Suddenly under suspicion. Were trying. He said they think i hurt mom. Three daughters stand by their dad and one prosecutor stands firm. He is holding his wife of almost three decades under the water. My job is to get justice for christy hall. Was it murder . Someone was watching. Good evening. Welcome to dateline. Im lester holt. Tonight a story that calls to mind the master of suspense. A plot straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock film. A young woman peers into her neighbors yard and sees something for a few mysterious seconds. A man, a woman, and a moment thats unsettling. Was it some kind of accident . A crime . Maybe even a murder . What she saw and what she did would set in motion a chain of events that would divide a family and a jury. Heres keith morrison. We know the truth, and we know everything that happened. How do we know what we know . Emotionally unsatisfying not to have that answer. Though it is even if weve seen something or if we think we have. Thats the question at the
Of mountains around the eastern flank of los angeles. Here is where chris and kristy hall had come to live out their golden years, though they were far from old when it happened. Just experienced with life and each other. As far back as i can remember its always been chris and kristy. They were never thought of as separate. Theyre a unit. These are their three units, courtney is a teacher, rihanna a personal trainer, and ashton, the youngest, here just returned from playing professional volleyball in europe. All of them, of course, have heard scores of times the story of how their parents met. It was 1978. Kristy had gone to see a relative in nearby San Bernardino. While there she encountered a Security Guard who, to her at least, looks just like elvis. It was Blair Christopher hall, chris to his friends. Apparently she was flirty at the gate. In short order chris and kristy got married. She was 17. He, 20. And as the girls grew up they said they never doubted for a single moment the p
Accident . Shes got a huge gash on her head. Something like thats not consistent with just falling down. A husband and father suddenly under suspicion. Hes crying and were crying. He said that think think i heard mom. Three daughters stand by their dad and one prosecutor stands firm. Hes holding his wife of almost three decades under the water. My job is to get justice for cristi hall. Was it murder . Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Requests im craig melvin. A plot straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock film. A young woman peers into the neighbors yard and sees something, a man, a woman, unsettling. Was it some kind of an accident . A crime . Maybe even a murder . What she saw and what she did would set in motion a chain of events that would divide a family and a jury. Heres keith morrison. We know the truth and we know everything that happened. How do we know what we doe . Emotionally unsatisfying not to have that answer. So it is. Even if we have seen something or if we think we ha
Shes got a huge gash on her head. A husband and father suddenly under suspicion. We are crying. Three daughters standby their dad and when prosecutors stand firm. Hes holding his wife under the water. Was it murder . Hello, welcome to dateline extra, i am craig melvin. In this story, straight out of an Alfred Hitchcocks film. A young woman pearcsees somethir a few seconds of a man and woman of something unsettling, was it a crime or even a murder . What she saw and what she did would set a motion a chain of events that would divide the family and the jurors. Here is keith moore. We know the truth and everything that happened. It is mostly unsatisfying to not have that answer. Even if we have seen something or if we think we have and thats the question of the ha heart of the whole puzzle. Is this woman right . I know what i saw. I know the conclusion of the story. Of course, she does. Of course, she does. Why does this other woman think this . Shes not sure. Why dont we begin here, cali
Consistent with just falling down. A husband and father is suddenly under suspicion. Hes crying and were crying. He said, they think i hurt mom. Three daughters stand by their dad. And one prosecutor stands firm. Hes holding his wife of almost three decades under the water. My job is to get justice for cristi hall. Was it murder . Hello and welcome to dateline a young woman peers into her neighbors yard and sees something for a few seconds. A man, a woman, and a moment thats unsettling. What she saw and what she did would set in motion a chain of events that would divide a family and a jury. Here is keith morrison. We know the truth. And we know everything that happened. How do we know what we know . Its emotionally unsatisfying not to have that answer. Though it is, even if weve seen something, or if we think we have. And thus the question at the heart of the whole puzzle. Is this woman right . I know what i saw. And i know the conclusion of my story. Of course she does. Of course she