Narrator she was a bright, young momtobe. She was beautiful. Confident, strong. It was the smile that really got me. Narrator moving on from a messy divorce, jumping into a new romance. No one could believe it when they found her. Theyre saying it was a homicide. Narrator then, police found something else revealing recordings. Brittany Eldridge Everything changed like, instantly. Its weird. Brittanys essentially speaking from the grave. You could see the emotions that she went through. Narrator could she point police to her killer . Im in shock and scared to death. All at once, just in a flash, her life just changed. [theme music playing] hello, and welcome to dateline. It started with a little flirtation in the office and bloomed into a fullblown romance. Problem was, Brittany Eldridge was married to another man. Then, brittany found out she was pregnant. And it was just weeks before her due date that tragedy struck. Investigators would quickly home in on the two men in Brittanys Life but was either capable of murder . Heres Andrea Canning with deadly circumstances. Andrea canning imagine all of your Phone Conversations being recorded for posterity. How would you feel . What secrets would they tell . Man why are you talking like youre trying to hide something . Andrea canning this story begins here, at a suburban office outside knoxville, tennessee. Looks a lot like any office in america. But when workers here talked on their desk phones, every word was captured. Woman she always looks like shes about to kill somebody. Andrea canning and oh, the stories they told unfiltered and intimate, with details about office romances. Woman oh my god, he was so hot. Andrea canning and in one heartbreaking case, maybe even clues about a murder. Woman this was a real whodunnit. Andrea Canning Norman Clark loves sports. His mother estella says he was a top athlete, and a good son, too. He was a loving, hard worker, caring person. Andrea canning as a boy, norman had dreams of playing in the nba, then studied Sports Management in college. But by his mid20s, he was working here, Vanderbilt Mortgage and finance. 23yearold Brittany Eldridge started there the very same day. She was beautiful, but it was the smile that really got me. Andrea canning that winning smile got to a lot of people. Brittanys Big Brother Jeffrey says she embraced life with a contagious enthusiasm. Jeffrey eldridge she liked to cheerlead, and she liked to play soccer. She was a Girly Girl and a tomboy at the same time. She was really big about living in the moment. Andrea canning at Vanderbilt Mortgage, Norman And Brittany were collectors, calling people to make sure they kept up with their house payments. What was it about brittany that you formed this instant connection with . She was very good at the job, so i actually used her as a tool, at first, to teach me. So she helped me out a lot. And thats when we started talking more and more about different things other than work. And what do you think she liked about you . I think she liked that i listened, that i actually cared about what she had to say. So it was just strictly platonic. You know, strictly friends. But then it just developed more, probably eight months later. Andrea canning it developed a lot more. They became lovers, and thats when things got complicated. Norman was single, but brittany, it turns out, was married. Her husband was a man named terry eldridge, a Truck Driver who drove his rig at night. What did she tell you about her marriage . She was happy, but she wanted children, and he did not. Were there any other issues, or was that the only one . They didnt spend a lot of time together because of their work schedule. She worked during the day. He worked at night. So they didnt see each other a lot. Andrea canning a married woman having an affair with a coworker not exactly the script for a fairytale romance. So for obvious reasons, Norman And Brittany kept their relationship on the downlow. We never went out in public, you know, out to eat or anything like that, maybe one time. Andrea canning but if colleagues could have heard their recorded Interoffice Phone calls, they would have discovered some suggestive, flirty banter. Brittany eldridge i could use your big, strong, manly muscles. Norman clark man, you know, we all could. [laughter] Andrea Canning more than a year after their affair started, Norman And Brittany were still keeping things quiet. Then, in february 2011, their Secret Affair became notsosecret. Brittanys husband found out, and not long after, she moved out and a divorce was in the works. Did things start to get a little too serious and real . Actually, i dont know, because she didnt even come To Me and tell me they were getting a divorce. She just told me that she was moving out, and that he had found out that we had been having an affair. Andrea canning not long after moving out, brittany delivered some unexpected news to her mother, robin. She was pregnant, and the father was her coworker, Norman Clark. When brittany told you that she was having a child with norman, what did you think . Uh, kind of shocked, at first. Surprised. Didnt know how to feel. Did you think it was a mistake . Or were you just its a blessing to have a baby . It was a blessing to her. And so, i guess when the shock wears off, youre just happy for her. And youre just there to do whatever you can to support her. Andrea Canning Norman says the baby certainly wasnt planned. But he says brittany was still his best friend, and he took the whole thing in stride. I was happy for her because i knew she wanted to have a baby. But at the time, she was still married. This is starting to get a little messy. Got a baby, shes now divorcing her husband, who found out about you. Well, i wouldnt say it was messy. It was complicated. Andrea canning this wouldnt be normans first experience with