They told him that if he didn’t cooperate, his wife and daughters would be next.
Roscoe tried to resist.
But the boys were there.
And he was terrified.
The boat was damaged and abandoned to create the appearance of an accident.
Roscoe and the boys were taken to a remote property.
They were kept there.
Against their will.
And Roscoe was forced to record statements intended to protect the people behind the scheme.
I stared at the screen.
My husband had been alive.
My sons had been alive.
And Garrison had stood beside me during the search, telling me to let it go.
The final video was the hardest.
Roscoe looked directly into the camera.
His eyes were red.
He whispered:
“Margaret, I don’t know if we’ll get out.”
I covered my mouth.
He continued.
“Jory is trying to be brave.”
My heart broke.
“Tobin keeps asking when we’re going home.”
