You could see the emotions she went through. Could she point police to her killer . I am scared to death. All at once just in a flash your life just changed. Hello, welcome to dateline. Problem was, Brittany Eldridge was married to another man then brittany found out she was pregnant and it was just weeks before her due date that strategy struck. Heres Andrea Canning with deadly circumstances. Imagine all of your phone conversations being recorded for posterity . How would you feel. What secrets would they tell . Why are you talking like youre trying to hide something. Reporter this story begins here at a suburban office outside knoxville, tennessee. Looks a lot like any office in america. But when workers here talked on their desk phones, every word was captured. She always looks like shes about to kill be. And, oh, the stories they told. Unfiltered and intimate with details about office romances. Oh, my god, he was so hot. And in one heartbreaking case, maybe even clues about a murder. This was a real whodunit. Norman clark loves sports. His mother says he was a top athlete and a good son too. He was a loving, hard worker, caring person. As a boy, norman had dreams of playing in the nba. Then studied Sports Management in college. But by his mid20s he was working here vanderbilt mortgage and finance. 23yearold Brittany Eldridge started there the very same day. She was beautiful but it was the smile that really got me. That winning smile got to a lot of people. Brittanys big brother jeffrey says she embraced life with a contagious enthusiasm. She liked to cheerlead and she liked to play soccer. She was a girliegirl and tomboy at the same time. She was really big about living in the moment. At vanderbilt mortgage norman and brittany were collectors calling people to make sure they kept up with their house payments. What was it about brittany that you formed this instant connection with. She was very good at the job. So i actually used her as a tool at first to teach me. She helped me out a lot. Thats when we started talking more and more about Different Things other than work. And what do you think she liked about you . I think she liked that i listened, that i actually cared about what she had to say so it was just strictly platonic but developed more probably eight months later. It developed a lot more. They became lovers and thats when things got complicated. Norman was single but brittany it turns out was married. Her husband was a man named terry eldridge, a truck driver who drove his rig at night. What did she tell you about her marriage . She was happy but she wanted children and he did not. Were there any other issues or was that the only one . They didnt spend a lot of time together because of their work schedule. She worked during the day. He worked at night. A married woman having an affair with a coworker not exactly the script for a fairy tale romance. So for obvious reasons norman and brittany kept their relationship on the down low. We never went out in public, you know, out to eat or anything like that maybe but one time. But if colleagues could have heard their recorded interoffice phone calls, they would have discovered some suggestive flirty banter. I could use your big, strong, manly muscles. You know, we all good. Reporter more than a year after their affair started, norman and brittany were still keeping things quiet. Then in february 2011, their secret affair became not so secret. Brittanys husband found out and not long after she moved out and a divorce was in the works. Did things tart to get a little too serious and real . Actually i dont know because she didnt even come to me and tell me they were getting a divorce. She just told me they were moving out and he found out we were having an affair. Not long after she delivered some unexpected news to her mother robin. She was pregnant. And the father was her coworker, norman clark. When brittany told you that she was having a child with norman what did you think . Kind of shocked at first. Surprised. Didnt know how to feel. Did you think it was a mistake or were you just its a blessing to have a baby . It was a blessing to her and so i guess when the shock wears off youre just happy for her and youre just there to do whatever you can to support her. Norman says the baby certainly wasnt planned but he says brittany was still his best friend and he took the whole thing in stride. I was happy for her because i knew she wanted to have a baby. But at the time she was still marryed . So this is starting to get a little messy, got a baby. Shes now divorcing her husband who found out about you. Well, i wouldnt necessarily say it was messy. It was complicated. This wouldnt be normans First Experience with parenthood. A year earlier he had a baby girl with a nashville woman he had been seeing. Norman helped to support his daughter and says he was ready to do the same for brittany. Whats it like for you being a father . Is that something you cherish. Its the best thing in the word. I became a better man, a better person and worked hard to become a better parent for her. Brittany was excited about becoming a mother and thrilled to learn she was having a boy. She even picked out a name for the baby . She did. What was the name . Zexe, ee ezekiel. She