i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvyn snim i'm natalie morales. >> and this is ""dateline"". >> i stood in the hallway where that pool of blood was, where her office was. whoever did this knew this facility and knew it well. >> a head turning new twist in the crime that stumped every from the start. >> seven years. we are seeking justice for michelle for almost seven years. >> a mom of two murdered at work. >> a lot of blood. a lot of trauma. >> there were primarks on her office door. >> what was in that office that anyone would want? >> that's the mystery. >> a secret relationship revealed. >> i don't get a chance to explain it? >> you are not controlling this anymore. >> exposing hidden bombshell evidence. >> he's on the property where a woman is murdered and we don't know who he is. >> everyone onsome was like, that's the by that did it. >> who was in prison, the real killer or the wrong man? >> we still have a murderer out there. >> you never know how something's gonna go.

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> during the middle of the night, i heard this loud noise. it sounded like someone was in the house. i opened up her door to her bedroom and i thought, i'm hearing things. >> your instincts were right, that something happened in the middle of the night. >> do you think your child is safe in your home sleeping. >> she was just 16. emma, the honor student. cheerleader and volunteer. >> she could get along with anybody. >> always so kind-hearted and sweet. >> she wanted to be a nurse and she had a plan. >> she went to sleep one sunday night and never woke up. >> i saw a 16-year-old female laying in her bed. there was a bullet hole in the wall. >> so she's been shot? >> someone had fired a shot from outside of the residence. >> was emma a target? that weekend she'd seen a moistureus figure in black. >> she was in fear. >> she was shaking. >> now two brave friends set out on a secret mission, could they help catch her killer. >> you're trying to bring down a mur

i'll natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> the night before, angila thought that she had heard somebody messing at the front door of the residence. she felt she was being watched. all the wounds that she had to her body, it was a very angry attack. a nursing student with three children, nobody was busier than angila. >> as soon as class was over, she was gone. >> back home. >> uh-huh. >> and that's where they found her. >> my girl ain't answerin' the phone. >> the officers could see a lot of blood. police thought her boyfriend's behavior seemed odd. >> he gets to the door and sees it kicked in and doesn't go in. >> people thought there was something suspicious about that. but he had an alibi. >> did he try to point the finger at anybody else? >> he did. angila's ex-husband. >> the ex had an alibi too. >> he came off as very calm and collected. and there was something else missing. >> we got a phone call. until someone found it.

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he was my super man. he was always my protector. this is the man that i'm supposed to marry. this was just not possible. >> he is found him on the floor, the fiance that was the love of her life. >> i zeroed in on him and he was just laying there. >> it is a stone cold assassination. >> nick, the marine, a tough vet turned target. >> someone hated him so much they shot through his window. >> they came in and shot him some more. >> angry colleagues at work. >> people complained about how he spoke to them. >> he was like let's go, get the job done. >> angry exes, too. >> he dated a number of women. >> who was the killer? >> someone full of hatred. >> we wanted answers. >> there needs to be justice. >> people are no good at getting away with murder. >> tell low and welcome to "daitline." a woman found nick gunned down in his own home. investigators would wade through a deep pool of suspects before a boost from nick's brother helped reveal the true killer. he

i'm natalie morales.and this is "dateline." >>> if you admit that she's never coming home, it's like you're admitting defeat. or that she's dead. >> a hard working life, a loving mother and a woman with a complicated love life. >> working and spent sometime after hours together. >> kathy was trying to break off the relationship. >> the secret was out. replaced by a mystery. >> she never returned from lunch. >> we considered her h us may have known her wife is having an affair. >> where was she? >> nearly 30 years, 60 investigators and it all kept coming back to one elusive suspect. >> just very calmly said i know how to get rid of a body so it would never ever be found. >> to him, i think murder is something that can be done over a lunch hour. >> just a heart beat away from not having a case. it was now or never situation. >>> hello and welcome to dateline. when kathy didn't appear, they didn't know if they were dealing with cold blooded murder. with little evidence, the trail was cold. they dusted off th

