and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> hopelessness. you know, where did she go? who did she see? i just wantsh to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing in a case gone cold. >> it was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. b >> then detectives had an aha moment moment. to solve the case, they would attorney something you probably use every day -- facebook. >> why don't you establish a facebook account? i athought, that could actuall accomplish a great deal. >> and that's when everything started to change. >> something happened to her. >> in court, you'll see it all come pouring out. a hidden crime and a son's he t heart-pounding moment. >> that's okay. this is a horrible crime. i'm gladho we know the truth. >>> carol lubon was a restless young mom with two kids when she vanished from her southern california home. heartbroken, her loved ones assumed she'd left to start a new life

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and i'm natalie morales. melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> hopelessness. you know, where did she go? who did she see? i just wantsh to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing in a case gone cold. >> it was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. b >> then detectives had an aha moment moment. to solve the case, they would attorney something you probably use every day -- facebook. >> why don't you establish a facebook account? i a

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> this is something that you watch "dateline for about somebody else. not about your friend. not about someone you love. >> she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said, "help me." >> my heart dropped. i want to know why. why? >> it's a baffling case of murder, millions and a mystifying piece of tape. at the center, husband and wife, self-made millionaires. >> he was very caring and loving. >> she had a personality that just sucked you in. >> together they made a killing in the gold business. then someone else made a killing too. >> the only purpose of the crime was to make sure she was dead. >> his wife, ambushed by a shadowy man in black. was someone after their fortune? >> i called her to warn her. >> was the answer on this tape? >> his wife was being killed at that exact moment? >> a crime of greed and gold. would detectives hunting for a killer strike gold too? >> he wasn't someone that i would think could ever be involved in something like this. >> "the goldfinger mystery." >> welcome to "dateli

here's nbc's natalie morales. >> reporter: a legendary leading man charming fans on screens, big andmall. a sex symbol with a certain swagger. >> don't tell me your name. let me guess. >> reporter: now gone. burt reynolds passing away at 82 after cardiac arrest at his home in florida. >> he's experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pains. >> reporter: the 911 calls released overnight. >> breathing but he's not answering questions. >> reporter: the niece calling the death totally unexpected denight having health issues. flowers decorating the star on the hollywood walk of fame. the lights dimming at the famed chinese theater where the hand and footprints are on display. former cosatars celebrating the actor. >> sorry. i don't want to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of us. >> reporter: sally field, a former flame who reynolds called the love of his saying my years with burt never leave my mind. he will be in my history and heart as long as i live. rest, buddy. dolly par on the writing he will always remember his funny laugh, the sparkle in his eyes and his sense of humor.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> when i saw her, i mean, i lost concept of time. i reached in, pulled her out. help. >> wake up! >> it was the worst seconds of my life. >> how was it possible? >> i would give anything if she were alive today. >> such a sweet young wife and mom, such a shattering death. >> i cried all night long. >> reporter: he was downstairs with the kids and she was upstairs in the bath and then it happened. >> please help me! >> how long has she been in here? >> i don't know. she was taking a bath. >> we didn't know if it was a tragic accident or something else. >> reporter: questions quickly swirled about a wife's secret. >> what did you -- do today? >> reporter: she did an addiction to prescription pills. >> a husband's story. >> she is flopped on the floor. >> reporter: was it an accident some or maybe murder. >> she said, i'm scared of him. >> the whispering started almost immediately. you're a murderer. >> when you're innocent, you don't think it can tap. >> shut up! >> reporter: wait until the spell binding moment in court. >> it is nothi

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it was tough to think that anybody could do that to someone. to look at the pictures of what they did to her and hear details of how it was carried out, it's just, it's devastating. >> reporter: shauna tiaffay, loving mom by day, vegas cocktail waitress by night. >> i was at one of the bars and i saw her walk by. every single head turned. >> it was after her shift that they found her, the victim of a ruthless attack. >> i mean, your heart just drops to your stomach. >> reporter: potential suspects? how about a casino's worth of customers? >> we didn't know if there was some psycho watching us girls work at the palms. >> reporter: or did the answers lie in the dead woman's past? >> shauna started thinking, i have got to get out of this situation. >> reporter: from out of the blue, a tip. >> he had some information that was connected to her murder. >> reporter: that would reveal a diabolical plot. >> i just could not understand how this was reality. >> reporter: but was this killer too clever to be caught? >> he is extremely smart. sm

