:33,981 --> 00:08:38,350 My mom told me, "I will raise Jeremy so that you can go to school. 129 00:08:38,352 --> 00:08:41,253 This does not stop anything." 130 00:08:41,255 --> 00:08:48,360 And she told me, she said, "You will finish school and you will go to college." 131 00:08:48,362 --> 00:08:53,331 [narrator] LaTonya graduates in June, 2000 with Jeremy and Nathan by her side. 132 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:57,636 [Marktontio] You know, I thank God that she had great parents 133 00:08:57,638 --> 00:09:01,973 like that to support her so that she can continue to mature 134 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:04,309 and to accomplish her goals and dreams. 135 00:09:10,516 --> 00:09:13,184 [Jeremy shouting indistinctly] 136 00:09:16,422 --> 00:09:20,859 [LaTonya] When Jeremy was little, Nathan was a great dad. 137 00:09:20,861 --> 00:09:22,994 I mean, they were like two little kids. 138 00:09:22,996 --> 00:09:24,796 [laughs] 139 00:09:24,798 --> 00:09:28,433 They would do a lot of things together. 140 00:09:34,874 --> 00:09:37,042 [Jeremy] I really looked up to him when I was young. 141 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:39,945 He always had the flashy clothes. 142 00:09:39,947 --> 00:09:44,182 My father, he was always smelling good. 143 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:46,217 He knew how to cook. 144 00:09:48,788 --> 00:09:50,589 Yeah, he was just a really cool dude to me. 145 00:09:50,591 --> 00:09:53,892 [indistinct conversation] 146 00:09:53,894 --> 00:09:56,561 [LaTonya] And it was a scary time for me, like he was young, 147 00:09:56,563 --> 00:10:00,832 he hadn't finished school and to have a baby, you know, 148 00:10:00,834 --> 00:10:02,701 it was a big responsibility for him. 149 00:10:02,703 --> 00:10:04,936 He had to grow up really fast. 150 00:10:06,205 --> 00:10:09,708 Nate, he was working and continuing school, 151 00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:13,878 so he actually worked a job and then he cut hair on the side. 152 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:15,347 So he was a great dad. 153 00:10:15,349 --> 00:10:17,382 He really was. 154 00:10:23,856 --> 00:10:30,161 [LaTonya] December 7, 2002, Nathan and I got married at my mother's church. 155 00:10:32,832 --> 00:10:35,967 It's my dad walking me down the aisle. 156 00:10:38,404 --> 00:10:41,006 My dad was so proud, I was so happy. 157 00:10:42,008 --> 00:10:45,477 My dad playing a very important role during the marriage 158 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:47,012 and us getting married. 159 00:10:47,014 --> 00:10:49,748 He was so proud that Nate was taking this step 160 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:52,751 and committed to the relationship 161 00:10:52,753 --> 00:10:57,255 and committed to being a good dad to Jeremy. 162 00:10:58,891 --> 00:11:04,162 It was so special that moment to have my dad give me away. 163 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:07,065 [Anglia speaking] 164 00:11:11,604 --> 00:11:12,871 [Marktontio] I think he was real happy 165 00:11:12,873 --> 00:11:16,675 and, you know, and to be walking down there with Jeremy 166 00:11:16,677 --> 00:11:19,110 in his arms, too, you know. 167 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,379 [Anglia speaking indistinctly] 168 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:26,084 [LaTonya] Everybody was happy and we just enjoyed the moment. 169 00:11:32,091 --> 00:11:34,926 [LaTonya] At the altar my mom administering the vows, 170 00:11:34,928 --> 00:11:40,799 it was just a so real moment because she was nervous, 171 00:11:40,801 --> 00:11:43,868 I was nervous, but it was just 172 00:11:43,870 --> 00:11:46,938 so many different emotions at that moment. 173 00:11:58,117 --> 00:12:04,022 And she was so proud of me. She told me, "You just looked so beautiful up there." 174 00:12:04,957 --> 00:12:07,158 [crowd cheering] 175 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:10,361 [crowd applauding] 176 00:12:13,032 --> 00:12:15,600 Having Nate as a brother-in-law was a proud moment for me. 177 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:19,804 You know, I've always looked at him as a little brother. 178 00:12:19,806 --> 00:12:23,141 And now to have it official as, "This is my brother-in-law," 179 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:25,110 I took a lot of pride in that. 180 00:12:25,878 --> 00:12:28,446 [Anglia speaking] 181 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:31,416 [LaTonya] I think Nathan was just lost for words, 182 00:12:31,418 --> 00:12:38,423 like, I think he just did not know what to say, but he was happy, he was. 183 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:43,161 I'm used to kind of getting up and saying things and speaking 184 00:12:43,163 --> 00:12:47,098 and, you know, expressing how I feel in the moment. 185 00:12:47,166 --> 00:12:50,135 [LaTonya speaking] 186 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:58,777 [Anglia speaking] 187 00:12:58,779 --> 00:13:03,815 I was getting emotional because I didn't think... 