1 00:00:02,830 --> 00:00:05,000 ♪♪ 2 00:00:09,500 --> 00:00:12,730 [Monica] Margarita was just a warm heart. 3 00:00:13,530 --> 00:00:16,800 Everybody knew that she was in love with Rogelio. 4 00:00:16,830 --> 00:00:18,570 [Liz] They just looked really happy together. 5 00:00:23,430 --> 00:00:26,070 [Monica] Relationship seemed rushed. 6 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:28,030 She was so young. 7 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:30,170 [Monica] So it felt like he was controlling 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,830 who she could spend time with. 9 00:00:31,870 --> 00:00:34,800 [Ale] There was a obsessiveness, in a way, towards her. 10 00:00:34,830 --> 00:00:36,200 [Monica] The history of violence. 11 00:00:36,230 --> 00:00:37,330 [phone ringing] 12 00:00:41,170 --> 00:00:43,270 [police sirens] 13 00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:44,670 I always thought that was 14 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:46,700 the kind of stuff of stuff you just see on the news. 15 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:49,600 [Margarita, elder] What this person did to her... 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,800 ...that's the least that she deserved. 17 00:00:57,930 --> 00:01:00,970 [ominous theme music plays] 18 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:13,700 [gentle music plays] 19 00:01:19,970 --> 00:01:22,930 [narrator] Margarita and Rogelio Morales are having 20 00:01:22,970 --> 00:01:26,130 a baby shower as they await the birth of their first child. 21 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,900 The day of the baby shower, we decorated, 22 00:01:33,930 --> 00:01:38,300 we got the cake, it was a last-minute thing. 23 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:43,070 We were playing a guessing game. 24 00:01:44,870 --> 00:01:48,900 We were just excited to be there celebrating such 25 00:01:48,930 --> 00:01:52,600 a great moment for Margarita and Rogelio 26 00:01:52,630 --> 00:01:55,130 and this new baby that was coming. 27 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:58,400 [shrieking and laughter] 28 00:01:58,430 --> 00:02:00,800 [Ale] She was pretty much smiling 29 00:02:00,830 --> 00:02:02,370 from ear to ear the entire time. 30 00:02:03,730 --> 00:02:06,630 Everything was going the way she always wanted, 31 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,729 having her own family and having kids. 32 00:02:11,970 --> 00:02:15,300 [Liz] Margarita looked stunning. She got all dolled up. 33 00:02:15,330 --> 00:02:17,570 She -- she was definitely glowing, for sure. 34 00:02:20,070 --> 00:02:22,630 [Monica] Rogelio was also a good sport. 35 00:02:25,530 --> 00:02:29,270 I think it was just overall a really great, wonderful day. 36 00:02:32,870 --> 00:02:36,700 [narrator] Margarita Sanchez was born in San Luis, California, 37 00:02:36,730 --> 00:02:39,630 on June 11, 1993. 38 00:02:39,670 --> 00:02:41,430 [Margarita, elder] I was 18 years old 39 00:02:41,470 --> 00:02:44,900 when I got pregnant of Margarita. 40 00:02:44,930 --> 00:02:48,770 As a baby, she's just full of love. 41 00:02:49,970 --> 00:02:52,200 [narrator] Three years later, her family moved 42 00:02:52,230 --> 00:02:53,700 to Sioux City, Nebraska. 43 00:02:56,030 --> 00:02:58,170 [indistinct chattering] 44 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,870 [Monica] I am a year older than Margarita. 45 00:03:02,900 --> 00:03:06,500 My mom would actually dress us up as twins-- 46 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:13,100 same sweatpants, sweatshirts, same school pictures. 47 00:03:13,130 --> 00:03:15,900 We had a younger sister and a little brother. 48 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:19,200 We grew up in such a loving home. 49 00:03:19,230 --> 00:03:22,470 Looking in, you can say we were a picture-perfect family. 50 00:03:24,130 --> 00:03:27,530 My dad bought a big camcorder, 51 00:03:27,570 --> 00:03:31,100 and he would make home videos. 52 00:03:33,130 --> 00:03:34,700 [babbling indistinctly] 53 00:03:34,730 --> 00:03:38,170 My dad maybe saw, oh, they're silly, they're gonna 54 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:39,870 see this eventually when they grow up. 55 00:03:43,530 --> 00:03:45,970 [Margarita, elder] As a teenager, she was into 56 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,430 music, dancing, like, happy all the time. 57 00:03:50,470 --> 00:03:54,170 She was just so funny and just a warm heart. 58 00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:58,370 She had beautiful, long, black hair 59 00:03:58,400 --> 00:03:59,870 and a beautiful smile. 60 00:04:05,330 --> 00:04:09,400 Myself and Margarita met when we were 13 or 14 years old. 61 00:04:12,570 --> 00:04:14,900 We were always there, hanging out, 62 00:04:14,930 --> 00:04:17,029 listening to music, dancing. 63 00:04:18,329 --> 00:04:21,500 -[playful screeching] -[giggling] 64 00:04:25,270 --> 00:04:27,630 Anything we did, we were always laughing, 65 00:04:27,670 --> 00:04:30,170 and having the best time we could. 66 00:04:32,270 --> 00:04:34,430 [narrator] Shortly after graduating high school, 67 00:04:34,470 --> 00:04:36,200 18-year-old Margarita 68 00:04:36,230 --> 00:04:40,600 meets 24-year-old Rogelio Morales on social media. 69 00:04:40,630 --> 00:04:43,900 [Monica] Rogelio was born in Hubbard, Nebraska. 70 00:04:43,930 --> 00:04:49,170 He grew up with five siblings, and they would split their time 71 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,570 between Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa. 72 00:04:53,670 --> 00:04:58,800 He joined the Marines when he turned 19 in 2006. 73 00:05:04,330 --> 00:05:09,830 When I first saw them together, they seemed so natural. 74 00:05:09,870 --> 00:05:12,730 There wasn't any awkward silence between them. 75 00:05:12,770 --> 00:05:14,800 They just connected so quickly. 76 00:05:15,630 --> 00:05:19,500 That first impression, I was like, oh, OK, all right, cool. 77 00:05:19,530 --> 00:05:21,330 He can be my sister's boyfriend. 78 00:05:23,030 --> 00:05:26,770 Once she let out that she loved him, the whole world knew. 79 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,670 Everybody knew that she was in love with Rogelio. 