and this is dateline. this doesn t happen in our happy little world. their world shattered, a young mother strangled. we had a homicide and no lso no evidence. but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. she slept with the children and the door locked. and finally a vital clue. what happened to nancy the day she disappeared? welcome to dateline. a young mother disappeared one her husband said she went for a run and never came home. the puzzling case happened in a safe, suburban neighborhood where crime is unexpected. but sometimes there are secrets hidden behind closed. nothing about that morning made any sense. it seems like such a bad nightmare. this doesn t happen our happy little world. it was a saturday morning in july 2008. the happy total world of sweet and leafy suburb of raleigh north carolina, called carry. the sort of place a young family would aspire to. if you are someone like hannah pritchard, for example. there s always l
also no evidence. but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. she slept with the children and the door locked. and finally a vital clue. what happened to nancy the day she disappeared? welcome to dateline. a young mother disappeared one her husband said she went for a run and never came home. the puzzling case happened in a safe, suburban neighborhood where crime is unexpected. but sometimes there are secrets hidden behind closed. it all seemed like such a bad . it. . at reporter: it was a saturday morning in july. the happy little world suburb of raleigh, north carolina, called cary, a place where a young family would aspire to if you were someone like hanna pritchard, for example. there s always lots of friend making going on through someone you meet. lots of cookouts and family functions. reporter: like the one in the neighborhood the night before. so hanna would have heard party stories that saturday morning from her friend nancy co
they saw a woman they believed was nancy running and it was proof, the defense says, that she was alive that morning. she was about 5 9 , good shape. this witness said she reported her sighting to the police after she saw nancy s missing poster. how is it that the next day when you saw the flyer, you believed it was her? because she was so close to me and she had an elongated face. that s what drew my attention. she wasn t the only one. this man said he got a 30-second look at her as he was driving to work. i saw a lady jogging on the right-hand side of the road. jogging towards the bridge. but did the police follow up? not for a long time, said these witnesses. they ignored everybody that believed they saw nancy for three months. same with those suspicious vans, said the defense. it was clear that the police had focused on brad to the
had a tennis game at 9:00 a.m. with mike hiller. i cried for hours. wait, you re a lawyer? only licensed in stockholm. i specifically sought out what is happening? nancy to make sure it was okay i cried for hours. jamie: anyway, game show, with her. relief, yes, it s over. kumite, did it indicate she had any there s a conclusion and it s cinderella story. other plans? justice for nancy. you know karate? no, alan, i practice muay thai, completely different skillset. there was talk she was going to jog and she would be back by then. reporter: there were people if i was hearing this for the who claim they saw a woman they first time, would i feel believed was nancy running and comfortable sending someone to prison for the rest of their it was proof, the defense says, life? reporter: the jury stayed out for two days and then that she was alive that morning. she was about 5 9 , good has the jury reached a unanimous verdict? yes, sir. shape. reporter: this witness s
me and she had elongated face. that s what drew my attention. she wasn t the only one. this man said he got a 30-second look at her as he was driving to work. i saw a lady jogging on the right-hand side of the road. jogging towards the bridge. but did the police follow up? not for a long time, said these witnesses. they ignored everybody that believed they saw nancy for three months. same with those suspicious vans, said the defense. it was clear that the police had focused on brad to the exclusion of other people. it wasn t just brad who had been unfaithful, implied the defense. could someone else have wanted to silence nancy permanently? someone suggested the defense john mcpherson who didn t tell the police about an indiscretion with nancy. it happened after a very tipsy halloween party back in 2005. she began taking her clothes