breaking news tonight, a young mom, just like millions of moms across america, goes out for an evening walk, on a rural roadway, not far from her home. talking on the cell phone, a friend on the other end, hears screams, and the young mom screaming, please, don't take me, her voice has not been heard again. she has vanished without a trace. that phone later found discarded, thrown into someone's lawn two miles way, tonight, where is kristi cornwell?

>> along a country road, a single mom kidnapped taking a stroll. her cell phone was found more than three miles from where she was taken. >> a prperty owner mowing the grass near the road, spotted the cell phone, picked it up, turned it on, recognized immediately it belonged to kristi. >> it would have forensic evidence. >> they're going to look for strangers. on a statistical basis, it's more likely she was kidnapped by a client, a neighbor, a friend, somebody that knew her. >> the words she used, the fact she was on a cell phone, someone did it any way. the location is not a location where somebody would be looking for a random victim. >> you have to interview almost

everybody she flew. you cannot omit anybody. >> and tonight, live to anaheim. a quite community reeling after a suitcase is opened to reveal a body. the small-framed young woman remains unidentified. who is she? how did she come to be murdered and thrown way like trash? cops work around the clock to make an id. >> i reached into the dumpster, pulled up the flap, i discovered the body. >> a shocking discovery. a 20-something woman's body found in a suitcase. >> a call about 7:00 this morning, from a subject that had been lookinging if recycleables.

>> man trolling the dumpster finds the woman. the police find a nude, small-framed woman inside a small suitcase. >> it was probably about a three-foot suitcase. he lifted it up, you could see a shoulder and an arm. there where no clothes on it. >> an autopsy just conducted, trying to determine cause of death. >> how they got it in a suitcase that small, i don't know. it's horrible. also tonight, lady justice does a back flip. a 27-year-old policeman, shot dead when he rescues a hopeless man from an attack by street

thugs. the killer gets the death penalty. the courts bend over back wards for the killer. former president jimmy carter and the pope inject themselves, defending the cop killer. no offense, but why? the alert tone goes out again, and this time, they said it was an officer down. as i turned to come into the parking lot, my headlights came across, a police officer face down on the parking lot. >> that officer, mark mcfail. he stepped in to stop a fight, he was shot twice. this officer started cpr.

>> mark had just had a baby. you think of those things later. he was out in uniform, working an extra job for money for his family and new baby. >> he says the violent way he died was unforgivable. >> he shoots the officers, he's trying to push back up to live, he stands over the top of him, and with what people in the crowd said was a smirk of happiness, executed the police officer. >> a jury only took a few hours to find him guilty, and a few more hours to send him to death road. the police officer's wife agrees. >> they were adamant about what

they saw. >> they believe that the punishment should stand. >> good evening. i want to thank you for being with us. a young mom, like millions of mers across america, goes out for an etching walk, along a rural roadway not far from her home. taking her cell. the friend on the other end hears screams, and hears her scream, please, don't take me. her voice has not been heard again. she's vanished without a trace. tonight where is kristi cornwell? >> breaking new developments. a missing single mom kidnapped almost a week ago. at first, only her belongings, left on a country road in blairsville. her cell phone was found. >> it was found friday night. dive teams went into the water on knotly lake.

today, teams went to the road where she was abducted. >> we attempted to do a systematic search. >> they have brought in bloodhounds. they have about 100 people on the scene. >> authorities are stopping cars on jones creek road. asking drivers if they saw anything friday night. >> we're not going to stop. we're not going to stop. doesn't matter how long it takes. there will not be an end to this search. >> straight out to eric, with wrg news radio. eric, what happened? >> that's what everyone would like to know. a woman disappears after going out for a walk. she's on the phone with her boyfriend, the boyfriend hears screams, hearsay her say, no, don't take me, that's the last

anyone has heard from her. that's the big question tonight, where is she? more people getting involved searching a wider area. they're optimistic. >> this is an everyday mom. out walking not far from her home in the evening, not late at night, 9:00 p.m., talking on the cell phone like so many of us ladies do. on the other end, the boyfriend hears her screaming, please don't take me. she's not been seen alive again. her cell phone was found, thrown out the window of a vehicle about two miles way on a lawn. straight out to our producer standing by outside the command certainty. what can you tell me about two vehicles the cops are interested