80 00:05:31,330 --> 00:05:34,100 [Ale] Margarita introduced me to Rogelio. 81 00:05:34,130 --> 00:05:37,930 He wasn't very talkative at first, when I met him. 82 00:05:37,970 --> 00:05:40,070 But I think as the night went, 83 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:42,970 he got a little more comfortable. 84 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,600 [Monica] He seemed very closed off with me. 85 00:05:45,630 --> 00:05:48,030 It was just kind of weird, but I did just brush it off, 86 00:05:48,070 --> 00:05:50,930 and was, hey, he's here for Margarita. 87 00:05:50,970 --> 00:05:54,500 They just looked like a happy couple. 88 00:05:54,530 --> 00:05:57,230 Anybody would say, oh, they're happy, they're in love. 89 00:05:57,830 --> 00:05:59,400 [narrator] After three months of dating, 90 00:05:59,430 --> 00:06:03,070 Margarita and Rogelio decide they want to get married. 91 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:05,400 It just didn't seem right. 92 00:06:05,430 --> 00:06:10,930 It seemed rushed, and I asked her why. 93 00:06:12,170 --> 00:06:17,200 She told me, "Well, he said that if we get married, 94 00:06:17,230 --> 00:06:19,670 "he was going to get more income, more benefits 95 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:21,300 from the military. 96 00:06:21,330 --> 00:06:23,770 "I mean, we're gonna get married eventually anyways, 97 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,870 "so, might as well just get married now 98 00:06:25,900 --> 00:06:28,270 and let him reap the benefits." 99 00:06:30,570 --> 00:06:31,800 [Margarita, elder] I ask her, "Why? 100 00:06:31,830 --> 00:06:35,700 Why don't you just live with him, like, for a little bit?" 101 00:06:37,670 --> 00:06:39,970 I thought that this guy 102 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:45,130 was influencing my daughter too much. 103 00:06:46,370 --> 00:06:49,030 [narrator] Despite the family's concerns, 104 00:06:49,070 --> 00:06:52,400 18-year-old Margarita and 24-year-old Rogelio 105 00:06:52,430 --> 00:06:54,570 marry at the Woodbury County Courthouse 106 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,200 just three months after meeting. 107 00:06:57,470 --> 00:07:00,930 She didn't even think of, oh no, I want my mom and dad 108 00:07:00,970 --> 00:07:02,830 to be in my wedding. 109 00:07:02,870 --> 00:07:07,470 [Monica] It was just my sister, Rogelio, myself, 110 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:09,770 and my boyfriend Juan. 111 00:07:11,530 --> 00:07:14,770 I just thought that they were so young. 112 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,070 It caught me by surprise. 113 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:22,770 My husband and I, we were like, I don't know, something is up. 114 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,800 [Monica] You can't fully meet somebody in three months. 115 00:07:25,830 --> 00:07:30,230 I didn't understand the push behind it. 116 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,300 [narrator] After the wedding, Rogelio splits his time 117 00:07:34,330 --> 00:07:37,100 between Camp Pendleton and overseas deployments. 118 00:07:37,130 --> 00:07:39,030 He asks Margarita to stay 119 00:07:39,070 --> 00:07:41,800 with her sister, Monica, in Sioux City. 120 00:07:41,830 --> 00:07:44,030 You know, if you get married, 121 00:07:44,070 --> 00:07:48,000 like, don't you wanna spend time with your wife? 122 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,200 You know, he's not fully committed. 123 00:07:52,930 --> 00:07:54,400 [narrator] A few months after their wedding, 124 00:07:54,430 --> 00:07:58,400 the long-distance relationship begins to take its toll. 125 00:07:58,430 --> 00:08:00,400 All of a sudden that they had an argument, 126 00:08:00,430 --> 00:08:01,930 or there was a disagreement, 127 00:08:01,970 --> 00:08:03,730 and it was small things. 128 00:08:03,770 --> 00:08:06,370 It was like, oh, he didn't call her 129 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,670 for a whole day, or answer her text messages. 130 00:08:10,870 --> 00:08:12,430 [Margarita, elder] She'll call me crying 131 00:08:12,470 --> 00:08:15,430 and telling me, like, Rogelio doesn't love me 132 00:08:15,470 --> 00:08:16,730 the way I love him. 133 00:08:19,270 --> 00:08:22,530 [Monica] She took to social media to voice her opinion. 134 00:08:23,470 --> 00:08:27,600 She didn't like to express her feelings in person because 135 00:08:27,630 --> 00:08:29,100 she would cry, and she didn't want 136 00:08:29,130 --> 00:08:32,370 the other person to take that as a sign of weakness, so, 137 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:33,799 that was her outlet. 138 00:08:35,570 --> 00:08:39,700 She would tell me, oh, I have to ask Rogelio if I can, 139 00:08:39,730 --> 00:08:42,570 if he can send me money, because all the expenses now 140 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:43,900 had to go through Rogelio. 141 00:08:45,300 --> 00:08:49,400 I felt like maybe he wasn't giving her all the benefits 142 00:08:49,430 --> 00:08:52,500 that he had promised that they would receive together. 143 00:08:52,530 --> 00:08:54,470 [Margarita, elder] Rogelio just got married 144 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:57,970 for his own benefit, not Margarita's. 145 00:08:58,830 --> 00:09:02,430 [Liz] He just seemed very pushy with certain things. 146 00:09:02,470 --> 00:09:03,700 He always wanted his way. 147 00:09:03,730 --> 00:09:08,200 And if it didn't happen like that, then he would be upset. 148 00:09:08,230 --> 00:09:11,300 She wouldn't hold her ground like she would normally. 149 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:15,270 She didn't want to make him upset. 150 00:09:15,300 --> 00:09:19,030 [Liz] There was something about him that I didn't like. 151 00:09:19,070 --> 00:09:22,130 [Monica] I was very concerned. 152 00:09:22,170 --> 00:09:24,770 She was in such a roller coaster of a relationship. 153 00:09:25,930 --> 00:09:28,570 Rogelio's a very egotistical person. 154 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,270 He's a very selfish person. 