i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> any time a child goes missing it's a scary thing. you know there's evil out there. >> first michellea. >> it was terrifying. >> then jenny. >> blood hounds came. >> this was a little awe girl riding her bicycle in the park. >> two little girls taken. >> blonde, blue eyed, riding a bike. >> someone targeting a kid. >> yeah. >> she was a girl then too. solving the mysteries became her mission. >> so how many names did you hit? >> about 2,300 names. >> could cutting edge technology crack an ice cold case? >> you know, it's like, no way. >> i believe in the devil and people that don't believe in the devil i think they're in for a big surprise. >> hello, welcome to "dateline." michellea and jenny were like most kids their age. they loved to ride bikes and playing outdoors, and they didn't know each other but they'd be forever put together in tragedy. in the process, there was a twist uncovered that left investigators speechless. here is keith morrison with "evil w

our own natalie morales rolls out the mat with some cool kids who are doing just that, yoga style. >>s park, kids of all ages are finding their zen >> breathing into our chest. >> from downward dog to child's pose, they're hitting the mat part of a growing trend across the country. >> it's just a way to get all that, like, stress and pressure off of you. >> the kids we met here in the fall say yoga can be a good way to deal with stress and those anxious feelings >> just makes me feel really calm and good about myself kind of kind of like gets me into another world instead of, like, all the craziness and stuff. >> yeah. >> are you guys surprised to know that yoga has been booming for kids especially during the pandemic >> i'm not really surprised because of how great it is for you. >> and it's not just in person this class was being livestreamed, too. since the pandemic, online classes have become hugely popular, racking up millions of views on websites like youtube and all you need is a little space to try it out no matter if it's in your bedroom, basement or backyard. yoga originated

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >>> i knew she would never leave her kids in the middle of a hurricane so i always knew it wasn't going to be good. >> crystal was gone, and there were lots of reasons to worry. >> she had numerous lovers, membmen and women. >> you had the husband and boyfriend failing pollies. >> on the same day. >> the answer would have to wait. >> hurricane harvey is moving in this direction and high water rescues. >> we're stuck in the house and immediately went to social media. >> what kind of things? >> pictures of her and her license plate. >> someone knew where she was, someone that liked to play games. >> he thought he was smarter than we were. >> willing to trade one night of freedom. >> he said i'm ready to talk. >> let me go home and tomorrow morning i'll tell you everything. >> in exchange for the terrible truth. >> if he couldn't have her, nobody could. >>> crystal was a young mom and brought the

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> it was a small new year's eve party. we took off and then shortly after we saw the police car. my gut was telling my feet to turn back to that house. this can't be happening. >> when the party ended, the mystery began. >> it was just crazy. i didn't understand what was happening and why. >> his wife, the hostess, had an seemed fine all night. then -- >> help me, please! please help me! >> her death was ruled a suicide. but not everyone agreed.id >> i always was afraid he was going to hurt her. always. always. >> did a fight that night lead to something much worse? >> i knew that ashley wouldn't take her own life. >> a troubled woman or a troubled marriage? >> that wound on the back of her head isn't where she could do ia herself, tom. it is not. >> oh, [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> suicide or murder? >> i didn't do this. >> i just knew that my whole world is never going to be the same again ever. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." it was december 31st. and by all appearances ashley le was in the mood to celebrate. a vibrant

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she was a married mother of two. she was a kindergarten teacher. there was nothing about her life that would raise any red flags. >> she amazed them all. her whole group of girlfriends at the gym. >> she was totally dedicated. >> so, heather, turn around. you've gotten smaller. >> a stunning 200-pound weight loss and a whole new life came with t. >> you could see that transformation. you could see the confidence in her. >> then she was gone. missing at school. >> i called all the girlfriends. >> we're going to find you one way or the other. >> the clues. an email to her husband and a secret she was reluctant to share. >> kind of a bombshell. heather was possibly seeing another man. >> what was really behind her sudden disappearance? that would be the most mind-blowing twist of all. >> do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadn't gone through this transformation? >> gosh. >> welcome to "dateline." heather jones, a motivational teacher, had shed pounds and her past. she was starting to live the life of

i'm natalie morales, thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and thist that she's never coming home, it's like you're admitting defeat. or that she's dead. >> a hard working life, a loving mother and a woman with a complicated love life. >> working and spent sometime after hours together. >> kathy was trying to break off the relationship. >> the secret was out. replaced by a

