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this is jodi and even before the detectiv got the words out -- >> i felt that she was gone. >> her daughter had been so happy, so charming, outgoing. but then, said jodi, a boyfriend convinced jarrae that to please him, she would have to turn tricks. this is jarrae. >> we just honked trying to get her -- attention >> a self proclaimed group vigilante group caught on camera caught her on camera back in 2012. but jarrae left the boyfriend. turned her life around, so jodi thought. an...

Is no mothers wish. but just to see this area. to know that it was in what i envisioned. it was in a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> kathy and some piece in that that knowing, the seeing. but why kiannas life was taken? so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think a lot about that i will be ever be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> criminal trials are one way the grieving find answers. and with a confession, the trial of stephen gordon look like a formality. or, so the prosecutor mig...

The area. i mean, of course what she was doing is no mothers wish. but just to see this area, to know that it wasnt what i envisioned, it wasnt a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> kathy found some peace in that, the knowing, the seeing. but why kiannas life was taken, so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think ill ever be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> reporter: criminal trials are one way the grieving find answers, and with a confession on tape, the trial of steven gordon looked ...

I mean, of course, what she was doing is no mothers wish. but just to see this area, to know that it wasnt what i envisioned. it wasnt a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> reporter: kathy found some peace in that, the knowing, the seeing. but why kiannas life was taken. so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think that i will ever be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> reporter: criminal trials are one way that the grieving find answers. and with a confession on tape, the trial of steven ...

>> it was hard. its difficult to see. i mean its not what i expected, the area. i mean, you know, of course, what she was doing is no mothers wish. but just to see this area, to know that it wasnt what i envisioned. it wasnt a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> reporter: kathy found some peace in that. the knowing. the seeing. but why kiannas life was taken, so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think ill ever be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> reporter: criminal trials are one way t...

So kind of a closure, you know, just to see where she was at when -- before they took her, you know? >> reporter: but that broke her heart to do it. take this tour of her daughters last hours. >> i think this is the dead end street that gordon canno entered and turned around and somewhere in this little intersection right here is where she was at. >> reporter: just an ordinary place, but so painful. >> it was hard. its difficult to see, i mean, its not what i expected -- the area. i mean, of cou...

It wasnt a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> reporter: kathy found some piece in that, the knowing, the seeing, but why quinnas life was taken? its so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think ill be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> reporter: criminal trials are one way to grieve and find answers and with a confession on tape, the trial of steven gordon looked like a formality or so the prosecutor might have hoped. then the judge made that ruling. oh boy. >> a suspected serial killer ...

Envisioned. it wasnt a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> reporter: kathy found some piece in that, the knowing, the seeing, but why quinnas life was taken? its so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think ill be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> reporter: criminal trials are one way to grieve and find answers and with a confession on tape, the trial of steven gordon looked like a formality or so the prosecutor might have hoped. then the judge made that ruling. oh boy. >> a suspected se...

It wasnt a dirty, dark, nasty, gross area. >> reporter: kathy found some piece in that, the knowing, the seeing, but why quinnas life was taken? its so much harder to comprehend. >> i dont think ill be able to accept it. its hard. its hard. >> reporter: criminal trials are one way to grieve and find answers and with a confession on tape, the trial of steven gordon looked like a formality or so the prosecutor might have hoped. then the judge made that ruling. oh boy. >> a suspected serial killer ...