1 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,846 ROOSHAD: Rowena was an all-American teenager. 2 00:00:13,948 --> 00:00:16,515 She had the songs, the music, 3 00:00:16,617 --> 00:00:19,651 the movies, the clothing, the attitude. 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:20,953 It was all there. 5 00:00:21,055 --> 00:00:22,321 Quit hitting mom. It's so rude! 6 00:00:22,423 --> 00:00:25,324 She had a lot of ambition to change the world. 7 00:00:27,128 --> 00:00:28,127 [speaks indistinctly] 8 00:00:28,195 --> 00:00:29,962 TORANJ: But... 9 00:00:30,064 --> 00:00:33,799 that just changed within a few weeks. 10 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:37,202 ROOSHAD: I asked her if she wanted me to intervene. 11 00:00:38,706 --> 00:00:42,141 We thought fine. He was gone. He was gone away. 12 00:00:42,209 --> 00:00:43,742 [phone ringing] 13 00:00:43,811 --> 00:00:45,344 [operator speaking] 14 00:00:45,413 --> 00:00:47,446 [Toranj speaking] 15 00:00:50,251 --> 00:00:52,584 ROBERT: He was that kind of mentality. 16 00:00:52,586 --> 00:00:55,754 You don't like me, I'm going to hate you. 17 00:00:55,823 --> 00:00:57,189 ALICE: If this was an accident, 18 00:00:57,191 --> 00:01:00,125 you wouldn't leave the love of your life bleeding out on 19 00:01:00,127 --> 00:01:01,827 the floor of a dining room. 20 00:01:04,065 --> 00:01:06,432 It's just shattered our whole family. 21 00:01:08,536 --> 00:01:11,737 [suspenseful music playing] 22 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,153 [Dane speaking] 23 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:41,100 He would constantly message her on Facebook, 24 00:01:41,202 --> 00:01:43,302 would message her via text messages, 25 00:01:43,304 --> 00:01:46,338 he would call her, and she would ignore it. 26 00:01:47,408 --> 00:01:49,842 [Dane speaking] 27 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:53,212 When he wasn't able to get ahold of Rowena, 28 00:01:53,214 --> 00:01:56,048 he started sending me text messages, asking 29 00:01:56,117 --> 00:01:58,217 why Rowena was ignoring him, 30 00:01:58,285 --> 00:02:01,854 why she had so suddenly changed her mind 31 00:02:01,989 --> 00:02:03,355 to back out of this relationship. 32 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:07,526 [Dane speaking] 33 00:02:09,730 --> 00:02:12,064 He told me he would leave her alone. 34 00:02:12,133 --> 00:02:14,933 [Dane speaking] 35 00:02:17,505 --> 00:02:19,805 ROOSHAD: We were just living our lives, hoping that 36 00:02:19,907 --> 00:02:22,608 he would just ignore her and go away. 37 00:02:28,415 --> 00:02:29,480 [sniffles] 38 00:02:31,852 --> 00:02:34,953 She said, "What's the worst that'll happen? 39 00:02:35,022 --> 00:02:38,357 He'll shoot me with a rifle or put a rifle to my head." 40 00:02:47,601 --> 00:02:49,501 [indistinct children shouting] 41 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:54,239 NARRATOR: It's August 10th, 1997, in Karachi, Pakistan. 42 00:02:56,544 --> 00:02:57,843 It's a big night in the young 43 00:02:57,945 --> 00:03:00,612 life of three-year-old Rowena Irani. 44 00:03:03,117 --> 00:03:06,518 Her uncle, Cyrus Irani, is marrying his bride, 45 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:09,721 Nazneen, at the Metropole Hotel. 46 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:13,025 TORANJ: Cyrus's wedding was very exciting. 47 00:03:13,027 --> 00:03:16,061 Rowena was excited to have so many family 48 00:03:16,129 --> 00:03:21,300 members from abroad and gifts and music and food, 49 00:03:21,402 --> 00:03:22,334 so I think she was more 50 00:03:22,436 --> 00:03:25,637 excited for that than actually the wedding. 51 00:03:27,641 --> 00:03:30,542 NARRATOR: The wedding is a Zoroastrian ceremony. 52 00:03:30,611 --> 00:03:33,312 Zoroastrianism is a religion that originates 53 00:03:33,314 --> 00:03:35,714 from ancient Persia, modern-day Iran. 54 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:41,820 Rowena's father, Behram, holds her hand. 55 00:03:41,822 --> 00:03:43,422 Her mother, Toranj, 56 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:46,625 and seven-year-old brother, Rooshad, followed behind. 57 00:03:47,861 --> 00:03:50,762 Zoroastrian weddings, just like in any other weddings, 58 00:03:50,864 --> 00:03:52,297 you know, the groom is there first, 59 00:03:52,299 --> 00:03:55,100 and he waits for the bride. 60 00:03:56,203 --> 00:04:00,405 This is a little procession, the bridegroom entering 61 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:05,944 the hotel, and we are walking with Cyrus until he sits down. 62 00:04:09,850 --> 00:04:14,953 So now it is Cyrus's bride, Nazneen, who is entering 63 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:19,258 the hotel, and this is her side of the family. 64 00:04:19,326 --> 00:04:21,994 Rowena is very impressed not only with the dresses, 65 00:04:21,996 --> 00:04:24,563 but I think she wants to be in the limelight. 66 00:04:24,665 --> 00:04:27,499 I think she thinks it's all about her. 67 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,703 She thought it was her big day 68 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:34,039 instead of Cyrus and Nazneen's big day. 69 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:37,809 NARRATOR: At the wedding, 70 00:04:37,877 --> 00:04:41,413 the bride and groom are seated as the ceremony begins. 71 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:43,915 ROOSHAD: The front seat of the banquet hall is usually 72 00:04:43,917 --> 00:04:45,817 reserved for family members, 73 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:48,320 and sitting on the corner there, 74 00:04:48,322 --> 00:04:50,222 I think Rowena and I have the best seat. 75 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:54,726 She probably wanted to go run off while I'm keeping her in 76 00:04:54,828 --> 00:04:57,229 her seat to make sure she doesn't run off. 77 00:05:04,438 --> 00:05:07,306 NARRATOR: Rooshad has watched over his little sister ever 78 00:05:07,308 --> 00:05:11,610 since she was born on February 18th, 1994. 79 00:05:13,047 --> 00:05:17,549 TORANJ: Rooshad was always very protective, and they had a very, 80 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:20,719 very sweet bond with each other. 81 00:05:20,721 --> 00:05:22,754 They were always together. 82 00:05:24,058 --> 00:05:26,158 ROOSHAD: Growing up, Rowena and I were close. 83 00:05:26,226 --> 00:05:28,360 We would hang out with the same people. 84 00:05:28,462 --> 00:05:29,428 We had the same friends. 85 00:05:29,430 --> 00:05:32,064 So we saw each other every day. 86 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:34,299 We were very close then as a family. 