Shot in the face & set on fire, barely clinging on to life, & dad still found the strength to get on a snowmobile & race after his daughters. Without his heroics, they would’ve never lived to tell the story. Uncles quick thinking & dad strength got those ladies home safe.
@ I agree. They handled the situation better than I & millions of others would have. For being so young, they are heroes too for the way they handled it
Shot twice, played dead, was on fire and put it out himself in the midst of being shot twice, rode a snowmobile in frigid weather God knows how long, SAVED both his daughters while suffering from two gunshots wounds, SURVIVED AND TESTIFIED. WHAT. A. MAN.
I think that it's incredible when a person acts in a way that defies understanding physically has a very important future purpose. To grieve the senseless death of loved ones after it all must of been so hard.
I’ve seen this episode many times and never thought of that! You’re so right! Choose your spouses wisely, folks! Life isn’t always easy, and sometimes it can be downright horrifying; and you’ll need a partner who will rise to the occasion.
You can't pick the right person if it's not meant that you cross their path in this life. I know many women who know exactly what they want in a man on a human scale not talking about the materialistic stuff, and yet they never meet such a man. Then everyone I know who is in a strong relationship and are like made for each other, they say just simply, that there's not a recipe to that, and that they were just lucky that they met.
@@Venus-gn5oiyou’re right. I never met the right one. When you think how complex we all are, what are the odds that you’d bump into someone with whom you fit together like lock and key.
And after 30 years on death row he was still alive. Why bother to sentence someone to death if it’s going to take forever to carry out the sentence????
The strength it must have taken them to ignore their uncle, cause they knew he'd get killed if they didn't, is incredible. We're talking about a 16 and a 20 year old, scared to death girl. It must have been so tempting to scream out to him to save them.
@kevintroy4329 The girls were in danger & they didn’t know where they’d be brought to. Their love for their uncle and wanting him to survive overrode their need to survive. But I guess in that situation, every person will freeze and choose not to do anything to rock the boat.
Murdering is awful but murdering for no reason whatsoever just hits differently. Someone that does that doesn't deserve to be able to share the air the rest of us breath.
@@cookiemonster7043 No, he didn't. He was shot with a shotgun loaded with birdshot. Do you think his face was swollen up to twice its normal size and that his eyes were mostly shut from a BB? And as the cop said, it was a miracle he survived.
What the 2 sisters said around 33:10, "I spent a decade crying in silence, hiding that pain" and "I went looking for happiness where happiness doesn't exist", perfectly explains what so many people who experience trauma feel, the darkness they have to go through before hopefully healing.
These cretins didn’t beat this wonderful family. They didn’t take away the wonderful family cabin from them, they didn’t win. You’re all an inspiration.
It really upset and made me angry. I ponder on what could have possessed this person to come to this conclusion. How those 2 sisters rose above it all is a real testament to their parents and grandmother's love and upbringing.
This might be the only episode of "48 Hours" that made me tear up a bit. What a tragic, yet triumphant story. ... Although I'm trying to figure what in God's name led a judge to overturn Taylor's conviction 30 years after the fact. Just glad that decision was rightfully reversed.
I also try wrap my head around why the Prosecutors would put the girls through the trauma of holding the very weapons that killed their family members??
Forgiving is not forgetting. I admired the bravery of the two sisters and my heart truly went to their Father, his love and willingness to survive was overwhelming.
@@DallasJustin right? I cried at the end of this. When I initially wrote my comment, it was in the very beginning, I just can’t even imagine. What a strong family.
@@DallasJustinyou're right they've both shown such strength. I think the reason Linae is mentioned as having gone through the most is because she witnessed her mom and grandma being killed. In addition, the trauma of waiting for her dad and sister, knowing they'd be shot next.
The one daughter refusing to give her mom a hug because they had an argument, and then that being the last time she saw her alive. You can tell that haunts her.
Their dad survived to teach them to survive and never give up. Their dad was given life from the mother and grandmother to make it through just to live until the girls were strong enough to fly.😢❤❤❤ I have never had a loving family but if I did I would have chosen this one.❤
I don't know why, but it always blows my mind that there are such heartless people in the world. I have always been pretty naive, but I just think of myself and I cannot imagine having zero heart for people.
