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She really made children
a priority in her life.
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She loved her children
with her whole heart.
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[Krystal speaking]
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My mom made sure that
we were a unit.
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She made sure that
we worked as one.
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[Rhonda Humphus]
I think she fell
in love instantly.
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And I think he felt
the same way.
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He said, "Dad,
if it's the last thing I do,
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I'm gonna get my daughter."
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[911 operator speaking]
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[woman speaking]
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We've got two shooters.
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I just, kind of felt numb.
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[woman speaking]
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I can never, ever understand
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how someone could do
what they did.
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[narrator]
It's October 31st, 2011
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in Nacogdoches, Texas.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[narrator]
28-year-old Krystal Humphus
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narrates a spooky play that
she's written for Halloween
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[Krystal speaking]
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[narrator] The cast
are Krystal's four children
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Nine year old, Madison.
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Eight year old, Mason.
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Six year old, Mackenzie.
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And three year old Mikayla.
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My mom spent about
four hours
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trying to write this script.
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It was called
The Witches Hunt.
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We all had to play
a specific character.
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Me and my younger
sister, Mikayla,
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we played the werewolves.
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[Mikayla speaking]
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[Mackenzie] Me and my sister
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had just got our
Halloween costumes
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and we just wanted
something to do with them.
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So, we, like,
begged my brother
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to do something with us.
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[Mason] My mom was
a very creative person.
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She was the kind of woman
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that would sit next
to your bed
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and tell you a story
off the top of her head.
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[Rhonda] Krystal really
made children
a priority in her life.
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She just loved to spend
time with her kids.
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Everybody's kids.
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If I had known my mother
was filming us
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I would have probably
stayed in my room.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[Mason] The witches
were supposed to win.
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But we refused
to let that happen.
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We rode over
to Madison and Mackenzie.
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[Rhonda] It's just
pretty adorable.
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And I can only imagine
how many times
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they had to practice that
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before the video
was completed.
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Krystal's just very creative
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It kind of shows what
kind of a mother
that she was.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[Rhonda] Krystal was born
September 16th, 1983.
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We had a kind of a typical
mother daughter relationship.
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In her teens she was
quite a handful
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as most teens are.
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Krystal in school,
she was very smart.
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I tried to get her
to go to college.
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She never really wanted to.
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All she really wanted
was to have kids
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and to be a mom.
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Shortly after she graduated
high school
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she got pregnant
with Madison
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and got married.
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When Madison was
three months old
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she got pregnant
with Mason.
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So, it was almost
like having twins. [chuckles]
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Mason was born in 2003.
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Mackenzie in 2005.
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And Mikayla in 2008.
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[narrator] A year later,
Krystal and her husband
separate.
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She moves to Lufkin, Texas,
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with her four children
for a fresh start.
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[Rhonda] She's 27,
she has four small kids
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and was living on her own.
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[children squealing]
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She decided she
was gonna be a CNA,
certified nurse's assistant
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and work in the nursing home
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It's a hard, under paid job
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[Mason] She definitely
put us first.
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Because we didn't have
as much funds
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I think it brought us all
much close together.
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[narrator] Krystal
involves her daughters
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in the vibrant local
pageant scene.
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And she soon spots
an opportunity
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to earn some much
needed money.
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[Mason] About 2011,
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my mum made this, uh,
online boutique
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where she would
sell her bows
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and her dresses.
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[Rhonda] It was like she
kinda had found a niche.
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'Cause she could do
the makeup,
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she could do the hair.
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I saw her video
a lot of dresses,
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she would get my sisters
to try 'em on.
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[Mackenzie] This is my
very dramatic rehearsal
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from my blueberry pageant.
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Push your hips forward.
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Criss cross walk.
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Gotta make
the rhinestones sparkle.
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My mom came up
with all the designs
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for the dresses
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and all of our talent
routines, dance routines.
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She was a really good
pageant coach actually.
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Watching Krystal, um,
as a mom of four kids,
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um, I was often in awe
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that she got anything done.
