One of the most extraordinary cases. A murder just months after her wedding. She gave me a big smile and i remembered that smile for years. All the time the killer was hiding in plain sight. No indication she was ever spoken to . No. And then a new detective took a look at an old lead. He said its a match. A person no one would have ever suspected of murder. We were going to end this. Was suddenly suspect Number One. Perfect murder. Almost. Hello and welcome to dateline. She was found murdered and what happened to her remained a nightmare. But when detectives reopened the case, they discovered it wasnt a burglar, but a suspect that led to their own front door with the Smoking Gun. Arriving before dawn at the police departments police station. I was tired. Reporter he hosted a super Bowl Party the night before, and the beer flowed freely. That is a good way of spending the day, getting caught up on my reading with a couple of aspirins, maybe. Reporter he reached for a file that had been
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Juan Pablo Orellana Larenas says his daughter, Valentina Orellana-Peralta, once called the United States the safest country in the world. Now she’s dead – killed by a stray bullet from
california family is demanding justice after police accidentally shot and killed their 14-year-old daughter. valentina orellana-peralta s mother says her daughter died in her arms as they hid in a story s dressing room when police opened fire on an assault suspect. one of the bullets pierced the dressing room wall killing valentina. cnn s josh campbell live in los angeles with more. it was so painful to watch that mother talk about what she had to endure when those shots rang out and how her daughter died in her arms. reporter: that s right. tragic, just tragic all around. we were downtown at lapd headquarters yesterday as the family addressed the public for the first time after the release of that video. just seeing the anguish on their face, you can tell this is a family that is in mourning, just unbelievable loss. we heard from young valentina s mother who was there with her in the dressing room that day