87 00:05:36,403 --> 00:05:39,771 TORANJ: Rooshad on the whole was a good boy. 88 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:42,040 He was obedient, you know, he would listen. 89 00:05:42,109 --> 00:05:47,212 But Rowena was stubborn and sassy and... 90 00:05:47,314 --> 00:05:48,847 a little difficult. 91 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:50,615 You know, she had a mind of her own, 92 00:05:50,751 --> 00:05:52,017 let's put it that way. 93 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:01,159 NARRATOR: After the ceremony, 94 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,962 Cyrus and Nazneen cut their wedding cake. 95 00:06:04,030 --> 00:06:06,798 TORANJ: Rowena is tired by that time. 96 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,835 But when she saw the cake, Rowena thought that she was 97 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:13,305 the one who was going to cut the cake, and I kept on telling 98 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,240 her that it's not your birthday, 99 00:06:15,309 --> 00:06:17,309 you're not the one who's gonna cut the cake. 100 00:06:17,444 --> 00:06:20,812 It's Uncle Cyrus and Nazneen, because it's their wedding. 101 00:06:22,349 --> 00:06:24,950 ROOSHAD: See Rowena's trying to get into the middle of all of 102 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:28,120 the attention and potentially get the first piece of 103 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:29,521 that cake. 104 00:06:29,523 --> 00:06:31,923 She enjoyed being the center of attention. 105 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:44,403 TORANJ: Living in Pakistan is not easy. 106 00:06:44,504 --> 00:06:47,706 It's very little choices for education. 107 00:06:50,010 --> 00:06:52,711 NARRATOR: The Irani family applied for U.S. citizenship 108 00:06:52,813 --> 00:06:54,846 in 1989. 109 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:58,116 Fifteen years later, in 2004, 110 00:06:58,118 --> 00:06:59,618 U.S. citizenship 111 00:06:59,620 --> 00:07:02,621 and immigration services approves their application. 112 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:06,825 TORANJ: When we thought about the children, that Rooshad 113 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,961 and Rowena can benefit a secure life, 114 00:07:10,030 --> 00:07:12,964 a happy life, whatever education, where -- 115 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:16,234 whichever university they want to go to, they can study. 116 00:07:18,639 --> 00:07:22,274 NARRATOR: The Irani family moves from Karachi to Wichita, Kansas. 117 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:26,711 It's a huge transition for everyone, 118 00:07:26,713 --> 00:07:29,114 especially 14-year-old Rooshad. 119 00:07:31,218 --> 00:07:35,520 Moving to a Midwest school at the age of 14 120 00:07:35,522 --> 00:07:39,658 from Pakistan three years after 9/11 was very difficult. 121 00:07:42,095 --> 00:07:45,330 Most people assume that if you're from Pakistan 122 00:07:45,332 --> 00:07:47,732 or a Middle Eastern country, you are a Muslim. 123 00:07:49,203 --> 00:07:52,304 All they saw was a brown kid who was not Hispanic, 124 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:53,905 had a last name of Irani, 125 00:07:53,907 --> 00:07:55,941 and just came from Pakistan, and so I was a easy 126 00:07:56,076 --> 00:07:56,975 target for them, 127 00:07:59,046 --> 00:08:01,746 and the same was for Rowena, as well. 128 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,748 It wasn't all rainbows and sunshine 129 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:06,551 and butterflies as we were hoping for. 130 00:08:12,125 --> 00:08:14,960 NARRATOR: Dad, Behram, secures a job in logistics 131 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:17,229 for a major retailer. 132 00:08:17,231 --> 00:08:20,732 Mom, Toranj, becomes a primary school teacher. 133 00:08:22,202 --> 00:08:25,136 TORANJ: So in 2006, we could actually 134 00:08:25,205 --> 00:08:29,040 feel our life getting a little better. 135 00:08:29,142 --> 00:08:31,343 We moved into our house. 136 00:08:31,444 --> 00:08:34,312 That was the very first house in Wichita. 137 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:37,516 It very much felt like a new 138 00:08:37,618 --> 00:08:39,417 beginning and a new chapter in our lives. 139 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:44,189 I made some close friends when I was on the swim team 140 00:08:44,191 --> 00:08:45,323 for my high school. 141 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:50,128 It was easier for Rowena to make friends. 142 00:08:50,263 --> 00:08:52,097 Rowena was what you would consider 143 00:08:52,099 --> 00:08:53,331 an all-American teenager. 144 00:08:54,501 --> 00:08:58,537 She had the American accent down, she had the songs, 145 00:08:58,638 --> 00:09:00,472 the music, the movies, 146 00:09:00,474 --> 00:09:03,708 the clothing, the attitude, it was all there. 147 00:09:11,218 --> 00:09:13,618 NARRATOR: Rowena joins her junior high school's 148 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:17,222 Reserve Officer Training Corps in 2009. 149 00:09:17,224 --> 00:09:20,125 She soon earns a place on the color guard drill team. 150 00:09:21,628 --> 00:09:24,529 It competes against other teams from across Kansas. 151 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:29,801 This would be our junior varsity. 152 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:35,941 Rowena is the person carrying the black-cased flag. 153 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:40,245 I am the person carrying the red-cased flag. 154 00:09:40,314 --> 00:09:45,417 This is just a presentation of how 155 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:50,021 well in time and well in line the team can keep. 156 00:09:51,224 --> 00:09:53,959 Rowena was not interested in joining military. 157 00:09:54,061 --> 00:09:58,330 She just wanted to join the JROTC just for fun. 158 00:09:58,332 --> 00:10:01,733 The running joke always was that she chose it 159 00:10:01,802 --> 00:10:04,202 so she wouldn't have to get on the school bus 160 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:07,105 and would be driven to the school by me. 161 00:10:07,207 --> 00:10:09,941 [drill team member calling] 162 00:10:10,043 --> 00:10:12,510 ROOSHAD: Her passion for it brought Rowena 163 00:10:12,512 --> 00:10:15,113 a lot of confidence to be able to make friends 164 00:10:15,115 --> 00:10:17,949 and a lot of discipline in her life, 165 00:10:18,051 --> 00:10:21,052 to be able to make it through high school without issues. 