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On November 13th, 2015, Megan Hyatt was busy packing up her belongings when her partner showed up unexpectedly.

She was leaving him and taking their five-month-old twin daughters with her.

Join me now as we take a look into a tumultuous relationship that erupted into a fatal altercation,

leaving two families shocked and heartbroken.

You'll also hear about one woman's perseverance and determination to fulfill her purpose,

finally bringing an end to her silence.

Megan Hyatt was born on October 15th, 1993, to Travis and Melissa Hyatt.

The couple had looked forward to having children and were overjoyed when they learned,

Megan wouldn't be arriving alone.

Megan and her twin brother Tyler weren't separable from the moment they took their first breaths.

We were best friends growing up.

I wanted to say, and so like, probably like six grade, and then I was like,

ill, my brother, I don't like him, but really I love my brother.

The twins were born in Jacksonville, Florida, home to pristine white beaches,

crashing surf, and flourishing city streets.

So we grew up in Arlington, which is an area of town in Jacksonville, Florida, and I want to say

that when I was younger, it was probably a nicer neighborhood.

But as I grew up, it just kind of went downhill.

You know, there wasn't any violence really or anything like that.

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