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She just made it all work,
I don't know how she did it.
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[narrator] On a night out
in fall, 2011,
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Krystal bumps into
school friend
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32-year-old, Nathan Maddox.
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[Mason] When my mom
met Nathan,
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it was the moment
where she realized
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she had found that person
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she had been looking for
her whole life.
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[Rhonda] Nathan just
moved into our lives
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and it was like
he had always been there.
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He was that kind of person
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that would step in
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and just love somebody
else's kids.
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[narrator] Krystal
captures Nathan's joy
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as he plays with his baby
nephew, Carson.
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[Rhonda] Nathan
is playing with Carson
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when he was
a little baby.
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Like Krystal, he was just
really good with
babies and kids.
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They'd put a smile
on his face so quick.
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[Krystal giggling]
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[Elijah Humphus] It almost
seemed like Krystal
had a sense of relief
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about finding someone
who loved her
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and her kids equally.
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Someone who understood
that children do come first.
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He wanted to be there
for the kids no matter what
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and Krystal saw that
for sure.
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[Jim Maddox] When
Nathan first met Krystal
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he was pretty newly,
uh, separated
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from his, uh, wife, Kristen.
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Nathan and Kristen
married in 2006.
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And three years later they
had their daughter, Maddie.
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[Rhonda] Nathan
left the state
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to go to Montana
to work.
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And was sending
money back home
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and thought that his
relationship
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with his wife was stable.
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[Jim] But when
he would come back
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and try to see his daughter
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everything just started
getting real weird.
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[narrator] Nathan finds
a letter from Kristen
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when he returns from
Montana in January, 2011.
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[Rhonda] Kristen moved
out of their home,
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moved in with her parents.
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Basically filed
an abandonment order
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on Nathan, saying she
didn't know where he was.
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[Jim] He felt like he
was doing the right thing
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going off and earning
money, sending it home.
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But when Nathan
came back,
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he wasn't able
to see his daughter.
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It hit him hard.
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[narrator] Kristen ends
her relationship with Natha
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via text message
a few months later.
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[Jim] They weren't able
to continue their
relationship from there.
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And so Nathan and Kristen
separated.
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[Rhonda] Nathan
and I talked frequently
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about his daughter, Maddie.
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He was very upset,
he wanted to see her.
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As he saw it,
that was his child
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and month after month
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he would be told,
"No, you can't see her."
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For whatever reason.
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And so, he was devastated
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at not having her
in his life.
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In November of 2011
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Krystal and Nathan, uh,
planned a little
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birthday party for Mikayla
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and invited friends
and family.
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[Mason] Gosh, we bought
so much pizza for that.
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You see me on the far left
in the bright orange shirt.
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[Rhonda] Parties
were Krystal's thing.
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She loved it,
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she loved parties,
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she loved decorating
and planning.
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[Mason] You see
my mom, she's cutting
the cake for everybody,
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handing out giant slices.
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See Mikayla, right there
in the background.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[Mason] Mikayla ate
four slices of that stuff.
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[Rhonda] They had
the party at Ellen Trout Zoo
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And we went
inside the zoo
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and got to see
all the animals.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[Rhonda] That was
a special day.
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It's a good memory.
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[narrator] Nathan
leaves the party early
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to start yet another
extra shift at work.
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The additional income
pays for a lawyer
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to help Nathan win
the right to see his
daughter, Maddie.
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The legal help pays off
a few weeks after the party
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The abandonment order
was lifted
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there, uh,
at the end of 2011
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and Nathan was
able to go back
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and see Maddie.
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Of course, he was ecstatic.
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[narrator] Maddie continues
to live with her mom, Kriste
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at her grandparent's,
Paul and Letha Westfall
in Colmesneil.
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Nathan and the Westfalls
must agree on the times
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when Nathan
can see his daughter.
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Little Maddie,
she was so excited
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to be into the family
and to be one of us
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and one of our siblings.
