invites a friend to sleep over. the next morning, she s dead. oh, my god! i don t feel a pulse. what in the world happened? how could this be? turned out this was no ordinary slumber party. we know from their phones that this was a planned event. they had discussed it. they took pictures. stories surfacing of a dangerous experiment. the main purpose of having the sleepover was to try it. an experiment that just might tempt other teens. we know it s entered our high school. why the clues in this mystery could save a life in your family. you have a lot of people watching dateline that need to talk to their kids. welcome to dateline. parents always worry there are so many dangers out in the world a teenager can face. but at a slumber party in your own basement? how could something deadly have found its way there? taken a bright, talented girl. and could it happen in your town, to your child? here s kate snow with one small dose. they re killing our k
a bright and beautiful teen invites a friend to sleep over. the next morning, she s dead. oh, my god! i don t feel a pulse. what in the world happened? how could this be? turned out this was no ordinary slumber party. we know from their phones that this was a planned event. they had discussed it. they took pictures. stories surfacing of a dangerous experiment. the main purpose of having the sleepover was to try it. an experiment that just might tempt other teens. we know it s entered our high school. why the clues in this mystery could save a life in your family. you have a lot of people watching dateline that need to talk to their kids. welcome to dateline. parents always worry there are so many dangers out in the world a teenager can face. but at a slumber party in your own basement? how could something deadly have found its way there? taken a bright, talented girl. and could it happen in your town, to your child? here s kate snow with one small d
dangerous experiment. the main purpose of having the sleepover was to try it. an experiment that just might tempt other teens. we know it s entered our high school. why the clues in this mystery could save a life in your family. you have a lot of people watching dateline that need to talk to their kids. welcome to dateline. parents always worry there are so many dangers out in the world a teenager can face. but at a slumber party in your own basement? how could something deadly have found its way there? taken a bright, talented girl. and could it happen in your town, to your child? here s kate snow with one small dose. they re killing our kids and we need to do something about it. reporter: it s a new threat. she was saying, erin, your best friend died, and she kept yelling that over and over. reporter: and these teens found out about it the hard way. it s made out to seem like one of those, you re not really going to see it in your life kind of
Im lester holt and this is dateline. Here is kate snow with one small dose. These teens found out the hard way. Its made to seem like youre not going to see it in your life kind of drug. Theyre called synthetic drugs, cheap, dangerous, easy to get and often marketed specifically to young people. Something that deadly in this small of a dose had entered our high school. Not just our community but our kids. You may not have heard of them, but Law Enforcement agencies across the country have and they are sounding the alarm. It is a gamble. Every time i kid gets ahold of one of these things, theyre gambling. Theyre gambling with their lives. No better way to understand that lifethreatening gamble than the story of 17yearold Tara Fitzgerald. Oh, my god, her lips are blue and i dont i dont feel a pulse. I dont feel a pulse. Its a story no parent wants to hear. But this mom and dad feel compelled to share. It seemed surreal, unbelievable. Unimaginable. Tara fitzgerald was no typical teenager.
Who was going to benefit by these two deaths . Jessica was the only child. The sole heir . The sole heir. Was there someone else who stood to gain . It was by far the most important piece of evidence in the case. The clue that would reveal a mind blowing betrayal. I dont know how someone could have predicted this. But first, a very different kind of dateline mystery. One every family needs to see. She was a rare gem to have as a friend. And were lucky to have been with her. A bright and beautiful teen invites a friend to sleep over. The next morning, shes dead. Oh, my god, i dont feel a pulse. What in the world happened . How could this be . It turned out this was no ordinary slumber party. We know from their phones that this was a planned event. They had discussed it. They took pictures. Stories surfacing of a dangerous experiment. The main purpose of having this involvement was to try it. An experiment that just might tempt other teens. We know its entered our high school. Why the cl