155 00:09:32,730 --> 00:09:34,130 He was not a nice person. 156 00:09:41,370 --> 00:09:44,830 [indistinct chatter] 157 00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:46,830 [narrator] It's December 2012, 158 00:09:46,870 --> 00:09:48,900 and despite their marital problems, 159 00:09:48,930 --> 00:09:52,130 Rogelio joins Margarita's family for Christmas. 160 00:09:52,170 --> 00:09:54,570 [indistinct chatter] 161 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,670 After a year together, he's meeting Margarita's mom 162 00:09:57,700 --> 00:09:58,770 for the first time. 163 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:02,070 [Monica] I think Margarita was excited about the fact 164 00:10:02,100 --> 00:10:04,400 that Rogelio was going to meet my mom. 165 00:10:04,430 --> 00:10:07,470 Finally, I met Rogelio. 166 00:10:08,970 --> 00:10:11,070 [Monica] My sister's the one interacting, because obviously 167 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:14,570 it's her family, but Rogelio, just like annoyed, 168 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:15,930 being a party pooper 169 00:10:15,970 --> 00:10:18,500 and not interacting with anybody. 170 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,830 Anybody else would kind of try to put an effort. 171 00:10:21,870 --> 00:10:24,030 You're meeting your mother-in-law. 172 00:10:24,070 --> 00:10:27,370 My sister expected maybe something more from him, 173 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:28,900 even if he was faking it. 174 00:10:29,900 --> 00:10:33,870 Since she's so family-oriented, I feel that Rogelio's actions 175 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:38,500 on Christmas definitely hurt Margarita. 176 00:10:38,530 --> 00:10:42,600 To act like that, you know, is not fair. 177 00:10:42,630 --> 00:10:45,970 Giving my daughter, Margarita, a hard time, 178 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,700 you know, especially like, Christmas. 179 00:10:50,230 --> 00:10:53,530 Later on in the evening of Christmas Eve, 180 00:10:53,570 --> 00:10:55,970 Margarita and Rogelio end up telling us 181 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,400 that they are expecting their first child. 182 00:11:00,670 --> 00:11:03,800 They seem excited, probably caught off guard 183 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:07,230 because they weren't expecting to have a child so soon. 184 00:11:08,670 --> 00:11:10,730 [Margarita, elder] I was, like, really happy 185 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:13,270 for her to have a baby. 186 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:15,130 But just deep inside of me, 187 00:11:15,170 --> 00:11:17,970 like, it was not the right moment. 188 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,800 They were so young, 189 00:11:19,830 --> 00:11:23,470 and they were arguing with each other. 190 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:26,670 ♪♪ 191 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,330 [narrator] On New Year's Eve, 2012, 192 00:11:31,370 --> 00:11:32,830 a year after meeting, 193 00:11:32,870 --> 00:11:34,970 Margarita moves in with Rogelio 194 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:36,870 at Camp Pendleton, California, 195 00:11:36,900 --> 00:11:39,430 as they prepare for the baby's arrival. 196 00:11:39,470 --> 00:11:42,070 [Monica] A few weeks after Margarita moves, 197 00:11:42,100 --> 00:11:46,370 she found texts and pictures of an ex-girlfriend 198 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,200 on Rogelio's phone. 199 00:11:48,870 --> 00:11:52,400 [narrator] Margarita turns to social media once again 200 00:11:52,430 --> 00:11:53,530 to express her feelings. 201 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,200 [Liz] When I found out about the text messages, 202 00:11:58,230 --> 00:11:59,630 I mean, I was very mad 203 00:11:59,670 --> 00:12:01,230 because I'm like, I knew that there was 204 00:12:01,270 --> 00:12:03,400 something about him that I didn't like, 205 00:12:03,430 --> 00:12:06,930 so it just kind of made me more upset. 206 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:11,270 [Monica] He's kind of just like, oh, stop overreacting. 207 00:12:11,300 --> 00:12:13,100 It's nothing. Like, I'll delete it. 208 00:12:13,130 --> 00:12:15,670 Don't worry. These were from the past. 209 00:12:15,700 --> 00:12:18,870 Made her seem like she was the crazy one for overreacting. 210 00:12:20,930 --> 00:12:24,500 After the confrontation, Rogelio basically tells 211 00:12:24,530 --> 00:12:26,970 Margarita, "Well, I don't want to be with you, 212 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,900 and I don't care to be a part of the baby's life." 213 00:12:31,270 --> 00:12:33,700 She was just very heartbroken, she just couldn't understand 214 00:12:33,730 --> 00:12:35,170 somebody would say they didn't want to be 215 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,330 in their child's life. 216 00:12:37,230 --> 00:12:40,430 How she could love somebody so much and they can't reciprocate 217 00:12:40,470 --> 00:12:41,770 that feeling back to her. 218 00:12:43,970 --> 00:12:45,970 I told her, "If he doesn't want to be 219 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,200 "with you, then he doesn't deserve you. 220 00:12:49,230 --> 00:12:52,530 "You have mom, you have dad, you have me, 221 00:12:52,570 --> 00:12:55,770 so you don't need him. You don't need him." 222 00:12:56,900 --> 00:12:58,270 [Margarita, elder] I told her, 223 00:12:58,300 --> 00:13:01,630 "It's nothing wrong if you separate. 224 00:13:01,670 --> 00:13:04,170 You don't have to put up with this." 225 00:13:07,430 --> 00:13:10,570 [narrator] Margarita moves to Texas to be with her mom. 226 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,700 Wow. 227 00:13:20,770 --> 00:13:22,270 She got so happy, 228 00:13:22,300 --> 00:13:26,600 so excited to hear the baby's heartbeat. 229 00:13:28,470 --> 00:13:31,530 And of course, a big smile of her. 230 00:13:32,570 --> 00:13:35,130 So, I was, like, so grateful 231 00:13:35,170 --> 00:13:39,130 that she chose to share it with me. 232 00:13:39,170 --> 00:13:41,630 In that moment, she forgot about everything. 