her last words. two sisters with a single purpose solve the mystery of their mother s death. we can t let this go. it s heartbreaking. she d left for hawaii, a new life, with a new husband. but the sunny paradise soon grew dark. something was very wrong it was horrible being so helpless. what was behind their mom s strange death? they set out together to discover the answer. and they were about to get some help from their mother herself. there it was. evidence she left for you to find? yes! a possible clue. hidden, in an envelope marked baby pictures. but tucked inside? a journal that painted a different picture, entirely. we pulled out the envelope and that was like, wow. could their mom help them solve her own mystery? we can t quit. we are her voice. we made a promise. we made a promise to our mom. i m lester holt. and this is dateline. tonight, keith morrison with the promise. here they were again. two sisters on a holiday in para
We cant let this go. Its heartbreaking. Shed left for hawaii, a new life, with a new husband. But the sunny paradise soon grew dark. Something was very wrong it was horrible being so helpless. What was behind their moms strange death . They set out together to discover the answer. And they were about to get some help from their mother herself. There it was. Evidence she left for you to find . Yes a possible clue. Hidden, in an envelope marked baby pictures. But tucked inside . A journal that painted a different picture, entirely. We pulled out the envelope and that was like, wow. Could their mom help them solve her own mystery . We cant quit. We are her voice. We made a promise. We made a promise to our mom. Im lester holt. And this is dateline. Tonight, Keith Morrison with the promise. Here they were again. Two sisters on a holiday in paradise. Or so the other vacationers must have assumed here in americas midpacific garden. In the lush resort near honolulu. But they would be wrong. T
what she had was charisma. she said i love you and in my heart i knew those were her last words. two sisters with a single purpose, solved the mystery of their mother s death. we cannot let this go. she left for hawaii, a new life with a new husband but the sunny paradise soon grew dark. something is very wrong. it was horrible being so helpless. what was behind their moms death? they set out together to get some answers and they were about to get some help from their mother herself. a possible clue hidden in a envelope marked baby pictures, tucked inside a journal that painted a different picture entirely. i pulled out that envelope. reporter: could their mom help them solve their own mystery? we are her boys. we made a promise to our mom. hello and welcome to dateline. charlene was popular and unpredictable long before she had her girls kenny and tiffany. as children they adored their mother, as adults they made a troubling vow, promising charlene to i
checked to see if ken had a record of any kind, he discovered, yes, he did. i did pull police reports of ken. ken had been arrested for abuse. it gave cambra pause and made him consider what he d already heard from tiffany. that her mom had said she would never commit suicide and that she was afraid that ken was trying to kill her prior to this incident. now, in hawaii, at their mother s bed in the icu, tammie and tiffany vowed to find out exactly what happened to their mother. you know, most people would just leave it to a police department to do the investigating. not you two? no. first target? ken and shirlene s condo. must be evidence there, they decided. so, they made up a story for ken. told him they needed a rest after their long flight. could they borrow a bed in the condo? and, sure enough, he gave them the keys, while he stayed at shirlene s bedside in the hospital. when he was there, what did you guys do? we went to the house. in ko olina. to do what? to se
when detective cambra heard that ken left the hospital while his wife was lying in a coma in the icu, he wondered, was ken going home to cover up a crime scene? and when cambra checked to see if ken had a record of any kind, he discovered, yes, he did. i did pull police reports of ken. ken had been arrested for abuse. it gave cambra pause and made him consider what he d already heard from tiffany. that her mom had said she would never commit suicide and that she was afraid that ken was trying to kill her prior to this incident. now, in hawaii, at their mother s bed in the icu, tammie and tiffany vowed to find out exactly what happened to their mother. you know, most people would just leave it to a police department to do the investigating. not you two? no. first target? ken and shirlene s condo. must be evidence there, they decided. so, they made up a story for