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our mother was feisty incredibly vibrant she was spunky She was fun she was that fun
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Mom hey Janette say hi I was 10 hi Tippy I was 14 our grandparents picked us up to
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visit for the day and when we returned home from the visit and we walk inside and she's not
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there we weren't even fully in the house when Tippy she grabs my hand and she says something's not
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right that week that she was missing I don't remember much I don't have any recollection of
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anything up until the day we were told that she was found I got a nice bite on my fishing pole I
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thought I had a fish but it kept being so heavy that I couldn't bring it in and we came to the surface all I saw
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was a long black tail the bag turned over and I saw two big feet sticking me in the face and it scared the Jesus out
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of me this body was in a large nylon duffel bag about 5 ft tall it was ponp a and on top of that was large chunks of
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concrete when you go to this much trouble to dispose of a body this is somebody known to the
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victim if you watch enough crime shows you know the person police usually zero in on when a wife turns up dead is the
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husband and this case was no different their Prime Suspect was the victim's husband and stepfather to her two
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daughters Dennis a he always brought us gifts he's got me finally he always liked to joke and he
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always seemed to be happy and smiled all the time you didn't see the other side till till
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later there was one fight but I remember being behind a door I was so scared I remember Mom screaming for
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tippy tippy help me and I was frozen in fear I felt like such a coward hiding behind a door but I
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couldn't move did you think at that time that Dennis could hurt your mom yes yes we confronted him and he basically
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said that you know I've got nothing to say to you guys we took him into custody I remember being outside of the
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courtroom for the trial and I remembered hearing the words he was found guilty and just
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sobbing and there was no stopping it and here's where tonight's 48 hours is a little different we're going to
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show you what happens long after the verdict and why two sisters are still fighting for justice nearly 25 years
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after their mother's murder you have a prepaid call from Good Morning J an inmate at the California
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State president why do you think you deserve parole I meet all of the criteria for
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parole I've been saying for 20 years that I'm not guilty of this crime and I've done everything I can in for to try
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to justify my release I don't believe I'll be a danger to society her mother doesn't get a second
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chance why should he I'm not that child hiding behind a door anymore and I want him to know that I
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will do everything in my power to keep him incarcerated everything for