Ribbons on the ground. Tire tracks on the lawn. There was evidence of a violent struggle. What had happened . And who was behind it . Everything was a mystery. Was she still alive . Was she not . It tore us apart. For years they demanded answers, a struggle each day. Then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. I always felt that this was a case that could be solved. They wanted justice just as bad as we did. As a mother she fought and fought and fought. We just never gave up. Dont mess with a mother bear. Heres Keith Morrison with the knock at the door. Reporter it was a monday afternoon. A baking sun. A school bus made its methodical way among the residential streets of punta gorda, florida. Stopped and started and stopped again. It was inland now, miles from the the harbor, the peace river, the center of the town whose warmth had drawn them to the gulf coast. It stopped in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. Driver opened the door. It was 3 45 p. M. We got off the bus and
There was evidence of a violent struggle. What had happened . And who was behind it . Everything was a mystery. Was she still alive . Was she not . It tore us apart. For years they demanded answers, a struggle each day. Then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. I always felt that this was a case that could be solved. They wanted justice just as bad as we did. As a mother she fought and fought and fought. We just never gave up. Dont mess with a mother bear. Heres Keith Morrison with the knock at the door. Reporter it was a monday afternoon. A baking sun. A school bus made its methodical way among the residential streets of punta gorda, florida. Stopped and started and stopped again. It was inland now, miles from the the harbor, the peace river, the center of the town whose warmth had drawn them to the gulf coast. It stopped in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. Driver opened the door. It was 3 45 p. M. We got off the bus and walked home. Reporter we means veronica ord, th
Afternoon. She vanished. We just said, oh my god, isnt the one of her earrings. Earrings on the carpet, tire traction on the lawn. There was evidence of a violent struggle. What has happened and who was behind it . Everything was mystery. Was she still alive . You know, was she not . It tore us apart. For years they demanded answers. A struggle each day. Then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. I always felt that this was a case that could be solved. They wanted justice just as bad as we did. As a mother, she fought and fought shnd and fought. We just never gave up. Dont mess with a mother bear. The knock at the door. Hello, welcome to dateline extra im craig melvin. Tara orr was the oldest daughter in a tightknit family of five. The whole crew had recently moved to florida when a 19yearold planned to attend college. Then tara was snatched from her own home. It would take years and a team of tireless cold case detectives to uncover the clue and the story that would blow
Ribbons on the ground. Tire tracks on the lawn. There was evidence of a violent struggle. What had happened . And who was behind it . Everything was a mystery. Was she still alive . You know . Was she not . It tore us apart. For years, they demanded answers, a struggle each day. Then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. I always felt that this was a case that could be solved. They wanted justice just as bad as we did. As a mother, she fought and fought and fought. We just never gave up. Dont mess with a mother bear. Hello. Welcome to dateline. Tara ord was just 19. A beautiful young woman with big dreams and suddenly she vanished snatched from the safety of her own home. There was little evidence to go on. No witness to reveal who took tara or why. Or so investigators thought. It would take years and a team of determined cold case detectives to uncover that long buried clue and the story that would blow this case wide open. Heres Keith Morrison with the knock at the door.
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