everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
All im thinking is, is shannon really gone . We interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. Then a phone rings. Right. He says ive kidnapped her, i have her. And we ran his criminal history. Thats when all the bells went off. He pulls in, asked me to get in the car. I feel the cold blade against my neck. He carries me to the basement of his home. It was jawdropping just chilling they started digging and they found womens clothing. It was just escalating escalating there were so many victims, arent there . There were. There still are. Until this guy is no longer in existence. I will carry this fight hello, and welcome to dateline Shannon Melendi dreamed big. At 15, she wanted to become a Supreme Court justice. In college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carters foundation. Then, suddenly she vanished detectives had a suspect in their sights. But it would take years, and the revelation of another teenagers horrific tale, to unravel the mys
we interviewed her roommates, boyfriend. everyone is a suspect. and then a man said i kidnapped her, we have her, we ran the criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asking me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries cme to the basement of his home. it was jaw dropping, just chilling. they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was escalating. there were so many victims? yes, there still are. until this guy is in longer in existence. i ll carry this fight. ecome a supreme court justice. ge, hello and welcome to dateline. shannon melindi dreamed big. at 15 she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college she scored a foundation. detectives had a suspect in their sight, but it would take years. a horrific tail to unravel the mystery of shannon s disappearance. here is dana murphy with shannon s story. reporter: the videos, the document reof her life. reporter: the professional dad
Him, but then came that startling discovery, police had recovered her ring, but could it lead them to shannon? back to dennis murphy with shannon s story. after more than a week of theories, of speculation, investigators now had a promising lead and shannon melendi s disappearance. an anonymous caller had left a cloth bag, like this one, carrying gianna s ring at the phone booth. could that be proof of life? is there a glimmer of hope here, that you re in a period of ransom negotiations with whoever this caller was? and that moment, i kind of had hopes. you know, all of a sudden, i said, maybe we can recover. so you re waiting for another phone call? if this is about money, maybe we can there still a chance, that she still alive. the fbi was less optimistic. what was your instinct telling
Administration is saying on booster shots. later this hour, we ll talk to one of the immigration advocates who walked out on a meeting with the white house over a return of a controversial trump-era policy. and we begin in haiti, where it is day two, waking up, kidnapped for 17 missionaries, 16 americans, and one canadian. the wall street journal quoting haiti s justice minister saying the kidnappers are seeking $1 million for each abducted person. joining me now, nbc s kerry sanders and pbs s yamiche alcindor. kerry, what do we know about the latest on these ransom negotiations? the fbi has agents now on the ground in haiti attempting to make contact with the mawozo gang here. the 400 mawozo gang, which is claiming responsibility for