I started to tell them please, dont kill me, please dont kill me. Narrator an attack in the night. I was really freaking out. I was like, whats going on . Whats going on . Narrator a mother murdered. An attack in i was freaking out like whats going on . A mother, murdered. It looked like two ghosts committed the ultimate crime. He lived to tell police a harrowing story. Was it true . He survived, he is practically unharmed. They are treating me like a suspect. Now an undercover plan to solve the mystery. Step out of the car right now. Was the real mastermind . I wanted to be wrong. I really wanted to be wrong. The American Dream so many of us want, a loving family, the honest job, the home you can afford, the idea that you can start over here. And in this new country that better life will be yours. This is a story about that dream , about a family that worked for it, and then what happened to them. This wasnt part of anyones dream. Caller yeah, well, someone just broke into our house,
to your brother than you were with the father. very much so. ryan rebelled. staying out late. smoking weed. richard was more dutiful. but he too felt his father s wrath. a punch, a kick, you can name it depending, i would find that the sooner i would cry the sooner that it would stop. it s a tough lesson to learn from her dad. yeah, he was a very harsh person. which, just made it more unfortunate to have it in my life. he was like the complete opposite. as tough as he was on his sons, he says mccarthy was just as tough on his wife. ryan and richard say that they never saw his father hit their mother. but they say they heard the yelling. and they did see the bruises. we never ever caught by 11, it was just like we have that sense of fear that we didn t want to cross the line. you are more afraid of what your dad would do to you if you did call 9-1-1 than what might
absolutely. he has food that expires and he hoards it. it is about collecting money. and never paying out. correct. his sons described magdi as not only obsessed with work and money but also a strict disciplinarian. did you love him? yes. were you scared of him? yes. from when i was a kid. i felt like there was a line and i didn t want to cross anything. the brothers say they saw what could happen when they crossed that line. one night when ryan came home past curfew when he was 13. they say magdi simply lost it. he threw me on the floor and started kicking me. my brother had to pull him off me. your brother kind of shielded you. he did. it sounds like you were closer to your brother more than your father. very much so. ryan rebelled, staying out late, smoking weed. richard was more dutiful but he, too, felt his father s wrath.
only obsessed with work and money. also a strict disciplinary. did you love him? i did. were you scared? i felt like there was a thin line. and i didn t want to cross anything. the brothers say they saw what could happen when they cross that line. one night when he was 14, and came home passed cur few. they say he simply lost it. threw me on the floor and started kicking me and my brother had to pull him off. he shielded you a bit. he did. sound like you were closer to your brother than father. very much so. ryan rebelled. staying out late and smoking weed. richard was dutiful. he too felt his father s wrath. a punch. a kick. you name it. depending. i would find the sooner i would cry the sooner it would stop. tough lesson to learn from