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This is the story of a little girl
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who grows up to have
everything she ever wanted.
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She was secure.
She was pampered.
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She finds love, happiness, and success.
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She just couldn't believe
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that this guy picked her out of everybody.
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He bought her a house,
and he paid off her car,
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and he's getting her this,
and he's getting her that.
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But lurking somewhere
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in these never-before-seen videos
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is a monster who will destroy it all.
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How could somebody do this?
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If the lord is with US,
who is against US?
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It's Christmas Eve,
1993, in winslow, Arizona...
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...and snooping around the presents is
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26-year-old Rebecca thudin.
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Capturing it all on camera
is their little sister, Linda.
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Becky was a very fun-loving person.
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She was a good sister,
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always kind of on the go and just happy.
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She was just a lot of fun --
very free spirit and loving.
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Beautiful, successful, and wealthy --
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Rebecca's trips home are
the highlight of the holidays.
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My sister came home to visit
probably about once a year.
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It was always a very exciting time.
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Linda takes a break from filming
to open a gift from Rebecca.
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I've always been proud of my sister.
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I love her dearly.
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Every family member gets
a special and expensive present.
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To the rest of the family,
Rebecca leads the perfect life,
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but this is a life
she almost didn't have.
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These 16-millimeter clips date
back to spring of 1968.
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There's Rebecca in the pigtails.
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This is an important day for her.
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She has just been adopted
by her new parents,
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patsy and Howard thudin.
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Rebecca was born in Tucson
to a young drug addict.
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Now her future is looking much brighter.
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Two years later,
patsy and Howard adopt Linda,
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who is soon joined by new brother James.
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My sister, Becky,
my brother, James,
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and I all got along very well.
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We were all very close.
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Patsy's mom looks on
as she holds baby Linda.
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And there's new baby-brother,
2-year-old James,
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posing proudly
next to his big sister Becky.
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Mom, patsy, works as an accountant.
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My mom is a very kind lady, very loving.
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She cares about everybody.
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We were raised in church
from the time I can remember.
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Dad, Howard, works hard over
at the state roads commission,
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but it's all worth it
for moments like this.
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My dad was a good man, very strong man.
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I always looked up to him.
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This footage shows that the holidays
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in the thudin house never changed.
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Christmases were always fun,
always a good time,
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always had the grandparents
there all the time.
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It's nice to see them, good
to see how happy everybody was.
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As the years pass,
little Becky becomes Rebecca,
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a beautiful sassy young woman
with an independent streak.
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She was very driven.
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She was just very smart, very intelligent.
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She decides she wants to see the world
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beyond the Arizona desert,
so she travels east to Florida.
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I was sad when my sister left
because there's a bond
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sisters have that you just can't replace.
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Rebecca's career also seems to take off.
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She's a successful interior decorator
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traveling the globe for work.
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Rebecca doesn't have
time to visit home much,
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but when she does, she brings
her energy and sense of fun.
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My sister absolutely loved my kids.
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My kids absolutely adored her
because she was fun.
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She's always
the life and soul of the party,
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like this Thanksgiving in 1997.
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You ready?
Scoop! Hurry!
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But just four months
after this footage was shot,
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Rebecca receives a phone call
that changes her life forever.
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30-year-old Rebecca thudin
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visits her adoptive family
whenever she can.
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It's the only family she has ever known,
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that is until she gets a call.
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Hello?
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Is that Rebecca?
Yeah.
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The caller introduces
herself as Karen Kendall,
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and she is Rebecca's birth mother.
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Rebecca was not quite 2
when I relinquished her.
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I drank all the way to my pregnancy.
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After my pregnancy,
I started in with the drugs.
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Rebecca was injured one evening.
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I took her to the hospital,
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and I was never allowed
to take her home after that.
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Rebecca was taken out of my custody
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and put into foster care.
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Rebecca was given
a secure and loving upbringing,
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but now she feels compelled
to know more about
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where she really came from.
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She decides to meet her birth mother
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and her half sister, Stephanie.
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A mother never gets over her firstborn.
