The Kidnapping of Michelle & Breea Renee | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

foreign [Music] [Music] it's like ghosts do you just see the ghosts of them everywhere
[Music] if you close your eyes can you still see it all of it [Music] the focus of the case is Michelle Renee
she was living with her her daughter Bria they were living in a kind of a secluded
house does it feel like 22 years sometimes it does sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago sometimes it feels
like it was last week I asked the FBI to take Michelle back to the house to help reconstruct probably
the most traumatic night of her life his way went in the kitchen Michelle was a single mom she was a bank
manager somebody who worked hard to gain a job of position of trust and respect it had been such a long day and I was
just excited to be home with Bria we were on the couch it was just the two of us I was sitting here she was right
beside me and we were playing Game Boy a group of individuals put Michelle onto surveillance knowing
she was a bank manager and they devised a plan and we just heard this huge the sound just the biggest noise from
behind us and we I turned to look and just saw three people they're all lined up one right after the other just
rushing in running in the door that like squat style and they had their guns and
they were all in black and I just screamed super loud my daughter's cream super loud at that
point my daughter took off this way but two of them came to me put guns in my face one guy grabbed me
but back of my head forced me down in front of the couch that was right here they lined her up with duct tape they
put her seven-year-old on the ground and bind her up with duct tape and they tell
them that if they don't cooperate they're going to be killed they're going to be shot yeah
they let me turn around and see my daughter laying face down on the floor right here by the door
um face down with her hands tied and her feet tied um right there on the ground I heard my daughter say are you gonna
kill my mommy and are you gonna kill me and they said no not if your mommy does everything that we tell her to do they
said you're going to rob the bank for us or we will kill you and your daughter will be first
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A mother is forced to rob a bank to save her daughter’s life, then her abductor falsely claims the mother was in on the crime. "48 Hours" contributor Tracy Smith reports Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Michelle Renee recounts her traumatic home invasion where intruders threatened her and her daughter during a bank robbery.

Key points

Michelle's Traumatic Night. Michelle recounts the horrifying night her home was invaded with her daughter present.

Episode highlights

Michelle's Traumatic NightMichelle recounts the horrifying night her home was invaded with her daughter present.“I just screamed super loud.”2:15Feb 9, 2023

Episode quotes

Are you gonna kill my mommy?

A child's terrified question during a traumatic event.

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