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Narrator: This is the story
of two happy families...
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[ Laughter ]
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...that act as one.
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They were around each other
constantly.
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They felt like she
was their daughter.
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Narrator:
But an unimaginable betrayal...
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This was the last straw.
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Narrator:
...Will tear them apart.
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[ Siren wails ]
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Lunsford: It's one
of the most horrific scenes
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I had ever been on.
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It's burned in my memory
thinking about it.
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Narrator: It's 1996
in Mandeville, Louisiana,
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and the local athletic club
has been turned into a ballroom
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for the party of the year.
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Man: ...Present to you
our sweet 16...
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Narrator: 20 young women
from Mandeville high school
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are celebrating
their sweet 16 in style.
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[ Crowd cheers ]
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One of the birthday girls
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is high school sophomore
Julie Marange.
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There she is.
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That's my Juju right there.
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And that's a happy night
for her and for all of us.
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She looks beautiful.
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Narrator: It's a magical night
for mom Cindy,
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who helped to plan the event.
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We invited a lot of people,
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so we had our own table
and everything.
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Everybody had such a great time.
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Narrator: With Julie is a
special man in her life, Bobby.
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I was very proud to take Julie
on the stage
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the night of her sweet 16.
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She was beautiful as always.
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The thing I remember the most
is how happy she was
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and how much she enjoyed it.
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My dad has way more hair
in this video than now for sure.
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But she's, I mean,
the smile on her face,
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you can just see how proud she
is to be walking with my dad.
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Narrator: For older sister Jill,
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the event is more than
just a party.
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It was something that started
after me turning 16,
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so I had never experienced it,
so it was so fun to watch
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and to see the girls
just really enjoy it.
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It's like a rite of passage
to kind of going into womanhood
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and moving into your future
as an adult.
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Narrator: And with her poise
and beauty,
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Julie seems well on her way.
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Even while still in high school,
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Julie has started to land gigs
as a model.
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Honestly, I just don't think
she knew how beautiful she was.
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She truly was just a natural.
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She was a tall,
statuesque, thin blond,
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just a stunning human being
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and then on top of it,
she's nice.
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Narrator: It's time
for the daddy-daughter dance,
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giving fathers and their
daughters a chance to connect.
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But that's never been
a problem for Julie and Bobby.
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In fact, Julie has always been
close with her whole family.
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Zeringue: And we have
a very close-knit family.
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We're all super, super close.
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She is 4 years younger than I
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so we've kind of always been
best friends.
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You know, growing up,
there wasn't a day
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that didn't go by
that we didn't speak.
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We share everything.
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I mean, there's not much that we
don't all know about each other.
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Narrator: Though she has
an official date
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with her this evening,
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Julie is more excited to dance
with her best friend,
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Kristen Dargis.
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Zeringue: Kristen and Julie have
literally been friends
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since they were in grade school.
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They are pretty much as close
as you can get to sisters.
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Any time anything
social was going on,
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you always knew that Julie and
Kristen would be there together.
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Narrator:
Once the band gets going,
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Julie and Kristen
get lost in the crowd.
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[ Upbeat music plays ]
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Most classmates quickly pair up
with their partners.
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But Julie's dream date
isn't here tonight.
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Julie was crazy about
Kristen's brother, George.
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Even when she was 10 years old,
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she just thought
he was wonderful.
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Zeringue: Being that Julie was
at Kristen's family's so much,
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they were around
each other constantly.
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They never really dated
or anything at that young age,
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but there was kind of
this chemistry that they shared.
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Narrator: Despite Julie's
interest, the two drift apart.
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The reason they didn't end up
together as teenagers
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is because he started
going out with this girl,
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so that kind of
ended it for Julie.
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She and Kristen were still
friends, though, best friends.
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And she would hear
about him through Kristen.
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Narrator: By 2008, it's been 12
years since that sweet 16 ball.
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But Julie and Kristen,
now both 28 years old,
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are still just as close.
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[ Laughs ]
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Here they're on a double date
playing board games.