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I wanted to give her a chance
to know who her mama was.
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It was like no time had passed,
no love was lost.
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It was just like we picked up
where we left off in 1968.
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We all have the same eye color,
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and we all just look very similar,
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and it was just sort
of magical and surreal.
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Rebecca tells her mom about her life.
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She explained to US that she was
an interior decorator
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that traveled a lot, that had
a lot of important clients,
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people that she spent a lot of time with.
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She was pretty much her own person,
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not worried about
being dependent on anybody.
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My sister seemed very glamorous.
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My sister seemed very well-off.
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I just wanted to be her
and be next to her
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and just be with her because
she was just larger than life.
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In 2005, another face
enters Rebecca's life.
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His name is Larry fenton.
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She just couldn't
believe that this guy saw her
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and picked her out
of everybody in that gym.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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You know, they just had
so much in common,
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and she was just so swept away.
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At 55, he is
a little older than Rebecca,
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but the attraction is instant.
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I remember my sister telling me
that she had met a lovely man.
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She just absolutely adored him.
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It's a whirlwind romantic.
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Within three months, the couple
are engaged and living
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in a five-bedroom house
in clearwater, Florida.
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She was over-the-moon happy.
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She was secure.
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She was pampered.
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She was taken care of,
and this man was going to be
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part of her life as long
as she would allow him to be.
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Larry is more than
happy to provide for them both.
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They would travel a lot,
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and they would go
on little vacations,
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and they would, you know,
go and do things together,
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and it was all very whirlwind.
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You know, he bought her a house,
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and he paid off her car,
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and he's getting her this,
and he's getting her that.
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Rebecca is now free
to spend all her time
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on her fitness and her beauty.
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I had three complete distinct wrinkles
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that went right across my face and a line.
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I had what I called
the running rivers and,
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of course, the crow's feet.
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Here she is in an ad
for a local acupuncture clinic.
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We're all getting older.
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Nobody is going to live forever.
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I just want to slow it down a little bit,
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and I'd like to do it in a very
safe way that was meant for me.
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As usual, Larry can't
help but sing her praises.
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I definitely noticed
a difference in her forehead
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and here in her cheekbones.
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You could see in his eyes
how much he loved her,
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just like you could in my
sister's eyes her love for him.
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But Rebecca hasn't been
completely honest with Larry.
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Are you okay?
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She has a secret that could
leave their future in ruins.
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Rebecca thudin has met Larry fenton,
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the man of her dreams.
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She has built a perfect life
for herself.
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But everything could be about to change.
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Honey, are you okay?
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Rebecca has a secret from her past
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that Larry has to hear.
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Rebecca told US this story about
being an interior designer,
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and that's why she traveled,
and, you know,
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that was how she afforded the lifestyle.
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But this was, in fact, a cover story.
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She was working as an escort,
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a very glamorous escort.
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But an escort nonetheless.
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Rebecca's adopted family in Arizona
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had no idea how she funded
her glamorous lifestyle.
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I want you to know that I've put
all of that behind me now,
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and I just want to be with you.
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Rebecca's confession could
destroy everything she has.
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To Rebecca's delight, Larry says
he can put her past behind them.
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In 2005, Larry and Rebecca
tie the knot in a small ceremony
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at a clearwater hotel.
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The wedding was beautiful,
and there was family there,
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and she was very excited.
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She looked absolutely gorgeous.
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Karen acts as the official
witness for the ceremony.
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She wore a beautiful white Chanel suit.
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It was very quiet,
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very just-a-few-friends kind of thing.
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We all had drinks.
We all had cake.
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Larry is so smitten with his new bride
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that he has another surprise in store.
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Just months after the wedding,
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he invites Karen to live with them.
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It was a turning point for me
because I had a chance
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to enjoy the lavish lifestyle.
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She had this beautiful home.
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We got to hang out together.
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Larry would go out of town,
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and we would do different things,
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so it was all very bright
and new for me.
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But Karen still has issues with alcohol.
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With nothing to occupy her days,
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Rebecca starts to drink with her mother...