. >> andm 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 the most genuine person you ever met. >> she headed out to show a d house that day and never made it home.th >> 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 coule 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 anyone reach her in time? >> i had to be strong for everybody. i had to be. >> emotions are just everywhere. >> i know she pleaded. i know she pleaded. >> did you find her?e is she alive? >>> welcome to "dateline." beverly carter wa

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> oh, please, god. why? >> it is the case that stunned parents everywhere, the dad whose young son died in the car. >> apparently he forgot the child was in the car seat in the back and went to work. >> i know you didn't, baby. i know you didn't. >> i think any parent can put themselves in that situation. >> full denial, that it wasn't happening. >> then came the jaw-dropping news. police said it was murder. >> there was far more to the story that we were beginning to realize. this guy clearly was leading a double life. >> oh, my boy. my boy. >> could any parent ever do this on purpose? inside this landmark case. >> there were a whole lot of secrets about to be revealed. >> yes, ma'am. ♪♪ >> ross and leanna harris's seemingly picture perfect world was shattered one hot georgia day when their toddler cooper was left in a car for seven hours and died from overheating. was this a horrific mistake or murder? here with unimaginable is andrea canning. >> you're watching as a police cruiser races to an atlanta park

ra >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >>> i felt guilty. i couldn't live with that.lt i said, "i know something and it's terrible.""i i'm the only other person who knows the truth. i had to do something. >> he swept her right of her feet.ep >> i was drawn to him right away. d >> a dreamy single dad. wealthy. charming. smitten. >> i'd never been spoiled like that. i remember thinking i was like julia roberts in "pretty woman." >> he'd been through so much. a mysterious accident at sea. >> he went under, and when he came up, he said he no longer saw his wife. >> he was just hysterical.s >> they were never able to find her. >> it was a heart-wrenching story. so why then were so many people so suspicious? >> no one knows exactly what happened on that boat. >> an accident? o a disappearance?ci >> you thought, what?ea she faked her death? >> or maybe a murder?yb >> there's no way.'s absolutely no way. >> i felt like the police were just trying to frame an innocen man. >> now, she would be the one to unravel it all. >> i thought, i could do this.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> we the jury, find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: you actually think they read the wrong verdict? >> you feel so alone. and hopeless. >> it's like a shot in the chest. >> despair to hope. darkness to light. a fight for freedom. >> what happened to this teenager could happen to any one of our children. >> at 18, he was arrested for murder. adamant he was innocent. >> i had nothing to do with this. i swear to god. >> so what could have possibly led to this? >> you stabbed her. >> why would he confess to something he didn't do? >> why would he? what really happened during that police interrogation. >> the evidence shows you were there. i can't lie about the evidence. >> i can't lie to you about this. but the officer's lying about lying. >> an extraordinary look inside the interview room. >> if you don't talk it will be worse. >> i was scared. i was shaking. >> this is one of the most intense interrogations i've ever seen. >>> welcome to "dateline." how could you confess to a crime you didn't commit? it seems to defy logic and

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> 96 kpke with the bird and the bee. >> i had a huge crush on him. he had this amazing voice. >> very gregarious, very charismatic. i think the passion he had for people came through. >> he was the guy the whole town woke up to, morning deejay steven b. >> he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. >> he's loveable. i mean, everybody loves steven b. >> but soon, it was faally clear that not everybody did. >> they came upon a body floating in the water. >> shot him one time in the back of the head. >> i felt like i was in some made-for-tv movie. it's like "this can't be happening." >> what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. >> i thought, "why did you get on that boat?" >> a scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. >> you're a multi-millionaire and you don't have any money. >> from high seas adventure to heart-stopping murder. >> i don't think i'll ever get another case quite like this. ♪ ♪ >> hello. and welcome to "dateline." steven b. williams was a man with a golden voice. a former deejay who found