188 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:07,585 it would turn out the way it did. 189 00:13:07,587 --> 00:13:09,954 Like, we planned this in two months, 190 00:13:10,389 --> 00:13:15,160 and for everything to come together, 191 00:13:15,162 --> 00:13:19,764 and everybody to come together, it was just, it was beautiful. 192 00:13:19,832 --> 00:13:21,432 It was beautiful. 193 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:25,236 My dad was so proud, I was so happy. 194 00:13:43,155 --> 00:13:46,024 [all laughing] 195 00:13:47,793 --> 00:13:50,028 [Sylvester Sr. speaking] 196 00:13:51,130 --> 00:13:54,899 I think, my dad's speech at the wedding... 197 00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:57,969 He saw the growth and the change in Nathan 198 00:13:57,971 --> 00:14:00,605 because he wasn't around while I was pregnant. 199 00:14:00,607 --> 00:14:03,174 [Sylvester Sr. speaking] 200 00:14:08,647 --> 00:14:12,717 And so that was big for my dad to say that, 201 00:14:12,719 --> 00:14:17,355 that he could see the change and he appreciated what Nathan was doing. 202 00:14:17,489 --> 00:14:20,291 [indistinct conversation] 203 00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:24,629 [Sylvester] I think my father, when he looked at Nate, I really... 204 00:14:24,631 --> 00:14:29,534 what I sensed was he saw a little bit of himself in Nate. 205 00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:35,740 My mom, Angie, and father, Sylvester, actually met on a college campus 206 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:40,011 and started dating, and shortly after that, she became pregnant with me. 207 00:14:40,013 --> 00:14:42,814 And then, of course, having a newborn at a young age 208 00:14:42,816 --> 00:14:45,250 presented its challenges in itself. 209 00:14:45,651 --> 00:14:47,886 I think she had some dreams that she wanted to do 210 00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:51,756 as far as focusing on her education and of course, in ministry. 211 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:54,459 Dad was recovering and dealing with some PTSD 212 00:14:54,461 --> 00:14:56,895 from Vietnam during the war, 213 00:14:56,897 --> 00:15:00,398 which caused him to kind of have some emotional challenges. 214 00:15:01,467 --> 00:15:05,069 So they had their ups and downs, 215 00:15:05,071 --> 00:15:08,273 but they were able to pull through it and make the most out of it. 216 00:15:09,174 --> 00:15:12,010 [people shouting indistinctly] 217 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:15,980 [crowd cheering] 218 00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:21,052 [LaTonya] With my parents' help, 219 00:15:21,054 --> 00:15:23,688 I was able to complete college. 220 00:15:23,690 --> 00:15:26,557 December of 2004, I graduated 221 00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:29,193 from North Carolina Central University 222 00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:34,165 in Durham, North Carolina, with a bachelor's in business administration. 223 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:37,835 About a year later, we eventually moved 224 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:40,972 into my aunt Laura Jean's home. 225 00:15:40,974 --> 00:15:46,110 It was a vacant home, so she allowed us to live there for free 226 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:50,014 if we agreed to do all the repairs. 227 00:15:50,016 --> 00:15:54,686 Nathan completed barber school and Nathan was working in the barbershop, finally, 228 00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:57,422 and, you know, his career was taking off. 229 00:15:58,857 --> 00:16:02,126 So this was a great start for Nathan and I. 230 00:16:03,429 --> 00:16:07,732 [indistinct conversation] 231 00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:11,502 [LaTonya] This event is a family reunion [chuckles] 232 00:16:11,504 --> 00:16:14,706 At my mom's house. 233 00:16:14,708 --> 00:16:17,842 I love that we can have those memories forever 234 00:16:17,844 --> 00:16:20,912 and hold on to those special moments. 235 00:16:20,914 --> 00:16:22,880 I want to remember them like this. 236 00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:25,383 [woman] ...run at him. 237 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:31,089 [LaTonya] My mom, she just... when she saw Nate come in there, 238 00:16:31,091 --> 00:16:33,958 she just gave him the biggest hug, like, she loved him. 239 00:16:35,194 --> 00:16:37,261 [indistinct conversations] 240 00:16:39,398 --> 00:16:44,202 [LaTonya] 2005 was a great year because I got pregnant again. 241 00:16:45,871 --> 00:16:48,840 My first daughter was born, Nautica, 242 00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:52,410 and everything was just going great. 243 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:55,646 I was so excited to have a girl. [chuckles] 244 00:16:55,648 --> 00:16:59,083 Right after Nautica, I had Amber in 2006. 245 00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:04,188 I had my babies and we were just so happy during that time. 246 00:17:04,590 --> 00:17:07,959 We were growing so fast. 247 00:17:07,961 --> 00:17:11,963 So those were really good times, when the kids were younger. 