in? >> one is a white suv, the other is a tan or gold colored sub come pablgt car, a nissan or toyota. >> what do you mean be that? four door, two door? >> they're not saying. sub compact car, nissan or toyota, tan or gold colored. >> let's put the photos up again. where are they getting these? where are they getting the descriptions? >> coming from leads coming in. i was stopped today by law enforcement. they're taking people's licenses. want to know where the vehicles are from. the population here is about 720

people. a small, tight-knit community. >> a very special guest. we're talking your calling live, help us. we are involved in the search for this young woman. no idea no, real lead, where is kristi cornwell. out ho richard cornwell, her brother. thank you for being with us. what are cops telling you tonight? >> they briefed us on the search today, using helicopters, atvs, ground searches. horseback. they have canine teams, divers serging lake knotly, around bridges, they are continuing

their -- continuing to throw all their assets at the search. there's -- >> richard is joining us, her brother. you mentioned canine dogs. did they pick up her scent along the road where she was walking? >> i'm not ware of the details of that. they have used canine units in the vicinity of the abduction site. close to the cell phone location. they're using canine units throughout the search. the cell phone was found a few miles way. >> how far away had she gotten? she was on a rural road, not a lot of traffic. how far had she gotten from the home? >> it was the loop she made on a routine basis. a couple of miles.

at some point this the two-mile round trip that the abduction occurred. >> not even two miles way. this is not a hollywood celebrity out 2:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., hitting the night spots. a young mom out for a stroll, talking on her cell phone, she's gone. help us find her, call the help line. 706-439 -- >> her younger brother said she's a loving mother, sister, aunt. she's a former probation officer, counselor. >> i want her face out there as much as possible. hopefully get someone that has spotted her lately.

every night nancy grace brings you the justice from the courtroom. >> a jury rendering a verdict that speaks the truth. >> you trust him. that's what the case comes down to. >> pick up nancy's new book, "the 11th victim." 38-year-old kristi cornwell, of blairsville, last seen tuesday night. she was on her cell feen talking to her boyfriend. >> he says that she said a car was pulling up. he said he heard signs of a struggle. he reportedly heard screaming, heard her say, don't take me. that's when the phone call cut

off. >> nearly 100 people from different agencies combed the hillside near where her phone was found. >> we're looking for anything that was left, disposed. thrown out of a window. any adisht item of evidence that might be beneficial to the investigation at this point. >> we keep hope, keeping hope alive. we'll continue to do so until we find her. >> straight back to eric jens with wrga news radio. was this a normal routine? every evening? >> i don't know that it was that routine, but it was not out of the ordinary for her. this is something she did. it had just gotten cool out. this is the time she would have been in that place. >> i don't know if it's dark at that time of the night.

a nice area in georgia, blairsville, not downtown atlanta. it's rural, calm, quiet, it's beautiful. right there on the carolina border. joining me, along with natisha lance, wr at the command certainty, the very dear present of hers, sherry kimsey. did she take this walk often? >> she walked late in the afternoons, or in the evening, because it was cooler. i think that she had taken a fall earlier and had an injury, and was trying to walk off the soreness and pain. this happened a few weeks earlier. she was exercising, trying to get rid of the pain, i think.

>> sherry kimsey, joining us at the command center. personal items were found. that's how police are marking the spot. what items did she take with her to go on a walk? >> i'm not slur about that. i've not been in contact with the authorities. i've stayed in contact with family and friends. i think she dropped a shoe during the struggle. and of course, the cell phone. i'm not sure. >> she had a foot or a leg injury? >> i'm not sure. she had taken a fall at her apartment. briefly told me about it. she was in pain. i think it was her back. >> back to richard cornwell, her brother. wasn't she? school, studying? >> yeah, she was between