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[Rhonda] Krystal just
treated Madison like
she was hers.
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She loved little Maddie
with her whole heart.
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[Jim] The Westfalls saw
that Maddie really liked tha
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And it really created
a jealousy
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and some contention
in Paul and Letha Westfall.
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And so in June of 2012
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Kristen filed
for full custody of Maddie.
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And then two months later
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their divorce was final.
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[Rhonda] I encouraged
him to not give up.
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And to keep fighting
to get full custody.
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Krystal and Nathan
got married
September 22nd, 2012.
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The kids were all there
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and it was just beautiful.
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[Mason] I was the ring beare
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Nathan and I both stood
next to each other crying
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as my mom walked
down the aisle.
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[Jim] I knew if there
was any two people
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that deserved to have
each other, they did.
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[Rhonda] Shortly after
Krystal and Nathan's weddin
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they moved to Zavalla, Texas
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It's closer to Nathan's work
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and a better school
for the kids.
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Zavalla was much closer
to little Maddie as well.
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[Jim] The home that
they moved in
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was a small, modest
frame home.
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They didn't have much
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but they were
building a family together.
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But at the same time,
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we had heard that Kristen
was living a pretty wild lif
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Kristen was arrested
in August of 2013
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for possession
of methamphetamine.
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[Jim] Maddie went
in temporary custody
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with Letha and Paul Westfall
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[narrator] Letha and Paul
deny Nathan access
to see his daughter.
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Krystal confronts them
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about their limiting
of Nathan's visitation.
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[dog barking]
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[Krystal speaking]
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[Rhonda] Krystal wanted
to record, um,
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her interactions with
the Westfalls, um,
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because she did want
to have proof
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that they were being denied
access to little Maddie.
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[Rhonda] Paul Westfall
was coming out of the house
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towards the fence
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as they're recording
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and was yelling.
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[Rhonda] I had told her
that you had to stay calm
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for little Maddie.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[all singing "Happy Birthday"]
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♪ Happy birthday to you♪
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[narrator]
On November 17th, 2013,
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Krystal and Nathan celebrat
Mikayla's 5th birthday at ho
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with friends and family.
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♪ Dear Mikayla
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♪ Happy birthday to you♪
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[happy chattering]
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[Mason] Mikayla just
got $50 in the card
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and my mom was trying
to protect it for her
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because Mikayla had a tendency
of losing stuff.
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[Krystal speaking]
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[Mason] The second
my mom said I'm
gonna hold on to it
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she just throws
a little fit,
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throws her hands
up on her hips
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and just gets all sassy
faced at everybody.
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[narrator] Krystal is genero
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when it comes
to her kids' birthdays.
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The truth is, money is tight
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Nathan and Krystal
are paying a lawyer
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to try and win access
to Maddie for a second time
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[Rhonda] Krystal
was trying very hard
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to help Nathan
get the money together
for an attorney.
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She started a GoFundMe.
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[Jim] Nathan in his quest
for custody for Maddie
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he was working extra shifts
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[Mason] Mom, she used
to host these garage sales
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She would basically
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gather all the extra stuff
we didn't need anymore.
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[Jim] They had sold
essentially everything
that they had
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to raise money, uh,
for legal battles.
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[narrator] The lawyer
wins Nathan and
Krystal access to Maddie.
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During court on December
the 20th, 2013,
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Nathan was granted
visitation with little Maddie.
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[Jim] Nathan,
in the supervised visits
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was allowed to see
Maddie every Saturday
from nine to 12.
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And after the first
two visits
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then Krystal could come
and be there with him.
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[Rhonda] The place
of visitation
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was requested
by Kristen Westfall,
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at Mount Carmel Baptist
Church in Colmesneil.
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Um, which was less
than a mile from their home
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Nathan agreed.
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I questioned Krystal,
why would he agree to that?
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And she said,
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"it's a church, Mom.
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Who's gonna do
anything at a church?"
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[Mason] You could see
he genuinely thought
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he was gonna get his kid.
