Original sentence: Burton's mother remarried, and Burton and his younger brother and sister had happier teenage years.He responded by kidnapping Burton's mother; after she escaped, he went to jail for two years for kidnapping.His father, who was abusive to his mother, never held a job for very long; the family moved constantly, living in trailer parks, cabins, and motels.In 1950, when Burton was 12, his mother went to the police and got a restraining order against his father
Edited sentence: A few months later, his father broke into the house through an attic window.By the time Danny was 12, he had lived in 38 states, in Mexico and in Canada.For almost a decade, his father beat his mother nearly every week.For several days, it was not known whether she was dead or alive.He had a sawed-off shotgun and dragged Danny's mother away.He had taken the knobs off the doors and windows on the passenger side, but somehow she managed to climb over him and get out.He has spoken extensively on his upbringing and the problems faced by abused children.He was arrested and charged with kidnapping.He was born into poverty and an abusive home.His father was a vagabond and never held a job for very long.However, Danny's mother managed to escape his father when he pulled the car over to get some sleep.In 1950, when Danny was 12, his mother went to the police and got a restraining order, then moved into her mother's house on Division Street in Indianapolis.Law enforcement authorities placed Danny and his siblings the Marion County Guardian Home.Sometimes he literally knocked her unconscious.The family moved from trailer parks to cabins to motels