semesters. she was studying medical laboratory technology in dalton. she was staying at my parents home between semesters. >> describe the area. it's rirl. beautiful country. seems as if this would not be an outsider. this is a rural road. who would know about it? >> it's a two-lane, asphalt county road. about 12 miles from the city of blairsville. it's a rirl area, halfway between blue ridge, georgia, and blairsville, georgia. >> this is just where the mountains are starting on the appalachian trail. >> caller: you're the best thing

that happened to tv besides color. >> i'm going to get a recording of tonight's show. and when the twins are fussing at mommy, i'm going to play it for them. >> caller: has the boyfriend been ruled out as a suspect? i saw her mother this morning, she is the one that called 911. that doesn't add up to me. >> natisha, explain that. how did that unfold? >> the boyfriend called the mother first. he told her what happened. he was horrified. the mother called 911, and he called them after that. >> we'll be joined when we come back by marc klaas and joshua perper. we'll unleash the lawyers.

a mother of a 15-year-old son, disappears out on a walk in a rural area. disappears, the last known kkt is with a boyfriend in atlanta. he hears what sounds like a struggle, he reports hearing her saying, don't take me, then he losing a connection. no sign of her since then. >> someone might have known her routine. she was a probation officer in the past, might be seeking revenge. >> i think that's far fetched. eleanor dixon, and peter odom. and joining us from seattle, ann bremner. typically, they come back for

the person that sent them though jail, not the person that keeps them out of jail. >> it's the person that makes the charges. >> especially not the probation officer, she wouldn't have anything with them going to jail. she would have to do with them stage out of jail. that theory doesn't make sense. how often have you, peter, seen anybody come back and get the probation officer? >> very rarely. retaliation on rare instances. let me take issue. probation officers get up close and personal with the people all the time. they have to search the premises. >> she has not been an officer since 2002. >> there's no evidence that there's a former probationer

involved at all. >> you're the best thing on tv since perry mason. black and white tv, like your caller said. i think that's not a good theory. they go after the judge or their own lawyer. probation officer, almost never.

kristi cornwell, walking along a remote area tuesday, a walk slooes taken many times. a 38-year-old, talking to her boyfriend. he hears the concern in her voice, she sees a car approach. the last thing he hears, she's screaming, don't take me. line goes dead. she's not been seen since. >> from the evidence collected, it does indicate an abduction, and the gbi is using that word.

>> she was abducted, placed in a vehicle, removed from the area. that speaks for itself. she's in danger. >> we plea they would have mercy on her. return her safely to her family. and we just want to say we need her. she has -- she has a 15-year-old son that needs her very much in his life. >> how many times, ladies, have you walked or jogged talking on your cell phone? this young mom on a rural road near her home, not a heavily traveled area. boyfriend hearsay her scream, please, don't. don't take me, she's not been seen again, last seen tuesday,

she's 150 pounds, five feet, five inches. >> caller: my question being, with her being into the -- with her colleagues, have they questioned the colleagues or anything of that nature? >> the students where she's at school? >> caller: what about them? >> good question. what do we know, eric? >> she was in between semesters. any great details are not being released. no word as to whether that's helpful at this point. >> to marc klaas, wondering how routinely she took the walk. it was a loop, a loop, according

to her brother who was with us tonight. someone could easily see her walking this loop. >> that's true. i would look at this as a cautionary tale. if someone can snatch this woman, with her experience, her training, what hope does a young child have against a determined predator. people have to keep these things in consideration. it would be wise for women out by themselves to have some form of self-defense, and for kids not to be out by themselves. >> a lot of times, women have a false sense of security when they're out and have their cell. >> absolutely. because she did know self-defense, maybe a false sense of security. the martial arts professionals

will tell you, it can still happen. >> caller: hi, nancy, thanks for taking my call. i'm wondering kristi's frame of mid prior to the disappearance. her statement, please don't take me, seems strange. i'm wondering if she could have planned this. >> to her brother, had she been known to stay away overnight or disappear? >> absolutely not. she had plans to visit my home in tennessee this weekend. she was happy. there was no reason why she would cause this to happen. >> so shto sherry, a close frie

of hers, what can you tell me about her, as a person? what was her state of mind at the time she was taken? >> as far as her state of mind, the last time i talked to her, she was extremely happy, happy with school, doing well. she was looking forward to life, and the thing that, there's two things about kristi that struck me when we first became friends. number one is she's a true woman of faith. she's an independent person. it was surprising that she was overtaken. it believe it was a sudden thing that happened. she's a very -- just a very, like myself, very independent. sometimes that can get us into trouble.

