Reporter what they couldnt see from here, of course, was the future. Had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come, surely they would have abandoned this place forever. Stephen and jody met in the late 70s in georgia. He was in the army. A bookworm who loved civil war. She taught history. Theirs was first a meeting of minds, then hearts. How would you describe the early years . Were they loving, exciting . Yes. They were you know, we were in love. Ecstatic. Reporter from there, marriage, a house, a son jonathan in 1983. How would you describe jody as a mom . She was really devoted. Reporter life was good. And even as the years went by, even with the demands of work and family, stephen says he and jody still made time for each other. Like that last summer sunday in september of 1992. Stephen says it was supposed to be a date night. It wasnt no idea that that would be the most critical day in our life, in our marriage. It was a day like any other day . Yes. Reporter here was the pla
Is on the precipice. Did you kill your wife, jody . I did not hurt jody. What happened on the cliffs edge . Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Ill craig melvin. When police got word someone fell off a cliff, they werent surprised. They couldnt guess to take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres Chris Jansing. Every couple has it. A shared song, a favorite movie. Or maybe a special place. Steven says for him and his wife jody this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. Wed bring a couple of lawn chairs, a cooler. And shed bring her work from graduate school. They had been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlywednesday in a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here, the air was fresh and the views seemed limitless. It sort of framed by trees that you could look down to the right and see the view of George Washington bridge. What they couldnt se
Hello and welcome to dateline extra. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous but even they couldnt guess that it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres Chris Jansing. Every couple has it, a shared song, a Favorite Movie or maybe a special place. Steven sharp says for him and his wife jody, this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. We would bring a hibachi, a couple of lawn chair, a cooler. And shed bring her work from graduate school. Reporter theyd been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here the air was fresh and the views seemed limits. It sort of framed by trees but you could look down to the right and see the view of the George Washington bridge. Reporter what they couldnt see from here, of course, was t
Life was good, and even as the years went by, even with the demands of work and family, steven says he and jody still made time for each other. Like that last summer sunday in september of 1992. Steven says it was supposed to be a date night. It wasnt no idea that that would be the most critical day in our life, in our marriage. It was a day like any other day. Yes. Here was the plan. Husband and wife would drive into manhattan and go to a comedy club, a lighthearted night on the town. But they made a detour here to the palisades, to their spot. Steven remembers pulling up to the scenic lookout. Sitting in the car with jody, sharing a wine cooler. There were other people there sitting in their cars. And we walked up, looked over the spot where the binoculars were and then walked over to this sort of open view. He says they then turned and took a narrow wellworn path to those rocks. They sat there as the night fell around them. He with his back against the rock holding her as she sat di
A shared song, a favorite movie, orrer maybe a special place. Steven said for him and his wife, jodi, this was it. Two rocks assuring a lovers chair in front of a cliff. That was our spot, we brought a hibatchi a couple lawn chairs and a cooler, and shed bring her work from graduate school. They have been escaping to they had been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here the air was fresh, and the views seemed limitless. It was sort of framed by trees. You could look down to the right and see the view of George Washington bridge. What they couldnt see from here, of course, was the future. Had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come, surely they would have abandoned this place forever. Steven and jody met in the late 70ness georgia. He was in the army, a book worm who loved the civil war. She taught history. Theirs was a meeting first of minds, then hearts. How would you sort of describe those early yea