Thanksgiving. Two teenagers, missing. I just buried my head into my hands, and i started to cry. Reporter where they were, and what they did would launch a terrifying case. Why did have to happen here . Reporter with a deadly end. Nobodys leaving until we figure out what happened. Reporter a man at home, alone, and afraid. What would you do, if you felt in danger . They were really attacking his home. You have a right to protect your home, and to protect yourself. He planned. He prepared. And he was determined to kill. Reporter the most chilling detail of all. What youll hear on tape. Hello. And welcome to dateline. Growing up, cousins nick brady and haile kifer were close. Nick loved to joke, and haile loved to laugh. The teenagers were together that cold, november day, when tragedy struck. The horrible incident was all there for police to hear, on a perfectlyclear recording. So, why was what happened so unclear . A mystery that would divide a community, and spark a national debate. H
What would you do if you felt in danger . They were really attacking his home. You have a right to protect your home and yourself. He planned, he prepared and was determined to kill. The most chilling detail of all. What youll hear on tape. No one would be the same. I think thats probably one of the hardest parts about all of it. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Tonight, kate snow with 12 minutes on elm street. 12 minutes, not a long time. But for three people whose past collided on thanksgiving day, 12 minutes was all it took for their lives to explode in a flash. I refuse to live in fear. 12 minutes that would haunt their families. I dropped to my knees. I was like, this cant be happening. Basically, why . Every second of those terrifying minutes would be fiercely debated. Your natural instinct is to save yourself, however you need to do it. A town divided over what happened inside this house on elm street. Weve had a lot of things happen in trial. But ive never had evidence suc
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those, in court, saw byron smith wipe away tears as the audio played. there was stunned silence saved for the quiet sobs from nick and haile s families. can you ever erase that from your memory? not ever. like, ever since i heard it, it s been replaying in my head, over and over. i feel like anytime i hear somebody say, oh, my god, that s what i think of. but the prosecution wasn t done with that recording. cute. i m sure she thought she was a real pro. because byron continued to talk to himself, after the teens were dead. i felt like i was cleaning up a mess. i don t see them as human. i see them as vermin. by now, kimberly had heard all the facts she needed. what do you hear, when you hear those words? pure evil. i don t know how you can say that about anybody,