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"Bradyn was just 4 years old, his sister Brooklynn was 15 months old when they watched their mother, Shannon Smith, stab their father, Robbie Takach, in the heart inside their Franklin apartment."

"Her defense attorney at the time, Mike Allen, argued Smith killed her boyfriend in self-defense.

Takach's family said that was a lie.

"Robbie had one wound, straight through his heart, no defensive wounds," Todd said. "They didn't observe any type of marks on her. She claimed in court he had her in a choke hold and was trying to drag her to the bedroom. The police officer seen no marks on her."

"She was sentenced to 10 years in prison."

"But now after serving a little more than half her sentence, Smith could be released soon."

""I think it would be better for me and my sister if my mom would stay in prison cause I am afraid of her. I have seen what she did to my dad," Bradyn wrote in the letter."