a happy family before an explosion of violence by joshua howser. kirby said in hindsight it was howser's lack of emotion even about the death of his off an alarm. >> i wish somebody would have smacked me in the face and said, that's kind of odd don't you think? >> howser's charges of abuse were upgraded after kylah died. the 12 attack contributed to her death. she is serving 17 years in prison. they are so happy on her rocking horse. at 26 kirby is remarried with two kids. her husband, steve, was with her through kylah's painful last dayses. kirby struggles to look back on her baby's death, but she says she is sure kylah's life was not in vein. >> god made his decision for me. we prayed kylah would be home again. that kylah could walk again or talk again. god answered our prayer. god answered our prayers in i can't be mad at him for that. does it hurt? it hurts like hell every day. but god also blessed me with two of the most amazing little people in the world. and those little people and kylah are what keep me going every single day. >> maureen: th

she lived for 22 months before she was brutally attacked by her then step-father, joshua howser. when kylah passed away the charges were upgraded to second-degree murder to which he pleaded guilty. since the horrible news broke kylah's mother has never spoken at length about the kind of man joshua howser was. kirby wanted to answer the tough questions that many people have wondered like were there previous signs of violence? >> i never saw him angry. i never saw him sad. things. >> maureen: kylah's mom, kirby, says now, only now in hindsight she sees some red flags. she agreed to speak with me because kirby believes her story will save lives. you can see the full report and these exclusive home videos and you will even get to hear kylah's sweet voice. turning tragedy in into triumph. join us for that and head to wbtv.com to see more of the pictures we have shown you. we have brand-new pictures never released to the public. adorable pictures of the girl we have grown to love and all of us embrace. >>> decisions made at the polls today are big for campaign 2016. over 1,000 delegate