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
wait till because again. but the trail grew cold. the file forgotten, until decades later, someone dusted it off. 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 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. in this makeshift workshop, had to be for what he intended. carefully, got the lengths of a two of them. just a few inches each, sand them down, joe the whole in each one. he found a piece of wire, he doubled it for strength. his perfect weapon for his perfect crime. outside, in the sunshine, it was the summer of 1979. aides hadn t happened to us to, north of the internet, nor did cell phones, norway to re-dna. all of those
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 thats 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. Im on the right side. After 35 years, it was finally time for justice. Its been a long journey. He was alone in his makeshift workshop. Had to be, for what he intended. Carefully he two of them, just a few inches each, sanded them down and drilled a hole in each one. And a piece of wire between them. Too thin, he doubled it for strength. His perfect weapon for his perfect crime. Warm outside in the brilliant sunshine, it was the summer of 197
i just got to know lynne knight just a little personally. too bad i didn t know her in life. [laughs] i. reporter: occasionally, a new set of detectives would dust off the file, tell donna they were optimistic about tracking it. it was just like, oh, here we go again. but i remember one detective saying to me, oh, we just have to wait until he kills again. and i went. no, no, this is not going to happen. this is not going to happen. there has got to be an answer. coming up a cold case but not a closed case, thanks to that mysterious weapon found of the crime scene. let s just take a look and see. when dateline continues. egy for copd. birds flyin high, you know how i feel. breeze driftin on by. .you know how i feel. you don t have to take. [coughing] .copd sitting down. it s a new dawn,. .it s a new day, it s time to make a stand. and i m feelin good.
happy about what they left behind. this woman weighed on me for quite a long time. in the back of your head. you don t want to leave a homicide case undone. that s just, just wrong. reporter: lead detective gary hilton second guessed himself endlessly. i could have been a little bit more, done a little bit more. i just got to know lynne knight just a little personally. too bad i didn t know her in life. [laughs] i. reporter: occasionally, a new set of detectives we dust off the file, tell donna they were optimistic about tracking it. it was just like, oh, here we go again.