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Defense was i wasnt there and i didnt have anything to do with it? >> correct. >> reporter: the defense attorney walked into the courtroom and made a statement that caused mouths to fall open. >> defense attorney gets up and he says that youre going to see something youll never see in a court ever. he says my client killed dee dee keller but he didnt murder her. >> reporter: what did that mean? >> they trying to to see if they could get a manslaughter out of it. >> reporter: the d.a. asked to sp...

Chance to speak to him. they offered surprising words of gratitude and forgiveness to a now confessed killer. >> you did the right thing under the circumstances and for that, i thank you and -- >> thank you. >> thank you for doing the right thing. >> i remember thinking that something really special had happened, that, you know, will nothing is going to bring my mom back, we will got the best possible outcome, given the circumstances. >> reporter: its rare in a murder trial to hear so much of so...

>> it was frantic. it was hard breaking. >> reporter: and it was leading nowhere. at the same time, detective gates wondered who might have had a motive to have abducted dee dee from her home? those most common of motives -- love, money, jealousy are always the ones police hug first like old friends. detee made a lot of money being a realtor. >> she was successful, yes, sir. >> reporter: how much money did chef in the bank? >> i think it was over seven figures. >> seven figures? a lot of murders...

One person is still missing. an investigation into the accident is under way. louisiana governor john bell edwards was forced into a runoff election and unable to top 50% of the vote in saturdays primary. president trump campaigned against edwards on friday. the governor will face republican businessman eddie [ inaudible ]. now back to "dateline." welcome back to "dateline." im craig melvin. dee dee keller was missing and when she was found, her familys worst fears were realized. dee dee was g...