. >> that is all for this edition of dateline, i am natalie morales, thank you for watching. watching >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> the first time i saw her, i thought she was beautiful. we just love being together, we were always together. our kitchen back door was opened and the glass was broken. >> i need an ambulance now. my wife. oh my god. >> it was him who found her. >> i don't know how to handle that. i wish i could've been there to protect her. >> a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. >> he was such a nice guy, that you would've never guess that he would've done something like that. >> you think you fake that burglary and killed his wife? >> yes. >> he wanted the house, he wanted her money and if he divorced or he would lose everything. >> in court, a stunning verdict. >> this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. >> but more stunning still, was would came after. a mysterious witness with a secret. >> this is a woman who essentially says, i saw the murderer. and it wasn't tom fully, when her story be t

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> i got a phone call, something was wrong with brandy she's not moving in the car is moving. >> emergency vehicles, officers and that is as far as i could go. there is my baby and i can do anything about it. >> she was a hardworking, young wife and mom. >> sweetest girl you could ever ask to meet. >> just minutes from home when she saw the headlights. >> somebody was telling her. >> my sister is in my driveway and her head is bloody. >> so you bury your little girl and then it's a murder destination? >> yes. >> there were two people brandi feared. one in town. >> she thought she was being followed. >> one thousands of miles away. >> josh was still in alaska. >> and then there was the new man in her life. >> anybody close to brandi we needed to take a hard serious look at. >> no state fingerprints, no dna and no arrest for years. >> you're grieving, how do you put all of that -- >> day by day. >> hints emerged of somebody's dark past. >> you have robberies going on, homicides. >> one brave woman willing to talk. >> he told me, the same th

and this is natalie morales. and this is dateline. >> dateline. i was robbed of my sister. to grow up without one. in an instant, she was gone. and it changed everything. >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes but crime came for her first. >> i prayed, my daughter, please don't let this be. true >> home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. >> i said, oh my gosh, is this one of her earrings. >> earrings in the carpet, ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. >> there was evidence of a violent struggle. >> what had happened? and who was behind it? >> everything was a mystery. was she still alive? >> it tore us apart >> for years they demanded answers. a struggle each day. then came the cold case file with a new bag of tricks. >> i always felt that this was a case to be solved. >> they wanted us justice just as bad as we. did >> as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. >> we just never gave up. don't mess with a mother bear. >> hello and welcome to dateline. i tara was just 19 with a beautiful young woman with big dreams. then suddenly she vanished. snatch

and this is natalie morales. and this is dateline. >> dateline. i was robbed of my sister.one. and it changed everything. >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes but crime came for her first. >>

. >> i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales. and this is dateline. >> all of a sudden i realize, why are they late? there's something definitely wrong. he said your family was in an accident. and my world just dropped down underneath me. >> the scene told the story -- >> why did you find? >> somebody hit them. >> a deadly crash on a dark road. two gone, one barely alive. to a tragic accident. but look closer. can all of the broken glass and twisted metal, was there a clue to a crime? >> the last thing i wanted to have was to have to take a double fatality and not treat it as a homicide. >> murder. and 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 that would shake them all. >> hello, and welcome to dateline. a dangerous highway in big sky country. that was a setting for a deadly crash that would seem to unite to families in shock and heartbreak. except they were about to find out that the tr

and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> she was there. >> she walked into the building and you just brighton. >> and then she wasn't. >> my next reaction was, oh my gosh, what's happening. >> mother the adored. missing. and her place, a trail of blood. >> my biggest fear was what we are going fine. >> police found instead was a puzzle. >> my 28 years, i've never seen it before. >> a missing woman. a mystery with new clues. >> did you find any fingerprints? >> no. >> here's, anything? >> no. >> but did one man have a motive? >> he steals $300,000 and is about to be exposed. >> a set without proof, how could anyone convince a jury? >> so, you don't think they had any evidence against you at all? >> can they give any names. anything? >> could anyone solve the mystery? >> we the jury find the defendant david martin hawk -- >> hello and welcome to dateline. when someone goes missing, one of the hardest things for those left behind is not knowing the truth. was a voluntary or foul play? that three children in this story arrived home one evening to discover their mother was missin

