danny bounded up the steps to answer the door. shots rang out. danny was hit. mark was shot in the abdomen. i saw my son holding his chest. i knew he wasn t going to make it. one of the sweetest kids i ve ever met. her husband was rushed to the emergency room for surgery. i was in total shock. you get to call there s been another murder. correct. the man knocked on the door and said are you data and said yes and started shooting. we weren t expecting to link a murder in california to this attack. i thought this is crazy. nobody is safe. i had a feeling they wanted me. this was revenge. that someone would come to my door and take my only child is unfathomable. hello, and welcome to dateline. esther salas was a proud mother. she and her husband just celebrated their son s birthday. as festivities wrapped up, they shared a beautiful moment with love. then hate to shattered everything. investigators questioned if the attack was part of some bigger plot and r
what she had was charisma. she said i love you and in my heart i knew those were her last words. two sisters with a single purpose, solved the mystery of their mother s death. we cannot let this go. she left for hawaii, a new life with a new husband but the sunny paradise soon grew dark. something is very wrong. it was horrible being so helpless. what was behind their moms death? they set out together to get some answers and they were about to get some help from their mother herself. a possible clue hidden in a envelope marked baby pictures, tucked inside a journal that painted a different picture entirely. i pulled out that envelope. reporter: could their mom help them solve their own mystery? we are her boys. we made a promise to our mom. hello and welcome to dateline. charlene was popular and unpredictable long before she had her girls kenny and tiffany. as children they adored their mother, as adults they made a troubling vow, promising charlene to i