keith morrison: no. what trouble that would cause for one simple reason. there was no preserving the crime scene. keith morrison: as far as police saw it, that day anyway, there was no crime. so no scene to preserve. people going in and out. everybody and their brother were walking through the house, his friends and stuff. keith morrison: ted's old friend, oscar goodman, felt the need to see it all for himself. i couldn't believe what i heard and got in my car and went over there. there were police there, tv cameras, newspaper reporters. no. all i say is that he was one of the best guys i ever met. that's it. thank you. keith morrison: ted's newest friend showed up too. reporter: could you spell your name? tabish, t-a-b-i-s-h. reporter: and you're a family friend of mr binion? i'm just a personal friend of ted's. keith morrison: rick tabish told the reporters he couldn't believe it. reporter: what were your first thoughts? what a tragedy. i mean, i know that he was trying real hard to straighten himself

keith morrison: coming up.om blunt force trauma to the head, and it appeared she had had several blows to the head. any defensive wounds? no. so this appeared to come out of the blue for her? it did appear to be, yes, a premeditated crime that occurred while she was sleeping. keith morrison: more than one suspect and maybe more than one killer. hard to do that alone. it is awkward and difficult to move a body. keith morrison: when "dateline" continues. protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and joint pain. arexvy is number one in rsv vaccine shots. rsv? make it arexvy. with cascade platinum plus, i have upped my dish game auntie, in that dishwasher? watch

keith morrison: unusual? maybe, that a detective should lean on her profound catholic faith to help solve crimes. but julissa trapp does. cases don't always get solved in 48 hours, you know? surprise, surprise. they take time and they take work. and that little rosary helps you? it does. keith morrison: if she could solve this case, she'd give that rosary to the dead woman's family. but first she had to figure out who she was. from just one identifying mark on her neck, a tattoo, jodi, was that her name? reaching now, detective trapp pulled up the anaheim police department's database of tattoos. yes, they have one, descriptions of tattoos collected from anyone they encountered. and what do you know? there was a match. but her name was not jodi, it was jarae, jarae estepp. she was 21 years old. she had been contacted the year prior here in anaheim on beach boulevard. keith morrison: beach boulevard? suddenly detective trapp's case took on a whole new complexion. if you want to buy drugs, beach boulevard's wher

a little more-- keith morrison: more nancy. man: --little more nancy, yeah. hello, i'm andrea canning, and this is "dateline." [music playing] hello, i'm andrea canning, and this is "dateline."r, and i prayed to god. i said, you know, i don't want to live. andrea canning (voiceover): it was a crime that engulfed a city. a young tourist murdered. reporter: he was stabbed trying to protect his mother. you had to get every one of them. andrea canning (voiceover): seven teens convicted. one says he's innocent. you don't have to believe me. look at the facts in this case. andrea canning (voiceover): now we're doing just that, tracking down witnesses. he was shaking. he started crying. andrea canning (voiceover): revisiting evidence. the most emotional day was reading the letter. andrea canning (voiceover): is he telling the truth or lying to win his freedom? you made that up, didn't you? andrea canning (voiceover): we're about to find out. this is a perry mason moment. right, she's a surprise to everyone. hello, and welcome to "dateline." in the late 1980s, robber

keith morrison: it's the playground of snow and gold, and she was at its heart-- beautiful, privilegedtic.