kendra hatcher was murdered in the garage of her apartment building in dallas. police are questions the ex-girlfriend of a man kendra was dating and searching her apartment. >> reporter: according to search warrants, dallas police now investigating reports that the victim here was allegedly being tracked by her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend leading up to the night of the murder. it goes on to show the ex-girlfriend may have used the victim's i-phone to track her movements. hatcher was gunned down after someone followed her past the security gate. she died at the scene. investigators have not named the ex who was alleged tracking the victim. crystal cortez is in custody for capital murder and cops say she was seen on the video at the scene of the crime. authorities say the woman is believed to have driven an unidentified gunman to rob hatcher as she got home from work. this is an image from the get away car from the surveillance video. it is likely a second woman, the ex, could be charges. the boyfriend is not in jail and hasn't been named as a person of interest. >>

. >> reporter: forensic chemists like kendra anderson process about 143,000 tests a month. >> the prescreeningsay, for example, that are you on opiates. this confirmation will say the opiate that you were on is codeine. >> reporter: until now she's relied on these gcms machines to tell her how much of the drug was in someone's system. one machine for each type of drug. >> this is a moment of truth. this will sail whether you're yay or nay. >> reporter: they knew their tests did not cover synthetic drugs. they allowed the doctor at the maryland center for substance abuse research to analyze their leftover samples to see what they might be missing. >> among young men in the district, as much as 50% of the people who pass the limited type test test positive for synthetic drugs. it's amazing. >> reporter: he says it became quickly apparent why the number was so high. >> if people are aware that they're going to be part of a drug monitoring or drug-testing program, they know what drugs are tested for. they know marijuana is being tested for, but not synthetic. they switch and use only the synthetic

surprise, saw surveillance photos of the jeep during a news report on the murder of pediatric dentist kendra then called police identifying cortez as the driver. cortez voluntarily turned herself in and confessed. she's being charged with the capital murder of 35-year-old hatcher who was gunned down in the parking garage of her dallas upscale apartment wednesday night. cortez admitting an unknown gunman aid her $500 to drive her to the parking garage to rob hatcher. the man got out of the jeep, shot hatcher and stole some of her belongings while hatcher lay dead on the floor. the gunman is still on the loose, and cortez says the mote i was robbery. the victim's family, though, believes her murder was not random. listen to hatcher's aunt. >> i don't believe this was a robbery. robbers don't walk up and shoot somebody first and then grab their stuff. it's just not the way robberies happen. >> cortez used to be a dental assistant, but there is no indication yet if she knew hatcher. questions left now as the hatcher family really describes mourning the loss of someone they describe as a bright y

>> neighbors were shocked to hear kendra hatcher was shot execution style in the parking garage of her upscale apartment. authorities were hoping these surveillance videos held clues and phillip mena joins us for the very latest on this tragedy. good morning, phillip. >> reporter: good morning, paula. we have late word this morning that police have made an arrest in the young dentist's murder. and they say that person they arrested has confessed. this morning, investigators say they're holding crystal cortez on $250,000 bail. corps 'tis is the woman seen here behind the wheel of this black suv leaving the scene of 35-year-old kendra hatcher's murder. >> we have a shooting. we're looking for a black jeep cherokee. >> reporter: police say cortez was arrested on capital murder charges after that suv's owner came forward saying he loaned the 23-year-old woman his car the night hatcher's body was found shot execution style in her upscale dallas apartment building. >> i just can't even fathom who would want to do this to her. >> she was very friendly. every time you came in to work she alway