248 00:17:13,932 --> 00:17:18,703 [Sylvester] Seeing Tonya, Nate and the kids, JT, Nautica and Amber together, 249 00:17:18,705 --> 00:17:21,205 laughing and sharing moments, 250 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:24,409 as a young family, was beautiful. 251 00:17:24,411 --> 00:17:26,144 It was beautiful. 252 00:17:28,647 --> 00:17:32,583 [LaTonya] But I think things began to change in the marriage. 253 00:17:32,585 --> 00:17:36,220 After having my last child, Amber. 254 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:39,891 I was a stay-at-home mom for five years. 255 00:17:39,893 --> 00:17:44,429 And so living off of one income, which, 256 00:17:44,431 --> 00:17:46,864 Nathan sometimes had to work two jobs 257 00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:49,734 and the stress and the things that came with it, 258 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:53,371 I started to feel the distance 259 00:17:53,373 --> 00:17:57,308 between him and I growing apart. 260 00:17:58,877 --> 00:18:01,712 [Marktontio] There were quite a few times where I heard through the grapevine 261 00:18:01,714 --> 00:18:03,681 that Nate was doing some things 262 00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:09,387 on the wrong side of the law at times. And that was concerning. 263 00:18:11,857 --> 00:18:14,525 [LaTonya] When we moved to the Jonesville area, 264 00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:17,595 it was looking like we were happy on the outside, 265 00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:21,232 people would look at us and you wouldn't, have never known. 266 00:18:24,570 --> 00:18:31,342 It was pretty tough because he was back with those same old friends 267 00:18:31,344 --> 00:18:37,148 that he used to hang out when he was younger, and it wasn't a good crowd. 268 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:44,222 Then he was doing things, you know, the alcohol and things like that. 269 00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:46,591 He started picking up those habits and hanging out late, 270 00:18:46,593 --> 00:18:53,164 and I was left at home raising the kids, and I felt, you know, neglected. 271 00:18:54,766 --> 00:18:58,102 At that time, I was dealing with postpartum depression, 272 00:18:58,104 --> 00:19:00,972 so I was going through my own thing. 273 00:19:01,707 --> 00:19:06,310 With all of the pressure, of being a mom, a new mom 274 00:19:06,912 --> 00:19:09,647 and not having that support from him. 275 00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:12,316 Even though I was smiling and going about my life 276 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:16,754 like nothing was going on, but late at night 277 00:19:16,756 --> 00:19:20,658 and when I'm at home by myself, you know, I'm just constantly crying 278 00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:22,994 and just depressed. 279 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:25,062 Things really just started... 280 00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:28,032 Going downhill from there. 281 00:19:33,705 --> 00:19:37,542 Nate started cutting hair in the home, 282 00:19:37,544 --> 00:19:42,413 and that was one thing that I didn't approve of, 283 00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:47,652 because of all of the traffic and the people in and out of our home. 284 00:19:47,654 --> 00:19:49,720 And a lot of times, it wasn't good traffic, 285 00:19:49,722 --> 00:19:51,489 it wasn't good, you know... 286 00:19:51,491 --> 00:19:56,027 It wasn't an environment to raise young children. 287 00:20:03,569 --> 00:20:08,539 All I remember was three or four dudes came into the house 288 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:12,343 and they was asking, "Where the money at?" 289 00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:17,148 And I was in a room under my covers. 290 00:20:18,016 --> 00:20:21,219 As I recall, I think they pistol-whipped him. 291 00:20:22,754 --> 00:20:30,328 And then my father, he told them that he didn't have no money and they left. 292 00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:34,232 And then he came back, he had... his face was messed up. 293 00:20:34,499 --> 00:20:38,336 And he gave me a hug. 294 00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:42,640 Seeing my dad, you know, the guy that I looked up to, 295 00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:44,375 you know, get beat up like that, 296 00:20:44,377 --> 00:20:48,246 that was a very scary encounter for me. 297 00:20:48,248 --> 00:20:51,649 [LaTonya] So Nate called the police that night and told them 298 00:20:51,651 --> 00:20:56,120 those guys came there to beat him up and was there to rob him. 299 00:20:56,421 --> 00:21:00,558 You know, he said he knew the guys or what have you, 300 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:04,862 but I felt like this was something that he brought to our home. 301 00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:08,733 It was a bad neighborhood, a lot of bad influence. 