you think that that sort of thing happens to that other people. it s the most frightening thing in the world. a young wife. she always saw the good in people. she had a way to make you smile. missing for nine days. it s so wrong, and nicole is somewhere where she shouldn t be. it was hard enough when they didn t know, much worse when they did. it came over the tv a body had been found. i will never forget that as long as i live. this could go down any number of paths. and it did. had her troubled past finally caught up with her? i saw the pill bottle and i freaked out. or was it something much darker? he told me he would put it in her red bull. how did she change? she became more sexual with people. who wanted her dead? he thought he was somewhat of a player. did it make him a killer? welcome to dateline. nikki pietz was a well liked fitness executive married to the man of her dream, then one night, she was supposed to meet her husb
This could go down any number of paths. Had her troubled past caught up with her . Or was it something much darker . To told me that he would put it in her red bull. How did she change . She became more sexual with people. Who wanted her dead . He thought he was somewhat of a player. Did it make him a killer . Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with secrets in seattle. Seattle was raw after a week of relentless winter rain. A woman lost had been found in the tangle of the blackberries. A naked body, a small tattoo on the back, a necklace and signs of strangulation. The detective sent to a patch of trees and boggy undergrowth near the seattle airports runways guessed it was her. They would soon be proved correct. Nine days to find her, the answer to where, another seven years still ahead to answer the questions of all homicides who and why. But we have to go back before the crime scene photos and the medical examiners findings, before she became the chilly words,
Well, i dont think anybody dies in vain. I dont think so. Some of us learn. Some of us dont. Do you realize what would happen in south africa had there not been a Nelson Mandela . It would be running in blood. Not too long ago, they werent allowed to lynch a man or a woman, so i dont think Nelson Mandelas death was in vain. His life was not. I will never be the same. We thank him for coming. We thank him for teaching us. And we thank him for loving us all. All. What a reflection. Harry smith, your thoughts this morning. A redemptive morning to be able to spend it with maya angelou, but how eyeopening it was to be black and living in south africa. Steve beko ends up getting pulled over by the cops in south africa. Hes dead 24 hours later. You rick yosk your life just breathing and being black in south africa, and to see this man come out and talk about a teachable moment. Thank you very much, harry smith. When we come back, well talk about other politics of the week. How did mandelas de
sister, or she pretty cool kid? she was a very annoying kid sister. mom insisted on dressing us alike. in high school, mia allwood says nicki was a friend to everyone. every day we ate lunch together. she never sat. she would walk around and visit with people. she always saw the good in people. she didn t see the bad in people. after graduation, nikki brought that winning spirit into the workplace, eventually landing a plum position in the head offices of bally total fitness. nikki was a great boss. she cared about how your day was. she cared about how you are feeling. she cared about your birthday. bally s is where nicki met another employee, david pietz. he was six feet tall, four years younger, and he exuded a smooth confidence. his coworkers recall he seemed
answer is where another seven years still ahead to answer all questions of homicides, who, and why? but we have to go back, before the crime scene photos and the medical examiners findings, before she became those chilly words, the victim, to find the dearly loved person named nikki. nikki pietz, wife and daughter, sister and friend. she seemed to be able to uplift people in ways that none of us knew how to do. she had a way to make you smile. she had a way to let you know that everything was going to be okay. gayle was her mother. nikki was sunshine. she was the kind of person that when she walked in a room, the room lit up. gayle raised nicki and her sister tanya in the suburbs of seattle. there were carefree days at the nearby lake. is nicki your annoying kid