she was brave. she was incredibly brave. why didn t i know that she needed me and that she was alone and that she was hurt? nothing was the same after that. nothing. they found her at the soccer field. the straight arrow student killed by a single bullet. i just hit the floor. i remember the pain. every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. that someone would shoot my child. like, why? this is a small town whodunit. oh, yeah we were afraid. what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? we re trying to find out why! i would never hurt halee. they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. he s there. he s got a gun. how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! that s a bombshell. that definitely was. i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. for that mother to get on that stand. it was absolute silence. hello and welcome to dateline. halee rathgeber was barely o
oh, yeah we were afraid. what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? we re trying to find out why! i would never hurt halee. they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. he s there. he s got a gun. how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! that s a bombshell. that definitely was. i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. for that mother to get on that stand. it was absolute silence. hello and welcome to dateline. halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens. halee enjoyed taking care of others. it made sense to them she was studying to become a nurse. what made no sense was that anyone could want her dead. the crime scene told investigators little, but a jaw dropping moment in the courtroom spoke volumes. here s andrea canning with on the outskirts of town. i m miles from my family in new york. but i m driving, oddly enough, through a place that feels like home. quaint dow
She was brave. She was incredibly brave. Why didnt i know she needed me and she was alone and she was hurt . Nothing was the same after that. Nothing. They found her in the soccer field. The student killed by a single bullet. I hit the floor. I remember the pain. The pain comes rushing back, that someone would shoot my child. Why . This was a small town whodunit. What happened that night . Was the answer in her circle of friends . We are trying to find out why. Became and talk to me. Four fbi agents. He is there and has a gun. How can it not be him . A secret spills out in court. It was a bombshell. It definitely was. I felt my heart was ripped out. Halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens, but to friends and siblings, she displayed hello, and welcome to dateline. Halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens but to friends and siblings, she displayed a maternal instinct. Halee enjoy taking care of others so it made sense that she was studying to become a nurse. What made no sense was
this is a small town whodunit. oh, yeah we were afraid. what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? we re trying to find out why! i would never hurt halee. they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. he s there. he s got a gun. how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! that s a bombshell. that definitely was. i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. for that mother to get on that stand. it was absolute silence. hello and welcome to dateline. halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens. halee enjoyed taking care of others. it made sense to them she was studying to become a nurse. what made no sense was that anyone could want her dead. the crime scene told investigators little, but a jaw dropping moment in the courtroom spoke volumes. here s on the outskirts of town. i m miles from my family in new york. but i m driving, oddly enough, through a place that feels like hom
every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. that someone would shoot my child. like, why? reporter: this is a small town whodunit. oh, yeah we were afraid. reporter: what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? we re trying to find out why! i would never hurt halee. they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. he s there. he s got a gun. reporter: how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! that s a bombshell. that definitely was. i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. for that mother to get on that stand. reporter: it was absolute silence. hello and welcome to dateline. halee rathgeber was barely out of her teens. halee enjoyed taking care of others. it made sense to them she was studying to become a nurse. what made no sense was that anyone could want her dead. the crime scene told investigators little, but a jaw dropping moment in the courtroom spoke volumes.