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Cheers.
Cheers.
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...but hides it from her husband.
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When he was away on trips,
and I was living there,
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it was not pretty.
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As Larry's trips become more frequent,
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so does Rebecca's drinking.
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When we weren't out at the bar,
she was drinking in the house.
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It was an all-day, everyday thing.
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I'm home.
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Look at this place!
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One day, Larry returns home to find
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Rebecca and Karen very drunk,
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which leads to a series of
huge rows between the couple.
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That's when he first became aware
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of the seriousness of her alcoholism.
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In an effort to save her marriage,
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Rebecca agrees to attend
alcoholics anonymous.
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People have different struggles in life,
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so I, like, really commend her
for going to a.A.
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And doing what she needed to do.
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Anytime Rebecca commits to anything,
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she does it 150%.
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And she most definitely did this
when she joined a.A.
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She wasn't going to do this
with just one foot in.
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She was going to jump in wholeheartedly.
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Rebecca becomes a regular at the meetings
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and soon starts making an impression.
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I first met Rebecca
at one of the meetings.
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She was bubbly.
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She was funny, and I liked Rebecca.
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I thought she was really cool.
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289
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February 3rd, 2008 --
it's super bowl sunday.
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291
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I'm going out back for a bit, okay?
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Okay, honey.
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In a few short minutes,
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Larry and Rebecca's
lives will change forever.
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296
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297
00:21:39,198 --> 00:21:44,502
This love story is about
to come to a brutal end.
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Sunday, February 3rd at 4:55 P.M.,
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clearwater police dispatch
receives a frantic call.
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It's 40-year-old Rebecca fenton.
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00:22:37,023 --> 00:22:43,694
303
00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:45,329
When officers arrive,
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00:22:45,331 --> 00:22:47,932
they immediately begin to film the scene.
305
00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:57,908
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This never-before-seen police video
307
00:23:00,446 --> 00:23:02,813
shows exactly what they find.
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309
00:23:12,425 --> 00:23:22,066
310
00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:31,709
311
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The house has been turned upside down.
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313
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And laying in the hallway
in a pool of his own blood
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is Larry fenton.
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00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:53,330
316
00:23:53,332 --> 00:23:56,801
He appears to have been shot
in the back and the neck.
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318
00:24:00,173 --> 00:24:03,140
The violent shooting
in this quiet wealthy area
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00:24:03,142 --> 00:24:06,110
has drawn news crews,
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00:24:06,112 --> 00:24:08,179
and their cameras capture Rebecca
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talking out front with police.
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00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:13,417
Becky was just devastated.
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00:24:13,419 --> 00:24:17,354
She was crying.
She was in tears.
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00:24:17,356 --> 00:24:20,157
She was just literally heartbroken.
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00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:22,259
She is in a state of shock
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00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:24,261
and calls her friend Sheila for support.
327
00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:29,033
I picked up the phone,
and it was Rebecca on the phone
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00:24:29,035 --> 00:24:31,902
just freaking out, crying,
329
00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:34,872
saying, "my god, Sheila!
My god!"
330
00:24:37,009 --> 00:24:39,076
I went to her house,
331
00:24:39,078 --> 00:24:43,747
and they had yellow ribbons
everywhere, tape.
332
00:24:43,749 --> 00:24:47,751
Well, I went and sat by Rebecca.
333
00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:50,421
It was absolutely terrifying.
334
00:24:50,423 --> 00:24:56,160
Larry was inside, dead at
the bottom of the stairs,
335
00:24:56,162 --> 00:24:58,596
and she says someone shot him.
336
00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,434
How could somebody break in and do this?
337
00:25:03,436 --> 00:25:07,171
How could somebody kill
this wonderful, wonderful man?
338
00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:10,374
I loved Larry.
He was a great guy.
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00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:16,046
340
00:25:16,048 --> 00:25:21,719
341
00:25:21,721 --> 00:25:24,154
Detectives ask Rebecca
to come to the police department
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00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:27,157
to give a statement.
