. >> it is a story keith morrison followed for nearly ten years. >> how? when? >> i got a call from her boss, said she hadn't showed up for work. >> they found her in the car. >> i saw in the back of her neck some ligature marks. >> she just didn't deserve that. >> a small island, a small pool of suspects. ryan, her lover with a past -- >> i had no idea he was a drug dealer. >> and darren, the soon-to-be ex-husband. >> that morning he called in sick. >> was darren polygraphed? >> he didn't pass. >> and the lover? >> he didn't do that good either. >> without much else to go on, this case was growing colder by the day. >> nothing. just nothing happens. >> but a father doesn't forget. >> i have to have justice for my daughter. >> after all these years, are there still secrets to uncover? >> must have been quite a journey for you. >> it isn't over yet. >> this father finally got his answer, but is it the one he wanted? >> never in my wildest dreams would i have imagined what we're going through now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." sandra galas was born an

here is keith morrison with, a crack in everything. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it was his secret.gift. it was christmas eve in the year 2006. a little farm, not far from a little town, called buffalo. buffalo, missouri. on that farm, in a fine new house that brad and lisa jennings had built further family the stockings were hung, the children were snug in their beds, and lisa was sitting up, very late, drinking wine and crying. meaning, well, who knew? but, for one thing, with lisa in the way, brad couldn't sneak that secret of his into her stocking, which started the flooring argument, the slamming doors, and the sudden silence. before amanda woke up to the sound of her dad and 9-1-1. >> he is very hysterical. he's crying, can't really say anything other than get here quick, get here quick. i heard that two or three times. >> reporter: such a complicated detail with its secrets, lies, shifting loyalties. and here, of all places, this throwback to an idealized mass. >> we hunted mushrooms, we picked up walnuts. >> reporter: they were inseparable children, brad and his older sister

keith morrison (voiceover): there are many kinds of grief.ou could stay undetectable with fewer medicines. alexis and rachel were struggling with the angry kind. not angry with their mother for dying, no. there are many kinds of grief. alexis and rachel were struggling with the angry kind. not angry with their mother for dying. no. it was what grew from the suspicion they felt that their father was hiding something very bad. but still, there were practical models to deal with. such as who should care for the smaller mcneill children. alexis returned to medical school, so rachael volunteered. when there father insisted they find a nanny instead. right away. >> he asked me, demanded that we go to the temple to pray for having a nanny. which is very strange, because my father is not very spiritual at all. >> and they're outside the temple. they were approached by a mysterious brunette. >> she said oh, i was at the funeral and i am so sorry for your loss. and my father said, oh, i'm sorry. i know. i know. what is your name? >> and she said my nam

keith morrison: it was asthe 11th of march 2011.st.say. >> it was the 11th of march, 2011. this was it. the big event. d-day. you could say. it was early evening, cold as the sun went down in meridian, cold and bleak and the two homes, in particular, it was very bleak, indeed. candy hall arrived home from work to find her husband rob packing boxes to leave. what other reason could there be? >> i know we were probably coming down to the wire. >> you're having the unfair fights married couples have all the time. they betray each other with abandon and wonder why it doesn't work out? >> yeah. the thing i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause on so many people. i knew one day that this was all going to come out, but the way that it usually ends up -- >> well, now you can only look back and wish it had turned out that way. >> right. >> around the same time across town, about two miles away, ashlee corrigan had made a mistake and told her husband emmett that in her desperate state of worry, she had asked her family memb

keith morrison (voiceover): kevin jones's parents had won and lost.r their son kevin, but had lost a young woman they considered a daughter. >>> orkevin jones parents have won and lost. they won freedom for their son, kevin, but had lost the young woman they considered a daughter. they wanted justice so badly for nona they spent their last dime to find her killer. they believed their sacrifice finally paid off when police arrested her neighbor, gary dunn, for her murder. >> i believe he committed this crime. that is my belief, based upon what i saw in these trials. >> dunn's trial opened in april, 2010. hiram jones listened as the state had already tried his son, hiram jones now argued that dunn was a sexually violent young man, who was stalking the beauty queen whose bedroom we could see across the parking lot. his own wife testified he was violent in bed with her, and that weeks before nona's death, she caught him hanging around known as front door in the middle of the night. so said the prosecutor, the jury could be sure that dunn killed nona after