. >>> so new developments in the unsolved murder of dallas dentis kendra hatcher.ng to documents filed this week police now looking into an ex-girlfriend of the man she was dating. casey steagall reporting live from dallas on this story. >> according to the police paperwork cops are now investigating this report that the victim was tracked by her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. so her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend leading up to this murder. it's a little complicated. the paperwork goes on to show that the victim's cellphone may have been used to follow her movements and track the 35-year-old pediatric dentist, who was ambushed and gunned down in the parking garage of her upscale dallas apartment complex after somebody followed her past the security gate. hatcher died at the scene. investigators have not publicly named the ex, who was allegedly tracing the victim through her cellphone. she has merely been questioned at this point. however, police say they have searched the woman's home and recovered a laptop computer. here is where it gets even stranger. another woman, alrea

kendra hamper was shot to death when she arrived home last week.has allegedly confessed. she reportedly told police she was paid five hundred dollars to drive the gunman to the scene. >> she was so helpless she couldn't do anything, they just shot her. >> cortes is being held on a capitol murder charge. police are looking for the shooter and other suspects. >>> the kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses is fighting to get out of jail. she stopped issuing all marriage licenses in june after supreme court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. a federal judge ordered her to begin issuing the licenses and found her in contempt when she disobeyed for religious reasons. >>> the minnesota dentist who killed cecil the lion in zimbabwe broke his silence. he said he had known of the lion's significance he would have never hunted. he shot and killed it with a bow and arrow. else expected to return to his dental practice tomorrow for the first time since june. >>> one family's weekend holiday was interrupted during a vacation in calif

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kendra hatcher was found dead in the garage of her apartment building last week.ink it may have been a hit. linz linzie janis is here with more. >> reporter: the circumstances just aren't adding up. police say they're not yuling anything out. the morning, the mysterious murder of a beloved dentist has her family and investigators looking for her shooter. 35-year-old kendra hatcher's body was found wednesday evening, police say shot execution-style in the secured parking garage of her upscale building. >> female laying next to a silver chevrolet sedan with the door open. >> reporter: police arresting 23-year-old crystal cortez. police say she drove an suv into the parking garage and waited for hatcher's arrival. when the dentist pulled in, investigators say a male merged from the car and opened fire. >> i just can't fathom who would want to do this to her. >> reporter: cortez, arrested on capital murder charges. according to police, con veszing. allegedly telling detectives e she conspired with the unnamed individual for $500. driving him to the scene with the inte

in texas, we have been telling you about, kendra hatcher, there is her picture, she was gunned down inhe parking garage of her apartment complex in dallas last week. police are now questioning her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. court documents reveal the unidentified woman tracked hatcher with an iphone, crystal cortez, the getaway driver, told police the woman offered her $500 $500. >>> remember when donald trump said this about illegal immigrants. >> when mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. >> it turns out he was right. the chief of the border patrol agent union says only 40% of the u.s. border -- mexico border is under control. brandon judd told congress one out of every five immigrants caught has a criminal record. judd said more agents with better training are needed to secure the border. >>> well, are you headed to an fsu florida state football game this weekend? you may need to go armed. fans are now allowed to bring firearms to the games. they have to have a concealed weapons permit and have to leave those guns lo

in a new statement her heartbroken family saying kendra had a huge heart. proud of all of her amazing work and it is our hope that justice will be served. cortez, that young dental assistant, has not y yet enterea plea because of the long holiday weekend, but she is expected in court at some point this week. george. >> what a horrible crime. okay, ryan, thanks very much. >>> we turn to those high school football players suspended for their blindside hit on a referee viciously slamming him to the ground from behind. police in texas are investigating the incident and this morning nfl referees joining the fight. abc's t.j. hoements has the latest. >> overnight officials calling foul on this violent attack on the gridiron. police in texas now investigating two jon jay high school football players caught on tape appearing to intentionally run into a referee during a game friday night. >> this kind of behavior is totally unacceptable. >> reporter: watch as the school's defensive back makes a bee line for the referee as soon the as the play begins then after he's