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00:25:27,159 --> 00:25:28,826
Okay.
344
00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:31,228
345
00:25:31,230 --> 00:25:33,297
Rebecca says she was
working out in the gym
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00:25:33,299 --> 00:25:35,966
in their garage at the time
of the shooting.
347
00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:40,437
348
00:25:59,592 --> 00:26:05,462
349
00:26:05,464 --> 00:26:11,302
350
00:26:34,260 --> 00:26:37,561
Rebecca tells police
that when she gets outside,
351
00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:41,532
she notices that Larry's white
Jeep cherokee is missing.
352
00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:22,339
Right.
I understand.
353
00:27:28,681 --> 00:27:32,383
Police conduct a
gunshot-residue test on Rebecca.
354
00:27:32,385 --> 00:27:39,023
355
00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:45,663
356
00:27:45,665 --> 00:27:50,968
The result -- she's clean.
357
00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:54,705
With nothing to suggest Rebecca
was involved in Larry's death,
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00:27:54,707 --> 00:27:57,374
she's free to go.
359
00:27:57,376 --> 00:28:04,248
360
00:28:04,250 --> 00:28:07,851
Back at the house...
361
00:28:07,853 --> 00:28:11,822
Forensic teams continue to look for clues.
362
00:28:11,824 --> 00:28:20,397
363
00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:28,972
364
00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:31,975
It's clear that the place
has been ransacked,
365
00:28:31,977 --> 00:28:34,511
just like Rebecca said.
366
00:28:34,513 --> 00:28:35,913
The positioning of the body
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00:28:35,915 --> 00:28:38,882
suggests Larry was running
towards the door
368
00:28:38,884 --> 00:28:41,285
as he was gunned down from behind.
369
00:28:41,287 --> 00:28:44,621
370
00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:48,158
He could've been the victim
of a home invasion gone wrong.
371
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:52,596
372
00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:54,264
While canvassing the neighborhood,
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00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:57,534
investigators find something unexpected.
374
00:28:57,536 --> 00:29:00,704
375
00:29:00,706 --> 00:29:02,906
It's Larry's stolen Jeep,
376
00:29:02,908 --> 00:29:05,909
parked just a block away
from the crime scene.
377
00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:09,112
378
00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:10,914
Inside are items that appear
379
00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:13,217
to have been taken from the house.
380
00:29:13,219 --> 00:29:15,819
381
00:29:15,821 --> 00:29:19,790
There's no signs of forced entry
or hot-wiring.
382
00:29:19,792 --> 00:29:23,360
Whoever took the vehicle
must have had the key.
383
00:29:23,362 --> 00:29:30,000
384
00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:32,936
The following day,
investigators decide to conduct
385
00:29:32,938 --> 00:29:35,706
a routine check of Rebecca's car.
386
00:29:35,708 --> 00:29:38,008
387
00:29:38,010 --> 00:29:42,479
It hasn't left the driveway
since the murder.
388
00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:47,818
One of the techs finds a plastic
bag under the passenger seat.
389
00:29:47,820 --> 00:29:53,824
It contains a man's watch,
a .38-caliber revolver...
390
00:29:53,826 --> 00:29:56,326
391
00:29:56,328 --> 00:29:59,229
...and the keys to Larry's Jeep.
392
00:29:59,231 --> 00:30:01,565
393
00:30:01,567 --> 00:30:04,001
Records show that the gun is registered
394
00:30:04,003 --> 00:30:06,203
to Larry and Rebecca.
395
00:30:06,205 --> 00:30:08,605
No identifiable fingerprints
are recovered,
396
00:30:08,607 --> 00:30:11,875
but forensic tests reveal the .38 is
397
00:30:11,877 --> 00:30:15,312
the weapon that killed Larry.
398
00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:18,215
The discovery of
the murder weapon in her car
399
00:30:18,217 --> 00:30:21,652
means that Rebecca is back
on the suspect list,
400
00:30:21,654 --> 00:30:24,922
but detectives decide
against questioning her again
401
00:30:24,924 --> 00:30:28,292
until they find something to tie
her directly to the scene.