. >> 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.t >> she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms, and simply said help me. >> my heart dropped. i want to know why. why?mp >> reporter: 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 ar loving. >>in she had a personality that just sucked you in. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: his wife. ambushed by a shadowy man, in black. was someone after their fortune? >> i called her to warn her. >> reporter: was the answer on this tape? >> his wife was being killed, at that exact moment? >> reporter: a crime of greed and gold. would detectives, hunting for a killer, strike gold, too? >> he wasn't someone that i would ever think could be involved in some

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he was like, i'm going to destroy you. the fear was terrible. i can't even describe it. it's a surreal thing. people thought i was dead. >> the attack was sudden and savage. >> i saw a man standing there. >> i heard multiple shots. >> the wife, the only witness. >> the only thing i could see was his eyes. >> her story was concerning about a masked man shooting her husband and leaving her alive. i'm worried, did she kill him herself? did she hire somebody? >> then a revelation. the dead man had a dangerous dream. >> we ended up finding a lot of people related to the oil business. >> i remember him telling us, i'm going to make millions of dollars. >> a big money venture oozing with outlaws. >> a violent individual, been to prison for robbery. big man. probably 250 pounds of steroided rock muscle. significant criminal history. >> greed is what killed my dad. greed is what caused all of this. >> a thirst for oil, a lust for blood. >> i trust aid con artist. i trusted a sociopath. >> wild, isn't it, what can happen to a quiet

. >> and 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. >> shauna tiaf fay, loving mother by day, cocktail waitress by night. >> i was at one of the bars. every single head turned. >> it was after her shift they found her, the victim of a ruthless attack. >> your heart just drops to your stomach. >> 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. >> or did the answers lie in the dead woman's past? >> shauna started thinking, i have got to get out of this situation. >> from out of the blue, a tip. >> he had some information that was connected to a murder. >> that would reveal a diabolical plot. >> i just couldn't understand how this was reality. >> but was this killer too clever to be caught? >> he is extremely smart, smarter than we all are. ♪ >> welcome to "dateline." shauna tiaffay hit the jackpot in las v

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i call and her phone went straight to voicemail, over and over and over. i realized something was wrong. >> i got the call that they had found heather's car. >> we pop the trunk, and there's our victim. >> a body of evidence that made no sense. >> she was wearing an oversize mickey mouse shirt. >> reporter: she own any mickey mouse clothing? >> no. >> she had long hair. >> reporter: and her hair was cut? >> her hair was cut. >> who could be this sick in the head to do this? >> potential suspects would pile up, so why did loved ones distrust the lead detective? >> he was off track right from the beginning. >> we were begging them, take him off the case. >> a case, building to an explosive reckoning. >> reporter: the world blows up. >> the world blows up. >> almost surreal. >> no one can say that they forgive the devil. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." heather bogle was thrilled to get a job at the local whirlpool factory, even if it meant working the graveyard shift. this way her days were still free for her daughter. then the

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> it was very exciting. >> they met in vegas.oker player. >> he said he was making good money at it. >> a former trapeze artist. she fell for him. but she didn't gamble on this. >> i could smell the odor of decay and blood. >> or this. >> at every turn there was another woman. >> married, with a child and women in multiple cities. >> what else is he capable of? >> capable of murder? he had an alibi. >> credit card transactions and phone records of me driving from las vegas. >> but could this little card hold the key?

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> 96 kpke with the bird and the bee. >> ih on him. he had this amazing voice. >> very gregarious, very charismatic. i think the passion he had for people came through. >> he was the guy the whole town woke up to, morning deejay steven b. >> he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. >> he's loveable. i mean, everybody loves steven b. >> but soon, it was faally clear that not everybody did. >> they came upon a body floating in the water. >> shot him one time in the back of the head. >> i felt like i was in some made-for-tv movie. it's like "this can't be happening."

