to come into her apartment to use the bathroom, but is so afraid of this person, that she picks up the phone and calls her boyfriend. and then hangs up the phone willingly, and yet this is supposed to be the one that kills her? it doesn t make sense. you find ben s actions suspicious? extremely suspicious. she and the others on the defense team didn t point their fingers only at ben. but also at ex-boyfriend lance, at russell, and at any other man who could have been invited by angie into her home. it almost seems as if she was overcome by someone she knew. someone in close proximity. or someone holding a knife. it could still be someone other than donald bess. someone like ben, the defense suggested. a bouncer at the club where
crime. what anita didn t know is the day after the crime, russell left town for about 24 hours. it seemed suspicious. when he returned, police paid him a visit. he said he didn t know anything about angie s murder, even though it was all over the news. it seemed hard to believe. police saw motive and opportunity. and while there was no witness placing russell at the crime scene, there was also no one to back up his alibi. angie s friend, sheila, met with the lead detective who laid out for her the theory. russell snapped is the word he used. and then he grabbed a knife, took her into the room and proceeded to rape her. this is probably the one and only murder he will do, that it was just a passionate moment, and he snapped and he s going to be back to his old calm self. investigators asked sheila to have dinner with russell and ask him about his whereabouts the night of the murder. she agreed.
departments pay for, not p. i. s. right. finally in 2008, the dna sample from angie samota s cold case was entered into the national data base. to sheila wysocki, the frightened coed turned mom, turned private i, the pieces were about to finally fall into place. you still focused on the theory that russell buchanan did it and got away with murder? absolutely. i found out that he was still in dallas, he was a professional. i kept thinking why is this man having a good life after he murdered angie? it was going to be solved and russell was going to go to jail. well, just a minute. sheila s persistence breathed new life into a case that sat cold for nearly 24 years. now, the investigation was about to take a stunning turn. coming up the detective said we ve got him. my mind immediately went to russell. who else could have done it? good question. but the last thing she was prepared for was the answer. when dateline continues. with nexgard chews. the protection that s
she got a close look for the first time at the man accused of robbing angie of most of her life. and he walks in the door, and i remember the air being sucked out of the room, and the the feeling that i m in the presence of pure evil. anita and russell, the friends with whom angie spent her last night, both testified. both found it emotional. just keep reliving a situation that is just difficult. it was just a flood of emotion, of how could you do something like that? it was tough, very tough. did you look at the defendant while you were there? yeah, that was scary.
talking with police. they told me that he had lawyered up and they couldn t touch him. they also said that russell was leaving the country. so, of course, he was leaving the country, he lawyered up. he s hiding. it s done. he s going to get away with murder. not so fast. russell buchanan is about to tell us a story that will make you re-evaluate everything you just heard. coming up russell answers the tough questions. the police theory was that you attacked her, you had sex with her, and then you stabbed her to death. and then, will investigators finally have a way to know if he s telling the truth? they did have a sample that in today s technology could be tested to try and find a dna standard. when dateline continues. there. hmm? what is this place? the other side of the rest stop. bundles as far as the eye can see. if you re looking for a first mate, i know a guy. me. i m the guy.