but, she's -- a kind, sweet person. she would help anybody in a minute. we had many conversations about the good lord and her faith. that's what we're doing here is praying. >> with me is sherry kimsey, kristi's brother, richard cornwell. you're seeing photos of a young mom that disappeared fleer her home. taking a walk, talking on her cell phone. the tip line, 706-439-6038. please, help find christi. we're squiching gears. take a listen. about 7:00 this morning, the neighbors came over and said that the guy that collects the

trash thought he saw a body in the trash in a back. >> a man looking for aluminum cans got more than he was looking for. a blood-stained suitcase, inside, a woman's body. she appears to be in her 30s. >> we have no identification. >> they believe she died within 24 hours of her disposal. a witness said he saw a puncture wound in her back. how did a woman in her 20s end up dead, folded in a suitcase. >> it was like a three-foot suitcase. a small bag. a very thin one, a canvas bag. so you know, you wouldn't think there would be a full-sized body in there. >> not a child, not a child. originally it was reported.

that's what they thought, as of now, it's a female adult. >> straight out to john baird, joining us from knx 1070. what led the person to open the suitcase to start with? >> he lives in this neighborhood. looking for cans and bottles. it was 7:00 in the morning. sees the suitcase, cease what he thinks is a body, goes to an adjacent property owner, looks again, sees the skin. they've done an autopsy. they believe she was murdered. had only been there a few hours. that she was killed somewhere else. to clark, or producer on the story. what can you tell us? >> people thought it was a small

child. a two-foot by three-foot suitcase been an adult female was in there, in her 20s, she had dark hair, no identification found. >> and to sergeant shawn morgan, how long do you believe she had been dead? >> our initial report, a few hours prior to finding the body, shortly after 7:00 a.m. on saturday. >> police on the trail, an unidentified woman found in a suitcase in anaheim. police working hard to identify her. to tonight's safety tips. with millions of people trying to squeeze in a summer vacation, how to stay healthy on the road.

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to find something like that, 7:00 in the morning, getting ready to go to work, have something like that happen. why here? it's probably 200, 300 feet where they dropped the body. why they picked that dumpster, i don't know. or this neighborhood. i don't think it's anybody from around here. you would think somebody came and got the body.

>> straight out to dr. joshua perper. author of a book. what does it say about the woman if they cannot make identification? >> the body was not decomposed. they can broadcast an electronic image of her face. even with discoloration, any injury on her face, they can edit that. >> to diana, one of 26 certified forren sick authors. what would be the challenge of trying to reconstruct what she looked like in life? >> as long as i have a clear

photo, i would study, open the eyes, do the measurements, redraw her face, it would be put out to the public. as long as you open the eyes, swelling or decomposition, a forensic artist could see through that and bring the person back the life. >> how are you going about trying to identify the victim. that would be step number one, before you can start pursuing the perpetrator. i'll be right back with sergeant shawn morgan. how do you do that, bill? >> if the fingerprints are available, facial characteristics, if the face is visible. you have dental records. the police with confronted with two problems, one, identifying the body quickly.

they can go to a database. they should be looking into that. a missing person database. checking with low kag police departments. find out if anybody was reported missing. they have to solve the crime. clearly, this woman was murdered. they can speak to finding out the motive once she's identified. but there -- >> out to the lines. hi, trinita. >> caller: good evening. how are you. >> i'm fine. what's your question. >> caller: have the police been compiling any woman coming up missing in in area? >> good question. what about it, john? >> the police said they cannot match any missing person's report to a female in her 20s. they're still looking. it will be up to the kor

coroner's office. >> what can they do? >> they're trying to check for surveillance. there may not be any. they're hoping for a shot in the dark. >> to eleanor, what does it say to you. you prosecute things like this all the time, that the victim was folded up and put in a suitcase. >> she's being treated worse than trash. so good that the body was found so close to the time of death. >> everyone, a very disturbing story next. a young flifr, gunned down, trying to save a homeless person from a vicious beating by street thugs. shot dead, leaving behind two young children.

