know why. so michael was embarrassed at that point. michael calls april and says you need to get to my house. we ve got to deal with this. chris has a twin brother, mike, who thought madison s dad had good reason to be embarrassed. michael holton had a reputation to protect in eclectic. he was the former mayor, former fire chief. very well-known. how dare you embarrass me in this community, so i m sure he was (bleep). i don t blame him. i would be (bleep) too if my kid threw a house party. when michael holton walked into the house, he found the remnants of a teenage party, homemade bongs were scattered throughout the house, a box that smelled suspicious. that was it. and what he did, he called the sheriff s office and we sent a deputy up there. bill franklin is sheriff of elmore county, and the deputy sent to the house that day happened to be his son. when deputy franklin arrived, michael had something to say. mr. holton had actually greeted him in the yard and told him, he
like standing at the neighbor s front door. to investigators that made madison a liar. a troubled kid who had exploded into violence. you think madison saw his parents getting ready to begin a process that might have resulted in him being locked up, and he got angry, and he decided to kill them. i don t know what his mindset was there, but could that have triggered him? sure, it could have. by the end of the week, 17-year-old madison holton was charged with murdering his mom and dad? holton s bond now set at i don t go out here and beat a drum because we were able to put a 17-year-old boy in jail, but pretty much, josh, if it looks, walks, talks, feels, and smells like a duck, we re pretty much going to treat it like a duck. madison says he was no one s
the long road of parenthood, always watching as your kids grasp at life. you cheer from the stands. get him madison. do your best to keep them safe, hoping they make it through this world in one piece. madison holton was born a handful. his parents, april and michael, could barely keep up. madison was always the helpful kid. madison was always the helpful kid. tanya was madison s mom s best friend. she says madison was always sweet and a little different. i remember we had a birdhouse that my mom had brought over, and she was going to put it in my backyard. the other kids run, go, play, have fun, oh, mom needs help? whatever. not available. not available. madison s like hey, do you want me to help you do it?