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Kristen's boyfriend, Carey,
is on the couch.
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Behind the camera is
Julie's boyfriend, David Olson.
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Olson: Julie was so funny
and spontaneous,
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you never knew what was gonna
come out of her mouth next,
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and I was kind of the same way.
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And so, you know,
you put that together,
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and it's like I had to get
some type of documentation,
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some type of video.
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Narrator:
The two met back in 2001
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after being set up
on a blind date.
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My stepsisters had kind of
played matchmaker
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and set the two of us up.
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And I went to her work
at the mall and kind of,
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you know, recon the situation
before we went on the date.
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And she's really has got the
most beautiful blue eyes,
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and that was it, I was hooked.
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Julie and David were
just fun together.
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They were the couple
that you wanted to be around,
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because you were
always laughing.
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Narrator: Before the couple met,
David was a Navy ensign
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stationed in Mississippi
and was married.
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When I was in the Navy,
I married a girl.
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We were driving from
north Chicago to Biloxi,
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and we were in an accident
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where we somehow had crossed
the median into oncoming traffic
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and hit a mack truck coming
in the opposite direction.
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And my wife was killed
immediately.
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Narrator: Though David survived
the accident,
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he wasn't unscathed.
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When the wreck happened,
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I was actually sleeping
in the back seat.
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I think I had something
like 50 facial fractures.
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My jaw was completely smashed
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and so I have, you know,
lots of plates and screws
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holding this beautiful
masterpiece together.
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[ Chuckles ]
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Narrator:
David's severe injuries mean
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he has to carefully
manage his pain with medication.
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Julie takes David's trauma
in her stride.
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Olson: What some people
might see as a deterrent,
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Julie just completely
accepted the fact,
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you know, that I was
21, 22 years old and a widower.
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Narrator: David and Julie start
a brand-new chapter as a couple.
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They move in together
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knowing they have
their whole lives ahead of them.
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Back in Mandeville high school,
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Julie Marange dreamed
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But once grown up, she finds a
far more rewarding career path.
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Not long after Julie
left the makeup industry,
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she actually went
to work for a hospice.
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Julie was a loving kid,
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and she took these people's
problems into her heart.
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I didn't think she could do it,
but she proved us wrong.
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She was such a giving person,
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it was just a job
that she was made for.
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Narrator: In her spare time,
Julie unwinds by hanging out
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with her best friend,
Kristen Dargis.
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David is once again
behind the camera
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as he and Julie
enjoy a double date
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with Kristen
and her boyfriend, Carey.
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Things are going well
for Julie David,
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apart from one thing.
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Julie and David
really wanted children.
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They did a lot of things to try,
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and it just wasn't
happening for them.
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She was trying to go
to the clinic.
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She was even talking about
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maybe doing something
in vitro, you know, so.
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Narrator: Despite the setbacks,
the couple continue to try.
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Julie being who she was,
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she could always find
the positive.
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She said, you know,
"there's a reason.
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It's not my time."
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I think they just understood
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that that was god's
will for them,
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and, you know, everything
happens as it should.
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Woman: Still good.
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Narrator: It's February of 2008,
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super bowl Sunday,
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and the Dargises are hosting
a grilling and drinking party.
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That's Kristen's mom,
Nikki Dargis,
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cooking up a storm.
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And Kristen's dad, George Sr..
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Julie had a great, great
relationship
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with the Dargis family,
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and she loved them so much,
and they loved her.
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They felt like
she was their daughter.
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Kristen's older brother,
George Jr.,
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the guy Julie had a crush on
back in high school, isn't here.
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His life took a much
darker path than Julie's.
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George was always a little bit,
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you know,
on the mischievous side,
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kind of pushing the limits.
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George, at a young age,
had gotten into some trouble.
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Narrator: George, now a father,
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went to prison in 2004
on narcotics charges.
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He's been there ever since.
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As per usual, David's keen
to capture everyone on video.
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But later in the evening,
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it's David's turn to be
in front of the camera.
