i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> my mom found her. she said it looked like she might have slipped in the shower. she was in the fetal position in this bathtub. >> you could see marks on jessica's neck. >> police said we're going to rule this as a homicide. >> detectives using new technology to view this crime scene and extreme detail. >> there's no forced entry. no tool marks. >> there was blood on the couch. >> who could've done this? >> they say that usually is someone close. >> an investigation focusing on friends and family. >> he brought up his association with a motorcycle gang. he came off as kind of a tough guy. >> we fooled around a little bit. just like, teasing, sibling teasing. i guess you can call. it >> he threatened to take out my whole entire family to get custody of our kids. >> wow. >> a chilling story. danger and duplicity. >> we were trying to figure out who did this. he knew the whole time. >> t

natalie morales is here to talk about >>> we're back natalie morales is here to talk about her upcomingm up what they loved the most about working here natalie, you had your own good-bye to you. >> i did i did. >> good morning, everyone. white house chief of staff -- >> dear viewers, from the minute i stepped in front of the camera and into your living room, i knew it was an honor of the most sacred time. with you, i've had a front row seat to moments that captured our hearts people have been braving that freezing cold here for many, many hours and this is a historic moment. moments i will forever cherish as i witness history thank you so much for inviting us along traveled the country with some of america's leaders >> covered the most incredible stories. >> there is an unbelievable theme here it is impossible to have a dry eye. >> like the rescue of 33 chilean miners, trapped underground for 69 days. together, we witnessed a miracle. the crowds are going crazy i have enjoyed two royal weddings and held court in london awaiting the first royal birth in decades events forever on my highl

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> how am i doing right now? if i had to put it into one word -- numb would be the closest. >> she was a young actress starring in the role of a lifetime. a mystery. >> you never heard a gunshot? >> no. >> one of her friends was dead. >> there's been a body discovered in sam's apartment. >> it's so hard. she was 23. >> another friend was missing and wanted. >> you've got a dead woman in his apartment. this guy is potentially very dangerous. >> we were pretty confident he was our guy. >> two mysteries to solve, but one evasive witness. >> rachel didn't tell us any of this the day before. >> i told the truth to the best of my capability. >> police wondered had another murder been planned? >> they said if you would have gone back that day, they wanted to kill you. >> did rachel have a secret -- >> what did you do? >> i think you know what i did. >> -- would she keep it? >> this is as diabolical as any case i've ever seen. >> or was the curtain about to close? >

i'm natalie morales.d carmen smith had been murdered at the hands of waseem daker. her neighbor's stalker. with no physical evidence, they could not prove it and the years past but the detriment effective was about to take a new look at an old clue and turn this clue from cold to red hot. once again, here's andrea canning with the killing in cobb county. >> after ten years in prison, was seem decor was a free man, but still a suspect in the murder of carmen smith and the stabbing of her son nick. >> he was still terrorizing you in some ways. >> just the fact that he was out was kind of terrorizing. >> he is that character in those horror movies. he's like your worst nightmare. >> after his release he got a job and moved to suburban atlanta. he was a freeman and enjoying life. here he is sky diving and loving it. daker's freedom galled homicide detective john doss. the carmen smith murder was now officially a cold case. to doss, daker was the one that got away. >> does a case like this haunt a police depar

back to dateline >> welcome back to dateline, i'm natalie morales.nce with tom had turned dark. she told friends and family that tom was a heavy drinker, with violent tendencies. on a trip to new york she said that he sexually assaulted her and later held her at gunpoint. beth had left town but danger was not far behind. once again here is with -- "murder on nantucket island". >> after a terrifying night where she was held captive in tom toolan the's apartment. she had managed to escape and get home to nantucket her refuge. she called her friend leslie the morning she got back. >> she did say he has a gun and i'm frayed he might use it, i'm not gonna stay here, i'm gonna go spend the night at my brother's house. >> that same day, saturday october 23rd, beth stopped by the nantucket police department to ask about which filing a restraining order. >> for her to stop at the police department, that probably tells you all you need to know about what was going on inside of her. >> yeah, i would think so. i think she had well founded fears, especially after