166 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:26,291 Rowena and Courtney got very close during their ROTC time. 167 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:28,627 We would joke around and have 168 00:10:28,762 --> 00:10:32,364 a lot of fun during those practices. 169 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:37,902 I did not know a single person that did not like Rowena. 170 00:10:37,904 --> 00:10:43,408 She had the most friendly, outgoing personality 171 00:10:43,410 --> 00:10:45,844 that I have ever seen. 172 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:49,014 [audience applause] 173 00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:55,954 TORANJ: Rowena graduated from Wichita Heights High School, 174 00:10:56,056 --> 00:10:58,223 May of 2012. 175 00:11:01,561 --> 00:11:02,894 ROOSHAD: She was admitted into 176 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:05,630 the Wichita State University's psychology program. 177 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,635 NARRATOR: Rooshad lived at home during his time at college. 178 00:11:10,704 --> 00:11:12,604 Rowena chooses to do the same. 179 00:11:12,606 --> 00:11:15,507 [screaming and laughing] 180 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:20,111 ROOSHAD: This happened quite often, almost on a weekly basis, 181 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:22,447 where Rowena, my mom, and I, even my dad, 182 00:11:22,549 --> 00:11:25,517 would just play fight around just like this. 183 00:11:26,453 --> 00:11:27,852 [shouts indistinctly] 184 00:11:27,954 --> 00:11:29,721 Quit hitting mom -- it's so rude! 185 00:11:29,723 --> 00:11:31,056 TORANJ: It doesn't seem like a mother, daughter, 186 00:11:31,124 --> 00:11:32,424 and son relationship. 187 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,259 It seems like three friends are 188 00:11:34,327 --> 00:11:37,429 having a silly, fun time together. 189 00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:44,102 I was seeing her grow, I was seeing her every single day. 190 00:11:45,238 --> 00:11:49,908 We came to the U.S. to give my children 191 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:52,711 a better, secured, happy, 192 00:11:52,713 --> 00:11:56,114 good education environment, but we should have 193 00:11:56,216 --> 00:11:57,615 just stayed in Karachi. 194 00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:12,897 NARRATOR: 20-year-old Rowena Irani prepares to do 195 00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:16,034 the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness of the disease, 196 00:12:16,103 --> 00:12:17,402 ALS. 197 00:12:23,410 --> 00:12:25,310 The Ice Bucket Challenge was like 198 00:12:25,312 --> 00:12:27,212 every other person was doing it. 199 00:12:27,214 --> 00:12:31,916 She had to take buckets of ice and pour it all over herself. 200 00:12:39,226 --> 00:12:42,794 The way the ALS challenge was designed was you 201 00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:46,131 were to nominate three other people to do it. 202 00:12:46,133 --> 00:12:48,666 And the third person she nominated was Dane Owens. 203 00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:50,802 On your head. 204 00:12:52,773 --> 00:12:54,806 [laughing] 205 00:12:57,911 --> 00:13:01,079 ROOSHAD: Rowena met Dane Owens through me and my close group 206 00:13:01,081 --> 00:13:02,714 of friends. 207 00:13:02,816 --> 00:13:08,219 We used to hang out with Dane at his parents' lake house. 208 00:13:08,221 --> 00:13:13,224 His parents were very wealthy and owned this very, 209 00:13:13,326 --> 00:13:15,894 very beautiful, luxurious lake house. 210 00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:21,099 Dane was active duty in the U.S. Army. 211 00:13:21,101 --> 00:13:22,867 He had spent at least one tour 212 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:26,204 overseas in either Iraq or Afghanistan. 213 00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:28,606 I knew he was involved in some type 214 00:13:28,675 --> 00:13:32,544 of an explosion that resulted in a head injury, 215 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,214 after which he was moved from 216 00:13:36,216 --> 00:13:39,417 the active military into a reserve status. 217 00:13:39,419 --> 00:13:40,785 And at that point, he started 218 00:13:40,787 --> 00:13:43,321 taking classes at Wichita State University. 219 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,627 COURTNEY: After Rowena met Dane for the first time, 220 00:13:49,762 --> 00:13:52,363 she had told me, you know, just casual of, 221 00:13:52,432 --> 00:13:54,299 "Yeah, I have a little crush on Dane, 222 00:13:54,301 --> 00:13:57,202 but it's not gonna go anywhere at this time." 223 00:13:59,306 --> 00:14:01,506 I know that she continued to text him. 224 00:14:01,641 --> 00:14:04,209 They would message on Facebook, tag each other 225 00:14:04,211 --> 00:14:07,946 in different photos or memes that would be online. 226 00:14:09,516 --> 00:14:13,318 Rowena's priority was school, setting herself up for success, 227 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:14,519 for her future. 228 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:20,058 Romance was never at the forefront for Rowena. 229 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:27,432 Rowena always used to say that she was going to never need 230 00:14:27,533 --> 00:14:29,901 a man or want a man in her life. 231 00:14:29,903 --> 00:14:34,105 She would just retire on some beach house with two dogs, 232 00:14:34,107 --> 00:14:35,807 a German shepherd and a pug. 233 00:14:39,179 --> 00:14:44,249 Her dog, Max, was this roly poly pug 234 00:14:44,350 --> 00:14:47,785 that she treated as a baby. 235 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:50,722 She loved this dog. 236 00:14:50,790 --> 00:14:54,826 Rowena preferred to stay in her PJs and watch a movie 237 00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:57,695 at home and play with Max instead of 238 00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,030 being with her friends. 239 00:14:59,032 --> 00:15:07,238 ♪♪ 240 00:15:07,307 --> 00:15:08,673 At this time, 241 00:15:08,675 --> 00:15:12,944 Rowena wanted to try university life, because 242 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:15,980 university life is so different than staying at home. 243 00:15:15,982 --> 00:15:21,252 So she wanted to transfer from Wichita State University 244 00:15:21,321 --> 00:15:24,956 to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. 