My whole world just died right there. For months the murder stayed cold. Didnt have witness, didnt have video, didnt have dna. We had everything going against us. We would go down and talk to the detective. We wouldnt let it go. Then a break, another victim. He would Duct Tape me, Duct Tape my mouth. And she knew a secret. Could she risk revealing it . Something is going to happen tonight. A killer ready to run, facetoface with The One person who might be able to stop him. He just reached over the Glove Compartment and he pulled out the gun, and i said, please dont kill me. I wanted to get out of there alive. It was a Monday Morning in January 2007. 9 08 a. M. A young woman in San Antonio, texas, texted her boyfriend. I love you, thats all it said, nothing more. Downtown, the alamo had just opened its doors. A few tourists began boarding little boats to gaze at remnants of Texas History along urban stretches of the San Antonio river, and several miles away in the farther reaches of the
Did she come into a lot of money she couldnt explain . Maybe she was selling secrets . Maybe. Thats like out of a spy novel. What about other secrets . The personal kind. We knew they were having issues. Right before they got married she found out that he was cheating. But somewhere out there was a Stranger Keeping Secrets too. My Data Guy starts going through her facebook. She made reference to firearms in her social media. We saw that they were communicating her gas mileage. What a weird thing to do. A mystery that would drag on for months. And then, one final secret uncovered by science. You start peeling the layers back until the number is visible. Visible. Hello And welcome to dateline. Texas native Karlyn Ramirez grew up surrounded by Friends And Family, then moved east after joining the army. She had a job she loved, a Baby Daughter she adored And her whole life ahead of her. Then she was shot dead in her home. Her killer thought hed covered his tracks. But investigators were de
Definitely scared the heck out of me. She was a girl, then, too. Solving these mysteries became her mission. So how many names did you have . About 2,300 names. Could cuttingedge technology crack an Icecold Case . I was like, no way. I believe in the devil, And people that dont believe in the devil, i think, theyre in for a big surprise. Hello, And welcome to dateline. Michella And jenni were just like most kids their age. They loved riding bikes, And playing outdoors. The funloving girls didnt know each other. But they would be forever connected, through tragedy. Decades later, a detective would leave no stone unturned, on a quest for justice. And in the process, uncovered a twist that left investigators speechless. Here is Keith Morrison with evil was watching. Again And again, she came here. Stood under the ancient canopy. Walked the damp, narrow paths, to the places the killer used to hide what he had done. As if looking, once more, after all these years would tell her something. A
Having an affair. Where was she. There was just no answer. Nearly 30 years, 60 investigators, and it all kept coming back to one elusive suspect. He just calmly said, i know how to get rid of a body so it can never be found. It was basically a nowornever situation. Hello and welcome to dateline. When Kathy Heckel disappeared, the police didnt know if they were dealing with a missing Person Case or a Cold Blood murder. Decades later, a young detective who was a young kid when kathy vanished dusted off the old files. Investigators couldnt solve her case then. Could he help solve it all . Here is Josh Mankiewicz with she didnt come home. Time can be like a river, a long stream of events rushing by. Most barely make a ripple. But a few, like the sudden loss of a close friend, a child, or a parent, have a way of circling back upon us in a ceaseless loop of memory and regret. Thats the way its been for John Heckel and his sister Alicia Talbot ever since that completely normal morning in 1991
The Mind Isnt a completely different phase came. Young it was unbelievable. She said, you did it. I said, no, you did. Route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. Cities like albuquerque, New Mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. Today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway faded And closed as the Cottonwood Mall became the new downtown. The mall was the big hangout. I met my husbAnd at the mall. So did i. It has played a pivotal part in our lives. For the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the Cottonwood Mall in albuquerque was important in their lives. It was people we went to school with. 17yearold brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. She is this blond blueeyed girl with a big eyes And a striking mile. Everything was good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior year at High School had planned to meet her mom for