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>> he would have a trip switch and, you know, he'd get violent and angry and he'd fight with people and cause a lot of problems. it's like, well, we were waiting for something like this happen. >> pistorius said he shot ste steencamp because he thought she was an intruder and loved her deeply. steenkamp's cousin talked about that and what she told him is equally surprising and steenkamp's uncle. >> reporter: the interview took place in the cape town home reeva often stayed. in the back room of kim martin's where she interviewed her and reeva's uncle. has the family now realized emotionally wha...

Steenkamp is not coming back. she died at the hands of her boyfriend oscar pistorius. he is charged with murder awaiting trial for what he's called an accidental shooting. kim martin says she was as close as a sister. there were no secrets. she knew the couple were dating. she also knew reeva was not in love. >> i knew that in time she would chat to me about it. >> reporter: but she never did? >> no. she never did. >> reporter: january 2nd on small bay in cape town, kim and her daughters finally did meet him at this seaside cafe. it was the only time she ever met oscar pistorius. he barely mad...

Nice guy. >> you still think that? >> i don't really want to comment on that. >> in what now seems ab op niehaus event, we know reeva's own mother had met oscar, too, at least by phone. oscar and reeva were driving on a highway and oscar was supposedly speeding. >> she phoned her mom and said to her mom, oscar's speeding. you take the phone. let me speak to oscar and hey, listen, that's my precious and my only daughter. my precious daughter. and that's everything. that's my angel and you better slow down. i will get ma frkf erk -- aftere said, mom, he slowed down. >> the family is trying to co...

And for that reason, it's not about the court case. it's about reeva. >> reporter: it would be too painful but choking back tears mike steenkamp did say he one day does want to meet the man who killed his niece. >> i would like to be face to face with him and forgive him, forgive him what he's done. and that way i can find more peace with the situation by telling him face to face. >> reporter: you would forgive him, mike, whether this was a tragic accident or whether this was -- >> whatever, whatever the outcome, i feel with my belief and if christ could forgive when he died on the cross, why ...