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And that he was finally
gonna have full custody
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and there would
be no problems
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because it was looking
that way,
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it was looking up for him.
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[narrator] Krystal
tests her camera
on Christmas morning.
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She accidentally
captures Nathan,
sitting beside the tree.
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[Jim] Christmas of '13,
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while he was very happy
there with Krystal
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and the four children,
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I think there was still
a piece that was missing
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and it was Maddie.
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We met there at Nathan
and Krystal's house
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and had Christmas dinner
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and a lot of the talk
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was about that soon
Maddie would be there.
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And be a part
of the family.
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[Rhonda] It was real.
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It really was happening.
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[phone dialing]
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[phone ringing]
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[Letha crying]
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[911 operator speaking]
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[Letha speaking]
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[911 operator speaking]
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[Letha speaking]
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[911 operator speaking]
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[Letha speaking]
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[911 operator speaking]
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[Stevan] At 12:11 p.m.
the Tyler County Sheriff's
Office dispatch
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received a 911 call
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from the Mount Carmel
Baptist Church
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outside of Colmesneil, Texas.
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[911 operator speaking]
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[Letha speaking]
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[911 operator speaking]
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Letha Westfall
was so hysterical
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that a Marie Winters,
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a member of the church
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and a friend
of the Westfalls
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took over the call
to dispatch
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to give further information
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of what was happening
at the scene.
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[911 operator speaking]
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[Stevan] 17 minutes after
the Tyler County Sheriff's
Office received the 911 call
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deputies arrived
at the Mount Carmel Church.
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They observed a white femal
lying next to the carport,
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and a white male
lying next to the door
of the church.
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The victims were identified
as Krystal and Nathan Maddox
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From the evidence
and blood splatter
at the scene
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it was pretty obvious
that Krystal and Nathan
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had been shot
in the head
at very close range.
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Deputies discovered
Marie Winters,
and Letha Westfall,
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and four-year-old Maddie
inside the church, unharmed
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Deputies discovered
that there was a child
visitation going on
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between Krystal and Nathan
Maddox with Nathan's
daughter, Maddie.
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Marie Winters
was a supervisor
for that visitation.
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Marie Winters stated that ju
a few seconds after Nathan
and Krystal left the church
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they heard gunshots
outside the church.
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She did not see the shooter,
she only heard the shots.
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[Weatherford] When
combing through the area,
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one of the investigators
was able to locate
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a .30-30 caliber
rifle shell casing.
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That helped us to really kno
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that we got the type
of weapon that we need
to be looking for.
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[Stevan] But a lot
of people own .30-30 caliber
rifles in Southeast Texas.
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Being shot in the head
in close range in such
a remote location,
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it appeared that
the crime was personal.
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[Weatherford]
There was no signs
of any even type of struggle
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this was an ambush.
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There was anger
involved in this.
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[phone ringing]
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[Rhonda] My phone rang,
and it was my cousin.
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She said, "It's Nathan
and Krystal."
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And she said, "They're gone.
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I felt totally helpless,
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'cause there's absolutely
nothing I could do
to change what happened.
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And I knew I had
to tell my son.
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[Elijah] It was no
one else's place
to say the words,
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and, uh, you know,
she managed to get it out,
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and I just remember screaming.
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[Jim] My phone rang,
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and she said, uh,
"They've killed Nathan
and Krystal at the church."
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And, uh, I, I just
kinda felt numb.
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[Weatherford]
We were on scene,
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we realize that the Westfal
family live approximately
a mile from the church.
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We were able to, um, to make
contact with, uh, Cameron
Westfall, Kristen's brother,
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to make sure that
that family is okay.
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00:24:18,424 --> 00:24:22,393
[Stevan] When the Westfall'
are notified of the shootin
at the church,
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Paul Westfall has a seizure
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00:24:25,231 --> 00:24:28,732
and is required
to be taken to the hospital
in an ambulance.
