I told all the girls, yall be prepared. No one would be prepared for what came next. I was astonished. It wasnt an accident. Its not natural, its not right. And the most chilling part . Do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadnt gone through this transformation . Gosh. The motive behind it all. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with the last dance. Reporter theres a place in downtown memphis, tennessee. A little hot spot not far from nearby beale street. They dont play the memphis blues in this club. In the sultry darkness of the rumba room, bodies sway to the beat of latin sounds. In april 2013, a woman named Heather Jones came in with her friend to dance the night away, wearing a brandnew news. How did she look that night . She had her head up so high, and her shoulders back and just beaming she felt absolutely beautiful. Reporter there was a time not too long ago when heather didnt feel very beautiful at all. But on this evening, she had the
I told all the girls, yall be prepared. No one would be prepared for what came next. I was astonished. It wasnt an accident. Its not natural, its not right. And the most chilling part . Do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadnt gone through this transformation . Gosh. The motive behind it all. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with the last dance. Reporter theres a place in downtown memphis, tennessee. A little hot spot not far from nearby beale street. They dont play the memphis blues in this club. In the sultry darkness of the rumba room, bodies sway to the beat of latin sounds. In april 2013, a woman named Heather Jones came in with her friend to dance the night away, wearing a brandnew news. How did she look that night . She had her head up so high, and her shoulders back and just beaming she felt absolutely beautiful. Reporter there was a time not too long ago when heather didnt feel very beautiful at all. But on this evening, she had the
You think, oh, my god, is that her . Reporter the why . More twisted and surprising than anyone could fathom. Thats not normal. Its not natural. Its not right. Reporter how could all this darkness fall on a woman so sunny . I loved her. I loved her energy. She was if you could think of a color that is a person, like she would be, like, bright yellow. Reporter friends say heather could always light up a room. Her cousin, diane perry, says drew them together from the time they were young. You two are more like sisters . Definitely. Just very, very close. Reporter a bond that only grew as teenagers when heather moved from florida to tennessee, closer to diane. They became an inacceptable pair and even went to college together in memphis. So it was only fitting diane was there the night heather fell instantly in love with a guy named chris jones. Heather went to a new Years Eve Party on 1999. Down and talked and giggled about this new guy that she had met, chris. Reporter diane recalls tha
No one would be prepared for what came next. I was astonished. It wasnt an accident. Its not natural, its not right. And the most chilling part do you thinks heather would still be alive if she hadnt gone through this transformation . Yes. The motive behind it all. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with the last dance. There p memphis, tennessee, a little hot spot not far from nearby beal street. They dont play the memphis blues in this club. In the sultry darkness of the rumba room, bodies sway to the beat of latin sounds. In april 2013, a woman named Heather Jones came in with her friend to dance the night away, she had her head up so high, and her shoulders back and just beaming, and she felt absolutely beautiful. Just two nights later, everything spun out of control. Breaking news about a missing germantown teacher. Heather jones, suddenly and ixex plikably disappeared from her home. Her car is in her driveway, all her purse, keys, and cell phone are missin