[narrator] A helpful neighbor can be a godsend.
I'm going to make you dinner.
No need, Virginia.
[Arnold] They were very friendly people.
And they trusted each other.
[all laughing]
Those years were very happy years.
-[bottle pops] -I didn't know you got married.
He would deadbolt her in.
She was terrified.
[narrator] But what happens when the terror behind closed doors...
[Hector] I've got another gun in here.
[narrator] ...spills onto the street?
Nothing is going to happen to your daughter.
No, no. no. no. No.
It turned for the worse...
Get out of my way!
-Don't you dare touch me! - [Arnold] ...and escalated.
I'm asking you this so you can explain yourself.
Get on the ground now!
[woman screaming]
-[gunshot] -[woman] Good to see you.
-[groaning] -[man] I know what you did.
[gunshot]
[woman] Stay out of my neighborhood!
[man] Stay away from my wife!
Get on the ground now!
[woman screaming]
[narrator] Just north of Houston,
Spring, Texas offers its residents
a peaceful oasis outside the big city.
[Carmen] It was just such a nice place to live.
It seemed so quiet and safe.
[wind chimes ringing]
[Arnold] Everybody kind of took care of their lawns.
They really, you know, took care of their houses, you know.
They were very friendly people.
[Virginia] Everybody walks their dogs
and, you know, the neighbors are very nice, friendly.
[narrator] Few people are more loved
on Mourning Dove Drive than Ana Weed.
[Arnold] She was all about enjoying life.
You know, you make your money, you spend your money.
Enjoy your life, you know.
[narrator] Ana's husband, Scott,
met and fell in love with Ana when her two sons were young.
-Hey, hon. -I'd probably put them at about eight and ten,
when they got together.
Planters for the front door.
[Arnold] Scott was a really good stepdad.
He really supported anything they did.
They were in a really good marriage.
[narrator] Since they've become empty nesters,
Ana's mom, Virginia, has come to live with them.
-Oh, my. You are the best. -[chuckles]
[Carmen] Ana's friends used to say,
"How could you live with your mom and still be happy about it?"
And she's like, "Oh, my mother is my best friend."
-Mmm-hmm. -Scott... chew!
[Virginia laughs]
[Virginia] Ana used to say, "Mama, you spoil my husband."
[chuckles softly]
But, um, that's the way I am.
Those years were very happy years for me with my daughter.
-Mmm, spicy. -[Virginia chuckles]
[narrator] Ana and Virginia are living the American Dream.
They are Mexican immigrants who came to Texas and thrived.
[Arnold] Scott was very into our family.
You know, he loved my mom.
You know, and Mom cooked, like, incredible food.
Authentic Mexican food, you know.
So, they got along very well.
Ana was managing a very upscale elderly living place.
She always had all these employees that worked for her.
She was always, you know, a big boss, you know.
[narrator] Scott is also a successful executive
for a major information technology company.
They really enjoyed life.
They enjoyed their time together and they enjoyed life.
[Virginia] There's only a couple of people
that live in the neighborhood that are Hispanics.
The rest of them, they were Anglos, you know, and...
But, you know, very nice.
[keys rattling and door closing]
[narrator] For the Weeds, having a neighbor like Hector Campos,
is reassuring.
Hola, Hector.
[both speaking foreign language]
[in English] For you.
Oh, you remembered.
[Virginia] We exchanged some aloe vera
because I used to have aloe vera and say,
"Yeah, do you want a plant? I can get you one."
Thank you and if you ever need anything, just let me know. Thanks.
[narrator] Hector has lived quietly next door for almost a decade.
Of Mexican heritage, he was born in the US, served in the military,
and is now an airline mechanic.
He just seemed kind of quiet, he was a quiet guy.
[narrator] As it happens, Virginia owns a house
a few blocks away that she rents out.
We went to my house, I had the house rented.
I was wondering if he can go ahead and measure it for me.
