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
her last words. two sisters with a single purpose solve the mystery of their mother s death. we can t let this go. it s heartbreaking. she d left for hawaii, a new life, with a new husband. but the sunny paradise soon grew dark. something was very wrong it was horrible being so helpless. what was behind their mom s strange death? they set out together to discover the answer. and they were about to get some help from their mother herself. there it was. evidence she left for you to find? yes! a possible clue. hidden, in an envelope marked baby pictures. but tucked inside? a journal that painted a different picture, entirely. we pulled out the envelope and that was like, wow. could their mom help them solve her own mystery? we can t quit. we are her voice. we made a promise. we made a promise to our mom. i m lester holt. and this is dateline. tonight, keith morrison with the promise. here they were again. two sisters on a holiday in para
and her friends. she was extremely outgoing. a wonderful life that came to a tragic and on one warm summer night. i hear a very weird scream. her life had ended, but our story was just beginning. her killer hadn t been caught. i remember one detective saying to me, you just have to wait till because again. but the trail grew cold. the file forgotten, until decades later, someone dusted it off. the whole goal of these cases was to try and see the thing that s hiding in plain sight. there were clues. a mysterious weapon made of wire, the wedding invitation, a midnight sale to know where. where they enough to catch a killer? i was 100 percent confident that it was our guy. now, the showdown a determined prosecutor against a famed defense lawyer, who helped set ogs in free. i m on the right side. after 35 years, it was finally time for justice. it s been a long journey. he was alone in his makeshift workshop. had to be, for what he intended. carefully
paige, if you get this, please, please call somebody everybody s worried about you. everybody s looking for you. please let us know you re ok paige was a woman with premonition. she said she knew something bad was gonna happen a couple of days she, wa missing. we found out she had this second life. quite obviously it dangerous. she had been playing a risk game that opened up the door t the a multitude of people that we needed to start looking at. he was a scam artist. correct he was a liar, manipulative he had a list of names, and whether or not they would have sex with them. could investigators get their man before he struck again? i turned around and he wa sitting in the dark. and sai i m doing to kill you. it s been years since she vanished but few have forgotte paige, how could they, the story of the young mother disappearance has woven itself in to local lore, as thunder hits, finally a trial. it s a mystery we ve been followin
this is dateline it was just a shock not even for a second did it ever occur in my mind that h would be in danger it s hard to even imagine that someone could be so evil at last, his dream had come true new wife new stepdaughter a whole new start. almost an instant family fo him. this scene perfect and that s what made what happened so baffling suddenly, he was dead on the floor. otherwise healthy 41 year old man, usually do not drop that dead. something is not adding up. could this mean murder? there were suspicions from the start, and they came from hi wife you believe there is possibility that your husban was poisoned yes, sir. poisoned? who could have wanted him dead police zeroed in on someone at work he was pretty angry about that it was initially very angr about, yes and you don t have to kill? who knows what s his new wife i danger to? i m scared to death brace yourselves becaus this killer was stone cold evil wow this has got me shak