i m craig melvin. and i m natalie morales and this is dateline. he was definitely charismatic. he was the new kid in town, super popular, all about adventure. this kid was like, awesome. he jumped right in th culture. he liked to show off to the girls. they were the neighbors just down the block, of family in fear. they had their vehicles broken into, she was scared. someone had been sneaking into their home and now someon was in their garage. i m sitting there panicking he s coming after me in a flash, it was over that charismatic kid dead o the floor. fits it was terrible, i think i screamed for an hour what happened in that garag that night it was the last person that would come to my mind. a neighbor protecting his home or preparing a trap makes the statement it showtime it is showtime? exactly a teenager, a father, a murder, no one would be th same we were all taken aback welcome to dateline he came to americ
he s coming after me. in a flash, it was over. that charismatic kid dead on the floor. fits it was terrible, i think i screamed for an hour. what happened in that garage that night? it was the last person that would come to my mind. a neighbor protecting his home or preparing a trap? makes the statement it s showtime. it showtime? exactly. a teenager, a father, a murder, no one would be the same. we were all taken aback. welcome to dateline. he came to america as an adventurous exchange student, but he took one risk too many and it cost him his life. was his death a case of a homeowner protecting his family and property? or something far more deliberate. here is josh mankiewicz with deadly exchange. it s a dilemma that confronts every teenager, how to simultaneously fit in with your friends and rebel against everyone else. that two step is made easier by the knowledge, maybe the certainty, that you will live forever. kids do dumb stuff all the ti
stars and maybe the latest fashion no, not at all. would you think about the situation in ukraine, you know by the end of the schoo year in 2014, he had a solid circle of friends, he wa tightest with another exchange student, this one from ecuador robbie we had so many things i common, the same personality with the same wishes and dreams they were a package deal. you see one, you will see the other? yes saturday april 26th 2014 wa no different, the boys spent the evening playing video game and listening to music in rand and kate s basement. i went down, 10:30 or s that night, told them crank th music volume down a little bit but around midnight, he was bored, restless and suggeste he and robbie take a walk. and i was kind of like, i m
no different, the boys spent the evening playing video games and listening to music in randy and kate s basement. i went down, 10:30 or so that night, told them crank the music volume down a little bit. but around midnight, he was bored, restless and suggested he and robbie take a walk. and i was kind of like, i m really tired, come on, okay. so while kate and randy slept upstairs, robbie and him slipped out the back door for a walk around the neighborhood. they headed up the nearby hill and then turned to this road. then robbie said he walked into a different direction, robbie lost sight of him. i said he is not coming, i continued walking. robbie said he called out to diren dede, so he kept walking figuring out diren dede would catch up. that is when i heard someone