245 00:15:26,526 --> 00:15:28,426 COURTNEY: Out of pure coincidence, while Rowena 246 00:15:28,528 --> 00:15:31,529 was studying psychology up at K-State... 247 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,334 Dane was at K-State as well, studying. 248 00:15:36,403 --> 00:15:39,304 He was getting a degree in social services. 249 00:15:40,407 --> 00:15:42,507 He and Rowena would meet up once in 250 00:15:42,509 --> 00:15:46,811 a while and just continued to maintain a good friendship. 251 00:15:56,222 --> 00:15:58,523 NARRATOR: Rowena develops a kidney infection 252 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:00,425 after two months away at college. 253 00:16:03,530 --> 00:16:06,631 She moves back home to Wichita. 254 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,533 COURTNEY: Once she moved back home, 255 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:11,035 she and Dane really started to 256 00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:14,405 reconnect over text message, him checking in on her, 257 00:16:14,507 --> 00:16:17,208 making sure that she was okay and that she was recovering. 258 00:16:18,712 --> 00:16:21,145 He would let her know, "Hey, I'm gonna be in town," 259 00:16:21,214 --> 00:16:23,414 and she would follow up with, "Okay, 260 00:16:23,416 --> 00:16:26,217 well while you're in town, do you want to go hang out?" 261 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,120 And he would agree. 262 00:16:31,257 --> 00:16:34,225 And then the time and date would come for them 263 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,928 to go hang out, and he would flake out on her. 264 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:41,799 For her, that was incredibly frustrating, 265 00:16:41,901 --> 00:16:43,901 because she knew he was in town, 266 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:47,805 but he couldn't make that time for her. 267 00:16:49,042 --> 00:16:52,777 She finally just said, "You're popping in and out. 268 00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:55,446 I'm done with it. You can't keep doing this." 269 00:16:57,951 --> 00:17:00,218 And she kind of put him to 270 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:04,055 the back of her mind and started moving forward. 271 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:11,729 NARRATOR: Rowena studies hard for her degree in Psychology. 272 00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:15,933 She became so serious about her studies, 273 00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:19,037 the way I have never, ever seen her before. 274 00:17:19,138 --> 00:17:21,105 She decided that she wanted to 275 00:17:21,107 --> 00:17:23,708 do her masters in teen psychology. 276 00:17:24,944 --> 00:17:26,944 COURTNEY: Part of the curriculum involves some 277 00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:28,546 practical experience. 278 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:30,415 You had to know how 279 00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:33,117 children reacted given different circumstances. 280 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,789 So she asked if she could do 281 00:17:37,791 --> 00:17:40,091 a little test with my daughter. 282 00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:56,808 It looked like Riley did incredibly well. 283 00:17:58,812 --> 00:18:00,611 And so Rowena was like, oh, okay, 284 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,513 we've got a smart kid on our hands here. 285 00:18:05,618 --> 00:18:10,421 I was really very proud at that point that her head 286 00:18:10,556 --> 00:18:12,523 was focused in studies. 287 00:18:12,625 --> 00:18:16,961 She wanted to do her Masters, and she was helping children. 288 00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:19,330 Stop. 289 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:21,599 We were seeing a big difference in her, 290 00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:25,136 and we were very, very proud of what she was achieving. 291 00:18:26,406 --> 00:18:27,805 But... 292 00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:30,808 that just changed within a few weeks. 293 00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:42,153 [indistinct singing and rhythmic clapping] 294 00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:47,558 TORANJ: May 25th, 2016, 295 00:18:47,660 --> 00:18:49,260 was Rooshad's wedding. 296 00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:53,498 We had a lot of guests coming 297 00:18:53,500 --> 00:18:57,401 from out of state or other countries. 298 00:18:58,905 --> 00:19:03,407 There was a lot of noise, a lot of music and food. 299 00:19:03,543 --> 00:19:07,912 It was a very festive, very happy environment 300 00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:09,213 for everybody. 301 00:19:12,719 --> 00:19:15,419 NARRATOR: Two years earlier, Rooshad joined the police 302 00:19:15,421 --> 00:19:18,356 in Derby, a town 10 miles south of Wichita. 303 00:19:20,059 --> 00:19:22,660 He plans to move out of the Irani family home 304 00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:25,630 after the wedding to live with his new bride in Derby. 305 00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:28,533 It was a little bittersweet. 306 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:31,702 Rooshad is getting married, and he'll 307 00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:33,504 live on his own with his wife. 308 00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:35,039 He won't be in the house as much 309 00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:37,542 as I would have wanted him to be. 310 00:19:39,012 --> 00:19:40,811 So it was mixed feelings. 311 00:19:43,449 --> 00:19:45,116 We had quite a few local friends 312 00:19:45,218 --> 00:19:47,418 who attended the wedding. 313 00:19:47,487 --> 00:19:50,321 Dane came back for the wedding from K-State. 314 00:19:51,291 --> 00:19:53,024 He was still a student there. 315 00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:58,162 Rowena spent quite a bit of time with Dane at the wedding. 316 00:20:02,235 --> 00:20:04,235 I do recall them sitting together quite a few 317 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:07,939 times and being on the dance floor together, as well. 318 00:20:08,007 --> 00:20:17,114 ♪♪ 319 00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:18,983 NARRATOR: Two months after the wedding, 320 00:20:19,085 --> 00:20:21,619 Rowena tells her family 321 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:24,121 that she and Dane are officially dating. 