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♪ >> Jason: TONIGHT TARA GRANT’S
>> Jason: TONIGHT TARA GRANT’S
CHILDREN ALL GROWN UP AND
SHARING AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
WITH ALL OF YOU, ALMOST 15 YEARS
AFTER THEIR MURDER’S BRUTAL
MURDER. THE MURDER SENT SHOCK WAVES
THE MURDER SENT SHOCK WAVES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE YOUNG MOTHER OF TWO WAS
KILLED IN HER OWN MACOMB COUNTY
HOME.
>> Karen: THE CHILDREN ARE
SHARING THEIR STORY WITH THE HOPE OF HELPING OTHERS.
HOPE OF HELPING OTHERS.
HANK WINCHESTER WAS OUT FRONT
AND CENTER COVERING THIS STORY
AND YOU’VE KEPT IN CLOSE CONTACT
WITH THE FAMILY.
>> Hank: I’VE TALKED WITH THEM A
LOT OVER THE YEARS AND IT’S SO
GOOD TO SEE HOW THE KIDS ARE DOING TODAY.
DOING TODAY.
THEY’RE NO LONGER KIDS.
THEY’RE COLLEGE STUDENTS.
I’M SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW LINDSEY AND IAN HAVE DEALT WITH
LINDSEY AND IAN HAVE DEALT WITH
THEIR PAST AND HOW THEY’RE
HELPING OTHERS.
WHEN THIS TRAGEDY PLAYED OUT IN
2007, TARA GRANT’S CHILDREN WERE JUST 4 AND 6 YEARS OLD, LIVES
JUST 4 AND 6 YEARS OLD, LIVES
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN AN
INSTANT.
THEIR MOTHER MURDERED BY THEIR
OWN FATHER.
A CUSTODY BATTLE GOT UNDER WAY, IT WAS TARA’S SISTER AND HUSBAND
IT WAS TARA’S SISTER AND HUSBAND
WHO NOT ONLY GAINED CUSTODY BUT
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HELPING THESE FRAGILE CHILDREN DEAL WITH
THESE FRAGILE CHILDREN DEAL WITH
SUCH A DEVASTATING LOSS.
TODAY, THE CHILDREN ARE BACK IN
MACOMB COUNTY.
>> BEING ABLE TO GO AND SPREAD THE WORD AND MAKE SURE SOMEBODY
THE WORD AND MAKE SURE SOMEBODY
ELSE DOESN’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
ANYTHING LIKE WHAT WE’VE GONE
THROUGH.
>> Hank: THEY RETURN EVERY YEAR FOR THE TARA GRANT RUN WALK AND
FOR THE TARA GRANT RUN WALK AND
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT
DOMESTIC ABUSE.
>> IF I CAN CHANGE ONE PERSON’S
LIFE, IT WOULD MAKE IT TOTALLY WORTHWHILE.
>> Hank: THEY’RE MILES AWAY FROM
THEIR FORMER HOME, THE THE SITE
OF THE MURDER.
BUT MENTALLY, THEY’RE MILES AWAY
FROM THE SINGLE MOMENT.
THEIR LIVES SHAPED BY THEIR PAST, YES.
PAST, YES.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BY THE LOVE
AND SUPPORT THEY RECEIVED OVER
THE YEARS.
>> I WILL ADVOCATE THAT TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY I MEET.
ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY I MEET.
I WOULDN’T BE THE PERSON I AM
TODAY UNLESS I WORKED WITH PSYCHOLOGISTS THAT I DID.
PSYCHOLOGISTS THAT I DID.
>> Hank: LINDSEY IS ALMOST 21, A
STUDENT AT OHIO STATE.
>> I WANTED TO GO INTO PSYCHOLOGY FOR A WHILE.
PSYCHOLOGY FOR A WHILE.
WHEN I WAS TAKING PSYCHOLOGY
CLASSES A LOT, I’M GONNA WORK
WITH KIDS BECAUSE IT WAS THE MOST IMPACTFUL TIME I HAD.