[narrator] Hector is happy to lend a hand when his neighbor needs it.
-Sure. Let's start with the blinds. -Ah. Thank you.
Six feet by...
[Arnold] He seemed like a little nerdy type. Doesn't really get out much.
So, they became friendly and they trusted each other.
Thank you, Hector.
-I'm going to make you dinner. -Oh! No need, Virginia.
Whatever you need... anytime.
[narrator] But soon, their friendly rapport, will turn hostile.
-[woman screaming] -[Hector] Where is she hiding?
[narrator] Ana and Scott are about to embark on a vacation,
leaving Virginia on her own.
You know, I worry about you here being all alone.
[Virginia] Ana said, "Mom, do you know what?
Why don't you go to the next door neighbor
and ask him for, uh, his phone number?"
-He can keep an eye on things. -Okay, okay. I'll ask for his number. Go.
And Hector was that type of neighbor that was always vigilant,
wanted to know what was going on.
[knocking on door]
Oh, hi, Hector.
My daughter is on vacation. Can I get your phone number, just in case?
Sure.
So, I went over there and that's when I met Letty.
She was behind him, but she was kind of, like, scared.
I could tell, you know, her face was like, in fear.
Oh. Who's this?
Hi. I'm Virginia. Next door.
This is my wife, Letty.
Oh!
Congratulations!
I didn't know you got married.
We've been married eight years.
Hold on a sec and I'll go write down my phone number for you.
[Arnold] My mom thought it was really odd
that Hector and Letty were married
and that Letty had been living there for years
and they never knew about her.
[narrator] When Ana and Scott return from their trip,
Virginia breaks the news.
Hector said his wife's name is Letty.
She's Mexicana.
And I said, uh, to Ana, "This man has a woman there, you know."
And he introduced her as his wife.
[chuckles] Then how come we've never seen her?
Ma, this is beyond weird. I mean, it's creepy.
Yeah, how is this even possible?
I know. [chuckles]
[narrator] Strangely, after Virginia meets Letty,
Hector is not seen by his neighbors for months.
Then, one day, Ana has a chance encounter
with a member of Letty's family.
Mom, look!
-Can I play with your dog? -Of course.
Just be careful.
[Virginia] Ana said, "Be careful" because Maggie, the dog,
she likes to bark, she was like,
protecting her mom, you know, always, you know, Ana.
[dog barking]
[Virginia] And then, the mom came behind her and started talking.
Hi, I'm Dulce. She's mine.
She's so cute. I'm Ana.
Nice meeting you. I'm Letty's sister.
[Virginia] But they were not coming here for vacation.
Our car broke down on the way to Disney World.
I don't think they wanted to stay too long.
Oh. You know, why don't you two come for dinner?
-We have a pool. -She said, "Would you like to go swimming?"
-Really? -[Arnold] The little girl was like, "Yeah."
-We'll see you later. -Bye.
[narrator] That evening, the two families socialize for the first time.
The invitation is also extended to Ana's brother, Arnold.
Letty, for you.
-Gracias. -[Arnold] She was very pretty.
You know, I though, "Wow. She's beautiful."
You know. And they were like, "Yeah, yeah.
She was a beauty pageant queen," and this and that.
And he's a little short, geeky little guy.
And I thought, "That's kind of crazy."
You know, that she's, you know, this real pretty girl
and I was like, "How did they meet?"
We met online.
-[Virginia] Oh! -[Arnold] Oh!
They met, like, in a chat room or something like that.
So, I was like, "Oh."
So, she came over to the United States.
She lived there for many, many years.
So, Letty. I hope we get to see you again.
[speaking foreign language]
[Carmen in English] Ana was speaking to her in Spanish,
but she was a little bit protective of herself.
Almost as if she didn't want to give away too much
of anything.
[sizzling]
Hey, Hector. Come over here and show me how you two like your steak.
[suspenseful music playing]
[whispers] Excuse me.
So, how come we never see you?