302 00:21:08,735 --> 00:21:11,569 I thought it was a good idea to move away from there 303 00:21:11,571 --> 00:21:15,172 'cause I didn't want another break-in to happen. 304 00:21:15,174 --> 00:21:19,644 [LaTonya] After that robbery attempt, we moved in with my parents. 305 00:21:19,646 --> 00:21:23,681 And that was the same night. I never went back to Jonesville. 306 00:21:23,683 --> 00:21:27,018 I think the attempted robbery really shook him up. 307 00:21:27,020 --> 00:21:28,753 It was just an eye-opener for Nathan, 308 00:21:28,755 --> 00:21:33,424 you know, for him to say, "Hey, you need to get yourself together." 309 00:21:39,965 --> 00:21:42,466 [all] ♪ He's a mighty God He's a mighty God ♪ 310 00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:44,802 ♪ Oh, Jesus ♪ 311 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:48,272 [Sylvester] Nate and Tonya actually really got more involved in church. 312 00:21:50,642 --> 00:21:52,243 Tonya would actually, you know, 313 00:21:52,245 --> 00:21:54,378 served as a musician on the drums and singing 314 00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:57,682 and kind of coaching and teaching the younger kids in the church. 315 00:21:57,684 --> 00:22:01,319 And Nate actually would help around ushering and also filming. 316 00:22:08,627 --> 00:22:12,330 [narrator] Nathan captures this footage from Father's Day 2009. 317 00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:18,502 This service was in honor of my dad, Deacon Taylor. 318 00:22:18,504 --> 00:22:20,905 This was just us celebrating him 319 00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:24,375 and the things that he does for the church and everybody. 320 00:22:26,645 --> 00:22:29,113 [Sylvester] Nate really helped us out a lot. 321 00:22:29,115 --> 00:22:30,848 Nate really was very supportive to my mom, 322 00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:33,050 you know, as the pastor there at the church. 323 00:22:37,422 --> 00:22:39,490 [LaTonya] Leading up to Christmas, 324 00:22:39,492 --> 00:22:45,830 Nate was really trying to turn his life around during that time. 325 00:22:45,832 --> 00:22:49,734 The kids were always excited, you know, about Christmas and the gifts 326 00:22:49,736 --> 00:22:51,802 and things that they were gonna get. 327 00:22:51,804 --> 00:22:55,072 But, you know, for me, it was just mostly about family 328 00:22:55,074 --> 00:22:56,674 and spending time with them. 329 00:22:56,676 --> 00:22:58,876 [speaking indistinctly] 330 00:22:58,878 --> 00:23:01,412 [narrator] LaTonya films the children on Christmas morning. 331 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,048 Jeremy is now ten years old. 332 00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:05,249 [LaTonya] Jeremy. 333 00:23:05,951 --> 00:23:09,053 [Jeremy speaking] 334 00:23:12,257 --> 00:23:15,059 [LaTonya speaking] 335 00:23:17,095 --> 00:23:21,132 [narrator] LaTonya's brother, T, and his family join in the festivities. 336 00:23:21,134 --> 00:23:23,000 [Nautica] Cheese! 337 00:23:23,034 --> 00:23:24,769 [giggling] 338 00:23:24,836 --> 00:23:28,406 There was lots of presents and like, you know, there was, I think, presents from Jesus, 339 00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:32,042 Santa Claus, my wife, Tonya, the grandparents, 340 00:23:32,044 --> 00:23:34,812 so there was presents everywhere. 341 00:23:34,814 --> 00:23:38,315 [kids screaming happily] 342 00:23:45,557 --> 00:23:47,758 [Nathan speaking] 343 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,028 [LaTonya] It looked like we were happy on the outside, 344 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:53,497 but we were really dealing with some deep issues. 345 00:23:53,499 --> 00:23:56,000 [LaTonya speaking indistinctly] 346 00:23:56,002 --> 00:23:58,836 [LaTonya] Like there was just always an argument about 347 00:23:58,838 --> 00:24:00,704 why the house is not clean. 348 00:24:00,706 --> 00:24:05,643 You know, we're having a party and he's walking behind us cleaning up, 349 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:08,379 or "I need to get this paper," you know, things like that. 350 00:24:08,381 --> 00:24:12,850 And it was just very irritating. 351 00:24:12,852 --> 00:24:17,154 He wanted to be in control of everything. It's all about him. 352 00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:19,156 It was selfish. 353 00:24:19,958 --> 00:24:21,959 A lot of times, he wouldn't come home at night, 354 00:24:21,961 --> 00:24:24,028 he would come home in the morning. 355 00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:27,264 There were rumors of infidelity, 356 00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:32,236 and that was just something I heard throughout the years. 357 00:24:32,671 --> 00:24:35,239 And of course, he denied it. 358 00:24:36,341 --> 00:24:40,177 He had an attitude as, "I can do what I want to do." 359 00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:44,014 But we couldn't do the things that we wanted to do. 360 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:50,254 And if you say anything to him or confront him about it, he would get very defensive. 