her last words. two sisters with a single purpose solve the mystery of their mother s death. we can t let this go. it s heartbreaking. she d left for hawaii, a new life, with a new husband. but the sunny paradise soon grew dark. something was very wrong it was horrible being so helpless. what was behind their mom s strange death? they set out together to discover the answer. and they were about to get some help from their mother herself. there it was. evidence she left for you to find? yes! a possible clue. hidden, in an envelope marked baby pictures. but tucked inside? a journal that painted a different picture, entirely. we pulled out the envelope and that was like, wow. could their mom help them solve her own mystery? we can t quit. we are her voice. we made a promise. we made a promise to our mom. i m lester holt. and this is dateline. tonight, keith morrison with the promise. here they were again. two sisters on a holiday in para
We cant let this go. Its heartbreaking. Shed left for hawaii, a new life, with a new husband. But the sunny paradise soon grew dark. Something was very wrong it was horrible being so helpless. What was behind their moms strange death . They set out together to discover the answer. And they were about to get some help from their mother herself. There it was. Evidence she left for you to find . Yes a possible clue. Hidden, in an envelope marked baby pictures. But tucked inside . A journal that painted a different picture, entirely. We pulled out the envelope and that was like, wow. Could their mom help them solve her own mystery . We cant quit. We are her voice. We made a promise. We made a promise to our mom. Im lester holt. And this is dateline. Tonight, Keith Morrison with the promise. Here they were again. Two sisters on a holiday in paradise. Or so the other vacationers must have assumed here in americas midpacific garden. In the lush resort near honolulu. But they would be wrong. T
read, transfixed, the contents of an envelope prepared by their mother, for them, and clearly marked baby pictures. but that is not what was in the envelope. instead they found notes, written by ken, apparently an assignment for an anger management class. it was actually a journal about all the different ways that he d abused her. i have spit at shirlene. i have yelled at shirlene. i have pushed shirlene. there it was in his own hand, evidence she left for you to find? yes. and suddenly the sisters truly believed their mom was sending secret clues that almost screamed open in case of death. attempting to solve the mystery, they found a
evidence, like that pill bottle the sisters said they found stashed in the back yard of the condo, as if ken fed the pills to shirlene, then tried to hide the bottle from the police. but defense attorney edmunds could show ken didn t try to hide anything, that, in fact, he took paramedics to the medicine cabinet himself. they counted down tablets in a bottle of pills to see how many were left, and how many tried to figure out how many she d taken. which is what she said she had done. and there was a potential new defense witness who knew shirlene well, didn t like her at all, in fact. and she has her own strange theory on what happened to shirlene. you get to know the people who are living in your you have to. building, yeah. marjorie
but the paramedics didn t notice much to fix. their report states patient was conscious but under emotional distress. she appeared calm but would not acknowledge our presence. her spouse informed us she may have taken some aleve aspirin with two beers. the report continues. there were no empty containers of beer and no odor of alcohol on the patient. we were also informed by spouse that patient had said she was dying. very unusual indeed. but the emts did not take shirlene to the hospital. left her at home with ken, instead. how is it possible? how is it possible? this was horrible. it was horrible being so helpless. tiffany was so far away, on the mainland, in a panic, trying to reach her mother. calling repeatedly. ken finally answered the phone. here, i ll put you on with her. you can talk to her. and she said, i love you. and and it was so hard for her to say it because the mere effort of moving her lips took so much. eight long hours passed, and then, at 2 p