was just working and getting ready. Brittany decided to keep working for as long as she could. December 13th, 2011 was just two weeks away from her due date. Its a day her friend and coworker andrea ray will never forget. Brittany uncharacteristically was late for work. She should have been there at 8 30. I was one of the only people that knew anything about norman. I went over there to normans desk and i said, can you get in touch with brittanys mom . So i called and ask fundamental she heard from brittany. She said she hadnt and would check on her. Was your first thought, oh, my gosh, maybe brittany has gone in labor. It was. That was i think everybodys first instinct, oh, she went into labor and shes in the hospital. Robin went to her apartment to be sure her daughter was okay but when she called norman it wasnt happy news about a new baby. It was very frightening phone call. She was very upset, she was crying. And ill never forget how she sounded on the phone. Robin was frantic and her world was about to be turned upside down. Robin is about to make a disturbing discovery inside her daughters apartment. Coming up oh, my gosh. What . Maam, what . I ran out of the apartment because im scared. The 911 operator said, go back in there. Oh, god, please. Okay, maam. Oh, god. Maam, hold on, honey. All at once just in a flash your life just change. When dateline continues. Cake in the Conference Room showing em youre ready. To be your own boss. Thats the beauty of your smile. 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The whole place is just a mess and i dont see her anywhere. Im scared to death. Without taking another step she called 911. Emergency. What is it . My daughter, her work just called me and i came over to her apartment and it looks like its been trashed. I ran out of the apartment because im scared and the 911 operator, she said, you know, go back in there and see if you can find her. Inside the front door seen here in this police video robin saw brittanys flat screen tv lying on the floor. Oh, my gosh. What . Maam, what . Next to the living room couch the scattered contents of her purse. Then robin heard the sound of Running Water coming from the bathroom. Oh, my. Maam, talk to me. So i had been everywhere except for the bedroom and it was back in the back and i didnt want to go in there and i get to the doorway of the bedroom and i just got a glimpse of her and i just knew that she was gone. Shes on the floor dead. Are you sure . Shes naked. Oh, my god. In where, what room . In her bedroom. Oh, god. Oh, god. Maam, hold on, honey. Hold on. No. I ran straight out of the apartment and by this time the ambulance and police and Fire Department and all the emergency crews were coming. Robin was in shock. The pain was more than she could bear. At the scene a Police Cruisers dash cam captured an officer trying to console her. Oh god, i cant believe this happened. Why . Its the worst horror a mother could ever have to witness. It is and you wouldnt think anything like that would happen in a million years and all at once just in a flash your life just changed. Brittany eldridge had been stabbed in the throat they found her next to her bed. Her naked body partially covered by lingerie. She was just 25 years old. The unborn boy she named zeke was gone too. After the shock has worn off, you must be thinking who did this . Im thinking how in the world could somebody murder a young lady that is 8 1 2 months pregnant. You know, how could somebody be so cruel . Im thinking, why . Thats a question thats never answered is why. Were you the one who broke the news to jeffrey . Yes. That must have been extremely difficult. It was very hard. Jeffrey, brittanys older brother was at the gym. Which got back to my locker and got my phone i had 40 missed calls. She said, somebody killed your sister. Did you immediately ask who did this . I never thought about it. All jeffrey could think about was brittany was gone, the kid sister who always filled him with pride and often talked about becoming a mom. Now that dream would never be realized and in its place would be a murder investigation. It was a very closed off scene. They had, of course, crime scene tape around. When reporter Jamie Satterfield heard about a body she went to the scene. Are Police Telling you anything. The major crime folks came later as did the crime scene folk. What investigators found was a ransacked apartment suggesting a burglary interrupted and had turned violent. In fact, there had been a series of burglaries in the area in recent days. For jamie, there were things to speculate about in those early moments. But nothing concrete to report. Other than just hunches and all that we just didnt have anything to go on. Did you have an open mind as to the scenarios of what might have happened who could have done. I didnt know cuss on any one person. I just wanted to know who did it and why. Yeah, i never had a specific person in mind. That could have done it. I didnt have a clue. There werent many clues. But there were so many questions. And in this case there would be no easy answers. Coming up that was my baby. My family is out there. I cant even grieve. The fathertobe from grief to disbelief. When dateline continues. The unbeatable strength of advil. What pain . We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. 