sonnier? >> he's -- he's the love of my life. >> meeting with richelle that very first time, i don't know a lot about her. there were a couple of things that were mentioned by her that struck me as odd. >> reporter: richelle tells detective johnson that in the months leading up to the murder she feels like someone was watching her, following her to the gym. >> i had gone in to work out and and there was this big creepy-looking guy sitting there. and at the door, like he was looking for someone or watching someone. >> reporter: she also thinks someone was hiding in sonnier's back yard, spying on the couple one evening after dance class. >> it was dark outside, and joseph and i both saw a flash from the outside. we laughed and kind of joked about, you know, maybe somebody was following us. >> reporter: detective johnson asks richelle if she knows anyone who might have stalked the doctor or held a grudge against him. >> joseph would get this -- these horrible text messages, you know, calling him

sonnier. >> did he know about your current relationship? >> he knew that i was dating joseph. he called him by name in a series of text messages, trying to get me to go out with him and to meet him for coffee. >> reporter: richelle says she rejected his advances but he was persistent. >> so he wanted you to see him on the side, basically? >> he wanted me to come back to him. i told him no. >> reporter: but is dixon the answer? so he drives two hours to amarillo for a face-to-face conversation with richelle's ex that the detective secretly records. [ knocking ] >> dr. dixon, i'm detective johnson with the lubbock police department. we've got a case down in lubbock, and i'm needing to talk to you about it. >> i told him, it's richelle's boyfriend. and his first thing was oh, i don't know anything about him. >> i don't know anything about him. i haven't talked to her in months and months. >> and i was like, okay, well, that's a little odd because in our interview with richelle she told us that he

sonnier?ife. >> reporter: he asks her if she knows anyone who might haveme wanted to stop the doctor or held a grudge against him. she rattles off a list about his ex-girlfriends. she asks her about her past boyfriends. one name is on the tip of her tongue. >> his name is dr. michael dixon. heaz a plastic surgeon in amarillo. >> hello, i'm dr. mike dixon. >> reporter: well known, he's divorced and wealthy. rachelle and dr. dixon dated for a year and a half before she -- they broke up, and she started seeing dr. sonnier. >> he knew that i was dating joseph. he called him by name in a series of text messages. he wanted me to come back to him. i told him "no." >> reporter: but is dixon the kind of man to take "no" for an answer? johnson wants to find out. so he drives two hours to amarillo for a face-to-face conversation with rachelle's ex that detective johnson secretly records. >> dr. dixon, i'm detective johnson with the lubbock police department. >> i told him rachelle's boyfriend and his fir

brenda sonnier: there is no treatment. you have to rest, drink plenty of fluids, and just get back to your normal routine. it' s a virus, it' s going to have to run its course. michelle: the infection is only contagious in the early stages. brenda sonnier: you' re contagious the first two to four s when you have to not kiss anybody or drink after or before anybody. michelle: most people who have mono only get it once. rarely though, symptoms can show up again months or even years later. we checked with the orange county health department, and they tell us there have been no reported outbreaks in the county. but that doesn' t mean there are no cases locally. because mono isn' t a reportable disease, doctors are not required to report a diagnosis to the health department. michelle imperato, wesh 2 news. stewart: a round of severe thunderstorms turned deadly in australia' s capital city today. a man was killed and his passenger was seriously hurt when a falling tree crushed their car in sydney. winds gusted up to 76 miles an

brenda sonnier, a nurse practitioner, says mono can also be spread coughs, sneezes, or sharing utensils and dishes with an infected person. the symptoms are flu- like in the beginning. "it presents exactly like the flu. you have extreme fatigue, you have fever, you have body aches and most of the time it is diagnosed as the flu sonnier says mononucleosis usually is not serious, but it can last for weeks - even months. "be aware of it, especially in the winter months it seems to be more prevalent. i see it a lot in my teenagers and young adults." a diagnosis comes through a blood test. treatment is only symptomatic. "there is no treatment. you have to rest, drink plenty of fluids, and just get back to your normal routine. it's a virus, it's going to have to run its course." the infection is only contagious in the early stages. "you're contagious the first two to four weeks, that's when you have to not kiss anybody or drink after or the most common cause of mononucleosis is the epstein-barr virus, but other viruses can also be the culprit. most people who have infectious mononucleosis get

. :53 - 1:03 runs 10 "(sot: brenda sonnier, nurse practitioner) "there is no treatment. you have to rest, drink plenty of fluids, and just get back to your normal routine. it's a virus, it's going to have to run its course." butt 1:08 - 1:16 runs 8 (sot: brenda sonnier, nurse practitioner) "you're contagious the first two to four weeks, that's when you have to not kiss anybody or drink after or before anybody." most people who get mono only get it once. it's more prevalent in the winter months in teenagers and young adults. health warning labels could significantly reduce the amount of sugary drinks parents buy their children. the labels, which warn about obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, were similar to the ones lawmakers in proposed to educate sugary drinks. researchers found, parents were much less likely to pick drinks that carried warning labels. experts say the labels would be very effective on sports drinks because many parents think they are healthy options. someone attacked and shot a woman inside her own this morning, we're following the latest on this scary h

