Kenzie | Betrayal Weekly

Mackenzie Berry (0:03)

I remember, I was sitting on the bed and I opened it and I screamed. I was shocked. Horror was all I could feel. All the color drained from my husband's face.

I'm going to die.

Andrea Gunning (0:29)

I'm Andrea Gunning and this is Betrayal, a show about the people we trust the most and the deceptions that change everything.

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Kenzie grew up in Tuella, Utah.

Mackenzie Berry (1:17)

We lived right at the base of a really big mountain range in Utah. So literally you opened our curtains in the front yard and we were right at the base of the mountain.

I am the third of four and my oldest brother is a troublemaker. He would come up with all these silly little games that we would play. We spent a lot of time together as siblings while my parents were at work.

Andrea Gunning (1:41)

Their parents taught them to work hard for the things they cared about.

Mackenzie Berry (1:45)

If it was school or church or sports, whatever it was, they didn't really care as long as we put our best foot forward and did everything that we could. They really instilled the work ethic into us.

Andrea Gunning (1:58)

Her family is part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and faith is a big part of their lives. They all went to church together every week.

Mackenzie Berry (2:08)

We'd go every Sunday and then each age group would do activities together that I think definitely shaped me into who I am in a lot of ways. It just instilled more values of respect and hard work and honesty and all those things.

Andrea Gunning (2:23)

When Kenzie was 13, her family moved to Idaho. That's where she went to high school.

Mackenzie Berry (2:29)

I was in two to three choirs all throughout high school. I was in student council and I did really well academically.

Andrea Gunning (2:38)

She loved hanging out with her siblings, especially her older sister Brynn.

Mackenzie Berry (2:44)

She's four years older than me, so I wanted to be her. I wanted to do everything she did. We have the funniest pictures of us in matching dresses and I'm so happy and she's so mad.

Our rooms were right next to each other. And so we thought we were super sneaky and I would sneak into a room at night and we would play and we would talk. We'd hang out and then we'd hear my mom yell down the stairs, go to bed.

Andrea Gunning (3:07)

One day, Brynn came home from a church activity, buzzing about a guy she'd met there. She told Kenzie and their mom everything.

Mackenzie Berry (3:15)

And she was like, hey guys, I talked to this guy and he wants to take me on a date. And we were like, is he a killer? Because why does he want to take you on a date so fast?

Andrea Gunning (3:23)

His name was Taylor. When Brynn came home from the date, any skepticism about Taylor melted away.

Mackenzie Berry (3:31)

She was like, oh my gosh, you guys, that was amazing. He's a great guy.

She was so excited and so happy.

Andrea Gunning (3:39)

Kenzie's sister and Taylor started dating. They were teenagers, so at first, it wasn't very serious.

As the months passed, it became clear what a great fit they were. Kenzie was impressed with him.

Mackenzie Berry (3:53)

He just always seemed to have her best interest in mind, really aware of her and always wanting to be there for her.

Andrea Gunning (4:04)

Kenzie liked having Taylor around too.

Mackenzie Berry (4:07)

I really liked him. I was like, if you're in, you're in.

We had a brother-sister relationship. He was like an older brother to me. He would tease me. I would tease him back.

Andrea Gunning (4:18)

Soon, Taylor started hanging out with her family. Her parents embraced him.

Mackenzie Berry (4:24)

One of my favorite qualities about my parents is if one of us brings somebody home and we're like, this is the person, it's their person too. They loved him. They accepted him. They mentored him. They wanted to know, where are you going in life? How can we help you with that?