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>> she was brave. she was incredibly brave. why didnt i know that she needed me and that she was alone and that she was hurt? nothing was the same after that. nothing. >> they found her at the soccer field. the straight arrow student killed by a single bullet. >> i just hit the floor. >> i remember the pain. every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. >> that someone would shoot my child. like, why? >> this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had h...

>> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> were trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> hes there. hes got a gun. >> how could it not have been him? >> then a secret spills out in court! >> thats a bombshell. >> that definitely was. >> i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. >> for that mother to get on that stand. it was absolute silence....

>> this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> were trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> hes there. hes got a gun. >> how could it not have been him? >> then a secret spills out in court! >> thats a bombshell. >> that definitely was. >> i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. >> for that mother to get on th...

every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. >> that someone would shoot my child. like, why? >> reporter: this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> reporter: what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> were trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> hes there. hes got a gun. >> reporter: how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in c...

Anything that might help you? >> no. we had detectives actually assigned to get on their hands and knees with scissors and cut the grass away, looking for a shell casing -- >> wow. >> -- or a bullet or anything. and we have no idea who she is. there was no identification, no phone, nothing laying with her at that time to help identify her. >> but that mystery would be solved soon enough. heather, by now in a panic, called an old friend for help. >> i contacted a detective i knew from vanderburgh...

Tell us about the blue towel. what did you hope to gain from it? >> we didnt know. it had blood on it and you dont know where it will lead you. does it match something somebodys got or have somebody elses dna on it? >> reporter: other than that, there was little to this crime scene. >> did you find a weapon? did you find a bullet, a casing, anything that might help you? >> no. we had detectives actually assigned to get on their hands and knees with scissors and cut the grass away, looking for a ...

It? >> we werent sure what we were going to gain from it. it was obviously important to the investigation. the towel had blood on it, and you dont know where its going to lead you. does it match something somebodys got or have somebody elses dna on it? >> other than that, there was little to this crime scene. >> did you find a weapon? did you find a bullet, a casing, anything that might help you? >> no. we had detectives actually assigned to get on their hands and knees with scissors and cut the...

Forth, and had rubbed a bare spot in the gravel. >> and this was odd. next to the woman lay a blue towel. other than that, there was little to this crime scene. >> did you find a weapon? did you find a bullet, a casing, anything that might help you? >> no. we had detectives actually assigned to get on their hands and knees with scissors and cut the grass away, looking for a shell casing -- >> wow. >> -- or a bullet or anything. and we have no idea who she is. there was no identification, no phon...