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killer in a mask. >> hes clearly a brilliant individual. a brilliantly scary individual. >> his target, a doting young mom. >> she was a gorgeous strawberry blond who loved her son more than anything in the whole world. >> she was so scared. >> he struck once. would he kill again and would she be next? >> we were just so shattered and hurting so bad. >> imagine being hunted in your own home, held a virtual prisoner, your children in danger from a man with a blueprint for murder. >> i w...

>> imagine being hunted in your own home, held a virtual prisoner, your children in danger from a man with a blueprint for murder. >> i was terrified. >> she will face down evil and come forward with a new revelation that will make your jaw drop. >> what i did is wrong. there are no words. i have everything to lose. hello and welcome to ♪ ♪ ♪ "dateline." it was a brutal crime and right away one woman said she knew what happened. the verdict was far from the end of this case. its ...

Those hairs come back with dna results, if theres an explanation for that, our case is no longer viable. >> it took the jury just 3 1/2 hours to reach a verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> guilty of the murder of 30-year-old carmen smith. >> all these years you go thinking that he got away with it and he didnt. >> at dakers sentencing the state called just one witness, nick smith, who was determined to face his attacker one last time. >> i kind of had to not let him defeat me. ...