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> good morning. happy new year. i'm lindsey riser. the hope that comes with 2021 is being met with a sobering dose of reality this morning. there are now more than 20 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the united states. and more than 346,000 people have died as states struggle to quickly get shots into arms. this as florida becomes the third state to record a case of that more infectious mutant form first detected in the uk. speaking of the uk, a shift in vaccine strategy is causing some alarm within the medical community. health officials there delaying the second dose of the pfizer vaccine in a bid to get as many people vaccinated as possible. >>> in a new year's interview, president-elect biden talked about the need to step up vaccinations in the u.s. and thanked the first responders, guests in the times square last night. >> they have stepped up and we owe them. >> joining me is dr. william hazelti hazeltine, the president of assess health international. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you. let's start w

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i'm freaking out. i walk in and my sister's not there. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed's undone. everything was horrible. and i felt it. >> she had been fearless on the front lines in iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong soldier. >> but something had her terrified at home. >> i'm scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police. and then she vanished. something made her pretty scared. >> yes. >> no way to say what that was. >> right. >> what had happened to this beautiful army sergeant? the question would launch a spellbinding mystery. >> there were a number of potential suspects, absolutely. >> was a killer out there? >> she was in danger. >> could police catch him? they hatched a plan of virtual genius. >> one of the detectives said, you're not going to believe this. >>> welcome to dateline. maribel ramos was a fighter. joining the army and doing two tours overseas before returning to civilian life. but even her military experience would not be enough to pre

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." ♪♪ >>> when i saw her, i lost concept of timereached in, pulled her out, and started screaming help. >> please! honey, wake up! wake up! >> it was the worst seconds in 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. >> he was downstairs with the kids. she was upstairs in the bath. then it happened. >> please! oh, please! >> 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. >> questions quickly swirled about a wife's secret. >> what did you do today? >> she did have an addiction to prescription pills. >> and a husband's story. >> she just flopped on the floor. >> was it an accident, 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 happen. >> just wait until the spell binding moment in court. [ screaming ] >> it is

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> this doesn't happen in our happy little world. >> their world shattered, a young mother strangled. >> we had a homicide and no suspects. >> also no evidence. but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. >> she slept with the children and the door locked. >> and finally a vital clue. what happened to nancy the day she disappeared? >>> welcome to dateline. a young mother disappeared one morning. her husband said she went for a run and never came home. the puzzling case happened in a safe, suburban neighborhood where crime is unexpected. but sometimes there are secrets hidden behind closed doors. >> it all seemed like such a bad nightmare. this doesn't happen in our happy little world. >> reporter: it was a saturday morning in july. the happy little world suburb of raleigh, north carolina, called cary, a place where a young family would aspire to if you were someone like hanna pritchard, for example. >> there's always lots of friend making going on through someone you meet. lots of cookouts and family functions.

was ally >>> i'm craig mel zmrin and i'm natalie morales >> and this is "dateline." >> please, no. this cannot be real. >> a teenager home alone, in a night of terror. >> trying to figure out how she must have been. >> on her body like a signature, a hand print in blood. >> it was a crime of passion. there was a lot of anger involved in this. >> but hang on, the handprint doesn't belong to the man police put in prison.n' >> the anger just surged through me. >> now a mother turns detective. >> her words to me, i'll never forget, were i just want to know what happened to my daughter. >> join in as she hunts for a killer and searches for the truth. >> i wanted to put my fist through the tv. >> it still brings the hair up on the back of my neck. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." a confession can break a murder investigation wide open, it certainly did in this story. soon after 19-year-old angie dodd was found stabbed to death in her apartment, a local admitted he was one of her killers, policeof recorded ever grisly detail, convinced they had cracked the case. but years later,

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> it was a small new year's eve party.y after we saw the police car. my gut was telling my feet to turn back to that house. this can't be happening. >> when the party ended, the mystery began. >> it was just crazy. i didn't understand what was happening and why. >> his wife, the hostess, had an seemed fine all night. then -- >> help me, please! please help me!

