Two friends would push for the truth. And one of them just happened to be an expert in investigating deaths. Reporter did you feel like leslie was talking to you from the grave . Yes, shes telling me what happened. Could this be murder . Daddy, dont move her. The daughter there that awful day. What would she say . She was crying, daddy, i love you. Youre innocent. This case has been a travesty. Many people thought he was innocent. This has been a living hell. I very, very, very much wanted to be wrong. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres andrea canning. Reporter it shouldnt have ended like this, not for her anyway. I just didnt believe it. I thought this cant be true, it just didnt make sense. Reporter she had it all money, prestige, a beautiful family. But an accidental slip and fall in the shower would change everything in an instant. How could that be . Shes very healthy, shes athletic, shes strong. Reporter the shock. The sorrow. Oh my god, my mother. I just thought, i cant
Here what is she doing way over here . I thought there is no way she fell in here and died. I wanted answers. Two friends would push for the truth. And one of them just happened to be an expert in investigating deaths. Did you feel like leslie was talking to you from the grave . She is telling me what happened. Could this be murder . The daughter there that awful day. What would she say . She was crying. Daddy, i love you. You are innocent. This case has been a travesty. This has been living hell. I very much want it to be wrong. Im lester holt and this is dateline. It shouldnt have ended like this, not for her anyway. I just couldnt believe it. I thought this cant be true. It doesnt make sense. She had it all, money, prestige, a beautiful family but an accidental slip and fall in the shower would change everything in an instant. How could that be . She is very healthy, athletic, strong. The shock, the sorrow. I just thought i cant believe im losing leslie. All you know is that it is a
You consider the scene. You consider the autopsy findings. You look at the statements. You weigh it all in and and come to a scientific conclusion about it. Did you feel like leslie was talking to you from the grave as youre looking at this report . Yes, shes telling me what happened, yes. Reporter and what leslies injuries were telling mary would eventually send shockwaves through syracuse. Leslie was murdered. She died as a result of blunt head trauma and the manner was homicide. She had large five inch wound on the side of her scalp with her skull crushed in, pushed into her brain, with injuries on multiple sides of her face, both cheeks, her forehead, her nose, her lip. What was the medical examiner thinking . I wish i knew. Reporter marys findings gave the case new momentum. And the person authorities were focusing on was Bob Neulander. Detectives began collecting more evidence in what was still a highly circumstantial case and eight months had gone by since leslies death. It was
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