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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 ...

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...

The binoculars were and walked up to this open view. Reporter he says they then turned and took a narrow, well worn path to the rocks. They sat there as the night fell around them. He with his back against the rocks, holding her as she sat directly in front of him. At some point, something goes terribly wrong. Yes. Reporter he says he stood up, intending to go back to the car to get wine and a blanket. For whatever reason, jody stood up, too. The edge of the rock was at her feet. What was your l...

When police heard someone fell off a cliff they werent surprised. The place was dangerous. Even they couldnt guess it would take 20 years to find out what happened to a woman on an evening hike with her husband. Heres chris jansing. The summer wind every couple has it, a shared song, a Favorite Movie or maybe a special place. Stephen scharf says for him and his wife jody, this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. I bought a couple of lawn chairs, a ...

Hello, and welcome to da dateline. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous. But even though 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. Stephen schaaf says for him and his wife jody this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on th...

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Of his fist. i was just begging him to stop doing it. >> reporter: he also remembered the last day of his mothers life. he was 10 and said his mother told his father that she didnt want to go out with him alone. >> she said, if i wanted to go out with you, i wouldnt be divorcing you. >> reporter: where was the proof that stephen planned to kill jody that night? well, there was the hammer in the picnic bag. but there was also testimony from this woman -- one of stephens old girlfriends. >> i even...

>> he was under a lot of stress and the stress would be resolved by the end of september. >> reporter: two weeks later, jody scharf was dead. terry now sees that cryptic statement in a dreadful light. >> i was like, oh, no, the end of september. then the lightbulb went off immediately. >> reporter: it also went off for marion. in perhaps the most chilling testimony of the prosecutions case she told the jury when she heard her friend was gone she immediately remembered something jody said just we...