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her own, quote, personal terrorist. tonight you're going to hear from a woman who endured extreme harassment from her ex-husband. a man who then went on to become murdering people involved with y their nasty divorce case. abc's matt gutman is on the story. >> i knew that one day we would be in a situation where he was trying to kill me. and i felt i had a personal terrorist. >> reporter: when her ex-husband, dwight jones, couldn't reach her, he would terrorize the city of phoenix. >> this is a chilling situation. >> police say he killed six people in five days. >> what drove the shooter to do this? >> reporter: dwight jones would murder six people in four separate shootings, most of the victims people associated with his divorce from dr. connie jones, a successful radiologist. she was married to dwight jones for over 20 years. and she details the decades-long

personal hell her ex-husband put her and their young son through. >> much of his threatening was that if i left him, that he would kill me. he also threatened to take our child. he said he would take him to mexico and i would never see him again. and he also considered murder/suicide of all three of us. >> reporter: before and after their contentious divorce, her divorce attorney tells us he threatened her. >> it wasn't just, you know, "i'll leave you" threats. it's, "i'll put a gun to your head, they're going to find you at the bottom of the pool." the bottom of the pool was a big thing for him. >> i really have been on high alert for the last nine years. i expected that he would target me. >> reporter: living in a constant state of fear, her attorney, elizabeth feldman, hired richard anglin to be connie's private investigator and bodyguard. he'd later become her husband, taking extreme measures to protect jones and her child. >> we had three safehouses,

countless rental cars. we had attack-trained dogs that were 24-hour security. dwight jones repeatedly tried to get through our security but he was never able to gain access to the family. it wasn't because he didn't try. >> reporter: the security, while elaborate, ultimately proving necessary. jones finally snapped, killing those six people before turning the gun on himself. >> we feel great sorrow for the families and for the victims. six innocent people who were killed at the hand of a maniac. >> reporter: it was two weeks ago when the terror began. witnesses say they heard dr. steven pitt, a world-renowned forensic psychiatrist, arguing with someone outside his phoenix office. gunshots soon ringing out. the 59-year-old left dead on the ground. less than 24 hours later, police respond to 911 calls at a scottsdale law office where two paralegals had been shot.

one of the managing to crawl outside to this bus, begging the driver to call 911. >> she is bleeding from her face, she said she thought she may be dying. >> reporter: dying at the hospital soon after. authorities followed her trail of blood, leading them inside the office where they found lauren anderson, who was pronounced dead on the scene. and again, a day after that, psychologist and hypno therapist marshall levine was found dead from two gunshot wounds inside his scottsdale office, officials say he was collateral damage, a therapist who shared another office with karen colby, who counseled jones' son, and didn't realize she was a target. >> you do wonder, this a disgruntled client that was looking for me? i doubt it but it could be. >> reporter: by the time colby sat down for an interview with me yesterday, she says her connection to the shooter had become painfully clear. in what way was this case unusual? >> this case was by far the most

fraught with potential for violence as anything i've ever worked on, ever. if on the first night that the police came to me, if they had asked me about my clients, i would have told them this name. instantly. >> reporter: and it was amidst that murder spree that the intended targets, who survived, began to point police towards jones. largely because his propensity to violence was no secret. >> what other ways would he threaten her? >> he injured her several times. i recall she had really good records, in fact old records. he broke her sternum. >> oh my god. >> or fractured her sternum -- >> reporter: the couple divorced in 2009 and court records show that dwight jonesee chdithss da earlier. he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. records also show that his wife, connie, sought orders of protection and psychiatric evaluations for dwight jones.

the psychiatrist ordered to conduct those court-ordered evaluations? dr. pitt, the first man jones killed. >> we have been able to the -- or basically determine that the shooting on first street is related to the shooting of dr. steven pitt. >> reporter: but that's not the only connection. those two parallels jones gunned down, they worked at feldman's office with a target on her back, she went into hiding. >> the police suggested that i not go home. and i made sure that my daughter wasn't home. we stayed away from the home until monday. >> reporter: by sunday, connie jones and her lawyer both had called in tips to police identifying jones as the likely suspect. >> and i said, hey, i just learned this connection. and they said, yes. and i said, you guys have to go talk to him if you haven't. i'm not telling you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, but -- and they said, well, where do you think he is? i go, same extended stay, but

rick would know for sure. >> nine years in the same hotel room? >> reporter: sure enough, that's where police find him, making their move on him monday morning. s.w.a.t. teams swarmed, the suspect opened fire. >> we have the hotel locked down and there's been shots fired. >> reporter: when they found jones, he had apparently committed suicide. feldman recalls there were red flags everywhere, and that the killing spree came as no surprise. after the divorce was concluded did you ever wonder if you would read that dr. connie jones has been killed by her husband? >> it would not have surprised me. she knew that no matter what, no matter what order of protection, no matter what he would be after her and if he really wanted her, he would eventually get her. >> reporter: and experts point to the often intertwined and troubling link between domestic violence and gun violence. >> there are a laws all across the country that protect domestic violence victims in the event that their perpetrator has access to weapons.