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. tching >> i'm craig melvin. >> 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 steeling myself for it already, because of the massive police presence. >> they said that they believe that he had been murdered. >> craig rideout, dad of seven, cared 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 believe. there was a romantic relationship between them. it became painfully obvious that there was. >> and in the park, two young men acting strangely-- >> they identified alexander right out. >> the victims two so

. >> that's all for this edition of dateline, i'm natalie morales, thank you for watching. watching >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline. " it was horrifying. this was my mom, a vibrant woman, just ripped out of the world. everything that we saw in our life was all shattered. he betrayed us to our very core. >> they were a stunning couple, a doctor and a beauty queen. >> she won homecoming queen. she did modeling. >> but the day she was found dead in the tub -- >> who's in the bathtub? >> my wife. >> -- set a mystery in motion. >> my father said, rachel, come home. and then he just hung up. >> so many secrets locked tight for so many years uncovered by daughters turned detectives. >> you hacked into his phone. >> yeah. there was a lot of different things that came out. >> things like a mistress named gypsy. was she a motive for murder? in court, an epic showdown. father against daughter. and daughter -- >> why were you seeking information as to your mother's death? >> because i believed my father killed her. >> but was the evidence on his side?

. >> and i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. >> i know my sister would've fought. we used to tell each other that if someone ever tried to hurt us that we would do everything we can to leave something behind, so the other one can figure it out. i believe that she was murdered. >> this is a very bizarre death. >> it was baffling from the start. a young woman dead at her millionaire boyfriends mention. >> 9-1-1 what are you reporting? >> i got a girl, hung herself. >> my heart started racing. >> you found her. >> i did. >> they ruled it a suicide, but was it? >> at the scene knives, rose, a cryptic phrase. >> her hands were tied, she was naked. >> this was sending a message. >> that wasn't the only suspicious death here. >> no mom wants to hear that her son was a victim of homicide. something happened at the top of the stairs. >> what really went on in that mansion. hear from the man at the center in his first television interview. >> you thought you had nothing to hide? >> i knew i had nothing to hide. >> the worst shock in probably my entire life. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello an

. >> that's all for this edition of dateline, i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> my friend called me and she was hysterical and she said sandra has been killed. i was like, oh my god. as soon as she was, killed we all knew who did it. as the months went, henry realized that this guy is going to get off. how is this happening? just keep praying. that's all we can do. >> there aren't a lot of murders in paradise. people still talk about this one. >> just a darling girl, to darling children. get a call from her boss who said she had been shot up for work >> they found her in a car. >> the back of her neck some look at your marks. >> just didn't deserve that. >> a small island, a small pool of suspects. ryan, her lover, with the past. >> i had no idea he was a drug dealer. >> and darren the soon to be ex-husband. >> that morning he called in sick. >> was there in polygraph? >> the past. >> and the love? or >> even do that good either. >> that much else to go, on this case was growing colder by the day. >> nothing happens. >> but a father doe

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i have a lot of guilt still in me. it makes me sick how i could do something like that. i am 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 non-confined affair. the problem, she was married and so was he. >> i grabbed his face. i was like, you know what, i love you, i am not going anywhere. just tell me what happened? >> scheming husbands, unfaithful wives, suburbs are full of secrets but being unfaithful to your spouse isn't criminal. is it? that would come next. >> oh my god! >> it was like everything rush possible 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 this 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 tal

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> it was all surreal, it still is. things like that don't happen to small town people. i was very scared, i was worried that i was going to be next. >> he was the friendly former about to make it big on reality tv. >> he loved being on tv. >> a success to celebrate after so much loss, his first wife killed in an awful of fire. >> i was devastated this is my sister she was just this sweet giving person. >> they called it a horrible accident, but here is the thing. accidents just seemed to keep happening, deadly ones. >> these things kept coming up, intuitions that something wasn't right. >> wife number two had a growing suspicion. and she also had a plan. >> i had actually watched an episode of dateline and i had a revelation. >> a dangerous mission, was her own life at risk? >> this is a mystery that won't and, you couldn't write the story. hello and welcome to dateline. the death of a young mother in my house fire was almost too much for her family to bear. then, years later another devastating accident and another lo