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> i see her laying there, my dad is kneeling, that was the first time i've ever seen him cry. >> they had a tumultuous marriage. >> there would be yelling, and maybe slamming doors. >> according to him, he sees lisa with a gunshot wound to the head. so initially it was ruled a suicide. her sister went to the majority patrol to express their believe that this impact was a murder. >> she had been having an affair with her. boss >> the pocket cuter says. after he sought his wife, he washed his hands and watched his. forums >> they call this back at noon. started the trial. >> i thought they made it the worst mistake i headed ever heard of. >> it was obviously there was something that just wasn't right. >> the only thing i've ever wanted was for everyone to hear the truth. i told him that i would find with everything i had and win. that's the promise i made to him. >> hello and welcome to dateline. for many, the holiday season is a special time. but for the jennings family, one christmas eve turned into awaking nightmare. there was an argumen

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> a mystery in los angeles. a missing woman. >> he said, cindy words my mom? >> and i just instantly knew. and i just in michael, called the police, i'm on my way. >> a loving mother. >> always there for me. >> a beloved friend. >> she was just so easy to like. >> vanishes. >> some people something was very very. run >> was she murdered? was it for her money? >> how much money tissue have in the bank? >> i think it was over seven figures. >> or was it something more or someone else. >> it really threw him for a loop when he found out that my mom had met somebody else. >> police had a suspect and a case. that was about to take an unbelievable turn. >> one of the most shocking things i have ever seen in a courtroom. >> hello, and welcome to dateline. deede keller had made a comfortable life for herself. a successful realtor in southern california, she lived in a charm neighborhood where she was surrounded by family and friends. then suddenly, deede disappeared. as her loved ones launched a frantic search, investig

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> oh god, oh god. >> ma'am. >> i just knew that she was gone. >> she was a bright young mom to be. >> she was beautiful. >> confident. strong. >> it was a smile that really got me. >> moving on from a messy divorce, jumping into a new romance. no one could believe it, when they found her. >> they're saying it was a homicide. >> then, police found something else. revealing recordings. >> everything changed. like instantly. it's weird. >> britney is essentially speaking from the grave. >> you could see the emotions that she went through. >> could she point police to her killer? >> i was shocked, scared to death. all at once. just in a flash. her life just changed. >> hello and welcome to dateline. it started with a little flirtation in the office and bloomed into a full blown romance. the problem was brittani was married to another man. then she found out she was pregnant, and it was just weeks before her due date, the tragedy struck. investigators would quickly home in on the two men in britney's life. but was either capable of murder? here

and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i texted him, he wasn't answering. i arrived at the office, i could see that something was really, really wrong. i called somebody that steve worked with. he said steve's been shot. and i said, did he survive? he said no. >> steven pitt was unforgettable. >> i think he's one of a kind. he just completely broke the mold. >> he was the first to die that week. hunted down by a man with a gun and a grudge. >> i felt that when this shooter crossed steve off, he was moving down a list. >> a long list. >> it came running towards my vehicle. there was blood dripping from her face. >> six murders. >> my gut just dropped. >> in four days. >> this was a homicide investigation in overdrive. >> it was. >> a city under siege. >> there was a lot of fear, there was a lot of unrest in the community. people were desperate for a suspect. >> who else could have been on that list? >> i had my own personal terrorist. >> and why. >> people don't get gunned down their offices. the

>> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> ashlea was a wild and funny texan who everyone seemed to love. >> caring, loving, compassionate. >> so why did she have this strange premonition? >> ashlea always felt like she was gonna die young. >> the call came on black friday. >> she said, "ashlea's apartment's on fire." >> when the coroner pulled up, my heart broke. >> and this fire was no accident. >> they had conducted surveillance at ashlea's apartment. >> reporter: they're going back to the place where ashlea as worked. >> yes, sir. >> they were going after tens of thousands of dollars. >> but was money the only motive? or was there something else? >> there were a lot of rumors goin' around that ended up being true. >> i couldn't believe that somebody could do that to her. just pure evil -- y re >> hello and welcome to ren' "dateline." ashlea had no shortage of admirers, even her ex sung her praises. so when she was found dead, police were baffled. this was no accident, but were the clues now up in smoke? would take a determined detective and stolen key to unlock this my

and i'm natalie morales. and this is dateline. >> she told archie she was dating this man and if he didn't like it he could leave. >> he was stabbed multiple tilt line times. nobody saw anything. >> i went and i touched him, i'll never forget that feeling. >> it was just before dawn when he found his father dead in the driveway. >> there's no doubt in my mind what happened. i immediately knew. >> there was someone else who may have known, too. >> i turned around and looked at my mama, like you know who did this, that -- >> but there was one thing no one could no, the strange stream twists still to come. >> it was a bit of a surprise. >> kind of a shock. >> when they found out she was seen him again. >> a lovers triangle, always leads to trouble. >> how could you do such a horrible thing? you destroyed me. >> did this one lead to murder? >> what was your like watching him walk out of jail? >> he beat the system. >> hello and welcome to dateline. how long does it take a killer to stop worrying about whether he

natalie morales: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> the coming summer of normal. president biden sets a new goal for covid vaccinations i'm shepherd smith this is the news on cnbc >> our goal by july 4th is to have 70% of adult americans with at least one shot. >> the plan, the obstacles and the role of your family doctor >>> subway overpass collapses, train plummets, children among the dozens dead. the search for victims and answers. >> we're blessed it wasn't a lot worse. >> storms ravage from texas to the east coast the thousand-mile threat zone and the damage already done. >>> america's poultry problem. the shortage, the prices, the culprit. why finding chicken is such a challenge. plus the problem passengers causing trouble again. >>> billionaire goes from ocean floor to space >>> and flowers for mother's day. why you better hurry >> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepherd smith >>> good evening new goals and a new strategy to get america vaccinated the white house now aiming to get

>> i'm craig melvin and i'm natalie morales. and this is dateline. it was just chaos. a day at the mall descends into me him. as armed men turned shoppers into pre-. >> lots of screaming, lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they owned the police. >> panic months protecting their kids. >> i just kept telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. >> my goodness, he's going to cry. this is it. >> kids forced to protect one another. >> you grabbed your brother. >> yes, and just ran. >> and from out of the blue, a hero. >> i just call to her to run towards me. she starts running. >> could he rescue the very smallest of victims? >> when portia got up and ran, did you have a moment when you got up and thought, oh my god? >> hello, and welcome to dateline. newtown, orlando, las vegas. it seems like mass shootings have become all too frequent here in the u.s.. and overseas in a mall in nairobi, kenya, masked assailants carried out and even deadlier attack. it was otherwise normal saturday afternoon of shopping, when good men turned it into a scene of bedlam and bloodshed. but w

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i was shocked. things just didn't add up. >> it was the last place you would expect to find a gruesome crime scene. quiet neighborhood. a lovely home. this friendly couple. >> i think it's hard not to love tammy. >> they were very. happy very happy. >> it seemed to be a simple case of a robbery gone horribly wrong. >> we realize that he was dead or dying. >> but nothing about this case with simple. not the marriage and not the murders. >> it just kept getting more red flags coming up. >> the surprises just kept on coming. >> he said, can i talk to in private? >> what dork force claimed two lives? >> i feel like she still. their ifill's still feel her with me. >> hello. and welcome to dateline. it was a quiet afternoon at the park are housed. tammy and her husband brett were both at homes when suddenly gunfire erupted, leaving two people dead and police racing to the scene. the sole survivor would share a tale describing an unlikely intruder and a desperate fight to survive. but what story would the

and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> he told me he loved me. i told him i love tim.k. i could hear a commotion of some sort. and then i remember hearing gunshots. looking to see him lying there, it was bad. >> it's the