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. >> reporter: this morning kendra hatcher's family is searching for answers. >> i don't feel like i can move on. i don't feel like i can grieve at all. i'm just on a wait mode. >> reporter: waiting for dallas police detectives to track down the killer who gunned down the 35-year-old dentist in the park garage of her apartment building saturday night. authorities already arrested 23-year-old crystal cortez after releasing surveillance images of vehicle of interest cortez borrowed. she admitted she conspired with an unnamed individual for $500 to be the get away driver in a robbery. the suspect's brother says he's shocked. >> knowing my sister, she's not capable of something like that. but i guess certain occasions have been to certain people and they're pushed to the limit. i'm not sure. >> reporter: according to the arrest warrant, cortez said another suspect shot hatcher and robbed her. the suspect remains on the loose and residents of the luxury apartment building are still on edge. >> really the main thing we want to know is why. the motive behind it. >> reporter: that's somethin

. >> officer kendra eberle is the latest staff member to write a disciplinary report on shreiber. this time for verbal abuse. >> did you in fact call officer ebberle a bad little bitch pig? >> oh yeah, that's my nickname for her. i call her miss piggy. i have nicknames for all these cops in here. some of them i do get along with, but there's a lot of them i don't get along with. and i don't like, you know? just the way it is, you know? >> i know i was going to be called names. i'm prepared for that. i was prepared for that before i came. i knew i was going to be called a "b" word and a "c" word and all these other things you can think about calling. but if they think i'm a "b" word, i'm probably doing my job right. >> schrieber will soon face a disciplinary hearing for the verbal abuse writeup and an earlier incident where he spit on the window of a cellmate. >> doesn't that strike you as a little self-destructive? >> yes. i know it's not right to do that, i know it's wrong. i'm mad at myself, but i take it out on whoever is around me. staff members, prisoners who are nearby. >> r

kendra hatcher was found dead in the garage of her apartment building last week.ody. claims it was a robbery gone wrong but hatcher's family thinks it may have been a hit. linzie janis is here with more. >> reporter: the circumstances surrounding hatcher's murder aren't adding up and police say they're not ruling anything out. the morning, the mysterious murder of a beloved dentist has her family and investigators searching for a killer. if we have a shooting, we're looking for a black jeep cherokee. >> reporter: 35-year-old kendra hatcher's body was found wednesday evening, police say shot execution-style in the secured parking garage of her upscale dallas apartment building. >> in the parking garage, the female is lying next to a silver chevrolet sedan with the door open. >> reporter: police arresting 23-year-old crystal cortez. police say she drove an suv into the parking garage and waited for hatcher's arrival. when the dentist pulled in, investigators say a male emerged from the car and opened fire. >> i just can't fathom who would want to do this to her. >>

kendra hatcher was murdered. she was returning home to her apartment when she was robbed and shot dead, police say. cortez surrendered after police released pictures of her jeep cherokee at the garage. the killer is still on the loose. >>> -- refused to issue same sex marriage licenses appealing the order that put her behind bar. supporters plan another rally tomorrow. kelly wright is here now with the latest in her fight for religious freedom. kelly? >> good morning to you. kim davis still believes she must stand on the principles of her faith. she's now filing an appeal of the judge's decision to put her in jail. the attorneys for davis issued a statement sunday night that states, while most americans are enjoying the extended holiday weekend with family and friends, kim davis sits in isolation for the fourth day in jail. we are working through the holiday to secure kim's freedom. but davis' attorney tells fox news kim will not back down from her belief. >> she has no regrets. she never envisioned herself stand

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kendra hatcher's kill tore his destination.ortez says she was given $500 by an unknown man to drive to the apartment garage last week. >>> and families visiting the indianapolis zoo were forced to seek shelter for an hour after a cheetah escaped from its enclosure. the animal was found. they are investigating out the animal escaped. >>> it is labor day and it's time to shop, shop, shop, for the best end of summer sales but before you show up at the stores, you need to know what to shop for. regina conway is here with everything you need to know. end of summer, beginning of fall, perfect time to go hiking and camping, perfect time for a camp fire and you got some deals. >> absolutely. labor day is that end of season sale for all of those things you want for outdoor enthusiasts. rei is having a really good sale. this backpack, there's a men's and women's version, both are selling for $219. there's an additional 20% of one rei outlet item, this head lamp we got there for $32 normally $55. hiking is up too because of the movie wild