[whispers] He locks me inside.
[dramatic music playing]
She told us that she was locked inside the house.
[door locking]
She said that when Hector would go to work,
that he would deadbolt her in.
Why would he do that?
He says they will rape me.
[Arnold] He would tell her, "Hey, look. You don't want to go outside
'cause there are murderers and rapists."
And this and that.
And then he would lock the doors from the outside.
And he won't let her out because they were gonna rape her.
So, uh, what did I miss?
[narrator] This seemingly perfect neighborhood...
Letty was terrified.
[narrator] ...is masking a horrible truth.
What should I do?
[Virginia] Hector didn't even leave the garage door open
because he said that bad people was gonna go inside and rape Letty.
[narrator] That night, mother and daughter debate their course of action.
Mama, she's trapped.
We should do something.
I know. I'm worried.
Should we call the police?
He's not breaking the law.
It seemed like mentally, he was just controlling her.
Well, if not the police, then what?
[narrator] Virginia knows what it's like to live in fear.
I came here to Houston, Texas, uh, in 1980.
And actually, I was
running away from,
you know, a, uh, abusive husband.
[husband speaking foreign language]
[in English] My dad was very abusive with all of us.
I wanted to save my kids.
[Arnold] My mom told me one time that my dad pulled out a gun,
aimed it towards my mom and Ana got between them
and pretty much told my dad to shoot her instead.
No! Don't!
[Arnold] I mean, she was always defending,
even her mother, at a very young age.
That's who she was.
I think all of that was always on Ana's mind.
The fact that we grew up with this controlling abusive father
and I think that she was concerned
for Letty because we lived that life.
I'm going to invite Hector and Letty to our Bible study group,
so she trusts us.
[narrator] Surprisingly, Letty is allowed to attend.
We are all sinners, but God...
Nam was the host, uh, for Vicky
and about 14 other, uh, people that attended
mine and my wife's Bible study in our home.
"You shall not take revenge or bear any grudge against the sons of your people."
Being Christian is something that I want to share with people.
Living a different life full of hope and faith.
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
I am the Lord."
[David] When he was in the room, she was muffled, uh, quiet.
I think she was terrified of him.
[Arnold] Letty started opening up more about what was going on
to my mom and that's how they really got to know Letty.
[narrator] As she tells it, it's worse than she first revealed.
[whispers] He forces himself on me.
[intense music playing]
My mother was so bothered by the fact that this guy was,
um, and in Letty's words, was forcing himself on her.
She was really living a really tough life.
[narrator] And Letty shares another revelation.
[whispers] I am pregnant.
[Virginia] I think Hector...
he didn't want the baby when she was pregnant.
He didn't show any emotions.
[narrator] Virginia and her family now view their once helpful neighbor
as a dangerous predator.
They're like, "No. That's not normal." [laughs]
[narrator] And Hector is suspicious of the Weed's over-interest in his wife.
His mission is to make sure she remains safe at all costs.
But as Letty's pregnancy progresses,
Hector's alarming behavior intensifies.
Hector, why do you need these guns?
It's simple.
What if someone tries to break in through that window?
I've got another gun in here.
Just in case.
[Arnold] He had a lot of guns.
He had many guns and he had 'em
in many locations in the house.
You know, just in case somebody broke in,
he can go to this gun or he can go to this gun.
That kind of put Letty on guard, you know, like, oh, gosh.
-Let's go upstairs. -[Letty exhales nervously]
No. [whispers] No.
I'm not no psychologist, but, uh, I felt that he was just getting too possessive,
um, and he was losing that possession.
[narrator] Feeling vulnerable,
Letty invites her mother, Guadelupe, to visit from Mexico,
preventing Hector from locking her indoors.
[telephone ringing]
-[telephone ringing] -[speaking foreign language]
[narrator in English] But before Guadelupe can arrive,
Letty needs her neighbors' help.
[Virginia] Letty was so scared.
