"It stinks. It really stinks, especially having my own children," said Heather Nason, who babysat for the Smith's on occasion. "When I heard that they're gone I just fell to the floor and instantly started bawling. Anything tragic like this involving children, it just takes your own breath away."
Heather Nason, who used to babysit the three children, shared the assessment of many in the apartment complex that it was a happy family. She said she'd see the mother outside while her children were playing several times a week.
Neighbors Heather and Dellas Nason stopped to place flowers on the ground outside the apartment building, which was surrounded by crime scene tape. Heather Nason said she used to baby-sit the children.