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Woman: I've got it going.
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Narrator: Behind the laughs,
David is still struggling
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with the aftermath
of the accident
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that killed his first wife.
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I had moments where I would have
serious bouts of depression,
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and those days were filled
with liquor and pills.
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That's how I took care
of the pain.
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♪♪
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Narrator: One day,
like Kristen's brother,
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David finds himself
on the wrong side of the law.
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When I got my DUI,
in your mind you just feel
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like everyone's gonna
just dump you,
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and they don't want to have
anything to do with you.
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It was shocking because
it was out of his character.
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Julie felt like,
"how did I not realize
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this was going on in our home,"
and she felt some guilt
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that he was suffering
through this addiction.
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Narrator: But instead of
stepping away, Julie steps up.
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Julie was there for me 110%,
you know?
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Of course, I mean, she didn't
condone my behavior.
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She wasn't gonna leave me
high and dry.
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She decided to help.
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So Julie started doing
all of the research
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into rehab programs in the area,
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and she was very involved
in making sure
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I got a handle on my problem.
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Narrator: With Julie's support,
David manages to get clean
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and back to his usual self.
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Julie would just drop
everything to take care
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of whatever you needed done.
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I wish I could have a heart
that big sometimes,
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you know?
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[ Imitating vomiting ]
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Narrator:
The final whistle goes.
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Everyone takes a time out.
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This is the Dargises really are
Julie's second family,
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but that's about to change.
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In 2012, four years after that
super bowl party
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at the Dargises',
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Julie and David are still having
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just as much fun
with the camera.
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Lucky charms,
they so delicious. [ Laughs ]
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Narrator: But they still haven't
been able to conceive.
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[ Indistinct chatter ]
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So when Julie's sister, Jill,
surprises the family at Easter
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in 2012...
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Man: Something's in it? Uh-huh.
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We were all thrilled to have,
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you know, a new baby
in the family for sure.
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Narrator: The news is
bittersweet for Julie.
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She and David
have recently learned
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why they're having
trouble conceiving.
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[ Laughs ]
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Zeringue: She had endometriosis.
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Her and the doctor had discussed
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that it would be
a small percentage chance
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that she could have
a viable pregnancy.
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That's when they decided
to do fertility,
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and she did
several rounds of it,
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and it wasn't successful,
unfortunately.
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Cindy: It was
very heartbreaking,
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because I wanted Julie
to have children.
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Julie wanted children so badly.
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It, you know, it just...
It is what it is.
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It was just unfortunate, but.
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Narrator: For their anniversary,
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David gives Julie
this white Persian, boodan.
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[ Cat meows ]
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[ Cat meows ]
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It's a sweet moment
for the couple,
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but Julie is getting restless
about their life together.
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A cat isn't a ring.
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[ Chuckles ]
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From the start of
the relationship [clears throat]
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I told Julie that I really
wasn't interested
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in getting married,
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and that was important to her.
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And we were getting older,
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you know,
we were in our late 30s.
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Things got complicated,
you know.
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♪♪
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Narrator:
After over 10 years together,
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Julie and David,
part ways in early 2013.
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I'm sorry.
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I could not believe it.
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I was devastated,
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because I loved David,
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and I thought that
they could make a go of it.
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♪♪
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Narrator: Kristen Dargis
helps Julie adjust
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back to the single life.
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That summer of 2013,
she brings Julie along
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to her parents' annual
4th of July party.
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Woman: It's so good
to see your dad.
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Woman: Hey, George.
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Julie spots a familiar face...
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Kristen's brother,
George Dargis Jr..
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He finished his jail time
a few months ago.
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The two catch up long
into the evening.
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You're gonna be busy.
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Prison has changed George.
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He really had turned
his life around.
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He was raising his kids,
he was working,
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he was running
his dad's company.
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He was doing very well.
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It's clear that
the flirty spark between the two
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never really extinguished.
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After years of crushing on him
as a teenager,
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Julie and George
finally start dating.