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> her name is pepper. >> i lived a secret lifein the car, and we never went back. >> she spent decades trying to find her way home again, and she finally made it. or so she thought. >> i said, i think i'm rhonda christie, or do you know rhonda patricia christi

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin.teline on mynetworktv. all new year's eve party. we took off and then shortly thereafter we saw the police car. my gut was telling my feet to run back to that house. this can't be happening. narrator: when the party ended, the mystery began. it was just crazy. i didn't understand what was happening and why. narrator: his wife, the hostess, had seemed fine all night. then-- tom: my wife just shot herself in the head! please, help me! please help me! narrator: her death was ruled a suicide, but not everyone agreed. i always was afraid he was gonna hurt her. always, always. narrator: did a fight that night lead to something much worse?

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i called my mom and she didn't answer.much knew in my heart that something was wrong. >> a mother vanished. >> i cried myself to sleep. it was awful realizing that your worst nightmare had come true. >> a family anguished. >> she's gone. do you have any idea how hard that was? >> now, the questions begin in a southern gothic

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv.she was so sweet to everybody. state troopers said bonnie had died in a hiking accident. craig melvin: they said she fell off a cliff. her mother said they were wrong. i'm screaming to them, these are defensive wounds. craig melvin: no witnesses. no weapon. nothing left behind but a stranger's dna. we no longer have some accidental death. this was a homicide. craig melvin: they had no suspect, but for years, her mother kept fighting to find bonnie's killer. reporter: bonnie's mother continues her own crusade. craig melvin: then, after more than a decade of searching,

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >>> phone rings at 5:00 in the morning. i knew something wasn't right. he just came in sobbing saying no, no. >> it was just before midnight when the shooting started. >> he had been shot multiple times. he was on the ground facedown. >> a man was dead, but not just any man. >> how do you kill super man? he killed super man. >> he was an olympian and a father killed. his wife says by an intruder in his own backyard. >> but if her husband was dead outside, why was the gun found hidden inside. what other secrets were hidden away. >> sometimes she would say things like i would be better off if he wasn't around. >> was her husband defending his family or was she. >> she rose that night. the mystery may not be who did it, but why. >> the truth will come out and justice will be served. i have to believe that. jane said there was a prouder p prowler that day and gunfire and found him dead. what happened at the home that night. here's keith morrison with the hometown hero and the homecoming queen. >> it was late when it happened. v

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> her name is pepper. >> i lived a secret life>> she was kidnapped at age 4. >> we got in the car, and we never went back. >> she spent decades trying to find her way home again, and she finally made it. or so she thought. >> i said, i think i'm rhonda christie, or do you know rhonda patricia christie. and then there was a long pause. >> pepper's story had many ups and downs. >> when i looked at the e-mail, i just couldn't even believe it. >> but after so many tears, so many years, and so many turns in her story -- >> i was like, whoa. >> -- there are still more stunning twists to be revealed. >> that's amazing. it's the best gift ever. welcome to "dateline extra." a young girl was abducted at the age of 4 and raised by her kidnapper. for the next four decades, she searched for her family, her name and herself. her story has an extraordinary ending and, as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. here is keith morrison. >> our story begins with this mother of a teenage daughter. a woman who would spend most of her life tr

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i fell to the floor.er, like, she's dead, she's dead! and i was so confused. i was like, what's going on? what happened? >> a small texas town, two super close friends, and a summer night in the park. >> they have this lookout, and you could see the harbor bridge lit up. it's really pretty when the ar

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin.etworktv. out with friends, when it happened. he said something about his kids telling him there was a robber. all they told us was that there was an intruder. craig melvin: their home, so deep in the woods, now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. this is a real whodunit. very much so. craig melvin: police had suspects. i remember kelley not wanting to be home alone. craig melvin: they also had a problem. why would this guy go up and kill this woman? craig melvin: her family had questions of their own. something is not right here. something is wrong. craig melvin: and then someone remembered a phone call and a fib. i pulled up my phone. and i'm like, that's strange. craig melvin: a killer living two lives. everything you thought you knew was all a lie.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i don't go undercover every day.s what made me nervous. >> they had a secret plan. >> were you armed. >> yes. >> and you were wearing a wire. >> yes. >> to solve a baffling case. a college student on a friday night out who vanished. >> dewane: very shy girl, but she was something special. >> the possible suspects, just about everyone. the friend, the boyfriend, the mysterious older man, even her