I love cabins, mountains, tranquility and everything … BUT I’m very scared of something like this happening in the middle of nowhere. Sad story, glad the girls are safe 🙏🏻
Same here. I grew up on the west coast of Africa and as a child when I watched American movies of families in cabins I’d be so mesmerized by it; it was something so distant from my reality at that time growing up poor. I couldn’t wait to grow up and experience the snow high up in the mountains, in a beautiful cabin, all decorated for Christmas. Now as adult living in the US, I still dream about making this happen but also I’m deathly afraid of things like this happening. I’m a mother to two young daughters as well so I got be extra careful. There are evil people everywhere. This was such a senseless crime.
I've always been scared of something like this happening in the middle of nowhere. My mother said that she read a terrifying book once, about two men who decided to pick a house in the middle of nowhere, just randomly, to rob and assassinate the occupants. My mom said that it scared her to death and gives her the drive to always be packing. 🔫
We know what would have happened to those two girls if they hadn't been rescued when they were......then they would have been killed too. So sad that their mom and grandma died the way they did, right in front of them.
Oh that man did not deserve to get cancer after all he went through! He deserved to go in old old age asleep in his bed. A parents love is unlike anything else. I’m happy to see that the girls grew up into functioning women… had I gone through that especially at that age I think it would just mess me up so badly that it would take a long long long time to fix it. God bless all of them
It's incomprehensible how so much love and so much evil could exist in that cabin at the same time. I'm a 68 yo retired California State Correctional Officer and started my career working on death row at San Quentin in 1986 and retired from Folsom prison in 2001. I've seen every form of carnage that a human being can inflict on another, but I had to pause this halfway through and walk away for a while. God bless that family.
I watch these episodes to be entertained, and have some background noise while doing chores. Normally I feel a sense of sorrow & compassion for the victims, but I found myself cheering for this family by the end of this episode!🙏
Those two sisters were SO brave and smart (at such a young age!). And their Dad was the GOAT. I'm sorry he's gone now, but I'm glad the sisters are doing well and the perps are behind bars. How horrifying!
My dad was my hero too and the fact that this man survived all that so he could chase after his girls is truly amazing. The uncle too! They are amazing heroes! You can never underestimate the love a great parent has for their kids.
i've watched this episode a few times. It makes me cry every time. I love that the focus is about the family and healing. I think the biggest takeaway for me is the power of relationships and family coming together in grief and trauma.
There are humans who should never have been born. The ones who offer nothing good and positive to society just evil and cruelty and killing. The surviving sisters and father are remarkable in what they were forced to experienced. I hope they all find love, strength and the courage to live a positive and happy life which is what the mum/wife and Grandma would want for them.
This was a very moving story. Such a beautiful place that remained beautiful thanks to these sisters who turned such a terrifying experience into something magical and healing. Such brave and strong sisters…and their father, what a hero!
This has to be one of the saddest episodes, although it's wonderful to see the girls thriving after what they went through, and what a mercy that the father managed to get to help. I was feeling terrified of what was going to happen to both of them since the men did not shoot them like the others, no doubt they would have been abused. It's sad that the one man was able to even appeal his death sentence. This is why, once convicted using strong evidence, the death penalty should be carried out swiftly. What a disservice to the victims that both are still alive. They might be living their lives in jail, but they still get to enjoy each day while that family's lives were shattered.
This is a beautiful story of love, commitment to forge on, and heroism. This story has demonstrated so much love and the need to protect those they love. Anyone would be so proud to have been a part of this family.
I’ve watched countless crime videos, but this one, above all, has really affected me. I’m sure it’ll be with me for a long time. Those young ladies must have been terrified because I was and I was only hearing about it!
Lighting Never Strikes In The Same Place..Wow!!! Powerful!!! A powerful way to combat anxiety and trauma so that you can open your heart after tragedies strike and take away so much! I will be adopting this new mantra thanks to their Dad!
How that one juror who held out could hear that that man shot a grandma and mother, set their home on fire, shot a father, and kidnapped 2 young women (what were his plans for them??) and think the death penalty isn't appropriate is absolutely mind boggling. I hope that person has had a terrible life because they only way they could sympathize with pure evil is if they themselves are evil.
The fact that the women and their dad rebuilt the cabin and they spend so much time there is so powerful. They now call the cabin “healing”. Their resilience is incredible.
37:51 this brought tears to my eyes.. that is one of the best compliments you can give someone, knowing he would take care of his baby after he is gone.. this story is so sad & heartbreaking but also a true triumph of character. ❤
I knew this family. Went to the same church when i visited my dad in the summers. Trisha was one of the strongest girls i knew & the family is all rock stars! Unbelievable story! Good to see them in a good spot in their lives. They deserve great things.
