and after he did that, he turned the gun on himself. >> david ratliff sr. began his spree of violence shortly after his release from the same jail in which his son is now incarcerated. he had served 119 days for threatening and abusing his wife. family members say he had never been violent until about a year earlier when depression, alcohol, and drugs sent him over the edge. >> he was a great father growing up. i loved him. he was my hero. i don't know any other dad that was better than he was. i really don't. he would get home from work every day and throw the ball with me. teach me right from wrong. spank me when i was bad. i love him for it. despite what he did. i do. >>> coming up -- >> just came and sucker punched me and i hit his again [ bleep ]. >> exchanging blows and somebody got punched. >> a single punch leads to devastating consequences. bulldog: the red tags mean save up to 40% on clearance mattresses. get up to 48 months interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. pup: i found a red tag! [laughter] bulldog: mattress discounters' year end clearanc

that's why i choose nicoderm cq. >>> david ratliff jr.itor to the jail. >> she volunteers here at the jail. tells her story and tries to lead inmates into the right direction. it's a crazy story. i know it can touch some people and help some people. >> i think he's proud of me for doing it. my concern was that i would have some of his cell mates in the program and i didn't want them to go back and harass him in any way, shape or form. stop getting locked up and it won't be an issue. >> still awaiting trial on unrelated charges of leaving the scene of an accident in which his passenger was badly injured and criminal involvement with an underage girl, ratliff has had problems both in and out of jail. he says everything went wrong three years earlier after his father went on a spree of violence. he murdered missy's mother, shot and murdered missy and took his own life. >> this right here is my mom and dad in florida. >> what do you think when you look at that picture of your parents, happy together? >> only good things, you know. the good da

>> the tragedy sent missy's son, david ratliff jr.ear-old man. how did you deal with that? >> not the right way. i started -- my drug use took a whole other level. i started shooting heroin, shooting whatever i could. i mean, that was it. i was numbing myself to complete numbness. kept coming to jail. kept getting other chances. >> what is your relationship with your mom now? >> after everything everything that happened, it was crappy. i blamed her for a lot of -- a lot of it. i blamed her. i blamed myself. i blamed her parents. i felt like everyone just came down on my dad too hard. and i still feel that way a little bit. >> i get a lot of the blame. and, of course, i understand it. and i take it. and i accept it. and it's okay. i'm a mom. that's what i do. i know that what his father did is not my fault. i love my son. he's my heart. and i'll never give up on him. although i have practiced tough love. >> i'm not someone who looks the other way and pretends he doesn't no wrong. >> missy says that david has written her several angry l

. >> david ratliff jr. and joshua adahar have used a ripped-up mattress cover, blankets, water bottles, and a canteen box filled with books to create their own weight machine. >> you all ready? this is the bowflex in prison. try stuff like this. >> while the workout rates highly on the creative scale, it doesn't take long for staff to spot the goings-on. and the gym is about to go out of business. >> turn around for me, put your hans on the wall. what's up? what's up? this is contraband. >> what is? >> everything i'm taking out of this room. >> contraband? to what, a blanket? to a matt cover? water bottles? >> the inmates can be charged by the county for destruction of county property. and they deny it. they'll be reprimanded and probably lose four hours rec. that's about the most. and they'll pay for the destruction of the property. >> it is the type of violation joseph mayberry has no chance to commit even if he wanted to. he's on his third day of suicide watch after swallowing the arm of his eyeglasses.