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [theme music] "the news you tomorrow "the news with shepard smith" starts now >>> former president trump gets a decision from facebook i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc >>> the suspension of former president trump was necessary to keep people safe. >> and the suspension will stand, for now the response from the former president and the reprimand for facebook, from its own advisory board. >>> when will this pandemic be over and when can we go back to normal >> an answer at last from the cdc. the new optimism and specific instructions how to stay on course. >>> he went missing last mother's day her husband begged for a safe return. >> i will do whatever it takes to get you back. >> now he's in jail. >> today marks a major milestone in this investigation. >> the evidence and the charges. >>> how do you describe the climate where you live new terms for regions of the country, what the fed will now say about our hotter, wetter nation. >>> the peloton recall, details on the treadm

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> he had deeper feelings for me than just friends. he managed to get me to care about him. he had my whole life wrapped up. >> she's at the center of a riveting courtroom drama. the wife whose entrepreneur husband was found murdered one cold autumn morning. >> our whole family has lost its brightest light, and we don't know why. >> he's the one accused of the crime. so why is she under the microscope? >> she's gotten caught in the middle of this crossfire, and it's really unfortunate. it goes against everything i know about andrea. >> was she cheating with her executive boss? >> "be with me forever." would that be normal communication between your boss and you? >> scheming widow or suffering victim? >> who kills someone else's husband? there was no affair. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." he was a young entrepreneur who wanted to change the world, but someone wanted him dead. at first no one knew what to make of this case, but a jury made it clear, this was a crime of passion, a fatal triangle involving a husband, a wife, and a b

. >> and i am natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i can't imagine to be held in captivity. >> that, just send the money. it's all they want. >> they have an american kid. a 14 year old kid in the middle of the jungle! they are thinking they hit the jackpot. >> they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? >> a harrowing international hostage drama. >> it's a big operation, it's not this ragtag group of people. >> anything can happen, there are no guarantees. >> kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. >> we prepared him for the worst. >> i am getting so worried. >> a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to dateline. they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the worldwide hostage drama be resolved before it was all too late? here with heart of

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> he married the woman of his dreams.- >> you are either part of their family or you are in. >> together they had a little girl, sydney. when their marriage fell apart his wife's family closed ranks. >> in their view, sydney was their property. >> one day, he went to pick up his girlfriend for a visit was never seen alive again. >> he died right there.

and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> he told me he loved me. i told him i love tim. he said he would be right back. i could hear a commotion of some sort. and then i remember hearing gunshots. looking to see him lying there, it was bad. >> it's the website we're lovers go to meet and cheat. >> this was someone looking to have an affair. >> but this affair was about so much more than deceit. >> you couldn't write this as a movie. you can write this is a. book >> this affair became a game. a wife and her lover, spying on her husband and his lover. >> you just think, well what else have they done? >> and then, this by game turned deadly. one of the four lovers was gunned down. >> it's obviously was not something that was random. >> waiting at the scene, a man with a strange story. and waiting for detectives, a strange video. >> how creepy was that video? >> it was very creepy. >> an affair to remember. >> he was the. one >> and a fair to forget. >> i shouldn't have done it. >> and one warmer secret still to be revealed. >> she said, i need you to sit down. i have someth

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i have a lot of guilt. it makes me sick how i could do something like that. i was the responsible one. >> a working mom, new at the office. she loved her job, and really loved her handsome young boss. >> the thing that i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause. >> a passionate 9:00 to 5:00 affair. the problem? she was married. and so was he. >> i grabbed his face and i was like, you know what? i love you. i am not going anywhere, tell me what's happening. >> cheating husbands, scheming wives. suburbs are fill of secrets, but being unfaithful to your spouse isn't a crime, is it? that would come next. >> it was just like every emotion possible all in one second. >> i went, oh, my god! >> murder in the dark. who was behind it? and who would pay? >> when you see him on the video, he's armed and ready. >> two couples, two families, and the single moment that shattered it all. >> i knew one day that this was all going to come out. hello and welcome to "dateline." it's a cautionary tale that st

