and this is dateline. i can t believe that their baby is lying there lifeless. she was everything to me. she was so sweet everybody. state troopers said bonnie had died in a hiking accident. the said she fell off a cliff. her mother said, they were wrong. i was screaming to them, these are defensive wounds. no witnesses, no weapon. nothing left behind by a stranger s dna. we no longer have some accidental death. this was a homicide. they had no suspect. but for years, her mother kept fighting to find bonnie s killer. bonnie s mother continues her own crusade. then after more than a decade of searching, a phone call. i just got information, there was a match. can we get a conviction on just the dna? and there was something else. something about bonnie herself. it was almost like she knew something hello, and welcome to dateline. we often see headlines about dna evidence exonerating the innocent. it seems we hear less about how dna from an unknow
Craig and did not rape her. are you telling you believe that your client is innocent. i am. you don t think he committed this crime? i don t. at the sentencing in september 2011, as the prosecutor argued for two injured 44 years of maximum sentence and no chance of parole because dion hadn t shown any signs of remorse. dion as the family pointed out as never taking responsibility for what s he s done. and i never will because i didn t do it! and that answers your question. judge nothing further. kenneth dion as if on cue denied it all. the judge gave him the maximum. but also the chance at parole when he s about 80. is it possibly actually didn t remember doing it? i struggle with that. is it possible that his protest are sincere in that he had an episode in his life that he has either blocked out or for some reason counter call based on what was happening in his life at that time. cocaine puts holes in your brain as they say.
Client is innocent. i am. you don t think he committed this crime? i don t. at the sentencing in september 2011, as the prosecutor argued for two injured 44 years of maximum sentence and no chance of parole because dion hadn t shown any signs of remorse. dion as the family pointed out as never taking responsibility for what s he s done. and i never will because i didn t do. and that answers your question. judge nothing further. kenneth dion as if on cue denied it all. the judge gave him the maximum. but also the chance at parole when he s about 80. is it possibly actually didn t remember doing it? i struggle with that. is it possible that his protest are sincere in that he had an episode in his life that he has either blocked out or for some reason counter call based on what was happening in his life at that time. it puts holes in your brain as they say.
He s guilty. amazing, amazing. ken dion did not kill bonnie craig and did not rape her. reporter: are you telling me that you believe your client is innocent? i am. reporter: you don t think he committed this crime? i don t. we re asking for the maximum sentence. reporter: at the sentencing this past october, as the prosecutor argued for 124 years, the maximum sentence and no chance at parole because dion hadn t shown any sign of remorse mr. dion, as the family has pointed out, has never taken responsibility for what he s done. and i never will because i didn t do it! and that answers your question, judge. nothing further. reporter: kenneth dion, as if on cue, denied it all. the judge gave him the maximum but also the chance at parole when he s about 80. for now, dion s appealing the case. is it possible he actually didn t remember doing it? i struggle with that. is it possible that his
praise god. it was like the weight of the world was lifted off our shoulders. he s guilty. amazing, amazing. ken dion did not kill bonnie craig and did not rape her. reporter: are you telling me that you believe your client is innocent? i am. reporter: you don t think he committed this crime? i don t. we re asking for the maximum sentence. reporter: at the sentencing in october 2011, as the prosecutor argued for 124 years, the maximum sentence and no chance at parole because dion hadn t shown any sign of remorse mr. dion, as the family has pointed out, has never taken responsibility for what he s done. and i never will because i didn t do it! and that answers your question, judge. nothing further. reporter: kenneth dion, as if on cue, denied it all. the judge gave him the maximum but also the chance at parole when he s about 80. is it possible he actually