This is a summary of the video... paraphrased unless it's in quotes.
There were several important things in the video I hadn't seen in articles.
http://www.kmov.com/video?id=125896568&sec=549692
This Aunt is the sister of Alexus' mother.
She did attempt to go visit the defendant to find out why, what happened, why didn't she call one of them... they would have gone to get
Alexus, they would have taken all the kids.
But she didn't call them to do that.
Alexus just caught her first fish with her grandmother.
Alexus had her first bike ride at her Aunt's house.
Alexus came home from Mississippi with fire ant bites all down her legs and thought they were freckles at first.
Alexus is always happy, always a bright smile that brightens everyday.
Alexus is reserved, kept to herself but if she wanted something she wouldn't stop until she got it.
Alexus had a great attitude, always made everyone's day better... if she smiled flashed her big smile you couldn't help but smile back at her.
Alexus is very intelligent.
Alexus and her cousin were going to work at McDonald's together and then be doctors together, she had life long plans.
Alexus went through things with her Mom, such as not being stable.
Alexus is a very loving girl and they are never going to stop loving her.
Aunt doesn't want to believe her sister did this... she didn't just lose one person, she lost 2. Even though her and her sister didn't always get along, she's still her sister.
If Alexus' Mom didn't do it then she is feeling really bad for her, because she shouldn't have to go through this alone.
If she did do it, she wants to know why... why she didn't just pick up the phone.
The family was told she was found in the crawlspace.
They checked for a pulse and found none.
"The cops told us that she was beat, almost her whole body was black and blue."
"Her neck was broken and the back her head bludgeoned severely."
"They think where it really happened was at the bottom of the steps and that's where she passed away at."
That Alexus' Mother was so scared that she just tried to hide everything.
"I don't understand how she can carry her lifeless body and put her somewhere else, that's the part I don't get. That's the part where I don't understand. You know, how can a Mom do that period. If she didn't do, how could she still cover it up, how could she still try to cover it up."
"There's a lot of questions all of us have. What happened, how did it happen... did she suffer? That's the most question that all of us have been asking in this house tonight."
"Did she suffer? You know, I don't want to think she did. Honestly, I know this sounds bad, but I hope she went... you know I hope she died fast...rather than died a gruesome death where she had to suffer a long time. You know she's my niece... but it's just heart wrenching. It's just hard to deal with, for all of us."
They sat down and went through pictures, remembering about all the good times. They found the last message
Alexus wrote... "I love you Phoebe."
The reporter asks about
Alexus' brother and sister.
Including a younger, 6 year old sister.
The Aunt says that
"yeah, she seen it happen, she was there."
An adult in the background says
"and so did the autistic son."
The crying child says: "She was sitting on the couch when Aunt Mary killed my cousin, she watched it happen."
http://www.kmov.com/video?id=125896568&sec=549692
And I want to go hug that child and tell her that it will be okay... and make it all go away for her.
I feel horrible for this Aunt... and seeing her cry, smile, laugh... when remembering Alexus.
Seeing her go from "Alexus is" to "Alexus was" and back again... (acting like a typical grieving family member) was horrible.
But hearing that little girl in the background crying... was just above and beyond.
My daughter and Alexus are 3 months apart and about 3 letters apart on their names.
My daughter was almost named Alexus... spelled that way.