322 00:20:26,826 --> 00:20:30,261 Dane was very kind, very sweet. 323 00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:35,032 The first date he took her on was very well thought out. 324 00:20:35,101 --> 00:20:40,404 He made an entire day out of it and picked her up very 325 00:20:40,506 --> 00:20:42,240 early in the morning and didn't bring her home until 326 00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:43,708 very late in the evening. 327 00:20:45,044 --> 00:20:49,146 What I heard from Rooshad that Dane was a nice guy 328 00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:52,083 and very respectful, very nice. 329 00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:54,819 Rooshad said, "Mom, you don't have to worry. 330 00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:58,522 "I know him since so many years, and he's a good guy. 331 00:20:58,524 --> 00:21:00,124 "We've been to his house many times. 332 00:21:00,226 --> 00:21:01,692 His parents are so good." 333 00:21:03,229 --> 00:21:05,830 There was a long-distance aspect to their relationship, 334 00:21:05,932 --> 00:21:08,199 because Rowena was here in Wichita, 335 00:21:08,201 --> 00:21:10,434 and Dane was in Manhattan, and it was about 336 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,003 a 2.5-hour drive. 337 00:21:12,005 --> 00:21:16,974 ♪♪ 338 00:21:17,043 --> 00:21:20,111 Dane was putting an effort in to see Rowena. 339 00:21:27,687 --> 00:21:30,421 After about a month into the relationship, 340 00:21:30,423 --> 00:21:35,159 I believe that Dane really started pressing Rowena 341 00:21:35,261 --> 00:21:39,030 to take their relationship a little bit more seriously. 342 00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:42,800 NARRATOR: Rowena receives a one-month 343 00:21:42,902 --> 00:21:44,402 anniversary card from Dane. 344 00:21:46,039 --> 00:21:49,206 Inside is a letter that describes his feelings for her. 345 00:21:52,211 --> 00:21:56,814 ROOSHAD: Dane unexpectedly told Rowena that he wanted 346 00:21:56,916 --> 00:21:58,516 to marry her by the end of the year, 347 00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:02,320 and he wasn't getting any younger, and he wanted kids. 348 00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:08,526 COURTNEY: Rowena really had the impression that Dane was 349 00:22:08,528 --> 00:22:12,530 kind of go-with-the-flow and just, you know, 350 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:16,233 we're cool where we're at, we're gonna be all right. 351 00:22:16,302 --> 00:22:18,869 But he was ready for something a lot more serious 352 00:22:18,938 --> 00:22:20,404 than she was. 353 00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:23,708 ROOSHAD: Rowena told him, "I don't want a marriage. 354 00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:27,678 I don't want kids until part of my career has been set." 355 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,881 She told Dane to back away, 356 00:22:30,950 --> 00:22:34,418 give her some space, and let her figure things out. 357 00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:41,258 I think Dane respected the conversation 358 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:44,528 for probably all of a week or two. 359 00:22:46,332 --> 00:22:48,766 When Dane started talking marriage again, 360 00:22:48,768 --> 00:22:53,804 Rowena really decided it's time to pump the brakes, 361 00:22:53,906 --> 00:22:56,974 like, we cannot go any further. 362 00:22:57,076 --> 00:23:03,114 You can't let this talk go of us being together, 363 00:23:03,249 --> 00:23:06,117 being in a relationship getting married. 364 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,786 You won't let that go. 365 00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:13,357 Rowena realized she had to end the relationship. 366 00:23:14,627 --> 00:23:17,361 Dane did not take the news well. 367 00:23:17,430 --> 00:23:22,700 He continued to try and text Rowena, to call Rowena. 368 00:23:22,769 --> 00:23:26,237 Dane would constantly message her on Facebook, 369 00:23:26,338 --> 00:23:28,339 would message her via text messages. 370 00:23:28,441 --> 00:23:31,709 He would call her, and she would ignore it. 371 00:23:33,980 --> 00:23:36,147 When Dane wasn't able to get ahold of Rowena, 372 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,450 he started sending me text messages, 373 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:43,020 asking why Rowena was ignoring him. 374 00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:47,892 Why she had so suddenly changed her mind 375 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,360 to back out of this relationship. 376 00:23:50,830 --> 00:23:54,098 I asked her if she wanted me to intervene. 377 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:56,934 She said "No, not quite yet." 378 00:23:57,002 --> 00:23:59,703 And she said, "What's the worst that'll happen? 379 00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:03,340 He'll shoot me with a rifle or point a rifle to my head." 380 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:10,214 To me, being her older brother and a law enforcement officer, 381 00:24:10,316 --> 00:24:11,982 I did not think that was funny. 382 00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:14,819 I texted Dane on the 30th 383 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,822 of September, asking him to leave her alone, 384 00:24:17,857 --> 00:24:20,224 their relationship was over, and that they needed to 385 00:24:20,226 --> 00:24:21,458 move on. 386 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:25,029 I told Dane if he was going to continue pestering her 387 00:24:25,031 --> 00:24:26,330 or messaging Rowena, 388 00:24:26,432 --> 00:24:30,701 I was going to file a harassment charge against him, 389 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:33,304 and Dane told me that wasn't necessary. 390 00:24:33,406 --> 00:24:34,705 He would leave her alone. 391 00:24:37,043 --> 00:24:39,243 We were just living our lives, hoping that 392 00:24:39,345 --> 00:24:41,979 he would just ignore her and go away. 393 00:24:43,783 --> 00:24:46,050 TORANJ: The text messages and everything stopped, 394 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:47,818 and we thought, fine, 395 00:24:47,887 --> 00:24:50,054 he's gone. He's gone away. 396 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:52,223 He's gone back to Manhattan. 