shift was hurt last she was lying face down, a pool of blood under one side. just one tiny clue. a piece of foam rubber. there was a suspect, but he had an alibi, until this revelation. i said, i have something that you need to know. welcome to dateline, it hello, and welcome to dateline. it sometimes take especially to look at a crime scene and spot the one thing that is out of place, the clue that will crack the case. in this story, that thing appeared so inconsequential, that no one even knew what it was, let alone what it meant. it took almost two decades, a team of determined investigators, and a detective with an unusual background find out. here s keith morrison with the night before halloween. it was the night before halloween, october 30th midnight approaching. it happened in one of the middle class suburbs that s roll across the los angeles basin. inside a fast food franchise, closed for the night, a frantic scrambling, running feet, and then, sile
there was a suspect, but he had an alibi, until this revelation. revelation i said, i have something that you need to know. welcome to dateline, it sometimes takes a special eye to look at a crime scene and spot the one thing that is out of place. the clue that will crack the case. and in this story, that thing appeared so inconsequential, no one even knew what it was, alone would ve meant. it took almost two decades of a team of determinant investigators and a detective was than usual back out to find out. here is keith morrison with the night before halloween. it was the night before halloween, october 30th, late, midnight approaching. it happened in one of the little class suburbs that sprawl across the los angeles basin. inside a fast food franchise, closed for the night. a frantic scrambling, running feet, then, silence. but the nice morning, not far away, the family dollar prepared for celebration, kim was the eldest, then robin, trisha, wendy. excited, because
store after hours. detective lancaster showed the employee pictures of several suspects who might have been prowling at the kfc that night. and he picked out william marshall as being the person that was acting suspicious around this business at 11, 11:30 at night. marshall was put under surveillance and followed for a few days. and where did he go? back to the very same kfc where he was prowling in the week before. employees there would not let marshall in, so he drove off. and the cops followed. a few miles later, they pulled him over. after removing him from the car, we found what we thought was the weapon that he had used in our homicide. which was a 7 to 9 inch but we knife in the backpack he was carrying. there was no usable evidence on that knife, but it was the right size in shape. so it looked to the cops at least, that they had their man. william marshall was arrested. his knife, clothes and boots
really upset with me. and that they did not want me at her funeral. and i did not go. i felt really sad that i traded ours with her. that should have maybe been me. i felt very guilty. a few days after robin s murder, the case seemed to be going sideways. william marshall remained only a person of interest, no new leads had emerged. and that odd clue, the piece of foam, was still just a mystery. then came a break. police got a call from an employee at a kentucky fried chicken about 30 miles away from the one where robin was killed. he had claimed that someone in army fatigues, when akot club and boots had been casing the store after hours. detective lancaster showed the employee pictures of several suspects who might have been prowling at the kfc that night. and he picked out william marshall as being the person that was acting suspicious around this business at 11, 11:30 at night.
really upset with me and that they didn t want me at her funeral, and i didn t go. i mean, i felt really sad that i traded hours with her and, you know, that should have maybe been me, and i just felt very guilty for it. a few days after robin s murder, the case seemed to be going sideways. william marshall remained only a person of interest, no new leads had emerged, and that odd clue, the piece of foam, was still just a mystery. then came a break. police got a call from an employee at a kentucky fried chicken 30 miles away from the one where robin was killed. he claimed somebody in army fatigues wearing a cap, gloves and boots had been casing the store after hours. detective lancaster showed the employee pictures of several suspects who might have been prowling at the kfc that night. he picked out william marshall as being the person that was acting suspicious