everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
u.s. officials are undergoing efforts to recover debris after shooting at a suspected chinese surveillance balloon saturday. secretary of defense lloyd austin said the u.s. fighter aircraft floated down in a statement, china s foreign ministry expressed wrong dissatisfaction with the u.s. of u.s. force. calling it an overreaction. the biden administration has responded saying, quote, we are confident we re seeking to monitor sensitive military sites. now, back to dateline. welcome back to dateline, i m craig melvin. missing college student, shannon melendi s was seen at a softball tournament, we re at umpire butch hinton was acting strangely. word had it then he kept his eye on shannon more than the ball. police were quick to question