These two beautiful sisters describe this entire traumatic event with so much emotion and clarity. God bless them both, and their sweet Dad & uncle. 😢❤
I'm from Germany, and this was one of the first true crime stories I watched in English about ten years ago. I've never forgotten that courageous, wonderful family; they often cross my mind! ❤️
What a family. Forgiveness is to help the victim more than the victimizer. It releases their power over you and helps you heal. These girls and their dad are amazing.
Therapists tell you a lot of crap . And one that's most common is forgiveness . You've got to be a masochist or an absolute Saint to forgive somebody who hurts you that deeply
Absolutely not. That is a lie told by the forgiveness industrial complex. It is perfectly possible to go on with your life without pretending that what some psychopath did to you is ok. This does not help victims heal, it forces them to pretend they are healed. Victims are entitled to their anger and they are entitled to justice. But society fears an angry victim so they pressure victims to neutralize themselves with this "forgiveness" BS so society doesn't have to listen to their pain any more and can just move along to the next outrage.
@@nouvel0001 Because it's not about the other person, it's about you. As she said, she felt free once she forgave him. That's so much better than carrying around hate and anger for the rest of your life.
I always say that I can accept what happened to me and I can make peace with the fact that it happened but that doesn’t mean I forgive the person that did it. Some people don’t deserve your forgiveness. That’s just my perspective though. If someone wants to forgive then that’s up to them.
True, they're not 😢 I remember a great uncle coming to my grandmas on Christmas morning 1989 the day my great grandma passed otherwise he would have been at home with his family, as the oldest he was the one telling bad news. I'm lucky to have known my great grandma, I'm 52 now and I remember saying to my mom..who was taking it hard that today is Jesus birthday and also great grandpa would be 100 yrs. old. Everyone please stay safe and have a wonderful Christmas
Some states the liberals are in power and don’t want the DP. For example Ca has many on Death row. Governor newsome said they will not be held up in his term of Gov.
I do not cry easily, but when Dad died in this one, it took me out. What a beautiful family. I cannot even begin to imagine how hard this has all been for them. May the rest of their lives bring peace and love to them all ❤
@ I guess they didn’t think back then at what the consequences would be to those beautiful girls to not only live through that kind of trauma, but to RE-LIVE it is almost worst. 😔
This whole family exudes strength, smarts and resilience. The girls are heros for trying to save the life of uncle randy, uncle randy is a hero for saving his brother, and dad is a hero for trying to save his daughters while on death's door himself! Amazing!
To the Girls: I’m so sorry this terrible thing happened to y’all, and so sorry for the loss of your Grams, your mom, and later your dad. Your bravery during these horrible events is beyond impressive. Even to tell your story now is bravery to the max. May you continue to know Peace and Healing ❤❤
What a joke...Taylor gets the death sentence & Deli gets life in prison. 34 yrs later they're both still living, so why the difference in sentencing? Death penalties are a joke since most die before it happens or the state gets rid of it ! 💀☠😡
Death sentences must be expedited to one year at most. Get one emergency appeal. If rejected, carried out immediately. That's justice. Amazing that even in states like Utah, this penalty is not executed properly, promptly, if ever.
Tena campbell. Note that name. Overturned Taylors conviction 30 years on. Poor diddums didnt get a proper defense apparently! Liberal judges are a menace.
Wow!! 2 very beautiful strong young ladies!! I can’t imagine!! Your Mom and Grams are looking down with smiles so very proud of you!! May the rest of your lives be filled with nothing but joy and happiness and love!! God bless your family!!
Two morons devastated a family just before Christmas. The hero of the day was the father who stayed alive to try to protect his daughters. What bravery and love that dad, daughters and uncle portrayed that awful day. That mother and grandmother that died looked such kind and loving people that I felt real anger at those murderers. I am pleased that the girls got their lives together after the tragedy.
OMG so moving. What an incredible family. An example of how people should be for the world to be a better place - and how brave, courageous and self-less those involved in that nightmare were. I’m in awe. Bless them and their families
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Shot in the face & set on fire, barely clinging on to life, & dad still found the strength to get on a snowmobile & race after his daughters. Without his heroics, they would’ve never lived to tell the story. Uncles quick thinking & dad strength got those ladies home safe.
