i was, like, it s who? that can t happen. why him? no one saw a thing. it s at night, it s dark, nobody knows where the bullet comes from. nothing s making it any easier. if you don t have a motive, it s hard to know which direction to go. we were just never going to know. but someone knew. she called me and she said, i think i know something about a murder. we never could find out why trent was killed because it was something this weird. she became the key. would she also become the next victim? she was scared to death to confront him. let me ask you a question, you re not setting me up, are you? she knew what he was capable of. and thus she was terrified. and thus she was terrified. hello and welcome to dateline. trent digiuro was a force on the football field, popular and fiercely loyal to his wide circle of friends. then late one night, the charming athlete was shot dead. his killer left few clues, and the case sat cold unt
it s hard to know which direction to go. we were just never going to know. but someone knew. she called me and she said, i think i know something about a murder. we never could find out why trent was killed because it was something this weird. she became the key. would she also become the next victim? she was scared to death to confront him. let me ask you a question, you re not setting me up, are you? she knew what he was capable of. and thus she was terrified. and thus she was terrified. hello and welcome to dateline. trent digiuro was a force on the football field, popular and fiercely loyal to his wide circle of friends. then late one night, the charming athlete was shot dead. his killer left few clues, and the case sat cold until someone came forward with a stunning secret. what police asked the tipster to do next would make her a target. how much would she risk to right a wrong? here s keith morrison with the motive. her heart was on f
with detective evans and others. don t give him an opportunity to deny that he had shot trent. no. had the defense planted a seed of reasonable doubt? maybe. the jury adjourned to think about it. and trent s friends waited. i ve never been so terrified and so scared in my life. uh-huh. your heart s going 100 mile as an hour. a hundred miles an hour. and five hours later we the jury find the defendant guilty of intentional murder. guilty of intentional murder. the sentence, 30 years. to know that he was guilty, know that this guy who s sitting there smug and non-remorseful is guilty and found guilty. and boom, you feel good about that. mike digiuro thought it was done. okay, this is it. he s going to jail. it s over. and aimee? she had vanished.
and five hours later we the jury find the defendant guilty of intentional murder. guilty of intentional murder. the sentence, 30 years. to know that he was guilty, know that this guy who s sitting there smug and non-remorseful is guilty and found guilty. and boom, you feel good about that. mike digiuro thought it was done. okay, this is it. he s going to jail. it s over. and aimee? she had vanished. aimee was afraid of shane ragland. and we told her that if she testified, we would do what we could to let her have a new identity. and law enforcement helped her get a new identity. and that new identity would be a problem.
later. we the jury find the defendant guilty of intentional murder. guilty of intentional murder, the sentence 30 years. to know that he was guilty, know that this guy sitting there smug and non-remorseful is guilty and and, boom, you feel good about that. reporter: mike digiuro thought it was done. okay, this is it. he s going to jail. it s over. reporter: and aimee, she had vanished. aimee was afraid of shane ragland. and we told her that if she testified we would do what we could to let her have a new identity. and law enforcement helped her get a new identity. reporter: and that new identity would be a problem. you talk about something that just blows you away. i mean, i can t even couldn t even grasp that. because this case wasn t over, not even close.