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i want to tell around which i miss her, and that i love her. and she is the reason why i am who i am today. i would tell her thank you. lauren giddings, law school grad with the world at her feet. >> fiercely intelligent? >> and fiercely -- her opinion, she made friends wherever she went. >> so, it was strange when she dropped out of sight. >> did not take her car, did not take her purse. we realized something was wrong. >> they could not possibly have guessed how wrong. >> there is another level of evil here, the person who did this was trying to create a vanishing. >> good do such a thing? >> first thing you look is who is closest to her, romantically or geographically. >> the list was long. they boyfriend, an ex and fellow students. had somebody been studying more than textbooks? >> he would ask people, how would you commit the perfect murder? >> his roommates said he thought h

>> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> they were high school sweethearts. >> we both expected to spend the rest of our lives together. >> but when she was murdered, sympathy turned to suspicion. his palm print was on the murder weapon. >> no question, it was his. >> but the mystery was just beginning because -- >> the dnc was some other male. >> as a town chose sides and families fought for justice. more startling developments in a horrific murder. >> where you've got something that was this bad -- >> somebody's got to pay. >> somebody has to pay. >> hello, and welcome to "dateline." >> nona and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack and shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here's keith morrison with "what happened to the beauty queen? " >> look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can s

>> i'm craig melvin >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i had a friend from high school had something on my facebook. it diana is one of my oldest friends. i just fell apart. >> i couldn't believe. it is still does seem real to me. >> the wedding was in the woods. >> a really nice, outdoor, forrest wedding. >> a few years later, the marriage was in shambles. >> she wanted to have a clean divorce. >> then a call out of the blue. >> they were going to meet? >> yes. >> followed by a shot. >> the meeting was set up for someone to hit her. >> if they find the shooter? >> no. >> just vanished? >> vanished. >> who was this mystery man on a midnight mission? >> it brought everything that you would need to murder someone. >> turns out it was a gunman police. and maybe even you already know. >> i had seen the dateline previously. >> someone was hiding a secret. >> where is their smoke, there is fire. >> someone else couldn't keep one. >> she just started crying and said, it's all true. it's all true. >> and a conspiracy to kill is caught on camera. >> when we opened that em

. >> 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 wrong. >> 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, inve

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i tell people it's the miracle of facebook. >> all it was was just one sentence. one sentence. >> it's not often that you get to be a hero. >> i got halfway through this again and went, oh my god. >> the murder happened in seconds. >> one end was coming straight for me with a gun leveled at us. i never ran so fast in my life. >> the truth took decades. i said, you know what, give me a lighted tractor tests. >> i never believed it for one minute. never. >> did someone have it all wrong. we're innocent men in prison for a murder they did not commit? a 22 year mystery until facebook helped old friends find each other and justice. >> did you ever imagine you would actually call such a thing? >> not in 1 million years. >> together they uncovered an almost unbelievable truth -- >> it all need since. none of us knew what happened that nice night. this all meade sent. >> somebody seen it. somebody knew. >> all rice. >> now, they just had to get someone to believe them. >> oh my gosh. we're losing. oh my god, were winning. >> will face

. >> 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. i 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 evidence tell? h

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> i'm craig melvin. >> 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 th

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. . >>> good morning and welcome to "street signs," i'm karen tso. these are your headlines european stocks selloff and futures plunge as the world health organization called an emergency meeting over a new covid variant found in soeuthern africa >>> travel tank says the european union, singapore, israeli ground flights from the region the uk's move to put six nations back on the red list is rushed and that it's seeking a reversal >>> brent breaks below $80 a barrel amid new supply concerns. >>> and from french fishermen threaten to block the channel and port in protest of uk fishing licenses >>> the world health organization has called a special meeting today to discuss a new covid variant found in southern africa. the new strain has a number of de mutations and hasbeen only detected in small numbers. they're mornitoring it. the uk has banned flights from six countries in south africa as a result of the strain the precautions were brought in from having the new var

