everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 5, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored as prestigious internship at the headquarters foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years, and the revelation of another teenager s horrific tale, to our unravel the mystery of sharon s disappearance. here s dennis murphy with shannon s story! the snapshots, the videos. they documented her life. the photographer dad, the camera professional captured every moment of his daughter s life. she loved life. she wanted to do everything! these parents did no
it was beyond all imagination. from the roommates, a love timeline emerged. shannon was supposed to be in her dorm on the saturday night, but when she still wasn t home by sunday morning, a roommate started to worry. she said where is she? so she went looking for her. the first thing she did was went to the softball country cob. shannon worked part-time at a softball field five miles from campus. the roommate went to look for shannon with two other friends, but they missed the entrance to the softball field parking lot. and when they turn around, they spotted something. she saw her car parked at a convenience store. gas station. shannon s black nissan. unoccupied, and parked at the far end of a gas station. she was as proud as she could be of that car! she loved her car! what was concerning about the way the car was found. what condition it was in? it was unlocked.
went to the mother s house. i went to the car. and it was my mother, i, think my mother s sister came out. and said shannon is missing. i drop to the ground. and many said we ll never see them again. i just saw my father collapse to his knees. and i knew i was right in feeling the fear that i felt. when you heard the word missing, what did you feel? i just keep thinking, no! it can t be! shannon. missing. it was beyond all imagination. from the roommates, a love timeline emerged. shannon was supposed to be in her dorm on the saturday night, but when she still wasn t home by sunday morning, a roommate started to worry. she said where is she? so she went looking for her. the first thing she did was went to the softball country cob. cnn worked part-time at a softball field five miles from
so she went looking for her. the first thing she did was went to the softball country cob. cnn worked part-time at a softball field five miles from the house. the roommate went to look for shannon with two other friends, but they missed the entrance to the softball field parking lot. and when they turn around, they spotted something. she saw her car parked at a convenience store. yeah station. shannon s black nissan. unoccupied, and parked at the far end of a gas station. she was as proud as she could be a that car! she loved her car! what was concerning about the way the car was found. what condition it was in? it was unlocked. he s in the ignition. and the biggest thing was the plate on the radio. at that time, radios were a commodity. and shannon would always take