the hole never goes away. there are times you need to have a tissue handy? absolutely. absolutely. and then, a decade after robin s murder our dad committed suicide, and it was devastating for us. it s true he had a terminal illness. he was dying of emphysema but, honestly, he was dying of grief. virgil hoynes was just 61. by 2003 the robin hoynes murder case was as cold as they come, 19 halloweens old, buried in the basement of the torrance police department, forgotten. but, that year the department started reviewing unsolved murders and the hoynes case caught the eye of an aggressive deputy d.a. named john lewin who took special pleasure in cracking unsolved cases. this is my favorite thing to do.
the foam, the murder, the coverup, yvonne s 20-year secret was finally out. when you were telling those things, what was going on in your tummy? a feeling of relief that i can finally get it out. i would think you would be pretty darn nervous. i was, but i was tired. i was tired of having that in my gut. i want to be normal again. i want my life back. then in 2006 up in the mountains, a delegation of policemen arrived at the fire station of the popular captain known as bill. i was totally surprised when i got the word he had been arrested and even more surprised when i heard what it was for. even to this day, i find it hard to believe. word about the arrest traveled fast to the hoynes home. very excited. relief. it sounds terrible, but thrilling because you know what? it was the beginning of the ball rolling that he s going to stay in prison for the rest of his life and never get out.
once the hoynes house would have been festive. not anymore. they closed the door, turned out the light. just the word halloween unleashed a wave of grief. the investigation into robin s murder was stalled even though police had a suspect in plain sight. william marshall. and the family groped for solace. we had to take comfort in that because we really were probably never going to see any resolution in this. they didn t have enough evidence. years passed. there were other cases to solve, new priorities, of course, and for detective lancaster, retirement. it there are cases that stay with you after your retirement, probably for the rest of your life, at least for me. this was one of them. the hoynes family struggled to move on without robin. there were high school graduations, marriages, children, but
andrew cuomo will challenge governor kathy hochul. adam kinzinger will not seek re-election for his house seat. the congressman is the second republican who voted to impeach the former president to do so. kinzinger has hinted at a run for higher office in the future. now back to dateline. welcome back to dateline. i m natalie morales. investigators have a person of interest in the murder of 21-year-old be robin hoynes. william marshall. but marshall has an alibi and there isn t enough evidence to bring charges against him. a break in the case would come, but not for another 20 years. here again, keith morrison with the night before halloween. october 1985, another halloween. once the hoynes host would have been festive. not anymore.
was finally out. when you were telling those things, what was going on in your tummy? a feeling of relief that i could finally get it out. i would think you would be pretty darn nervous. i was. but i was tired. i was tired in my gut. i wanted to be normal again. i wanted my life back. then in the mountains a delegation of policemen arrived at the fire station of the popular captain known as bill. i was totally surprised when i got the word he had been arrested and even more surprised when i heard what it was for. even to this day, i find it hard to believe. word about the arrest traveled to the hoynes home. very exciting. relief. it sounds terrible but thrilling because you know what? it was the beginning of the ball rolling that he s going to stay in prison for the rest of his life and never get out. his trial, 23 years after