. >> and i'm natalie morales, and this is "dateline." >> the neighborhood had everything a burglar wanted to find. private yards, wealthy homes. >> and she had the worst of possible luck in that he picked her. >> yes. >> i'd like to report an attempted break-in. >> a mother, home alone, cops raced to her front door as she walks into an ambush in her backyard. >> how does somebody die within a matter of seconds with officers all around her home. >> it was surreal. it was awful. it all came crashing down. >> your first thought at that time? >> it was a burglary gone wrong. >> but the killer caught red handed starts pointing fingers. >> this is a guy who aspired to be a hitman. >> she was a sitting target. >> doesn't that mean that you now go out and charge them all with murder? >> i have no facts. >> so detectives lay a trap. >> try to play cat and mouse. >> he was already really paranoid about being set up. >> he held up a little note that says are you wired. >> will they catch their prey? >> you hold your breath, the world kind of stops. >> you never think it's going to be you. >> oh, no,

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> she had missed a meeting and then not to impossible to get up every day knowing that she was gone. i had to believe we would find her alive. >> text her, she always got right back. >> i've seen her step out of the shower to answer her phone. >> then one day she didn't. >> immediately my spidey senses were high. >> where was nailah? >> i sent her an e-mail, all caps, "are you alive? "

l that, thanks for watching i'm craig melvin, i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. i'm natali it was very exciting. they met in vegas. a professional poker player. >> said he was professional -- she fell for. but she didn't gamble on this >> i could smell the odor of decay and blood. >> or this. >> at every turn there was another >> married, with a child and women in multiple cities. >> what else is he capable of? >> capable of murder? he had an >> 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 the victims, a respected couple. their son, it turned out, played poker for a living. could that lifestyle have had something to do with the crim

. >> and i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. >> i know my sister would've fought. can to leave something behind, so the other one can figure it out. i believe that she was murdered. >> this is a very bizarre death. >> it was baffling from the start. a young woman dead at her millionaire boyfriends mention. >> 9-1-1 what are you reporting? >> i got a girl, hung herself. >> my heart started racing.

i'm natalie morales.appearance, skylar high school friend were still worried that skyla are not been found. variation were convinced that her friend knew of it. both girls were sticking to story but that was about to change. one of them was ready to start. here is andrea canning with more of "something wicked." christmas 2012 came and went for skylar neeses'parents dave and mary. it had been six months since skylar had disappeared. the holidays must have been very hard that year, christmas time. >> we didn't celebrate. >> nah. we didn't put up any tree. we didn't do anything. >> just another day. >> yep. >> around that time, rachel shoaf and sheila eddy stopped attending university high. their few remaining friends told the authors dave and may that rachel seemed agitated. >> she was acting out, getting into more family altercations at home. >> so the walls were closing in on rachel? >> uh-huh. >> 911, we have an emergency. >> i have an issue with a 16-year-old daughter of mine. i can't control her anymor

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> she had missed a meeting and then not to hear from her, this isn't right. it would have been impossible to get up every day knowing that she was gone. i had to believe we would find her alive. >> text her, she always got right back. >> i've seen her step out of the shower to answer her phone. >> then one day she didn't. >> immediately my spidey senses were high. >> where was nailah? >> i sent her an e-mail, all caps, "are you alive? " >> there was no sign of her. and such a confusing trail of clues, even the calls to 911 were silent. >> no voice, no struggles could be heard. >> this could be kind of eerie. >> yes, it is. >> in my heart, i knew she's not coming back. >> one of the suspects had an alibi, until a camera caught him in a lie. >> he lived a life of a lot of smoke and mirrors. >> and the strangest clue of all. there in an empty parking lot. >> six perfectly stacked cardboard boxes. >> why were they there? what was in them? >> it was right adjacent to a lagoon. >> i watch enough "dateline" to know that's probably no

