is dateline. she s the little girl that one hard in a big city they called you the miracle baby, why did they call you. that shot in the head at point blank range, a crime scene that shocked, even hardened police. dorothy explorer pillow and it had blood on it. as she fought to live, this detective vowed to catch whoever left her, soon he turned up a promising lead. bells and whistles go off in my head. in the hospital she battled back. to know that she had survived was a pretty powerful moment. not just her body, but her mind. they was the guy that came in the daycare, and erika said don t let him hurt me. she had handed investigators what could be a vital clue. but would it be enough to crack the case? . hello and welcome to dateline. i m craig melvin. it all started when the crime but not even police could believe. a little girl, just a toddler. shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who then disappeared but a, defective vowed
she s the little girl who won the heart of a big city. they called you the miracle baby. why did they call you that? yay shot in the head at point blank range there was a pillow and it had blood on it. as she fought to live, this detective vowed to catch whoever left treated today. soon, he turned up a promising lead. in the hospital she battled back. to know that she had survived was a pretty powerful moment. not just her body but her mind. they come in the daycare and erica said don t let them heard me. investigators found what could be a vital clue but could it be enough to crack the case? hello, welcome to dateline. i m craig melvin. it all started with a crime that not even police could believe. a little girl. just a toddler. shot in the head, deliberately. left for dead by a killer who, then, disappeared. but a detective vowed to crack this case, no matter how long it took. one of the biggest attractions at the louisville zoo was a floppy you
casing. the harsh reality of death lays side by side with the everyday images of young life. earon s body in a pool of blood, near a red kitty wagon. a shell casing in front of a box of diapers and the bed where erica once jumped for joy, was now covered in her own blood. blood on the sheets, pillows and pillowcases. detective arnold noticed something on the bed that would burn in his memory throughout the investigation. you said we re gonna find who did this. . yes. that s a logic somebody, isn t it. it is. coming up, a glimmer of hope
this would be a high profile case. he just didn t know it would be the case of a lifetime. this is detective rick arnold. today s day eight is may 18th, 2006. a video camera, oldest attractive arnold process the crime scene, honing in on clues. this trim, near the victims body, there s a shell casing. the harsh reality of death, laying side by side, with the everyday images of young life. aaron s body, in a pool of blood, near a red kitty wagon. a shell casing, in front of a box of diapers. a band, where erica once jumped for joy, now, covered in her blood. suspected blood on the sheets, the pillow, and the pillow cases. detective arnold noticed something on the bed that would burn in his memory, throughout the investigation. the first thing, immediately, was the door of the explorer pillow.
this is detective rick arnold. today s day is may 18th, 2006. reporter: a video camera rolled as detective arnold processed the crime scene honing in on clues. this drew the victim s body, the shell casing. reporter: the hard reality of death lay alside-by-side with t everyday images of young life. aaron s body in a pool of blood near af red kitty wagon, a she casing in front of a box of diapers, and the bed where erika once jumped for joy was now covered in her own blood. the blood on the sheets. the pillow and pillowcases. reporter: detective arnold noticed r something on the bed that wouldon burn through his memory throughout theur investigation. the first thing that immediately meet was the dora explorer pillow and it will blood on it. reporter: what was the w emotion when you saw that?