loved her mother. >> demesha and renisha were not just cousins but best friends.girls who lived at home and were almost like two sides of the same coin. >> they were on the same page. they were just alike because they liked being with each other. they didn't consider each other cousins. they considered each other sisters. >> as the new year approached, the young women's lives were looking up. demesha was the proud mother of a baby girl. and renisha's job on the line at chrysler helped her save enough money for a down payment on a chrysler 300. >> she said to me, mom, this is a good year coming for us, 2012. she was mentioning 2012. she said, this is going to be a good year for us. >> december 17th, 2011, was a saturday night. the young women decided to go out on the town with some girlfriends. >> i watched her get ready and, you know, did her hair and found her an outfit. and she just looked so pretty to me. >> i guess we said, "i'll see you later," and that was the last time i saw her. >> the following morning, denise and chikita awakened to empty beds in their d