in my experience, those laws aren't always upheld in ways that they should be. >> reporter: connie and her husband are now speaking out saying more could have, should have, been done to prevent her ex's killing spree. >> i think certainly if they had not pled him down to disorderly conduct, he would have had a more significant claim on his record. and then he would not have been able to carry a gun. >> i think that we could do a much better job listening to all survivors, women, men, when they say that they're being abused, and making sure that we're not only taking them seriously, but that we're providing them safe spaces and avenues and resources to protect themselves. >> reporter: tonight, dr. jones has a message for those in abusive relationships. >> i can sum it up with a quote by maya angelou. she says that when someone shows you who they are, believe them. this is not something that someone could change, because someone who truly loves you would not do that.

and again, i think many times because of the persistence of the abuser and the fact that they're sorry, they didn't mean it, they're never going to do it again, it's not going to stop. it's going to get worse. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm matt gutman in scottsdale, arizona. next here, we switch gears entirely. you're going to meet the former beauty queen jumping a 10,000-pound monster truck on a dirt track. the new face of an extreme sport. if your moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help

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when you think of a monster truck probably don't think of a former beauty queen and mother of two. but that is who you are now going to meet tonight. just one of many women now leading the pack in this extreme sport. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: big wheels. big crowds. big air. true to tradition, monster trucks are still as high-octane and heart-pumping as ever. but what might surprise you is who's behind the wheel. what's it like to drive one of these 12,000-pound trucks? >> exhilarating. >> adrenaline. >> reporter: candace jolly and cynthia gotier are two female competitors who aren't just keeping up with the boys, they're leading the pack. gearing up for the monster jam

world finals in las vegas. a freestyle and racing competition pitting drivers of both sexes against each other. a rarity in the world of extreme sports. so have you actually beat men in a competition? >> oh, yes. >> yeah, absolutely, we have. >> how's that feel? >> best feeling. >> reporter: monster jam. the u.s.'s most popular oversized motorsport drinwards of 4 million spectators around the country every year. and thousands more in overseas markets like brazil and australia. so it's no surprise that cynthia and candace and their pup-themed cars have celebrity-like status. >> i love you, this is so cute! >> reporter: but champions are built, not born. and their road begins over 1,000 miles away in the otherwise quiet town of paxton, illinois. home base for monster jam iv ity

new things. >> reporter: candace, a mom of two, is a former beauty pageant queen, trading in tiaras for torque. >> i went to a monster jam show, and the first time i saw is they things i said, i have to drive one of these things. >> reporter: cynthia was always a gearhead. now she's found a new use for that gear, getting into top shape for the track. how much does this tire weigh? >> this weighs 440 pounds. >> 440 pounds? >> reporter: flipping the tire is one. awom >> reporter: what about flipping those trucks? >> you both flipped over in your trucks this morning. how does it feel? >> normally i'm a little upset with myself because i didn't save it. that's usually our goal. i like to take the truck to the ragged edge then bring it back. >> how worried are you why your safety? >> i'm not wor reed at all when i'm in my truck. >> there's an ambulance parked right there. >> insurance purposes. >> just in case. >> snug.

>> reporter: they promised to go easy on me so i suit up. >> all right, here we go. i didn't say there wasn't a at. fire, i said -- i always felt safe is what i said. >> have you been involved in a crash where there has been a fire? you have to tell me the truth. >> i -- yes, i have been on fire before. >> you have been on fire? >> not me, my monster jam truck has, yes. >> oh my gosh. >> but it was fine. bend down, climb on it. >> reporter: i buckle in. >> all right. >> reporter: and after what i hope isn't a literal crash course -- >> these go on. and then, yeah, that's the last thing, yes. >> okay, here i go. >> give it gas! >> reporter: it's time to put rubber to dirt. >> am i going like 1 1 1 1 1 hour? maybe 5?

>> maybe 3. >> reporter: not exactly a speed demon. but i'm doing it. >> could an great one right here, yeah. ♪ >> i did it! i have so much respect for you. wow. that is hard. >> that is crazy, isn't it? >> it's physical. >> very physical. >> reporter: as for the tricks? >> wow! >> reporter: i'll leave those to the professionals. >> step it up slowly. >> one day with you and i'll be doing those. >> maybe 12 hours. >> who's the rock star? >> reporter: at the finals in vegas, it takes more than raw skill to compete. their trucks need to be up to snuff. >> 10 foot tall, 10 foot wide,

sitting up on 30-inch nitro shocks on 66-inch pkt tires. >> reporter: up to code. >> our cubic inch is restricted. our fuel is restrilked. it's all for safety. we are grounded by certain rules that keep us right there in that same ballpark. >> that's the beauty of these monitor jam trucks. with the shocks and the way everything's set up, we don't have to be as big as these guys driving these trucks. the truck equalizes it. so we can go out and perform and be just as good as them. >> reporter: every year the course is a unique challenge. every year the monster jam track has a change. it's always a surprise for all the drivers. we're always so nervous to see what it's going to look like. >> it's extreme. you never know what you're going to get with monster jam. with freestyle, we get 90 seconds to gout monster jam fans. >> and the fans vote. >> reporter: impressing the fant, especially crucial, since their vote is factored into the

judges' scores. the night of the competition, both candace and cynthia deliver strong freestyle performances. the competition is fierce, though. and they miss the podium. but -- >> i had so much fun. >> reporter: they say winning doesn't necessarily mean placing first. >> so many dads have come up to me, they brought their daughter to monster jam because the son wanted to come, now the little girl wants to be a monster jam driver. it's because women like us are out there supporting the sport, getting all the female fans involved. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm linzie janis in paxton, illinois. next on "nightline" this little daredevil caught climbing the side of a skyscraper.

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