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00:24:30,703 --> 00:24:34,104
[Weatherford] The rest
of the Westfall family,
were willing to come
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with investigators
to the sheriff's office,
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to visit, uh,
to speak with him.
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00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:45,616
And, yeah, Kristen
was very forthcoming,
uh, with investigators
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as to the fact that her
and Nathan had not
been getting along.
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00:25:06,606 --> 00:25:10,508
Kristen had told investigators
that on the morning
of the shooting
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that her and her father
had driven to a nearby stor
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probably 12 miles away.
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Deputies then
interviewed Paul Westfall
at the hospital
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after he had recovered
from his seizure.
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Paul Westfall
was very cooperative.
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[Weatherford] He also
voluntarily submitted
to a gunshot residue kit tes
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And that was simply
to check to see if he had
fired any weapons that day.
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The report read
inconclusive, meaning
they couldn't determine
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whether he had, or had not
recently fired a weapon.
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00:26:15,508 --> 00:26:19,209
We received
the coroner's report.
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We learned that,
um, that Nathan
had been shot twice.
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00:26:25,284 --> 00:26:28,419
He had been shot,
not only in the head,
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but he had also been shot
in the mid-torso, hip area.
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And we learned that
it appeared to come
from a shotgun.
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Uh, so we know
now that, "Hey,
we've got two shooters."
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About a month later,
on March 7, 2014,
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Christopher Eaves comes
to the sheriff's department
and gives a statement.
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00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:08,058
Eaves tells investigators
that he's at the Westfall
home one night,
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00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:12,262
and Paul says, "Hey, when
are y'all gonna take care
of this for me?
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I need y'all to take out
Nathan and Krystal."
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00:27:43,162 --> 00:27:46,163
Paul was angry and upset
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at the fact that Maddie would
not always be at the house
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in their control.
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00:27:52,905 --> 00:27:57,708
And that Nathan
was winning in the custody
battle over Maddie.
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[Weatherford] At this point
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00:28:00,746 --> 00:28:05,115
we feel that
we have enough evidence
against the Westfall family.
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00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:08,152
The Tyler County
grand jury meets.
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00:28:08,220 --> 00:28:11,622
Four indictments
are handed down
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00:28:11,624 --> 00:28:17,127
against Paul, Kristen,
Letha, and Cameron
Westfall
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for engaging in organized
criminal activity.
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00:28:22,601 --> 00:28:26,437
[Stevan] Deputies convened
upon the Westfall house
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to arrest all four
family members.
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00:28:30,309 --> 00:28:33,744
When we arrived,
the residence was empty.
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00:28:33,846 --> 00:28:38,716
We had just missed
the Westfall family
by a few minutes.
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00:28:40,152 --> 00:28:45,622
We observed
a car matching
the Westfall's vehicle
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turn into the county road.
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00:28:49,829 --> 00:28:55,833
[Weatherford] Our senses
are heightened, and I activa
my emergency lights,
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00:28:55,901 --> 00:29:01,038
and the vehicle continues
to travel on down
the county road.
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00:29:01,107 --> 00:29:05,008
[Stevan] The vehicle
pulled into the Mount
Carmel Baptist Church.
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00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:09,046
[Weatherford] We have
'em exit the vehicle.
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00:29:09,048 --> 00:29:12,616
[Stevan]
We handcuff 'em, I cover
the vehicle with a gun.
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00:29:14,053 --> 00:29:17,721
The Westfall's were lying
handcuffed on the ground,
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00:29:17,723 --> 00:29:21,625
approximately 10 feet from
where the murders occurred.
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00:29:21,627 --> 00:29:27,965
[Weatherford]
Paul Westfall, at that point
begins to have a seizure.
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00:29:28,033 --> 00:29:30,234
[Stevan] An ambulance
was called to the scene,
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00:29:30,302 --> 00:29:32,402
and Paul was taken
into custody,
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00:29:32,404 --> 00:29:36,006
and carried directly
to the hospital
for medical treatment.
