middle of the night. haunted for more than two decades, he would make a chilling discovery that would unlock this mystery. now you know the whole story. yes, sir. everything kind of clicked. it s just so unbelievable. i knew he was telling his mom s story. hello and welcome to dateline. aaron fraser was only 3 years old when his mom left the house, never to be seen or heard from again. police soon learned that aaron may have witnessed the unspeakable, the murder of his own mother. the boy would become a man before the whole truth was revealed. and though memories faded, the evidence pointing to the killer couldn t stay buried. here s dennis murphy with she never left. she d been gone from his life, unaccounted for, for more than 20 years. his mother, bonnie. it was odd to be the one that found her. because you d spent a lot of your life looking for her, right? yes, sir. there s a poignant video of the mother and child s last christmas morning toget
he had this bowl cut that went all the way around his eyes, and he had these big eyes. bonnie s mother, patty, and mike s aunt, eve ann, sat in that day to make aaron more comfortable. his mother had gone missing just 48 hours before. did you know much in advance? the only thing i really knew was that the mother was had disappeared. that they suspected foul play. he was traumatized. i could tell. a few hours and a happy meal later, aaron began opening up. and the story he told was alarming. aaron tells me that his daddy shot his mommy. shot? shot. yes. oh, and i asked, shot her with what? and he said a gun. i asked him where he shot her, and he said, in the stomach. and he pointed, you know. but i ll never forget the most poignant moment was when i said i was trying to determine what she had on, you know, clothing. and he got real quiet and whispered, and he said, red blood. and i
had married her high school steady mike haim. back then they thought she d done okay for herself. i even have a journal entry, and it says, today bonnie met the man of her dreams. you know, he was cute, and he was charming. he looked like the total package. from high school graduation ceremonies direct to the altar. 18 years old. patty pasito is bonnie s mother. were you surprised when she told you they re getting married? they were very young. oh, no, i was not surprised. and she seemed very happy. so i wasn t surprised. happier still with the arrival of aaron two years later. she was happy for that. that s what she wanted. she likes being a mom? loves, loves being a mom. everything circled around aaron. she works so she can get aaron everything he wants. bonnie and mike in their 20s both worked for a construction supply company. mike s uncle bernie was the owner. he was my brother s son.
had married her high school steady mike haim. back then they thought she d done okay for herself. i even have a journal entry, and it says, today bonnie met the man of her dreams. you know, he was cute, and he was charming. he looked like the total package. from high school graduation ceremonies direct to the altar. 18 years old. patty pasito is bonnie s mother. were you surprised when she told you they re getting married? they were very young. oh, no, i was not surprised. and she seemed very happy. so i wasn t surprised. happier still with the arrival of aaron two years later. she was happy for that. that s what she wanted. she likes being a mom? loves, loves being a mom. everything circled around aaron. she works so she can get aaron everything he wants. bonnie and mike in their 20s both worked for a construction supply company. mike s uncle bernie was the owner.
went all the way around his eyes, and he had these big eyes. bonnie s mother, patty, and mike s aunt, eve ann, sat in that day to make aaron more comfortable. his mother had gone missing just 48 hours before. did you know much in advance? the only thing i really knew was that the mother was had disappeared. that they suspected foul play. he was traumatized. i could tell. a few hours and a happy meal later, aaron began opening up. and the story he told was alarming. aaron tells me that his daddy shot his mommy. shot? shot. yes. oh, and i asked, shot her with what? and he said a gun. i asked him where he shot her, and he said, in the stomach. and he pointed, you know. but i ll never forget the most poignant moment was when i said i was trying to determine what she had on, you know, clothing. and he got real