parents. i don t think anybody is j umping up and down about having to put a 17 year old boy in jail. this was a lot bigger and a lot deeper than what initially we thought. they thought they picked out some weak minded kid. they didn t know who they were playing with. hello, and hello and welcome to dateline. madison holton was a restless teenager itching for independence, but his parents were worried he was headed for trouble. they gave him an ultimatum, shape up or suffer the consequences. then in the blink of an eye, two people were dead. police thought it was an open and shut case but a chance meeting in church would lead to a jaw dropping conclusion. here s josh mankiewicz with 11 minutes. the long road of parenthood, always watching as your kids grasp at life. you cheer from the stands. get him madison. do your best to keep them safe, hoping they make it through this world in one piece. madison holton was born a handful. his parents, april and michael, c
I didnt hurt either one of my parents. I dont think anyones jumping up and down about having to put a 17yearold boy in jail. This was a lot bigger and a lot deeper than what initially we thought. They thought they picked some weakminded kid. They didnt know who they were playing with. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Madison holton was a restless teenager itching for independence. But his parents were worried he was headed for trouble. They gave him an ultimatum. But in the blink of an eye, two people were dead. Police thought it was an open and shut case. But a chance meeting in church would lead to a jawdropping conclusion. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with 11 minutes. Reporter the long road of parenthood, always watching as your kids grasp at life. You cheer from the stands. Get him, madison. Reporter do your best to keep them safe. Hoping they make it through this world in one piece. Look, daddy, look. Reporter Madison Holton was born a handful. His parents, april and michael, could barely
school was a battlefield. madison was picked on, the scrawny kid and a bit of a loner. he was always doing his own thing. everything changed by madison s senior year school. he sprouted to almost 6 feet and had less time for dad and mom. madison was very social. he had a lot of friends. hannah traylor and madison grew up in the tiny town of eclectic, alabama. he was always the class clown, like really goofy, trying to make everybody laugh. he might get in trouble for talking too much in class. as madison crossed over into the land of teendom, his parents found themselves without a map. during senior year, people are turning 18, they re about to graduate high school. you
became an unpleasant place to live. i wanted to go do my own thing and that included partying and smoking pot and stuff like that, so i mean, i couldn t do it at home when my parents were around, so i decided to go other places. after his parents separated, madison lived with his dad and was present when his father discovered april had a new boyfriend. he like freaked out, and then he called her and was like going off on her about it. saying what? it was like i need you, like i can t live without you, stuff like that. and whenever we got back home, i had never seen my dad cry before, but he was bawling. madison was remembering all of this sitting in jail, months and months contemplating the past. you wrote people letters? yeah. apologizing in some cases for things you had done? yeah! dear, hannah, i know getting a letter from me right now. i opened it up. it was stamped like elmer county jail in like a red stamp. so like i m reading this letter and you know, like
thing and that included partying and smoking pot and stuff like that, so i mean, i couldn t do it at home when my parents were around, so i decided to go other places. after his parents separated, madison lived with his dad and was present when his father discovered april had a new boyfriend. he like freaked out, and then he called her and was like going off on her about it. saying what? it was like i need you, like i can t live without you, stuff like that. and whenever we got back home, i had never seen my dad cry before, but he was bawling. madison was remembering all of this sitting in jail, months and months contemplating the past. you wrote people letters? yeah. apologizing in some cases for things you had done? yeah! dear, hannah, i know getting a letter from me right now. i opened it up. it was