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And in a matter of minutes they had him in the back of this police cruiser. Im in trouble . No, sir, youre not in trouble, no, sir. So tell me more please. Just update me because im really confused. Police were asking questions and so was norman. So youre telling me this is normal . Yes, sir, this is proceed proceed coll. Why for me. Youre the boyfriend. I sat there for awhile, id say for an hour. Did you wonder why you were sitting in the back of the car for so long . I was and i understood they wanted to ask me questions. I didnt understand why i was sitting in the back of the police car. How were you treated . To me i felt like i was treated unfairly especially voluntarily answering every question. I feel they automatically did jump to a rush of judgment on who i was, you know, for showing up there. We have to talk to the people that know her because we have to figure out what is going on here. That was my baby. I understand. My family is out there. I understand. Im sitting in the back of the police car. I cant even grieve because i dont even know whats going on. This happened to my friend and child. Do you think maybe i should get a lawyer . No the fact the tone theyre taking with you. No, maam. Why not. I was answering every question they wanted to know. Detectives had more questions for norman downtown at police headquarter. You have the right to consult what i with a lawyer. He didnt ask for a lawyer. I want to make sure you city want to talk to me. Yeah. Norman tried to be helpful, he said. He told detectives de have plans to see brittany the night she was killed but ended up going straight home after work and then spent the night with a friend. He gave police his phone so they could search his car and when they wanted dna from him. I would like to get a saliva sample. He let them take a sample immediately. That night, detectives drove norman to his house to collect the clothes he wore the night before. Then it was back to headquarters for another round of questioning. It had been a very long day. Norman felt he cooperated every step of the way. But by now hed reached the end of his rope. Ill give you anything i want. Im giving you everything. We appreciate that. Detectives spent hours with norman that day but after that second interview he was released. Norman was relieved. But there woulden tough day as head. How sweet the sound reporter just one day later he attended a candlelight vim. How were you received. With open arms from the whole family. You know, they knew that i had just lost two people that i loved also. Brittanys family buried her a few days later still not knowing who was responsible or even who would want to harm her. Of course, there was someone police knew they needed to look at. The man brittany had recently divorced. Terry eldridge. Brittany was 17 years younger than terry. She was only 22 when they got married. It wasnt long before their marriage was in trouble. 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You know, the exhusband is always your first suspect. Their divorce had not been very pleasant. Detectives questioned her exhusband terry. Terry was looked at by the police. They did take a dna sample. And it did cross my mind, what if terry did do this. You have to think about all the different possibilities, you know, could this person have done this . Would they have done it . What would have been their reason to do it . When the results of terrys dna test came back from the lab it didnt match samples from the crime scene. Police also found out he was nowhere near brit anys apartment at the time of the murder. His alibi was airtight. He really ended up not being much of a player in the case once they ruled him out. Eldridge was cleared of any wrongdoing. Norman clark had been questioned and released too. If police had any leads they were holding them close. I was curious why they were being so particularly tightlipped about it. I think my primary concern was that this was just a case that was going to get shelved. Thats exactly what brittanys family feared most too. That she and the baby she was carrying would be forgotten. We are her voice. We have to keep her memory alive. A full year passed. Then two. With no arrests. But investigators were still working the case. In part because they heard from someone with inside information, someone unexpected, the victim herself. Can i help you . Remember, brittanys employer recorded every call she made on company phones. It was done for Quality Control but now investigators could listen to her conversations. And those calls explained a lot about her relationship with norman clark. How are things with you . Um, well, very odd with norman. Brittanys conversations with friends made it clear the oddness with norman began the day she told him she was pregnant. He was emailing me like normal then as soon as i told him, everything changed. It like instantly. Yeah, i mean, its weird. Andrea ray, a close work friend says brittany often gave her an earful about norman. I think that she had hopes that he would respond and, you know, to her pregnancy in a positive way and that that would somehow bring them together. But