And she says, uh... [speaking foreign language]
[in English] Can you come over?
Hector was not there.
And she said, "I want you to see this and I don't know what it is."
Letty needs us. Now!
I bought this crib.
-[door creaking] -[Virginia] And then she says,
"At three o'clock in the morning,
I was just, like, trying to go to sleep
and I can see him with this pointy thing
and I thought that he was gonna kill me."
Hector?
"But he throws it underneath the baby's crib."
[whispers] Go to sleep.
You found it.
What is this for?
It's for protection when the baby comes.
I think Hector was getting into Letty's head.
Letty, what's going on?
Take a photo.
[Virginia] So she says, "Yeah, I want you to take a picture
because I don't know what's gonna happen."
[camera shutter clicks]
[Letty] I don't know what to do.
What should I do?
She told me that she was... afraid
that he was gonna do something, harm her with that.
[banging on door]
[narrator] To Letty's relief, her mother finally shows up.
Mama?
Letty's mother came in town to visit from Mexico.
-Oh. -Aw!
When her mom was in Mexico, she used to call her mom every day.
[narrator] During her daily phone calls,
Letty has told Guadelupe everything about Hector's behavior.
This marriage...
is not right.
[sniffles]
I'm afraid.
[Arnold] And then they started opening up about all the weirdness, you know,
of Hector.
[Virginia] Guadelupe always said, you know,
"I think he's gonna kill my daughter."
[sighs wearily]
Please. You have to help me take care of my daughter.
Ana said, "As long as I live here..."
Nothing is going to happen to your daughter.
I promise.
[sniffing]
[narrator] But promises can be hard to keep.
-Get out of my way! -Don't you dare touch me!
Get out...
[Arnold] Ana wasn't afraid. Ana wasn't afraid of nobody.
She didn't fear anything. She didn't fear her neighbor.
You know, but sometimes, you just got to sit and think, you know, hey, you now what?
People are capable of a lot of different things, you know.
[narrator] Letty gives birth to a healthy baby girl.
[humming]
[baby cooing]
[narrator] But the arrival of his child
makes Hector even more paranoid.
[Virginia] Letty used to say,
that he was always looking through the mini blinds.
[Arnold] Kind of a weird stare, you know.
And you're like, you know, what's up with this guy?
[car trunk slams]
[narrator] With a new baby on the scene,
Ana barely sees her neighbors anymore.
He was staring at me again.
What if Letty's in trouble?
She told me, "Do not call the police."
Letty wasn't 100%, uh, desired to call the police.
You cannot call the police just because you suspect
about somebody that is gonna do something bad.
-[baby gurgling] -We got to get her out of that house.
[bottle pops]
[lively music playing]
[narrator] Ana and Virginia decide to throw a party for the newborn,
which Hector surprisingly allows.
It's a onesie?
-Sí. A onesie. -No!
-[people laughing] -Aw!
[Carmen] My sister hosted a baby shower with the Bible study group
and Hector was there and Letty was there.
[narrator] Guadelupe has traveled once more from Mexico to see her new granddaughter.
[speaking foreign language]
[in English] Thank you for invite her.
[narrator] And she has a message for the baby's mother.
Letty...
it's time.
[Arnold] Lupe told Letty that she needed to get away from him.
There was too many strange things that she saw during her visit.
And that's when they started trying to figure out a way
for Letty to get away from Hector.
-Hector. Hector. -Oh, that's really--
Mama wants to ask.
Hector,
my family wants to see the baby,
back home.
Just a short trip, mi amor.
What a great idea.
[David] He was very peculiar, odd, you know, I hate to say the word weird, but...
He gave that aura of, like, strange, you know.
We'll see.
[narrator] Hector soon relents
allowing Letty and the baby to visit her family in Mexico.
[Carmen] So he had, um, signed a form
for her to take her child with her,
so she had all of the documentation
that she needed in order to leave the country.