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00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:38,942
It was just
a relief to us, that,
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00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:41,812
that we had the Westfalls,
and they were in custody.
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00:29:44,216 --> 00:29:49,086
[narrator] Investigators
interview Cameron Westfall
at the sheriff's office.
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00:29:49,088 --> 00:29:51,622
They question him about
Christopher Eaves claim
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00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:54,525
that the Westfall's
discussed killing Nathan.
463
00:30:24,957 --> 00:30:29,092
Later that night,
investigators question
Cameron's sister,
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00:30:29,094 --> 00:30:33,530
Kristen Westfall,
about the alleged plot
to kill Nathan and Krystal.
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00:31:12,404 --> 00:31:15,239
[Weatherford]
Late into the night,
and the early morning,
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00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:18,508
investigators continue
to speak with the Westfalls.
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00:31:19,211 --> 00:31:20,644
They speak with Letha.
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00:31:50,042 --> 00:31:51,508
[Weatherford] The next day,
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00:31:51,510 --> 00:31:54,711
Paul Westfall is released
from the Tyler
County Hospital.
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00:31:54,713 --> 00:31:56,813
Investigators speak with him.
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00:32:03,489 --> 00:32:05,522
[Weatherford] Paul
maintains his innocence.
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00:32:06,759 --> 00:32:09,760
As they're talking with Paul,
they begin to tell him, and,
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00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:13,430
and explain
to him, the severity
and the punishment
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00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:17,000
that his 17-year-old son,
Cameron,
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00:32:17,002 --> 00:32:19,136
could face for the rest
of his young life.
476
00:32:31,617 --> 00:32:35,319
Investigators are hoping
to play on Paul's emotion,
477
00:32:35,321 --> 00:32:39,423
to get him to open up
to investigators.
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00:32:39,425 --> 00:32:43,026
[narrator] Paul
returns to his cell,
after his interview.
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[Weatherford]
Approximately
three hours later,
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Paul requests to talk
to the investigators again.
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00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:54,705
At that very moment,
Paul admits he shot Nathan.
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00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:13,623
[Stevan] This was a
breakthrough moment.
483
00:33:14,727 --> 00:33:18,962
Paul is pressed on who
the second shooter is.
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00:33:23,736 --> 00:33:29,306
Eventually,
Paul admits that it was
his daughter, Kristen,
485
00:33:29,308 --> 00:33:34,945
was the second shooter
that shot Nathan
with a 20-gauge shotgun.
486
00:34:05,811 --> 00:34:09,212
It verified what
we initially thought.
487
00:34:09,214 --> 00:34:11,348
With him being
involved with the family,
488
00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:16,420
we had no idea
until that point who
the actual shooters were.
489
00:34:16,422 --> 00:34:19,289
There was joy
for just a minute,
490
00:34:19,291 --> 00:34:22,459
but we knew that this
case was far from over.
491
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:33,403
[narrator] Five days later,
investigators reveal Paul's
confession to Letha.
492
00:34:33,405 --> 00:34:36,339
She admits that she did hea
her husband threaten to kil
493
00:34:36,441 --> 00:34:38,608
Nathan before the murders.
494
00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:08,705
[Weatherford] Letha asked
investigators if she can wri
a note to her son, Cameron,
495
00:35:08,707 --> 00:35:11,007
to be honest
with investigators.
496
00:35:11,009 --> 00:35:15,312
Tell him everything he knows
about what happened
497
00:35:15,314 --> 00:35:18,315
pertaining to the murders
of Nathan and Krystal.
498
00:35:20,319 --> 00:35:23,954
[narrator] Cameron
Westfall reads
his mom's letter.
499
00:35:23,956 --> 00:35:28,692
Two days later, he tells
investigators that he dispos
of the murder weapons
500
00:35:28,694 --> 00:35:31,061
on the orders
of his father, Paul.
