>> she had always wanted to be a flight attendant, from when she was a young girl. very outgoing, spontaneous, adventuresome. that's why she made such a good flight attendant. >> during one of her out-of-town trips, an airline employee called art ludwig with some bad news. >> it was -- some woman explained to me that there had been a problem in detroit and i should get myself ready and get out there at the airport and they would meet me there and we would fly to detroit. >> nancy ludwig was found dead in her hotel room near the detroit airport. she had been stabbed to death. the evidence revealed she fought valiantly against her attacker. >> she had such extreme defense wounds on her hands. you just couldn't help by getting a real feel for what she went through, and that isn't really always the case at a crime scene.