all away. and i was like, jessie? nothing? i juggled her a little bit. and then i knew, this is not. good my daughter, won t wake up. she had been murdered in her own bed after coming home from a pool party. a party that hadn t been all fun and games. she was 19 and these men were in their 40s. we wanted to talk to. them did something happen at that party? what was happening around this small town. i heard somebody running behind me. then i noticed he had a knife in his hands. someone was stalking young women. it was either, i try to save myself or i let this guy do whatever he wants to me. his dreams were there nightmares. the research is on search is on bond. could he be caught before he killed again? and then we knew he done it. now we just had to prove it. hello and welcome to dateline. and a small wisconsin town, a 19 year old girl came home from a party, said goodnight to her mother and went to bed, safe for the night. but, the next day she was
than anything i d ever seen in my life. i cried for my dad. was this a murder? every day i think of that. all i could think of was my kids. what about my kids. it was in the dark that the fear began, in the dark, and it grew. it terrorized our family, our friends. who was out there, in the dark? here, miles and miles in the woods. so far from safety. from civilized protection. they could just come, onto our property, and invade our lives. but on the summer night, deep in the california sierra, the terror came out of the dark. came after them. to take everything. the terrible, desperate chase. it s awful. and now the question, what really happened, out there in the dark? i still feel like i need to go help him. it looks so innocent now. closed up, quiet, empty. here in its place at the end of 100 yard dirt track, that sneaks off this lonely country road. deep in the sierra nevada but this was not how it was. or was ever meant to be. no. before it happened
that is all for this edition of dateline, i m natalie morales, thank you for watching. natalie deep in the woods, a family lives in fear. what re you gonna do if they come back, a threat from strangers. danny will protect us. that he won t let anything bad happen to you. so when the strangers arrive, a father takes matters into his own hands. you hear crack, crack, crack. the terror, the bullets. this is like glass is exploding. the crime scene, caught on camera. anybody in the vehicle in bc are. hands it was bad, worse
The cabin felt more remote, the woods, the place like home. and the children. they asked, what if they come back and come all the way up to the cabin? what if? and what did you say? daddy will protect us. that he won t let anything bad happen to you. that was, just scary. it was scary to me. then that afternoon, jerry looked out the window. and there was a jeep heading up along the driveway. driven by a young man she had not known. he sat there for a while. like he was looking around for something. i told the kids to stay down. out of sight, so they wouldn t be seen. was he lost? looking for help? she took no chances, she reached for the gun, chad had taught her how to use. i have my revolver, and i was headed towards the door. and then, whoever it was, backed up and drove away. so what did that do to your level of