233 00:13:41,670 --> 00:13:43,770 [baby's heartbeat] 234 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,470 During the time that Margarita's staying with my mom 235 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:50,370 in Texas, Rogelio's like, oh, I lost my wife. 236 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,430 [scoffing] I need to win her back. 237 00:13:53,130 --> 00:13:57,170 So he starts sending off messages about how much 238 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:01,930 he loves her, he misses her, um, I'm sorries. 239 00:14:02,870 --> 00:14:05,800 So he got her to forgive him 240 00:14:05,830 --> 00:14:09,730 and they started communicating again. 241 00:14:10,830 --> 00:14:12,430 [narrator] Rogelio convinces Margarita 242 00:14:12,470 --> 00:14:16,900 to move back to California before the baby arrives. 243 00:14:16,930 --> 00:14:19,830 [Monica] He saw how vulnerable Margarita was, 244 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:21,600 and he took advantage, 245 00:14:21,630 --> 00:14:24,600 definitely took advantage of the love that she had for him. 246 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:29,600 On July 2nd of 2013, 247 00:14:29,630 --> 00:14:32,530 I get a phone call from Rogelio 248 00:14:32,570 --> 00:14:36,770 asking if I have heard from my sister Margarita. 249 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,130 And I tell him, "No, what do you mean? 250 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:41,930 She hasn't called me today." 251 00:14:41,970 --> 00:14:44,600 He told me he got home from work 252 00:14:44,630 --> 00:14:46,430 and she's not at the apartment. 253 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,470 So I immediately call my sister, she doesn't answer me. 254 00:14:52,030 --> 00:14:54,570 I was getting really worried because she knows nobody 255 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,570 in California, and she's pregnant. 256 00:14:58,730 --> 00:15:02,570 She ends up calling me the next morning 257 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,930 and tells me, "Rogelio and I got into 258 00:15:05,970 --> 00:15:08,000 "a huge fight, and he put his hands on me, 259 00:15:08,030 --> 00:15:12,200 "and I didn't feel safe, so I had to leave, 260 00:15:12,230 --> 00:15:14,330 and I got a hotel." 261 00:15:14,370 --> 00:15:17,100 It just changed my perspective on him completely. 262 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:23,800 How is it possible that her husband, the person that 263 00:15:23,830 --> 00:15:26,300 vowed to protect her, take care of her, 264 00:15:26,330 --> 00:15:28,330 is putting his hands on her? 265 00:15:28,370 --> 00:15:32,300 She's six months pregnant and it's his child. 266 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,670 I was in shock. 267 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:39,700 I was angry and I didn't feel that she was safe. 268 00:15:49,270 --> 00:15:53,100 [Monica] After the incident, Rogelio apologized 269 00:15:53,130 --> 00:15:56,230 and he seemed genuinely sorry in her eyes. 270 00:15:56,270 --> 00:15:59,330 She would tell me, like, oh, no, you know, 271 00:15:59,370 --> 00:16:01,200 it's his upbringing. Don't worry. 272 00:16:01,230 --> 00:16:03,700 He's going to get counseling. He's going to go to therapy. 273 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,230 We're going to be fine. 274 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:11,670 She tells me that she is going to forgive him and continue to 275 00:16:11,700 --> 00:16:13,400 work on her marriage. 276 00:16:25,030 --> 00:16:28,330 [Margarita laughing] 277 00:16:28,370 --> 00:16:31,930 [narrator] For Margarita and Rogelio, life appears to go back to 278 00:16:31,970 --> 00:16:34,300 normal as they spend time together before 279 00:16:34,330 --> 00:16:35,500 their baby arrives. 280 00:16:35,530 --> 00:16:39,930 Watching this video definitely would never, um, 281 00:16:39,970 --> 00:16:43,070 spark an idea of him doing what he did. 282 00:16:43,100 --> 00:16:45,430 They just looked really happy together. 283 00:16:49,500 --> 00:16:54,270 I think he's trying to prove to Margarita that... 284 00:16:54,300 --> 00:16:55,600 ...I'm gonna change. 285 00:16:55,630 --> 00:16:57,570 I'm here for you, I'm here for our baby. 286 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:02,370 How can somebody go from being this perfect guy 287 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,369 I'm in love with, to hurting someone, 288 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,099 and then back to, oh, I love you. 289 00:17:08,770 --> 00:17:10,430 So to me, it was odd. 290 00:17:26,099 --> 00:17:28,369 [narrator] One month before their due date, 291 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:32,430 Monica throws a baby shower for Margarita and Rogelio. 292 00:17:32,470 --> 00:17:35,630 I just wanted to hold her, hug her, see her in person 293 00:17:35,670 --> 00:17:37,000 and see that she was OK. 294 00:17:37,900 --> 00:17:41,370 I was nervous to see Rogelio because I haven't even talked 295 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,130 to him since he got physical with her. 296 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,630 My toe! 297 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:56,100 Rogelio seemed extra excited. 298 00:17:56,130 --> 00:17:58,370 He was like, yeah, we're gonna play this game. 299 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,070 No, over here! Ah! 300 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,330 Ah! [laughter] 301 00:18:16,300 --> 00:18:17,830 [Monica] Margarita was over the moon. 302 00:18:17,870 --> 00:18:21,800 She was so happy that Rogelio was interacting. 303 00:18:21,830 --> 00:18:24,100 In that moment, I was like, oh, I guess he's grateful that 304 00:18:24,130 --> 00:18:25,700 we threw a baby shower. 305 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,570 [speaking Spanish] 306 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:42,730 [kissing sounds] 307 00:18:50,870 --> 00:18:54,670 [narrator] Just 20 months after meeting, 19-year-old Margarita 308 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:58,370 and 26-year-old Rogelio welcome baby Christian 309 00:18:58,400 --> 00:18:59,500 into their lives. 