what happened. when a woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. in this case, that wouldn t be so simple. in this case, there was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. she came at me and grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. then, there was the former colleague with a crush. cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. so, you have three potential suspects. yeah it s a tangle. could investigators unravel it. we re asking ourselves what this means. would her family ever find justice. just 17 years of built up emotion, you know? hello, and welcome to dateline, they say good things come in small packages. sandi johnson s family and friends would agree. the young mom was petite, pretty, and devoted to her two kids. but when she went missing, police wondered if sandi s home life was as happy as it seemed. they quickly uncovered a web of romanti
To my sister and i, and then five years later, gone. She was a gorgeous girl. A model who became a mom. Said you guys made some good looking kids. Oh, they sure did. On the eve of her sons 5th birthday she vanished. The whole time were all try to talk about where is she, what happened. When a woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. In this case, that wouldnt be so simple. There was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. She came at me and grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. Then, there was the former colleague with a crush. Cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. So, you have three potential suspects. Yeah its a tangle. Could investigators unravel it . Were asking ourselves what this means. Would her family ever find justice. Just 17 years of built up emotion, you know . Hello, and welcome to dateline, they say good things come in small packages. Sandi johnsons fami
The police. Then there was this secret boyfriend who wasnt telling all he knew. It was suspicious to police he wasnt upfront from the beginning about that. There was a third man. The former colleague with a crush. Cliff shared with friends he had found the love of his life. So you have three potential suspects. Yeah. Its a tangle. Could investigators unravel it. Were asking what does this mean. Would her family ever find justice . 17 years of builtup emotion, you know. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres andrea cannon. Its a celebration no mother would ever want to miss. A childs 5th birthday. But suddenly she was gone. Out of his life. Theres nothing that anybody could really do to fix that or, you know, repair that missing part. His mother, Sandy Johnson, was outgoing, energetic and an awesome mom. Those kids were everything to her. So why wasnt she there to sing happy birthday to her son . All they knew was she disappeared into thin air. She should have seen you get married.
She came at me and i grabbed her by the arms. And then she called the police. Reporter then there was the secret boyfriend who wasnt telling all he knew. That was suspicious to police that he wasnt up front about that from the beginning. And there was a third man, the former colleague with a crush. Cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. So you have three potential suspects . Yeah, its a tangle. Could investigators unravel it . Were asking ourselves, what does this mean . Would her family ever find justice . Its just 17 years of builtup emotion, you know . Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres andrea canning. Reporter its a celebration no mother would ever want to miss, a childs 5th birthday. But suddenly, she was gone. Out of his life. Theres nothing anybody could ever do to fix that or, you know, repair that missing part. Reporter his mother, Sandi Johnson, was outgoing, energetic and an awesome mom. Those kids were everything to her. Reporter so why w
She came at me and i grabbed her by the arms. And then she called the police. Reporter then there was the secret boyfriend who wasnt telling all he knew. That was suspicious to police that he wasnt up front about that from the beginning. And there was a third man, the former colleague with a crush. Cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. So you have three potential suspects . Yeah, its a tangle. Could investigators unravel it . Were asking ourselves, what does this mean . Would her family ever find justice . Its just 17 years of builtup emotion, you know . Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres andrea canning. Reporter its a celebration no mother would ever want to miss, a childs 5th birthday. But suddenly, she was gone. Out of his life. Theres nothing anybody could ever do to fix that or, you know, repair that missing part. Reporter his mother, Sandi Johnson, was outgoing, energetic and an awesome mom. Those kids were everything to her. Reporter so why w