interviews. but watching them helped him solve the mystery of what happened to a vivacious young woman and bring answers to the mother who loved her. i was always proud of her. she was a real fighter. lindsey arrived on july 22, 1980. she was the youngest of three. maybe that fighting spirit isn t visible if her photos, but her mother nancy says it was always there. lindsey had a passion for animals. she helped out in her spare time at a local shelter. kim davidson who worked at lindsey s middle school remembers young lindsey also had a sense of compassion. standing outside, i was freezing cold and i didn t bring a jacket that day. and i felt these little hands up on my shoulder and a sweater come up around me, and i turned around and it was lindsey, and she said i just can t stand watching you shiver and wrapped me up in her sweater. lindsey would lie about her age so she could give blood. remarkable itself because lindsey struggled with her own
reporter: lynsie arrived on july 2nd, 1980, the youngest of three. maybe that fighting spirit isn t visible in her photos, but her mother nancy says it was always there. she had a passion for animals. she helped out in her spare time at a local shelter. kim davidson, who worked at lynsie s middle school remembers she also had a sense of compassion. it was freezing cold and i didn t bring a jacket that day. and i held little hands up on my shoulder and a sweater come up around me and i turn around and it was lynsie. and she said, i can t stand watching you shiver and she wrapped me up in her sweater. she just melted me. reporter: she gave back in other ways. her mother says she would lie about her age so she could give blood. remarkable in itself because lynsie struggled with her own disabilities. her left arm was paralyzed, her left leg impaired. did she talk about how she became disabled? she brought it up to me and said she was in a car accident
and was thrown when she was a little girl. but very matter of fact, not poor me or not anything like that. reporter: but growing up, she needed so much care. her mother nancy was with lynsie like her shadow. somebody had to be with her 24 hours a day. reporter: that was you? yes. it was her and i alone. she was my only purpose. in my life, it was to make her as normal as she could be. reporter: by the time kim met lynsie, her dad and brothers moved away. kim remembers a tight family unit of just two. how close were they? unbelievably, extremely. reporter: but as lynsie reached adolescence, that started changing. like a lot of teens, she wanted her own identity. she changed the spelling of her name from this to this. by high school, there were girlfriends, even some boyfriends.
did she ever talk about how she became disabled? she had brought it up to me. she said she was in a car accident and thrown when she was a little girl but very, very just like matter of fact. not poor me or not feeling sorry or anything like that. but growing up lynsie needed so much care, her mother was with lynsie like a shadow. somebody had to be with her 24 hours a day. and that was you? yes. it was her and i alone. she was my only purpose. and my life is to make her as normal as she could be. by the time kim met lynsie, lynsie s dad and brothers had moved away. kim remembers a very tight family unit of just two. how close were lynsie and nancy? unbelievably. when she reached adolescence, she changed the spelling of her name from this to this.
the mother who loved her. i was always proud of her. she was a real fighter. lynsie ekelund arrived on july 22nd, 1980. she was the youngest of three. maybe that fighting spirit isn t visible in her photos, but her mother nancy said it was always there. lynsie had a passion for animals. she helped out in her spare times at the local shelter. kim davidson who worked at lynsie s middle school remembers that she had a sense of compassion. i was freezing cold and i didn t bring a jacket that day. i felt these little hands up on my shoulder and a sweater come up around me and i turned around and it was lynsie, and she said i just can t stand watching you shiver. lynsie gave back in other ways. she would lie about her age to give blood. her left lung was paralyzed. left leg impaired.