what happened. when a woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. in this case, that wouldn t be so simple. in this case, there was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. she came at me and grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. then, there was the former colleague with a crush. cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. so, you have three potential suspects. yeah it s a tangle. could investigators unravel it. we re asking ourselves what this means. would her family ever find justice. just 17 years of built up emotion, you know? hello, and welcome to dateline, they say good things come in small packages. sandi johnson s family and friends would agree. the young mom was petite, pretty, and devoted to her two kids. but when she went missing, police wondered if sandi s home life was as happy as it seemed. they quickly uncovered a web of romanti
sandy s cousins. sandy is actio move, go, do, do, talkative, laugh, always. she s a mile a minute. and beautiful. gorgeous. tiny little thing. she wore like a double zero. she modeled even? she did some modeling, yeah, she did some kind of a bridal thing at one time. that friday, sandy took the day off from her job at a car dealership to prepare for the party. sandy s husband greg said she was always a mom first. everything revolved around the kids. how excited was she to be a mom? i think she was really excited. i think that s what she wanted. yeah, she liked it. sandy had a plan. the kids would spend the day with vickie while she zipped around town. that morning she left vickie a message or her phone. pick up the cake after 2:00 today and i ll be around after that. talk to you later, bye-bye. but 4:00 came and went and no sandy. vickie s hands were full with her kids and sandy s. at first, she wasn t too concerned. maybe around 4:30, 5:00, i st
man in her life, but it wouldn t be so simple. she came out, and grabbed me by the arms, and then she called the police. then there was this secret boyfriend that wasn t telling police all he knew. he wasn t up front in the beginning. then there was third man. the former colleague with a crush. he shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. so you have three potential suspects. yeah. it s a tangle. court investigators unravel it. we re asking ourselves, what does this mean. would her family ever find justice. this is 17 years of built-up emotions, you know. i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s andrea canning. it s a celebration no mother would ever want to miss, a child s fifth birthday, but suddenly, she was gone, out of his life. there s nothing that anybody could really do to fix, repair that missing part. his mother, sandy johnson, was outgoing, energetic and an awesome mom. those kids were everything to her. so w
man in her life, but it wouldn t be so simple. she came out, and grabbed me by the arms, and then she called the police. then there was this secret boyfriend that wasn t telling police all he knew. he wasn t up front in the beginning. then there was third man. the former colleague with a crush. he shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. so you have three potential suspects. yeah. it s a tangle. court investigators unravel it. we re asking ourselves, what does this mean. would her family ever find justice. this is 17 years of built-up emotions, you know. i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s andrea canning. it s a celebration no mother would ever want to miss, a child s fifth birthday, but suddenly, she was gone, out of his life. there s nothing that anybody could really do to fix, repair that missing part. his mother, sandy johnson, was outgoing, energetic and an awesome mom. those kids were everything to her. so w