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>> she was a college student found on a lonely road in texas. >> we figured she had been sexually assaulted and dumped here. >> tough questions for her boyfriend. >> where was i the night before? what had i been doing? when had i last seen her? >> i really thought he could be our killer. >> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he has got me by the throat and he's shaking me and he's yellinh at me, telling me not to say a word. >> you're a prisoner in his apartment? >> yes. >> even on forsman they felt what do we have on our hands. >> there is growing danger because th...

>> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he has got me by the throat and he's shaking me and he's yeg at me, telling me not to say a word. >> you're a prisoner in his apartment? >> yes. >> a college campus gripped by fear. a growing list of suspects. a growing list of victims, too. welcome to dateline. a killer was loose on the college texas town, leaving parents terrified. with a shocking discovery of jimmy hart's body, investigators were desperately trying to piece together the clues. was that young woman connected to her killer or did police have an active predator ...

>> this is really disturbing. >> it was. >> the victim was 21-year-old carolyn casey, a daycare worker. her parents anita and larry, so proud of their eldest daughter. >> she was wonderful with kids. all the kids loved her. everyone loved her. >> never could they have prepared themselves for the dreadful phone call they received. >> is your daughter carolyn casey? i said yes. and i think he said, well, there's been an accident, and your daughter is dead. a fire. >> when carolyn's younger sister amanda learned the news, she collapsed with grief. >> i just -- i screamed really loud. made my ears...

Scene. as they canvassed the area looking for leads, a possible suspect emerged. here is andrea canning with the final chapter of "the face of evil." it was two nights after the murder and fire. detective capps made a discovery, one that would finally connect the dots in this series of crimes that had terrorized this college town. >> i spent that evening basically reading through all these reports. >> the detective had ordered background checks on some of the people who attended the party in carolyn's apartment complex, including ynobe matthews. it turns out there were several police reports...

>> yeah. something's wrong. she didn't die. i said no, she's not dead. >> what was the turning point? >> i called her apartment. she didn't answer. detective capps did say it was homicide. >> i think we had a strong feeling that possibly there was some type of sexual assault that occurred, and somebody was trying to cover up some evidence. >> kelly brown of "the eagle" newspaper had another story to write. this is a community that's not used to a lot of murders. it's not used to violent crimes like this, and it certainly wasn't used to having a murder victim be set on fire. even law enforcemen...