and this is dateline! it s gut-wrenching. there s a body lying off the side of the road. this young woman shot three times. this was a murder. a young single mom, out with friends on game day. it was packed. but as night fell, fear grew. they re asking who would want to harm your sister? but as night fell, fear grew. was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding tucked away. in her kitchen a clue to it all. on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. did it just give you chills? it was horrible. why didn t she just tell us? did a secret lead to murder? it s got to be unimaginable. here s andrea canning with nightfall. welcome to dateline. when the body of brooke morris was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationshi
game day. it was packed. but as night fell, if you re grew. yeah they re asking who would want to harm your sister? was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding. talk to in her kitchen, a clue to it all. on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. did it just give you chills? it was horrible. why didn t she just tell us? did a secret lead to murder? it s got to be unimaginable. welcome to dateline. when the body of brooke morris was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationship. could that revelation be the key to solving her murder? here with nightfall is andrea canning. i d ask that you all close your eyes for a few minutes this morning. i d like for you to envision roane county in the middle of october. the leaves are changing,
until we clear him and rule him out, we do consider people like daniel hawkins a person of interest. but daniel hawkins wasn t the only person texting with brooke. who else had brooke been texting with? shawn smoot. what did you learn about shawn smoot? we found out that he ran an allstate office there in west knoxville. married, children? married, was no longer married at that particular time. amy denlinger is a former employee of shawn s. what were your impressions of, of shawn? seemed like a nice enough person, outgoing, typical sales, easy to get along with. shawn smoot, the name rang a bell with brooke s family and friends. not long after brooke s divorce, sean had hired brooke as an assistant in the insurance office. i remember the day that she
ended. the last text was just a little past midnight. it read, where are u darlin? by then brooke had been dead for more than four hours. until we clear him and rule him out, we do consider people like daniel hawkins a person of interest. but daniel hawkins wasn t the only person texting with brooke. who else had brooke been texting with? shawn smoot. what did you learn about shawn smoot? we found out that he ran an allstate office there in west knoxville. married, children? married, was no longer married at that particular time. amy denlinger is a former employee of shawn s. what were your impressions of, of shawn? seemed like a nice enough person, outgoing, typical sales, easy to get along with. shawn smoot, the name rang a bell with brooke s family and friends. not long after brooke s divorce, sean had
7:00 p.m. brooke s body was found just after 8:00 p.m. so if daniel was telling the truth, investigators had to figure out if he had enough time to get through the crush of vols fans, meet up with brooke and make the 40-mile drive here to roane county to commit the murder, all within about an hour. as investigators looked at daniel s timeline, they saw he was still texting brooke long after the game ended. the last text was just a little past midnight. it read, where are u darlin? by then brooke had been dead for more than four hours. until we clear him and rule him out, we do consider people like daniel hawkins a person of interest. reporter: but daniel hawkins wasn t the only person texting with brooke. who else had brooke been texting with? shawn smoot. what did you learn about shawn smoot? we found out that he ran an allstate office there in west knoxville. married, children? married, was no longer married at that particular time.