397 00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:56,327 But we didn't know he had other plans. 398 00:25:07,073 --> 00:25:09,940 -[phone ringing] -[Toranj speaking] 399 00:25:10,042 --> 00:25:12,109 [operator speaking] 400 00:25:12,111 --> 00:25:14,612 [Toranj speaking] 401 00:25:22,989 --> 00:25:25,823 [siren wailing] 402 00:25:25,925 --> 00:25:29,260 Cedric County emergency dispatchers, our 911, 403 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:30,761 received a call. 404 00:25:30,763 --> 00:25:34,632 A lady had been found in her house with an injury. 405 00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:38,936 TORANJ: Rowena normally comes to pick me up at 3:30 from school. 406 00:25:39,005 --> 00:25:40,604 There was no sign of Rowena. 407 00:25:40,739 --> 00:25:43,407 My coworker, she said, let me take you home. 408 00:25:44,810 --> 00:25:46,010 When I opened the garage door... 409 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:48,612 I saw Rowena 410 00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:52,016 near the dining table in a pool of blood. 411 00:25:56,122 --> 00:25:59,123 ROBERT: When the officers arrived, they found Miss Irani 412 00:25:59,125 --> 00:26:03,627 on the floor in the dining room area, just outside the kitchen. 413 00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:06,730 MAN: Okay. 414 00:26:06,832 --> 00:26:08,499 The injury was to her head. 415 00:26:08,501 --> 00:26:09,800 [officer speaking] 416 00:26:11,604 --> 00:26:12,770 [officer speaking] 417 00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:13,704 [Behram speaking] 418 00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:14,905 [officer speaking] 419 00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:16,607 Miss Irani was unconscious. 420 00:26:16,676 --> 00:26:18,409 She was breathing. 421 00:26:18,511 --> 00:26:20,477 Didn't appear it was accidental. 422 00:26:20,479 --> 00:26:21,812 It definitely appeared as if 423 00:26:21,914 --> 00:26:23,981 somebody had done something to her. 424 00:26:25,117 --> 00:26:28,319 NARRATOR: EMS rushes Rowena to the hospital. 425 00:26:28,421 --> 00:26:29,920 [indistinct] at the hospital. 426 00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:33,424 NARRATOR: Doctors CT scan Rowena's head to reveal 427 00:26:33,426 --> 00:26:36,060 the cause of her injury. 428 00:26:39,632 --> 00:26:41,865 I went to the hospital -- it was about a 15-minute drive. 429 00:26:41,967 --> 00:26:43,500 I think I made it there in six, 430 00:26:43,502 --> 00:26:45,502 because I was flying down the highway. 431 00:26:47,707 --> 00:26:50,774 There, there were several officers present at the door, 432 00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:53,711 and they escorted me into a interview room, 433 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:55,813 away from the trauma bay and everything. 434 00:26:58,417 --> 00:27:01,218 [detective speaking] 435 00:27:03,322 --> 00:27:04,254 ROOSHAD: Yes. 436 00:27:04,323 --> 00:27:08,225 [detective speaking] 437 00:27:08,327 --> 00:27:09,159 [Rooshad speaking] 438 00:27:09,228 --> 00:27:10,127 [detective speaking] 439 00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:12,696 [Rooshad speaking] 440 00:27:19,238 --> 00:27:20,470 ROOSHAD: About that time, 441 00:27:20,506 --> 00:27:24,108 a medical staff member walks into the interview room 442 00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:25,809 and told me I could go in and see her. 443 00:27:25,878 --> 00:27:30,781 ♪♪ 444 00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:32,950 NARRATOR: Rowena's CT scan has revealed 445 00:27:33,019 --> 00:27:34,785 the extent of her head injury. 446 00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:38,222 ROOSHAD: The neurosurgeon came in and said that she had 447 00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:41,125 been shot and that it was a fatal head wound. 448 00:27:42,495 --> 00:27:46,063 I didn't really register the words that were 449 00:27:46,131 --> 00:27:48,666 being said, because I was just in shock. 450 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:56,240 I remember sitting down in a chair next to her, 451 00:27:56,341 --> 00:27:59,209 just asking her to wake up, to say something. 452 00:28:02,982 --> 00:28:05,115 TORANJ: When I went to the ICU unit, 453 00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:06,750 I asked Rooshad, 454 00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:09,319 did they already do surgery on Rowena? 455 00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:11,822 And he held me by my shoulders. 456 00:28:11,924 --> 00:28:14,625 He looked me in the eye, and he said, 457 00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:18,028 "Mom, Rowena is not going to make it.' 458 00:28:21,333 --> 00:28:24,201 Her brain is totally damaged. 459 00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:26,770 There is nothing to operate on. 460 00:28:26,772 --> 00:28:33,444 ♪♪ 461 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:35,713 To hear that your child is not 462 00:28:35,781 --> 00:28:38,615 gonna make it, and that she was shot... 463 00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:42,352 I crumbled down. 464 00:28:45,991 --> 00:28:48,726 There was no hope for any improvement. 465 00:28:48,794 --> 00:28:51,562 She was only alive because of the monitors. 466 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:58,702 NARRATOR: Doctors pronounced Rowena dead at 2:48 PM, 467 00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:01,772 October 4th, 2016. 468 00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:11,915 Forensics officers scour the Iranis' home for 469 00:29:12,017 --> 00:29:14,918 clues to reveal the circumstances of 470 00:29:14,987 --> 00:29:16,120 Rowena's shooting. 471 00:29:18,791 --> 00:29:20,124 ALICE: At the scene, 472 00:29:20,226 --> 00:29:23,527 what there wasn't, was a sign of struggle. 473 00:29:23,529 --> 00:29:27,831 We didn't see anything, like, broken 474 00:29:27,900 --> 00:29:31,401 or pushed or out of sorts, 475 00:29:31,504 --> 00:29:34,605 and now they learn that it's gunshot, so 476 00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:39,109 they're gonna be looking for a point of direction. 477 00:29:39,244 --> 00:29:42,780 Crime scene discovered a small hole in the window. 478 00:29:42,782 --> 00:29:47,818 It was at her height where the bullet would have gone in, 479 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,621 gone through the back of her head, 480 00:29:50,723 --> 00:29:53,090 through the dining room window. 