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [theme music] money. i'll see you >>> america reopening, big moves from new york city to florida. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc airport traffic at pandemic highs. tens of thousands back to work in new york. >> right now we're doing slowly. i'm coming in twice a week. >> restrictions dropping along with covid cases the encouraging numbers and risks we still face. >>> at least four dead and dozens hurt. the latest on the suspected smuggling disaster off san diego and the warning that came too late >>> donald trump, back on facebook awaiting the company's decision that could end the former president's digital exile. >>> pushing back against this fantasy by embracing the real. >> take me as i am you're going to have to love me. >> tonight, the rises of the reverse selfie >>> named after a dog and valued higher than foreign twitter. explaining the new face of cryptocurrency. >>> royal marines make like ironman. >>> a victory lab for the winningest trainer in kentucky derby history. >>> good eveni

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> she was crying and crying. i said, what's wrong? and she says, that he's dead. we all wanted to believe that it was an accident. there is no possible way he could do this. on purpose. >> a dark house. a husband with a gun. a wife dead on the floor. >> make sure that she still breathing. >> oh, i don't think she is, damn it. >> there was no question who killed her. the mystery was why. >> i hear the door squeaking. and i hear a grumbling. and i hear the dog rolling. >> how could you not tell that's your wife? >> it was dark. >> i did he just kept seeing it was an accident and he didn't do anything wrong. >> others disagreed. >> we never for a second believed that he didn't know who that was that he was threatening. >> was it a tragic mistake? >> he was broken. >> or cold-blooded murder? >> he has fits of emotion, they're only down in front of the detective. >> a room too dark to see. >> turn the light off. >> or a story too hard to believe? >> there's nothing accidental about what he did. >> a shot in the dark a

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> one of the investigators brought somebody over to me saying this is our crime advocate. i was stealing myself for it already, because of the massive police presence. >> they said that they believe that he had been murdered. >> craig rideout, that of seven, care deeply about his kids. >> he was a loving man. provider, warm. >> so, it was puzzling and alarming when he vanished. >> to say craig is not. here i said that's weird. >> i didn't know what was. happening >> i know something is wrong. i don't know how wrong. >> a disturbing discovery in the basement. >> articles found on the walls. >> he appeared there was some kind of ambush. >> revelations about craig's wife. >> craig didn't want to be. there was a romantic relationship between them. it became painfully obvious that there was. >> and in the park, two young men had -- >> they identified alexander right out. >> the victims to? since >> the victims to. sounds >> finally, a string of security videos would lay their the bone chilling truth. >> diabolical plan is forming here. >

i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. >> our hearts break for this mother.vanished. >> she went out for drinks with friends, never came home. >> i said, something's wrong. >> we realized, this is real. >> who was the last to see her? >> i don't know where she went. >> where was her ex model boyfriend?

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> three people come to me wearing suits and oneck and tell me, my husband didn't make it. >> two women racing down a texas highway. >> she saw me and made a u-turn

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> three people come to me wearing suits and onef them tells me that he hadn't made it. and i was like no he did. i just got checked. they come back and tell me, my husband didn't make it. >> two women racing down a texas highway. >> she saw me and made a u-turn. >> bonnie, the myth stress. >> i looked in my rearview mirror and it was francis. >> francis, the wife and the other. >> i get her little finger. >> the middle finger? >> right. >> i start following. her i said, with the hell? she breaks. and i break. and i heard a thump. >> he's pronounced that at the hospital. >> two women in love with one man, hating each other. >> you're getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them have exact? >> yes. >> hollywood love story? >> this was the man i wanted to marry. >> or a fatal attraction? >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. >> and so many about to lose so much. . >> i will live without for the rest of my life. >>, hello, and welcome to dateline. bill an francis hall or high school sweethearts who grew a family and succe