361 00:24:53,358 --> 00:24:58,596 April 2011, from what I was told, Nathan was at a bar 362 00:24:58,598 --> 00:25:03,634 where they shoot pool at. And he told me, you know, "The police that night, 363 00:25:03,636 --> 00:25:08,138 they were just watching me and I looked suspicious," and things like that. 364 00:25:12,410 --> 00:25:16,413 But they found drugs in his car, in his possession. 365 00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:21,118 So Nathan was charged with possession of cocaine. 366 00:25:22,587 --> 00:25:25,956 [narrator] Nathan receives a 12-month suspended sentence. 367 00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:31,395 And he told me, basically, that it wasn't his drugs. 368 00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:35,199 So that was the story that he gave me. 369 00:25:37,102 --> 00:25:41,171 And once again, this was another eye-opener for me. 370 00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:46,644 To say, "Okay, this is crazy, his behavior is really getting out of hand." 371 00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:50,214 That he wasn't changing. 372 00:25:51,616 --> 00:25:54,151 No one knew what we were going through in our marriage. 373 00:25:55,754 --> 00:25:58,355 It was just spiraling out of control. 374 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:11,702 One of my cousins, he thought he was better than me at basketball, 375 00:26:11,704 --> 00:26:14,605 so he just kept talking down. [chuckles] 376 00:26:14,607 --> 00:26:19,176 So I had to show him that I'm better. 377 00:26:20,946 --> 00:26:24,148 So I told him we can go down the street, play basketball one-on-one. 378 00:26:24,150 --> 00:26:25,249 And I beat him. 379 00:26:27,319 --> 00:26:29,987 I came back to the house and my dad was there. 380 00:26:30,722 --> 00:26:34,258 So he came into my room, he was, like, "Where you been at?" 381 00:26:36,795 --> 00:26:39,396 And I said, "I went down to play basketball." 382 00:26:41,399 --> 00:26:47,037 My dad's number-one rule was to come home from school, go straight home. 383 00:26:50,875 --> 00:26:54,878 So then he came back in the room and beat me with a broom. 384 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,081 And it broke into pieces. 385 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,854 I would expect a belt or like a thump on the head, 386 00:27:03,856 --> 00:27:06,690 he would do that sometimes. 387 00:27:06,692 --> 00:27:10,427 But, yeah, beat me with a broom into pieces that... 388 00:27:11,696 --> 00:27:13,631 That really showed me that, you know, 389 00:27:13,633 --> 00:27:17,101 he really changed and something was wrong. 390 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,875 It really changed how I saw him as a father figure. 391 00:27:24,877 --> 00:27:28,479 It really hurt me, man. It really hurt me. 392 00:27:28,481 --> 00:27:34,118 And physically and emotionally, it hurt me. 393 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:38,155 I always looked up to my dad and, you know, I felt like it was my fault. 394 00:27:39,691 --> 00:27:42,626 I was just like, "I can't, I can't do this." 395 00:27:42,628 --> 00:27:46,830 'Cause I'd never known him to beat Jeremy like that, 396 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:50,501 the way he did and so much anger that he had towards Jeremy. 397 00:27:50,503 --> 00:27:51,769 [inaudible] 398 00:27:51,771 --> 00:27:55,873 [LaTonya] And so that's when I decided to leave. 399 00:27:55,875 --> 00:28:01,779 I explained to him I just wanted to move on with my life 400 00:28:01,781 --> 00:28:05,049 and that we could raise the kids together, 401 00:28:05,051 --> 00:28:08,452 but I did not want to be with him. 402 00:28:08,454 --> 00:28:10,187 I think he felt like... 403 00:28:11,389 --> 00:28:15,092 I was just all talk and wasn't gonna follow through. 404 00:28:15,094 --> 00:28:20,197 And I did, I moved out and we moved in with my parents. 405 00:28:21,232 --> 00:28:23,300 December 2013. 406 00:28:28,907 --> 00:28:33,577 It started out as harassment, he would call my mom, my dad and tell them, 407 00:28:33,579 --> 00:28:35,245 "I'm coming over there to get my kids. 408 00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:36,914 I'll do what I have to do to get my kids. 409 00:28:36,916 --> 00:28:40,617 Y'all not going to stop me." He was threatening them. 410 00:28:40,619 --> 00:28:44,388 He was threatening me. I was scared. 411 00:28:44,390 --> 00:28:47,858 I didn't know what to do, I never dealt with anything like this. 412 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:52,496 He's never acted out in a way like this before, so this was different. 413 00:28:52,498 --> 00:28:58,669 The police just told us, "You need to just file a restraining order." 414 00:28:58,671 --> 00:29:03,407 And when I filed a restraining order and we went to court, 415 00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:08,045 that's when he really started to threaten me. 416 00:29:09,147 --> 00:29:14,985 And you could see more of the anger that he had towards me escalate. 