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>> im craig melvin. >> and im natalie morales >> and this is dateline. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> he was definitely charismatic. >> he was the new kid in town, super popular, all about adventure. >> this kid was like, awesome. >> he jumped right in th culture. >> he liked to show off to the girls. >> they were the neighbors just down the block, of family in fear. >> they had their vehicles broken into, she was scared. >> someone had been sneaking into their home and now someon was in their garage....

revelations. it has been like this from the start. >> as horrible as what happened, it could have been worse. the reason it was not worse is because law enforcement officials did what they do. they showed amazing courage running toward gunfire for the singular purpose of trying to save lives. >> that turned to out to be false. he later said he was misled. so did this. >> when the shooting began we had uvalde police officers arrive on scene along with the independent officers immediatel...

hes coming after me. >> in a flash, it was over. >> that charismatic kid dead on the floor. >> fits -- it was terrible, i think i screamed for an hour. >> what happened in that garage that night? >> it was the last person that would come to my mind. >> a neighbor protecting his home or preparing a trap? >> makes the statement its showtime. >> it showtime? >> exactly. >> a teenager, a father, a murder, no one would be the same. >> we were all taken aback. >> welcome to dateline. he came...

Shooter because in one way a source described she claimed she couldnt hear anything. she didnt hear kid yelling. she didnt here gunshots, so it sort of went against any training she was expecting she would go in and hear all kind of things and for her what was so remarkable was how quiet it was. and thats why she sort of was doubting there was this active shooter, that something was going on. again, this all goes against her training and what they are trained to do, that is put on the tactical v...

Thats why you left the purse. >> the purse was for them to take the they went come into the house. so i could call the plays and say, here is something traceable. >> so, an open door and a person plain sight. the prosecutor said janelle and her husband set the stage, and waited and watched. so, when diren wafted, they werent scared. they were excited. >> she was like, showtime. >> on the stand, janelle denied saying those words. >> do you remember saying, showtime, when he saw something outside?...

America, not germany. arent you allowed to protect yourself, your home, your family? was even that on trial now? dogma and kaarma were about to collide. coming up -- battle lines are drawn. and a revealing recording. >> and then i heard the kid yelling, no, no, no, no. please. >> did diren plead for his life? when "dateline" continues.

>> you wanted to catch him. thats why you got the purse. >> the purse was for them to take so they didnt come into the house and so that when i called the police and i say here is something traceable. >> reporter: so an open door, and a purse in plain sight. the prosecutor said janelle and her husband set the stage, then waited and watched. so when diren walked in, they werent scared, they were excited. >> shes like, show time. >> reporter: on the stand, janelle denied saying those words. >> do ...

Meaning he couldnt have been charging toward markus kaarma. >> and then hes gotta do it one more time. hes got to make that final blow. >> reporter: and the final shot was straight to the head. but prosecutors werent done. they had what they thought was explosive evidence. just before the trial began, a recording surfaced made the night of the shooting from a conversation an officer at the scene had with janelle. in it she reveals that just before the final shot, she heard diren beg for his life...

>> the purse was for them to take so they wouldnt come into my house so i could call the police and say here is something traceable. >> prosecutors said they set the stage and watched. so when he walked in, they werent scared, they were excited. >> its like show time. >> she denied saying those words. >> do you remember saying show time or something like that? >> no, i dont remember saying that. >> in court, she changed her story about what she heard in the garage that night denying that he had ...

Coming up -- battle lines are drawn. and a revealing recording. >> and then i heard the kid yelling, no, no, no, no. please. >> did diren plead for his life? when "dateline" continues. when "dateline" continues. what might seem like a small cough can be a big bad problem for your grandchildren. babies too young to be vaccinated against whooping cough are the most at risk for severe illness. help prevent this! talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about getting vaccinated against whooping cough...