middle of the night. haunted for more than two decades, he would make a chilling discovery that would unlock this mystery. now you know the whole story. yes, sir. everything kind of clicked. it s just so unbelievable. i knew he was telling his mom s story. hello and welcome to dateline. aaron fraser was only 3 years old when his mom left the house, never to be seen or heard from again. police soon learned that aaron may have witnessed the unspeakable, the murder of his own mother. the boy would become a man before the whole truth was revealed. and though memories faded, the evidence pointing to the killer couldn t stay buried. here s dennis murphy with she never left. she d been gone from his life, unaccounted for, for more than 20 years. his mother, bonnie. it was odd to be the one that found her. because you d spent a lot of your life looking for her, right? yes, sir. there s a poignant video of the mother and child s last christmas morning toget
wouldn t stop searching. just haven t given up. the family hasn t given up looking for bonnie. bonnie s father offered a $2,000 reward for information on his daughter. meanwhile, detectives began their routine victimology investigation, asking the question is there something in my victim s background or life choices that s explained why she s gone? early on, they learned bonnie hay brief affair. you had to check him out? yes. he came down to the office. we interviewed him. he told detectives it was a one-time, one-night stand. he was very cooperative. he agreed to take a polygraph. and he passed the polygraph. and of course as they always do, the detective had to take a hard look at the husband, mike. he fold police bonnie left the house around 11:00 p. m. and didn t come back. he said he went out looking for her around 3:00 a. m., drove by her
up empty-handed. mike said he wouldn t stop searching. just haven t given up. the family hasn t given up looking for bonnie. bonnie s father offered a $2,000 reward for information on his daughter. meanwhile, detectives began their routine victimology investigation, asking the question is there something in my victim s background or life choices that s explained why she s gone? early on, they learned bonnie hay brief affair. you had to check him out? yes. he came down to the office. we interviewed him. he told detectives it was a one-time, one-night stand. he was very cooperative. he agreed to take a polygraph. and he passed the polygraph. and of course as they always do, the detective had to take a hard look at the husband, mike. he fold police bonnie left the house around 11:00 p. m. and didn t come back. he said he went out looking for her around 3:00 a. m., drove by her mother s house to see if her
either. so police launched a massive search. helicopters scoured the wooded areas near the motel. family members searched as well. everyone came up empty-handed. mike said he wouldn t stop searching. just haven t given up. the family hasn t given up looking for bonnie. bonnie s father offered a $2,000 reward for information on his daughter. meanwhile, detectives began their routine victimology investigation, asking the question is there something in my victim s background or life choice that s explained why she s gone? early on they learned bonnie hay brief affair. you had to check him out. yes. he came down to the office. we interviewed him. he told detectives it was a one-time, one-night stand. he was very cooperative. he agreed to take a polygraph. and he passed the polygraph. and of course as they always do the detective had to take a hard look at the his band,