we are agonizing for these last two years. he was panicked, that turned into torment. i was concerned, she was hurt somewhere. i felt so helpless. kelly was always there for others. she liked to help people who needed help. there are, for her friends, for her country, this was a good fit for, her the army? she wanted to be an officer. her personal life was a little more complicated. d. were they talking divorce? kelli was. mike wasn t. had a new boyfriend. she was pretty fun. she s easy to talk to. and lately, she seemed to have an admirer. did he ask kelli for her phone number? yes. when she suddenly vanished, hundreds joined the search, including this perfect stranger. i said, i d like to see if i could solve this. he was suspicious about one of the men in kelli s life. it is like, dude, i can tell you re lying. but getting the truth wouldn t be easy. i had to get into his mind, see what he was about. what you were involved in was p
was estranged from her husband. were they talking divorce? kelli was. mike wasn t. had a new boyfriend. she was pretty fun. she s easy to talk to. and lately, she seemed to have an admirer. did he ask kelli for her phone number? yes. when she suddenly vanished, hundreds joined the search, including this perfect stranger. i said, i d like to see if i could solve this. he was suspicious about one of the men in kelli s life. it is like, dude, i can tell you re lying. but getting the truth wouldn t be easy. i had to get into his mind, see what he was about. what you were involved in was psychological warfare. uh-huh. he knows where she s at. after a young soldier s mysterious disappearance, one man s personal battle to find her. do you think he s finally going to reveal to you? oh, i know he is. hello and welcome to dateline . kelli bordeaux was just starting what she hoped would be a long career in the military, but fate had other plans. on
back in florida, kelli s boyfriend, justin thompson, had been living in limbo with a bad case of survivor s guilt. i could have done more. somehow i should have done better. i should have told her don t go, argued about it. i don t know. what was the waiting like, and the not knowing? terrible. just like slams on the brakes. in your life you can t do anything. i honestly didn t think we would ever find her. really? what was going to change? but little did justin know things were about to change. up in fayetteville, private investigator david marshburn had befriended nick holbert, the prime suspect in kelli s disappearance. marshburn was working practically 24/7 to get a confession. chasing every clue holbert dropped. we go talk to him and then we d go out and try and figure
can t do anything. i honestly didn t think we would ever find her. really? what was going to change? but little did justin know things were about to change. up in fayetteville, private investigator david marshburn had befriended nick holbert, the prime suspect in kelli s disappearance. marshburn was working practically 24/7 to get a confession. chasing every clue holbert dropped. we go talk to him and then we d go out and try and figure it out. we knew we were going on wild goose chases. we had to do it. i mean what else you got? marshburn needed to turn up the heat on holbert and had an idea. nick was always worried law enforcement was watching him. that was his achilles heel? uh-huh. so i knew that was a weakness. which marshburn exploited by enlisting a friend who owned a vehicle that looked like an unmarked police car. he had him park near holbert s house and conduct surveillance, fake surveillance.
investigator david marshburn had befriended nick holbert, the prime suspect in kelli s disappearance. marshburn was working practically 24/7 to get a confession. chasing every clue holbert dropped. we go talk to him and then we d go out and try and figure it out. we knew we were going on wild goose chases. we had to do it. i mean what else you got? marshburn needed to turn up the heat on holbert and had an idea. nick was always worried law enforcement was watching him. that was his achilles heel? uh-huh. so i knew it was a weakness. which marshburn exploited by enlisting a friend who owned a vehicle that looked like an unmarked police car. he hadim park near holbert s house and conduct surveillance, fake surveillance. it worked like a charm because he saw him right out the gate when he come outside and got paranoid. so paranoid that marshburn tried yet another trick to push