402
00:30:28,294 --> 00:30:31,929
When Rebecca said that somebody
broke in and killed her husband,
403
00:30:31,931 --> 00:30:34,631
I had to believe that was the truth.
404
00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:37,201
I didn't know why, and I
didn't know who it could be,
405
00:30:37,203 --> 00:30:40,370
but there was just no way
that I could believe my daughter
406
00:30:40,372 --> 00:30:43,307
would purposely shoot and kill this man.
407
00:30:43,309 --> 00:30:45,442
408
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:46,810
The lack of fingerprints
409
00:30:46,812 --> 00:30:49,146
combined with the negative residue test
410
00:30:49,148 --> 00:30:52,015
means that police do not
have enough evidence
411
00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:54,017
to charge Rebecca with murder.
412
00:30:56,288 --> 00:30:59,523
With no other leads,
the case goes cold.
413
00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:02,426
414
00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:07,531
Five years pass,
and Rebecca tries to move on,
415
00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:10,834
but Larry's murder remains unsolved,
416
00:31:10,836 --> 00:31:14,571
and as a result, the life
insurance doesn't pay out.
417
00:31:14,573 --> 00:31:16,540
Rebecca never really received any money
418
00:31:16,542 --> 00:31:20,544
on behalf of Larry's estate.
419
00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:22,779
Any insurance policies
or any of those things
420
00:31:22,781 --> 00:31:26,750
were reserved and held back
until there was more answers.
421
00:31:26,752 --> 00:31:34,858
422
00:31:34,860 --> 00:31:39,196
Rebecca finds herself more
and more in financial trouble.
423
00:31:39,198 --> 00:31:43,667
Then the bank says it's going to
foreclose on her house.
424
00:31:43,669 --> 00:31:52,376
425
00:31:52,378 --> 00:31:56,346
June 2013, 5 years after Larry's murder,
426
00:31:56,348 --> 00:32:00,651
fire trucks respond to yet
another 911 call from Rebecca.
427
00:32:00,653 --> 00:32:05,589
428
00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:08,625
Her house is up in flames.
429
00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:13,830
430
00:32:13,832 --> 00:32:16,767
The home she shared with Larry fenton
431
00:32:16,769 --> 00:32:18,936
is completely devastated.
432
00:32:18,938 --> 00:32:21,772
Rebecca is interviewed
by a local news crew.
433
00:32:21,774 --> 00:32:24,474
Just say, "goodbye."
434
00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:26,677
It's the end of the chapter.
435
00:32:26,679 --> 00:32:27,878
I'm not sure if this is an ending
436
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,181
or if it's a beginning, you know?
437
00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:34,117
If the lord is with US,
who is against US?
438
00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:37,020
439
00:32:37,022 --> 00:32:42,459
Authorities suspect arson,
but like the murder,
440
00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:45,996
the cause of the Blaze
is found to be inconclusive.
441
00:32:48,434 --> 00:32:53,103
Just five years ago, Rebecca
had everything she wanted.
442
00:32:53,105 --> 00:32:57,107
Now she has lost it all.
443
00:32:57,109 --> 00:33:00,277
It's hard to imagine.
444
00:33:00,279 --> 00:33:04,848
Things are about to get a lot worse.
445
00:33:13,525 --> 00:33:17,160
446
00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:21,999
It's been five years since
the shooting of Larry fenton.
447
00:33:22,001 --> 00:33:24,968
Police originally suspected
his wife, Rebecca.
448
00:33:26,972 --> 00:33:30,774
But there wasn't enough evidence
to tie her to the crime...
449
00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:36,947
...that is until police arrest
a petty criminal
450
00:33:36,949 --> 00:33:40,584
named Alfred Nolan
for violating his parole.
451
00:33:40,586 --> 00:33:43,920
He's looking at some serious jail time
452
00:33:43,922 --> 00:33:47,290
until he tells the police
all about a woman
453
00:33:47,292 --> 00:33:52,796
he was living with, a woman
by the name of Rebecca fenton.
