Huge struggle. She is the definition of grit. She didnt give up. Hes hurting me. The details that she gave. It was unbelievable. She said, you did it. I said, no, you did. Route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. Cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. Today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the Cottonwood Mall became the new downtown. The mall was the big hangout. I met my husband at the mall. So did i. It has played a pivotal part in our lives. For the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the Cottonwood Mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17yearold brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. She is this blueeyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. Life was simple good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior year of high school had plan
she is the definition of grit. she didn t give up. he s hurting me. the details that she gave. it was unbelievable. she said, you did it. i said, no, you did. route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the cottonwood mall became the new downtown. the mall was the big hangout. i met my husband at the mall. so did i. it has played a pivotal part in our lives. for the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the cottonwood mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17-year-old brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. she is this blue-eyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. everything was good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior yea
i saw blood everywhere. jodi gonterman : her daughter s laying there. terrified. a yo terrified. attacked. jason morales : blood on the floor, shovel, duct tape, also a knife. unidentified woman : i truly thought brittani would die. andrea canning : you wake up from your coma. brittani marcell : i m just, like, trying to communicate. dr. lori wright : she didn t give up. brittani marcell : it was a struggle. andrea canning : you re not you re the witness. brittani marcell : it s almost like a nightmare. andrea canning : the detective wanted you to do hypnosis? brittani marcell : mm-hm. your mind is in a completely different phase. dr. leon morris (psychologist; recording) : tell me what s happening. brittani marcell (recording) : he he s hurting me. he s hurting me. jodi gonterman : the details that she gave. it was unbelievable. brittani marcell : she goes, you did it. i said, no, you did. andrea canning : route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to
a serious hit. proving a case beyond a reasonable doubt, unanimously to 12 jurors, would be difficult when we had evidentiary problems. justin hansen s defense attorney could now claim the albuquerque police department had mishandled evidence. evidence that may have pointed to another suspect. a judge and a jury might very well hold that against us and that could make it more difficult to get a conviction. while awaiting trial, the judge allowed hansen to be placed under house arrest. we tried for months to get him to sit down with dateline, but he put us off. he finally agreed to talk, when we dropped in on the farm house where he was living outside of albuquerque. overcome with emotion, justin hansen fought back tears as his family looked on. this case i
the mall was the big hangout. i met my husband at the mall. so did i. it has played a pivotal part in our lives. for the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the cottonwood mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17-year-old brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. she is this blue-eyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. life was simple good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior year of high school had planned to meet her mom for lunch. i opened the door and i saw her favorite pair of sunglasses