How far would you go . How long would you wait to get justice for a friend . He killed her. He needed to pay for it. They had been college roommates, super close. Until that terrible night. The wounds could suggest rage at the victim. Absolutely. Who could have done it, her boyfriend . Her ex . He was very obsessed with angie. The trail went cold for more than two decades. But she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private Detective License to help prove it. I said, im a private investigator, and i need you to tell me where is the evidence, all of that. It wasnt well received at all. Finally, the break they needed. We got the match. Leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. It could not have shocked me more. Hello and welcome to dateline. When angie samota walked into a room, people noticed. Pretty, vivacious, and outgoing. The College Student had her choice of dates. Then late one friday night, angie was murdered. A crucial clue pointed to one man, but in this c
departments pay for, not p. i. s. right. finally in 2008, the dna sample from angie samota s cold case was entered into the national data base. to sheila wysocki, the frightened coed turned mom, turned private i, the pieces were about to finally fall into place. you still focused on the theory that russell buchanan did it and got away with murder? absolutely. i found out that he was still in dallas, he was a professional. i kept thinking why is this man having a good life after he murdered angie? it was going to be solved and russell was going to go to jail. well, just a minute. sheila s persistence breathed new life into a case that sat cold for nearly 24 years. now, the investigation was about to take a stunning turn. coming up the detective said we ve got him. my mind immediately went to russell. who else could have done it? good question. but the last thing she was prepared for was the answer. when dateline continues. with nexgard chews. the protection that s
the dallas police called him on the phone to apologize. the police sergeant was very very thoughtful. he said on behalf of the dallas department, i want to tell you we apologize for anything that we may have done to have accused you of a crime in this case, and we wish you well. wait a minute it didn t hurt my feelings at all. they made me feel great. you were okay with that? sure. that s all it took? you bet. how many interrogations? i have no idea. holding the crime scene photos up in front of you. yeah, not a happy experience. and then they apologize and you re like, that s fine? yeah, that s fine. i refuse to allow this incident to define who i am. i harbor no ill feelings towards the dallas police department. never have. i happen to be an innocent bystander, falsely accused. but
talk about the case. no, no. they gave you the evidence. no, no. they gave you regular updates? no, no, no, no, no. none of it. doesn t sound like it helped to be a private eye. it did not. so after finding out they would not welcome me into the investigation, i started making phone calls to them. the first 50 phone calls went to the lead detective, who had been moved to traffic. got nowhere with him. and finally one day, six months into it, i talked to a receptionist who said he s in retirement, he s not even working traffic. wait a minute. you left 50 messages in one month? yes. i m a little obsessive. she eventually was put in touch with the investigator looking at cold cases. a woman who dusted off the old angie samota files, took a look
angela samota case, who was working on it, if they were working on it, and if they weren t, would they reopen it? and at that point told me nobody in 20 years had called, not one single phone call. that prompted sheila to take a big step. she decided to get a private investigator s license, to see if she could learn enough about crime and criminals to actually help solve angie s murder. at the very least, she wanted dallas police to take her seriously. she earned her license in 2006. and called the police again. i said, i m a private investigator. you need to send me all of the information on angela samota s case, and i need to talk to the detective and i need you to tell me, you know, what has been done, what hasn t been done, where there s the information, where there s the evidence, all of that. it wasn t well received at all. but they met with you to