here is keith morrison with "graduation night". >> in the summer in the town of -- detroit, michigan.. i'm a divorce mother of three named mary evans was poking around in one of her favorite places. facebook. >> you could look up what everyone is up to. were they at today. are they successful? did they take the wrong path? >> dear, mary. no idea that a little innocent poking into her own past would dredge up a shocking truth, long buried. >> oh, i was stunned. it was unbelievable. >> and a nightmare's worth of terror. >> i could've been killed that day. >> that would bring together an unlikely band of friends, old and new, in a fight to right a terrible wrong. >> and then a miracle happen. >> but no. in 2009, it was just an ordinary summer day. no sign of providence anywhere. just mary reminiscing about the old days and friends long since gone away. well, you know how it is? a person wonders. not such an uncommon thing among people who grew up as mary did in northeast detroit. >> when i moved in, it was actually a nice neighborhood. you could walk around the streets, singing at 1:00 i

ask your eczema specialist keith morrison: it was huge, the funeral.ral. like burying short creek's version of the pope. even more so because the prophet, rulon, dead at 92, was supposed to be immortal. and welcome to second coming of christ. >> the shock just when he absolutely did die. i remember thinking, no, that cannot be. that does not fit into what we have been told. and if we had enough faith, then he would live that long and he would be living again. it was because of our lack of faith that this man in his 90s died. and that's what's when warren made his move. >> you just stepped into the vacancy and then said that is it, it is me now. >> he didn't say it, very subtly, but very aggressively. warren is diabolically genius. >> by the time uncle rulon died, his son was untouchable. get in short, he was officially declared prophet of the flds. >> he proceeded to kick any threats out of the church. he held a meeting, and immediately kicked out 21 men that were a threats to his authority. >> remember the andrew chatwin? he knew several members of th

keith morrison: kody patten confessed to killing his childhood friend, mickey costanzo,

keith morrison: they arrested adam frasch, but not for his wife's murder.d a reason to hold him in jail. order, and he had no right to take the kids that morning. they had a reason to hold him in jail. >> he was arrested because he violated an agreement, having custody of the children. >> and you can keep them in custody for a while that way? >> sure, he stayed in custody. we continued to work on our death investigation. >> reporter: adam in his jail clothes, was shaved and pale when we caught up with him. he had a clear message, that he would never harm his wife. he loved samira from the night he met her in paris, almost ten years before. >> what did you see in her, anything new? >> her beauty, for one. >> couldn't miss that? >> yeah, and you know, she did not speak very good english. i spoke good french, and we just had a great romantic time together. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: once they married and started a family, adam told us there wasn't a better mother on this earth. that hyrah dot come clothing line -- adam figured samira was probably driven by the depriva

keith morrison: kody patten confessed to killing his childhood friend, mickey costanzo, leaving mickey's family stunned. they'd known kody for years. cody paton confessed to killing his childhood friend, nikki costanza. leaving nikki's family stunned, they've known cody for years. now, the case was taking another surprising turn. cody's girlfriend, tony fragile dropped a bombshell, freely admitting to cody's lawyers that she had also murdered mickey by slitting her throat. >> all of a sudden, he changed from one crazed killer to two people who committed a homicide. it gave us something to point the case towards, other than cody's actions. >> two killers, sharing the guilt. maybe with some good learning, his client could escape the death penalty, after. all like -- was almost besides the point for olson anyway. but not for tony's parents. not when they found out. >> no one that knows tony would have ever seen this coming. it just is impossible. >> their daughter had been even been a suspect, not even a person of interest. now, she confessed herself into a murder that could send her to dea

