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>> she was a college student found on a lonely road in texas. >> we figured she had been sexually assaulted and dumped here. >> tough questions for her boyfriend. >> where was i the night before? what had i been doing? when had i last seen her? >> i really thought he could be our killer. >> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he has got me by the throat and hes shaking me and hes yellinh at me, telling me not to say a word. >> youre a prisoner in his apartment? >> yes....

>> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he has got me by the throat and hes shaking me and hes yeg at me, telling me not to say a word. >> youre a prisoner in his apartment? >> yes. >> a college campus gripped by fear. a growing list of suspects. a growing list of victims, too. welcome to dateline. a killer was loose on the college texas town, leaving parents terrified. with a shocking discovery of jimmy harts body, investigators were desperately trying to piece togethe...

>> this is really disturbing. >> it was. >> the victim was 21-year-old carolyn casey, a daycare worker. her parents anita and larry, so proud of their eldest daughter. >> she was wonderful with kids. all the kids loved her. everyone loved her. >> never could they have prepared themselves for the dreadful phone call they received. >> is your daughter carolyn casey? i said yes. and i think he said, well, theres been an accident, and your daughter is dead. a fire. >> when carolyns younger sister am...

Scene. as they canvassed the area looking for leads, a possible suspect emerged. here is andrea canning with the final chapter of "the face of evil." it was two nights after the murder and fire. detective capps made a discovery, one that would finally connect the dots in this series of crimes that had terrorized this college town. >> i spent that evening basically reading through all these reports. >> the detective had ordered background checks on some of the people who attended the party in c...

>> yeah. somethings wrong. she didnt die. i said no, shes not dead. >> what was the turning point? >> i called her apartment. she didnt answer. detective capps did say it was homicide. >> i think we had a strong feeling that possibly there was some type of sexual assault that occurred, and somebody was trying to cover up some evidence. >> kelly brown of "the eagle" newspaper had another story to write. this is a community thats not used to a lot of murders. its not used to violent crimes like th...

As the family deal with the loss, detectives struggle to make sense of a crime scene. a possible suspect emerged. we have the final chapter of the face of evil. >> it was two nights after the murder and fire. detective capps made a discovery, one that would finally connect the dots in this series of crimes that had terrorized this college town. >> i spent that evening basically reading through all these reports. >> the detective had ordered background checks on some of the people who attended th...

Amanda learned the news, she collapsed with grief. >> and i just-- i screamed really loud, made my ears ring from my screaming. >> theyve got this wrong? >> yeah. somethings wrong. she didnt-- she didnt die. and i said, "no, shes not dead. >> what was the turning point? >> i called her apartment. and she didnt answer. >> detective capps did say it was homicide. >> i think we-- we had a strong feeling that possibly there was some type of sexual assault that occurred and that somebody was trying t...

Prepared themselves for the dreadful phone call they received. >> is your daughter carolyn casey? i said yes. and i think he said, well, theres been an accident, and your daughter is dead. a fire. >> when carolyns younger sister amanda learned the news, she collapsed with grief. >> i just -- i screamed really loud. made my ears ring from my screaming. >> theyve got this wrong? >> yeah. somethings wrong. she didnt die. i said no, shes not dead. >> what was the turning point? >> i called her apart...

>> i called her apartment. and she didnt answer. detective capps did say it was homicide. >> i think we had a strong feeling that possibly there was some type of sexual assault had occurred and somebody was trying to cover up some evidence. >> kelly brown of the eagle newspaper had another story to write. >> this is a community thats not used to a lot of murders. its not used to violent crimes like this. and it certainly wasnt used to having a murder victim be set on fire. even law enforcement, ...

>> i called her apartment. and she didnt answer. >> detective capps did say it was homicide. >> i think we -- we had a strong feeling that possibly there was some type of sexual assault that occurred and that somebody was trying to cover up some evidence. >> kelly brown of the eagle newspaper had another story to write. >> this is a community thats not used to a lot of murders. its not used to violent crimes like this. and it certainly wasnt used to having a murder victim be set on fire. even la...