[narrator] Hector's neighbors are relived.
They know that if Letty can get to Mexico,
she's not coming back.
Letty really didn't want to come back to United States.
She wanted to stay in Mexico.
[narrator] But the night before his wife's trip,
Hector makes one condition.
I need you to sign this. It's for the bank.
I don't know what it was, but something very important.
[Carmen] It was document that he wanted her to sign,
so that he can refinance the house.
It's... legal talk, just... just sign it.
[Letty] He could not stop asking Letty
to sign some types of paper, you know, for like a, a loan.
[narrator] Whatever the papers may be,
Letty doesn't trust Hector's intentions.
-Sign it. -They were in English.
She didn't understand and she wouldn't sign it.
Hector, I cannot sign something I don't know what it is.
You don't trust me?
Letty, sign it.
[Carmen] It was in English and she didn't quite understand
what it was, but she said,
"No, I'll sign it when I get back."
-No. -[Hector] No?
You're not leaving until you sign this.
I will sign later.
He said that it was something to do with refinancing the home,
but I think Letty felt it was something else.
-[Hector] What? -[Letty whimpering]
[Hector] Letty?
Open the door, Letty!
You're not going to Mexico
till you sign that paper.
-Hector, please. -Open the door!
[cell phone ringing]
[narrator] Virginia receives a distressing call from Letty's mother.
[speaking foreign language]
[Virginia in English] Guadelupe was desperate.
She says, "Oh, I know he's gonna kill,
uh, my daughter. I know...
-he's been knocking on the door." -[knocking at door]
Open the door!
He wants for her to sign these kind of paper.
Let me call Ana.
[narrator] After speaking to Virginia,
Ana jumps into action.
[Ana] Hi, Hector.
I am just heading to the airport myself.
I can fit everybody in my car.
[Virginia] She says, "Hey, Hector, I'm going to the airport.
Do you want me to take your mother-in-law and your...
and your wife and the baby? I'll take 'em."
Oh, sí, gracias, Ana.
No, no, that's not necessary. Have a good day.
"Oh, no, no, Ana. That's okay, I'll take 'em later."
No, no, we go with you.
-Hey... -[Guadelupe] Letty!
-Letty, bein. -[Hector] Wait.
Lupe was the one that was, like, making her way to Ana's car.
Hey! Wait.
I said I'd take you later.
[Carmen] So now they're, sort of, like in a safe haven
because now we're outside.
[Hector] No, no, no. No.
We're not going to the airport.
She was like, "Let's go. This is our opportunity. Let's go, let's go, let's go."
-Lupe, please. Please. -No.
-No, no, no, no, no, no. -[Guadelupe] Letty, bein.
-[Hector] I'm taking you later. -Hector, let me just--
[narrator] With other neighbors looking on,
Hector tries to maintain his cool.
[Hector] Lupe, step out of the car.
I'm driving you later.
Letty, stop.
You're not leaving until you sign this paper.
No!
He kept pressing her about signing those papers.
You have to sign. You have to!
Hector, why? What's so important about this piece of paper?
And then, Ana's like, "Hector, what is it
that you want her to sign? What is this?"
It's none of your business.
She's not going to sign that paper. You can't force her.
[Arnold] I think he lost some of the power there.
I think Ana took the power from him.
I think that really pissed him off.
-Get out of my way! -Don't you dare touch me!
-[Arnold] And then, Scott comes out. -[Scott] Hey, buddy, cool it!
Hector's only 5'5", 5'6".
Scott's 5'11", 6'.
He probably outweighs him by, like, 75 pounds or more.
If she doesn't wanna sign it, she doesn't have to sign it.
So a double whammy.
He's gotta deal with Ana and now he's gotta deal with a bigger presence.
It's not your business.
-This is my family. Not yours. -Get off my property right now.
She doesn't wanna sign it, she doesn't have to.
-[Hector] It's my wife, it's my baby... -[Scott] Go on, Ana.
