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>> everything was a blur. all im thinking is, is shannon really gone? >> we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. >> right. he says ive kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. thats when all the bells went off. >> he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. >> it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! >> they started digging and they found womens clo...

of his home. >> it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! >> they started digging and they found womens clothing. >> it was just escalating! escalating! >> there were so many victims, arent there? >> there. were >> there still are. >> until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 5, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored as pre...

All im thinking is, is shannon really gone . We interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. Then a phone rings. Right. He says ive kidnapped her, i have her. And we ran his criminal history. Thats when all the bells went off. He pulls in, asked me to get in the car. I feel the cold blade against my neck. He carries me to the basement of his home. It was jawdropping just chilling they started digging and they found womens clothing. It was just escalating escalating there were s...

>> we interviewed her roommates, boyfriend. everyone is a suspect. >> and then a man said i kidnapped her, we have her, we ran the criminal history. thats when all the bells went off. >> he pulls in, asking me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries cme to the basement of his home. >> it was jaw dropping, just chilling. >> they started digging and they found womens clothing. >> it was escalating. >> there were so many victims? >> yes, there still are. >> un...

>> at that point i had lost it, and it was painful what he was doing. so i was screaming, please dont do this to me! please dont do this to me! and crying. >> after the assault, he left tammy in the basement, handcuffed with duct tape on her mouth. >> and at some point i hear his wife, i hear her voice upstairs. so i began to make some noise in the basement. and shes like, what is that? and he kept running to the basement. which was curious to her. so in the meantime, i managed to lick the duck ...

Hands behind my back. >> tammy, tammy what is going on here? >> im not registering it is a problem until i feel the cold played against my neck. and he said you know this is? a knife. and if you dont cooperate i mean i use it on you. >> the man with a bright lead, as you might suspect, was butch hinton. >> he tells me things like, i want to waste you right now. if you dont cooperate, ill do you like i did the other two. >> ill waste you right now? >> yes. and at some point i move from the front ...

>> right right. >> but the state had other witnesses to bring in stories of the criminal past. tammy singleton went to court to see how he kidnapped and assaulted her when she was 14. and to show that he no longer had any power over her. >> are you seeing him? did you make any eye contact? >> i made the point to look at him. i did look directly at him and forcefully say what transpired. i needed people to understand that he did have modus operandi, and i wanted to assist the melendis in getting ...

Ammy-Clara Singleton, 28, was arrested in Port Augusta, SA, and charged with communicating with a child under 17 to engage in, or submit to, sexual activity. The charge was dropped on Wednesday.

Ammy-Clara Singleton, from Port Augusta in South Australia, was arrested in December and charged with communicating with a child under 17 to engage in, or submit to, sexual activity.

Ammy-Clara Singleton, from Port Augusta in South Australia, is accused of grooming a child under 17. Her mother Sharon Platt broke down in tears while upholding her daughters innocence.