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. i'm jim cramer i will >>> democrats in congress failing to enact his agenda. now a governor's race tomorrow could give them a boost or a batter one i am shepard smith, this is the news on cnbc >> down to the wire. >> you need leadership >> the kcandidates making their closing arguments. >> the state of the race with just one day to go the supreme court hears the dhoo challenges to the abortion rights >> our speech right could be targeted >> backlash against vaccine mandates, deadlines coming due thousands of city workers, firefighters and members of the military now hanging in the ballots. what it means for critical services >>> call to action on climate change >> the united states is not only back at the table but lead by the power of our example >> the president offers an apology and makes a promise. can world leaders unite. >> giant east asian spiders spin their webs across georgia. >>> the cancellation crisis at american airlines and the mcrib is back with a digital twist ♪ >> ann

and craig melvin, i'm natalie morales. >> 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 and said help me. >> my heart dropped. i'm on to know why, why? >> it is a baffling case of murder, 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 dwayne. >> 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 grief 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. welcome to dateline. to dateli

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [music playing] i promwhyou i'll find one just . >>> election night in america. all eyes on one particular state where the polls just closed. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc battleground virginia. can republicans turn the state red again? how both parties is a stack up one year ahead of mid-year elections. >> food is the month many alday in the pandemic. >> cdc advisers officially sign off. how soon shots could start going into young arms. >>> the global fight against climate change the push to drastically cut methane emissions. >> it amounts to about half -- half the warming we're experiencing today >> and how president biden plans to pull it off here at home. >>> the mystery of the missing mom. >> i think we got foul play. >> her disappearance after her son's football game and the bizarre twist after her dog turns up in a far away high rise. >>> kyle hitten rouse murder trial begins >>> police chase ends with a man jumping off a bridge. >>> and have cops cracked the case

. >> and i'm natalie morales, and this is "dateline." >> the neighborhood had everything a burglar wantedr, home alone, cops raced to her front door as she walks into an ambush in her backyard. >> how does somebody die within a matter of seconds with officers all around her home. >> it was surreal. it wasul

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> they were high school sweethearts. >> we bothing because -- >> the dnc was some other male. >> as a town chose sides and families fought for justice. more startling developments in a horrific murder. >> where you've got something that was this bad -- >> somebody's got to pay.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> in the pit of my stomach i just knew something's not right here. i just felt something bad had happened. >> he must have been so, so scared. >> they were so happy at first. >> kevin just felt morgan was very, very charming. >> but when the marriage went bad, he went missing. >> he just disappeared. >> was this a husband who didn't want to be found? was this a wife who had something to hide? >> they're getting in the truck. they're leaving. >> what had happened behind closed doors? >> she laughed and said, "no, there's no affair." >> someone was keeping secrets, and even police couldn't wrap their heads around this one until they found it, a trail of texts. >> we were like, holy smokes, it's right there. >> it sure was. every stunning detail. >> snapple iced tea seemed the perfect tool to put the poison inside. >> was this a loving spouse or a lethal one? police were in for a killer surprise. >> i feel like the gates of hell are opening. >> i don't know what they were thinking. >>> hello. and welcome to "dateline." kevin and morgan m

at seven eastern is back here on msnbc saturdays at 8 pm, 8 pm, i'm craig melvin, and this is 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 >> 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 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 >> it all seemed like such a bad 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 cook

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> it happens on tv, it doesn't happen to your family. to your brother. but it does. >> no one thought it could happen to him. he was a tough guy prepared for anything. >> he always would say, if anyone tries to break in here, i'll kill him. >> instead, he was a kid. stabbed in his own home. >> you sure your dad's cool to the touch? >> his son and daughter in law stumbled into a terrifying scene. >> that's when i saw the gun. >> they said, we're going to have to kill you. >> now, a strange story that only got stranger. >> they had purple gloves on. >> and they had blue, fuzzy gloves. >> something isn't right here. >> could he have killed his own father? what really happened in that house? >> i did not do this. >> then, a witness came forward and changed everything. and this bizarre story, the strangest thing of all was the truth. >> he planned for any scenario. except for the one that happened to him. >> hello, and welcome to "dateline". ken mortensen was a strong minded man who had built fortune and a fortress to protect it. and