this morning as investigators in dallas work to find the killer of 35-year-old pediatric dentist kendraatcher, police and family say they believe there is more to it than just a random robbery. >> i don't believe this is a robbery. robbers don't walk up and shoot somebody first and then grab their stuff. >> reporter: police got a break in the case when the owner of this jeep seen on security camera video in the garage where hatcher was killed said she loaned the car to a friend. that friend, 23-year-old crystal cortes, a dental assistant admitted that's her driving away from the scene. >> the black cherokee fled to st. paul. >> reporter: kcortez is charged with capital murder saying she conspired with an unnamed individual for $500 to drive an unknown male suspect. authorities took her son away. >> i broke down in tears. knowing my sister she's not capable of that. >> reporter: unclear whether the dental assistant knew the much loved dentist. >> nobody didn't like kendra. everybody liked her. >> reporter: a go fund me page is set up to pay for the funeral. one donor writing, awesome you

. >> reporter: as friends and colleagues mourn the loss of kendra hatcher. >> we want to remember her. >> reporter: this morning, dallas police announce a suspect killing. authorities say the 35-year-old dentist was gunned down wednesday night shortly after pulling into the parking garage of her apartment building. detectives release a picture of interest of an older model jeep cherokee. that car slipped past the security gate when a driver followed another car through before hatch er er arrived home. >> the individual walked in her direction. the individual gets back in the car. >> reporter: the person under arrest, a 22-year-old woman crystal cortez. she is being held on $250,000 bond. authorities say she admitted involvement in the crime. claiming she was paid $500 and drove a man to the scene who shot and killed hatcher. friends and family are stunned by her death. >> she had a really big heart. i don't understand who would do this to her and why they would want to do this to her. >> reporter: a crime left a community shaken this morning. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >>>

. >> reporter: kendra hatcher posted smiling pictures of her and her new boyfriend on facebook.as a dentist. he a dermatologist. the question this morning, was jealousy of their young love a motive for her murder? abc news obtaining just release search warrants from dallas police that claim hatcher was followed, tracked by her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend before she was gunned down in the parking garage of her dallas hiisgh-re. >> female is laying next to a silver chevrolet sedan with the door open. >> reporter: according to the documents the 33-year-old ex-girlfriend used a black iphone to follow hatcher's movements last wednesday, even allegedly paying an unnamed gunman $500 to rob the pediatric dentist and bring her hatcher's driver's license as proof. the search warrant also says she ended a two-year relationship with hatcher's current boyfriend earlier this year. dallas detectives say they have interviewed the ex-girlfriend, searched her apartment and seized a computer, but have not charged her with any crime. >> we have a shooting. we're looking for a black jeep cherokee. >>

. >> reporter: as friends and colleagues mourn the loss of kendra hatcher -- >> we just want to remember this morning dallas police have announced a suspect is in custody for the killing. >> one female is possibly shot in the neck. >> reporter: authorities say the 35-year-old dentist was gunned down wednesday night shortly after pulling into the parking garage of her apartment building. detectives released surveillance images of a vehicle of interest and an older model jeep cherokee with faded paint. they say that car slipped past the security gate with a driver following another car through just before hatcher arrived home. >> the individual appears to walk in in her direction. witnesses described hearing a gunshot, and the individual gets back in the car. >> reporter: the person under arrest, a 22-year-old woman named christa cortez. she's charged with capital murder and is being held on $250,000 bond. authorities say she admitted involvement in the crime claiming she was paid $500 and drove a man to the scene who then shot and killed hatcher. hatcher's friends and neighbors stunned by

