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Semi-homeless. >> this marked a difficult chapter in lynn's life. >> this is where my mom was working. she had to take very low-income jobs. we were just very poor. i often couldn't get to a doctor to get my as thma medication, didn't have glasses. it was an incredibly difficult time and throughout i kept building up my father in my memory. he became a prince in my mind. i was living a horrible exist fence and he was going to come save me. >> and you still loved him? >> i still loved him. yeah. >> so, jen, where are we going now? >> we're headed to my old elementary school. this is where i was...

Will be difficult to deal with tomorrow, but i know longer hide. i know longer keep it a secret. >> today, jen is very open about the struggles in her life. she inherited her father's mood disorder and takes medication to manage her anxiety and depression. >> would you say your entire childhood was defined by what your father did? >> absolutely. >> what he had done and who he had become loomed over me. the incredible energy it took to lie and keep this a secret, the shame and sadness i felt for these victims and this fear that i was doomed. >> when did you stop feeling that way? >> i don't thi...

Get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! the last time jen saw her father was the one time she visited him in prison more than 20 years ago. at the time, he showed no remorse and today she refuses to speak with him. for years, jen thought the carsons would never get out. but in 2014, a new california state program allowed elderly inmates the possibility of parole. in 2015, michael and susan received hearings. susan was denied and michael will be seeing the board again in 2020. >> do you believe that over 60 years old, your father is still a danger to society? >> i believe t...

Trauma, that feeling goes into overdrive. sensing her ex-husband was a danger to her child, jen's mother lynn fled with her daughter to southern california. >> when you first came here you were essentially in hiding? >> yeah. we were renting rooms and were sleeping on couches, and we were kind of semi homeless. >> this place, while it may look like paradise, marks a difficult chapter in jen's life. >> this is where my mom was working. she had to take very low-income jobs. we were just very poor. i often couldn't get to a doctor to get my asthma medication, i didn't have glasses. it was an incr...

>> so jen, what did you think of that? >> i thought it was incredible. they are really amazing people, like really. just incredible. >> i really felt it was a really powerful moment just being present for that. i felt so moved by their forgiveness. >> yeah. >> i heard john's family say they forgive your father. do you forgive him? >> my mom says that forgiveness is a journey, it's not a destination, and we both talk about how we're not there yet. so no, i haven't. but i'm working towards it. yeah. ssing. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture.....