dat keith morrison: returning to our story. it was unbelievable.ing to our ,story. >> it was unbelievable. >> it was also a mystery. a young couple, possibly eloping ditched their small plane in a montana lake. >> they were kind of a romeo and juliet couple. >> dianne was found dead in the sunken plane. >> she just looked like she was actually sleeping. >> her lover jerry had disappeared and for decades he's been a fugitive. >> they were pretty sure he was heading to mexico. >> now a little white lie was about to leaded to astounding truth. >> did you confront him about these discoveries? >> i didn't want him to know i'd seen the article. >> after 24 years would the mystery finally be solved? >> should i make that call or let him be? >> the incredible story made public. >> some people probably see it as a crime story, some people see it as a love story. how do you see it? >>> dianne babcock died a terrible death. jerry ambrozuk was a fugitive. he had successfully done what few had ever pulled off. he disappeared without a trace. as if he were at th

keith morrison (voiceover): --of a threat from strangers. daddy will protect us. deep in the woods, a family lives in fear. >> what're you gonna do if they come back, a threat from strangers. >> daddy will protect us. daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. >> so when the strangers arrive, a father takes matters into his own hands. >> you hear crack, crack, crack. >> the terror, the bullets. this is like -- >> glasses exploding. >> the crime scene, caught on camera. >> anybody in the vehicle in bc are. hands >> it was bad, worse than anything i'd ever seen in my life. >> i cried for my dad. >> was this a murder? >> every day i think of that. >> all i could think of was my kids. what about my kids. >> it was in the dark that the fear began, in the dark, and it grew. >> it terrorized our family, our friends. >> who was out there, in the dark? here, miles and miles in primeval woods. so far from safety. from civilized protection. >> they could just come, onto our property, and invade our lives. >> but on the summer night, deep in the california sierra, the terror

keith morrison (voiceover): --of a threat from strangers. daddy will protect us. deep in the woods, a family lives in fear. >> what're you gonna do if they come back, a threat from strangers. >> daddy will protect us.

here's keith morrison with mystery in payson canyon. >> there are people on this glorious, sunkissed passionate of ours. who get up each morning to the miracle of being alive, and worry. not that there aren't things to worry about, of course. but whether we can do anything about them or not. and some people worry a great deal indeed. and to try to be prepared for whatever. and one of those prepared people was a brilliant, retired university professor. named cain morgan's in. whose sister was -- >> ised k. what will happen if i'm not prepared and i'm hungry, or my kids are hungry? tim we come to your house? and he said, i'll just shoot you. he was definitely willing to protect what he had. >> oh yes, he certainly was. and sure enough, one night. >> 9-1-1. what's the address of your emergency? >> but. we are getting ahead of ourselves. what happened that night was a long time coming. it was long before that when kay became a survivalist. with attitude. >> he knew exactly what he thought about everything, and even though he knew what he was saying was going to be outrageous, he would sa

keith morrison: it was one woman's battle with a shadowy church where teenage girls were ordered to marryas one woman's battle at a shadowy church where teenage girls were ordered to marry a man old enough to be their grandfather! >> he was 85, and i was 18. it

>>> next up the keith morrison every year around valentine's day, the "dateline" anchor shows his fansvenue. >> that's good for our age but do they have phonebooks out now? kids don't even know. >> that's so funny. >> but it is terrific. i love that tradition. >>> finally, john oliver is the latest a lister to sit down with willie geist willie geist. john opened up about doing the new john opened up about doing the new season of "last week tonight" in an election year >> previously, we have felt that we had to respond in the main body of the show to the election i'm not sure that will be as true this year because i don't know if there is anything unknown about these two men. >> is that a relief to you in some way because it strikes me you enjoy doing the other stuff more. >> hopefully we will be able to protect the main body of our show from whatever is happening on the campaign trail that week. >>> and later that night, you can catch the season premier on hbo. >>> just ahead, do you want the best sleep of your life? president's day weekend usually filled with mattress sales our friend