sonnier says mononucleosis usually is not serious, but ititcan last for weeks - - ven months. . be aware in my teenagerand young adults." a diaggsis comes through a bloododtest. treatment is only symptomatic. "there is no treatment. you have to rest, drink plenty of virus, it's going to have to run its course." the infection is only contagious in the early stages. "you're contagious the first two to four weeks, that's when you have to not kiss anybody or drink after or before anybody." themost common cause of mononucleosis is the epstein-barr virus, but other viruses can also be the culprit. most people who have it get it once. in rare cases -- symptoms might show up again months or even years later. checking out storm track seven live doppler radar ight now. meteorologist kyle kiel is back with the forecast next. here's the storm ack 7 day forecast. after a few areas of fog early this morning it will be partly cloudy and relatively warm with highs in the 30s, with snow, no accumulation. then the bitter cold sets in this wekend into early next week. it's and coming up on we're h

joseph sonnier found stabbed lubbock home is speaking exclusively to abc. about the man convicted in his her ex-boyfriend. dr. michael dixon. >> there was an ugliness from him to me. >> reporter: it's a tale of jealousy, obsession and revenge. dixon prosecutors say was in love with shetina, desperate to split up her relationship and hired his friend ex-con dave shepard to kill sonnier. it's a claim dixon's lawyers vigorously deny. >> mike dixon never wanted that to happen. >> reporter: days afterwards shepard confses. >> i check his pulse in his neck. he's dead. >> reporter: implicating his buddy. >> he wanted him hurt and then itradually developed into having him killed. >> reporter: shepard saying dixon paid him three bars of silver and a box of cubans for the morning of his funeral dixon is murder. that phone call. >> my knees literally collapsed and i just kind of sank to the floor. >> reporter: last november dixon is found guilty on two counts of capital murder his attorneys still maintain his innocence. psychopaths that walk amongst us. >> reporter: n

joseph sonnier stunned everyone including his girlfriendry sheshl shetina. they found he was an haven't victim of a disturbing scheme in a case of jealousy and obsession spinning out of control. >> i was in shock. i was devastated. >> reporter: she was an un unwitting part of a bizarre love triangle. >> evil followed me straight to joseph's door. >> reporter: and this morning richelle shetina girlfriend of wealthy prominent texas doctor dr. joseph sonnier found stabbed and shot to death in his upscale lubbock home is speaking emotionally to xclusive exclusively to abc. her ex-boyfriend. dr. michael dixon. >> there was an ugliness from him to me. >> reporter: it's a tale of jealousy, obsession and revenge. love with shetina, desperate to split up her relationship and hired his friend ex-con dave shepherd to kill sonnier. it's a claim dixon's lawyers investigate vigorously deny. >> mike dixon never wanted that to happen. >> reporter: days afterwards shepherd confesses. >> i check his pulse in his neck. he's dead. >> reporter: implicating his buddy. >> he wante

sonnier says mononucleosis usually is not serious, but it can last for weeks - even months. "be aware of it, especially in the winter months it seems to be more prevalent. i see it a lot in my teenagers and young adults." a diagnosis comes through a blood test. treatment is only symptomatic. "there is no treatment. you have to rest, drink plenty of fluids, and just get back to your normal routine. it's a virus, it's going to have to run its course." the infection is only contagious in the early stages. "you're contagious the first two to four weeks, that's when you have to not kiss before anybody." the most common cause of mononucleosis is the epstein-barr virus, but other viruses can also be the culprit. that was britney glaser reporting. most people who have infectious get it only once. rarely, though, symptoms may reappear months or even years later. new government data shows american women are having babies at an older age. the average age of first- time moms rose from 24- point-nine in 2000 ... to 26-point-three in 2014. experts say the decrease in teen births had the l

butt 1:08 - 1:16 runs 8 (sot: brenda sonnier, nurse practitioner) "you're contagious the first two to four weeks, that's when you have to not kiss anybody or drink after or before anybody." most people who get mono only get it once. it's more prevalent in the winter months in teenagers and young adults. new this morning u-s customs and border protection officers intercepted nearly three-thousand pounds of marijuana hidden in a shipment of fresh carrots. take a look - officers stopped a trailer and found at least two truck-fulls of what looked like carrots coming from mexico into texas. someone packaged and made like carrots. then they were spread out among bags of real carrots. the officers say the drugs are valued at about 500-thousand dollars. good morning, hampton roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. warmer this afternoon. highs will be in the low/mid 50s. winds sw 5- 15mph. tonight: mostly clear. lows will be in the upper 30s. winds sw 5-10mph. lot of sunshine for today with more southerly winds. temps will warm be a nice day. tomorrow it will be

as shepard stalks sonnier for months.

sonnier. >> he's just controlling the -- dave shepard's just another instrument for mike dixon.

sonnier was in the way. >> reporter: the pillars of powell's case -- police find the gun shepard used at the bottom of a lake, conveniently located behind dixon's office. and discover it's registered to dixon's brother.

courtroom he suddenly changes his story and says mike dixon never asked him to kill sonnier, letting his friend completely off the hook. what happens? >> well, he completely digressed from what his statement was to law enforcement in the fact that mike dixon didn't have any involvement in this deal. >> reporter: the veteran prosecutor blindsided. mind? >> okay, game on. >> in that moment i've never hated him in my entire life. >> reporter: the shepard daughters also watching are embarrassed and ashamed.

they apologized to the sonnier family for what their father has done. >> what did you say to them?