horrible. she s missing, where is she at? police worked the clues. her car abandoned. i was scared to death. a mysterious caller captured on camera. why would this person call from a pay phone in the middle of the night? then came the secret. she was married. rumors about her being pregnant. she truly believed she was he was going to leave his wife. anger, betrayal, revenge. a bomb exploded. world war iii. this crazy love triangle, kidnapping, potential murder? this is heather s life we re talking about. terrifying. when you see your parents hurting, you wish that you can take all their pain away. it s impossible. reporter: myrtle beach, south carolina. vacation heaven. 60 miles of instagram worthy sand and surf and thrills at every turn. but leave the tourists behind and go inland a mere 20 minutes to a bend in the river. it s tranquil, the trees are draped in spanish moss. there s a boat landing here with a fancy name, peach tree landing. i
he was stressed out, something was going on there. what had happened to ray? soon it wasn t just doctors and his family asking that question, it was detectives. this was most likely not a suicide. he had enemies. he received a surprise package from one. this man sent my dad a bomb. we were there for a surprise phone call from another. she went into this. oh. can i get snt. yeah. one second. it is josh mankiewicz from dateline. is there anything you want to say? no shortage of suspects, just a shortage of detectives. the police department running out of money is not usually one of the things you think of. no. i pressed on. i did what i had to do. would she ever find justice? it is your father. your father is murdered. you are not going to give up. welcome to dateline . on a warm day in august of 2009, 65-year-old ray kotomski quenched his thirst with a cool drink, but that drink contained a secret. a potion so sinister kotomski would be
People around you, life goes on. but you re still stuck. you re holding on to the hope. i m crying melvin. i m natalie morales. and this is dateline. it was one lie after another lie after another lie after another lie. it doesn t make any sense, does it? you took my father. you killed my father. somebody s going to pay for this. there are easier ways to die. i got a call from my cousin saying my dad was in the hospital. how did he look? horrible. he drank something sweet and deadly. he had those crystals, there was no question? no question. the real question, why would he do it?