and this is dateline. i just can t imagine to be held in captivity. dad, just send the money. that s all they want. they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. they re thinking they have the jackpot. they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son, kidnapped by terrorists. we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? a harrowing international hostage drama. this is a big operation, this is not just a drag tag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. can a father to negotiator to bring them home? prepare for the worst. i m getting worried. i m getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. hello, and welcome to dateline, they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the wo
tells me that he hadn t made it and i was like, no, he did. just go check. they come back and tell me, miss hall, he did not make it. [crying] two women racing down a texas highway. she saw me make a u-turn. bonnie, the mistress in one lane. i looked in my rearview mirror and it was francis. francis, the wife and the other. i gave her the middle finger. the middle finger? right. i start following her. i say what the hell. she breaks, and i break, and he s pronounced dead at the hospital. two women in love with one man, hating each other. you are getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them having sex. yes. a hollywood love story? this was the man i wanted to marry. or a fatal attraction. he goes i can t get rid of this person. and so many about to lose so much. why? i will live with that for the rest of my life. hello, and welcome to dateline. bill and francis hall were has school sweethearts agree family and a trucking
undoes. we come on air with some breaking news. the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. liz mcgill was facing calls to step down over her testimony on capitol hill this week. republicans have accused her of downplaying campus antisemitism in this exchange with congresswoman elise to fonac. specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment? if it is directed and severe or pervasive, it is harassment. if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment. stefanik and the chair of the house education committee both applauded mcgill s announcement. they say they will until replacement is found. mcgill statement reading in part, quote, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. nbc s george soliz joins me now from philadelphia with the latest. george? yeah alicia, the reaction here on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students just getting word that nicholas step down, a
three people come to me wearing suits and one of them tells me that he hadn t made it and i was like, no, he did. just go check. they come back and tell me, miss hall, he did not make it. [crying] two women racing down a texas highway. she saw me make a u-turn. bonnie, the mistress in one lane. i looked in my rearview mirror and it was francis. francis, the wife and the other. i gave her the middle finger. the middle finger? right. i start following her. i say what the hell. she breaks, and i break, and he s pronounced dead at the hospital. two women in love with one man, hating each other. you are getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them having sex. yes. a hollywood love story? this was the man i wanted to marry. or a fatal attraction. he goes i can t get rid of this person. and so many about to lose so much. why? i will live with that for the rest of my life. hello, and welcome to dateline. bill and francis hall
with my husband, that s cool digging. i have bills kids, i have his grandkids. something she ll never have. and i have all the memories of bill. that s not a gold digger, that s a wife. so she should maybe look it up in the dictionary first. frances told us that the new case goes to trial, she ll take the stand. it worked for her at the sentencing hearing in bill s murder, but insurance fraud is a serious crime too, and there s no sudden passion defense. if convicted, the woman who served just two years for killing her husband will face the possibility of life in prison yet again. that s all for this edition of dateline, i m craig melvin, thank you for watching. u for watching and this is dateline. i m craig melvin. and i m natalie morales.