and i'm natalie morales. and this is dateline. >> it's got wrenching. >> there is a body laying on the side of the road. >> this young woman, was shot three times. this was a murder. >> a young, single mom, with friends on game day. >> it was packed. >> but as night fell -- fear grew. >> they're asking us, do you know anybody that would want to harm your sister? >> was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? >> i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding. >> tucked away in her kitchen, a coup clue to it all. >> on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. >> did that just give you chills? >> that was horrible. why did she just tell us. >> did he secretly to murder? >> it's got to be unimaginable. >> welcome to dateline. when the body of brooke mauritius was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationship. could that revelation be the

. >> and i am natalie morales. >> and this, is dateline. >> her name is pepper. i >> lived a secret life. >> she was kidnapped at age four >> 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 that i am rhonda patricia christine. i said, do you know her? and there was a long pause. >> her story had many ups and downs. >> when i looked at the email, i just could not even believe it. >> but after so many tears, so many years and so many turns in her story. >> i was like, wow. >> there are still more stunning twists to be revealed. >> it is amazing, the best gift ever. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to dateline. a four year old girl was adopted and raised by her kidnappers. for decades, she searched for her family, and her identity. her story has an extraordinary ending, but as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. here is keith morrison. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> our story begins with this much mother of a teenage daughter. a woman who had spent much of her life trying t

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she's the little girl who won the heart of a big city. >> they call you the miracle baby. why do they call you that? >> shot in the head at point blank range, a crime scene that shocked even hardened police. >> dora the explorer pillow, and it had blood on it. the. >> as she fought to live, this detective vowed to catch whoever left her to die. soon, he turned up a promising lead. >> bells and whistles go off in my head. >> in the hospital, she battled back. >> to know that she had survived was a pretty powerful moment. >> not just her body, but her mind. >> they would come in the daycare and erica would say don't let them hurt me. >> she handed investigators what would be a vital clue, but would it be enough to crack the case? hello and welcome to "daylightline." i'm craig melvin. it all started with a crime that not even police could believe. a little girl, just a toddler, shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who then disappeared. but a detective vowed to crack this case no matter how long it took. here i

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> he was definitely charismatic. >> he was the new kid in town. all about adventure. >> this kid was like, awesome. >> he just jumped right into the culture. >> kind of liked to show off a little bit to the girls. >> they were neighbors just down the block. a family in fear. >> they had had their vehicles broken into. >> she was scared. z z >> someone had been sneaking into their home, and now someone was in their garage. >> i'm sitting there panicking. like, he's coming at me. >> in a flash, it was over. that charismatic kid, dead on the floor. >> it was terrible. i think i screamed for hours. >> what had happened in that garage that night? >> it was just, like, the last person that would come to my mind. >> a neighbor protecting his home, or preparing a trap? >> makes the statement, "it's showtime." >> it's showtime? >> exactly. >> a teenager, a father, a murder. no one would be the same. >> we were all taken aback. >> welcome to "dateline." he came to america as an adventurous exchange student, but deren dede took one risk

i'm craig melvin and i'm natalie morales in 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 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 is puzzling. we did not really know what had happened. >> who would everett manage and you would have a murder in the 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. >> have you ever said, i know you did this? >> it hurts too much for me to say it out loud. >> hello. and welcome to dateline. it's a case that centers on the mother who had gone missing in a small town secret, that led to a very big surprise. here's keith morrison. >> suppose for a minute you are sitting in your car. smacked up in the middle of tuscaloosa alabama. and you pointed southwest down highway 69 and kept a

and i'm natalie morales.it he could leave. >> he was stabbed multiple tilt line times. nobody saw anything. >> i went and i touched him, i'll never forget that feeling. >> it was just before dawn when he found his father dead in the driveway. >> there's no doubt in my mind what happened. i immediately knew. >> there was someone else who may have known, too. >> i turned