. >> i'm craig melvin >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i had a friend from high. >> the wedding was in the woods. >> a really nice, outdoor, forrest wedding. >> a few years later, the marriage was in shambles. >> she wanted to have a clean divorce. >> then a call out of the blue. >> they were going to meet? >> yes.

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. "the news with shepard smith" starts now >> grieving family >> grieving family, lawsuits and prayers for a 9-year-old victim, the expanding investigation of the astroworld tragedy i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc >> help, help! >> people in critical condition fighting for their lives the concert tragedy that killed eight, now being investigated by the fbi. one of the charges against the kenosha shooter, kyle rittenhouse, thrown out by the judge as -- >> the state formally rests its case >>> new subpoenas issued in the insurrection probe as the former president's attempt to block records is rejected by a federal court. >>> ivf nightmare. >> the heartbreak and confusion cannot be understated. >> reporter: a family sues their fertility clinic after giving birth to the wrong baby. >> we missed an entire year of our daughter's life. >>> congress mandates new tech to stop drunk driving. fast food workers hit the picket lines. >>> and the new danger lurking in your kitchen cabin

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> you had the good cop, you have the bad cop. and the polygraph. it felt like "law & order". >> the fire broke out before dawn. in the daylight, they found the's mother of two young children dead. >> she lived a very courageous life. she was very bold in the things she did. >> but after the smoke cleared, a mystery lingered. >> we knew she did not die in that fire, she died before the fire. >> who do you look to as the suspect? >> obviously the spouse is the first person you look to. >> but her husband had a clear alibi and he passed a lie detector test. eventually, the case grew cold until this witness came forward. with a tale of love and lust gone wrong. >> he finally just took the sweat shirt and wrapped it around her neck. >> but could she be believed? >> i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. >> was she out for justice or revenge? >> is it a perfect world, no? did she get hers, yes? when she dies. >> what was the lie? and what was the truth? >> he wasn't there! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to "dateline".

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i see her laying there, my dad is kneeling. that was the first time i had 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. it is initially ruled a suicide. >> her sister went to the missouri state highway patrol to express their belief that this, in fact, was a murder. >> she had been having an affair with her boss. >> the prosecutor says, after he shot his wife, he washed his hands and washed his forearms. >> they called us back at noon and started the trial. >> i thought they made one of the worst mistakes i had ever heard of. >> it was obvious 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 fight with everything i had in me. that's the promise i made, too. ♪♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." for many, the holiday season is a special time, but for the jennings family, one christmas eve turned into a waking nig

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> oh, my god. >> a fire chief murdered. his wife the only witness. >> this detective knew them both. >> she started telling me about a young man coming into their home and shooting keith. >> her job now, solve this crime. and clue number one was a doozy. >> she said that after he shot keith, he turned to her and said, you know, i'm sorry, ma'am. >> i'm sorry? a killer who apologized? and that was just the start. a gun stashed in the dryer. a man's glove, but whose dna. a woman with a whole lot to reveal. >> she tossed her top to me. >> she just whipped it off? >> i was shocked. ♪♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." keith brine was a devoted fire chief who spent his a year helping those in trouble. the local hero had the job of his dreams and a wife he adored, and then one night in the couple's home shattered the life they built and exposed secrets at the heart of a complicated crime. here's andrea canning with "mystery in mustang." >>> just about 20 miles southwest of downtown oklahoma city sits a town called mustang. onc

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i tell people it's the miracle of facebook that you get to be a hero. >> i got halfway through this again and went, oh my god. >> the murder happened in seconds. >> one end was coming straight for me with a gun leveled at us. i never ran so fast in my life. >> the truth took decades. i said, you know what, give me a lighted tractor tests. >> i never believed it for one

