I slipped into the shoes of a maniacal 81-year-old widow so effortlessly it was almost frightening.

"It's one thing reading about it in the news, it feels far, but when it happens next door to you, that's completely different and frightening," Liza tells me.

Announcing the charges, Bragg called the shooting a "frightening, well-planned and targeted murder".

"Their appearance was so intimidating and frightening. Honestly, though, they were very nice."

Students at Pepperdine were treated to a frightening scene as they watched the flames approach their campus early Tuesday.