marcus wesson

Six years ago, of Fresno was the scene of an infamous slaughter. Marcus Wesson is now on death row for murdering nine of his children. His victims were children he fathered through incest. In a primetime special "Family Secrets", the stories of Wesson's surviving family, including wife Elizabeth Wesson now be told.

Elizabeth Wesson divorce became final two months ago. She says it was a symbolic end to it. Marcus Wesson, the control of a part of his life since he was 8. family history is the focus of a one-hour special about her and her children survived decades of mind control and how they are progressing now.Elizabeth Wesson said not even start at the deep scars of his former husband on the left to see her and her children until several years after the heinous crime. "It feels like I'm in a fog or something. It gives me time to get where I am, it really is."

Elizabeth says her family opened and spoke candidly with correspondent Jay Schadler what they did to cope with extreme physical and sexual abuse. "This is the first time they verbally expressed what happened. And it will be difficult for me. Very difficult to observe." The twisted life of the family-controlled LED Wesson stopped in March 2004 when Fresno police arrived at a domestic dispute in the family home Central Fresno. After a brief impasse officers approached nine bodies stacked in a corner to find all the shots.

The murders ended a family secret hidden years of the group. A life of abuse, verbal abuse and incest. Even today, the breakdown of the way there is difficult. As part of the story, the family returned to places where they lived with Wesson ... Like Tomales Bay in Northern California. Although the family often lived together, were isolated from the world. The trip reminded Elizabeth of the emotional scars will always be your children.