i had to grow up without one. in an instant she was gone. and it changed everything. she dreamed of a career solving crimes, but crime claimed her first. gut wrenching pain! my daughter, please, please don t let this be true! home alone on a sunny afternoon she vanished. we just said, oh my god! isn t this one of her earrings? earrings in the carpet. ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. there was evidence of a violent struggle. what had happened? and who was behind it? everything was a mystery. was she still alive? was she not? it tore us apart. for years they demanded answers, a struggle each day. then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. i always felt that this was a case that could be solved. they wanted justice just as bad as we did. as a mother she fought and fought and fought. we just never gave up. don t mess with a mother bear. hello. welcome to dateline. tara ord was just 19. a beautiful young woman with bi
and this is dateline. i was robbed of my sister. i had to grow up without one. in an instant, she was gone. and it changed everything. she dreamed of a career solving crimes but crime came for her first. i prayed, my daughter, please don t let this be true. home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. i said, oh my gosh, is this one of her earrings. earrings in the carpet, ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. there was evidence of a violent struggle. what had happened? and who was behind it? everything was a mystery. was she still alive? it tore us apart for years they demanded answers. a struggle each day. then came the cold case file with a new bag of tricks. i always felt that this was a case to be solved. they wanted us justice just as bad as we did. as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. we just never gave up. don t mess with a mother bear. hello and welcome to dateline. tara was just 19 with a beautiful young wo
keith morrison (voiceover): tara s family s struggled. as time went on without answers and without their tara. veronica ord: it was hard. i was robbed of my sister. this time went on without answers and without their tara. it was hard. i was robbed of my sister. i had to grow up without one. in 2003, after six years together, sharon and keith finally got married. when i was getting ready to walk down the aisle, it was very sad. because my baby girl wasn t going to be in that wedding party. but she was there. we made sure she was there. we had a big picture made up of her. but the anger remained. and intense frustration. as year after year sharon demanded answers and didn t get them. in 2008, almost seven years after towers murder, sharon appeared in a crime stoppers video.
keith morrison (voiceover): tara s family s struggled. for free help, as time went on without answers and without their tara. veronica ord: it was hard. i was robbed of my sister. i had to grow up without one. keith morrison (voiceover): in 2003, after six years together, sharon and keith finally got married. when i was getting ready to walk down aisle, i was very sad because my baby girl wasn t going to be in that wedding party. but she was there. we made sure she was there. keith mcphillips: we had a big, big picture made up of her. time went on without answers and without their tara. it was hard. i was robbed of my sister. i had to grow up without one. in 2003, after six years together, sharon and keith finally got married. when i was getting ready to
months went by. they couldn t accept what their heads kept telling them. that tara had been snatched away and murdered. but nobody was telling them. the investigation seemed to have stall. wasn t going anywhere. something needed to happen. and it didn t feel like it is happening? exactly. not at all. so, out of sheer desperation, about six months after tara vanished, they hired a civil attorney. a woman named amanda downing. what do they want you to do? they wanted anyone s help. a lawyer s help. the medias help. civilians. help neighbors help. anybody s help in finding their daughter. and i think by hiring a lawyer they believed that i could somehow assist them in fact finding. finding their daughter, searching for her. anything. they were grasping. what did you tell them? i let her eye in the eye, i look to keep in the eye, i told