Keith Morrison

Kenny was sent to a prison in upstate New York.

And that's where freelance journalist Maria Zone went to interview him while working on a Court TV documentary.

And after about 10 minutes, he said, can I go to the bathroom?

So he went to the bathroom the first time.

So Maria got a Snickers bar and a water from a vending machine.

And then she handed them to Kenny.

Big mistake.

The core TV crew recorded a few seconds of it until Kenny demanded they stop.

He was holding a pen to Maria's throat, the same pen you could see him handling during the interview.

Maria was terrified, but like a good reporter, kept asking questions.

He held her there on the floor for hours while hostage negotiators kept looking for an opening and Maria kept talking.

That was the distraction the authorities needed.

The guards pounced.

For his violent stunt, Kenny got sent to solitary confinement.

And years would pass before he would see his mother again.

A reunion in an L.A.

courtroom where a chilling story would come tumbling out.

The Kimes were serving time for killing Irene Silverman, but the story was far from over.

California was waiting to try them for the murder of David Kasdan.

Mother and son faced the death penalty for that one.