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David P. Harm, Jr., 41, of Grand Rapids, MN passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at his home.

>> youve lost your mother in this horrible way. he almost took your life. but tell me whats the hardest right now and why? >> my son and watching him suffer. my mother, shes at peace and shes good. and im good with where she is. and big david, well he did what he did. and hes at peace. and little david is still walking and breathing and suffering and its just hard to watch that. i pray for him every day. every day. first thing i do when i wake up. last thing i do before i go to bed.

Says she will not respond to his angry letters. >> personally i think its manipulation at its finest. i know hes hurt. i know hes angry. i know he feels lost and abandoned. and all of that is completely natural. but that doesnt give him the right to be mentally or emotionally abusive to me. i think david has misplaced anger. he doesnt know how to handle what his dad did. he has never dealt with it, because he chose dope to cope. he put himself there. hes the only one that can pull him out of it....

Numbness. kept coming to jail. kept getting other chances. >> what is your relationship with your mom now? >> after everything happened, it was crappy. i blamed her for a lot of it. i blamed her. i blamed myself. i blamed her parents. you know. i felt like everyone just came down on my dad too hard. and i still feel that way a little bit. >> i get a lot of the blame. and, of course, i understand it. and i take it. and i accept it. and its okay. im a mom. thats what i do. i know that what his fat...

>> do you see a pattern developing here, david? >> i got an anger problem, i guess. each fight i have been in, i have not started it. >> walker, daniel, im back! >> as ratliff begins his next 30 days in segregation, jail a digital camera to record his thoughts. >> whats up? i swear, they hand out 30 days like [ bleep ]. 30 days hurt. i dont care. i dont care what anyone says or how hard or how tough -- man im [ bleep ] telling you it hurts. im telling you, man. these walls start to talk to you i...

Again, i didnt start it. but i finished it, as i always do. >> the other inmate involved in the fight is kevin russell. >> have a seat in that gray chair. >> both men are taken to the infirmary for examination. >> how are you feeling, man? are you all right? talk it over, man. you dont hit females! >> obviously you heard him say that about hitting the girl. any truth to that or is he just making up stuff? >> no. me and my old lady got in a little scuffle. i held her back from hitting me and that...

>> personally i think its manipulation at its finest. i know hes hurt. i know hes angry. i know he feels lost and abandoned. and all of that is completely natural. that doesnt give him the right to be mentally or emotionally abusive to me. i think david has misplaced anger. he doesnt know how to handle what his dad did. he has never dealt with it. because he chose dope to cope. he put himself there. hes the only one that can pull him out of it. i cannot fix this. >> missy still lives in the home...

He almost took your life. but tell me whats the hardest right now and why? >> my son and watching him suffer. my mother, shes at peace and shes good. and im good with where she is. and big david, well he did what he did. and hes at peace. and little david is still walking and breathing and suffering and its just hard to watch that. i pray for him every day. every day. first thing i do when i wake up. last thing i do before i go to bed

With your mom now? >> after everything happened, it was crappy. i blamed her for a lot of it. i blamed her. i blamed myself. i blamed her parents. you know. i felt like everyone just came down on my dad too hard. and i still feel that way a little bit. >> i get a lot of the blame. and, of course, i understand it. and i take it. and i accept it. and its okay. im a mom. thats what i do. i know that what his father did is not my fault. i love my son. hes my heart. and ill never give up on him. alth...

>> youve lost your mother in this horrible way. he almost took your life. but tell me whats the hardest right now and why? >> my son and watching him suffer. my mother, shes at peace and shes good. and im good with where she is. and big david, well he did what he did. and hes at peace. and little david is still walking and breathing and suffering and its just hard to watch that. i pray for him every day. every day. first thing i do when i wake up. last thing i do before i go to bed