...and you can't say--
Stop!
You can't do this!
[Arnold] They took that power from him
and from then on, it was like,
there's no turning back.
Come back!
Where is she hiding?
Letty!
[Arnold] Ana and Scott took the power from Hector.
They weren't doing it to make him feel less of a man.
They were just doing it 'cause like, "Hey, look,
you want her to sign some documents.
What are these documents?" You know?
[narrator] After Ana drives off with Letty,
Hector tries to prevent his wife
from leaving the US.
[Arnold] I think that really pissed him off
'cause he went back inside his house,
canceled the tickets
and Ana took her to the airport
and they found out he canceled the tickets.
[narrator] But Ana won't be thwarted.
[Carmen] Ana was... smarter than him
and was able to buy Letty a ticket
and help her to get out of the country.
[narrator] When his neighbor returns from the airport,
Hector is waiting.
[Hector yelling] Are you happy?
You stole my family!
They weren't gonna leave until you knocked on my door.
You know that stupid piece of paper? I'm glad she didn't sign it.
[Arnold] When Letty didn't wanna sign those documents,
that's when he blamed my sister, Ana.
[David] That opened a new danger
with, uh, Hector, which we didn't expect.
[narrator] Soon, it becomes clear to Hector that his wife isn't coming home.
That's where it kinda, I feel, it turned,
you know, for the worst. And it escalated.
[Virginia] He blamed Ana.
I think he got really, really bad upset with her.
[Arnold] The relationship went down after that...
for sure.
[narrator] Hector demands an answer to his burning question.
[Hector] Ana...
where is she?
-i don't know what you're talking about. -[Hector] where is Letty?
-Where is my daughter? -[Ana] I told you,
-I have no idea. -Yes, you do!
I know you do!
Just... go home.
[Arnold] Ana would just...
"Go away. Leave me alone."
Brush him off, like...
"Just... ugh! Leave me alone. Don't waste my time."
I think he hated that.
And Ana did that, I think,
just to try and avoid any confrontation, you know.
He was... stalking her.
Did he bug you again?
Ana, did Hector say something?
Scott. Please, don't!
[Arnold] Scott got mad.
And Scott went over there to confront him.
He's like, "Look, you got something to say, say it to me."
Hector!
Listen, buddy, stop harassing my wife.
I'm not. I'm asking her questions like,
"Where is my wife?"
You're picking on her.
"If I catch you making threats
or looking at her bad or something,
then, you know, there's... we're gonna have a problem."
You threatening me?
Yeah, I am.
Get off my property now!
I know what you're doing to her.
Rapist.
[narrator] Hector has lost his family
and he'll do anything
to find out where they're hiding.
Ana and Scott know Letty and her newborn's location,
but they're not telling.
So then, Letty called me and...
she didn't have no place to go.
He's accusing me of, uh, kidnapping the baby.
[narrator] Virginia moves back to her own house in the neighborhood
and secretly takes in Letty,
who is back in the country,
trying to gain full custody of her child.
So she stay in my house,
four blocks away from him.
[narrator] Ana's mother gets a lawyer friend to take the case.
Okay. Thank you.
Guess what?
She'll do it.
[both sigh in relief]
[Virginia laughs]
[narrator] Just when things seemed to be looking up for Letty,
she receives a distressing call.
[cell phone ringing]
[no audio]
[cell phone continues ringing]
[speaking foreign language]
[narrator in English] Hector has shown up in her hometown of Torreón, Mexico.
He is in Mexico.
He went over there and looked for her.
And tried everybody, her sisters and, you know,
but of course, you know, they said, "Well, she's not here."
-Should we leave? -[baby cooing]
[Virginia] That's why he came back to Houston.
No. No more running.
[Carmen] We were in fear of my mother being confronted by Hector
because he knows where she lives.
Carmen, my daughter, says, "Mama...
they need to go...
because, you know, something is gonna happen."
