despite those who say, go back to your own country, puerto rico is part of the u.s. it s not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requi
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laci peterson, the beaming young mom to be. please, please, let her come home to us. keith morrison: prosecutors speak out in an in-depth television interview. you put so much of your life into it. it stays with you. keith morrison: laci s husband. finally hear the story he told. his rarely seen police interrogation. we couldn t find anything wrong with this guy. he was that charming. keith morrison: and surprising details from the other woman who helped uncover the truth. it s still affects me emotionally. keith morrison: did scott peterson kill his wife? i do not believe he did. i mean, really? who else could have done it? i m glad you asked that question. keith morrison: once upon a time, in a small california city lived a sweet pregnant woman with a radiant smile. and outside of friends and family hardly anyone knew her name. she would never know, of course, how famous that name of hers was about to become. we have no indication, no significant leads at this point. keith
heart, something was not right. a mother vanished. i cried myself to sleep, it was awful, realizing that your worst nightmare has come true. a family, anguished. she is gone. do you have any idea how hard that was? now, the questions begin in a southern gothic mystery. the case is puzzling. we did not really know what had happened. who could ever imagine you could have a murder in your family? soon, there would be secrets. we were dealing with a person leading a double life. and one of them would prove deadly. anyone say i know that you did this? it hurts too much for me to say that out loud. hello, and welcome to dateline. it is a case that centers on a mother who had gone missing, and the small town secret that led to a very big surprise. here is keith morrison. suppose for a minute you are sitting in your car, smack dab in the middle of tuscaloosa, alabama. and the point of southwest down highway 69, and kept a sharp eye out after half an hour o