417 00:29:16,387 --> 00:29:17,421 [line ringing] 418 00:29:20,892 --> 00:29:22,126 [dispatcher speaking] 419 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:26,296 [LaTonya speaking] 420 00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:32,169 [dispatcher speaking] 421 00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:35,472 [line ringing] 422 00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:39,877 April 9th of 2014, a 911 call 423 00:29:39,879 --> 00:29:44,181 came in to the Wake County Sheriff's Office at about 9:48. 424 00:29:45,183 --> 00:29:47,851 It appeared to be a woman in distress 425 00:29:47,853 --> 00:29:52,589 and the Sheriff's Office was able to locate the call 426 00:29:52,591 --> 00:29:55,359 and dispatch deputies to the scene. 427 00:29:56,594 --> 00:30:02,366 After the first 911 call, there was a second 911 call 428 00:30:02,368 --> 00:30:07,404 from the residence from what sounded like a young man. 429 00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:11,208 He was screaming that his grandfather had been shot. 430 00:30:12,944 --> 00:30:14,077 [Jeremy speaking] 431 00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:16,046 [dispatcher speaking] 432 00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:22,052 [Jeremy speaking] 433 00:30:22,054 --> 00:30:26,156 I'm talking to the people on 911, I didn't know what to say. 434 00:30:26,158 --> 00:30:28,125 It was just like emotions going everywhere. 435 00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:32,830 [Jason] When officers first arrived at the scene, 436 00:30:32,832 --> 00:30:38,135 you can literally hear the children screaming in the house. 437 00:30:42,874 --> 00:30:43,841 [deputy 1 speaking] 438 00:30:43,843 --> 00:30:44,975 [Jeremy speaking] 439 00:30:44,977 --> 00:30:47,377 [deputy 1 speaking] 440 00:30:47,379 --> 00:30:49,913 [Jeremy speaking] 441 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:53,116 They're going to have to get those kids out of the house 442 00:30:53,118 --> 00:30:55,652 and quickly as possible. 443 00:30:55,654 --> 00:30:57,788 [deputy 1 speaking] 444 00:30:57,790 --> 00:30:59,756 [kids speaking indistinctly] 445 00:30:59,758 --> 00:31:04,161 [deputy 1 speaking] 446 00:31:04,163 --> 00:31:07,865 Investigators were trying to determine who had done this, 447 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:09,967 who the shooter was. 448 00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:13,704 [deputy 1 speaking] 449 00:31:13,706 --> 00:31:15,105 [child speaking] 450 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:23,180 - [deputy 1 speaking] - [deputy 2 speaking] 451 00:31:24,682 --> 00:31:28,385 [Jason] Officers secured the perimeter of the home, 452 00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:33,590 checked for any suspects outside the home, and then when they went inside, 453 00:31:33,592 --> 00:31:37,995 that was obviously when they saw the tragedy. 454 00:31:38,997 --> 00:31:44,067 As they looked to a bedroom that was right off the entryway, 455 00:31:48,072 --> 00:31:50,274 they found a lady that had been shot. 456 00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:56,146 Anglia Taylor was victim number one. 457 00:31:56,148 --> 00:31:59,783 She had a gunshot wound to her chest and it was apparent 458 00:31:59,785 --> 00:32:04,454 she had passed away due to the injuries that she sustained 459 00:32:04,456 --> 00:32:06,290 to that gunshot wound. 460 00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:12,663 They entered another bedroom, and when they entered that bedroom, 461 00:32:12,665 --> 00:32:17,267 they found a second female, LaTonya Allen... 462 00:32:18,202 --> 00:32:23,674 Appeared to be severely beaten, appeared to have multiple gunshots. 463 00:32:23,676 --> 00:32:28,278 She had received a gunshot wound to the chest as well as to the face. 464 00:32:29,314 --> 00:32:33,350 Her injuries were life-threatening, critical. 465 00:32:34,819 --> 00:32:39,189 [narrator] EMTs rush LaTonya to WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. 466 00:32:40,758 --> 00:32:42,426 She was still alive at that point. 467 00:32:42,428 --> 00:32:45,429 She was saying, "I can't breathe," 468 00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:50,233 but it was clear that she had suffered very severe injuries. 469 00:32:51,569 --> 00:32:54,638 [narrator] A trail of blood leads deputies into the backyard 470 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:58,408 and to the body of a 66-year-old man. 471 00:33:00,411 --> 00:33:07,084 [Jason] They came to a shed and beside that shed was a third victim. 