So youre the protector, and you are an 11 years old . The only thing i wanted to do was protect them. He stood behind a closeddoor, clutching the bat, ready to fight back. And i was like, the first person to come through here. Im hitting. Going out fighting. I want to try. The boy could hear the voices of two men in the hallway. They eventually started banging on the door. It felt like they were trying to get in. He says he started cursing at the intruders, using every bad word he could think of. Then i could hear all of a sudden, another set of footsteps. In the upstairs. Start running. And then, eventually, i heard. You know. She has a gun. And then, the boy heard a series of gunshots. A breathless , dialed 911. Someone came to my house and my mom up. But the boy was saying was Something Like out of a movie. As first for the Small Town Police department. Early rescue, you are needed that. That michaels residence. Im not really sure whats going on. What had happened inside the roberts
she says she reached and for the gun. she fired it. he s on the floor, i can see blood about him. so the story is this incredibly brave mama bear taking pair of her clubs? her story fits the evidence. and i m going, no it doesn t. so it s an execution he walks into, is that the way you see it? totally. she killed him. i was defending my family. and that is all i can keep thinking about. twilight, in an eye or roy farming town. darkness is in the windows of a victorian house. downstairs in the kitchen, a crock pot is simmering. upstairs, a young mother runs a bat for her baby daughter. her two older sons huddle by a tv in the bedroom down the hall. suddenly, they hear a shout. their mother s cry for help. all of a sudden, you can hear her yelling. and then i can hear her yelling towards the door. and i m standing there, like what is going on? 11 years old, he sees his mother running towards him. she s in the door jam, trying to get in. i can
why aren t things for broken? why aren t things on the cupboards, or dressers lying on the floor? did it make any sense. it looked to me like justin had gotten shot in tide. had treacy been lying about what happened in the house? and if so, why? agents came to realize that he knew almost nothing about tracey. the woman at the heart of the crime. what i did was i slowed down, and i went back to the beginning really. that i could find for her. and that was about 1988. 1988. the year that tracey married john pitman, the doctor in virginia. after talking to tracey s acts,
scenario that tracey told investigators. her first husband could very well be behind the home invasion. the doctor saw bert echoed that theory, when he was being interviewed by a social worker. they re thinking that, john pitman iii, had something to do with it so. to do with those people coming to your house? yes. the 11 year old relived the home invasion during the interview. got the bat out, somebody ran in the room. i put my bat up, and someone open the door, it was my. mama nearly hitter. he told it like a story out of a rip smoking comic book. and he and his mom where the heroes. she had like, pantyhose around her arm, so i had to untie it. the villain he said, was his dad. tracy s first husband john pitman iii. it aided bert that her his own father had not called to see how he was doing after the attack. if he was a good father, if
and the second intruder to stage a home invasion, and gotten away with it. there was nothing to stop him from lashing out again. the custody battle was still raging in the courts. but while treacy rooted, investigators were showing interest in a suspect. someone closer to home. coming up! portrait of a marriage. the relationship of tracy and michael, under the microscope. it was just that feeling of, this isn t good. this is cold. this is bad. when dateline continues! ng instantly. with two max-strength pain relievers, so you can rise from pain like a pro. icy hot pro. (vo) crabfest is back at red lobster. when you can choose your crab, and one of three new flavors like roasted garlic butter. .this is not your grandpa s crabfest. .unless grandpa s got flavor. dayumm! crabfest is here for a limited time. welcome to fun dining.