481 00:29:54,794 --> 00:29:57,127 And they also found a casing from 482 00:29:57,262 --> 00:30:01,431 a 45-caliber firearm near the fireplace. 483 00:30:04,770 --> 00:30:06,670 [siren wailing] 484 00:30:06,672 --> 00:30:08,605 [indistinct radio chatter] 485 00:30:08,707 --> 00:30:11,208 When the officers received the information 486 00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:15,012 about Dane Owens, we tasked officers to locate him. 487 00:30:17,283 --> 00:30:19,116 [officer speaking] 488 00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:23,954 ALICE: He comes to the door, appears drowsy, 489 00:30:24,056 --> 00:30:27,257 and doesn't have a shirt on, has shorts on, 490 00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:30,194 and his hand is in a sling, because he had 491 00:30:30,196 --> 00:30:31,795 had shoulder surgery. 492 00:30:31,797 --> 00:30:34,965 [officer speaking] 493 00:30:39,205 --> 00:30:41,238 DANE: Yeah, Rowena? 494 00:30:41,307 --> 00:30:44,308 [officer speaking] 495 00:30:48,013 --> 00:30:50,314 ALICE: When they say that Rowena had been in an incident, 496 00:30:50,382 --> 00:30:52,216 he didn't seem surprised. 497 00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:53,884 Didn't ask how she was. 498 00:30:53,986 --> 00:30:56,019 Didn't ask about the hospital. 499 00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:57,921 Didn't ask a thing about her. 500 00:30:57,990 --> 00:31:02,359 Kind of no reaction to that at all. 501 00:31:03,696 --> 00:31:05,996 [officer speaking] 502 00:31:12,872 --> 00:31:14,972 [officer speaking] 503 00:31:17,409 --> 00:31:18,976 NARRATOR: Officers transport Dane 504 00:31:19,077 --> 00:31:21,211 to Wichita PD for questioning. 505 00:31:28,254 --> 00:31:29,453 [Robert speaking] 506 00:31:29,521 --> 00:31:30,621 [Dane speaking] 507 00:31:30,689 --> 00:31:32,623 [Robert speaking] 508 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:35,892 [Det. Schomaker speaking] 509 00:31:35,928 --> 00:31:41,331 Mr. Owens would talk about his relationship with Miss Irani. 510 00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:43,800 [Robert speaking] 511 00:31:49,541 --> 00:31:52,309 [Robert speaking] 512 00:31:56,515 --> 00:31:59,316 ROBERT: The fact that Miss Irani broke up with him 513 00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:02,986 he felt was somewhat of a slight to him. 514 00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:10,127 [Robert speaking] 515 00:32:23,242 --> 00:32:25,509 [Robert speaking] 516 00:32:51,003 --> 00:32:53,503 He wanted her to listen to him, and he 517 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:56,506 took the gun so that she would take him seriously. 518 00:33:10,122 --> 00:33:12,789 [Robert speaking] 519 00:33:28,073 --> 00:33:30,407 He left the house and went back to 520 00:33:30,409 --> 00:33:33,110 his truck and then drove out of the neighborhood. 521 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,915 He threw the magazine into a pond. 522 00:33:38,984 --> 00:33:42,319 He placed the gun under some rocks. 523 00:33:42,321 --> 00:33:45,255 We had officers go out and recover that. 524 00:33:46,658 --> 00:33:48,158 [Robert speaking] 525 00:33:49,361 --> 00:33:52,896 After Mr. Owens explained to us the circumstances 526 00:33:52,965 --> 00:33:55,365 of how he came in and the gun went off 527 00:33:55,434 --> 00:33:58,702 when he was startled, I stepped out of the room 528 00:33:58,837 --> 00:34:01,104 and obtained a fake gun. 529 00:34:01,774 --> 00:34:03,206 [Robert speaking] 530 00:34:07,212 --> 00:34:09,513 He was trying to explain how the gun was 531 00:34:09,515 --> 00:34:12,949 against his right hand and in the sling itself. 532 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:20,090 He could not recreate a way for that gun to be in the sling 533 00:34:20,092 --> 00:34:22,092 with his finger on the trigger 534 00:34:22,094 --> 00:34:25,529 and for the gun to fire and strike Miss Irani where 535 00:34:25,531 --> 00:34:27,097 it hit her in the head. 536 00:34:31,303 --> 00:34:35,505 I just didn't feel like this was an unintentional discharge. 537 00:34:35,507 --> 00:34:38,608 He went there intending to kill her. 538 00:34:46,718 --> 00:34:49,719 [Robert speaking] 539 00:34:51,223 --> 00:34:53,657 During the investigation, we talked to a number 540 00:34:53,659 --> 00:34:56,626 of women who used to know Mr. Owens 541 00:34:57,796 --> 00:35:02,532 to get background information about Mr. Owen's behaviors. 542 00:35:04,103 --> 00:35:05,302 What his triggers are. 543 00:35:05,304 --> 00:35:09,673 What led the motive behind what happened to Rowena. 544 00:35:12,211 --> 00:35:14,911 [distorted woman's voice] 545 00:35:16,415 --> 00:35:17,447 [Robert speaking] 546 00:35:21,420 --> 00:35:25,722 [distorted woman's voice] 547 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,160 ROBERT: When we looked at the interviews 548 00:35:30,162 --> 00:35:33,230 of women who had known Mr. Owens, 549 00:35:33,332 --> 00:35:36,800 you could see that type of mentality of, 550 00:35:36,902 --> 00:35:38,068 if you don't like me, 551 00:35:38,070 --> 00:35:40,937 then I'm just gonna be horribly upset at you, 552 00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:42,506 and I'm gonna hate you. 553 00:35:42,608 --> 00:35:46,209 [distorted woman's voice] 554 00:35:48,447 --> 00:35:50,780 ROBERT: What we see is a pattern. 555 00:35:50,782 --> 00:35:53,884 He becomes very attached, too much so, 556 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:57,454 obsessively so, and that then when the women start 557 00:35:57,523 --> 00:35:59,556 to separate themselves from him, 558 00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:01,324 he becomes angry. 559 00:36:02,528 --> 00:36:05,228 It's a personal attack against him. 560 00:36:09,501 --> 00:36:11,902 NARRATOR: Dane Owens' trial for murder 561 00:36:12,037 --> 00:36:15,705 begins on October 31st, 2018. 562 00:36:17,809 --> 00:36:20,210 He says that the shooting was an accident. 563 00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:23,313 He claims that a medical condition 564 00:36:23,315 --> 00:36:24,714 caused him to pull the trigger 565 00:36:24,816 --> 00:36:26,516 when Rowena startled him. 566 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:30,520 ALICE: His defense was because of trauma 567 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:34,324 that he had experienced in the military, 568 00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:41,131 he had a reflex disorder with loud noises, labeled as PTSD. 569 00:36:43,035 --> 00:36:45,702 NARRATOR: Owens told investigators that the pistol 570 00:36:45,804 --> 00:36:49,005 was partially concealed within his sling when it fired. 