On December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family — Kent, his wife Tricia, and their two sons, Bart and Kevin — returned to their Sugar Land, Texas home from dinner at a restaurant. Upon entering the house, Kevin and his mother were fatally shot by a gunman inside the house. Kent and Bart were each shot in the shoulder. Police investigation revealed that the murders had been planned by Bart Whitaker, who had enlisted friends Steven Champagne and Chris Brashear to carry out the plot and had intended being shot himself as part of the scenario.

Among those interviewed are: Kent Whitaker, who says he has forgiven his son; Marshall Slot, detective, Sugar Land Police Department; Jeff Strange and Fred Felcman, Fort Bend County prosecutors; Also includes: interviews with residents of Cerralvo, Mexico, who became acquainted with Bart Whitaker after he fled there and assumed the name ‘Rudy Rios’; comments from other friends of Bart Whitaker who had previously been approached by him to help murder his family; and comments from several members of the jury who convicted Whitaker of murder and sentenced him to death.

Postscripts: Chris Brashear, the trigger man, pled guilty to murder. He’s eligible for parole in 30 years. Getaway driver Steven Champagne received 15 years in exchange for his testimony against Bart Whitaker. Friends involved in earlier plots against the Whitaker family were all granted immunity and are free.