Behind. He left a house. Was this a husband who did want to be found . It does not sound like a missing person. No, it doesnt. Or could this be Something Else . There was something very wrong. They would launch an undercover operation. It is time to come clean. That would lead to a long shock. Were you ready . I know it has to happen. A disappearance in the desert, and could it be the perfect crime . I can only imagine what is it like to keep that type of a s k secret. H hello and welcome to dateline extra im craig melvin. For eight years, it was a mystery a husband who had simply vanished. On the surface, it didnt make sense, because he had a lucrative job and family he loved, but the investigators were told that he also had a secret. So was he missing or was he i hiding . That question would lead the detectives to a dark discovery, because someone else had a secret, too. Heres josh mankiewicz. There is an old saying that two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead. We never t
Want to be found. That znd soudoesnt sound li missing person. Or could this be something sne else. Detectives would launch an undercover operation that would lead to a long shock. Are you ready for whats coming . How do you say youre ready . I know that it has to happen. A disappearance in the desert. Could it be the perfect crime . I can only imagine what it would be like keeping that type of a secret. Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. For eight years, it was a husband who had simply vanished. On the surface, it didnt make sense. He had a lucrative job and a family he loved. But investigators were told he also had a secret. So was he missing or was he hiding . That question would lead detectives to a dark discovery because someone else had a secret too. We never talked about what happened or why it happened. Every marriage had its secrets and this one was no different. But what if the secret becomes bigger than you . I was just solving the problem. They were two pe
Its time to come clean. Are you ready for whats coming . I know it has to happen. I can only imagine what it would be like keeping that secret. Theres an old saying that two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead. We never talked about why or how it happened. Every marriage has its secrets and this was no different. What if the secret becomes bigger than you. It was just solving the problem. They were two people who had been unlucky in love the first time around. Back then, she was Ellen Sheffield in her early 30s, divorced with a young child and looking for someone to share that next chapter of her life. And then quite literally in walked mike snyder. I said, hi, mike. How are you doing . It was the fall of 91, auto mechanic mike snyder was visiting a friend at the car deerlship where ellen works. He was curious about the red head who greeted him with a big hello. He didnt remember who i was but he got back to work and called back over to find out who i was. Turned out they w
Looking for someone to share that next chapter of her life. And then quite literally in walked mike snyder. I said, hi, mike. How are you doing . It was the fall of 91, auto mechanic mike snyder was visiting a friend at the car deerlship where ellen works. He was curious about the red head who greeted him with a big hello. He didnt remember who i was but he got back to work and called back over to find out who i was. Turned out they worked together years before. This time the counter led to a fixup of mutual friends. Great guy. Showed interest in me. Opposites attracted. But quiet and introverted mike hit it off with talkative and outgoing ellen. Hed leave flowers on my car can. We went out today. He was nice to my son. That was important to you. Absolutely. Ellen was smitten with mike. He was skilled mechanic. One of the best in albuquerque. Hed work at least six days a week. He was usually the first one there and the last one to leave. Dave worked alongside mike for a decade at this