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i called my mom and she didn't answer. i pretty much knew in my heart that something was wrong. >> a mother vanished. >> i cried myself to sleep. it was awful realizing that your worst nightmare had come true. >> a family anguished. >> she's gone. do you have any idea how hard that was? >> now, the questions begin in a southern gothic mystery. >> the case was puzzling. we didn't really know what had happened. >> who would ever imagine you have a mother in your family. >> soon, there would be secrets. >> we were dealing with a person that was leading a double life. >> and one of them would prove deadly. >> and whoever said i know that you did this. >> it hurts too much for me to say it out loud. secrets in a small town. >>> hello and welcome to dateline. it's a case that centers on a mother that had gone missing and the small town secret that led to a very big surprise. >> suppose for a minute you're sitting in your car. you pointed southwest down highway 69 and kept a sharp eye out after half an hour or so. one stop light,

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> horrible knowing the person you love is dead and you're being looked at for it. >> imagine you're shaken in the dead of night. >> my ears were ringing. i thought i was dreaming. >> in bed right next to you, your husband murdered. >> hard to get that one out of your head, isn't it? >> yes. >> here's the twist, you're the suspect. >> it's the worst feeling that you're getting blamed for your husband's death. >> could she have been the killer, or was someone keeping a secret? >> i dade, what dsaid, what did? >> i don't know what to tell you. >> just the truth. ♪ >>> it's the stuff of nightmares. intruder creeps into your bedroom in the middle of the night and opened fire. for melissa oxly, the bad dream was all too real. she said she found her husband ben dead from a gunshot blast. it seemed strange they thought no one else in the house was hurt, including melissa, who was sleeping by his side. stranger still was who the killer ultimately turned out to be. here's keith morrison with "while they were sleeping." >>> it was cold the n

natalie morales is talking to doctors at ucla about screen time and the impact on kids' brains and the they develop. >> how are video games affecting my kids' social development right now? >> social development takes time. and if you are always relating to people on line, you are not having the chance to allow your brain to develop, to learn those social skills, which are critically important. there are studies showing if you play a violent video game it takes you longer to recognize if someone is happy or sad. >> you have to put down the controller and talk to people. the story airs at 58 a.m. in that hour of today. you can look for it later on line. i will try to tweet out a link eo may make you gasp. if you are not in front of your tv screen, walk over quite now, especially if you use propane in your home. security footage out of cincinnati ohio showing the moment an suv right there exploded. you can see the woman driving through the parking lot and then, boom. that woman inside was able to get out on her own and talk with medics but she did have to go to the hospital. investigators

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> all of a sudden, i realized, what's going on? why are they late? something definitely was wrong. he said, your family was in an accident. and my whole world just dropped out from underneath me. >> the scene told the story. >> what did you find? >> something i don't want to see again. >> a deadly crash on a dark road, two gone, one barely alive. a tragic accident. but look closer. in all the broken glass and twisted metal, was there a clue to a crime? >> the last thing i wanted was to have to take a double fatality and now treat it as a homicide. >> murder and accusation no one saw coming. >> i couldn't deal with it. >> two families in torment. >> we were both just -- >> a small-town trial with big emotions. >> you took it. you did it. >> and the verdict -- >> we the jury. >> -- that would shake them all. keith morrison with "crossing the line". >>> hello and welcome to "dateline extra." a dangerous highway was the setting for a deadly crash that left shock and heartbreak in its wake, except they were about to find out that this