Very well articulated
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The girls were smart too. They gave their uncle an advantage by pretending not to know him. That put him in a position to not only live, but help.
@ I agree. They handled the situation better than I & millions of others would have. For being so young, they are heroes too for the way they handled it
The will to live! 🙏❤️😭
Shot twice, played dead, was on fire and put it out himself in the midst of being shot twice, rode a snowmobile in frigid weather God knows how long, SAVED both his daughters while suffering from two gunshots wounds, SURVIVED AND TESTIFIED. WHAT. A. MAN.
Amazing man! We need more fathers like him. I wish mine was.😢
PREACH! This man deserves a medal! Hearing about his heroics just makes my heart want to burst! Such amazing fatherly love 💗 💗💗
I think that it's incredible when a person acts in a way that defies understanding physically has a very important future purpose. To grieve the senseless death of loved ones after it all must of been so hard.
Now THAT'S a man❤❤❤❤
The dude was amazing!
The father and uncle are heroes.
The girls are heroes for not getting the uncle killed
And what a wonderful community to show up so quickly to stop those two killers from harming anyone else.
All of them are.
The girls too. They stayed strong and used their heads.
dad failed to lunge at the guy when the gun wasnt going off for 3 tries
I was so happy to see their father survived. I literally cheered.
Same!!!
So did I, it scared my dog 😆
Me too!!
I did too!!
I cried for joy too that he survived but it's sad that he died of cancer
The mother picked the RIGHT MAN! She did! She can rest in her grave knowing that!
I’ve seen this episode many times and never thought of that! You’re so right! Choose your spouses wisely, folks! Life isn’t always easy, and sometimes it can be downright horrifying; and you’ll need a partner who will rise to the occasion.
amen!
You can't pick the right person if it's not meant that you cross their path in this life. I know many women who know exactly what they want in a man on a human scale not talking about the materialistic stuff, and yet they never meet such a man. Then everyone I know who is in a strong relationship and are like made for each other, they say just simply, that there's not a recipe to that, and that they were just lucky that they met.
@@Venus-gn5oiyou’re right. I never met the right one. When you think how complex we all are, what are the odds that you’d bump into someone with whom you fit together like lock and key.
Dad is a hero. Rest in peace Sir, you raised beautiful daughters.
he could have lunged at the guy when his gun kept missfiring , missed chance imo
Absolutely 💯 agree with you 👍
@@tankthearc9875sthu goofy
And after 30 years on death row he was still alive. Why bother to sentence someone to death if it’s going to take forever to carry out the sentence????
Fr.
Freakin appeals wasting everyone's time and money😤
My only reason to scroll the comments … to see if anyone else is outraged by that!
Exactly my question
Life without parole. The better option.
This was always one of the 48 Hours episodes that stuck with me. Brave sisters. Beautiful family
Same.
Me too.
This struck me as one of the most out of the blue cruel attacks on a family. Actually resembles so much the noted In Cold Blood.
Same!!!!!!
I vividly remember this one as well
When a parent says they would do anything for their kids. This is what they mean. Literally anything.
@@mycolorfulcottage he got shot with a BB gun. Of course he survived.
Amen!
The strength it must have taken them to ignore their uncle, cause they knew he'd get killed if they didn't, is incredible. We're talking about a 16 and a 20 year old, scared to death girl. It must have been so tempting to scream out to him to save them.
No,why would they want to?
Yes!
@kevintroy4329
The girls were in danger & they didn’t know where they’d be brought to. Their love for their uncle and wanting him to survive overrode their need to survive. But I guess in that situation, every person will freeze and choose not to do anything to rock the boat.
Right? That took tremendous strength!!!
And how both girls synchronized on the same reaction
Murdering is awful but murdering for no reason whatsoever just hits differently. Someone that does that doesn't deserve to be able to share the air the rest of us breath.
Exactly, they could have taken the vehicle and disappeared, instead they chose to take two beatiful lives!
What an incredible family. And that father! A real-life superhero. Amazing.
That dad is a badass. Tons of respect for him.
@@justinkelly3106 did you watch the video because he got shot with a BB gun
@@cookiemonster7043 No, he didn't. He was shot with a shotgun loaded with birdshot. Do you think his face was swollen up to twice its normal size and that his eyes were mostly shut from a BB?
And as the cop said, it was a miracle he survived.
