she was an 18-year-old girl. it broke my heart. it destroyed me. what do you do? you just keep fighting. heidi allen was sweet, spirited, and supersmart. test more, no sweat. yeah. she took a job here to earn cash for college. she wanted to be responsible. she was working the early shift on easter sunday, that s when she vanished. they called from the store, i can t find heidi. they noticed somebody wrestling with somebody in a van. the theory became two brothers did it together. mystery solved? maybe not. years later during a chance encounter they said to us do you really want to know what happened to her? a horrifying story. he said i grabbed her like this an old case blown wide open. i said we can t let this go. two women teaming up for the truth. if you think i m going to walk away, they are mistaken. uncovering an astonishing twist. attached was a photograph from heidi allen. it had a code name julia roberts. a teen with a se
me, what do you do? you just keep fighting. heidi allen was sweet, spirited and supersmart. she took a job here to earn cash for college. she wanted to be responsible. she was working the early shift on easter sunday and that s when she vanished. i go to the store and i say i can t find heidi. they notice someone wrestling with someone in a van. it became the two brothers did it together. mystery solved? maybe not. years later during a chance encounter they said to us do you really want to know what happened to her? a horrifying story. he said i grabbed her like this and old case blown wide open. i said we can t let this go. two women teaming up for the truth. if you think i m going to walk away, you are mistaken. uncovering an astonishing twist. attach was a photograph from heidi allen it had a code name julia roberts. a teen with a secret identity, did she also have the secret enemy. they wanted to shut her up, permanently. welcome
everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
we interviewed her roommates, boyfriend. everyone is a suspect. and then a man said i kidnapped her, we have her, we ran the criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asking me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries cme to the basement of his home. it was jaw dropping, just chilling. they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was escalating. there were so many victims? yes, there still are. until this guy is in longer in existence. i ll carry this fight. ecome a supreme court justice. ge, hello and welcome to dateline. shannon melindi dreamed big. at 15 she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college she scored a foundation. detectives had a suspect in their sight, but it would take years. a horrific tail to unravel the mystery of shannon s disappearance. here is dana murphy with shannon s story. reporter: the videos, the document reof her life. reporter: the professional dad
he says those jailhouse snitches lied and their testimony was the only real evidence against him. did you tell those no. you re not doing drugs with i.d.? no. he had been inside for 20 years, he had always proclaimed his innocence, but do you say why me? i ve gone through all of them feelings and emotions and thoughts over the years. but i ve got to believe that you are what you are in life. that s what you re supposed to be, whether it has anything to do with the innocent and guilty. but yours is more than 20 years now in the new york state correctional system. for a crime you say you did not commit. i did not. back in 2013, when tanya stepped forward, gary had no idea the case was being given another look. he had exhausted his appeals. the other brother, richard, the