So, yes, I was in fear for my mother's life.
[narrator] Now, back stateside,
Hector finds out that Letty has retained an attorney.
Where is she?
Answer my question!
He went over there and threatened the lawyer.
Where is my daughter?
[narrator] Next, Hector arrives uninvited
at the house of the Bible study leaders,
David and Martha Paez.
Yeah, he had a weird way of, uh, looking at people,
especially, um, if he didn't trust or didn't know you.
Wait here. Okay?
[narrator] Virginia happens to be there visiting.
[Virginia] And I saw him...
standing like a statue. Like...
And I said, "Should I call the police or..."
but I didn't know what to say because it was not my house.
What's up, Hector?
Your husband is sleeping with my wife.
And he said, "Oh, did you know that your husband and my wife are having an affair?"
And I was in shock.
What are you talking about?
He texts her every night.
He's sending her messages.
The way that Hector looked, gave me a lot of, um, panic.
Hector, calm down!
I'm not calm because you're sleeping with my wife!
You texted her at 10:00 p.m.
I text everybody at 10:00 p.m.
And I just show him physically with my phone.
Look, I sent her a verse from Matthew 22:39.
Here is the text, right here, it's a bible study verse.
There's no derogatory thing where we're having... trying to have a relationship,
so that really irked me.
But like I said, I kept control 'cause I'm a Christian man.
I am not sleeping with your wife!
That's an insult to my marriage!
-Don't lie to me. I won't stand it! -[Martha gasps]
He didn't want to understand. He was out of control.
David, inside. You, leave now!
I really, really was afraid
that he was going to go back to his house
and grab a gun and do something against my husband.
That man is crazy!
I think he was just jealous 'cause Letty was getting attention
and have other friends instead of just being dependent on him.
[narrator] Not realizing that Letty is now living with Virginia,
Hector now focuses his wrath on Ana.
He blamed Ana. He wanted for her to go to jail
because she kidnapped the baby.
[narrator] Just when her life couldn't be any more challenging,
Ana undergoes a major operation.
So she was home from work because she was recovering from neck surgery.
[Arnold] And she just had level-three fusion,
bracket thing put on the back of her neck
and she had this three or four-inch cut here,
so she could barely move.
[narrator] She has never been more vulnerable.
And the tension between these neighbors
has never been higher.
[narrator] It's early in the day,
when Ana realizes she's short of wrapping tape.
And she was wrapping some late Christmas presents.
Hector complained about her dog all the time.
He didn't like Maggie at all.
[narrator] When Hector sees his neighbor, he moves to confront her.
For the last... time...
where is Letty?
Ana turned towards him
from the back of her car, the trunk...
Oh, for God's sake, stop it!
...and she's like, "I don't know where your wife is,
where you child is, you know. Just leave me alone.
Just leave me alone."
I'll leave you alone when you tell me
-where my wife is! -Enough!
That had happened a few times before that
and it didn't go any further,
but, um, that day, it did.
-[narrator] This fateful day... -[barking]
-...Ana's dog advances on Hector. -[barking continues]
She was, like, protecting her mom, you know.
-[barking] -[Arnold] And the dog went after him...
"apparently," um, to attack him.
-[barking] -[Arnold] He went to kick the dog...
-[screams] -...but apparently he missed the dog, fell on his back...
Don't you dare touch my dog again, ever!
When he got up, I think he was embarrassed probably
and that's probably what angered him more.
[narrator] And Hector aims that anger directly at Ana.
-[sobbing] -[siren wailing]
[Carmen] Hector started just boiling over
and just... I think, it just escalated to the point where he snapped.
And he just completely lost control.
[Arnold] He was pointing the gun towards the dog
and then Ana grabbed her dog.
-[screaming] No! -[gun fires]
And then, he shot her.
[narrator] Neighbor, Travis Hoppis witnesses the shooting
-and rushes over to help. -It's okay.