310 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,030 Margarita has a difficult labor and is separated from the baby 311 00:19:04,070 --> 00:19:07,470 for several days while she recovers. 312 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:11,100 [Ale] Rogelio would go take videos and pictures so that 313 00:19:11,130 --> 00:19:12,600 she was able to see him. 314 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,230 [Monica] Now he was taking on the role of, 315 00:19:29,270 --> 00:19:32,900 let me document this for our memories and for your mom. 316 00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:40,970 [Monica] It looked like he was gonna really embrace the fact that 317 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,200 his wife just had a baby and he has a family. 318 00:19:45,870 --> 00:19:50,430 -[Christian laughing] -[Rogelio making noises] 319 00:19:50,470 --> 00:19:55,130 [Monica] Rogelio was extremely happy to be a dad. 320 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,370 He changed diapers, he helped pick up around 321 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,700 the house, he would make sure to cook for Margarita. 322 00:20:06,870 --> 00:20:09,930 I feel like Christian really brought them together 323 00:20:09,970 --> 00:20:11,400 at this point. 324 00:20:11,430 --> 00:20:16,170 It no longer crosses my mind that anything could happen. 325 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,270 [narrator] When Christian is a few months old, 326 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:20,500 Rogelio is deployed overseas, 327 00:20:20,530 --> 00:20:23,830 leaving Margarita to care for the baby on her own. 328 00:20:24,770 --> 00:20:27,970 She was just like, the perfect mom. 329 00:20:36,330 --> 00:20:38,770 [Monica] She didn't ever complain about being tired. 330 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,430 She just wanted him to feel all the love she had for him. 331 00:20:51,930 --> 00:20:55,930 [narrator] In the summer of 2014, Rogelio returns home 332 00:20:55,970 --> 00:20:57,570 and leaves the Marines. 333 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,700 He and Margarita move into his family farm 334 00:21:00,730 --> 00:21:01,830 in Hubbard, Nebraska. 335 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,470 It was nice having Margarita live 20 minutes away. 336 00:21:08,030 --> 00:21:11,170 [Ale] We would be able to just all be back together, 337 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:12,670 like the old days. 338 00:21:14,370 --> 00:21:18,630 Margarita started at the Sioux City Hard Rock Casino 339 00:21:18,670 --> 00:21:20,870 as a host. 340 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:23,430 I started seeing little jealous remarks 341 00:21:23,470 --> 00:21:26,400 on Rogelio's side. 342 00:21:26,430 --> 00:21:29,930 He would comment on the clothes she would wear to work. 343 00:21:29,970 --> 00:21:33,000 He would like nitpick everything that she would do. 344 00:21:33,030 --> 00:21:36,030 She was a completely different person when he was there. 345 00:21:36,070 --> 00:21:38,400 Her demeanor changed so quick. 346 00:21:39,430 --> 00:21:42,230 Like if she said that she liked something and if he didn't like 347 00:21:42,270 --> 00:21:45,000 it, then he would shut her down. 348 00:21:46,270 --> 00:21:49,800 [Monica] So I felt like he was controlling who she could see, 349 00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:52,100 who she could spend time with. 350 00:21:56,830 --> 00:22:01,000 [Liz] In August, we went out on a double date with Margarita 351 00:22:01,030 --> 00:22:05,400 and Rogelio, my husband and I. Rogelio starts buying drinks. 352 00:22:05,430 --> 00:22:10,500 A guy that my husband knew, and Margarita also knew, came up 353 00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:14,330 to our table as Rogelio was putting shots on the table, 354 00:22:14,370 --> 00:22:17,270 and he pretended to take a shot and drink it. 355 00:22:18,130 --> 00:22:20,470 And Rogelio got mad. 356 00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:26,830 It was scary how he just snapped from being OK, partying, 357 00:22:26,870 --> 00:22:29,900 to this aggressive side of him. 358 00:22:29,930 --> 00:22:32,100 Margarita tried to calm him down. 359 00:22:32,130 --> 00:22:35,630 I had never really seen him act that way before. 360 00:22:37,170 --> 00:22:40,400 When we came outside, the guy that Rogelio had 361 00:22:40,430 --> 00:22:41,870 the encounter with, 362 00:22:41,900 --> 00:22:45,600 and he kind of ran up to us with a few other guys. 363 00:22:46,830 --> 00:22:49,930 They moved to the middle of the street, fighting. 364 00:22:49,970 --> 00:22:54,170 Margarita kept trying to go and help him, 365 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:55,700 and I kept pulling her back. 366 00:22:57,530 --> 00:23:00,900 The following day, I asked her how he was doing, 367 00:23:00,930 --> 00:23:03,070 because he did just get beat up. 368 00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:05,170 And she's like, oh, he's OK. 369 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,870 But she just kind of brushed it off. 370 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:12,070 [narrator] Despite Rogelio's volatile behavior, Margarita decides 371 00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:13,370 to stay with him. 372 00:23:16,970 --> 00:23:19,970 On February 28, 2015, 373 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,600 Monica marries long-term boyfriend, Juan. 374 00:23:23,630 --> 00:23:24,800 [Monica] We went out to eat. 375 00:23:24,830 --> 00:23:27,800 Rogelio was there, kind of entertaining Christian. 376 00:23:27,830 --> 00:23:31,030 Then we all go back to my house. 377 00:23:31,070 --> 00:23:33,330 We put on music. We dance. 378 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:38,970 And...my sister is nowhere to be seen. 379 00:23:40,030 --> 00:23:43,170 She's in the basement arguing with Rogelio. 