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i don't go undercover every day. that's what made me nervous. >> they had a secret plan. >> were you armed. >> yes. >> and you were wearing a wire. >> yes. >> to solve a baffling case. a college student on a friday night out who vanished. >> dewane: very shy girl, but she was something special. >> the possible suspects, just about everyone. the friend, the boyfriend, the mysterious older man, even her mom. >> i was shocked that they even suspected me. >> so why were police at a dead end. enter this guy. >> he sees things other cops don't see. >> phenomenal. >> they call him the evidence whisper her. >> you won't believe how. >> you walk out of there thinking. >> i hoped. i wasn't quite sure. >> told her mother everything. when the college student vanished, nancy thought she was at a sleepover. that wasn't the only thing she was hiding. it would take years for detectivings to uncover the truth buried in a pile of lies, but could they find lynn si. >> i don't suppose you've heard from lynsie? >> nothing. >> reporter: d

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i fell to the floor. i just remember, like, she's dead, she's dead! and i was so confused. i was like, what's going on? what happened? >> a small texas town, two super close friends, and a summer night in the park. >> they have this lookout, and you could see the harbor bridge lit up. it's really pretty when the stars are out. >> it was the next morning that they found them. >> i could see two girls laying there. it was horrifying. there was duct tape on their mouths, on their hands. >> a mystifying scene. >> the only thing we have are cigarette butts and suspicion. >> dna would point one way. >> he's like, serge, you've got to take a look at this. >> a bombshell message would point another. >> i read the letter and immediately knew this was something very important. >> a twisted trail leading to a sinister suspect. >> it takes a special kind of mind that wants to do something like that. >> to crack a case this convoluted, it might just take a miracle. >> that was extraordinary. >> i just couldn't believe

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> all of a sudden, i realized, what's going onng definitely was wrong. he said, your family was in an accident. and my whole world just dropped out from underneath me. >> the scene told the story. >> what did you find? >> something i don't want to see again. >> a deadly crash on a dark road, two gone, one barely alive. a tragic accident. but look closer.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i don't know what it is about my mom that has captured the heart of so many people. there's just something to her that people connect with. what was so beautiful about her, it made her a target, too. >> she was the queen of the million dollar listing, the real estate broker who sealed the deal. >> her customers love her. >> hands downs most genuine person you ever met. >> she headed out to show a house that day and never made it home. >> i'm texting her, i'm calling her. >> oh, gosh, what's happened here? >> something's wrong. >> was she in danger? was someone behind this? >> please don't call the police. if you call the police, it could be bad. >> you can hear how scared she was. >> suddenly an all-out manhunt. >> this is like a movie, this chase and this kidnapping. >> oh, yeah. >> could anybody reach her in time? >> i had to be strong for everybody. i had to be. >> emotions were everywhere. >> i know she pleaded. i know she pleaded. >> did you find her? is she alive? >>> welcome to "dateline". beverly carter was well known

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> this is something that you watch "datelineyour friend. not about someone you love. >> she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said, "help me." >> my heart dropped. i want to know why. why? >> it's a baffling case of murder, millions and a mystifying piece of tape. at the center, husband and wife, self-made millionaires.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she was a college student, found on a lonely road in texas. >> we figured she had been sexually assaulted and dumped here. >> tough questions for her boyfriend. >> where was i the night before? what had i been doing? when did i last seen her? >> i really thought he could be our killer. >> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he's got me by the throat and he's shaking me and he's yelling at me, telling me not to say a word. >> you're a prirsoner in this apartment now. >> yes. >> her body had been propped up on to the bed. >> even law enforcement they thought, what do we have on our hands here. >> there's growing danger because police are looking in the wrong place. >> i lived to tell, and nobody believed me. >> this monster is walking free while they're wasting their time on me. >> can the killer be caught before he kills again? >> it makes you realize how fragile your life is and that anybody can take it. >>> welcome to "dateline." a killer was on the loose in a texas college town, leaving students and their pare

nbc's natalie morales is in los angeles with more. talie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. as you know, burt reynolds was a one-of-a-kind with charm and that mischievous grin. he never failed to make the ladies swoon. in his 2015 memoir he wrote he always wanted to experience everything and go down swinging, adding nobody had more fun than i did. a legendary leading man who charmed fans on screens, big and small, a sex symbol with a certain swagger. >> don't tell me your name. let me guess. >> reporter: now gone. burt reynolds passing away thursday at the age of 82 after going into cardiac arrest in florida at his home. >> he's experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pains. >> the 911 calls released overnight. reynolds niece calling his death totally unexpected, despite reynolds having health issues. flowers and flight dimming. former co-stars celebrating the charismatic actor. >> sorry, i don't want to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of us. >> sally field, the f

