you think that that sort of thing happens to that other people. it s the most frightening thing in the world. a young wife. she always saw the good in people. she had a way to make you smile. missing for nine days. it s so wrong, and nicole is somewhere where she shouldn t be. it was hard enough when they didn t know, much worse when they did. it came over the tv a body had been found. i will never forget that as long as i live. this could go down any number of paths. and it did. had her troubled past finally caught up with her? i saw the pill bottle and i freaked out. or was it something much darker? he told me he would put it in her red bull. how did she change? she became more sexual with people. who wanted her dead? he thought he was somewhat of a player. did it make him a killer? welcome to dateline. nikki pietz was a well liked fitness executive married to the man of her dream, then one night, she was supposed to meet her husb
big clue for detectives. nici s vial of percocet was sitting out on the counter. the bottle is empty. the 56 pill prescription, filled just two days before, gone. because i saw the pill bottle and i freaked out. i was so scared she d relapsed. that s a lot of pills. and i thought maybe she od d or something. as detectives wrapped up the interview with the husband, a narrative was starting to come together about the victim of a former addict, possibly re-addicted. how does that change the complexion of the investigation early on? the woman s body that has been found was a recovering addict and maybe fell off the wagon. well it makes it far more complex for us because now we have to consider the possibility that she met up with the wrong person at the wrong time and that somehow led to her demise. that this was somehow related to the people that she knew through her aa affiliation, which he was very much into and regularly attended those meetings. so doors are opening of possibil
i was so scared she d relapsed. that s a lot of pills. and i thought maybe she d oh deed or something. as detectives wrapped up the interview with the husband, a narrative was starting to come together about the victim. of a former addict, possibly re-addicted. how does that change the complexion of the investigation? early on, the woman s body that has been found was a recovering addict. maybe fell off the wagon. well it makes it far more complex for us because now we have to consider the possibility that she met up with the wrong person, at the wrong time. and that somehow led to her demise. that this was somehow related to the people that she knew through her aa affiliation. which he was very much into and attended those meetings. so doors are opening the possibilities, rather than closing? yes. yes. some old fashion gumshoe investigative work would have to come next. tracking down phone records, credit card statements. anything to pinpoint where nicki may have headed afte
former addict, possibly re-addicted. how does that change the complexion of the investigation early on? the woman whose body has been found was a recovering addict and maybe fell off the wagon? well, it makes it far more complex for us, because now we have to consider the possibility that she met up with the wrong person at the wrong time, and that somehow led to her demise. that this was somehow related to the people that she knew through her aa affiliation. which she was very much into, and regularly attended those meetings. so doors are opening a possibility. yes. rather than closing. yes, yes. some old fashioned gumshoe investigative work would have to come next. tracking down phone records, credit card statements. anything to pinpoint where nici may have headed after leaving the condo saturday morning. only one more blip on nici s timeline surfaced. a single phone call made around noon on saturday from her cell phone to the gym s front desk while david pietz was work
i thought maybe she od d or something. as detectives wrapped up the interview with the husband, a narrative was starting to come together about the victim, of a former addict, possibly re-addicted. how does that change the complexion of the investigation early on? the woman whose body has been found was a recovering addict and maybe fell off the wagon? well, it makes it far more complex for us, because now we have to consider the possibility that she met up with the wrong person at the wrong time, and that somehow led to her demise. that this was somehow related to the people that she knew through her aa affiliation. which she was very much into, and regularly attended those meetings. so doors are opening a possibility. yes. rather than closing. yes, yes. some old fashioned gumshoe investigative work would have to come next. tracking down phone records, credit card statements. anything to pinpoint where nici may have headed after leaving the condo saturday morning. only