380 00:23:44,470 --> 00:23:48,100 She did not make an appearance the rest of the night to 381 00:23:48,130 --> 00:23:50,430 celebrate the rest of my wedding. 382 00:23:51,670 --> 00:23:53,530 Nobody needs to know your business, but the fact that 383 00:23:53,570 --> 00:23:55,670 he made it known he had an issue with Margarita 384 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:59,130 and went downstairs to fight with her or argue with her, 385 00:23:59,170 --> 00:24:02,570 it was just so inconsiderate of him. 386 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,870 [narrator] On April 6th, 2015, Monica receives a call 387 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:08,070 from Margarita. 388 00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:09,270 [phone ringing] 389 00:24:09,300 --> 00:24:11,600 She's crying. I was like, what's going on? 390 00:24:11,630 --> 00:24:13,430 Wha -- What's happening? 391 00:24:13,470 --> 00:24:17,500 And she said, Rogelio hit me, and he choked me, 392 00:24:17,530 --> 00:24:20,230 and I need to go to the police. 393 00:24:20,270 --> 00:24:23,000 I pick her up, I'm driving her to the police station, 394 00:24:23,030 --> 00:24:26,070 and I was just like, what happened? 395 00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:31,370 And she said that they had gotten into an argument at 396 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:32,970 the house on the farm. 397 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,600 He got upset and he got on top of her 398 00:24:35,630 --> 00:24:38,130 and he started choking her. 399 00:24:38,170 --> 00:24:41,700 She started seeing black and started seeing dots, 400 00:24:41,730 --> 00:24:43,430 but fortunately for her, -[distant baby crying] 401 00:24:43,470 --> 00:24:45,230 Christian woke up. 402 00:24:45,270 --> 00:24:47,430 [distant baby crying] 403 00:24:47,470 --> 00:24:51,300 Rogelio got off of Margarita, and she got her phone 404 00:24:51,330 --> 00:24:54,430 and ran to the bathroom. 405 00:24:54,470 --> 00:24:58,770 I ask her, "Is this the first time that he has laid his hands 406 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:00,270 "on you... [voice breaking] 407 00:25:00,300 --> 00:25:04,530 ...um, since California?" And she says, 408 00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:09,200 "No, he has hit me before. He would be yelling at me," 409 00:25:09,230 --> 00:25:11,570 and she said, "I would only cover my face, 410 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:15,030 I would cover my head, but he would punch me." 411 00:25:16,370 --> 00:25:17,630 At this point, 412 00:25:17,670 --> 00:25:21,970 I was not gonna let my sister out of my sight. 413 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,370 [narrator] Law enforcement arrive at Rogelio's family farm 414 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,800 and arrest him. 415 00:25:37,430 --> 00:25:41,630 [Monica] They file the report, and Rogelio is charged with 416 00:25:41,670 --> 00:25:44,930 third-degree assault with domestic component 417 00:25:44,970 --> 00:25:46,770 and taken to jail. 418 00:25:47,700 --> 00:25:50,630 I think she finally understood that the marriage was probably 419 00:25:50,670 --> 00:25:51,770 not gonna work. 420 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:55,570 [Monica] We find out that Rogelio gets released 421 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,270 on bail, but he is given a restraining order 422 00:25:59,300 --> 00:26:01,600 against my sister. 423 00:26:01,630 --> 00:26:05,400 [Ale] I was happy for Margarita. She had a job that she liked. 424 00:26:05,430 --> 00:26:07,670 She was happy with raising Christian. 425 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,630 [narrator] Despite the restraining order, 426 00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:15,630 Margarita allows Rogelio to see Christian. 427 00:26:15,670 --> 00:26:18,100 [Monica] Her biggest thing, she would say, 428 00:26:18,130 --> 00:26:20,200 was Christian deserves his dad. 429 00:26:21,470 --> 00:26:24,430 [Ale] Rogelio would pick her up from work and take her home. 430 00:26:24,470 --> 00:26:27,970 That's when Margarita would take Christian back. 431 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,270 So I was just like, OK, just make sure 432 00:26:30,300 --> 00:26:31,800 he brings you straight home. 433 00:26:31,830 --> 00:26:35,930 [Ale] The last time that I spoke to Margarita, I decided to stop 434 00:26:35,970 --> 00:26:37,530 by the casino. 435 00:26:37,570 --> 00:26:39,930 He mentioned something about not knowing 436 00:26:39,970 --> 00:26:41,500 who was gonna take her home. 437 00:26:41,530 --> 00:26:44,470 So I told her that I was gonna be up for a while. 438 00:26:44,500 --> 00:26:47,400 Just call me and I'll take you home. 439 00:26:48,770 --> 00:26:49,830 And then we just said, 440 00:26:49,870 --> 00:26:51,400 [voice breaking] goodbye, and that was it. 441 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:57,400 [phone ringing] 442 00:27:29,370 --> 00:27:33,800 12:40 in the morning on April 19th of 2015, 443 00:27:33,830 --> 00:27:35,700 a female calls 911. 444 00:27:44,030 --> 00:27:47,100 [Bill] I race over there. I was just a couple blocks away. 445 00:28:07,170 --> 00:28:09,970 [indistinct radio chatter] 446 00:28:11,870 --> 00:28:16,300 I saw a white Nissan Altima parked on the roadway. 447 00:28:17,670 --> 00:28:20,770 A male and female pulling the victim out of 448 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,670 the passenger seat of the car. 449 00:28:31,730 --> 00:28:34,270 Checked for a pulse, for breathing, uh, 450 00:28:34,300 --> 00:28:35,770 and I did not find any. 451 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,170 [narrator] Emergency medical services arrive on the scene, 452 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,770 load the victim into the ambulance, and take her 453 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:43,170 to St. Luke's Hospital. 454 00:28:44,670 --> 00:28:48,770 I looked across the street, and I see a male subject 455 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,630 sitting on the porch, just staring at us. 456 00:28:55,530 --> 00:28:58,430 [narrator] The 911 caller identifies the man 457 00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:00,770 as her brother, Rogelio Morales. 