To know she survived was a pretty powerful moment. Not just her body, but her mind. That was the guy that came in to take her and erica said dont let him hurt me. She handed what could be a vital clue, but would it be enough to crack the case. Against all odds. Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. The crime was so coldblooded even police found it hard to believe. A 2yearold was shot in the head and left for dead near her mother who had just been murdered. The little girl stunned everyone with the will to survive. Inspired by strength, they vowed to solve the case, but would he find the evidence to deliver justice . Heres hoda cot b. One of the biggest attracts at the louisville zoo was a floppy eared baby. Cute and cuddly, at least for an elepha elephant. He has hair he shared the spotlight with another media celebrity. A spunky girl named erica whose laugh and story captivated a city. That are girl is a miracle child. did they call her that . She has been through a lo
Battled back. Not just her body but her mind. The guy come in the day care and erika said dont let him hurt me. She handed investigators what could be a vital clue but would it be enough to crack the case . Hello. Welcome to dateline. Im craig melvin. It all started with a crime that not even police could believe. A little girl, just a toddler shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who then disappeared. But a detective vowed to crack this case no matter how long it took. Here is hoda kotb. Reporter one of the biggest attractions at the louisville zoo was a floppyeared baby named scotty. Cute and kind of cuddly, at least for an elephant. He got hair. Hes got hair is right reporter but on this day, he shared the spotlight with another media celebrity. A spunky girl named erika whose infectious laugh and incredible story captivated a city. That girl is a miracle child. Reporter why do you think they call her that . L because she has been throu a selot. We had a 2yearold
My head. In the hospital she battled back. To know that she had survived was a pretty powerful moment. Not just her body, but her mind. They would come in the daycare and erica would say dont let them hurt me. She handed investigators what could be a vital clue, but would it be enough to crack the case . Against all odds. Hello and welcome to dateline. Im craig melvin. It all started with a crime that not even police could believe. The girl, just a toddler, was shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who then disappeared. But a detective vowed to crack this case no matter how long it took. Heres hoda kotb. One of the biggest attractions at the louisville zoo was a floppy eared baby, kind of cuddly, at least for an elephant. He has hair. He has hair is right. On this day, he shared the spotlight with another media celebrity, a spunky girl named erica, whose infectious laugh and incredible story captivated a city. That girl is a miracle child. Why do you think they call
kentucky derby. so, it knows a thing or two about long shots. but in betting parlance, the odds of this story ever finding a happy ending were off the board, virtually impossible. would a little girl ever gain the strength not only to recover, but to come back whole? and would a dedicated detective not only crack his biggest case, but keep the emotional promise he made? erica s story began in a neighborhood in louisville in this brick house on wilson avenue. a 2-year-old, wild about dora the explorer, erica lived here with her mom, earon harper. on may 18th, 2006, police got a frantic 911 call. when they arrived at the house, the man who made the call flagged them down. what was his state of mind? he was really hysterical. what was he saying? there s a little girl in there. there s a little girl in there. detectives tom bart and officer larry riley rushed into the house and found a horrifying scene. a woman, almost certainly dead on the floor. you just see a big like a pool
someone had left that cigarette and washed out detective arnold ordered dna testing on the cigarette and cans the detective was also learning about aaron. and the more he found out, the more he was drawn. in mostly by herself earon harper, was john in the only one home at the night of the shooting and, ebony, at 16. instead of like mother and daughter we were like sisters. you are like friends? yes, we would do everything to piss each other. and fun to be around, with an oversized personality. she was outgoing. she would just do anything. a daredevil. i just miss her so much. she was everything to me. she loved her kids, she tried her best to take care of them. earon worked at churchill