story of two mothers fighting for their sons. he knows he heard my sound bad. i believe every word my son s heads and i d still due to this day. missing tean found dead. his body was laying in the river clearing. we want answers. we want answers. was it murder? i said who beat my baby? or was it something else? he got out of the vehicle, swung on me. how do you get in a scuffle with somebody and the next thing you know your being charged with murder? a trial. i slowly watch my son die every day. heartbreak. nobody wins. and a twist that stunned everyone. it was the first time i ve ever had this happen. we had to stop and think whether we heard it right. hello and welcome to dateline . it s been said there is nothing more powerful than a mother s love for her child. and no greater pain than losing a child. both forces collide in a small midwestern town, when a mysterious death sparked a search for justice. it also divided a community and t
a trial. i slowly watch my son die every day. heartbreak. nobody wins. and a twist that stunned everyone. it was the first time i ve ever had this happen. we had to stop and think whether we heard it right. hello and welcome to dateline . it s been said there is nothing more powerful than a mother s love for her child. and no greater pain than losing a child. both forces collide in a small midwestern town, when a mysterious death sparked a search for justice. it also divided a community and turned strangers into allies. the outcome left both sides reeling. here s dennis murphy with at the edge of town . yards from the chicken place is an unlikely scrap of wilderness in a southern illinois town. a thicket of vines and rumbles. acres of thorns that tear at the flush. for years, people just sped by without a second look. but something terrible happened there one cold night in the winter of 2014. that brought a stranger to town. a mother, looking for answers abo
said god forgive, me i pull the trigger. decades later, another look at the frenzy. it was just crazy. the trial. i made a mistake. was killing your husband been one of those mistakes? no. that s not at all who she is or was. and the case some say change the way americans witness justice. i don t know if enough will ever be enough for anybody in this case. hello and welcome to dateline. you ve heard about it. pamela smart lived it. a beautiful, young widow step from her small new england town, into america s most quipping trial. the case had it all, sex, betrayal and murder. a very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. now, you re about to hear the chilling story from the woman at the center of it all. here s andrea canning with deadly secrets. you were the big show in town? it was. i mean, this story. people couldn t get enough of it. when i look back at the footage, i look like a baby. i look so young, and i look so afraid. that s e
story of two mothers fighting for their sons. he knows he heard my sound bad. i believe every word my son s heads and i d still due to this day. missing tean found dead. his body was laying in the river clearing. we want answers. we want answers. was it murder? i said who beat my baby? or was it something else? he got out of the vehicle, swung on me. how do you get in a scuffle with somebody and the next thing you know your being charged with murder? a trial. i slowly watch my son die every day. heartbreak. nobody wins. and a twist that stunned everyone. it was the first time i ve ever had this happen. we had to stop and think whether we heard it right. hello and welcome to dateline . it s been said there is nothing more powerful than a mother s love for her child. and no greater pain than losing a child. both forces collide in a small
and no i will not. so far, all of her petitions to be considered for parole have been denied. but she says she will never stop trying to win her freedom. that is all for this is edition of dateline. i am natalie morales. thank you for watching! i m natalie morales. and this is dateline . when am i going to get an answer for this? a dramatic chapter in a story of two mothers fighting for their sons. he knows he heard my sound bad. i believe every word my son s heads and i d still due to this day. missing team founded. his body was laying in the river clearing. we want answers. we want answers. was it murder? i said who beat my baby? or was it something else? he got out of the vehicle, swung on me. how do you get in a scuffle with somebody and the next thing you know your being charged with murder?