i'm natalie morales, thanks for watching. ♪♪ >>> first up on msnbc, new reporting targeting trump's formerorney rudy giuliani. federal investigators now scrutinizing his officials with ukraine officials. the firing of the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine now at the center of the probe. >>> giuliani on the defense of violating attorney/client privilege. >> the documents they seized easily half of them involve my representation of the president of the united states as a lawyer. and when i was a prosecutor when we used to obey the constitution, you would never do this. >>> and embattled republican congressman matt gaetz and long-time trump confident roger stone responding to a bomb shell daily beast report that if true could serve as a major breakthrough to a doj investigation. they deny any wrong doing. >>> exclusive one on one interview with president biden, touching on everything from immigration to the economy. and the latest edition to the biden family as we do say good morning, everybody, on this saturday. it is that day that proves that in synch long ago were great prognosticators it

i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. >> our hearts break for this mother. people don't randomly disappear. >> she was a design original. christina. a fashionista. >> the most fantastic wardrobe. >> it was news nationwide when she vanished. >> she went out for drinks with friends, never came home. >> i said, something's wrong. >> we realized, this is real. >> who was the last to see her? >> i don't know where she went. >> where was her ex model boyfriend? >> he doesn't call when she went missing any doesn't say where she was. >> someone had something to hide. >> he thought he was getting away with it. he was fighting for his life. >> all i can do is pray with all that i have. tell me what happened that night. welcome to dateline. 23 year old christina bore said vanished without a trace. no clues in only blurry security footage to go on, could the -- be scrambled on a post it note. here is josh banquets. >> christina morris was afraid of the dark. >> after even like, you know, grade school, she walked up in the middle of the night. we knew about it. she was i

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [theme music] [music ends] see you tomorrow >>> the pfizer covid vaccine authorized for kids as young as 12 i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc infrastructure attack. the nation's largest fuel pipeline remains offline, held for ransom by a russian criminal gang. >> my administration is committed to safeguarding our critical infrastructure. >> now the first statement from the hackers as multiple agencies work to get the fuel flowing before you feel it at the pump >>> escalation in israel at least 20 palestinians dead and hundreds hurt after a raid at a muslim holy site. then dozens of hamas rockets fired into israel. benjamin netanyahu warns militants have crossed a red line >>> scandal in horse racing. the kentucky derby winner tests positive for a banned substance. the trainer, bob baffert, suspended. he joins us live. >>> dozens of attorneys general line up against mark zuckerberg over a possible instagram for kids. >>> a teenager arrested for murder of a missing girl. >>> t

i'm craig melvin and i'm natalie morales in this is dateline. >> i called my mom and she didn't answermyself to sleep. it was awful realizing 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 is

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> he married the woman of his dreams. beautiful and sweet. >> she was just angelic. >> and was folded into her tight-knit family, headed by an elderly religious -- >> you are either part of their family or you are in. >> together they had a little girl, sydney. when their marriage fell apart his wife's family closed ranks. >> in their view, sydney was their property. >> one day, he went to pick up his girlfriend for a visit was never seen alive again. >> he died right there. >> but who would kill a devoted that? the unbelievable choice, the unbelievable golden girl wife or the graces family matriarch? they seem so loving, but was there another side? >> it's a monster that comes out of a closet. it's very ugly. >> how dark is that side? >> murderous. but which one was the killer? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to dateline. he was a man suddenly confronted with something monstrous, evil at the door. this story is a mystery about a father of two young daughters. one night, he left to pick up one of them and never came back. the

. >> and i am natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i can't imagine to be held in captivity. >> they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? >>