@ he wasn’t shop with actual bullets, so zip it
Uncle too
@@cookiemonster7043why you just cant accept that he is a brave man..are you jealous or something?are u on murders side?
What the 2 sisters said around 33:10, "I spent a decade crying in silence, hiding that pain" and "I went looking for happiness where happiness doesn't exist", perfectly explains what so many people who experience trauma feel, the darkness they have to go through before hopefully healing.
What a dad
❤Dad and Uncle are true unsung heroes ❤
I don't think they are unsung.
These cretins didn’t beat this wonderful family. They didn’t take away the wonderful family cabin from them, they didn’t win. You’re all an inspiration.
that one juror that refused first degree with the death penalty is a complete disappointment.
A total worthless waste of space
I was thinking the same, wt... 😡
It really upset and made me angry. I ponder on what could have possessed this person to come to this conclusion. How those 2 sisters rose above it all is a real testament to their parents and grandmother's love and upbringing.
Probably one of those types that believes talking about your feelings is the solution to everything.
I have recently begun binge-watching 48 hours,.......and I must admit this was one of the most terrifying.
No, seriously. It felt unreal at first.
Same and same
There are some evil demons in this world that walk among us . Be vigilant everyone !
evil idiots make the world dangerous in unexpected ways
💯💯💯
evil idiots are most dangerous
This might be the only episode of "48 Hours" that made me tear up a bit. What a tragic, yet triumphant story. ... Although I'm trying to figure what in God's name led a judge to overturn Taylor's conviction 30 years after the fact. Just glad that decision was rightfully reversed.
We should be concerned that he’ll get a pardon from Biden, every other crook seems to be getting one.
I agree; what type of information would lead a federal judge to overturn the verdict with such solid evidence in the first place?
I also try wrap my head around why the Prosecutors would put the girls through the trauma of holding the very weapons that killed their family members??
Amen.
Yes it did me too! What a very heart tugging story. Such brave beautiful girls and Dad and Uncle true heroes!
Forgiving is not forgetting.
I admired the bravery of the two sisters and my heart truly went to their Father, his love and willingness to survive was overwhelming.
A Christian forgiven, an idiot forgets.
Lanai has my heart
I personally don't even see it as "forgiving", it's more of learning to put the pain somewhere so you can live.
How can you forgive the unforgivable?
NEVER underestimate the lengths a parent will go to in order to protect their child.
This is by far the most touching episode of 48 Hours. I couldn't hold back my tears through several scenes.
Agreed, I have never cried watching 48 hours until this episode
I agree. I've never cried why watching a 48 hours episode before.
YES, I cried through the whole thing!
@lunacielo7680 let's hope they have weathered the worst which is more than most families have had to endure. rip the family victims
The absolute trauma. I cannot fathom the strength that this woman has had to have to move forward after such an experience.
Women….there is two women who have shown super human strength
And they’re father!!! WOW just WOW! He is definitely where his daughters get their strength from
@@DallasJustin right? I cried at the end of this. When I initially wrote my comment, it was in the very beginning, I just can’t even imagine. What a strong family.
I don't think i could ever go back to the place again, but it's great they can and make new memories.
@@DallasJustinyou're right they've both shown such strength. I think the reason Linae is mentioned as having gone through the most is because she witnessed her mom and grandma being killed. In addition, the trauma of waiting for her dad and sister, knowing they'd be shot next.
This makes me cry 😢. what a dad his love for his children is beyond comprehension,he is a hero! Brave sisters God bless and protect them!
All fathers should love their children as much as this father loved his kids! ❤
Amen!
Their dad is such a hero. So is uncle. I can’t imagine the trauma these girls experienced.
The one daughter refusing to give her mom a hug because they had an argument, and then that being the last time she saw her alive. You can tell that haunts her.
Their dad survived to teach them to survive and never give up. Their dad was given life from the mother and grandmother to make it through just to live until the girls were strong enough to fly.😢❤❤❤ I have never had a loving family but if I did I would have chosen this one.❤
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So sad...I'm glad they at least had more time with their dad. 😢
They were given a chance and shot a loving grandmother and mother in the head...How evil and hateful do you have to be?
Absolutely horrid!
They are just empty...
I don't know why, but it always blows my mind that there are such heartless people in the world. I have always been pretty naive, but I just think of myself and I cannot imagine having zero heart for people.