surveillance footage of the jeep on the local news in connection with the murder of the dentist, kendraatcher, wednesday night. they identified cortez as the driver on the surveillance footage. cortez turned herself in and confessed. she is charged with the capital murder of 35-year-old hatcher who was gunned down in the parking garage of their dallas upscale apartment wednesday night. cortez admits an unknown gunman paid her $500 to drive him to the parking garage to rob hatcher. the map got out of the jeep, shot here, and stole belonging will hatcher was dead. the gunman is on the loose. police still looking for suspects. cortes says the motive was robbery. she has sick-year-old son and lives her mother and relatives. interestingly she used to be a dental assistant but there is still no indication she worked or knew hatcher, a dentist. listen to cortez's brother. >> i broke down in tears. i really broke down in tears. because knowing my sister, she is not capable of something like that. >> reporter: hatcher's family mourns the loss of the 35-year-old young woman who with an incredibly

kendra was in the parking garage of her apartment complex.ut of the jeep and approached her, shot her killing her. police now release this surveillance picture of what they call a vehicle of interest. so far, no suspects yet. >>> a frantic search underway at this hour for the shirtless gunman that opened fire at the california college campus leaving one dead, two others hurt. at least two are students at sacramento city college. police say the shooter ran off moments after the shooting bear chested wearing cargo shorts. it's unclear if he has ties to the school. >>> three people rushed to the hospital after they were hit in the head with a bolt from the roof of the stadium. the bolt fell when the roof was being owned during halftime. there's an investigation underway. fans will be okay. >>> a venomous king cobra is on the loose in a neighborhood. the eight foot long cobra slithered out of the cage in orlando. police are wanting to find him because he waited an entire day to report the snake missing. there's an elementary school nearby. they'r

joining me now, vice president of royal travel and tourist travel expert kendra thornton.cation time and they don't actually cash in and take it. so if we're looking at the fall and travel, a lot of people would think go to new england for the colors. you're going to teach us something new about a different place to go for great foliage. where? >> yes, that's right. you know, the beautiful silver lining to summer being over is fall is that one season where you can pretty much find travel deals to about every popular destination. so if you are one of those that love to view the beautiful colors of the season, then instead of new england, maybe consider tennessee. the smoky mountains, the fall foliage is peaking there in october. it's actually spectacular. a wonderful place to stay is river stone resort and spa. this is located in pigeon forge, but it has the largest river frontage of any hotel in the smoky mountains. of course, outside of just viewing the beautiful fall fo folia foliage, you can do hiking and zip lining, fly fishing. a lot of great fall packages running whe

. >> reporter: this morning, friends and family remembering kendra hatcher as they prepare to say good-byeou were drawn to her. >> reporter: she was murdered in the parking fwraj of her apartment complex last week. one name is brenda delgado who used to date hatcher's boyfriend. a search warrant said she wanted a relationship with him earlier this year. police say she used an iphone to track hatcher's cell phone before the murder. delgado told police she loaned this jeep to 23-year-old cristal tall cortes who is charged with capital murder after authorities say she admitted being the get away driver in what was supposed to be a robbery in exchange for $500. her attorney said cortes is cooperating so they can get everybody else involved arrested. >> they took someone special away from us. i want people to know she was amazing. >> reporter: as loved ones prepare to say good-bye hatcher's family issuing a plea for help. we urge anyone who has any information to please come forward immediately. this is how we can honor her best right now. for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >> scie

kendra wrote on facebook with that image that you posted quote, we are so grateful that god placed youa life-changing experience, because it made us stronger. you can see a whole 360 from last year. you were truly a god-sent angel. i guess what happened is, this proves that no one is ever lost forever, right, officer? >> that's correct. >> they just aren't. i'm sure you face all the time now, since this has gone viral and people are talking to you, you know, how different, you know, even though he stabbed you, had you shot him, and that been the end of that story, but now fast forward a year, and both lives are great. >> yeah. and i couldn't be, you know, i couldn't be happier for him and his family that their family is still whole. like you said, it could have ended very, very differently. i'm super glad that it did not. >> gosh, super glad you could share this with so many people. what a story of redemption. they're expecting a baby in november as i understand it and we want to thank you for your time. we understand you have a night shift doesn't. we're going to let you get some rest