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I was very surprised
when Julie told me that
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considering his background.
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I said, "Julie,
the boy's been in prison,"
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and she told me
that George changed changed,
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that she really believed in him.
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Zeringue: You don't want to
judge anyone on their past,
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but you're protective
of your sister.
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And knowing what
a giving person she is,
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you don't want someone
to take advantage of her.
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Narrator: Seeing how happy Julie
is, they give him a chance.
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I mean, I had known him
since Julie was 10 years old.
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He seemed very sorry
for everything that he had done.
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Everybody deserves
a second chance.
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Narrator: Dating her high school
crush isn't the only dream come true
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for Julie,
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she also has a chance
to be a mom.
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Zeringue: When George came
into her life
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and she was blessed
with stepkids,
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it was kind of one
of those moments where,
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"oh, well,
here's the children she wanted,"
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you know?
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All these years that
she couldn't have.
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It was just like
god placed them there with her.
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Julie took care of these kids
as if they were her own.
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She'd do anything
in the world for them.
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My pleasure.
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Thank you.
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Narrator: Just six months after
that 4th of July party
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in January of 2014,
George proposes.
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[ Chuckles ]
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♪♪
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That October,
the pair exchanged vows.
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Cindy: It was wonderful
getting her ready
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and seeing the joy and love
that Julie had for him,
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and I was real happy for Julie.
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Narrator: The Dargises, who
always felt like family to her,
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are now Julie's actual family.
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Zeringue:
His parents were elated.
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She was just kind of like
another family member already,
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even before her
and George started dating.
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Narrator: By Christmas 2014,
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George is a part
of Julie's family, too.
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Cindy: He fit in really well.
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George and Julie
would have barbecues,
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invite us over,
and they just seemed so in love.
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Narrator: Julie finally has
the family unit
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she's always dreamed of.
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It's Christmas 2016...
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...and Julie is watching over
her niece and nephew
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as they open their gifts.
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[ Child babbles ]
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But aunt Julie doesn't
seem her usual cheerful self.
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Child: You spelled
my name wrong.
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Cracks have already
started to appear
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in her new marriage.
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George was getting more
irritable each and every day.
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It seemed to be getting worse.
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Narrator: It's not long before
Julie finds out why.
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George has slipped back into
using codeine
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and other narcotics.
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What are you doing?
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When I found out that George
was using drugs,
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I was sad for Julie.
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I really was, just because
she's such a great person,
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and I felt like
"here we are again."
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Sometimes I feel like she's
taking care of everyone else
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but herself.
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Narrator:
As always, Julie isn't ready
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to give up on
someone who needs help.
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I can get you a place.
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Cindy: Julie was trying
to help George to get off drugs
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and to try to make a family,
you know, with the children,
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and she wanted them
to make it together.
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Narrator: Julie and the Dargis
family worked together to help George,
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but after two years,
he still isn't getting better.
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Zeringue:
Julie had put him through rehab,
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and he would come out
and relapse.
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And then she put him
through again,
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and he would come out
and relapse.
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George: Hey.
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No need to ask
how your day's been.
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Julie told George,
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"why don't you try to do better
for your kids,
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if you don't want
to do it for me and you?"
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She told him he needed
to move out
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and so he moved back in
with his parents,
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but the kids stayed with Julie.
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Narrator: Julie hopes it'll be
the wake-up call George needs
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to save their family.
404
00:27:39,758 --> 00:27:41,759
[ Siren wails ]
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00:27:41,860 --> 00:27:45,929
On the Tuesday
after Thanksgiving 2017,
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00:27:46,031 --> 00:27:49,333
a high-speed police chase
in Slidell, Louisiana,
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00:27:49,434 --> 00:27:51,368
has ended in a crash.
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00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:52,970
[ Police radio chatter ]
[ Car door opens ]
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00:27:53,071 --> 00:27:55,706
The driver has fled the scene.