Christmas will never be the same again
Brave brave sisters
I love cabins, mountains, tranquility and everything … BUT I’m very scared of something like this happening in the middle of nowhere.
Sad story, glad the girls are safe 🙏🏻
Same here. I grew up on the west coast of Africa and as a child when I watched American movies of families in cabins I’d be so mesmerized by it; it was something so distant from my reality at that time growing up poor. I couldn’t wait to grow up and experience the snow high up in the mountains, in a beautiful cabin, all decorated for Christmas. Now as adult living in the US, I still dream about making this happen but also I’m deathly afraid of things like this happening. I’m a mother to two young daughters as well so I got be extra careful. There are evil people everywhere. This was such a senseless crime.
@ same .
Same.
I've always been scared of something like this happening in the middle of nowhere. My mother said that she read a terrifying book once, about two men who decided to pick a house in the middle of nowhere, just randomly, to rob and assassinate the occupants. My mom said that it scared her to death and gives her the drive to always be packing. 🔫
Yet how many people have been offed by their own parents in Utah the past few years?
What a great dad 😢❤
One of the most terrifying stories i had ever heard
Totally!
Yes 48 Hours, older episodes! Let’s go back even further!
LMAO TRU
We know what would have happened to those two girls if they hadn't been rescued when they were......then they would have been killed too. So sad that their mom and grandma died the way they did, right in front of them.
Oh that man did not deserve to get cancer after all he went through! He deserved to go in old old age asleep in his bed. A parents love is unlike anything else.
I’m happy to see that the girls grew up into functioning women… had I gone through that especially at that age I think it would just mess me up so badly that it would take a long long long time to fix it.
God bless all of them
I'm a firm believer stress causes a lot of cancers to trigger. This man had more than anyone could even imagine.
@@m.e.c.1007I agree.
It was so lovely at the end to see the whole family singing & relaxing together ❤
"don't let the wind blow you down"
Especially in the house your mother has been murdered
@@deanreardon Creepy song
It's incomprehensible how so much love and so much evil could exist in that cabin at the same time. I'm a 68 yo retired California State Correctional Officer and started my career working on death row at San Quentin in 1986 and retired from Folsom prison in 2001. I've seen every form of carnage that a human being can inflict on another, but I had to pause this halfway through and walk away for a while. God bless that family.
The legacy of Grams, Mom & Dad live on through these sisters and the generations to come. Bless you all!!
I watch these episodes to be entertained, and have some background noise while doing chores. Normally I feel a sense of sorrow & compassion for the victims, but I found myself cheering for this family by the end of this episode!🙏
Same but not for entertainment watching
I feel for the victims all the time
What's the purpose of death row when he's still on it 32+ years later.
Exactly!
They should get one appeal and that's it!
Those two sisters were SO brave and smart (at such a young age!). And their Dad was the GOAT. I'm sorry he's gone now, but I'm glad the sisters are doing well and the perps are behind bars. How horrifying!
My dad was my hero too and the fact that this man survived all that so he could chase after his girls is truly amazing. The uncle too! They are amazing heroes! You can never underestimate the love a great parent has for their kids.
This makes me sick thinking if I saw my parents get killed like that, like they meant nothing, will destroy me. Pure evil
i've watched this episode a few times. It makes me cry every time. I love that the focus is about the family and healing. I think the biggest takeaway for me is the power of relationships and family coming together in grief and trauma.
There are humans who should never have been born. The ones who offer nothing good and positive to society just evil and cruelty and killing. The surviving sisters and father are remarkable in what they were forced to experienced. I hope they all find love, strength and the courage to live a positive and happy life which is what the mum/wife and Grandma would want for them.
I'm VERY PLEASED those two beautiful women's Dad survived this horror.
This was a very moving story. Such a beautiful place that remained beautiful thanks to these sisters who turned such a terrifying experience into something magical and healing. Such brave and strong sisters…and their father, what a hero!
I don't think i could have ever gone back there but good for them that they can!
@@TamiTribbiani-im1go I probably would have had a hard time doing it too, but I think doing it reduced their trauma big time!
@zoomwithme-v7r It appears that way
This has to be one of the saddest episodes, although it's wonderful to see the girls thriving after what they went through, and what a mercy that the father managed to get to help. I was feeling terrified of what was going to happen to both of them since the men did not shoot them like the others, no doubt they would have been abused. It's sad that the one man was able to even appeal his death sentence. This is why, once convicted using strong evidence, the death penalty should be carried out swiftly. What a disservice to the victims that both are still alive. They might be living their lives in jail, but they still get to enjoy each day while that family's lives were shattered.