458 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,000 The victim is his wife, Margarita. 459 00:29:04,030 --> 00:29:07,530 Backup officers arrive on the scene and approach him. 460 00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:26,600 Rogelio is taken to the police department. 461 00:29:35,470 --> 00:29:37,100 [speaking indistinctly] 462 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:50,000 [narrator] 21-year-old Margarita is pronounced dead on arrival 463 00:29:50,030 --> 00:29:51,230 at the hospital. 464 00:29:56,430 --> 00:30:00,330 Detective Nick Thompson is called to Sioux City PD to lead 465 00:30:00,370 --> 00:30:01,900 the homicide investigation. 466 00:30:06,770 --> 00:30:09,730 [narrator] Detectives start questioning Rogelio. 467 00:30:09,770 --> 00:30:12,630 Before they begin, a decision is made not to tell 468 00:30:12,670 --> 00:30:14,730 him that Margarita has passed away. 469 00:31:14,830 --> 00:31:16,870 Rogelio is claiming to have blacked out. 470 00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:21,600 This was a common tactic, uh, from people who commit 471 00:31:21,630 --> 00:31:22,730 heinous crimes. 472 00:31:32,570 --> 00:31:35,430 [crying] 473 00:32:50,830 --> 00:32:53,400 So while speaking with Rogelio, we noted that he did have 474 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:54,930 a scratch on his nose. 475 00:32:58,870 --> 00:33:00,900 It was very clear that Margarita was fighting 476 00:33:00,930 --> 00:33:02,170 for her life. 477 00:33:47,270 --> 00:33:50,100 [narrator] Rogelio is charged with second-degree murder. 478 00:33:50,130 --> 00:33:52,870 He is transported to Woodbury County LEC. 479 00:33:55,900 --> 00:33:59,730 In the early hours, I remember hearing a knock on my door. 480 00:33:59,770 --> 00:34:02,070 There's two cops standing there. 481 00:34:03,070 --> 00:34:05,900 They said, "Margarita and Rogelio had 482 00:34:05,930 --> 00:34:09,300 a domestic dispute. Margarita has passed away." 483 00:34:10,699 --> 00:34:13,370 I started crying. 484 00:34:14,630 --> 00:34:19,870 They just said, "I'm so sorry. Is there anybody you can call?" 485 00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:22,429 And I was like, "No, there's no one I can call." 486 00:34:22,469 --> 00:34:24,570 She was the only person I had. 487 00:34:26,070 --> 00:34:28,370 I don't have no one, no one. 488 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,130 [voice breaking] She's the only one. 489 00:34:32,270 --> 00:34:35,830 And I remember receiving this phone call, like, 490 00:34:35,870 --> 00:34:36,969 in the middle of the night. 491 00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:42,429 Monica told me, like, like, "Mom, something happened. 492 00:34:42,469 --> 00:34:45,670 Margarita passed away," and I just couldn't believe it. 493 00:34:50,469 --> 00:34:53,300 [laughter] 494 00:34:53,330 --> 00:34:55,630 [Ale] I walked into Monica's house. 495 00:34:56,969 --> 00:34:59,700 That's when it actually hit me that she was gone. 496 00:35:01,170 --> 00:35:03,930 I always thought that was the kind of stuff you just see 497 00:35:03,970 --> 00:35:06,370 on the news, and it doesn't really happen 498 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,200 in a small town like this. 499 00:35:09,900 --> 00:35:13,170 [narrator] Detectives press on with their investigation to see if 500 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:16,070 they can verify Rogelio's timeline of events. 501 00:35:17,370 --> 00:35:20,830 Surveillance footage shows Rogelio picking up Margarita at 502 00:35:20,870 --> 00:35:24,470 the Hard Rock Casino at 10:21 p.m. 503 00:35:24,500 --> 00:35:27,430 and then arriving at Sonic Restaurant shortly after. 504 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:30,830 [Nick] So far, the chain of events 505 00:35:30,870 --> 00:35:32,770 that he was providing were accurate. 506 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:36,100 [narrator] There was no footage of the couple at 22nd and Floyd, 507 00:35:36,130 --> 00:35:38,770 where Rogelio said the altercation 508 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:40,030 with Margarita occurred. 509 00:35:40,970 --> 00:35:42,100 [Nick] I was disappointed. 510 00:35:42,970 --> 00:35:45,730 I was hoping, furthermore, that it would show a struggle. 511 00:35:48,370 --> 00:35:50,870 [narrator] Detectives may not have the incident on camera, 512 00:35:50,900 --> 00:35:54,230 but two days after the murder, the autopsy results 513 00:35:54,270 --> 00:35:55,700 reveal damning evidence. 514 00:35:55,730 --> 00:35:58,730 The cause of death is strangulation. 515 00:35:58,770 --> 00:36:02,470 Rogelio had indicated that he remembered reaching towards 516 00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:04,130 Margarita's neck, 517 00:36:05,570 --> 00:36:07,830 and he didn't want to actually say in his words that 518 00:36:07,870 --> 00:36:09,530 he strangled Margarita to death. 519 00:36:11,230 --> 00:36:14,230 It takes a matter of minutes, not seconds, before you can 520 00:36:14,270 --> 00:36:15,570 strangle someone to death. 521 00:36:17,070 --> 00:36:20,200 It tells you that it's premeditated. 522 00:36:20,230 --> 00:36:23,600 All you have to do to allow them to live is just let go, 523 00:36:23,630 --> 00:36:26,870 and they will begin breathing again on their own. 524 00:36:26,900 --> 00:36:29,970 [narrator] Rogelio's charge is upgraded from second-degree 525 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,770 to first-degree murder, indicating intent to kill. 526 00:36:34,700 --> 00:36:38,030 On April 24th, Detective Thompson meets with 527 00:36:38,070 --> 00:36:41,230 a man who has important information regarding the night 528 00:36:41,270 --> 00:36:42,400 of the murder. 529 00:36:42,430 --> 00:36:45,400 [Nick] He's a customer at the Hard Rock Casino, 530 00:36:45,430 --> 00:36:49,530 who stated that he had just began a romantic relationship with Margarita. 531 00:36:49,570 --> 00:36:53,970 He says that Margarita was planning on divorcing Rogelio. 