. >> andm i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i don't know what it is about my mom thatny 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 the most genuine person you ever met. >> she headed out to show a d house that day and never made it home.th >> i'm texting her, i'm calling her.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> do you have one that got away?s my first love. >> the guy who disappeared, except in her case, he really disappeared. >> he's going to call me in a couple of days. he never called. >> his family in agony. >> i wrote letters to oprah winfrey, to america's most wanted. >> a rookie detective finally broke the case. >> i said, oh, my gosh, i think i hit pay dirt. >> a strange phone call revealed the secret. >> david needed to be gotten rid of. >> then we got the real story. >> a bombshell revelation. was she really a bereaved ex- >> i always loved him. >> or maybe just a black widow. >> barbara briton is in the middle. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." for years judy carlson lived in the most painful kind of limbo. her son david had disappeared without a trace. the case went unsolved, sitting cold for more than a decade before rookie detective donna valazquez was assigned to investigate. digging into david's past she untwisted a tale of love gone bad and a grisly family secret. but detectives still needed to know, w

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i'm freaking out.. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed's undone. everything was horrible. and i felt it. >> she had been fearless on the front lines in iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong soldier. >> but something had her terrified at home. >> i'm scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police. and then she vanished. something made her pretty

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i call and her phone went straight to voicemailalized something was wrong. >> i got the call that they had found heather's car. >> we pop the trunk, and there's our victim. >> a body of evidence that made no sense. >> she was wearing an oversize mickey mouse shirt. >> reporter: she own any mickey mouse clothing? >> no. >> she had long hair. >> reporter: and her hair was cut? >> her hair was cut. >> who could be this sick in the head to do this?

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he was my super man.this is the man that i'm supposed to marry. this was just not possible. >> he is found him on the floor, the fiance that was the love of her life. >> i zeroed in on him and he was just laying there. >> it is a stone cold assassination. >> nick, the

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> it was very exciting. >> they met in vegas. a professional poker player. >> he said he was making good money at it. >> a former trapeze artist. she fell for him. but she didn't gamble on this. >> i could smell the odor of decay and blood. >> or this. >> at every turn there was another woman. >> married, with a child and women in multiple cities. >> what else is he capable of? >> capable of murder? he had an alibi. >> credit card transactions and phone records of me driving from las vegas. >> but could this little card hold the key? >> that was just a shot in the dark. >> absolutely. >> was he a calculating killer or was his lifestyle on trial? >> he made mistakes, but that doesn't make him a monster. >> was there one more card up his sleeve? >> it goes back to him thinking i've bluffed some of the best. >>> welcome to "dateline." it was a perplexing double murder with no witnesses and no physical evidence. the victims, a respected couple. their son, it turned out, played poker for a living. could that lifestyle have had somethi

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she was a married mother of two.dergarten teacher. there was nothing about her life that would raise any red flags. >> she amazed them all. her whole group of girlfriends at the gym. >> she was totally dedicated. >> so, heather, turn around. you've gotten smaller. >> a stunning 200-pound weight loss and a whole new life came with t. >> you could see that transformation. you could see the confidence in her. >> then she was gone. missing at school. >> i called all the girlfriends. >> we're going to find you one way or the other.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> any time a child goes missing it's a scary thing.l out there. >> first michellea. >> it was terrifying. >> then jenny. >> blood hounds came. >> this was a little awe girl riding her bicycle in the park. >> two little girls taken. >> blonde, blue eyed, riding a bike. >> someone targeting a kid. >>

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> a sprawling southern family farm with a pair of churchgoing grandparents at its heart. >> they were definitely the most loving individuals i've ever met in my life. >> there was no way it was supposed to end like this. >> she took me by the hand and said sugar and charlie have been murdered. >> the former church deacon and his wife. who on earth would want them dead? >> it doesn't make sense. they were loved by everyone. >> everyone maybe. but their own daughter, who admitted to a bitter simmering dispute. >> a family feud. >> she needed her stepfather and mother dead so she could get her property back. >> evidence pointed to her boyfriend as an accomplice. >> blood on the shoe. he was there. >> or was he? >> no hair no, fingerprint no, dna? >> nothing. >> a once loving family now gripped by suspicion. >> i had a lot of people in my ear saying that she did it. >> would the terrible truth rip them apart? >> this cannot be happening. >> welcome to "dateline." a daughter battling her demons, and her mother and stepfather for contro