472 00:33:08,987 --> 00:33:14,191 Clearly, Sylvester had been shot multiple times, multiple parts of his body. 473 00:33:16,627 --> 00:33:18,395 [cell phone ringing] 474 00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:27,437 [Sylvester] That evening, I got a phone call from my aunt, 475 00:33:27,439 --> 00:33:32,576 and she says, "T, T, Nate just shot Angie and Sylvester, 476 00:33:32,578 --> 00:33:36,079 and we're not sure if Tonya's going to make it." 477 00:33:36,081 --> 00:33:41,084 So that was the phone call that changed my life. 478 00:33:43,821 --> 00:33:48,658 And so I... I was... Oh, man! 479 00:33:48,660 --> 00:33:51,595 I lost it for a second, you know. 480 00:33:51,597 --> 00:33:55,599 And I calmed down and, you know, it was just, 481 00:33:55,601 --> 00:33:59,136 it was just nothing that we could do at the time, 482 00:33:59,138 --> 00:34:04,941 but pray and try to keep it together. [sniffs] 483 00:34:07,078 --> 00:34:10,280 [Jason] The focus of the attention turned to locating Nate. 484 00:34:12,316 --> 00:34:15,652 Jeremy gave a description of his father, 485 00:34:15,654 --> 00:34:19,256 gave them a description of a pickup truck that he was driving, 486 00:34:19,624 --> 00:34:23,026 as well as the clothing that he was wearing. 487 00:34:24,462 --> 00:34:30,267 You don't know if this person is going to harm other people, going to harm himself. 488 00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:36,006 They wanted to locate Nate Holden as quickly as possible 489 00:34:36,008 --> 00:34:40,343 to ensure the safety of others and himself as well. 490 00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:50,353 [Jason] Nate's family had a property nearby, 491 00:34:50,355 --> 00:34:56,960 so the Sheriff's Office turned their attention to locating Nate's family's property. 492 00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:03,567 Law enforcement fans out across the field, this wooded area. 493 00:35:03,569 --> 00:35:08,138 At this point, it's the middle of the night, so it's dark. 494 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:14,711 One of the deputies that was out searching the field saw a flash. 495 00:35:14,713 --> 00:35:16,813 - [gunshot] - [Jason] And heard gunfire. 496 00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:19,382 They were fired upon. 497 00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:23,320 They returned fire to try to subdue the suspect. 498 00:35:23,654 --> 00:35:25,422 [gunshots] 499 00:35:25,424 --> 00:35:28,291 And then they closed in on that area. 500 00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:30,560 I mean, when they got close to the wood line, 501 00:35:30,562 --> 00:35:36,733 they found Nathan Holden lying in the field there with the gun beside him. 502 00:35:36,735 --> 00:35:40,403 He had not been shot in any way, wasn't injured. 503 00:35:40,405 --> 00:35:44,941 He was just kind of lying there, like, completely still. 504 00:35:44,943 --> 00:35:49,679 At this point, I believe Nathan Holden knew it was over. 505 00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:51,681 He knew what he had done. 506 00:35:51,683 --> 00:35:56,419 He knew that he had just fired upon law enforcement officers. 507 00:35:56,421 --> 00:36:02,392 I think there was an aspect of him giving up at this point. 508 00:36:02,394 --> 00:36:07,264 He was placed in handcuffs and placed in custody and arrested. 509 00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:11,434 Nathan Holden was charged with two counts of first-degree murder 510 00:36:11,436 --> 00:36:14,437 and one count of attempted murder. 511 00:36:19,577 --> 00:36:21,578 [narrator] Investigators pieced together the events 512 00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:25,015 that led to the shooting at the Taylors' home. 513 00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:31,855 [Jason] One of the witnesses to the crime was LaTonya's son, Jeremy. 514 00:36:31,857 --> 00:36:37,060 And investigators began to ask him if he knew what had happened. 515 00:36:39,897 --> 00:36:44,134 Nathan Holden picked up his son, Jeremy, from school. 516 00:36:44,136 --> 00:36:48,238 They went around to a couple of different places in the neighborhood, 517 00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:49,306 got something to eat. 518 00:36:49,308 --> 00:36:53,843 Nathan was very upset that his wife, 519 00:36:53,845 --> 00:36:58,415 separated wife, LaTonya, wasn't answering any phone calls from him. 520 00:36:58,417 --> 00:37:02,219 Their relationship was unraveling. 521 00:37:03,588 --> 00:37:05,822 [Jeremy] We on the highway speeding. 522 00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:09,993 He got Tupac going loud and I'm looking at him like, 523 00:37:10,861 --> 00:37:12,395 "Are you okay?" 524 00:37:12,397 --> 00:37:15,332 You know, and he had a different look in his eyes. 525 00:37:15,334 --> 00:37:19,936 I was, like, you know, that's not my dad, that's somebody else. 526 00:37:22,139 --> 00:37:25,342 Went up to my grandmother's house and he told me to go inside first. 527 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:30,714 I went to the door, and my grandfather came to the door and he said, 528 00:37:30,716 --> 00:37:33,183 "Boy, why are your pants sagging so low?" 529 00:37:33,384 --> 00:37:35,585 I didn't say nothing to him. 530 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:39,189 I ran to my mom in the back room, I gave her a big old hug. 531 00:37:41,292 --> 00:37:43,360 Couple of seconds later, I hear gunshots. 532 00:37:43,461 --> 00:37:45,161 [gunshots] 533 00:37:45,163 --> 00:37:50,700 Nate walks in the door, shoots Anglia Taylor in her bedroom. 