hitting my mom with this pipe thingy. she was sort of suffering. mommy was yelling, run, charlie, run. those were the last words she heard from her mother. what did the robber look like? he looked like my dad. but she said, it couldn t have been daddy. because then who would take care of me. it was shocking. to hear that there was another person and we weren t expecting it. there was a lot more to this story. he was going to set the house on fire with kelly and the children in the house? that s correct. a cold-blooded killer. a bizarre scenario about what really happened. she fought to her last breath to save their life. reporter: the finger lakes region of new york state, known for its breathtaking scenery, lush wineries, and brilliant fall colors. it s just a nice, laid-back community. very easy-going, a nice place to raise kids. reporter: in the year 2000, a new game skated into town. the elmira jackals, a minor league hockey team. yeah, hanna
mom was yelling, run, charlie, run. what did the robber look like? he looked like my dad. but she said, it couldn t have been daddy. who would take care of me. it was shocking. there was a lot more to this story. he was going to set the house on fire with kelly and the children in the house? that s correct. a cold-blooded killer. a bizarre scenario about what really happened. she fought to her last breath to save their life. reporter: the finger lakes region of new york state, known for its breathtaking scenery, lush wineries, and brilliant fall colors. it s just a nice, laid-back community. very easy-going, a nice place to raise kids. reporter: 19 years ago, a new game skated into town. the elmira jackals, a minor league hockey team. yeah, hannah! reporter: bringing a fury of energy and excitement to the area. when the jackals arrived, it really gave the community, the town, something to rally around on those winter friday nights and saturday
mommy. this guy came and started hitting my mom with this pipe thingy. mommy was yelling, run, charlie, run. what did the robber look like? what she answers will set in motion an investigation no one could have imagined. he was going to set the house on fire with kelly and the children in the house? that s correct. a cold-blooded killer. it s a bizarre scenario, about what really happened. she fought to her last breath to save her life. this is 20/20. reporting tonight, deborah roberts. reporter: the finger lakes region of new york state, known for its breathtaking scenery, lush wineries and brilliant fall colors. it s just a nice, laid-back community. very easygoing, a nice place to raise kids. reporter: 18 years ago, a new the elmira jackals, a minor league hockey team. yeah, hannah! reporter: bringing a fury of energy and excitement to the area. when the jackals arrived, it really gave the community, the town, something to really rally aroun
an intruder. their home so deep in the woods now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. police had suspects. i remember kelley not wanting to be home alone. they also had a problem. why would this guy go up and kill this woman? her family had questions of their own. something is not right here. something is wrong. and then someone remembered a phone call and a fib. i pulled out my phone. i m like that s strange. a killer living two lives. it hurts when you thought you knew was all a lie. hello and welcome to dateline. kelley and tom clayton seemingly happy life together came to an abrupt end when she was found brutally murdered. investigators set out to uncover the truth, finding stories of bestral and betrayal and a witness who may have seen everything, the clayton s daughter, charlie. in this case, not everything was what it seemed. here with the house in the woods is andrea canning. these ones are not fun to do. finally he found it. down a secluded driv
when it happened. he said something about his kids telling him that there was a robbery. all they told us was there was an intruder. their home, so deep in the woods, now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. this is a real whodunnit? very much so. the police had suspects. i remember telling them they want to be alone. they also had a problem. why would the sky go up and kill this woman? her family had questions of their own. something is not my right here, something is wrong. and then, someone remembered a phone call and a fib. i pulled out my phone, and i m like, that is strange. a killer living two lives. everything that you thought you knew was all a lie. hello, and welcome to dateline, kelly and tom clayton s seemingly happy life together came to an abrupt end when she was found brutally murdered, investigators set out to uncover the truth, finding stories of betrayal and a witness who may have seen everything. the clayton s daughter, charlie