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> we the jury, find the defendant guilty. >less. >> it's like a shot in the chest. >> despair to hope. darkness to light. a fight for freedom. >> what happened to this teenager could happen to any one of our children. >> at 18, he was arrested for murder. adamant he was innocent. >> i had nothing to do with this. i swear to god. >> so what could have possibly

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> she was home with the kids, her husband out with friends when it happened. >> he said something about his telling them there was a robber. >> all they told us was there was an intruder. >> their home, so deep in the woods, now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. >> this is a real who done it? >> very much so. >> police had suspects. >> i remember kelley not wanting to be home alone. >> they also had a problem. >> why would this guy go up and kill this woman? >> her family had questions of their own. >> something is not right here. something is wrong. >> and then someone remembered a phone call and a fib. >> i pulled out my phone and i'm like, that's strange. >> a killer living two lives. >> everything you thought you knew was all a lie. ♪♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." kelley and tom clayton's seemingly happy life together came to an abrupt end when she was found brutally murdered. investigators set out to uncover the truth, finding stories of betrayal and a witness who may have seen everything. the clayton's daughter, ch

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> there's this pile of leaves, and it's where everything else is clear and flat. my heart is racing a million miles an hour. i was using my boots to move leaves, and that's when i screamed this blood-curdling scream. >> nique leili, a corporate executive who made time for romance and her three daughters. >> she was the best mom. >> then she disappeared. dozens joined the search. >> we need nique to come home. >> then, they found her. [ screaming ] >> you can't! >> launching a mystery that would divide this family. >> i suspected him from the beginning. >> one daughter thought her stepdad, matt, did it. the others said no way. and matt, he had a theory all his own. >> this is not the first time she's run away, okay? >> had nique taken off and found trouble? >> now you're thinking someone gave her a date rape drug. >> that's a possibility. >> the trail would lead to this house of cameras. >> there is a big server tower that would indicate a large amount of data being stored. >> what they discovered, thousands of hours of tape. >> l

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> there's this pile of leaves, and it's where is racing a million miles an hour. i was using my boots to move leaves, and that's when i screamed this blood-curdling scream. >> nique leili, a corporate executive who made time for romance and her three daughters. >> she was the best mom. >> then she disappeared. dozens joined the search. >> we need nique to come home. >> then, they found her. [ screaming ]

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> this is something that you watch "dateline not about your friend. not about someone you love.t >> she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms, and simply said help me. >> my heart dropped. i want to know why. why?mp >> reporter: 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 ar loving. >>in she had a personality that just sucked you in. >> reporter: er

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." ♪♪ >>> when i saw her, i lost concept of time wake up! >> it was the worst seconds in 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.

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. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> do you have one that got away? >> he's going to call me in a couple of days. he never called. >> his family in agony. >> i wrote letters to oprah winfrey, to america's most wanted. >> a rookie detective finally broke the case. >> i said, oh, my gosh, i think i hit pay dirt. >> a strange phone call revealed the secret. >> david needed to be gotten rid of. t

moral duty to help. joining me now is natalie wong wai—man, visiting fellow at the department of public policy at the universityome and live in the united kingdom, but how practical is it peoplejust to united kingdom, but how practical is it people just to move their lives halfway round the world? you know, for hong kong and britain, you can have a very good relationship. just because hong kong was a colony of the uk, and that's why you can see a lot of people study and even work in the uk before. and that's why you can see that the british government implements such a policy, five plus one package, with incentives too much of the hong kong eligible bn oh passport holders. because they can live and work in even their eligible children under 18 can receive free public education in the uk. so you would be —— it would be very attractive to families with children. i understand there is a prospect of remaining here permanently, eventually. but how likely is it that leaders in hong kong and beijing will try to stop this happening? the chinese governmentjust allows hong kong no longer to recognise bno this afternoon h