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Morgan also writes, help me escape my mind. This one makes me sad.

While prosecutors build their case, two mothers visit their daughters behind bars weekly, sometimes daily.

While prosecutors build their case, two mothers visit their daughters behind bars weekly, sometimes daily.

And Morgan's mother tells me about the barrier between her and her daughter. And you would see her through the glass?

And Morgan's mother tells me about the barrier between her and her daughter. And you would see her through the glass?

Both families now say their daughters are trapped between adult and juvenile courts. And on this day, we are at Anissa's home when she calls to wish her sister a happy birthday. Her father, Bill, wearing a Superman t-shirt, Anissa still reveres her father to this day.

Both families now say their daughters are trapped between adult and juvenile courts. And on this day, we are at Anissa's home when she calls to wish her sister a happy birthday. Her father, Bill, wearing a Superman t-shirt, Anissa still reveres her father to this day.

And then a song for her sister. But as they sit behind bars, they are cut off from the resources typically available to treat children who commit crimes at such a young age.

And then a song for her sister. But as they sit behind bars, they are cut off from the resources typically available to treat children who commit crimes at such a young age.

And while they are not treated for mental illness, they are given a court-ordered mental health evaluation. And Morgan, who held the knife, who drew those pictures discovered in her bedroom, and who was unmoved by the movie Bambi all those years ago, she would now receive an extraordinarily rare diagnosis for someone so young. Early-onset schizophrenia.

And while they are not treated for mental illness, they are given a court-ordered mental health evaluation. And Morgan, who held the knife, who drew those pictures discovered in her bedroom, and who was unmoved by the movie Bambi all those years ago, she would now receive an extraordinarily rare diagnosis for someone so young. Early-onset schizophrenia.

In fact, Morgan's father had been hospitalized at least four times as a teenager himself.

In fact, Morgan's father had been hospitalized at least four times as a teenager himself.

It was that she must be sick. But if Morgan's father had a history of schizophrenia, we asked, did her parents look for warning signs along the way?

It was that she must be sick. But if Morgan's father had a history of schizophrenia, we asked, did her parents look for warning signs along the way?

Her daughter Morgan would stay in that jail for a year and a half, untreated for mental illness, until a judge gets her moved to a mental health institution where she receives medication. And did you see a change?

Her daughter Morgan would stay in that jail for a year and a half, untreated for mental illness, until a judge gets her moved to a mental health institution where she receives medication. And did you see a change?

And after more than a year of hearings and evaluations, Judge Michael Boren makes his decision on whether the children should remain charged as adults.

And after more than a year of hearings and evaluations, Judge Michael Boren makes his decision on whether the children should remain charged as adults.

When we come back, the families battle to save their daughters, to get them help, and to get them a chance to one day come home. But will they be sent away for years after what they did in the woods? Their fates revealed when we come back. It has been more than three years now since that horror in the woods in Waukesha, Wisconsin. And now a community torn.