in time conrad truman got the verdict he wanted. t guilty. >> conrad just kept saying did they say not, did they say not? >> he grabbed my arm and he goes are you sure. >> in the courtroom, conrad's family shared tears of joy. >> i was giggling and crying at the same time. it was weird. >> on the other side of the courtroom aisle were tears of a different kind. >> my heart sank and i was in shock. >> you fapts inted. >> i did. i couldn't believe there was a situation where that long shot happened where he would be freed. >> brian christensen said they and his fellow jurors flood choice but to set conrad free. >> i believe that we all pretty much felt that he probably did it. >> but you voted to acquit because you had reasonable did you tell? >> we had reasonable droughoubt. >> those measurements either put a an innocent man in prison or let a guilty man go free. >>gu so, you're right. but my opinion hasn't changed. do i think he got away with murder? yeah, i e do. >> what is it like to have your work called into question like that to

piece with the simple truth, the very thing that freed him, reasonable do doubt, could also shadow conrad truman for the rest of his life. >> that is all for this edition of "dateline." thanks for watching. . >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >>> this was an insane world i was living in. i did what i had to do. >> what if you were ripped away from your family? >> you live in fear. it changes you. >> kidnapped by a killer. >> i came out of that just really messed up. >> held for years as a prisoner. and what if prosecutors never believe you? >> bobbi parker was not the woman she was portraying herself to be -- >> absolutely not. >> tonight, a mystery with a mind-boggling twist. this wife and mom taken hostage. was she really a hostage at all? >> their relationship was not one of kidnapper and victim. it was one of husband and wife. >> his prisoner or his lover? >> i really do love you. sounds like a pretty heartfelt love letter. >> now, she tells her story for the very first time. will you believe her? >> i was fighting for my life. >>> hello and welcome to dateline. for more than