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>> they were so happy at first, sharing a lovers perched high atop a cliff. but romance turned to danger, she fell from the edge. >> i would call this an accidental death. >> but whas it? >> she said that if anything happens to me, youll know who did it. >> a mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. >> did you kill your wife, jody? >> i did not. >> what happened on the cliffs edge? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to dateline. when police got wor...

atop a cliff. but romance turned to danger. she fell from the edge. >> i would call this an accidental death. >> but whas it? >> she said that if anything happens to me, youll know who did it. >> a mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. >> did you kill your wife, jody? >> i did not. >> what happened on the cliffs edge? >> hello and welcome to dateline. when police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. the place wa...

I did not. What happened on the cliffs edge . Hello, and welcome to dateline. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous. But even they could not guess that it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres chris jansen. Reporter every couple has it. A shared song. A favorite movie. Or maybe a special place. Steven sharp says for him and his wife, jody,...

She fell from the edge. I would call this an accidental death. But was it . She said that if anything happens to me, youll know who did it. A mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. Did you kill your wife, jodi . I did not. What happened on the cliffs edge . Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous, but even they couldnt guess ...

Reporter what they couldnt see from here, of course, was the future. Had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come, surely they would have abandoned this place forever. Stephen and jody met in the late 70s in georgia. He was in the army. A bookworm who loved civil war. She taught history. Theirs was first a meeting of minds, then hearts. How would you describe the early years . Were they loving, exciting . Yes. They were you know, we were in love. Ecstatic. Reporter from there, marriage, a ...

Is on the precipice. Did you kill your wife, jody . I did not hurt jody. What happened on the cliffs edge . Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Ill craig melvin. When police got word someone fell off a cliff, they werent surprised. They couldnt guess to take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres Chris Jansing. Every couple has it. A shared song, a favorite movie. Or maybe a special place. Steven says for him and his wife jody ...

Hello and welcome to dateline extra. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous but even they couldnt guess that it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres Chris Jansing. Every couple has it, a shared song, a Favorite Movie or maybe a special place. Steven sharp says for him and his wife jody, this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the ...

Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous. But even though b couldnt gues that it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres Chris Jansing. Every couple has it. A shared song. A favorite movie. Or maybe a special place. Stephen schaaf says for him and his wife jodi this was it. Two rocks forming...

Life was good, and even as the years went by, even with the demands of work and family, steven says he and jody still made time for each other. Like that last summer sunday in september of 1992. Steven says it was supposed to be a date night. It wasnt no idea that that would be the most critical day in our life, in our marriage. It was a day like any other day. Yes. Here was the plan. Husband and wife would drive into manhattan and go to a comedy club, a lighthearted night on the town. But they ...

A shared song, a favorite movie, orrer maybe a special place. Steven said for him and his wife, jodi, this was it. Two rocks assuring a lovers chair in front of a cliff. That was our spot, we brought a hibatchi a couple lawn chairs and a cooler, and shed bring her work from graduate school. They have been escaping to they had been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here the air was fresh, and the views seemed limitles...