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The new 'Dateline NBC' episode will delve again into the murder case of Cassie Jo Stoddart, who was murdered in 2006

The life and times of explorer Isabella Bird – and tips for solo travellers in the Covid age To mark International Women’s Day, delve into the Victorian travellers daring deeds – and the writers recreation of one of her journeys 8 March 2021 • 11:49am Fascinated by Bird’s story, I felt I needed to understand her motivation for undertaking such extreme journeys Credit: GETTY America was no place for tourists in the years surrounding the American Civil War. It was a lawless, dangerous c...

The trail of blood obviously leads right to cassies body. >> cassie is cassie jo stoddard. she was only 16 years old. >> cassie. hello, cassie. >> hi. >> im getting you on tape, okay? exactly. >> hi. >> over here is cassies bedroom. >> cassies mother anna has left her daughters room just the way it was. she hasnt touched a thing. >> i just left things as she had them.

I stabbed her in the throat and i saw her lifeless body just disappear. dude, i just killed cassie. >> anna is in court for every agonizing second as the jury watches the tape made by adamcik and draper. >> i remember dropping her off at school that morning. >> see you. >> that was half an hour after i dropped her off from school. her green shirt and her white jacket. >> has the jury reached a verdict, sir? >> yes, they have. >> is brian lee draper guilty or not guilty of murder in the first deg...

The trail of blood obviously leads right to cassies body. >> cassie is cassie jo stoddard. she was only 16 years old. >> cassie. hello, cassie. >> hi. >> im getting you on tape, okay? exactly. >> hi. >> okay. see ya. >> over here is cassies bedroom. >> cassies mother anna has left her daughters room just the way it was. she hasnt touched a thing. >> i just left things as she had

>> this is her artwork. >> cassies intelligent. she knew what she wanted out of life. she talked a lot about being a lawyer. she mentioned a few times prosecuting attorney, put away the bad guys, she said. thats what she wanted to do, put away the bad guys. this is her favorite necklace that she used to wear all the time. its pretty special. but weve got memories. thats all we can -- >> the last time anna stoddart saw her daughter was friday morning, september 22nd, 2006. cassie had planned to s...

Privilege. we know that every day. >> there are no visits for anna stoddart. there is only a graveyard. a headstone and memories from a life cut short. >> i used to go out almost every day for the longest time and just sit out there for hours. no mother should ever have to bury a child. too young. she had too much more to do in her life. she didnt get to finish it. and thats not fair. and this was the hardest thing ive ever had to do.

Them. >> this is her artwork. >> cassies intelligent. she knew what she wanted out of life. she talked a lot about being a lawyer. she mentioned a few times prosecuting attorney, put away the bad guys, she said. thats what she wanted to do, put away the bad guys. this is her favorite necklace that she used to wear all the time. its pretty special. but weve got memories. thats all we can -- >> the last time anna stoddart saw her daughter was friday morning, september 22nd, 2006. cassie had planne...

Privilege. we know that every day. >> there are no visits for anna stoddart. there is only a graveyard. a headstone and memories from a life cut short. >> i used to go out almost every day for the longest time and just sit out there for hours. no mother should ever have to bury a child. too young. she had too much more to do in her life. she didnt get to finish it. and thats not fair. and this was the hardest thing ive ever had to do.

Privilege. we know that every day. >> there are no visits for anna stoddart. there is only a graveyard. a headstone and memories from a life cut short. >> i used to go out almost every day for the longest time and just sit out there for hours. no mother should ever have to bury a child. too young. she had too much more to do in her life. she didnt get to finish it. and thats not fair. and this was the hardest thing ive ever had to do.