-Hang on. -[Ana groaning]
-[Scott] What happened? -He shot her.
Get a towel. She's bleeding out.
[Carmen] And then, Travis said, "Go, get a towel,"
and he put the towel underneath Ana
and then Travis held his hand or his finger over the wound.
[narrator] While trying to save Ana's life,
Travis draws his own weapon.
Get on the ground now!
But at the same time, Travis held Hector at bay
with the gun drawn on him
and then, Scott's rendering aid.
[narrator] Virginia arrives to find her daughter bleeding out.
[whimpering, crying]
I went and grabbed her face.
And I was, you know, trying to revive her.
I said, "Don't go, Ana. Don't go. Don't go.
Don't leave me."
[no audio]
I just...
put my arms up in the... in the sky
and I said, "Lord, don't take my daughter."
[Virgina] But I can see her eyes and she went like this...
[breathing heavily]
...twice.
[breathing heavily, whimpering]
[Virgina sobbing] Oh, no.
[crying]
My daughter died that time. [sniffing]
They took her to the hospital and everything, but I think she was dead.
[narrator] While being held at gunpoint,
Hector calls 911.
[narrator] Hector Campos is taken into custody.
Incredibly, Hector is freed less than 24 hours
after posting $50,000 bail.
Letty and her child are granted a protective order against him.
[Carmen] On behalf of my mother, my brother-in-law,
and my sister's surviving son,
they filed a civil suit against Hector.
[male narrator] Today, on an all new Dr. Phil.
Why did you shoot and kill Ana Weed?
[narrator] To everyone's surprise, Hector appears on Dr. Phil
one week after Ana's death,
pleading his actions as self-defense.
-How big a woman is she? -She's my size.
-She's 53 years old... -Yes.
...and she's about 5'3", 5'4"?
She's my... about identical build to me.
Maybe a little bit heavier.
I'm asking you this so you can explain yourself.
You've got a 53-year-old grandmother, 5'5''...
maybe weighs 130, 140 pounds
and you pull a gun and shoot her dead.
Does that seem reasonable?
-I was-- -[Dr. Phil] Did you try to run away?
I was, um, uh... no.
The Dr. Phil show actually helped our case
because it really showed
what type of a person Hector is,
and how cold and unremorseful he is.
And that he... he intended to do it.
What would you do differently?
I don't know if I'd do anything different.
[narrator] Soon, Hector's appearance on the popular show
has financial repercussions.
[reporter] Going on a national program to discuss
why he gunned down his neighbor
may have been a $70-million mistake for Hector Campos.
That was the civil jury's wrongful death verdict
for shooting his neighbor, Ana Weed.
[narrator] Despite the Weeds winning their civil suit against Hector,
his murder trial takes five and a half years to reach the courtroom.
There was a few resets and I was, like, "You know what...
this is crazy."
She was unarmed. There's a witness.
He killed her in cold blood.
Why is it taking a year, two years?
It just breaks your heart, you know, 'cause you're like, "We need to have closure."
She deserves it. Our family deserves it,
but she deserves it... this is for Ana, you know.
[sirens approaching]
[narrator] Finally, after four drama-filled days in court,
Hector Campos is found guilty of murder.
He's sentenced to 45 years in prison.
-He's just like, "I'm just being flown..." -[woman] Yeah!
Look, he's kicking. He's kicking his legs.
[Virginia] I'm a believer, you know. I'm a Christian and I know...
I mean, I had to forgive this man for what he did to my daughter...
sooner or later.
[narrator] Letty wins custody of her daughter
and they relocate within the United States.
She's grateful to Ana's family for all that they did to help her.
[Carmen] Ana should be a hero to Letty and her daughter
because she gave her life
for another family, so that they could live their life.
I really want people to know what a good person Ana was.
She truly was.
She did what she wanted to do... and I'm proud of her.
She is my hero.
I miss my angel.
I miss my daughter a lot...
[sighs] but, um...
someday I will see her.