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and this is dateline! >> its gut-wrenching. >> theres a body lying off the side of the road. >> this young woman shot three times. >> this was a murder. a young single mom, out with friends on game day. >> it was packed. but as night fell, fear grew. >> theyre asking who would want to harm your sister? >> but as night fell, fear grew. >> 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 awa...

game day. >> it was packed. >> but as night fell, if youre grew. yeah >> theyre asking who 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. >> talk to in her kitchen, a clue to it all. >> on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. >> did it just give you chills? >> it was horrible. why didnt she just tell us? >> did a secret lead to murder? >> its got to be ...

She was probably tired of living in the secret. Page after page of just crazy stuff. Im just like, what on earth. Its got to be unimaginable. Get help. Get out. Dont go back. Id ask that you all close your eyes for a few minutes this morning. Id like for you to envision roane county in the middle of october. The leaves are changing, theres a little bit of a nip in the air. Now envision Brooke Morris standing there and brooke feels like shes been punched in the throat. Shes been shot. Brooke feel...

I call them my girls. Its hard to not take it personally. Reporter but first, in tennesee its gutwrenching. Theres a body lying off the side of the road. This young woman shot three times. This was a murder. A young single mom, out with friends on game day. It was packed. But as night fell, fear grew. Theyre asking who 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 aw...

I call them my girls. Its hard to not take it personally. Reporter but first, in tennesee its gutwrenching. Theres a body lying off the side of the road. This young woman shot three times. This was a murder. A young single mom, out with friends on game day. It was packed. But as night fell, fear grew. Theyre asking who 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 aw...

On top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. Did it just give you chills . It was horrible. Why didnt she just tell us . Reporter did a secret lead to murder . Its got to be unimaginable. Welcome to dateline. When the body of brook was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. They were surprised to discover she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationship. P could that revelation be the see to solving her murder . Heres Andrea Canning with nig...

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 clue to it all. On top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. Did it just give you chills . It was horrible. Why didnt she just tell us . Reporter did a secret lead to murder . Id ask that you all close your eyes for a few minutes this morning. Id like for you to envision roane county in the middle of octobe...

On top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. Did that just give you chills . It was horrible. Why didnt she tell us . Did a secret lead to murder . Its got to be unimaginable. Welcome to dateline. When the body of Brooke Morris 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 key to solving her murder . Here with nightfall is andrea ...

About what happened the monday following brookes murder. >> now on that day did mr. smoot come into the office? >> he came in that morning. when i saw him the first time, he didnt see me and he was crouched down under his desk, um, unhooking his computer. and i asked him if he was ok, and he said, no. and i asked him if there was anything i could do, and he said, turn back time. >> amy had already heard about the murder, and that investigators had been to smoots house. she told the jury what the...

Ended. the last text was just a little past midnight. it read, where are u darlin? by then brooke had been dead for more than four hours. >> until we clear him and rule him out, we do consider people like daniel hawkins a person of interest. >> but daniel hawkins wasnt the only person texting with brooke. >> who else had brooke been texting with? >> shawn smoot. >> what did you learn about shawn smoot? >> we found out that he ran an allstate office there in west knoxville. >> married, children? ...