532 00:36:55,370 --> 00:36:59,070 [narrator] At 12:04 a.m. on the night of the murder, 40 minutes before 533 00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:03,230 the 911 call, the man receives a call from Margarita's phone. 534 00:37:03,270 --> 00:37:06,430 -It's Rogelio. -[phone ringing] 535 00:37:06,470 --> 00:37:09,730 Rogelio accuses him of having a romantic relationship 536 00:37:09,770 --> 00:37:13,870 with Margarita. It was confrontational. 537 00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:17,070 He says he asked Rogelio about Margarita. 538 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,230 Rogelio says that she is sleeping. 539 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,070 For me, this was a big moment in the case. 540 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,530 Showed that Rogelio was lying to me. 541 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:32,130 He left out the fact that he called this man 542 00:37:32,170 --> 00:37:33,200 on the phone. 543 00:37:34,270 --> 00:37:38,070 I believe he murdered Margarita and then used her phone to try 544 00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:39,170 to call this man. 545 00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:44,030 If he truly blacked out and came to, if he really cared 546 00:37:44,070 --> 00:37:46,730 about Margarita, he would have called 911, 547 00:37:46,770 --> 00:37:48,330 he would have given her CPR, 548 00:37:49,970 --> 00:37:52,570 rather than call someone to confront him about having 549 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:54,100 a relationship with his wife. 550 00:38:00,230 --> 00:38:02,770 [narrator] Two years after Margarita's passing, 551 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:04,070 the trial begins. 552 00:38:05,070 --> 00:38:07,900 Rogelio pleads not guilty. 553 00:38:07,930 --> 00:38:11,930 [Monica] Rogelio was claiming that he blacked out. 554 00:38:11,970 --> 00:38:16,670 He literally had no emotion on his face, just no remorse. 555 00:38:18,970 --> 00:38:23,500 [narrator] On July 21st, 2017, the jury are unable to confirm 556 00:38:23,530 --> 00:38:26,770 premeditation, and Rogelio is convicted of second-degree 557 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:30,170 murder for killing 21-year-old Margarita Morales. 558 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,730 He is sentenced to 50 years in prison. 559 00:38:33,700 --> 00:38:36,630 [Monica] I wanted him to get first-degree murder, life in 560 00:38:36,670 --> 00:38:40,770 jail, but 50 years gave me a little bit of peace of mind 561 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:42,770 knowing that he will not be able to access 562 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,330 or hurt Christian. 563 00:38:46,330 --> 00:38:50,000 He not only took my sister's life, Christian now has to grow 564 00:38:50,030 --> 00:38:52,300 up without his mom and dad. 565 00:38:54,030 --> 00:38:57,330 He is the most selfish person that I know. 566 00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:04,270 [Margarita, elder] Even until this moment, I don't think he feels sorry. 567 00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:07,930 Him being there, breathing, 568 00:39:07,970 --> 00:39:11,400 eating, sleeping, he doesn't deserve that. 569 00:39:15,370 --> 00:39:17,400 [Nick] Margarita did all the things she should do 570 00:39:17,430 --> 00:39:18,500 to get away. 571 00:39:18,530 --> 00:39:20,770 She got her own job. She had a place to stay. 572 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:24,630 Those are all pieces of control that he's losing. 573 00:39:24,670 --> 00:39:28,370 He wasn't going to be able to manipulate her again. 574 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,770 The tipping point was when he learned that 575 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:32,930 she was seeing someone else. 576 00:39:32,970 --> 00:39:36,930 Then he knew he had lost all power and all control. 577 00:39:36,970 --> 00:39:39,200 So he did what he had to do and he ended it. 578 00:39:39,230 --> 00:39:40,470 He murdered her. 579 00:39:42,970 --> 00:39:46,800 [narrator] Margarita's family and friends gather to celebrate her life. 580 00:39:46,830 --> 00:39:50,400 We sang, we danced, we ate, 581 00:39:50,430 --> 00:39:53,600 and a live band came out. 582 00:39:53,630 --> 00:39:56,870 That was the best way to honor her and say goodbye 583 00:39:56,900 --> 00:39:58,070 with a party. 584 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:06,030 After my sister passed away, we took in Christian, 585 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:07,100 my husband and I. 586 00:40:08,070 --> 00:40:14,270 He's a wonderful boy. He has Margarita's personality. 587 00:40:14,300 --> 00:40:17,770 He's just a joy, and I'm just so happy and blessed 588 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:19,200 to be his mom. 589 00:40:20,370 --> 00:40:23,430 [Margarita, elder] I still feel that simply 590 00:40:23,470 --> 00:40:26,970 my daughter Margarita is just away, 591 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,030 but eventually that she'll come and we're gonna be 592 00:40:30,070 --> 00:40:32,370 able to tell him, like, [voice breaking] 593 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,730 look at your boy, you know, all grown 594 00:40:35,770 --> 00:40:40,000 up and stuff like that, but that's when... 595 00:40:40,030 --> 00:40:42,800 ...it -- it hits, she's not coming back. 596 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,630 I miss everything about Margarita. 597 00:40:49,230 --> 00:40:53,170 I would just like everybody to remember Margarita as the kind 598 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:57,870 soul that she was. She always made you feel loved. 599 00:40:57,900 --> 00:40:59,900 She was such an amazing human being. 600 00:41:11,170 --> 00:41:12,270 ♪♪ 601 00:41:14,070 --> 00:41:15,230 Yeah, she was a great mother. 602 00:41:15,270 --> 00:41:18,330 She just wasn't a great partner for Vince. 603 00:41:18,370 --> 00:41:21,030 She would snap at the push of a button. 604 00:41:22,430 --> 00:41:24,000 I felt like she could hurt him. 605 00:41:25,270 --> 00:41:26,200 And I was right. 606 00:41:26,230 --> 00:41:28,170 ♪♪