pole. she s completely gone? yes. the scene of the crime scene , we were looking for anything that stood out. her sandal. tucked right underneath the hose on the edge. it was obvious this was staged. was there someone who wanted samira out of the way? there was a black female standing outside. mr. frechette had multiple female acquaintances. they all had a common career , they were exotic dancers. two clues. one chilling we had an unknown dna on a rope that came off the victim. i literally looked at it and thought, seriously? that was absolutely stunning. behind the curtain was a very dark story. it was a cold morning in february, cold for a northern florida, that is. crisp, but sunny when the call came in. can i get an officer out here in golden eagle? it s a lady laying in the pool in her backyard, in her pool. it made no sense, really. too cold for a swim. but the lady was not swimming. wasn t even floating. down at the bottom of t
i couldn t comprehend. i remember telling my mom, i m going to get you through. this she let me in the eyes of, that jessica, how am i supposed to get to the rest of my life? what did you find in his phone? have a picture sent to him. with his wife? they were not his wife. i m not the kind of wipe that went through my husband s phone. did you think that maybe this other woman, on todd s phone, might have had something to do with his murder? we can t rule anyone out. we begin to get video from several different locations. we see someone, same clothing, glasses, hat, going from place to place. they started asking me a lot of questions. do you recognize the, gate do recognize the way she s walking? whoever this woman is, has had this murder plan and very well planned. a dangerous killer, a devious plot, who was behind it? it came as a shock. a complete shock. look carefully and ask yourself whether you can trust your own eyes. this is video of me? a
. . hi, i m craig melvin, and what did you find? this is dateline. all of a sudden i realize, why are they late? there s something definitely wrong. he said your family was in an accident. and my world just dropped down underneath me. the scene told the story why did you find? somebody hit them. a deadly crash on a dark road. two gone, one barely alive. to a tragic accident. but look closer. can all of the broken glass and twisted metal, was there a clue to a crime? the last thing i wanted to have was to have to take a double fatality and not treat it as a homicide. murder. and no one saw coming. i couldn t deal with it. two families in torment. we were both just a small town trial with big emotions. you took it. you did it. and the verdict that would shake them all. hello, and welcome to dateline. a dangerous highway in big sky country. that was a setting for a deadly crash that would seem to unite two families in shock and heartbreak. excep
not about someone you love. alan jackson: she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said help me. desiree fayed: my heart dropped. i want to know why? why? craig melvin: it s a baffling case of murder, millions, and a mystifying piece of tape. natalie morales in this is dateline. about a couple who made it big in a way you almost never hear about these days. they made a fortune in but as the saying goes, money did not buy them happiness. in fact, it just might have been a motive for a murder. now, pay close attention to the security camera video that starts our report because you just may see the key to this mystery. here s josh take a look at this security video, and tell me what you see. a woman walks alone to her car in a parking garage in century city, is she in danger? same building different angle. a man focuses on his cellphone. oblivious to those around him. who is he calling? you are, in fact, watching scenes from a marriage, the final sce
and this is dateline! this is a tragedy on top of a tragedy now. it happened so quickly. their parents in the backyard spa. their mom in trouble. my dad just panicked. a sudden slip. a fatal fall. you re losing your mother. you re watching her go right in front of you. someone else was watching her. a curious neighbor. it was scary. the look on his face was almost undescribable. what had she seen? was this drowning really an accident? she s got a huge gash on her head, something like that is not consistent with just falling down. a husband and father is suddenly under suspicion. he s crying and we re crying. he said, they think i hurt mom. three daughters stand by their dad, and one prosecutor stands firm. he s holding his wife of almost three decades under the water. my job is to get justice for cristi hall. was it murder? hello and welcome to dateline a young woman peers into her neighbor s yard and sees something for a few mysterious seconds, a