i recently had the chance to talk to brian, stepmom anabel herrera. anabel, i am, i am without words. finally, that you have a break in this case. >> absolutely. it's very bittersweet. it was a shock to us after 12 years. finally, someone came forward and gave the information that was needed for an arrest. honestly, it just came out of heaven. out of nowhere. came out of heaven. >> so you were in court today. but the suspect decided he didn't want to show up. >> he just refused to come. he doesn't want to face us. >> coward. >> yeah. >> is there something specific? anabel, that was the hardest to hear. >> to hear the, you know, the witness testimony saying that he encountered them. you know, them two together and that brian whispered, i'm being robbed. and how he then broke free. and then that's when he was shot. i mean, that was really, really rough to hear. knowing that he must have been so scared in those last moments. and this guy just ended his life, you know, without a thought for nothing over a cheap cell phone. because that's all. he took. >>

reporter anabel munoz, from our sister station in l.a. has the story. >> altadena holds a history of family struggle and beloved community. >> one time we were 30% african american. >> the mountain view cemetery is the resting place of abolitionist and educator ellen garrison jackson clark and renowned author octavia butler. the community is also home to hundreds of black families whose homes were ravaged by the eaton fire. one week ago. >> you've got three generations of. and we are daniels, franklin, hughes, and we have an element that's not here. freeney. >> between these families, seven homes were destroyed. >> there's generational wealth that is in question now. >> one that is still standing is the home. shelley daniels and her husband paul purchased for about $16,000 in 1960. >> at that time, it was pretty difficult as a black person to get past grant pass woodbury. really. >> shelley and paul were engaged in racial justice efforts with organizations like the naacp and women in action. >> we organized in order to get some a black me

anabel munoz shows us how some of them are serving time in prison. >> as two historic wildfires ragedalifornia. joseph mckinney and sal almanza were among the firefighters who rushed to help. >> physically, it's pretty demanding. there's a lot of hiking and it's in a rough terrain. >> we often go where bulldozers and other vehicles cannot go. >> the visalia natives are two of california's more than 1000 incarcerated firefighters responding to this emergency. part of a state program for incarcerated men and women. >> i knew that the firefighting program was going to be the fastest avenue for me to get home to my son. firefighting has always been a passion of mine. >> most who are eligible and choose to join can qualify for sentence reductions up to two days off their sentences. for every day on a fire crew, they earn up to roughly $10 a day, plus an extra dollar during emergencies. mckinney says he's worked as long as 24 hours. >> it was a lot. but, you know, they keep the water coming, they keep food coming. and, you know, you feed off the energy of the other guys. y'all are doing lif

reporter anabel munoz shows us how some of them are serving time in prison.alifornia. joseph mckinney and sal almanza were among the firefighters who rushed to help. >> physically, it's pretty demanding. there's a lot of hiking and it's in a rough terrain. >> we often go where bulldozers and other vehicles cannot go. >> the visalia natives are two of california's more than 1000 incarcerated firefighters responding to this emergency. part of a state program for incarcerated men and women. >> i knew that the firefighting program was going to be the fastest avenue for me to get home to my son. firefighting has always been a passion of mine. >> most who are eligible and choose to join can qualify for sentence reductions up to two days off their sentences. for every day on a fire crew, they earn up to roughly $10 a day, plus an extra dollar during emergencies. mckinney says he's worked as long as 24 hours. >> it was a lot, but, you know, they keep the water coming, they keep food coming. and, you know, you feed off the energy of the other guys. y'all are doing lif

reporter anabel munoz shows us how some of them are serving time in prison. as two historic wildfires raged in southern california, joseph mckinney and sal almanza were. among the firefighters who rushed to help. >> physically, it's pretty demanding. >> there's a lot of. hiking and it's in a rough terrain. we often go. >> where bulldozers and other vehicles cannot go. >> the visalia natives are two of california's more than 1000 incarcerated firefighters responding to this emergency. part of a state program for incarcerated men and women. >> i knew that the firefighting program was going to be the fastest avenue for me to get home to my son. firefighting has always been a passion of mine. >> most who are eligible and choose to join can qualify for sentence reductions up to two days off their sentences. for every day on a fire crew, they earn up to roughly $10 a day, plus an extra dollar during emergencies. mckinney says he's worked as long as 24 hours. >> it was. >> a lot, but, you know, they keep the water coming, they keep food coming. and, you know, you fe

reporter anabel munoz shows us how some of them are now serving time in prison.n southern california. joseph mckinney and sal almanza were among the firefighters who rushed to help. >> physically, it's pretty demanding. there's a lot of hiking and it's in a rough terrain. >> we often go where bulldozers and other vehicles cannot go. >> the visalia natives are two of california's more than 1000 incarcerated firefighters responding to this emergency. part of a state program for incarcerated men and women. >> i knew that the firefighting program was going to be the fastest avenue for me to get home to my son. firefighting has always been a passion of mine. >> most who are eligible and choose to join can qualify for sentence reductions up to two days off their sentences. for every day on a fire crew, they earn up to roughly $10 a day, plus an extra dollar during emergencies. mckinney says he's worked as long as 24 hours. >> it was a lot, but, you know, they keep the water coming, they keep food coming. and, you know, you feed off the energy of the other guys. y'all a

reporter anabel munoz, from our sister station in l.a, has the story. >> altadena holds a history of beloved community. >> one time we were 30% african american. >> the mountain view cemetery is the resting place of abolitionist and educator ellen garrison jackson clark and renowned author octavia butler. the community is also home to hundreds of black families whose homes were ravaged by the eaton fire. one week ago. >> you've got three generations of. and we are daniels, franklin, hughes, and we have an element that's not here. freeney. >> between these families, seven homes were destroyed. >> there's generational wealth that is in question now. >> one that is still standing is the home. shelley daniels and her husband paul purchased for about $16,000 in 1960. >> at that time, it was pretty difficult as a black person to get past grant pass woodbury realty. >> shelley and paul were engaged in racial justice efforts with organizations like the naacp and women in action. >> we organized in order to get some a black member on the city council. >> shelley's granddaughter, jamaica hughe

josh mankiewicz: next to testify was raven's co worker, anabel havazia's.ad sex. havazia: i did say to him, "what if your wife finds out?" and he said, "she won't ever know." josh mankiewicz: prosecutor franks then got to the heart of her case, hoping to prove that janet was trapped in an emotionally abusive marriage. charlene franks: now did janet ever talk to you about any problems she had in her marriage? britney romito: yes. josh mankiewicz: best friend britney romito said she heard first hand just how destructive janet's marriage had become. britney romito: i overheard him talking to janet. in a way that you wouldn't want your dog talked to. josh mankiewicz: what did he say? britney romito: he told her that she was good for nothing. that she couldn't do anything right. josh mankiewicz: britney said raven had taken control over every aspect of janet's life... including her phone calls. britney romito: she said, "he doesn't like me talking to you." britney romito: she said, "i have to walk to the pay phone to talk to you." and i'm like, my heart just.. b