410
00:27:55,807 --> 00:28:01,512
Deputies inspect the car
and find liquid codeine inside,
411
00:28:01,613 --> 00:28:06,216
and they quickly catch up with
the driver of the vehicle...
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00:28:06,317 --> 00:28:07,518
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
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00:28:07,619 --> 00:28:11,021
...George Dargis.
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00:28:11,122 --> 00:28:15,492
Julie knew
this was the last straw.
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00:28:15,593 --> 00:28:18,495
George didn't want
to help himself,
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00:28:18,596 --> 00:28:20,964
and I think Julie
finally realized
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00:28:21,066 --> 00:28:24,968
that she could not
change George.
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Narrator: When George called
Julie from jail
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00:28:26,971 --> 00:28:30,974
to ask her to post bail,
Julie stands her ground.
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00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:04,541
She wanted him to stay in jail,
that's where he needed to be.
421
00:29:04,642 --> 00:29:08,812
Julie said, "dad,
I see what you mean,
422
00:29:08,913 --> 00:29:10,614
you cannot help him.
423
00:29:10,715 --> 00:29:12,916
He's just been
in so much trouble,
424
00:29:13,017 --> 00:29:16,820
he doesn't want to be helped."
425
00:29:16,921 --> 00:29:22,593
She said, "I just can't do it,"
and she was crying.
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00:29:22,694 --> 00:29:23,894
I said, "we'll go to file,
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00:29:23,995 --> 00:29:27,831
go ahead and get your divorce
proceedings going."
428
00:29:30,301 --> 00:29:34,905
She was excited about
the next chapter of her life.
429
00:29:35,006 --> 00:29:38,642
She told me this was gonna
be her year.
430
00:29:38,743 --> 00:29:40,444
Everything was gonna
be about Julie.
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00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:42,646
She was gonna start
taking care of Julie.
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♪♪
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00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:50,988
[ Police radio chatter ]
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Narrator: Saturday,
December 2nd, 5:30 A.M...
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00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:56,593
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
...Police received a call
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about a burglary
at Eddie's grocery on U.S. 190.
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00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:02,966
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
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00:30:03,067 --> 00:30:04,401
[ Siren wails ]
439
00:30:04,502 --> 00:30:07,371
Narrator: 15 minutes later,
another call about a burglary
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00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:10,307
on U.S. 190 at a dollar general.
441
00:30:10,408 --> 00:30:13,010
[ Clicking continues ]
442
00:30:13,111 --> 00:30:14,478
[ Siren wails ]
443
00:30:14,579 --> 00:30:20,083
Just minutes later, yet another
burglary on U.S. 190.
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00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:21,585
[ Clicking continues ]
445
00:30:21,686 --> 00:30:24,521
In each case,
someone smashed their vehicle
446
00:30:24,622 --> 00:30:26,623
through the building's
front glass
447
00:30:26,724 --> 00:30:29,827
and then robbed the place.
448
00:30:29,928 --> 00:30:32,729
Lunsford: It is very unusual
for a series of burglaries
449
00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:37,868
to happen like that in such
a short time in a confined area.
450
00:30:37,969 --> 00:30:39,436
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
451
00:30:40,972 --> 00:30:43,340
Narrator: Then, at 7:30 A.M...
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The caller is Nikki Dargis,
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00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:06,730
and she's talking about George.
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00:31:06,831 --> 00:31:10,667
St. Tammany sheriff's deputies
race to George and Julie's home.
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00:31:10,768 --> 00:31:18,768
♪♪
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00:31:18,943 --> 00:31:20,744
Lunsford: As the deputies
entered the residence
457
00:31:20,845 --> 00:31:23,680
and moved down the hallway,
458
00:31:23,781 --> 00:31:28,252
they discovered a female
lying face down in the kitchen.
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00:31:28,353 --> 00:31:36,353
♪♪
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00:31:36,794 --> 00:31:40,697
Narrator: The female is
identified as Julie Dargis.
461
00:31:44,969 --> 00:31:50,374
I pick up the phone [sniffles]
and it's Jill.