501
00:35:54,353 --> 00:35:57,154
Police divers recover
a 20-gauge shotgun,
502
00:35:57,222 --> 00:35:59,823
and a .30-30 rifle,
and ammunition
503
00:35:59,825 --> 00:36:02,526
from a pond near
to the Westfall's property.
504
00:36:03,428 --> 00:36:08,365
This ammo
was sent to the forensic lab,
505
00:36:08,433 --> 00:36:13,603
and it was determined
that the .30-30 shells
were from the same make,
506
00:36:13,605 --> 00:36:18,241
and lot number
as the shell that
was found at the crime site.
507
00:36:20,112 --> 00:36:24,414
[Weatherford] Letha
was adamant, she had
nothing to do with this.
508
00:36:24,416 --> 00:36:27,918
Kristen, very adamant
she had nothing
to do with this.
509
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:32,956
But Paul had identified
Kristen as the second shoote
510
00:36:34,393 --> 00:36:38,795
We wanted to be methodical
about this investigation
511
00:36:38,797 --> 00:36:43,633
to make sure that
these individuals
were brought to justice.
512
00:36:52,211 --> 00:36:57,280
We had
the phone companies
preserve text messages
513
00:36:57,282 --> 00:37:02,152
of the Westfall's phones,
and were able to recover
514
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:08,959
messages sent from Letha,
and Paul, and Kristen's phone
515
00:37:09,027 --> 00:37:11,761
on the day of the murder,
at the time of the murder.
516
00:37:15,734 --> 00:37:19,836
[Weatherford] The day
of the murder, 9:04 a.m.,
517
00:37:21,707 --> 00:37:25,642
Letha, she sends
a text to Kristen,
518
00:37:27,045 --> 00:37:30,213
it states, "They are here."
519
00:37:30,215 --> 00:37:35,318
11:09, Letha sends another
text message to Kristen,
520
00:37:37,222 --> 00:37:39,522
stating, "Get in place."
521
00:37:42,261 --> 00:37:47,664
Getting this information was
a breakthrough moment.
522
00:37:47,733 --> 00:37:53,503
It showed that Letha
was involved, and actually
probably in command
523
00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:56,606
of carrying this out
by the giving of the orders.
524
00:37:58,310 --> 00:38:02,512
These text
messages just brought
to the forefront
525
00:38:02,514 --> 00:38:06,549
exactly what we were thinking
from the very beginning.
526
00:38:06,618 --> 00:38:09,619
That all the Westfalls
were involved in this case.
527
00:38:11,423 --> 00:38:13,623
[narrator] Investigators pie
together the events
528
00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:17,560
that led to the murders
of Nathan and Krystal.
529
00:38:17,629 --> 00:38:21,298
[Stevan] Nathan,
Krystal, Letha,
and Maddie are at the church
530
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:27,037
Marie Winters volunteered
to be at the visitation.
531
00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:30,640
The visitation at the churc
was the last visitation
532
00:38:30,709 --> 00:38:33,843
before Maddie
was able to go to stay
533
00:38:33,912 --> 00:38:37,714
with Nathan and Krystal
without supervision.
534
00:38:38,717 --> 00:38:41,351
So this was
the Westfall's last chance
535
00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:45,255
to kill Nathan and Krystal
before Maddie was out
536
00:38:45,357 --> 00:38:48,124
of their control and custody.
537
00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:54,264
Paul and Kristen
had parked their vehicle
538
00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:58,034
down a dirt road close
to the Mount Carmel
Baptist Church,
539
00:38:58,103 --> 00:39:02,005
and at that point they
walked through the woods.
540
00:39:03,608 --> 00:39:06,042
[Stevan] They hid on the sou
side of the church
541
00:39:06,044 --> 00:39:10,814
until Letha Westfall
told them to get in place.
542
00:39:10,816 --> 00:39:15,919
They knew exactly
what time Nathan and Krystal
would be leaving.
543
00:39:15,921 --> 00:39:20,724
When Krystal came out first
carrying Maddie's coloring,
544
00:39:20,726 --> 00:39:26,963
and toys, and personal
belongings, Paul Westfall
shot her in the head.