534 00:37:50,768 --> 00:37:52,969 [gunshot] 535 00:37:53,971 --> 00:37:57,874 Nate shot Sylvester Taylor outside the home 536 00:37:57,876 --> 00:38:00,844 beside a shed there on their property. 537 00:38:00,846 --> 00:38:05,982 [Jeremy] And my mom rushed us to the closet in my sister's room. 538 00:38:05,984 --> 00:38:09,419 I remember her calling 911 and saying "My husband is shooting." 539 00:38:10,421 --> 00:38:13,390 The whole time I'm holding my sisters. 540 00:38:14,992 --> 00:38:18,962 I'm scared for my life. I'm scared for their life. I didn't know what to do. 541 00:38:19,397 --> 00:38:22,432 I hear my dad coming in, you know, 542 00:38:22,434 --> 00:38:26,603 saying the B-word, "ho" and all these other names, calling my mom. 543 00:38:26,605 --> 00:38:29,839 [LaTonya] And he just came right in and started punching me in my face 544 00:38:29,841 --> 00:38:34,744 and pistol-whipping me with the gun and punching me and just kept saying, 545 00:38:34,746 --> 00:38:36,146 "You gonna talk to me today, you gonna talk to me. 546 00:38:36,148 --> 00:38:38,815 Somebody gonna talk to me today." 547 00:38:38,817 --> 00:38:43,119 [Jeremy] I hear my mom saying, "Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't hurt me." 548 00:38:45,022 --> 00:38:48,024 Then I heard my mom say, "Jesus!" real loud. 549 00:38:48,026 --> 00:38:48,825 And I heard another gunshot. 550 00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:51,194 [gunshot] 551 00:38:55,866 --> 00:38:59,002 Then it was a dead silence for a little, couple of seconds, 552 00:38:59,004 --> 00:39:01,071 then my dad knocked on the door. 553 00:39:02,707 --> 00:39:04,774 My dad, he tried to give my sister a hug, 554 00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,376 but my sisters came behind me, 555 00:39:06,378 --> 00:39:09,279 all scared and crying. He gave me a hug. 556 00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:14,351 After he gave me a hug, he called 911, put his wallet on the table, 557 00:39:14,952 --> 00:39:16,286 and he said he loved us. 558 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:20,623 I saw my mom. 559 00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:23,927 She was on the floor, blood everywhere. 560 00:39:23,929 --> 00:39:27,263 And he just literally made a big old step over her. 561 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:33,203 And... I still... 562 00:39:33,205 --> 00:39:37,574 I still have dreams about that to this day, you know. 563 00:39:37,576 --> 00:39:41,678 [voice breaking] Which really hurts me and that shows me that he never... 564 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:43,913 He don't care, he don't really, he don't. 565 00:39:43,915 --> 00:39:46,116 He don't really care, you know. 566 00:39:58,529 --> 00:40:00,764 [narrator] LaTonya wakes from a medically-induced coma 567 00:40:00,766 --> 00:40:03,433 seven days after Nathan's arrest. 568 00:40:04,835 --> 00:40:07,637 [LaTonya] When I'm asking for my mom, "Where's my mom?" 569 00:40:07,639 --> 00:40:10,774 And they said she didn't make it, like, it just... 570 00:40:10,776 --> 00:40:13,977 [sighs deeply] It was just so hard. 571 00:40:14,745 --> 00:40:19,215 I just couldn't wrap my brain... That he killed them. 572 00:40:24,622 --> 00:40:30,794 [Jason] Nathan Holden's trial was set for February of 2017. 573 00:40:30,796 --> 00:40:35,632 After two weeks of trial, a jury found Nathan Holden 574 00:40:35,634 --> 00:40:38,168 guilty of two counts of first-degree murder 575 00:40:38,170 --> 00:40:41,004 and guilty of attempted murder. 576 00:40:41,705 --> 00:40:47,477 Nathan Holden was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. 577 00:40:47,479 --> 00:40:54,317 I believe Nathan Holden killed his in-laws and tried to kill LaTonya 578 00:40:54,319 --> 00:41:00,824 because he couldn't grasp the reality that his family was moving on. 579 00:41:00,826 --> 00:41:06,095 And came down to the point where he said, "Well, if I can't have her, 580 00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:07,296 no one can have her." 581 00:41:07,298 --> 00:41:11,968 You know, "If I can't be with my kids, then so be it." 582 00:41:14,071 --> 00:41:17,207 He's just simply evil, just evil. 583 00:41:19,009 --> 00:41:20,510 That's why. 584 00:41:20,512 --> 00:41:22,912 And even if he gave me an answer 585 00:41:22,914 --> 00:41:26,149 and even if I knew why, it still doesn't matter 586 00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:28,251 because it doesn't bring my parents back. 587 00:41:40,164 --> 00:41:41,397 [LaTonya speaking] 588 00:41:46,971 --> 00:41:49,339 [Sylvester] I would want them to know that, you know, 589 00:41:49,341 --> 00:41:54,577 that we're gonna be okay, that we're gonna be all right. 590 00:41:54,579 --> 00:41:58,715 And that we're gonna continue to laugh, we're gonna continue to love 591 00:41:58,717 --> 00:42:03,319 and we're gonna continue to lift up the name of Christ in all that we do as a family. 592 00:42:06,690 --> 00:42:10,894 [LaTonya] They are truly missed every single day. 593 00:42:10,896 --> 00:42:14,931 They're always constantly on my mind, in my heart. 594 00:42:14,933 --> 00:42:19,168 Everything reminds me of them. And I just love them so much. 595 00:42:20,137 --> 00:42:21,938 [inaudible]