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natalie morales is here. and also, the emmy awards. >> natalie is our number one reason.shows of the year. >> are you excited about tonight? it is going to be fun. it's hosted by "snl's" colin jost and michael che. with netflix and hbo dominating the nominations once again. here's what we can look forward to on tonight's golden carpet. in this era of tv, there's no shortage of shows or characters. fresh faces are poised for breakthroughs but the ceremony promises plenty of familiar favorites. "game of thrones" is back after a year away, garnering the highest number of nominations, 22. making it the most nominated drama in emmy history. with peter dinklage and christopher all up for actor nods, the lannister family could walk away with emmy gold. but "the handmaid's tale" is up for back-to-back wins with elisabeth moss also up for best actress again. the best dramatic actor race may be between sterling k. brown of "this is us" and "the americans'" matthew rhys. in the comedy character, it looks like a showdown between "atlanta" and "the marvelous mrs. braisele." perhaps th

natalie morales has more on that. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," sally field's memoirmost dark and personal memories. it's a book she's nervous about publishing but one she had to write. in a remarkly frank account that's light and dark, sally field reveals intimate details of her life in a new memoir. the two-time oscar winner who was dubbed america's sweetheart tells "the new york times," as a child, she was repeatedly abused by her stepfather, actor jock mahoney. she writes in the book, she was frequently summoned to his room alone. and she felt a child, helpless, and not a child, powerful. this was power, and i owned it. but i wanted to be a child. she adds her feelings about mahoney were mixed. writing, it would be so much easier if i only felt one thing, if jocko was only cruel and frightening. he could be magical, the pied piper of our family. field says mahoney, who died in 1989, stopped the abuse when she was 14. but the effects lingered. there was the sexual awakening in her liate teens she describe as breaking out of her own brain. followed by a secret abort

natalie morales wanted to find hey, guys. predictable.s that was definitely the su nigh. ually it's a very private t it turned very public when glenn weiss popped the question. a day later when the couple see theo us, you could emotion of the moment still on full display. >> you wonder why i don't like to call you my girlfriend? becae i want to call you my wife. >> r in a night full of glitz, glamour and surprises it was easil buzzedy amount moment of the emmy awards. onl on air. >> will you marry me? >> reporter: and the best part, she said yes. glenn weiss,nn emmy for decting the academy awards, stealing the show by proposing to his girlfriend jan on e, turning the two into overnight celebrities. >> expected a very private proposal, if there ever were to be one. we have always talked -- >> wait, that wasn't private? >> reporter:he golden marriage proposal seen by over ten million people had stars in the audience on their feet and wing away tears. "snl" star leslie jones taking her excitement to twitter. >> the manon that'sn

nbc's natalie morales is in los angeles with more on this. hey, natalie.ood morning. >> good morning, hoda. as you know, burt reynolds was n of a kind with that charm and mischievous grin. he never failed to make the ladies swoon. in his 2015 memoir, reynolds wrote that he always wanted to experience everything and go wndd swinging, aing, "nobody had ore fun than idid." legendy leading man who charmed fan s oncreens big and small. a sex symbol with a certain swagger. >> don't tell me your name. let me guess. >> now gone. burt reynolds passing away thursday at the age of 82 after going into cardiac arrest at his home in florida. >> experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pains. >> reporter: the 911 calls released overnight. >> breathing, but he's not answering questions. >> reporter: reynolds' niece calling his deathotally unexpected, despite reynolds issues.health flowers now decorating his star on the w hollywoodalk of fame, the lights dimming at the famed tcl chinese theater where reynolds' hand and footprints are on display. former co-stars celebrat

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it was tough to think that anybody could do thatictures of what they did to her and hear details of how it was carried out, it's just, it's devastating. >> reporter: shauna tiaffay, loving mom by day, vegas cocktail waitress by night.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> when i saw her, i mean, i lost concept of time.out. help. >> wake up! >> it was the worst seconds of my life. >> how was it possible? >> i would give anything if she were alive today.