what happened. when a woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. in this case, that wouldn t be so simple. in this case, there was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. she came at me and grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. then, there was the former colleague with a crush. cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. so, you have three potential suspects. yeah it s a tangle. could investigators unravel it. we re asking ourselves what this means. would her family ever find justice. just 17 years of built up emotion, you know? hello, and welcome to dateline, they say good things come in small packages. sandi johnson s family and friends would agree. the young mom was petite, pretty, and devoted to her two kids. but when she went missing, police wondered if sandi s home life was as happy as it seemed. they quickly uncovered a web of romanti
To my sister and i, and then five years later, gone. She was a gorgeous girl. A model who became a mom. Said you guys made some good looking kids. Oh, they sure did. On the eve of her sons 5th birthday she vanished. The whole time were all try to talk about where is she, what happened. When a woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. In this case, that wouldnt be so simple. There was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. She came at me and grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. Then, there was the former colleague with a crush. Cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. So, you have three potential suspects. Yeah its a tangle. Could investigators unravel it . Were asking ourselves what this means. Would her family ever find justice. Just 17 years of built up emotion, you know . Hello, and welcome to dateline, they say good things come in small packages. Sandi johnsons fami
taken away from her vehicle in some manner, at that point we were very focused on why was this vehicle located here? why was her wallet found across town? to detectives, it all added up to foul play. it was a very strange and compelling case. a mother of two small children, essentially just dropped off the radar screen. was it baffling to the whole police department what happened to sandi? yeah, her disappearance became a priority with sheriff s office right away. sandi s friends and family put up flyers and joined search parties in the greater seattle area, but there was one notable exception. were you participating in the search. not too much? why not? i just couldn t do that. i just pretty much stayed around the house with the kids and family. did anyone question that? why isn t he out looking for her? they never questioned me.
female that had ever been nice to him, and that s what did her in. he created this fantasy world around her because she was nice to him. and when she finally wised up and called it off and said nothing is going to happen, he killed her. for police, the pieces seemed to be falling into place in the investigation into sandi johnson s death. even as they waited for the forensic results to come back, meanwhile, her friends and family kept faith, eventually there would be justice for sandi. did you start to feel, again, that maybe this isn t going to happen? i was hopeful. all i can say is i was hopeful. coming up just as this case finally gets going, a major speed bump. how frustrating was that? very! and then for this family that s been through so much, a heart stopping moment. feel just this rush of just, you know, hot blood. it was tough. when dateline continues.
two small children, essentially just dropped off the radar screen. was it baffling to the whole police department what happened to sandi? yeah, her disappearance became a priority the with sheriff s office right away. sandi s friends and family put up flyers and joined search parties in the greater seattle area, but there was one notable exception. were you participating in the search. not too much? why not? i just couldn t do that. i just pretty much stayed around the house with the kids and family. did anyone question that? why isn t he out looking for her? they never questioned me. maybe amongst themselves, i don t know. but detectives were already taking a good long look at sandi johnson s husband. digging for details about the state of the couple s marriage. the first thing you re doing is looking at those people that are closest to the person that is missing. you have to. so it made perfect sense to focus on the husband early on. it always seems like the s