Susan Spencer (48 Hours correspondent)
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And Joni says that as the only other person actually in the house watching it all unfold, only she knows the true relationship between Mindy and Andy Barani.
Right, and that is definitely not a true statement.
She says Andy was nothing like the monster Mindy and her mother described.
Andy's parents, Bill and Ruby, live just two doors away.
What do you think of when you see this picture today?
The sweet little girl that Mindy used to be was replaced overnight, they say, by a teenager they hardly knew.
You have to realize what kind of a girl you're working with.
Mindy's grandparents and her aunt, Linda Koss, describe a 16-year-old headed for disaster.
You see, she was just lying all the time.
And a father desperately trying to save her.
That's the reason, Joni says, for the strict rules Andy imposed on his daughter.
She was calling friends in Indianapolis and making arrangements to run away.