when you ve got something that was this bad somebody s got to pay. somebody has got to pay. hello, and welcome to dateline. nona dirksmeyer and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack their shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it s very unlikely to change. and certainly, that s how it was in russellville, arkansas. the town where a first impression hardens like a patch of cement. about her and also about for better or worse, the young man acc
hello, and welcome to dateline. nona dirksmeyer and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack their shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it s very unlikely to change. and certainly, that s how it was in russellville, arkansas. the town where a first impression hardens like a patch of cement. about her and also about for better or worse, the young man accused of killing her. the boyfriend who found the body. the boyfriend found a body. first impre
soulmate i suppose? yeah, i was closer to her than anybody else. he was going to marry her, someday. she was after all about the prettiest girl in town. local beauty pageants judges were wowed by her looks employees. they had already crowned her as such. but here s another truth her boyfriend came to realize. beauty really isn t anything. nona was a sometimes troubled girl. given to bouts of emotional turmoil. her mother carol was grateful to kevin for making her daughter happy. kevin was really interested in helping nona get through some of these hard times she was having. he seemed to be a really caring person. he even brought nona into his own family. his mom janice and dad hiram treated her as one of their own. she was not a girlfriend. she was our family. when it was time for kevin to go off to college, he and nona stayed in touch and in love. through a wireless world of late night cell chats and of checks and emoticons. when he didn t respond promptly, she would wag her
yeah, i was closer to her than anybody else. he was going to marry her, someday. she was after all about the prettiest girl in town. local beauty pageants judges were wowed by her looks employees. they had already crowned her as such. but here s another truth her boyfriend came to realize. beauty really isn t anything. nona was a sometimes troubled girl. given to bouts of emotional turmoil. her mother carol was grateful to kevin for making her daughter happy. kevin was really interested in helping nona get through some of these hard times she was having. he seemed to be a really caring person. he even brought nona into his own family. his mom janice and dad hiram treated her as one of their own. she was not a girlfriend. she was our family. when it was time for kevin to go off to college, he and