oh, my got. he shot me. it came out of nowhere. a sweet stay-at-home mom from a strong family of faith shot point blank at her own garage door. my dad is like collapsed on the ground. it was very traumatic to see, very very emotional time. her survival seemed like a miracle. i didn t know if i would live. was this some awful random crime, or did someone want her dead? that was mystery number one. someone was out there. yeah, we were scared. mystery number two, a secret 1,600 miles away. there were several text messages. it s just slowly snowballing. it was like a punch in the gut. and mystery number three? i m going to hurt you. who would they turn out to be? i m like damn, what did this lady do? faith, temptation, and a twist the size of texas. let s be very clear. justice needs to be served. i don t think it has been. carrollton, texas, just north of dallas, is the kind of place where the upwardly mobile go to buy their dreams. the sc
his arm around my neck and a gun to my head demanding my purse. and reporter: what s that feeling like? it didn t really register what was going on. so much so that i guess i didn t have quite enough fear. i don t know. because i wrestled away from him and turned and faced him and realized, this is for real. this guy s got a gun, robbing me. he demanded again my purse. and i had my purse on this shoulder. and my taco bueno bag. and so i gave him my taco bueno bag. i bet that guy was thinking, what is this woman doing giving me her supper? she doesn t get it. and so finally, the third time he demanded with expletives my purse. and i finally caught on. and i reached off. and i was standing close enough to him to have an arm s length to shove
that i guess i didn t have quite enough fear. i don t know. because i wrestled away from him and turned and faced him and realized, this is for real. this guy s got a gun, robbing me. he demanded again my purse. and i had my purse on this shoulder. and my taco bueno bag. and so i gave him my taco bueno bag. i bet that guy was thinking, what is this woman doing giving me her supper? she doesn t get it. and so finally, the third time he demanded with expletives my purse. and i finally caught on. and i reached off. and i was standing close enough to him to have an arm s length to shove my purse into his chest. and i shoved my purse into his chest. and i said, jesus, save me.