Details: In 1959, Patti and Daniel Cordova divorced, and Patti left for Peoria, Illinois, with their two daughters, Debra, 5, and Diana, 3, and was forced to go on welfare to support them. Most of her family disowned her because of the divorce. She searched for work to get off welfare, and had her grandmother watch the girls. However, her grandmother began giving Diana presents and saying the Debra did not deserve anything. After weeks of neglect, Debra became very upset; Patti wondered about her grandmother's intentions. Patti believed that the woman was unstable and wanted to keep Diana for herself, so she eventually left with the girls.