heidy wagner and conrad truman had a powerful connection. a deep love envied by others. then one fateful night, the young couple was jolted by unforeseen tragedy when heidy was killed by a single john gunshot to the head. in the aftermath, fingers were pointed. but where the aimed at an innocent man? here s josh mankiewicz with as night fell . they seem so in congress. the soaring majesty of utah s wasatch mountains and the story of a beautiful woman, struck down in her youth. it was a lot of things. tragic. crushing. stunning. but was it an accident? or a suicide? or a murder? police felt they knew. but as most cops who will tell you, both the evidence and the jury have their own stories to tell. and the answers are not always so clear. certainly, that is true for this story. and quite possibly for the woman at its heart. her name? heidy wagner. as a baby, she was favored. everybody loved her. she could do no wrong. autumn was one of heidy s four sisters. she was ju
you just wonder how this could happen. it seems very surreal. a quiet night at home shattered by a gunshot. she came out of the shower and i heard a pop. and there s blood. a young life dying on the floor. she wasn t talking at all. i m asking, what happened here? i was utterly confuse. so many different stories about what might have happened. he said many things that night. maybe someone shot something at the house. at one point he said it was 80% suicide. police had their own theory. i thought, oh, man, there s something going on here. we don t see a lot of women commit suicide naked. his stories weren t adding up. but something else was it adding up either. a key piece of evidence. we went to the house and we walked in and we think, ha. would in the stake in measurement send an innocent man to prison? or free a guilty one? we thought it was over. we thought this was settled. one suspect, so many stories, only one of them could be true.
At one point he said that it was 8 o suicide. Police had their own theory. I thought, oh, man, theres something going on here. We dont see a lot of women that commit suicide naked. Conrads stories were not adding up. But Something Else wasnt adding up either. A key piece of evidence. We went to the house, and we walked in and we think, aha would a mistaken measurement send an innocent man to prison . Or free a guilty one . We thought it was over. We thought this was settled. One suspect, so many stories. Only one of them could be true. Somethings going to break, and when it does, the truths going to be known. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with as night fell. Reporter they seem so incongruous, the soaring majesty of utahs wasatch mountains, and the story of a beautiful woman, struck down in her youth. It was a lot of things. Tragic. Crushing. Stunning. But was it an accident . Or a suicide . Or a murder . Police felt they knew, but as most cops will tell yo
Big house. What they said in court that may have sealed their fate. And why is one of the sexiest men alive turning so many women off right now. Adam levine under fire for his graphic new music video. Will turning it into an animal make it hard to be loved . And good morning, america. We have a lot going on this friday morning. Lets get right to the urgent fight against ebola on two fronts right now. In africa, that american journalist right there and his team being evacuated this morning. And at the same time that First American patient with ebola fighting for his life in a dallas hospital as Health Officials are racing to track down as many as 100 people who may have been exposed to the deadly disease in the dallas area. And we begin with the latest on the american journalist exposed to ebola. Dr. Richard besser is in monrovia right in the middle of the hot zone. Reporter this morning, ashoka mukpo, working in liberia for three years hired by nbc news as part of a fourperson team rep
Ferocious white shark, baring its teeth. The incredible story behind this picture. How did she do that . And good morning, america. Lets go straight to los angeles. Big payoff for getting up early this morning. There it is right there. Blood moon, lighting up the sky. This is the shot from the Griffith Observatory in los angeles right now. Gorgeous. [ howling ] that is gorgeous. A little more later on. We look forward to that. But start with the urgent manhunt for the isis terrorist that, as you just said, george, the fbi thinks is an american. The agency asking the public for its help to identify the masked man. And abcs Pierre Thomas is in washington with the very latest. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning. Who is the man behind the mask . The fbi is launching an International Manhunt to find out. And theyre asking everyone at home to help. The fbi believes the man in this isis propaganda video is a coldblooded killer and they worry he might be an american. Take a listen as