from where the car crash happened. tonya was wearing a long red dress and that s what captured the pilots attention. the discovery team as the sheriff s department was to resume the search for buried crews had gathered near and installing and helicopter went up k-9 units were pulling out and officers on horseback were getting ready to lead then the sheriff said don t go anywhere. tonya shannon was 40 years old and he disappeared on dec. the previous evening her an arrest and dale had attended a christmas party left the party headed home near their car spun out slammed into a pole and you re off the road about 6 mi. from their home in officer on patrol found the wreckage del shannon was found dead in the driver s seat tonya was missing. investigators found footprints in the snow believes to be hers and whenever slippers this suspected that she walked away from the crash site to go for help. police and firefighters across the state search for three days before suspending the
conviction to not let him out of prison. saying any sensitive judge realizes that a lengthry prison term robs the convicted person of what we all value most: months and years with loved ones. some of who will no longer be there when the sentence is served. his wife has months to live. but that request from the attorneys was secondary to a recent ruling in skilling versus the united states. involving enron executive jeff skilling. a portion of that was overturned. skilling is a private citizen, ryan a public servant. judge paul meyers said the judge did not receive proper instructions but that s not enough to throw out the case. she is convinced the jury found some bribery. if it did, that s sufficient to sustain ryan s conviction even if the instructions were wrong. reporter: that s the legal issue. the fact that mrs. ryan is dying is the emotional issue, the one that tugs at the heart strings. but as judge paul meyer points out there are more compelling cases than this a