MOST IMPACTFUL TIME I HAD.
>> Hank: SHE WANTS TO HELP OTHER
CHILDREN WHO HAVE DEALT WITH
TRAUMATIC EVENTS IN THEIR LIFE.
>> Hank: DO YOU HAVE A MEMORY OF
THAT TIME IN MY LIFE? >> I DO.
>> I DO.
AND IT’S INTERESTING, BECAUSE I
CROSS-REFERENCE WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE TO DO THE PATIENT, RATHER
THAN BEING THE PSYCHOLOGIST.
SO I CAN SEE IT FROM BOTH
PERSPECTIVES, AND I THINK THAT’S
WHY I WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AT IT
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE.
>> Hank: HOW DID THEY HELP YOU
NAVIGATE ALL THIS? >> THEY HELPED ME FIND COPING
>> THEY HELPED ME FIND COPING
MECHANISMS AND WAYS TO CHANNEL
HOW I WAS FEELING.
THAT’S WHY I’M SUPER INTO ART
NOW. A THERAPIST SAID, DRAW HOW YOUR
A THERAPIST SAID, DRAW HOW YOUR
FEELING, AND I STILL DO THAT TO
THIS DAY.
>> Hank: DO YOU HAVE ANY DESIRE
TO TALK TO STEVEN?
>> I DON’T THINK I’LL EVER NEED TO.
IF I CHOOSE TO DO IT, IT WILL BE
BECAUSE I WANTED TO.
>> Hank: ON YOUR TERMS.
>> FOR A LONG TIME, I FELT LIKE
I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO HIM FOR CLOSURE, BUT I CREATED CLOSURE
CLOSURE, BUT I CREATED CLOSURE
FOR MYSELF.
I RECOGNIZE THAT EVERYTHING
HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND I LIVE
BY THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I DON’T NEED HIM FOR THE
AND I DON’T NEED HIM FOR THE
CLOSURE I GOT.
>> Hank: IAN A COLLEGE FRESHMAN
IN WISCONSIN.
>> IS IT TOUGH FOR YOU? >> IT REHASHES WHEN I WAS
>> IT REHASHES WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER.
IT’S HARDER FOR MYSELF BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, IF I HAVE TO GO
THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF PAIN TO
HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT, I’M GONNA DO THAT.
GONNA DO THAT.
>> Hank: DO YOU HAVE MUCH OF A
MEMORY OF ALL OF THAT?
>> I HAVE BITS AND PIECES BUT
NOT TOTAL MEMORY BECAUSE I WAS
ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN IT
HAPPENED. >> Hank: HAVE YOU HAD ANY
>> Hank: HAVE YOU HAD ANY
CONTACT WITH STEVEN AT ALL?
>> I HAVE NOT.
>> Hank: IS THAT SOMETHING YOU
WANT?
>> NOT PARTICULARLY.
JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A REALLY
GOOD PLACE IN MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW AND THERE’S NO POINT
NOW AND THERE’S NO POINT
CONTACTING HIM BECAUSE HE DID
WHAT HE DID.
AND HE’S OUT OF MY LIFE.
>> Hank: BOTH LINDSEY AND IAN HAVE TURNED THE TRAGEDY INTO AN
HAVE TURNED THE TRAGEDY INTO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHER
PEOPLE.
THIS MONTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH.
AND UNFORTUNATELY DURING THE
PANDEMIC, CASES OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE DRAMATICALLY ON THE RICE.
>> I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD
THE WORD, END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
BECAUSE I’VE BEEN THROUGH THAT
SITUATION AND I’M TRYING TO MAKE
SURE NOBODY HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.
THAT AGAIN.
>> THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT
HAPPENS SURROUNDING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE IS THAT PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID TO LEAVE.
SO KNOWING THAT NO ONE WILL
JUDGE YOU AND EVERYONE WILL BE THERE TO LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU