Was broken. Did the killer have a key . The question always was, how did the person get into the house . A decade later, in a state 1500 miles away, detectives finally found their answer. We got a dna hit. Reporter and more questions. We knew there was more to this story than just some guy coming from colorado to commit a murder and go back home again. Reporter did someone closer to home want her dead . Youre 99 sure that he had something to do with it, but theres no smoking gun. So many secrets still to be revealed. I know more about this than ive said. Reporter and one more killer still on the run. He knew what was in that house. He knew what he was doing. Doesnt get any worse than that. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with indiscretion. Reporter she was a bubbly woman in her early 20s just looking for a clean break. Heidi bernadzikowski, a baltimore pool league ace had, in recent years, endured some tough times. But now the shots were starting the d
Was broken. Did the killer have a key . The question always was, how did the person get into the house . A decade later, in a state 1500 miles away, detectives finally found their answer. We got a dna hit. Reporter and more questions. We knew there was more to this story than just some guy coming from colorado to commit a murder and go back home again. Reporter did someone closer to home want her dead . Youre 99 sure that he had something to do with it, but theres no smoking gun. So many secrets still to be revealed. I know more about this than ive said. Reporter and one more killer still on the run. He knew what was in that house. He knew what he was doing. Doesnt get any worse than that. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with indiscretion. Reporter she was a bubbly woman in her early 20s just looking for a clean break. Heidi bernadzikowski, a baltimore pool league ace had, in recent years, endured some tough times. But now the shots were starting the d
12 children. He says, oh, my god. Reporter they didnt have 12, but this devout Roman Catholic couple did raise their five in a baltimore, maryland suburb. High heidi, the only girl in a sea of brothers. When i hear that, i think poor heidi. Yep, yep. Reporter growing up with all those boys. Well, and we had friends that used to say to us, oh, she must be treated like a princess. And i said, are you kidding me . She had to be just about tough as they were. And she kept them in their place too, i mean. She wasnt treated like she was a Little Princess thats for sure. Reporter heidi grew up to be a happy, outgoing, athletic girl, surrounded by friends. It was a noisy, loving family with strict rules. Everyone at the table for dinner. Mass on sunday and no back talk. Heidis brothers frank and harold. Reporter true that your mom was known to wash out a potty mouth with a bar of soap . I got it. True. Reporter did you . Yeah. They were very strict. Definitely had a bar of soap from time to ti
When donna and walter bernadzikowski met at a church social, talk of a family even preceded the engagement ring. He used to scare the girls away by saying he wanted 12 children. And i said, well, i always thought i wanted to have 12 children. He says, oh, my god. Reporter they didnt have 12, but this devout Roman Catholic couple did raise their five in a baltimore, maryland suburb. Heidi, the only girl in a sea of brothers. When i hear that, i think poor heidi. Yep, yep. Reporter growing up with all those boys. Well, and we had friends that used to say to us, oh, she must be treated like a princess. And i said, are you kidding me . She had to be just about tough as they were. And she kept them in their place too, i mean. She wasnt treated like she was a Little Princess thats for sure. Reporter heidi grew up to be a happy, outgoing, athletic girl, surrounded by friends. It was a noisy, loving family with strict rules. Everyone at the table for dinner. Mass on sunday and no back talk. He
here comes trouble, huh? exactly. reporter: those first few hours left investigators wondering was this the first signature of a budding serial killer? was there going to be a number two? or was it something else? the house was tossed, yeah ransacked. you ve got a potential motive of burglary. and you ve got the other motive on the wall of a serial murderer. reporter: twenty-miles away, walter and donna bernadzikowski got a knock on the door at their severna park, maryland home. it was the police. and he says, you have a daughter heidi and, yes. you know, and i said, you know, what s the matter? you know, she s been in an accident? what you know, what s going on? and he said, heidi s dead. it, it was, you know, was quite a shock and i just started