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>> the mystery was about to deepen. >> nobody had heard from her? >> nobody. >> just ahead on "dateline extra." jooix be a park ranger, i got really excited. gabes obviously really sick. and theres a lot that he isnt able to do, and make-a-wish stepped in. we had to climb up the mountain to get the injured hiker. he fell from, like, a rock. hes been the one that has been rescued so many times. he said to me, "today, i got to be the hero." (avo) the subaru share the love event has helped grant th...

>> reporter: and the young girl at the heart of a tragedy is living without either parent and with a story that is different, depending on which side of the family is telling it. >> i really do feel that my niece is the true victim in all of this. its so tragic, and i just dont have words for what shes going to have to come to terms with and understand as she gets older, you know? its really tough. >> reporter: she lives with georges mother, the woman with whom shes spent so much of her life. an...

>> reporter: so was he the killer? out at the campsite, detectives did not find any evidence linking him to the murder. so, they kept looking. >> one of the other things big will told us was that noel had a campsite number one and a campsite number two. >> reporter: a second campsite. out there somewhere. but where? and what -- if anything -- was hidden there? >> coming up -- >> under the bush, he saw a pair of jeans that appeared to have blood on them. >> a dark discovery seems to provide answe...

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>> i mean, your heart just drops to your stomach. >> reporter: potential suspects? how about a casinos worth of customers? >> shauna was very beautiful. is it someone that saw her at work and followed her home? >> we didnt know if there was some psycho was watching us girls working at the palms. >> reporter: or, did the answers lie in the dead womans past? >> shauna started thinking, i have got to get out of this situation. >> reporter: from out of the blue, a tip. >> he had some information tha...

>> one and a half, meaning not honest at all. thats correct. >> reporter: georges attorney was itching to cross-examine the habitual liar whod condemned his client. which presented the prosecutors with a dilemma -- the man at the center of their case against george might just destroy it. >> he could be a real problem. >> he could be a real problem. and there was a substantial amount of discussion between pam and i over whether or not were calling him or not. >> does that imply that you disagreed...

Some of her personal items found outside the house. what might they reveal about the killer? >> what crosses your mind when you realize its somebody walking away from the scene discarding things? its something a stranger does or a predator. >> absolutely, a predator, sexual predator. >> when "dateline extra" continues. ♪ i tried hard to quit smoking. ♪ but when we brought our daughter home that was it. ♪ now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology ...

Welcome back to "dateline extra." im tamron hall. noel stevens murdered shauna. he admitted it. but he also claimed he was told to do it by her husband, george tiaffay. prosecutors had a tough decision to make, and the case hinged on the outcome. heres keith morrison with the conclusion of "under a full moon." reporter: prosecutors marc digiacomo and pam weckerly had a big problem, and they knew it. the problem had a name. noel stevens. greyhound. >> noel is a very important piece of informati...

Welcome back to "dateline extra." im tamron hall. to detectives investigating shaunas murder, something just wasnt right with what her husband george was telling them. especially about how well he knew the homeless handyman who they believed killed shauna. but now they wondered, could george have also played a role in her death? heres keith morrison again with "under a full moon." >> reporter: its an old police tactic to stimulate -- maybe upset -- a suspect you havent quite cornered, hoping for...

Victory and also criticized the immediate i donmedia for the co campaign. he says its now time to get to work rebuilding america. back to dateline extra. welcome back to "dateline extra". im tamron hall. detectives discover that noel stevens reported to be a homeless drug addict had likely burglarized shaunas home, but they still had no evidence that stevens was responsible for her murder. as their search continued, they made a discovery that could have provided answers but only deepened the m...