people were gonna come across a suspect. it was fascinating how they went about the investigation. we got a call, we ve got three brothers. we think one of them is the color. that they didn t know which one. so, you ve got a live one? we ve got live one here. what do you think at that moment? we re ecstatic. we re ready to go. he was sitting at a booth right by the window. there you are the next ? it s hard to enjoy your food when you think you re staring at that killer. hello and welcome to dateline . teenager michelle martinko was blessed with beauty, brings and compassion. but her promising future was cut short when she was savagely murdered. that dreadful night was ice cold, and after four decades, so was her case. then, a stunning scientific breakthrough helped detectives whittled down a list of suspects to unmask a killer hiding in plain sight. here s dennis murphy with and then there were three . it was an act of unspeakable violence. it w
so. it s mid december, it s dark, the law is probably not real well like in 1979. yeah, she s got a long walk. a long walk through a dark lot. now, at least for eager to speak to one of the last friends known to have seen michelle martinko a life. coming up the principal turned and said, mr. thomas, we need to talk to you. okay. a possible suspect. it was just like they do it on tv. this guy leaned over and said, why did you kill her? talk about there in the headlights looking kid. and an ugly rumor. the theories were just awful. i mean, it when everything from drug rings to prostitute rings. when dateline continues.
calls late into the night. at 2:30 am, she dwelled michelle s friend, jane. i was sound asleep and my dad came and walk me up. said misses martinko is on the phone. those are not good calls. she wanted to know if i knew where michel was. but jean did not know. nobody did. so, in the middle of the night, in a panic, michelle s mom called the police again. this time, they dispatched and officer. jim kincade got the call out for in. they sent me out to the mall to see if i could look at this car. just hours earlier, the mall was bustling with christmas shoppers. now, it was dark. deserted. in the distance, officer kincade spotted a car in the far reaches of the parking lot. a long walk from the entrance to the jcpenney. it seemed to match the description. looking from your vehicle, could you see what had happened