worried that i was going to be next. he was the friendly former about to make it big on reality tv. he loved being on tv. a success to celebrate after so much loss, his first wife killed in an awful of fire. i was devastated this is my sister she was just this sweet giving person. they called it a horrible accident, but here is the thing. accidents just seemed to keep happening, deadly ones. these things kept coming up, intuitions that something wasn t right. wife number two had a growing suspicion. and she also had a plan. i had actually watched an episode of dateline and i had a revelation. a dangerous mission, was her own life at risk? this is a mystery that won t and, you couldn t write the story. hello and welcome to dateline. the death of a young mother in my house fire was almost too much for her family to bear. then, years later another devastating accident and another loved one gone. was this just a string of bad luck or the work of a calculating
accidents just seem to keep happening, deadly ones. these thoughts kept coming up intuition that something just was not right. wife number two had a growing suspicion. and she also had a plan. i had actually watched an episode of dateline and i like had this revelation. a dangerous mission. was her own life at risk? this is the mystery novel that won t end. you couldn t write this storyline. tonight there s this whole new chapter. this has haunted them. it s simply the right thing to do. i m lester holt. and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with a tale of deadly deceit. reporter: snapshots of a time gone by capturing a life that could have been. now all that s left are the burned-out remnants of a life that s gone. i ve seen the destruction to my family. i ve seen my parents fall apart. i didn t think my life was going to turn out like this at all. had this not come to a head now, the mystery would have lived on. the karlsen family would h
accident, but here s the thing. accidents just seem to keep happening, deadly ones. these thoughts kept coming up intuition that something just was not right. wife number two had a growing suspicion. and she also had a plan. i had actually watched an episode of dateline and i like had this revelation. a dangerous mission. was her own life at risk? this is the mystery novel that won t end. you couldn t write this storyline. tonight there s this whole new chapter. this has haunted them. it s simply the right thing to do. i m lester holt. and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with a tale of deadly deceit. reporter: snapshots of a time gone by capturing a life that could have been. now all that s left are the burned-out remnants of a life that s gone. i ve seen the destruction to my family. i ve seen my parents fall apart. i didn t think my life was going to turn out like this at all. had this not come to a head now, the mystery would have live
look at those two lovely people over there. reporter: christina seemed happy but karl wanted more than a life working the quarry. and christina s father art alexander, offered a ticket out. the job was a future working in his heating and air conditioning company. if you ever need a job, come out to california and you ll have a job because you can work with me. reporter: so they moved all the way across the country to murphys, an old mining town in the sierra foothills. karl found a ramshackle house at the this long winding road. it wasn t much but it was closer to colette and christina made it special. she went into like home decorator mode and started painting and sewing curtains. every time i go up wow, this looks really good. karl thank you, darling. reporter: christina and karl celebrated christmas with christina s family in 1990 but just a week later their lives would change forever. it was new year s day 1991. i come outside. i saw the smoke from the hou
and look who s coming to town? alex smith. the old 49er and now a kansas city chief. and looking forward to that big matchup at levi s. this is xfinity sports. all right. let s not forget about the a s. their magic number to clinch a playoff spot was one. today they took on the twins. sonny gray on the mound was lights out. nine innings, six hits. a s win 4-0 and clinch their third straight postseason appearance. they will take on the kansas city royals on the road tuesday night. coverage before the games on comcast sportsnet bay area, and comcast sportsnet california. now back to the 49ers, where frank gore was impressive. a 26-21 winner over the previously undefeated foe philadelphia eagles, and gore finishes with 119 on the ground and caught a 55-yard touchdown pass, which is the longest of his career. here s gore with his quarterback after the game. great job by frank. great job by cal. i mean, put the ball in 21 s hands, it s a good thing. did you see him? h