She was brave. She was incredibly brave. Why didnt i know she needed me and she was alone and she was hurt . Nothing was the same after that. Nothing. They found her in the soccer field. The student killed by a single bullet. I hit the floor. I remember the pain. The pain comes rushing back, that someone would shoot my child. Why . This was a small town whodunit. What happened that night . Was the answer in her circle of friends . We are trying to find out why. Became and talk to me. Four fbi agents. He is there and has a gun. How can it not be him . A secret spills out in court. It was a bombshell. It definitely was. I felt my heart was ripped out. Halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens, but to friends and siblings, she displayed hello, and welcome to dateline. Halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens but to friends and siblings, she displayed a maternal instinct. Halee enjoy taking care of others so it made sense that she was studying to become a nurse. What made no sense was
Reporter this is a small town whodunit. Oh, yeah we were afraid. Reporter what had happened that night . Was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends . Were trying to find out why i would never hurt halee. They came and talked to me. It was four fbi agents. Hes there. Hes got a gun. Reporter how could it not have been him . Then a secret spills out in court thats a bombshell. That definitely was. I felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. For that mother to get on that stand. Reporter it was absolute silence. Hello. Welcome to dateline. Hallee was barely out of her teens. But to friends and siblings, she displayed a maternal instinct. She enjoyed taking care of others. It made sense that she was studying to become a nurse. What made no sense was that anyone could want her dead. The crime scene told investigators little, but a jawdropping moment in the courtroom spoke volumes. Heres Andrea Canning with on the outskirts of town. Im miles from my family in new york. But im driving
Were trying to find out why i would never hurt halee. They came and talked to me. It was four fbi agents. Hes there. Hes got a gun. How could it not have been him . Then a secret spills out in court. Thats a bombshell. That definitely was. I felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. For that mother to get on that stand. It was absolute silence. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Halee was barely out of her teens. But to friends, she displayed a maternal instinct. It made sense that she was studying to become a nurse, but what made no sense was that someone would want her dead. Heres Andrea Canning with on the outskirts of town. Reporter im miles from my family in new york. But im driving, oddly enough, through a place that feels like home. Quaint downtown. The kind of place you feel safe. This is newburgh in southwest indiana. You can see the early days of the midwest in these historic buildings. Open farmland everywhere. Hometown, usa. A place for putting down roots. Turn left onto cou