454
00:33:52,798 --> 00:33:54,965
455
00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:58,802
Rebecca was trying to keep
her head above water.
456
00:33:58,804 --> 00:34:03,006
I think that she was struggling
to survive financially.
457
00:34:03,008 --> 00:34:06,843
Alfred claims that
a fight broke out over money.
458
00:34:06,845 --> 00:34:14,117
459
00:34:14,119 --> 00:34:16,787
Where is the money?
460
00:34:16,789 --> 00:34:20,357
I'll get you your money.
461
00:34:20,359 --> 00:34:24,127
462
00:34:24,129 --> 00:34:28,265
According to Alfred,
she grabbed a butcher knife
463
00:34:28,267 --> 00:34:31,001
and put it to his throat and said,
464
00:34:31,003 --> 00:34:33,670
"I will kill you
like I killed Larry."
465
00:34:33,672 --> 00:34:40,444
466
00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:47,217
467
00:34:47,219 --> 00:34:49,219
With this damning statement in hand,
468
00:34:49,221 --> 00:34:51,755
an investigative team specializing
469
00:34:51,757 --> 00:34:55,158
in unresolved cases is brought in.
470
00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,928
And on march 21st, they question Rebecca.
471
00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:24,521
The detectives sum up
what they already know.
472
00:36:31,723 --> 00:36:35,425
This time, detectives reveal
473
00:36:35,427 --> 00:36:39,095
that the murder weapon
was found in Rebecca's car.
474
00:37:18,403 --> 00:37:20,637
Armed with Alfred's testimony
475
00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:22,672
and a new investigative team,
476
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:26,309
police are now certain
they have enough to charge her.
477
00:37:39,491 --> 00:37:44,694
Rebecca's trial begins
in November 2015.
478
00:37:44,696 --> 00:37:46,830
The reason I went to the trial,
479
00:37:46,832 --> 00:37:48,632
besides the fact
that she sent for me,
480
00:37:48,634 --> 00:37:53,570
was that I needed to get
the truth about what happened,
481
00:37:53,572 --> 00:37:56,873
and I didn't feel like I was
getting the truth from Rebecca.
482
00:37:56,875 --> 00:37:59,376
483
00:37:59,378 --> 00:38:02,579
In the pinellas county
courtroom, prosecutors lay out
484
00:38:02,581 --> 00:38:07,150
what they think
really happened that afternoon.
485
00:38:07,152 --> 00:38:11,121
The prosecution says this was
no random home invasion
486
00:38:11,123 --> 00:38:14,357
or burglary gone wrong.
487
00:38:14,359 --> 00:38:17,027
After her workout,
Rebecca checked to see
488
00:38:17,029 --> 00:38:19,229
that Larry was still distracted.
489
00:38:19,231 --> 00:38:27,771
490
00:38:35,714 --> 00:38:37,847
491
00:38:37,849 --> 00:38:46,690
She then loaded it with five rounds
492
00:38:46,692 --> 00:38:49,559
then went down to confront him
in the living room.
493
00:38:49,561 --> 00:38:52,228
494
00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:56,900
Larry bolted for the front door,
but Rebecca opened fire.
495
00:38:56,902 --> 00:39:05,742
496
00:39:05,744 --> 00:39:14,517
497
00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:23,259
498
00:39:23,261 --> 00:39:32,035
499
00:39:32,037 --> 00:39:36,005
She figured all she had to do
was throw open some drawers,
500
00:39:36,007 --> 00:39:39,642
knock stuff off the shelves,
and take a few token items
501
00:39:39,644 --> 00:39:42,846
to make it look like
the place had been ransacked.
502
00:39:42,848 --> 00:39:45,915
503
00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:49,018
After wiping herself
clean of gunshot residue,
504
00:39:49,020 --> 00:39:51,721
police believe she hid
the items in Larry's car
505
00:39:51,723 --> 00:39:54,924
and drove it a few streets away
to make it look
506
00:39:54,926 --> 00:39:58,428
as if it had been taken.
