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>> she was brave. she was incredibly brave. why didn't i know that she needed me and that she was alone and that she was hurt? nothing was the same after that. nothing. >> they found her at the soccer field. the straight arrow student killed by a single bullet. >> i just hit the floor. >> i remember the pain. every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. >> that someone would shoot my child. like, why? >> this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> we're trying to find out ...

>> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> we're trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> he's there. he's got a gun. >> how could it not have been him? >> then a secret spills out in court! >> that's 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 rathgeber was barely out of her teens. halee enjoyed ...

>> this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> we're trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> he's there. he's got a gun. >> how could it not have been him? >> then a secret spills out in court! >> that's 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 rathgeber was barel...

every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. >> that someone would shoot my child. like, why? >> 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? >> we're trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> he's there. he's got a gun. >> reporter: how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! that's a bombshell. >> that definitely was. >> i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out...

Boyfriend a man named thaddeus rice had dropped the baby down the stairs after tripping over a diaper bag. >> jordan was crying and we, like, gave her a hug. and i looked at halee. and halee like looked at me and i was, like, "what are we gonna do? " >> they did what they could to help. they got jordan some food and went to her apartment to get her some clean clothes. >> we walked in and halee's, like, "do you know what's weird? " and i was, like, "what? " she goes, "the diaper bag is sitting right there. " like, as soon as you walked into the door, the diaper bag was sitting right by the couc...