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [theme music] >>> developing news out of the middle east, and a pipeline problem that's a whale of a thing to solve i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc the east coast oil pipeline still down who runs it? why so many unanswered questions? and when will this end >>> the fallout, early pandemic style panic buying. >> these next couple of days i think will be challenging. >> gas lines grow in some areas. gas prices hit a six-year high where the troubles are and how to avoid them. >>> dramatic escalation. hamas rockets rain on israel, strikes on a fuel line and fires in tel aviv. israeli forces down buildings and other targets in gaza. dozens dead, hundreds injured. now netanyahu vows they will pay a dear price >>> medina spirit will run in the preakness with conditions. and a new admission from the derby winner's embattled trainer. >>> hate crime charges from the atlanta spa murder spree the court deals a blow to the nra. and 17 years later, cicadas, as promised >> announcer: live

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i texted him, he wasn't answering.alled somebody that steve worked with. he said steve's been shot. and i said, did he survive? he said no. >> steven pitt was unforgettable. >> i think he's one of a kind. he just completely broke the mold. >> he was the first to die that week. hunted down by a man with a gun and a grudge. >> i felt

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this, is the line. >> it is the hardest part, i can't help him. >> i am my mother, i fix stuff. this gave me a herd feeling. i cannot fix this. i can't bring him back. >> he is on the ground, in front of his vehicle. something is very wrong. >> it was devastating when they found him. >> oh my god. >> the single dad, so passionate about helping others. >> he was a selfless person. he just wanted to do what he could. >> so dedicated to his young daughter, siena. >> two peas in a pod. >> she loved being with her dad. >> she was every single thing to him, every single thing. >> for police, a puzzle. >> it was such an unusual murder, with a victim who scenic to have so no enemies. >> then the chilling, on camera clue. >> there is a figure. you see someone wearing a hoodie come out from the dark. >> yes, you get the goose bumps, the hairs on the back of your neck. >> a father, dead in the garage. who was behind? this >> i am thinking, what? >> it is mind-blowing. lies, delusion, betrayal. >> you just don't want to believe that people can be that evil. ♪

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [music playing] patr promise to find it for >>> should police officers face charges in the killing of andrew brown jr.? tonight the decision is in i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc andrew brown jr. the prosecutor claims the cops what shot and killed him were justified. >> this decision was based on the facts, the evidence and the law. >> no charges of the some of the video withheld tonight the reaction and what comes next >>> tiktok princess. the 6-year-old known for her dances of joy online shot and killed at a birthday party. >> we're begging, please come out, talk. >> little chasity's story and the hunt for her killer. >>> the middle east crisis deepens. palestinians go on a general strike gaza running short on food, water and medicine new reporting from the battle zone. >>> the club drug ecstacy or molly. can it cure posttraumatic stress the new results of a clinical trial that could change everything >>> conservatives accuse major brands of culture war hypocrisy. >>> se

. >> i'm craig melvin and i'm natalie morales. and this is dateline. it was just chaos.ire. they had a demeanor like they owned the police. >> panic months protecting their kids. >> i just kept telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. >> my goodness, he's going to cry. this is it. >> kids forced to protect one another. >> you grabbed your brother. >>

." >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> ashlea was a wild and funny texan who everyoneonate. >> so why did she have this strange premonition? >> ashlea always felt like she was gonna die young. >> the call came on black friday. >> she said, "ashlea's apartment's on fire." >> when the coroner pulled up, my heart broke. >> and this fire was no accident. >> they had conducted surveillance at ashlea's apartment. >> reporter: they're going back to the place where ashlea as worked. >> yes, sir. >> they were going after ten

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. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i was shocked.e very. happy very happy. >> it seemed to be a simple case of a robbery gone horribly wrong. >> we realize that he was dead or dying. >> but nothing about this case with simple. not the marriage

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she's the little girl who won the heart ofead at point blank range, a crime scene that shocked even hardened police. >> dora the explorer pillow, and it had blood on it. the. >> as she fought to live, this detective vowed to catch whoever left her to die. soon, he turned up a promising lead.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i have a lot of guilt. a working mom, new at the office. she loved her job, and really loved her handsome young boss. >> the thing that i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause. >> a passionate 9:00 to 5:00 affair. the problem? she was married. and so was he. >> i grabbed his face and i was like, you know what? i love you.