we were that s where we truly grew as a couple and had adventures. reporter: when the hartleys first arrived here this peaceful town was a perfect place for the young couple to live, but slowly it became more and more violent. there is a war in reynosa. two drug cartels battling for turf. the zetas, a rogue band of former military, are trying to push out the gulf cartel which has smuggled drugs across the rio grande for decades. killings are constant. tiffany and david hartley learned firsthand. mexican police were not to be trusted. for one instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check, and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank, pulled him over, had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money.
reynosa, jut south of mcallen. he was a district manager for an oil company. it was a blessing to us and our marriage. yeah. we were that s where we truly grew as a couple and had adventures. reporter: when the hartleys first arrived here this peaceful town was a perfect place for the young couple to live, but slowly it became more and more violent. there is a war in reynosa. two drug cartels battling for turf. the zetas, a rogue band of former military, are trying to push out the gulf cartel which has smuggled drugs across the rio grande for decades. killings are constant. tiffany and david hartley learned firsthand. mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the
yeah. we were that s where we truly grew as a couple and had adventures. reporter: when the hartley s first arrive here this peaceful town was a perfect place for the young couple to live, but slowly it became more and more violent. there is a war in reynosa. two drug cartels battling for turf. the zetas, a rogue band of former military are trying to push out the gulf cartel which has smuggled drugs across the rio grande for decades. killings of constant. tiffany and david hartley learned firsthand. mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money.
our marriage. yeah. we were that s where we truly grew as a couple and had adventures. reporter: when the hartley s first arrive here this peaceful town was a perfect place for the young couple to live, but slowly it became more and more violent. there is a war in reynosa. two drug cartels battling for turf. the zetas, a rogue band of former military are trying to push out the gulf cartel which has smuggled drugs across the rio grande for decades. killings of constant. tiffany and david hartley learned firsthand. mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money.
our marriage. yeah. we were that s where we truly grew as a couple and had adventures. reporter: when the hartley s first arrive here this peaceful town was a perfect place for the young couple to live, but slowly it became more and more violent. there is a war in reynosa. two drug cartels battling for turf. the zetas, a rogue band of former military are trying to push out the gulf cartel which has smuggled drugs across the rio grande for decades. killings of constant. tiffany and david hartley learned firsthand. mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money.