really try to become their friend. reporter: the judge says more than 3,900 officers are trained and on the team. keeping those suffering from mental illness out of jail and in treatment. we re not criminalizing their mental illness, which is what we ve done in this country. reporter: unfortunately, getting the mentally ill help is not enough. army veteran franklin rosario had been in treatment for months when sir, you may not possess any firearms. do you understand that? yes, your honor. reporter: at this hearing, he convinced the judge to let him go home. days later, he committed suicide, stabbing himself to death. but the judge s programs have many more success stories. like this man. justin is amazing. he was a chef at a nice
0 justice, prosecute him and find him guilty. good evening, i m anderson cooper. another deadly shooting am page. the suspect with a history of mental health issues murdered five people including his own father and brother. what could have been done to prevent it. were there warning signs? often, their relatives feel the most responsible. tonight, the most troubled from those who knew them best. we hear from them. randi kaye begins our special report, the madman in my life. that child kidnapper operated a torture chamber and private prison in the heart of our city. reporter: a daughter s sickening nightmare. if you would have asked me this last week, i would have you he s the best dad and best grandpa. he s dead to me. reporter: a brother s terrible discovery. my wife, linda, comes to me one day and says do you think there s any possibility that this unabomber might be your brother? there are 11 individuals or parts thereof that were recovered, and those would include 1
0 justice, prosecute him and find him guilty. good evening. coming up an ac 360 special, madman in my life. but first here are the top stories. the muslim brotherhood is calling for protests tomorrow against the military s actions. meanwhile, president obama met with his national security team for a second day to discuss the tense situation in egypt. the u.s. is urging officials to avoid any arbitrary arrests of morsy and his supporters. morsy is reportedly being detained at the ministry of defense. the south african government is denying reports that former president nelson mandela is in a vegetative state, saying mandela remains in critical but stable position. this comes as a court document reveals that mandela has been in such perilous health his family considered taking him off life support. police at the university of washington found multiple molitav dococktails, body armor and a shotgun. authorities are not releasing the man. there is no known motive at this point.
prison in the heart of our city. reporter: a daughter s sickening nightmare. if you would have asked me this last week, i would have told you he s the best dead and best grandpa. he s dead to me. reporter: a brother s terrible discovery. my wife, linda, comes to me one day and says do you think there s any possibility that this unabomber might be your brother? there are 11 individuals or parts thereof that were recovered, and those would include 11 in tact skulls. reporter: a father s frustration. he was ordered by the court to undergo counseling. i visited the psychologist, but she did not indicate to me that she knew what was wrong. a single engine aircraft has crashed into a seven story building. reporter: a wife s horrible surprise. i can t imagine anybody doing anything like that. let alone my husband. reporter: a family s desperate attempt to prevent a massacre. his thought process was the world was going to end on friday. reporter: what do you
he s a combat army veteran who is 100% disabled who suffers from ptsd, schizophrenia, bipolar and depression. it is unlikely he is currently taking his medication. give me an idea of this veteran state of mind as far as you could tell. he was in a crisis mode. his thought process was that the world was going to end his thought process that the world would end on friday and americans were potentially in harm s way. how do you rationally speak to someone who is suffering a mental breakdown? a lot of patience. a lot of patience. millian says rosario was suspicious of police but he somehow finds a way to build trust. i explained to him that i m a veteran myself. i showed him my military i.d. card and i think that was the turning point. after more than five hours of negotiating, no bullets fired.