462
00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:54,311
She was crying and I said,
"Jill, what's wrong?"
463
00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:59,349
And she said,
"George beat up Julie."
464
00:31:59,450 --> 00:32:04,488
And I said, "where is she?
Where is she?
465
00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:07,824
What hospital? Is she
in the hospital?
466
00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:09,493
What hospital?"
467
00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:17,134
[ Sobbing ] And Jill said,
"no, mom, she's dead."
468
00:32:17,235 --> 00:32:20,704
And I started screaming.
469
00:32:20,805 --> 00:32:26,476
I said, "no, she can't be dead.
Don't tell me that,"
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00:32:26,577 --> 00:32:31,782
I said, "don't tell me that.
It can't be true."
471
00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:37,020
♪♪
472
00:32:37,121 --> 00:32:39,890
Narrator: Detective Lunsford
arrives on the scene.
473
00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:41,591
She's in the kitchen.
474
00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:45,529
As I made entry into the house,
it was a horrific scene.
475
00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:51,201
There was evidence of a struggle
throughout the house.
476
00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:55,372
There was items knocked over,
there was blood evidence
477
00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:58,709
throughout the residence.
478
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:00,143
Narrator: From her wounds,
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it looks like Julie suffered
a ferocious, prolonged attack.
480
00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:08,185
Julie had blunt-force trauma
to her head,
481
00:33:08,286 --> 00:33:11,021
multiple stab wounds,
482
00:33:11,122 --> 00:33:15,225
her throat was cut,
her nose was broken,
483
00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:17,728
she had defensive wounds
on her hands
484
00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:20,630
when she attempted
to fight back.
485
00:33:20,732 --> 00:33:23,000
And she did everything she could
to try to defend herself,
486
00:33:23,101 --> 00:33:25,435
it was very obvious.
487
00:33:25,536 --> 00:33:27,571
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
488
00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:31,174
It was one of the most horrific
scenes I had ever been on.
489
00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:36,380
It's burned in my memory
thinking about it,
490
00:33:36,481 --> 00:33:38,148
but I had to suppress that
491
00:33:38,249 --> 00:33:41,184
and get the job done
that needed to be done.
492
00:33:41,285 --> 00:33:43,553
I was working for Julie
at that time.
493
00:33:43,654 --> 00:33:46,757
I needed to do what I could
to make it right for her.
494
00:33:49,260 --> 00:33:51,995
Narrator: A quick check reveals
George had been bonded out of jail
495
00:33:52,096 --> 00:33:55,866
by his parents
just two days earlier,
496
00:33:55,967 --> 00:33:59,336
because they were worried
he was suicidal,
497
00:33:59,437 --> 00:34:02,806
and there's no sign
of his two kids.
498
00:34:02,907 --> 00:34:05,876
Investigators need to find him
immediately.
499
00:34:05,977 --> 00:34:08,478
We didn't know what was
going to happen next,
500
00:34:08,579 --> 00:34:12,182
where he was going,
what his plans were.
501
00:34:12,283 --> 00:34:16,486
Narrator: They quickly realized
he's not in his usual vehicle.
502
00:34:16,587 --> 00:34:19,656
George's truck was left
at the residence,
503
00:34:19,757 --> 00:34:23,393
parked on the side street
next to the house,
504
00:34:23,494 --> 00:34:27,064
and Julie's car was missing.
505
00:34:27,165 --> 00:34:28,732
Narrator: With no time to lose,
506
00:34:28,833 --> 00:34:34,104
detectives put a bolo
on Julie's black Chevy impala.
507
00:34:34,205 --> 00:34:40,410
It could lead them to George and
more importantly, to his kids.
508
00:34:40,511 --> 00:34:43,613
Lunsford: Finding the children
was a priority at that time,
509
00:34:43,714 --> 00:34:47,117
we assign several deputies
to solely concentrate on that.
510
00:34:47,218 --> 00:34:48,852
We didn't know what to expect,
511
00:34:48,953 --> 00:34:51,288
that they could be victims
somewhere else.
