courtroom and she looked like she owned the place. she loved defending those clients. she loved law. reporter: she d stayed late at work to read up on a murder case. but the next murder police wound up investigating was hers. she s representing some really hardened criminals. maybe somebody had a beef with her. it was personal. reporter: the clues? a missing gucci wallet. mystery strands of hair. it suggested that a female had maybe killed her and she d pulled the hair out. whodunit? who came up here and did it? somebody planned this murder. somebody wanted her out of the way. i told her, i will make this right. i will make this right for you. reporter: i m lester holt. and this is dateline. here s dennis murphy with shining star. reporter: cajun country is where the dreadful thing happened. baton rouge, the louisiana state capitol perched on the banks of the mississippi. three blocks off the river, on a chilly thursday night, a criminal defens
knew who was in the room with her. she trusted that person. the saddest thing is, the last thing you look at in this world is not your loved ones, it s your killer. i miss her so much. tough, tenacious. as feisty as her name. she would walk into a courtroom and look like she owned the place. she loved defending those clients. she loved law. reporter: she went to read up on a murder case, but the next murder the police investigated was hers. she is investigating some really hardened criminals. maybe somebody had beef with her. it was personal. the clues? a missing gucci wallet, mystery strands of hair. it suggested that a female killed her and she pulled the hair out. whodunit? who came up and did it? somebody planned this murder. somebody wanted her out of the way. i told her, i will make this right. i will make this right for you. welcome to dateline. she was bold, she was brash. chiquita tate was a rising stall star in the louisiana legal community
would walk into a courtroom and she would look like she d on the place. loved defending her clients. loved the law. stay late at work to read up on a murder case. but the next murder that police wound up investigating was hers. she is representing some really hardened criminals. maybe somebody had a beef with her? it was personal. the clues, a missing gucci wallet, mystery strands of hair. it s suggested that a female had maybe killed her. and had pulled the hair out. who done it? who came up here ended? somebody planned this murder. somebody wanted her out of the way. i told her, i will make this right. i will make this right. for you. ight for you. hello and welcome to dateline. she was, bold she was brass. nikita tate was a rising star in the louisiana legal community. the star that somebody wanted extinguished. we list of possible suspects was long. couldn t unhappy of client have wanted her to head, where the police need to look somewhere else e