the courts are bending over back ward to help the killer. and joining in the fray, former president jimmy carter, and the pope, sitting over in the vatic vatican, have decided to come to the aid of the killer. no disrespect, but why? take a listen. ♪ >> since 1989, one of these roses represent mark mcfail. >> he was a great family man, loved everyone close to him. was a truly a good man. >> new information coming into us in the case of georgia death row inmate troy davis. the supreme court is -- >> it's still tough. i drive by the cemetery all the time. it's tough for me to go in, but

i think -- when this is resofld, i think i'll have the opportunity to go by there and sit down with him. >> straight out to annalisa mcfail, the mother of the murdered officer, mark mcfail, who came to the aid of a homeless person, gunned down. thank you for being with us. are you stunned that now this is going back down for another evidentiary hearing? >> nancy, is this you. thank you for talking to me. i'm absolutely stunned. i'm kind of angry. because, we have been going through this for all these years, and i was hoping we finally would koth come to an end. >> two children left behind, now

the supreme court is bending over back wards to help a convicted cop killer. there were five eyewitnesses to the shooting. two police but to other ordinar lay people. why? why has this not been put to rest? we are taking your calls live. right now, i want to give a special thank you to "headline news" robin meade for having me on today about the twins and my novel "eleventh victim." tonight, happy birthday to georgia friend bonnie. she never misses the show. the show has inspired her to follow her dream. congratulations to marlesa from california. a deputy d.a. graduated with an l.e.m. in the law, prosecutorial science. only one out of six in the whole program. what a superstar. congratulations.

this young police officer gunned down trying to save the life of a homeless person near a bus station. who was being attacked by vicious street thugs. now, 20 years later, the supreme court, along with the pope and former president jimmy carter, have decided to side with the killer. no offense, but why? to stacy newman, our producer on the story. stacy, give me a nutshell. just quickly, stacy, weren't there, to my recollection, either five or seven eye witnesses? >> there was as many as up to nine witnesses in the case. several took the stand and said

davis had confessed to them. they saw him shooting this cop. now where we're at in this state, witnesses are now saying they don't even know who shot him. >> but that's only what i think two or three of all those eyewitnesses have recanted? >> correct. >> some of them are saying they don't know what leaned. nobody's said no, he didn't do it, did they? >> exactly. they're either saying, you know, someone else shot him or they don't know who did it but they're not saying he didn't confess. >> this is so wrong. this case has been through about how many levels, eleanor dixon, very quickly, on the death penalty case, how many times has this thing been reviewed? >> times before trial, times after trial, state and federal. so it's as many as ten or more. >> 20 years later, this cop still cannot rest in peace. it's just wrong. everyone, i want to stop and remember marine lance corporal

raul bravo. 21, killed iraq. on the second tour, awarded the medal of valor. fellow marines called him "brave heart." loves hunting, rollerblading, donating to charity. spoke many languages including hebrew and arabic. biggest dream, getting married, starting a family, getting a dog. leaves behind his parents. three sisters. raul bravo, american hero. thanks to our guests but especially you for being with us. thanks to kim gordy in lafayette, georgia, for this beautiful necklace i'm wearing tonight, lucy and john david. she really knew how to get to me. everyone, i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. and until then, good night, friend.

coming up next on "issue," a 38-year-old georgia mom minding her own business, out for a walk in a rural area, apparently abducted. we don't know what happened to her. but we know that something in this country has to change. this is a war on women. this is the same area where another woman was abducted just over a year ago. and she ended up tortured and dead. we hope we find this woman alive. but tonight on "issues," we're going to take a deeper look on this war on women and what needs to be done to stop this from happening again and again. then, speaking of war on women, a mother raped at gunpoint in front of her young children, says she's being victimized again because they're trying to blame her? the outrage. and the back pedaling. we're going to tell you all about this unbelievable story

coming up next on "issues."