512
00:34:51,389 --> 00:34:54,691
They could be
victims of kidnapping.
513
00:34:54,792 --> 00:34:56,893
Narrator:
Reports start to come in.
514
00:34:56,994 --> 00:34:58,095
Okay. I'm on my way.
515
00:34:58,196 --> 00:35:02,065
Lunsford: We quickly identified
that the vehicle
516
00:35:02,133 --> 00:35:04,868
that was identified
in the earlier burglaries
517
00:35:04,969 --> 00:35:07,037
matched the description
of the vehicle
518
00:35:07,138 --> 00:35:10,240
missing from Julie's house.
519
00:35:10,341 --> 00:35:14,845
Narrator: George Dargis
is behind the robberies,
520
00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:16,780
but he's long gone.
521
00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:19,783
There's no sign of him
or the car.
522
00:35:19,884 --> 00:35:21,952
[ Siren wails ]
523
00:35:22,053 --> 00:35:24,955
Then they get the news
they all been hoping for.
524
00:35:27,425 --> 00:35:30,527
Lunsford: When we found the
children at friends' houses...
525
00:35:30,628 --> 00:35:31,795
They're safe.
526
00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,930
...we were greatly relieved
that they were well
527
00:35:34,031 --> 00:35:37,200
and that they weren't
part of this crime.
528
00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:38,935
Narrator: They're reeling
from the shock
529
00:35:39,036 --> 00:35:41,204
of what their dad has done.
530
00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:44,841
A daughter already knew, and she
just ran down the driveway
531
00:35:44,942 --> 00:35:51,114
and just buried her head
in my chest crying.
532
00:35:51,215 --> 00:35:53,783
I said,
"you're not like your dad.
533
00:35:53,885 --> 00:35:56,753
Miss Julie loved you so much.
534
00:35:56,854 --> 00:35:59,489
And we're gonna
get through this.
535
00:35:59,590 --> 00:36:02,526
And we're still family."
536
00:36:02,627 --> 00:36:09,065
The children were safe and fine,
but George was still missing.
537
00:36:09,133 --> 00:36:15,539
There's nothing more dangerous
to others or to themselves
538
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:20,443
than a person who
has nothing to lose,
539
00:36:20,545 --> 00:36:25,849
and at that point,
George had nothing to lose.
540
00:36:29,086 --> 00:36:33,523
♪♪
541
00:36:33,624 --> 00:36:35,225
Narrator: George's parents
are in disbelief
542
00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:38,662
over what their son has done.
543
00:36:38,763 --> 00:36:40,797
Detectives asked
George's mother, Nikki,
544
00:36:40,898 --> 00:36:44,434
to tell them everything she can
about George's last movements.
545
00:37:31,582 --> 00:37:33,083
Okay. So you called 911.
546
00:37:33,951 --> 00:37:35,518
Narrator: St. Tammany detectives
get a call
547
00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:39,756
from New Orleans P.D.
30 miles away.
548
00:37:39,857 --> 00:37:43,393
We gained information that
George Dargis had been involved
549
00:37:43,494 --> 00:37:45,095
in a car crash
550
00:37:45,196 --> 00:37:48,098
on the i-10 twin span
to New Orleans.
551
00:37:48,199 --> 00:37:51,868
[ Clattering ]
552
00:37:51,969 --> 00:37:54,104
Narrator: He's in custody,
553
00:37:54,205 --> 00:37:57,474
and detective Lunsford
wants answers.
554
00:37:57,575 --> 00:38:00,010
My goal in the interview
when speaking with George
555
00:38:00,111 --> 00:38:03,546
was to find out what happened.
556
00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:06,616
It was so crazy, the scene.
557
00:38:06,717 --> 00:38:09,519
What would cause someone
to do that to your wife?
558
00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:11,888
I didn't understand it,
and I needed to,
559
00:38:11,989 --> 00:38:15,425
and I needed to find answers
for the family.
