and a year before she died, michelle met deputy jeremy banks. >> one of our brothers introduced michelle and jeremy, and at first, we were all happy. he was a deputy. you know, my mom was thrilled. >> he was in a policeman's uniform. that's what i first noticed was the policeman's uniform, you know, and i said, "she's found somebody who's going to protect her." >> but as the relationship progressed, and around the time that michelle moved in with jeremy, he disrespected her, controlled her. i heard less and less from michelle. >> she says, "mom, it's getting bad." and that was about a month or two before she died. and i said, "just come home." >> narrator: the day she died, michelle told family and a friend she had decided to end the relationship. >> on september 2, 2010, michelle came over with alexis to have lunch. she loved this band paramore. i was going to watch alexis while she went to the concert with jeremy that night. and i'm making lunch, and i said, "what's going on?" she was really upset. and she said, "chris, it's so bad." and she just hung her head. i told her, "don't go to