that was not the response that she got. I cant take the wishywashy like bipolarism. I dont know if hes thinking about all this. How can you not for one thing. Hes a guy. Thats why not. Brittany was still in love with norman and pregnant with his child. She seemed desperate to figure out her future as a mother and how norman would fit into her life. Norman to put it mildly was not acting like he was ready for a commitment. How you doing . Im great. Investigators had access to all of normans recorded work calls too. They were very revealing. I wanted to ask you, you ever get with [ muted ]. Yeah, i banged that out last week. Did you really . Yeah. Yeah, yeah, that was only my second time seeing her. Congratulations, dude. Thank you, thank you. You wild, man. Youre wild, dude. Norman, it turns out was in other relationships at the same time he was with brittany. When we sat down with him, norman said he loved sex and women. Lots of women. How many women were you seeing at the time . Maybe 15 to 20. Norman, thats a lot of women. I was single and im very friendly person. They knew that i was not looking for a relationship so friends with benefits. How do you even meet that many ladies . Through work, Online Dating sites. Were you sleeping around with multiple coworkers . Yes. Did that ever get messy. No, maam. Seems a little odd that all these women were okay with you sleeping with all these other women. I wouldnt be okay with that. But maybe im old fashioned. Well, i mean with different women that i met, they accepted what it was because i was honest up front. This is what im looking for. 15 to 20 different women at the same time . Hard to believe brittany would be okay with that and norman didnt quite fit the image of a playboy. To save money he was living in his parents basement yet was still barely stay ago head of debt collectors who would call him at work. Youre still due for september, october and november. For the payment . Yeah. Investigators might have simply written off norman as a low budget don juan, except for this. Three days before brittany was murdered after months of ignoring her, norman suddenly showed an interest in her and their baby. Im trying to fill out this text norman sent me last night. He said, i will be back sunday. Stay pregnant till then, promise . And she said what do you think that means . And i said, i have no idea and she said, well, i guess he wants to be part of this babys life. Well, he didnt go for that. No. What was norman thinking . Investigators believed an entry from brittanys diary provided a hint. She wrote she planned to take norman to court to get Child Support for her baby. She knew he had a child with someone else and that he did participate there, so why wouldnt he here . Andrea says the night before the murder she was on the phone with brittany who was texting with norman at the same time. She says he wants to meet monday after work and i said, tell him no. But brittany said yes. Norman insists he blew off their date and did not go to her apartment monday the night she was murdered. But her family didnt believe him. They had grown very suspicious of norman and wondered why police hadnt moved in on him. How frustrated were you that he was Walking Around . Very frustrated. I even called the lead investigator at one point and told him if you dont come get him, i will take care of him myself. Were you being serious. I was being dead serious. Despite the familys frustration, the case was moving forward. And almost 2 1 2 years after brittany was killed, prosecutors presented their evidence to a grand jury. They charged norman clark with the murders of both brittany and their unborn son. Clark was arrested on may 14th, 2014. He pleaded not guilty. When youre arrested for something you didnt do and then theres no evidence to even show that you should have been arrested thats when things hit hard. Thats when i really got scared. Norman clark had reason to be scared. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Coming up theyve taken a good young man and theyve destroyed his life. Norman clark on trial. And on the stand i thought he was my boyfriend. Girlfriends, many, many girlfriends. But where was the evidence . He gave dna. He gave hair samples. They all came back negative. When dateline continues. We were able to meet shawn mendes. Verizon got me into the nfl combine, they dont even sell tickets to this thing. announcer verizon knows you love live music and sports. 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She believed it was the baby that was the target, that this baby was going to ruin normans life and so he killed brittany more to kill the baby and she was collateral damage. Prosecutor Leslie Nassios painted an ugly portrait of clark. A man having trouble paying his bills trying to juggle relationships with more than a dozen women. What is the nature of your relationship with him . I thought he was my boyfriend. I loved him with all my heart. The jury heard all about norman clarks prolific sex life as several of his lovers took the stand. At some point did your friendship with him become intimate. Yes, maam. Did he have a particular way of referring to a part of your anatomy . Yes, maam. What did he say . Ownership. It was his. He must have been