560
00:38:40,217 --> 00:38:47,624
I tried to minimize his actions
and tried to give him a platform
561
00:38:47,725 --> 00:38:49,859
where he could be
the victim in it
562
00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,596
and tell us his side
of the story on what happened.
563
00:39:30,101 --> 00:39:31,501
[ Cries ]
564
00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:35,472
It's okay.
565
00:39:35,573 --> 00:39:38,541
Narrator: George's tears don't
convince investigators.
566
00:39:38,642 --> 00:39:40,777
Things going the wrong way.
567
00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:43,346
Lunsford: There was no way that
the death of Julie
568
00:39:43,447 --> 00:39:45,615
could have been an accident.
569
00:39:45,716 --> 00:39:48,485
He honestly...
He butchered Julie.
570
00:39:48,586 --> 00:39:50,120
For George to say
that he was remorseful
571
00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:53,656
at the end was immaterial.
572
00:39:53,758 --> 00:39:55,392
George had done
one of the worst things
573
00:39:55,493 --> 00:39:57,861
I have ever seen
during my career.
574
00:40:01,165 --> 00:40:03,967
Narrator: Based on the evidence,
investigators pieced together
575
00:40:04,068 --> 00:40:06,336
what they believe
happened that night.
576
00:40:08,472 --> 00:40:11,274
Lunsford: My belief is that
George went to the house
577
00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:14,677
to speak with her
about their marital issues.
578
00:40:14,779 --> 00:40:16,813
[ Knocking ]
579
00:40:16,914 --> 00:40:19,616
My impression's that Julie was
not going to go back
580
00:40:19,717 --> 00:40:23,086
with George, that she was
going to file for divorce
581
00:40:23,187 --> 00:40:25,255
and that George
couldn't handle it,
582
00:40:25,356 --> 00:40:28,858
George couldn't not be
in control,
583
00:40:28,959 --> 00:40:32,829
and that it just drove him
over the edge to do what he did.
584
00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:39,803
♪♪
585
00:40:39,904 --> 00:40:46,843
♪♪
586
00:40:46,944 --> 00:40:50,547
After George brutally
murdered Julie,
587
00:40:50,648 --> 00:40:54,584
he stole her car
and went on a rampage
588
00:40:54,718 --> 00:40:59,656
to get money
for his flight from law.
589
00:40:59,757 --> 00:41:01,558
Narrator: In April 2019,
590
00:41:01,659 --> 00:41:04,227
George pleads guilty
to second-degree murder
591
00:41:04,328 --> 00:41:08,865
and several other
burglary-related charges.
592
00:41:08,966 --> 00:41:13,336
He is sentenced
to life in prison.
593
00:41:18,843 --> 00:41:22,078
[ Crowd cheers ]
594
00:41:22,179 --> 00:41:27,350
Losing Julie has changed
the Maranges forever.
595
00:41:27,451 --> 00:41:29,953
Zeringue: It's a daily struggle.
596
00:41:30,054 --> 00:41:34,357
You never think that can happen
to you or your family.
597
00:41:34,458 --> 00:41:42,365
You know, someone like my sister
who was so good and so kind
598
00:41:42,466 --> 00:41:47,070
and did so much for this person
599
00:41:47,171 --> 00:41:48,872
and for everyone she met.
600
00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:57,680
If I had another chance,
and I had that feeling,
601
00:41:57,781 --> 00:42:02,452
I would just take over
and not let her do it her way,
602
00:42:02,553 --> 00:42:04,521
be done my way.
603
00:42:04,622 --> 00:42:11,995
If I would have dealt with him,
she would still be here.
604
00:42:12,096 --> 00:42:13,630
Just broke my heart.
605
00:42:13,731 --> 00:42:21,337
♪♪
606
00:42:21,438 --> 00:42:26,809
There's nothing worse
than losing a child.
607
00:42:28,913 --> 00:42:32,415
And people may say,
oh, they understand,
608
00:42:32,516 --> 00:42:34,551
no, they don't.