When she got dolled up, oh my god, gorgeous. Did she write these letters . Was this a hint to who killed her . This is a message saying this is my killer. Like you would see in a movie. And the ending, that was just like a movie, too. I cant believe what people do to each other. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Roc, in this case, those three letters would tell a story all their own. When Karen Pannell was found murdered in her South Florida home, the letters scrawled in blood above her body seemed like a beacon that could lead detectives to her killer. But what exactly did they mean . What other crucial clues were in sight . It would take dogged specialist with a keen eye to unravel this mystery. Heres Dennis Murphy with written in blood. If yearround sun and water is your thing, floridas west coast should be high on your list of places to live. It was for onetime model and Flight Attendant got sand in her shoes, she never looked back. She loved the beach, diving, boating, that life. He
the gold coast. the sun, the sea, and this million dollar home, a mystery. he was talking on the telephone when he heard a loud bang. a woman, murdered. her husband went blind. are you bleeding? do you see any blood? i m bleeding all over, yes. okay. i can t see. but who? everyone is somewhat of a suspect. and why? what brings someone to make a decision they are going to do this. was it love? what we learned was that she was having an affair with the sun. was that money? nobody knows what happened except for him and garrett. what was the truth, hidden here on this tropical paradise? it was an assassination, a hit, no question. it was august, hot in coral gables. the air was short sticking thick as night fell. the small debris pushed the palms. and the artificial pool of attorney john sutton house was a party already known early. it was susan sutton s birthday attending their son, his girlfriend, and john s law partner. melissa,
and her friends. she was extremely outgoing. a wonderful life that came to a tragic and on one warm summer night. i hear a very weird scream. her life had ended, but our story was just beginning. her killer hadn t been caught. i remember one detective saying to me, you just have to wait till because again. but the trail grew cold. the file forgotten, until decades later, someone dusted it off. the whole goal of these cases was to try and see the thing that s hiding in plain sight. there were clues. a mysterious weapon made of wire, the wedding invitation, a midnight sale to know where. where they enough to catch a killer? i was 100 percent confident that it was our guy. now, the showdown a determined prosecutor against a famed defense lawyer, who helped set ogs in free. i m on the right side. after 35 years, it was finally time for justice. it s been a long journey. he was alone in his makeshift workshop. had to be, for what he intended. carefully
scene. you can almost recreate the crime. right there on the wall, a mystery scrawled in blood. three cryptic letters. what would you make of this? is that a word? is that a person? the clues pointed to so many directions that it was a total mystery. the case, the murder of a former model and flight attendant. when she got dolled up, oh my god, gorgeous. did she write these letters? was this a hint to who killed her? this is a message saying this is my killer. like you would see in a movie. and the ending, that was just like a movie, too. i can t believe what people do to each other. hello, and welcome to dateline. roc, in this case, those three letters would tell a story all their own. when karen pannell was found murdered in her south florida home, the letters scrawled in blood above her body seemed like a beacon that could lead detectives to her killer. but what exactly did they mean? what other crucial clues were in sight? it would take dogged sp
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and new details on the group of murder investigation in idaho. look at the painstaking hunt that finally led the suspects to capture. plus, cnn s andy scholes joins us here live on the set to discuss damar hamlin s remarkable recovery and what he said to his buffalo bills team. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so it took 15 ballots and an evening of high drama, but kevin mccarthy finally secured enough votes to become speaker of the house. never in modern times has