>> it felt like a dream. i mean, i was like, well, i cannot believe we're going through this again. >> yeah, because it -- because your dad died -- >> yeah. >> tragically. >> their dad, judy's first husband, died in a motorcycle accident 12 years earlier. it just seemed unbelievable to now lose their mom also in a crash. so here you are, having to say good-bye to your other parent. >> yeah. >> your mom. wow, that's really a hard thing to do -- >> it is. >> -- to lose both of your parents at such a young age. >> i know nothing is perfect. but, like, our family was, we didn't have any problems, and we were all happy. and, you know, our parents are gone. >> around 6:30 that morning, judy's 23-year-old niece, jesse mcwaters, was sound asleep when her phone rang. her dad gave her the tragic news that her aunt, known as little judy because she was just 4'11", had been killed. >> and he said, little judy's dead. and i was like, what are you talking about? he said, little judy is dead.