507
00:39:58,430 --> 00:40:00,397
What she didn't have time to do
508
00:40:00,399 --> 00:40:03,032
is properly dispose
of the murder weapon,
509
00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:06,369
so she threw it in her car,
thinking she'd ditch it
510
00:40:06,371 --> 00:40:08,905
after the police
had finished searching her home.
511
00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:11,708
512
00:40:11,710 --> 00:40:13,042
Go ahead, caller.
What's going on?
513
00:40:13,044 --> 00:40:16,446
But police found it first.
514
00:40:16,448 --> 00:40:20,016
The presentation of small
yet important pieces of evidence
515
00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:22,919
is compelling to the jury,
516
00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:28,591
and Alfred Nolan's testimony
seems to seal the deal.
517
00:40:28,593 --> 00:40:31,461
On November 13th, 2015,
518
00:40:31,463 --> 00:40:37,600
Rebecca fenton is found guilty
of first-degree murder.
519
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:39,769
She is sentenced to life in prison
520
00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:42,272
without the possibility of parole.
521
00:40:42,274 --> 00:40:45,775
522
00:40:45,777 --> 00:40:49,379
To this day, Rebecca's
two families remain divided
523
00:40:49,381 --> 00:40:52,749
about the verdict.
524
00:40:52,751 --> 00:40:56,186
I was very shocked.
525
00:40:56,188 --> 00:41:01,224
How do you sit on a jury
or be that cop and say,
526
00:41:01,226 --> 00:41:04,227
"without a doubt, she did it"?
527
00:41:07,532 --> 00:41:13,470
I think anybody could
just set somebody up.
528
00:41:13,472 --> 00:41:16,473
She was an easy scapegoat.
529
00:41:16,475 --> 00:41:18,842
That's what I think.
530
00:41:18,844 --> 00:41:22,378
Rebecca's biological family
feel differently.
531
00:41:22,380 --> 00:41:25,114
I just wasn't too surprised.
532
00:41:25,116 --> 00:41:27,417
I sat there through
the nine days of the trial,
533
00:41:27,419 --> 00:41:29,886
and I saw the witnesses.
534
00:41:29,888 --> 00:41:32,188
I saw the evidence.
535
00:41:32,190 --> 00:41:35,058
I couldn't see that there was
any other outcome
536
00:41:35,060 --> 00:41:37,894
but that she was guilty.
537
00:41:37,896 --> 00:41:40,864
They are still
no closer to understanding
538
00:41:40,866 --> 00:41:42,899
what drove Rebecca to kill.
539
00:41:42,901 --> 00:41:47,370
I was sad for Rebecca
that her life was over.
540
00:41:47,372 --> 00:41:51,407
I was sad for my mom
that her firstborn child
541
00:41:51,409 --> 00:41:54,811
was going through
this experience.
542
00:41:54,813 --> 00:41:58,515
I was sad for Larry
that his life had ended
543
00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:03,419
in such a tragic way by somebody
that he loved so much.
544
00:42:03,421 --> 00:42:05,321
I wish I knew why Rebecca killed Larry.
545
00:42:05,323 --> 00:42:06,956
I really have no idea why.
546
00:42:06,958 --> 00:42:08,758
But Karen believes that Rebecca
547
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,227
could've been motivated by greed.
548
00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:14,531
I don't think Larry was
exciting enough for Rebecca.
549
00:42:14,533 --> 00:42:17,667
550
00:42:17,669 --> 00:42:22,572
I think Rebecca thought that if
she killed or got rid of Larry
551
00:42:22,574 --> 00:42:25,041
that she would be free
and rich enough to go on
552
00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:27,443
and pursue other interests in her life.
553
00:42:32,017 --> 00:42:35,652
Watching this video makes me
realize she grew up
554
00:42:35,654 --> 00:42:40,089
with such a obviously loving,
warm family.
555
00:42:44,029 --> 00:42:48,898
Rebecca had the best life
ever for herself.
556
00:42:48,900 --> 00:42:51,834
Sometimes, that's not enough.
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