How far would you go . How long would you wait to get justice for a friend . He killed her. He needed to pay for it. They had been college roommates, super close. Until that terrible night. The wounds could suggest rage at the victim. Absolutely. Who could have done it, her boyfriend . Her ex . He was very obsessed with angie. The trail went cold for more than two decades. But she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private Detective License to help prove it. I said, im a private investigator, and i need you to tell me where is the evidence, all of that. It wasnt well received at all. Finally, the break they needed. We got the match. Leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. It could not have shocked me more. Hello and welcome to dateline. When angie samota walked into a room, people noticed. Pretty, vivacious, and outgoing. The College Student had her choice of dates. Then late one friday night, angie was murdered. A crucial clue pointed to one man, but in this c
He was very obsessed with angie. The trail went cold for more than two decades, but she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private detective license to help prove it. I said, im a private investigator, and i need you to tell me wheres the evidence, all of that. Wasnt well received at all. Finally, the break they needed. We got the match. Leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. We could not have you could not have shocked me more. Hello, and welcome to when dateline continues. When angie samota walked into a room, people noticed pretty, vivacious, and outgoing. The College Student had her choice of dates. Then late one friday night, angie was murdered. A crucial clue pointed to one man, but in this case, nothing was as it seemed. It would take decades and a tenacious friend to uncover the truth. Heres josh mankowitz with in the middle of the night. Reporter it was a saturday morning in october, 1984, when sheilah wysoc kidss phone rang. It was a girlfriend. She
here s josh mankiewicz with in the middle of the night. it was a saturday morning in october, 1984 when sheila wysocki s phone rang. it was a girlfriend, and she said there s been an accident. an accident involving sheila s good friend, freshman roommate and fellow student at southern methodist university, angela samota. i initially thought that angie had been in a car accident. and of course, i went through the, is she in the hospital, where is she? and i wasn t getting any information from her. and my girlfriend was crying. that s because it wasn t an accident. that same morning, angie s sorority sister, evelyn sandy, was given the news straight out by 2 friends. they told me angie had been
tell me where s the evidence, all of that. it wasn t well received at all. finally, the break they needed. we got the match. leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. you could not have shocked me more. what really happened in the middle of the night. thanks for joining us, i m lester holt. in some of the most difficult murder cases there just aren t any suspects. in this story, there were plenty, but it would be years before technology and one determined woman would help reveal who the killer really was. and in a case that started out with so many possibilities, no one would believe how it ended. here s josh mankowitz. reporter: it was a saturday morning in october, 1984, when sheila s phone rang. it was a girlfriend. she said that there s been an accident. reporter: an accident involving sheila s good friend, freshman roommate and fellow student at southern methodist university, angela samoda. i initially thought that angie had been in a car acc
investigator and i need you to tell me where s the evidence, all of that wasn t well received at all. finally, the break they needed. we got the match. leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. it could not have shocked me more. what really happened in the more. what really happened in the middle of the night. captions paid for by nbc-universal television thanks for joining us. i m lester holt. in some of the most difficult murder cases, there just aren t any suspects. in this story, there were plenty. but it would be years before technology and one determined woman would help reveal who the killer really was. and in a case that started out with so many possibilities, no one would believe how it ended. here s josh mankowitz. sheila s phone rang. they said there had been an accident. an accident involving sheila s good friend, roommate, and fellow student. angela samota. i initially thought angie had been in a car accident. i went through the is