545
00:39:27,032 --> 00:39:28,130
[gunshot]
546
00:39:30,235 --> 00:39:32,736
[Weatherford] Nathan,
following her out,
547
00:39:32,804 --> 00:39:36,005
was shot once
in the hip by Kristen.
548
00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:38,240
[gunshot]
549
00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:46,616
As he fell near
the front entrance
of the church,
550
00:39:46,618 --> 00:39:50,253
Paul walked up within
point blank range,
551
00:39:50,355 --> 00:39:53,656
and shot Nathan,
execution-style,
in the head.
552
00:39:55,026 --> 00:39:56,526
[gunshot]
553
00:39:56,528 --> 00:40:02,265
After Paul and Kristen
had carried out these
horrendous murders,
554
00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:04,634
they traveled back home.
555
00:40:04,703 --> 00:40:08,805
And that's when Paul
had Cameron
556
00:40:08,807 --> 00:40:12,008
to dispose of the weapons
and evidence.
557
00:40:13,945 --> 00:40:19,949
[narrator] Letha Westfall
pleads guilty to capital
murder in May, 2016.
558
00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:26,089
The judge sentences
her to life in prison
with a minimum of 28 years.
559
00:40:26,091 --> 00:40:31,461
[Weatherford] Paul Westfall
pleads guilty to two counts
of first degree murder.
560
00:40:31,530 --> 00:40:34,864
He is sentenced to life
in prison without parole.
561
00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:40,136
Cameron Westfall
also pleads guilty,
562
00:40:40,205 --> 00:40:45,108
he receives ten years
in prison for tampering
with physical evidence.
563
00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:49,712
[Stevan] Kristen Westfall
was the only defendant
564
00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:52,315
that took her case
to trial by jury.
565
00:40:54,119 --> 00:40:57,754
On August the 18th, 2016,
566
00:40:57,823 --> 00:41:03,326
Kristen Westfall
was found guilty on two
counts of capital murder,
567
00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:08,164
and sentenced
to life in prison without
the possibility of parole.
568
00:41:10,435 --> 00:41:13,603
[narrator] The chaperone
for the visitation,
Marie Winters,
569
00:41:13,605 --> 00:41:16,339
was unaware
of the Westfall's plan.
570
00:41:16,441 --> 00:41:20,043
And she was not
involved in the murders
of Nathan and Krystal.
571
00:41:25,417 --> 00:41:27,083
They'd still
be together today,
572
00:41:27,085 --> 00:41:31,521
the household would still
be whole, and we'd probably
have little Maddie.
573
00:41:31,523 --> 00:41:35,959
I want them to be remembered,
for what they could have been,
not what they did become.
574
00:41:37,729 --> 00:41:39,429
[Rhonda sniffling]
And I promised Krystal
575
00:41:39,431 --> 00:41:44,300
that if anything happened
to her, that I would take
care of these kids.
576
00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:48,204
And I've done
my best to do that,
and I do it all for her.
577
00:41:50,208 --> 00:41:51,607
[Jim] I think that
the main thing
578
00:41:51,610 --> 00:41:55,411
that I would like
people to remember
about Nathan and Krystal,
579
00:41:55,413 --> 00:42:00,283
is that they were
very committed
to doing it right.
580
00:42:00,285 --> 00:42:03,453
And one of the things
that they had in their hear
was each other.
581
00:42:03,555 --> 00:42:07,924
They found that love that bo
of them had been looking for
582
00:42:09,561 --> 00:42:12,128
And I just think
it's a powerful thing.
583
00:42:14,032 --> 00:42:19,736
Maddie is now being
raised by Nathan's,
uh, sister, Hanna.
584
00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:23,907
So Maddie's doin' really wel
and she's well adjusted.
585
00:42:23,909 --> 00:42:27,510
Uh, she's a fine
little girl, and she's
in a good, safe home.