terror. i just heard, help, someone is in trouble. i was scared. i was scared. a husband found murdered in a closet. a wife, tied up in another. they found her on the ground with her hands behind him back. she had bruising on her arms and on her face. inconsolable. screaming, crying. who could be behind this? it s me up inside their only daughter, desperate for justice for her dead. be careful what you wish for. everybody gasped. nobody could believe it. this terrifies me because this could happen to anybody. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was his teenage crush, then, puppy love turned into a lifelong love affair. eventually, high school sweethearts jamie melgar and sandra melgar got married and raised a daughter. they were celebrating a remarkable 32 years together when jamie was brutally murdered. to crack the case, investigators would have to uncover an illusion worthy of the great houdini. here is dennis murphy with unspeakable . the
i don t think they knew exactly what had happened other than that he was covered in blood. she was just broken and lost. there is a murderer out there and it is terrifying. it was supposed to be an anniversary celebration. 32 years together. they were in love even after all those years. they were very happy together. suddenly, an intimate moment turned to infinite terror. i just heard, help, someone is in trouble. i was scared. i was scared. a husband found murdered in a closet. a wife, tied up in another. they found her on the ground with her hands behind her back. she had bruising on her arms and on her face. inconsolable. screaming, crying. who could be behind this? their only daughter desperate for justice for her dad. be careful what you wish for. everybody gasped. nobody could believe it. this terrifies me because this can happen to anybody. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was his teenage crush, then, puppy love turned into a lifelong l
reporter: two days after the bloody discovery in her childhood home, lizz melgar landed in houston. a daddy s girl shaken even more by the face that was missing. i think at that time, it really hit me that, i wasn t gonna see him anymore. he wasn t going to be there to pick me up from the airport. reporter: a still very rocky sandra came, with family, to pick up her daughter. we both just broke down at the sight of each other. she d been through a terrible ordeal? you don t really know the whole story yet. but did you see injuries on her? she just had bruising on her arms and on her face. did she have a bump on her head?
reporter: two days after the bloody discovery in her childhood home, lizz melgar landed in houston. a daddy s girl shaken even more by the face that was missing. i think at that time, it really hit me that, i wasn t gonna see him anymore. he wasn t going to be there to pick me up from the airport. reporter: a still very rocky sandra came, with family, to pick up her daughter. we both just broke down at the sight of each other. she d been through a terrible ordeal? you don t really know the whole story yet. but did you see injuries on her? she just had bruising on her arms and on her face. did she have a bump on her head? she did. she told me her head was hurting. and i could feel it back there.
reporter: two days after the bloody discovery in her childhood home, lizz melgar landed in houston. a daddy s girl shaken even more by the face that was missing. i think at that time, it really hit me that, i wasn t gonna see him anymore. he wasn t going to be there to pick me up from the airport. reporter: a still very rocky sandra came, with family, to pick up her daughter. we both just broke down at the sight of each other. she d been through a terrible ordeal? you don t really know the whole story yet. but did you see injuries on her? she just had bruising on her arms and on her face. did she have a bump on her head? she did. she told me her head was hurting. and i could feel it back there. reporter: lizz insisted her mom get some rest. so the next day, when detectives came by the house where lizz and sandra were staying, the daughter was the one to field their questions. and you flew in, uh, yesterday? yes. that s right. okay. reporter: and lizz, thou