Robin owens will never forget the day she learned her daughter did not show up for work. it s unusual for her because she always showed up even if she didn t feel good. she would be there so i just knew something was wrong. her fear became a terrifying reality the moment she stepped into her daughter s unlocked apartment. the whole place is just a mess and i don t see her anywhere. i m scared to death. without taking another step she called 911. emergency. what is it? my daughter, her work just called me and i came over to her apartment and it looks like it s been trashed. i ran out of the apartment because i m scared and the 911 operator, she said, you know, go back in there and see if you can find her. inside the front door seen here in this police video robin saw brittany s flat screen tv lying on the floor. oh, my gosh. what? ma am, what?
robin was in shock. the pain was more than she could bear. at the scene a police cruiser s dash cam captured an officer trying to console her. oh god, i can t believe this happened. why? it s the worst horror a mother could ever have to witness. it is and you wouldn t think anything like that would happen in a million years and all at once just in a flash your life just changed. brittany eldridge had been stabbed in the throat they found her next to her bed. her naked body partially covered by lingerie. she was just 25 years old. the unborn boy she named zeke was gone too. after the shock has worn off, you must be thinking who did this? i m thinking how in the world could somebody murder a young lady that is 8 1/2 months pregnant. you know, how could somebody be so cruel? i m thinking, why? that s a question that s never answered is why.
Forget. brittany uncharacteristically was late for work. she should have been there at 8:30. i was one of the only people that knew anything about norman. i went over there to norman s desk and i said, can you get in touch with brittany s mom? so i called and ask fundamental she heard from brittany. she said she hadn t and would check on her. was your first thought, oh, my gosh, maybe brittany has gone in labor. it was. that was i think everybody s first instinct, oh, she went into labor and she s in the hospital. robin went to her apartment to be sure her daughter was okay but when she called norman it wasn t happy news about a new baby. it was very frightening phone call. she was very upset, she was crying. and i ll never forget how she sounded on the phone. robin was frantic and her world was about to be turned upside down. robin is about to make a disturbing discovery inside her daughter s apartment. coming up oh, my gosh. what? ma am, what? i ran out of the
This week, the National Weather Service is identifying seven tornadoes that destroyed parts of southeast Texas on January 8th and 9th. Although no one was hurt, several homes and businesses suffered extensive damage.