I just started sobbing. They had found her daughter. But not the boy she was with. It was as though he d never existed. We couldn t find anything about l. J. Months went by. Still no trace of l. J. And then a rookie took the case. How did you feel about it that this was now going to be your case? i didn t know if i was capable of doing this. I cried for two hours. A teen found dead. We still don t have an answer. A mysterious missing suspect. She said that l. J. Has killed someone before. And hers to solve. I get the feeling, jaclyn, you re learning how to become a detective as you go. This is the case that taught me. You have no surefire way to keep your children safe. Hello and welcome to dateline. A social worker made one of her cases deeply personal when she decided to adopt annie. Over the years annie thrived, but it turns out she was keeping a secret that was only discovered after her disappearance. Could a fake pregnancy really have been the motive for an alltooreal murder, or h
they searched. then a jogger found a red shoe and a pool of blood. here they are, three people at the door. i just started sobbing. they had found her daughter. but not the boy she was with. it was as though he d never existed. we couldn t find anything about l.j. months went by. still no trace of l.j. and then a rookie took the case. how did you feel about it that this was now going to be your case? i didn t know if i was capable of doing this. i cried for two hours. a teen found dead. we still don t have an answer. a mysterious missing suspect. she said that l.j. has killed someone before. and hers to solve. i get the feeling, jaclyn, you re learning how to become a detective as you go. this is the case that taught me. you have no surefire way to keep your children safe. hello and welcome to dateline. social worker veronica casperzack made one of her toughest cases deeply personal when she decided to adopt annie. over the years annie thrived,
The more you learn about her? she s very lost. she wants to be loved by anyone and everyone. and jaclyn saw that there was one person in particular annie wanted to be loved by. chris bagshaw. his name was scribbled all over her journals. veronica remembered annie gushing about him. she liked him. he was different. he had enough of the bad boy going on that he wasn t a goody two-shoes, so she didn t feel like he looked down on her. annie s diaries revealed something else too. she and chris had sex. chris was the boy annie had slept with just months before her death, after, which remember, she lied about being pregnant. i am starting to think that she made up the pregnancy to keep chris around because he didn t want to be with her anymore. next, jaclyn pored over annie and chris s phone records from the night of the murder. not only was chris the last person annie spoke to, but the pattern of their calls spoke volumes.
She wants to be loved by anyone and everyone. reporter: and jaclyn saw that there was one person in particular annie wanted to be loved by. chris bagshaw. his name was scribbled all over her journals. veronica remembered annie gushing about him. she liked him. he was different. he had enough of the bad boy going on that he wasn t a goody two-shoes, and so she didn t feel like he looked down at her. reporter: annie s diaries revealed something else too. she and chris had sex. reporter: chris was the boy annie had slept with just months before her death. after which, remember, she lied about being pregnant. i am starting to think that she made up the pregnancy to keep chris around because he didn t want to be with her anymore. reporter: next, jaclyn pored over annie and chris phone records from the night of the murder. not only was chris the last person annie spoke to, but the pattern of their calls spoke volumes. 30 seconds here and then it hangs up. immediately one of
Who does annie turn out to be, the more you learn about her? she s very lost. she wants to be loved by anyone and everyone. reporter: and jaclyn saw that there was one person in particular annie wanted to be loved by. chris bagshaw. his name was scribbled all over her journals. veronica remembered annie gushing about him. she liked him. he was different. he had enough of the bad boy going on that he wasn t a goody two-shoes, and so she didn t feel like he looked down on her. reporter: annie s diaries revealed something else, too. she and chris had sex. reporter: chris was the boy annie had slept with just months before her death. after which, remember, she lied about being pregnant. i am starting to think that she made up the pregnancy to keep chris around because he didn t want to be with her anymore. reporter: next, jaclyn pored over annie and chris phone records from the night of the murder. not only was chris the last person annie spoke to, but the