stretched so thin to be attentive to 15 different women. That is one of the reasons that the prosecution said he was he broke and now heres this baby and brittanys saying im going to take you to court. Next the prosecution established a time line to place clark at brit anys apartment at the time she was killed. Heres brittany leaving work at 8 05 00 p. M. The medical examiner estimated her time of death as early as 8 30 and an fbi cell phone expert testified clarks phone pinged off a tower near her apartment at 8 28 and again at 9 05. Where was his phone was . In brittanys cell tower. Remember, clarks alibi was that he was at a friends house the night of the murder. That friend, leeanne was one of his many girlfriends. Her testimony seemed to shred his alibi. Your testimony is that he comes into your bedroom without calling you, without any notice and you recognize the time as around 10 30. The prosecutor said if clark was at brittanys at 8 30 and arrived at leeannes two hours later that gave him plenty of time to commit murder, stage the crime scene to look like a burglary and clean himself up. After presenting a circumstantial case, the state rested. Norman clarks defense attorney deride the states case as all theory. They had no physical evidence, no eyewitnesses, no proof clark was a killer. He gave dna. He gave a statement. He gave hair samples. They all came back negative. The defense aggressively attacked the states case and witnesses. Starting with leeanne hawn. The question was when did he get to her house . You have no idea when you saw him at 10 35 as to what time he arrived. Correct. You were asleep with your television on. Yes. The defense drove home the point. Since leeanne was sleeping her testimony was meaningless. Isaac said clark arrived much earlier and watched monday night football alone before getting into bed. The defense argued there was no way clark could have committed a violent murder, cleaned himself up and the crime scene, staged a burglary and made it across town in less than an hour. The states fbi expert said clarks cell phone signal placed him near her apartment the night she was killed. The defense countered with its own expert who said the state got it wrong. We had a one of the nations preeminent experts on this, he and the fbi agent testified against each other all over the country. It feels like a scenario where the experts kind of cancel each other out. Exactly. Ill give you anything you want. It was a rush to judgment to pip the killing on norman clark, the defense said claiming investigate earls overlooked the most obvious explanation for the crime. The killer was a burglar who was caught in the act. There were 12 breakins that occurred within a three to fourweek period in a very close proximity and 10 of the 12 involved flat screen tvs. Also there was a breakin that very same complex four days before the homicide of Brittany Eldridge. So very powerful. Why not take the tvs. Maybe the person got startled. Maybe they couldnt do this. Thats law enforcements job, not mine. Finally, the defense said there was powerful evidence to support the burglar theory that would prove normans innocence. Irrefutable physical evidence. There were two unknown dna samples on the lingerie that covered brit anys body in her bedroom. Dna from an unknown male contributor, not norman clark. At 12 34 they cussed on norman clark. As the trial drew to a close defense attorney isaacs told the jurors to focus on the evidence, not norman clarks womanizing . This is not a place for judgments. Theres guy upstairs that does that in a different court, more majestic than this. Clark did not take the stand but says the state did not prove its case. The prosecutor said that you had the means, you had the opportunity, and you had the motive to kill brittany. I feel all of that is wrong, definitely far from the motive because it doesnt make any sense and the opportunity, thats pretty much impossible. Well, its not impossible. To me it seems impossible to get that done in that short span. Youre the boyfriend. First suspect. The motive from law enforcements perspective was very clear. You didnt want to be in a relationship, you didnt want this baby. You wanted it to go away so you could continue to live your lifestyle. If you know my lifestyle you know that i love children, i take care of my own child and i wanted more children. Well, theres the other side of your lifestyle that youre sleeping with 15 different women. Right. Which has nothing to do with the murder. During the trial norman clarks mother was in the courtroom supporting her son. As the jury started deliberations she was anxious and bitter. Theyve taken a good young man and theyve destroyed his life. Brit anys brother jeffrey was certain the jury would return the verdict hed wanted so badly. I thought 100 we got there. No doubt whatsoever that they were going to come back and return a guilty verdict. Nobody on the outside really know what is happens in a jury room. And after deliberating for six hours, this jury gave up. They came close but could not reach a unanimous verdict. The vote was 11 not guilty. Only 1 guilty. At this point i am going to declare a mistrial and disband this jury. They come back hopelessly deadlocked. Not only that its 111 acquittal. You must have been shell shocked. Devastated. Devastated. Norman clark had been held in jail for 15 months since his arrest. He was released after his mistrial but was still an accused murderer. Do you feel like you have a cloud hanging over your head. Yes, maam, definitely. Its a huge, dark cloud before my head. That cloud would remain because prosecutors decided they would try norman clark again, same charges, same evidence, same prosecutor. Would it lead to a different outcome . Coming up, trial number two. Norman clark is a killer. You can try my character or try to but you still are not going to prove i was guilty. When dateline continues. Clt looking cars can smell musty . 