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all the drawers.
She tried to take the computers
that were shane and tom's.
It was just like
shane didn't exist anymore.
- Shane was more than willing
to work with her,
Give her anything she wanted
of tom's,
But it started
to invade his privacy,
And he wouldn't say anything.
Martha would make a comment
about something,
the emotions away,
Like back
when kids would call him names.
- I couldn't
say anything, anyway.
I had no legal right
to stop her.
So, tom's mom was waiting,
along with us,
For the coroner to release
his body.
Due to the circumstances
of the accident,
They had to do an autopsy.
- We started talking
about the funeral.
And she said that,
no, we're all invited.
You know, "come as a family.
We'll just do all this
together. "
- She was very, you know,
"I'm taking my baby home.
You guys are all coming with.
I want you to be there. "
- And then, as the days go on,
She pretty much
quit talking about the funeral
And about us all going
And sharing tom
with everybody back east.
- Tom's mom was in the other room
or even sometimes
Right next to me
making the funeral arrangements
And planning it all out,
and I was not a part of it.
It was like I wasn't there.
It was like I was a ghost.
- She was a mother
who'd just lost her son...
Her 20-something-year-old son...
So there were no expectations
other than grief.
But I didn't think
that she was gonna hurt shane.
I thought that she loved shane.
- The feeling I got was something
was awry,
finger on it.
- And then,
that Thursday morning,
Martha was like, "I got to go. "
And shane's like,
"I'll drive you to the airport. "
She's like,
"no, I'll get a taxi. "
- I told her, "I'm not gonna
let you take a taxi. "
I kind of had a feeling
That she knew something
that I didn't know,
That she knew that his body was
gonna be released any moment.
- She was packing
All tom's clothes up that
she was gonna bury him in,
And the jacket
that she wanted to put him in
Was not fitting in the suitcase.
And shane's like,
"it's okay, martha.
I'll just bring it. "
and she was like, "no.
Absolutely not. "
It could have been foreshadowing
what could have happened,
That she knew then
That she wasn't gonna let shane
come to the funeral.
- And I dropped her off,
and we hugged.
And I asked her
to please keep me updated
So I know what's happening,
And she promised me
that she would.
But I never
heard from her again.
- She was so grateful
For everything that we did
for her son.
She just was crying and
hugging us and holding on to us
And, "I want to be a part
of your life.
I want to come visit. "
It was like
we were bonded with her.
And then,
the next day, she was gone.
- I talked to tom's mom
the day after he died.
And she said, "I'll let you know
As soon as I know
So that you can be there. "
Then, it was pretty much
radio silence.
to tell me when it was,
And I was very hurt.
I see the notice
in the newspaper...
Wake is this day.
Funeral is the next day.
I called tom's house to verify,
And, you know, the relative
who answered just said,
"if that's what the paper says,
Then I would probably
go by that. "
- And I personally called back
To different mortuaries
in his hometown
To try to get information,
any information.
from martha,
My mom and alex and I,
we all booked our plane tickets.
During our layover,
from one of tom's relatives.
And she wanted to let me know
That I wasn't welcome
to attend his funeral,
Because, if I do show up,
His uncle and his father
had planned an attack.
And she wanted me to know
That it's for my own safety
that I don't go.
Are they gonna kill my son?"
When we got into indiana,
One of tom's best friends
picked us up.
And alex was hysterical.
And the closer we got to knox,
the more hysterical she got.
And she was saying, "I lost tom.
I don't want to lose you, also. "
- I was terrified
That they were gonna come
and pull out a gun on shane.
- I remember him saying
more than once,
"you know,
they're in a lot of pain.
It's not just me
which was maddening.
I mean, I'd be angry...
"you're not gonna do this
to me. "
Nope.
He didn't respond that way.
- We had a secret location
to come up with a plan about,
You know, just kind of staying
out of their way.
And even though I couldn't
be in the church,
You know, just being near
was somehow comforting.
- Once I realized
That shane had been banned
from attending the funeral,
I realized that's why
They weren't telling anybody
when things were.
They basically were keeping
all the information close-hold
So that shane
couldn't get there.
- # in the blink of an eye
# everything has changed
- There were probably
800 people there.
Half of them were there
to support tom,
And the other half
- # if I could have
one more day #
# I'd spend it all with you
- The casket was in the middle.
And it was draped
with a culver blanket
And all of his culver
accomplishments,
And his mom was wearing
his culver ring.
I think it was very reflective
of the family
And how they viewed tom,
and not the tom that I knew.
When I got up to martha,
All I could think
in my head was,
"I have to kiss the casket
for shane. "
And I made my way over
to the casket, and I kissed it,
And I whispered, you know,
"shane loves you. "
Up until the point where he left
for california, basically.
And the speakers
were all from tom's childhood.
You know, it was his piano teacher
And people from culver.
- I took the flowers
From the bouquet
that the class of 2000 sent,
And I dried them so I could
give those to shane.
And I saved him a program
Because, you know,
he is the love of tom's life.
Unfortunately,
he wasn't mentioned in it.
Families, for literally 30 years,
And then you have to really face
the music.
And I think that's what happened
to tom's parents.
They had this great child.
He was smart and talented...
lots of positive things.
But the one positive thing
That they didn't want to brag to
their friends about
Is that tom had
an amazing partner,
'cause they were ashamed.
And so what they did
from the history books
By shutting down
his facebook page,
By disinviting shane
to the funeral,
To not even
mentioning him there,
Which is the most insulting
thing
Anyone could ever do
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