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's what he was trying to do, protectamily. that is all he ever wanted to do. >> even when the man was dying, that is what he was doing. >> a quiet family night at home, shattered by intruders. >> the gun was right here. >> a devoted father and husband, dead. >> she kept saying, they killed him. >> someone murdered her husband, but left her a life. and that left police suspicious. was it possible that she was involved in her husband's murder? >> the indicators are, in cases like this, that it is the spouse, not a random act. >> but why would she kill a man that she obviously loved? >> they never fought, they were always help you. this was a family fair all right, but it was another family, keeping secrets. >> ever see anything like that before? >> no. >> one father who fought to save his son, another who used his son to save himself. >> he is a monster. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ hello, and welcome to dateline. joe morsi was a respected scientist who loved his work. that is where he met k, we shared his pass in, and would eventually become

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. see yoer >>> investigating the astro yn world tragedy. new images from the hell in houston. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc concert goers crushed alive. >> you go to a concert to have fun. you don't go to a concert to die. >> eight dead, at least a dozen others hospitalized. >> it was unnecessary and could have easily been prevented >> lawsuits and investigations mounting emotional reunions >> this is your grandma. >> the u.s. lifts international covid travel bans. the new rules and the rush to prepare for a surge of tourists. >>> we took a violent predator off of the street. >> a suspected serial killer arrested the murder charges and how police say they caught him >>> the new pressure to go green. >> more than 1/5 of the world's largest companies have set net zero emissions targets. >> what they're doing to go carbon neutral, and turn a profit. >>> new data on the antibody cocktail that could help prevent covid. >>> tiktok credited with saving a kidnapped girl. >> and stay away from these guys, there's a new sports curse in

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >>> was he on a mission to kill vigilante justice. or was he a victim who shot in self defense i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc. >>> kyle rittenhouse takes the stand, appearing emotional in tears and hyperventilating, offering a defense for his killing two people during protests in kenosha. plus, why the judge lost his cool with the prosecutor. >> so i don't know what you're up to. >>> our program for kids ages 5 through 11 is hitting full strength this week. >> kids getting the covid shot en masse the numbers just in. what they reveal about the pace of the vaccination efforts. >>> new data shows soaring inflation. americans feeling the pain >> it's a lot, i'm buying less now. >> the white house under pressure as spiking prices threaten the economy and the president's next spending bill >>> masked man attack a soccer player now her teammate is under arrest, accused of orchestrating the takedown tonight, reports of a possible motive. >>> police give an update on the astroworld tragedy. >>> a desperate search to find a miss

at seven eastern is back here on msnbc saturdays at 8 pm, 8 pm, i'm craig melvin, and this is natalie morales a homicide and no >> 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

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> in the pit of my stomach i just knew something'st have been so, so scared. >> they were so happy at first. >> kevin just felt morgan was very, very charming. >> but when the marriage went bad, he went missing. >> he just disappeared. >> was this a husband who didn't want to be found? was this a wife who had something to hide? >> they're getting in the truck. they're leaving.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> oh, my god. >> a fire chief murdered. she started telling me about a young man coming into their home and shooting keith. >> her job now, solve this crime. and clue number one was a doozy. >> she said that after he shot keith, he turned to her and said, you know, i'm sorry, ma'am. >> i'm sorry? a killer who

and craig melvin, i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> this is something that you watch datelineabout someone you love. >> she was completely defenseless she reached out and said help me. >> my heart dropped. i'm on to know why, why? >> it is a baffling case of

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i see her laying there, my dad is kneeling.multuous marriage. >> there would be yelling and maybe slamming doors. >> according to him, he sees lisa with a gunshot wound to the head. it is initially ruled a suicide. >> her sister went to the missouri state highway patrol to express their belief that this,

l that, thanks for watching i'm craig melvin, i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. . >> what else is he capable of? >> capable of murder? he had an >> credit card transactions and