The intelligence, maturity, understanding and compassion of those girls is amazing.
Lanai has my heart
This is a beautiful story of love, commitment to forge on, and heroism. This story has demonstrated so much love and the need to protect those they love. Anyone would be so proud to have been a part of this family.
These poor ladies are still traumatized by this, what a awful thing to go thru
Seeing him opening their Christmas gifts is beyond chilling. How do people become like this???
Hmmm. He was probably born that way.
A born psychopath. Such an evil look to him. The video says he was from a nice family too.
I’ve watched countless crime videos, but this one, above all, has really affected me. I’m sure it’ll be with me for a long time. Those young ladies must have been terrified because I was and I was only hearing about it!
Lighting Never Strikes In The Same Place..Wow!!! Powerful!!! A powerful way to combat anxiety and trauma so that you can open your heart after tragedies strike and take away so much! I will be adopting this new mantra thanks to their Dad!
But lightning does strike in the same place twice... sometimes several times. 😯
This hit me in the gut. I hope I have the courage to act the way that the father did that horrific scene. God bless this family.
Two brave sisters. Not Jesus.
How that one juror who held out could hear that that man shot a grandma and mother, set their home on fire, shot a father, and kidnapped 2 young women (what were his plans for them??) and think the death penalty isn't appropriate is absolutely mind boggling. I hope that person has had a terrible life because they only way they could sympathize with pure evil is if they themselves are evil.
I agree fully
You are an evil person yourself to think like that. sad.
@@RevLeigh55 NOPE.
@@RevLeigh55 No, she's right, that juror deprived the family of the justice they deserved!
If this thing happened nowadays, someone would dox their details in a second.
What an amazing father! He beat death to protect his babies!
This family utterly defines bravery, courage and perseverance...a beautiful example of good conquering evil.
The fact that the women and their dad rebuilt the cabin and they spend so much time there is so powerful. They now call the cabin “healing”. Their resilience is incredible.
37:51 this brought tears to my eyes.. that is one of the best compliments you can give someone, knowing he would take care of his baby after he is gone..
this story is so sad & heartbreaking but also a true triumph of character. ❤
I knew this family. Went to the same church when i visited my dad in the summers. Trisha was one of the strongest girls i knew & the family is all rock stars! Unbelievable story! Good to see them in a good spot in their lives. They deserve great things.
These two beautiful sisters describe this entire traumatic event with so much emotion and clarity. God bless them both, and their sweet Dad & uncle. 😢❤
What one talks and acts like a little girl still .. js
I am so glad that those awful men didn’t ruin the special place for that family!!
I'm from Germany, and this was one of the first true crime stories I watched in English about ten years ago. I've never forgotten that courageous, wonderful family; they often cross my mind! ❤️
What a family. Forgiveness is to help the victim more than the victimizer. It releases their power over you and helps you heal. These girls and their dad are amazing.
I wonder if the other sister ever forgave them?
Therapists tell you a lot of crap . And one that's most common is forgiveness . You've got to be a masochist or an absolute Saint to forgive somebody who hurts you that deeply
Absolutely not. That is a lie told by the forgiveness industrial complex. It is perfectly possible to go on with your life without pretending that what some psychopath did to you is ok. This does not help victims heal, it forces them to pretend they are healed. Victims are entitled to their anger and they are entitled to justice. But society fears an angry victim so they pressure victims to neutralize themselves with this "forgiveness" BS so society doesn't have to listen to their pain any more and can just move along to the next outrage.
@@nouvel0001 Because it's not about the other person, it's about you. As she said, she felt free once she forgave him. That's so much better than carrying around hate and anger for the rest of your life.
I always say that I can accept what happened to me and I can make peace with the fact that it happened but that doesn’t mean I forgive the person that did it. Some people don’t deserve your forgiveness. That’s just my perspective though. If someone wants to forgive then that’s up to them.
They had no mercy and deserved no mercy. To the single juror that granted mercy, karma.
Saving a monster's life as if that would save the world. That single juror should have been in the victims shoes
@coffeenteamorning1004 That juror was an idiot!
I already watched this episode on a Marathon but I'm gonna watch it again because 48 Hours is awesome!
