committed the murder in 1994, under looser parole guidelines, he would be eligible for parole in seven years. we are the ones who have a life imprisonment without parole. he has a hope, just a hope, that he might get out. they remained determined to do all that they can to fight every time his parole comes up. he will be eligible again in 2025. when he will be 64. i m carrying this to the very end. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight. the melendis fight was not only because of shannon, but because the family, and investigators believe that hinton had other victims. remember those police searches behind hinton s home? they did not find anything from shannon. but. it was very, very macabre. they found many items in different locations of women s clothing, all sorts of sweaters, and tops, and blouses. this is chilling to hear you
in particular, an umpire. a lot of the players in the game were concerned that his empowering method wasn t normal. he didn t pay attention to a lot of balls are being thrown. his objective affection was shannon, who was behind home plate, where she was keeping score of the game. she was keeping score that day. he s checking out shannon? yes. he was more interested in watching shannon than he was in calling the sophomore game. police learned his name was bush. here is seen on camera, getting ready for a game. he was a man or of a church where his dad was a pastor. he was married and had a job is an airline maintenance worker when he wasn t umpire at the softball field. you don t take the stories at face value, you go describe what should say, let s talk
case in 2003. it will take a few months before law enforcement finally investigated him for murder, ten years after shannon disappeared. and i heard butch being arrested. for the murder of shannon melendi. and my tears, just hit my glasses. my glasses were wet from the inside. and, and that was a great moment. great moment for my soul! a great moment for the family. for sure. but prosecutors had an uphill battle. still did not have a body, or a crime scene. could they convince a jury that was butch hinton was shannon s killer? coming up! an emotional trial. this is your first chance really see him. we were saying, if looks could kill, he would ve been dead on the spot. then it s all up to the jurors! all i could do is pray. pray that they saw what we saw. see him for the monster that he
convincing me of whatever she is trying to do. people with liking being around her. she was witty, smart, funny. shannon and anne became fast friends in seventh grade. we have a lot in common. her father came from cuba. my parents were immigrants from cuba. we were, i guess you could describe, as go getters. for shannon, the getting was good. she was captain of the debate team, and class president for two years in a row. she had the gift to speak in front of the scat class or group of people. she just was not a frayed. we cannot always say it s for the better this is a video of shannon, and her pal anne doing a school subject together. it s the same things to be both unethical and immoral. while others believe it is
it was very controlled. knowing what s gonna happen, is there anything you look back on? and world that s about? no, i did not see anything. we were just young and having a good time. chris told the fbi just that when they showed up at his apartment for an interview. investigators have lots of questions. including asking chris to account for his own whereabouts after shannon disappeared. i did feel under pressure at points. how so? they shared a couple of times, they would call me at work. they would come in home early in the morning. chris was not the only one being grilled by authorities. he was good friends with one of shannon s ex boyfriends. he had gone on a few dates with shannon, but i don t think it was anything long term, or serious. authorities polygraph the acts. they were still interviewing all of shannon s friends, when a mysterious phone call came in. the caller was about to give police a clue that would kick start the engine of this investigation. com