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i m craig melvin, and i natalie morales. and this is dateline yeah i m freaking out i walk in, and my sister s not there. her doors open, her lights are on, her bans on done everything was horrible. and i felt it. as she had been fearless on the frontlines in iraq pretty amazing. i saw her as like, a reall strong soldier but something about her terrified at home. we i m scared i don t feel safe. a desperate call to police. and then she vanished. when something made a prett scared yes there s no way to say wit that was right what had happened to this beautiful army sergeant? that question would launch a spellbinding mystery there were a number o potential suspects, absolutely was a killer out there? she was in danger could police catch him? they hatched a plan of virtual genius one of the detective said you re not going to believ this welcome to dateline maribel ramos was a fighter. join the army and doing tw times overseas before returnin to
and i was like, what s going on? and he s like, lisa s been shot. i held her hand and i just said, my lisa. my lisa. everyone s like, do you want justice? do you want revenge? i just want the truth. lisa techel, newly married, pregnant, starting the career of her dreams. she always put everybody before she put herself. then, one morning, a single shotgun blast rocked the newlyweds home. she s been shot. a young husband, out of his mind with grief. it was a tragedy. but for lisa s dad, a sheriff s deputy, it was no mystery. he was sure he knew who the killer was. go get him. go get him now. a neighbor with a gun and a grudge. i thought, they better get to him before i do. but some said this couple was having trouble. that seth had a secret. did he tell you, she sent me some topless pictures ? yes. others said the real murderer was someone else, right under cops noses. here s a legitimate suspect that should have been investigated