what if you were ripped away from your family? you live in fear, it changes you. kidnapped by a killer? i came out of the back, just really messed up. held for years as a prisoner. and what if prosecutors never believed you? bobbi parker was not the woman she was betraying as yourself. absolutely. it was a mystery, with a mind-boggling twist. this wife and mom, taken hostage. was she really a hostage at all? their relationship was not one of kidnap or and victim, it was one of husband and wife. his prisoner, or his lover? i really do love you. sounds like a pretty heartfelt love letter. in this hour, she shares her side of the story. will you believe her? i was fighting for my life. hello, and welcome to you dateline . i m craig melvin. bobbi parker was a prison officials wife, a teacher, living a quiet life with her beautiful family in granite, oklahoma. until the day she went missing. for more than ten years, her family waited and hoped. a
this man. or was bobbi s dial s partner in crime, or she more than that? she says yes, i am fine. i am happy. nothing made sense. nothing. if you had to pick a woman to star in a sensational true crime story, you probably would not pick bobbi parker. i grew up on a farm, in north central kansas. i had a blood goody childhood. for me, it was a very normal upbringing. bobbi went to college, just over the border in oklahoma, where she caught the eye of randi parker. the way she talked, the way she laugh. there was something special about her. he had a balance in his heart. he was good for me. he gave me confidence. they married in 1982. and within four years, had two little girls. bobbi was a teacher, and randy worked in corrections. at one point they both worked at the same. prison randy in administration, and bobbi, teaching inmates
to star in a sensational true crime story, you probably would not pick bobbi parker. i grew up on a farm, in north central kansas. i had a blood goody childhood. for me, it was a very normal upbringing. bobbi went to college, just over the border in oklahoma, where she caught the eye of randi parker. the way she talked, the way she laugh. there was something special about her. he had a balance in his heart. he was good for me. he gave me confidence. they married in 1982. and within four years, had two little girls. bobbi was a teacher, and randy worked in corrections. at one point they both worked at the same. prison randy in administration, and bobbi, teaching inmates with special needs. we walked in together, at the end of the day, we walked out together. bobbi was named teacher of the year, and randy moved up the ranks quickly. in 1992, he was named deputy warden at the oklahoma state reform or tory, in a tiny town