Narrator Joel Patrick Courtney was sitting in jail in albuquerque. It was december 2004. The married father of three was facing decades in prison if convicted of kidnapping, sexual assault, and battery charges. As investigators began checking out the possible link to Brooke Wilbergers case, a call went out to her family. They had waited more than six months for news, any news, about their daughters disappearance. Now, there was a man in custody who they thought might be able to reunite them with their daughter, just as Elizabeth Smart had been returned to her family. What are you thinking in that when you hear this . Actually, i had prayed so faithfully all fall that whoever had done this would make a mistake. And when i heard the news, i thought, they made a mistake. They tried it again. And No One Else knew what id prayed, because i hadnt told anyone else, because it was always, Find Brooke. You know, help us to Find Brooke. I guess that was a selfish prayer, you know, to help whoeve
Male had been found apparent Gunshot Wounds inside an apartment. Stop screaming i cant understand you. My husbands been shot. Most people dont know anybody thats been murders. But to know two and be stuck in the middle of that. It was like a Hunting Party stalking your family. I had a lot of fears for peoples safety. This guy marshall his whole family as part of this criminal enterprise. Right. Theres a moment where ali stares at you and goes like this like hes ringing your neck . Yes. He didnt like me. Hes an evil man. Worse than charles manson. Sometimes it looks as if houston, texas just goes on forever. Sprawling all the way to the horizon. This was also the setting of a sprawling crime. One that began on a Quiet Sunday Night with a young woman named gelareh. She went home and i told her when she got home to text me and let me show know she made it home okay. Just past 11 00 a. M. , she chatted on the phone with her friend. Were on the phone talking. Then as gelareh pulled into the
president biden kicks off a key endorsement. then, the former president also looking for a showdown in court, where he could testify as early as tomorrow. and what business leaders are thinking as they brace for a potential trump nomination, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today, donald trump and joe biden are making a serious pivot towards a general election. nikki haley says she is still in the race after trump s double digit win in new hampshire last night. haley is already looking ahead to south carolina s primary, that is one month away. it s haley s home turf, she was born and raised there and served as governor for six years. tonight in charleston, she went after donald trump and challenged him to a good old fashioned debate. bring it donald, show me what you got. the political elites in the state and around the country have said that
but nikki haley is not giving up without a fight, as president biden kicks off a key endorsement. then, the former president also looking for a showdown in court, where he could testify as early as tomorrow. and with business leaders thinking as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today donald trump and joe biden are making a serious pivot towards a general election. nikki haley says thc ll in the race after trump s double digit win in new hampshire last night. haley is already looking ahead to south carolina s primary, that is one month away. it s halle s home turf she was born and raised there and served as governor for six years. tonight interest and she went after donald trump and challenged his to a good old fashioned debate. bring it donald, show me what you got. the political elites in the state, and around the country have said that we just need to le
the country, the case of susan powell. i was like, this can t be real. and he professed to love them. could it have been prevented? he exploded the house. as you listen to it now, what does it do to you? it s excruciating. the 9-1-1 dispatcher shares his story about that day. i wish i had recognized the urgency of the situation. also, the startling details of a plot unfolding. nobody knew what was going on. and a father s unraveling. he just saw that there was no way out. intimate emails from susan herself. the young mother s private fears in her own words. it s the genuine belief of a good many people that you killed her. her husband speaks a final eerie interview. i love my sons more than anything. i put them first. i put my family first. hello and welcome to dateline. the details are heartbreaking with the disappearance of a young mom and what befell her two little boys. you will hear from her loved ones searching for answers and justice,