Life Is Beautiful Because of You

Theresa Marston was incredibly close to her first-born daughter, 20-year-old Renee. The two were more like best friends, and they told each other everything. One Mother's Day, Renee presented Theresa with an unexpected surprise, a tattoo in her honor. When Renee arrived home early from work on the afternoon of Monday, August 5, 2013, Theresa could immediately sense that something was wrong. Then, Theresa's phone beaked. It was a text message from Renee's boyfriend, Braden Spateri: Sort your daughter out, threatening to kill herself.