Huge struggle. She is the definition of grit. She didnt give up. Hes hurting me. The details that she gave. It was unbelievable. She said, you did it. I said, no, you did. Route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. Cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. Today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the Cottonwood Mall became the new downtown. The mall was the big hangout. I met my husband at the mall. So did i. It has played a pivotal part in our lives. For the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the Cottonwood Mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17yearold brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. She is this blueeyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. Life was simple good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior year of high school had plan
she is the definition of grit. she didn t give up. he s hurting me. the details that she gave. it was unbelievable. she said, you did it. i said, no, you did. route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the cottonwood mall became the new downtown. the mall was the big hangout. i met my husband at the mall. so did i. it has played a pivotal part in our lives. for the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the cottonwood mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17-year-old brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. she is this blue-eyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. everything was good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior yea
will all sit around a table and we will go into hours of the night, trying to come up with possibilities of why and who. but the marcell family, like detective morales, had no workable leads. by the fifth anniversary of the attack, the case was no closer to being solved. i really hate calling cases cold. it s just that you just haven t found that right person. sergeant liz thomson head of the homicide unit and detective morales boss, was optimistic something would break. you know, that one person hadn t talked or that one piece of evidence hadn t matched up. and it just took persistence. that s what it needed. but that optimism was lost on the marcell family. they were still living in constant fear brittani s attacker would one day return, possibly for them. it was a scary thought because we didn t know if we were being followed still. and we re all scared. and that s when, in 2012,
unusual indictment. a good thing because the investigation was at a standstill. morales was afraid the only way he d catch brittani s attacker, was if he struck again. i cannot believe somebody that would commit a crime of this nature would not mess up again. brittani s sisters were afraid they might be the next victims. i mean over the years, we will all sit around a table and we will go into hours of the night, trying to come up with possibilities of why and who. but the marcell family, like detective morales, had no workable leads. by the fifth anniversary of the attack, the case was no closer to being solved. i really hate calling cases cold. it s just that you just haven t found that right person. sergeant liz thomson head of the homicide unit and detective morales boss, was optimistic something would break. you know, that one person
again. brittani s sisters were afraid they might be the next victims. i mean over the years, we will all sit around a table and we will go into hours of the night, trying to come up with possibilities of why and who. but the marcell family, like detective morales, had no workable leads. by the fifth anniversary of the attack, the case was no closer to being solved. i really hate calling cases cold. it s just that you just haven t found that right person. sergeant liz thomson head of the homicide unit and detective morales boss, was optimistic something would break. you know, that one person hadn t talked or that one piece of evidence hadn t matched up. and it just took persistence. that s what it needed. but that optimism was lost on the marcell family. they