was bobbi parker a hostage? >> there was no doubt in my mind that she had been kidnapped by this man. >> or was she a partner in crime and maybe much more than that. >> i said, are you all right? she said, yes, i'm fine, i'm happy. >> the case would ultimately make its way to a courtroom. but in all that time, the one person who has never talk sudden bobbi parker herself. that is until tonight. >> nothing made sense, nothing. >> if you had to pick a woman to star in a sensational true crimes story, you probably wouldn't pick bobbi parker. >> i grew up on a farm in north central kansas. i had a normal childhood. a normal upbringing. >> bobbi went to college in oklahoma where she caught the eye of randy parker. >> she had a way about her, the way highway is carried herself, the way she talked, the way she laughed. there was something really special about her. >> he had a balance in his life. he was good for me. he -- he gave me confidence. he added to my life. it just worked. >> they married in 19828 and within fo

was bobbi parker a hostage? >> there was no doubt in my mind that she had been kidnapped by this man. >> or was she a partner in crime and maybe much more than that. >> i said, are you all right? she said, yes, i'm fine, i'm happy. >> the case would ultimately make its way to a courtroom. but in all that time, the one person who has never talk sudden bobbi parker herself. that is until tonight. >> nothing made sense, nothing. >> if you had to pick a woman to star in a sensational true crimes story, you probably wouldn't pick bobbi parker. >> i grew up on a farm in north central kansas. i had a normal childhood. a normal upbringing. >> bobbi went to college in oklahoma where she caught the eye of randy parker. >> she had a way about her, the way highway is carried herself, the way she talked, the way she laughed. there was something really special about her. >> he had a balance in his life. he was good for me. he -- he gave me confidence. he added to my life. it just worked. >> they married in 19828 and within fo

the murder, randolph diald had escaped from the prison back in 1994 with bobbi parker in tow. >> he boundwrists, he bound my ankles, and he beat me with his belt. it was a very severe beating, very severe. what i remember him saying is this is nothing compared to what the people that i know can and will do to you. >> bobbi parker said she was ripped from her husband and two daughters and that convicted killer randolph diall held her hostage for more than a decade. what did he say he would do if you tried to get away? >> he would either find me or my family, and he would harm them, kill them. >> reporter: she says diall terrorized and abused her, physically, emotionally and sexually. >> it degrades you. it embarrasses you. humiliates you. it messes with you mentally. >> reporter: bobbi says she was overjoyed when authorities finally captured diall and reunited her with her husband. >> you took her back, no questions asked. >> there was no taking her back. it was to go get her and bring her back home where she belonged. >> reporter: not everyone believed she was a kidnap victim. >> how coul

the murder, randolph diald had escaped from the prison back in 1994 with bobbi parker in tow. >> he boundwrists, he bound my ankles, and he beat me with his belt. it was a very severe beating, very severe. what i remember him saying is this is nothing compared to what the people that i know can and will do to you. >> bobbi parker said she was ripped from her husband and two daughters and that convicted killer randolph diall held her hostage for more than a decade. what did he say he would do if you tried to get away? >> he would either find me or my family, and he would harm them, kill them. >> reporter: she says diall terrorized and abused her, physically, emotionally and sexually. >> it degrades you. it embarrasses you. humiliates you. it messes with you mentally. >> reporter: bobbi says she was overjoyed when authorities finally captured diall and reunited her with her husband. >> you took her back, no questions asked. >> there was no taking her back. it was to go get her and bring her back home where she belonged. >> reporter: not everyone believed she was a kidnap victim. >> how coul

after disappearing with a convicted murderer for over a decade, bobby parker speaks publicly for the first time. >>> and actress maggie gyllenhaal will be live on the plaza to talk about her new movie "won't back down." >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one.