parenthood. A year earlier, he had a Baby Girl with a nashville woman hed been seeing. Norman helped to support his daughter, and says he was ready to do the same for brittany. Whats it like for you, being a father . Is that something that you cherish . Its the best thing in the world. Ive become a better man, a better person. And i worked hard to become a better parent for her. Had you always wanted more kids . Yes. Andrea Canning Brittany was excited about becoming a mother, and thrilled to learn she was having a boy. She even picked out a name for the baby . She did. What was the name . Zeke. Ezekiel. Robin owens she was just working, and being happy about the baby, and waiting for it to come, and getting things ready for it. Andrea Canning Brittany decided to keep working for as long as she could. December 13, 2011, was just two weeks away from her due date. Its a day her Friend And CoworkerAndrea Ray will never forget. Brittany uncharacteristically was late for work. Andrea ray she should have been there at 8 30. I was one of the only people that knew anything about norman. I went over there to normans desk, and i said, can you get in touch with Brittanys Mom . So i called her and asked if she had heard from brittany, and she said she hadnt, so shed go check on her. Was your first thought that, oh my gosh, Maybe Brittany has gone into labor . It was. That was i think everybodys first instinct was, oh, she went into labor, and shes in the hospital having the baby. Andrea Canning Robin went to Brittanys Apartment to be sure her daughter was ok. But when she called norman. It wasnt happy news about a new baby. It was a very frightening phone call. She was very upset, and she was crying. And ill never forget how she sounded on the phone. 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And i came over to her apartment, and it looks like its been trashed. I ran out of the apartment, because im scared, and the 911 Operator she said, you know, go back in there and see if you can find her. Andrea canning inside the front door, seen here in this police video, Robin Saw brittanys new flat Screen Tv lying on the floor. Robin owens oh my god. Operator what . Maam, what . Andrea canning next to The Living Room couch, the scattered contents of her purse. Then, robin heard The Sound of Running Water coming from the bathroom. Robin owens oh, god. Operator maam, talk To Me. So i had been everywhere except for the bedroom. And there was back in the back, and i didnt want to go in there. And i get to the doorway of the bedroom, and i just got a glimpse of her. And i just knew that she was gone. Robin owens shes in the floor, dead. Operator are you sure . Dont Robin Owens shes shes naked. Oh, my god. Operator in where . What room . Robin owens in her bedroom. Operator ok. Robin owens oh, god. Please send something. Operator maam. Ok. We are. Robin owens oh, god. Oh, god. Operator maam. Hold on, honey. Hold on. I ran straight out of the apartment. And by this time, the ambulance, and police, and fire department, and all the Emergency Crews are coming. Andrea Canning Robin was in shock. The pain was more than she could bear. At the scene, a police cruisers Dash Cam captured an officer trying to console her. Robin owens oh, god. I just cant believe this happened. Why did it happen . Why . Its the worst horror a mother could ever have to witness. It is. And you wouldnt thinking anything like that would happen in A Million years. And all at once, just in a flash, your life just changed. Andrea canning Brittany Eldridge had been strangled and stabbed in the throat. Police found her on the floor next to her bed, her naked body partially covered by lingerie. She was just 25 years old. The unborn boy she had named zeke was gone, too. After the shock has worn off, you must be thinking, who did this . Im thinking, how in the world could Somebody Murder a young lady thats eight and a half months pregnant . You know, how could somebody be so cruel . Im thinking, why . Thats a question thats never answered, is why . Were you the one who broke the news to jeffrey . Yes. That must have been extremely difficult. It was very hard. Andrea canning jeffrey, brittanys older brother, was at the gym. When i got back to my locker, and i got my phone, i had, like, 40 missed calls or something. She said, somebody killed your sister. Did you immediately ask, who did this . I never thought about it. Andrea canning all jeffrey could think about was that brittany was gone the Kid Sister who had always filled him with pride. She often talked about becoming a mom. Now, that dream would never be realized, and in its place would be a murder investigation. It was a very closedoff scene that they had. Of course, crime Scene Tape around. Andrea canning when reporter Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News sentinel heard about a body being found, she went straight to the scene. Are police talking to you . Are they telling you anything about whats inside . No. The major crimes folks came later, as did the Crime Scene folks. Andrea canning what investigators found was a ransacked apartment, suggesting a burglary that was interrupted and had turned violent. In fact, there had been a series of burglaries in the area in recent days. For Jamie Satterfield, there were things to speculate about in those early moments, but nothing concrete to report. Other than just hunches and all that, we just didnt have anything to go on. Did you have an open mind, as to the scenarios of what might have happened, who could have done this . I didnt focus in on any one person. I just wanted to know who did it, and why. Yeah, i never had a specific person in mind that could have done it. I didnt have a clue. Andrea canning there werent many clues. But there were so many questions. And in this case, there would be no easy answers. Narrator Coming Up