571 00:36:50,108 --> 00:36:52,309 Our version to the jury was different 572 00:36:52,311 --> 00:36:54,711 than that because of where she was shot. 573 00:36:55,714 --> 00:36:58,715 He said he had the gun in his sling, 574 00:36:58,784 --> 00:37:01,418 and his sling was waist level. 575 00:37:02,554 --> 00:37:06,723 If you're standing, and it goes off accidentally, 576 00:37:06,792 --> 00:37:09,025 it would've hit her center mass. 577 00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:14,731 But it would have had to been raised 578 00:37:14,766 --> 00:37:17,000 high enough to be able to shoot her 579 00:37:18,003 --> 00:37:21,238 in the area where she was struck, her head. 580 00:37:24,443 --> 00:37:27,510 The gun was a semiautomatic, and so 581 00:37:27,512 --> 00:37:29,112 that would have kicked out the shell casing. 582 00:37:29,214 --> 00:37:32,415 So if the gun would have been in this sling, 583 00:37:32,517 --> 00:37:35,719 it would have kicked the casing out in the sling. 584 00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:38,722 If the gun was extended out of the sling, 585 00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:41,992 the shell casing would have kicked into the house. 586 00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:45,095 Didn't kick in the sling -- it kicked out. 587 00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:53,403 NARRATOR: In his sling, Owens' gun is too low to fire 588 00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:56,773 a bullet that goes through Rowena's head and the window 589 00:37:56,775 --> 00:37:57,707 behind her. 590 00:37:57,776 --> 00:38:00,010 The sling was in his right hand, 591 00:38:00,111 --> 00:38:03,313 but he could fire with his left and chose to use his left. 592 00:38:05,017 --> 00:38:07,083 He was able to use his good, working 593 00:38:07,085 --> 00:38:10,053 arm on the night that Rowena was murdered. 594 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:16,793 If this was an accident, you would call and you'd get 911. 595 00:38:16,795 --> 00:38:18,128 You'd get an ambulance. 596 00:38:18,163 --> 00:38:20,964 You wouldn't leave the love of your life bleeding out on 597 00:38:21,066 --> 00:38:25,402 the floor of a dining room for her mom to come and find her. 598 00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:29,339 We went through hiding the evidence of what he did, 599 00:38:29,408 --> 00:38:32,442 getting rid of her phone, getting rid of the gun. 600 00:38:32,544 --> 00:38:34,811 Those are things that we argued to show 601 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,548 this was planned to kill her with premeditation. 602 00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:54,097 On the day in question, he sat for over an hour 603 00:38:54,099 --> 00:38:57,300 in the truck waiting for that time when she would come home. 604 00:38:58,337 --> 00:39:01,404 He let himself in her house knowing that he wasn't 605 00:39:01,539 --> 00:39:02,872 welcome there, 606 00:39:02,908 --> 00:39:06,943 saw her standing in the dining room, and shot her in the head. 607 00:39:08,146 --> 00:39:09,913 Looked at her, made a decision 608 00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:12,782 to never render her any assistance whatsoever. 609 00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:16,219 Take her phone, drive away, 610 00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:19,823 dump the gun, dump her phone. 611 00:39:22,994 --> 00:39:27,330 Dane couldn't stand rejection and wanted to have control 612 00:39:27,432 --> 00:39:32,369 enough over her at gunpoint to convince her either to stay 613 00:39:32,371 --> 00:39:35,305 with him or that if she wasn't gonna be with him, 614 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,074 she wasn't gonna be with anybody else and killed her. 615 00:39:46,518 --> 00:39:50,520 NARRATOR: On November 6th, 2018, the jury finds Dane 616 00:39:50,522 --> 00:39:53,356 guilty of felony murder in the first degree. 617 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:57,961 The judge sentences him to 25 years to life 618 00:39:58,029 --> 00:40:01,297 for first degree murder, with the possibility of parole 619 00:40:01,299 --> 00:40:04,501 and 43 months for aggravated burglary. 620 00:40:05,704 --> 00:40:09,973 This person should never, ever, ever 621 00:40:10,041 --> 00:40:13,610 come out of the prison. Never. 622 00:40:13,745 --> 00:40:16,713 It was not an accident by any means, 623 00:40:16,815 --> 00:40:19,716 and he should be not given the chance for parole. 624 00:40:22,621 --> 00:40:24,421 He didn't give my daughter a chance. 625 00:40:24,556 --> 00:40:31,694 ♪♪ 626 00:40:31,696 --> 00:40:36,332 We came to the U.S. to give my children 627 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:39,769 a better secured, happy, 628 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:42,405 good education environment 629 00:40:42,407 --> 00:40:46,609 and the least that I was expecting, 630 00:40:46,711 --> 00:40:51,114 that somebody is going to come in my house and take her life. 631 00:40:54,119 --> 00:40:57,520 A big part of us has died. 632 00:40:57,655 --> 00:40:59,255 It's just broken. 633 00:40:59,357 --> 00:41:01,724 It's just shattered our whole family. 634 00:41:04,729 --> 00:41:06,129 ROOSHAD: Rowena was an organ donor. 635 00:41:06,198 --> 00:41:09,899 We had no idea that she had made that decision on 636 00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:11,501 her 18th birthday when she went to get her 637 00:41:11,603 --> 00:41:13,503 driver's license. 638 00:41:13,505 --> 00:41:18,541 Her lungs, heart, liver, and her corneas 639 00:41:18,610 --> 00:41:22,078 were transplanted to other recipients. 640 00:41:23,114 --> 00:41:27,417 That's a way of Rowena letting me know that she is still here, 641 00:41:27,419 --> 00:41:29,085 still making decisions. 642 00:41:31,923 --> 00:41:36,092 We have the Rowena Irani Psychology Scholarship set up 643 00:41:36,094 --> 00:41:37,994 at the Wichita State University, 644 00:41:38,096 --> 00:41:41,831 and it's geared toward students who are looking 645 00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:43,700 for a career in psychology. 646 00:41:44,936 --> 00:41:48,238 TORANJ: It was just so beautiful that there 647 00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:51,674 is a legacy that holds her name. 648 00:41:51,676 --> 00:41:53,676 And so, 649 00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:56,112 you know, though she's not with us, 650 00:41:56,247 --> 00:42:01,417 but her legacy will live on forever and ever.