MY MOST SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO LINAE AND TRICIA🙏🏻
Holidays are never the same without loved one's
True, they're not 😢 I remember a great uncle coming to my grandmas on Christmas morning 1989 the day my great grandma passed otherwise he would have been at home with his family, as the oldest he was the one telling bad news. I'm lucky to have known my great grandma, I'm 52 now and I remember saying to my mom..who was taking it hard that today is Jesus birthday and also great grandpa would be 100 yrs. old. Everyone please stay safe and have a wonderful Christmas
"The cabin is healing" what a beautiful statement from the daughter tothe place where love and tragedy intertwined.But love prevailed!
Cruel to treat the girls that way in court
30 years after the crime, a death row sentence *still* had not been completed? Why even have one?
Some states the liberals are in power and don’t want the DP. For example Ca has many on Death row. Governor newsome said they will not be held up in his term of Gov.
I guess it just gives them longer to know their death is coming.
@@TamiTribbiani-im1go Yeh, that would be awful. Guess prison's not that bad. If it were me, I think I'd check on out. 🤷🏼♀
The pain in the little sister eyes just show the horror she went through
What a sad story. 😢 In the father willingness to live. Wow what a story.
I do not cry easily, but when Dad died in this one, it took me out. What a beautiful family. I cannot even begin to imagine how hard this has all been for them. May the rest of their lives bring peace and love to them all ❤
One of my FAVORITE episodes… so much love here!
I think describing someone as “flawed perfection” is beautiful and I’m glad the sisters were able to find beauty after such a nightmare.
What a nightmare and it is crazy, but I feel, the fact they opened the presents not meant for them is somehow an evil act in itself…
Absolutely. It's sick
Overall”Christmas”and the origin of it is evil.
Yes!! So sick and violating.
When you have a sister you can do anything. Sister strong❤️
Dad is a superhero.
Amazing resilient sisters...💜💜💜
What an amazing dad and uncle
I cannot even believe that they would have a victim relive and act out with the actual gun
I totally agree. That was so cruel to make them hold the same gun and act out the crime.
@ I guess they didn’t think back then at what the consequences would be to those beautiful girls to not only live through that kind of trauma, but to RE-LIVE it is almost worst. 😔
This whole family exudes strength, smarts and resilience. The girls are heros for trying to save the life of uncle randy, uncle randy is a hero for saving his brother, and dad is a hero for trying to save his daughters while on death's door himself! Amazing!
To the Girls: I’m so sorry this terrible thing happened to y’all, and so sorry for the loss of your Grams, your mom, and later your dad. Your bravery during these horrible events is beyond impressive. Even to tell your story now is bravery to the max. May you continue to know Peace and Healing ❤❤
What a joke...Taylor gets the death sentence & Deli gets life in prison. 34 yrs later they're both still living, so why the difference in sentencing? Death penalties are a joke since most die before it happens or the state gets rid of it ! 💀☠😡
Death sentences must be expedited to one year at most. Get one emergency appeal. If rejected, carried out immediately. That's justice. Amazing that even in states like Utah, this penalty is not executed properly, promptly, if ever.
@@ReVoltaire yeah I agree for the obvious cases
Tena campbell. Note that name. Overturned Taylors conviction 30 years on. Poor diddums didnt get a proper defense apparently! Liberal judges are a menace.
Best 48 Hours episode yet
Every single person in the family is a hero especially their dad trying to save his daughters let all of us call him a superhero.
Your dad is one of a kind, a true hero❤
True definition of what Dads are put on the earth to do. Nothing else matters.
the one guy opening gifts looks like the one from home alone
Except like the version from hell.
I thought the same thing
My first thought also. So weird.
True!
Incredible story....and an amazing turning of bad into good. Love conquered evil...Amen.
Wow!! 2 very beautiful strong young ladies!! I can’t imagine!! Your Mom and Grams are looking down with smiles so very proud of you!! May the rest of your lives be filled with nothing but joy and happiness and love!! God bless your family!!
Two morons devastated a family just before Christmas. The hero of the day was the father who stayed alive to try to protect his daughters. What bravery and love that dad, daughters and uncle portrayed that awful day. That mother and grandmother that died looked such kind and loving people that I felt real anger at those murderers. I am pleased that the girls got their lives together after the tragedy.
OMG so moving. What an incredible family. An example of how people should be for the world to be a better place - and how brave, courageous and self-less those involved in that nightmare were. I’m in awe. Bless them and their families