lisa stabbed. the blade was actually bent. it takes a lot to bend a knife blade. the killer, none other than sabrina. i couldn t believe it. a loving mom murdered by the foster daughter she opened her home to. what no one could understand why? ing? else happened here. stories of a diabolical plot brewing behind closed doors. this was really just betrayal on top of betrayal, isn t it? obsession that would not be denied. it was like i want this this is how i m going to get it. welcome to dateline. police knew who killed lisa, but this case would prove to be anything but straight forward. it is not a who done it, but a why done it. the investigation unlocking a deep secret and a darker plot that anyone had imagined. here is josh mankiewicz with deadly betrayal. there comes a time in most cop s careers when they see something so horrific they ll do just about anything to forget it. even though deep down they know they never will. for officer randy, tha
what am i going to see? how bad is this going to be? worst case scenario was going through my head. lisa and kevin, they married, blending their lives and children. one big happy family over there. with enough love to welcome a foster daughter with a troubled past. sabrina. when she was told about being placed with them, she was ecstatic. a happy home until it was ripped apart in a single night. oh, my god. lisa stabbed. the blade was actually bent. it takes a lot to bend a knife blade. the killer none other than sabrina. i couldn t believe it. a loving mom murdered by the foster daughter she had opened her home to. what no one could understand was why. something else had to have been at play here. pl indeed. this case was about to get a lot more complicated. stories of a diabolical plot brewing behind closed doors. this is really just betrayal on top of betrayal on top of betrayal, isn t it and an obsession that would not be denied. it was like
The daughter of Lisa Knoefel speaks in her first interview since witnessing the brutal murder of her mother fatally stabbed by her foster daughter over an affair with her husband
Lisa. prosecutors then turned juror s attention to kevin s behavior after lisa s murder. david struck was one of kevin s close friends. struck testified that kevin seemed desperate to visit sabrina in jail, just one day after the murder. he told me that he just wanted to let her know that he was still there for her. this was the person that had just killed his wife and i was shocked that he would want to have any sort of contact with her. according to karen, kevin s real reason for wanting to see sabrina was to keep her from talking to police. and telling them about kevin s involvement in the murder plot. the trip to the jail was certainly huge. as pleased as prosecutors were with their case so far, they knew it would stand or fall on how the jury responded to their next witness. you guys worried? i was worried. they listened.
The phone someone else has a knife. megan was screaming, yelling at somebody to stop, you re killing her. stop. you re hurting her. why are you doing this. oh my god, my mom s gonna die. in the background, lisa can be heard, pleading for help. call 911. what is going on? oh my god. it s really chilling to listen to. you re going to have to take a deep breath. i cannot understand you. my mom s gonna die. first responding officer randy arrived at the home. and found megan frantic at the front door. she s waving her hands, you need to hurry, hurry, hurry. they learned kevin was away on business, leaving lisa, megan, hailey and their foster daughter sabrina at home. worst case scenario was going through my head. what am i going to see? how bad is this going to be? it was far worse than he could have imagined. out of the master bedroom came the 18-year-old foster daughter sabrina holding a knife. it looked like she literally