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Did norman clark kill his lover, Brittany Eldridge and their unborn son . After an eightday trial that question left the jury deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial but prosecutors were determined to see norman behind bars. And so it was time for trial number two. Here with the conclusion of deadly circumstances is Andrea Canning. Norman clarks second trial began in september 2017. It had been six long years since brittany had been killed. Trial two would play out a lot like trial one but with one big change, clark had a new Court Appointed lawyer, kit rogers. What was your strategy and was it going to be different from greg isaacs strategy. It didnt differ. I was saying look at the evidence. To me when i looked at it it looked like a burglary that was interrupted and went bad. Prosecutor Leslie Nassios had been on the case from the very start. Baby zeke was born clark would be exposed for exactly what he was. The birth of this baby threatened his way of life and that was his motive. She was very emphatic that norman clark was not only guilty but was kind of a sleazy human being. Did you worry that the jury would not like norman . Absolutely. Because of his lifestyle. Yes, that was a big worry and i addressed that from the very beginning. What i want you to Pay Attention to is the evidence. After six days of testimony it all seemed to come down to norman clark and what kind of man he is. Because you dont the fact he had multiple partners it shows control and desire to control the victim. Norman clark is a killer. He killed Brittany Eldridge. He killed his baby. Those same argument has led to a mistrial before. Incredibly when this jury got the case, it also came down to a lone holdout. Only this time the majority wanted to convict. We spoke to two jurors about their deliberations. The person who voted not guilty, who was not going to change their mind, what was their issue . We asked and the response that was made is im the smartest person in the room. Yes. I have a ph. D. You guys are all ganging up on me. At that point it became a very hostile room and we decided to call it. After four long days, they were hopelessly deadlocked. Another hung jury. You just wake up and you wonder why is this happening . You know, why is my baby sister not here . And why can people why can the people on the jury not see what i can see . Our family cant keep going through these trials coming out with the same verdict. We cant do it. The family may not have to do it again. After six years and two trials, prosecutors said that was it. They decided to dismiss the charges against norman clark. All they were worried about was trying to show the jury that i had a lot of women, i loved sex and that i have bills to pay. Thats it. You can destroy my character or try to but you still are not going to prove that i was guilty. Even when dismissing the case prosecutors made it clear they believe they tried the right man and would file new charges against clark if they get new evidence. Did you kill brittany . No, i did not. What do you say to those people who believe everything just adds up to you being her kill injure. What do i say to them . I dont say anything to them. I dont like ignorance in my life so if you feel that way, yes, youre ignorant and thats very sad and i will pray for them. Brittanys family prays too, for justice and closure and how to make peace with a loss they will never understand. Over six years i havent focused on anything else except for getting justice. There is no closing the book. Me and my sister grew up going everything together. How do you say goodbye to Something Like that. She had a special bond with me and there are still times i think, i need to tell brittany about this or, you know, you cant call her, you cant email her, you cant text her. All can you do now is go to her grave. And thats not good enough. Its never going to be good enough. Thats all for this edition of dateline. Im craig melvin. Thank you for watching. Im craig melvin. And im natalie morales. And this is dateline. The neighborhood had everything a burglar wanted to find. Private yards, wealthy homes. And she had the worst of possible luck in that he picked her. Yes. Id like to report an attempted breakin. A mother home alone. Cops raced to her front door as she walks into an ambush in her back yard. How does somebody die within a matter of seconds with officers all around her home . Surreal. It was awful. It really just all came crashing down. Your first thought at that time. Its a