CBS News Do words make you a murderer? The case against Brandon Pettit A son is accused of having his parents killed, but his sister says there's no physical evidence directly tying him to the crime — only words. 2021 May 15 The morning of August 8, 2013 had started out full of promise for then-28-year-old Lauren Pettit, who was living in Los Angeles. Lauren Pettit: I remember I had texted one of my best friends that morning, "Today's gonna be a good day." What she didn't know was that 300 miles away in Modesto, California, firefighters had been called to her parents' home at 3 a.m. Their bedroom had gone up in flames. Lauren's parents, Scott and Janet Pettit, were found dead inside.