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in this case, s beautiful piece of a land imrned out to be nothing but trouble. this is where bambi bennett's family was ripped apart by an act of cruel, unspeakable olence. bambi, her given name, was a fun feisty good old girl. country through and through. >> i was at my grandparents' a lot growing up. we gardened, and we had a big yard. you know, a huge yard. >> reporter: you're a country girl. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: but she'd endured her share of heartache even at a tender age. her parents divorced when she was just 6. mom remarried. then a few years later came that terrible day she'll never forget. >> my daddy and my granddaddy passed away on the same day. >> reporter: so all of a sudden you'd lost the two important men in your life? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: it was a bewildering and tragic day. there was so much sudden loss to absorb, that young bambi, not yet a teenager, paid no mind to her grandfather's and father's wills. but it turned out she'd been ft the entire homestead, all 240 acres of it, to be held am trust until she turned 18. not long after bambi inherited the farm,

s 24 yan maragand was li as mtr traistwdy th ho . youhogoin? yesorter: twent started ppg iners. tholuh yes >>eporte jusleem down when you could get them? feel. >> reporter: bambi was a single mom hooked on pills and sitting on a piece of land worth a small fortune. diane decided it was time to intervene before, say, another whirlwind husband du jour got half the property. >> mama said, if you put it in my name, it will be protected. >> reporter: and so she signed the deed to her property over to her mom. and then bambi signed over her heart, sending cody and nathan to be raised by their grandparents. she calls it her lowest point. >> i didn't want to do it, but i knew it was the right thing. she wanted to take care of them. she loved those children. >> reporter: it was a crushing loss, no question, but bambi agreed at the time the boys were better off. they loved diane and charlie. >> they're just very loving. like, did a lot of outdoor stuff. i mean, they spoiled us to death. >> reporter: nathan, how about you? >> they were the most loving individuals i've ever met in my life. my grandma is the most sweet woman. and everybody says so. >> reporter: with the bo