There is no way you could look at this and say, this is a person who ran away. The mystery had this sinister side to it. Oh my god, this is really happening. It is happening right now. In the dark waters off miami, miles out to sea, a federal agent hunting for Drug Smugglers spots a suspicious boat. I noticed the Passenger Role a large duffel bag off the side of the boat. Drugs . The agents never found any, and back on shore, no one could find a missing young mother, either. Was there a connection . Lynne was just months away from her wedding when she vanished, leaving behind a young son and mystery. Any sign that someone had broken and ended up abducted her . No. The search continued on land and at sea. No bag, nobody, no case. I did not have anything that would show she was actually dead. Decades go by and the mystery is almost forgotten, but not by everyone. They knew he was the bad guy. They just could not put him in jail. All they needed was a miracle, or a witness. Hello, and wel
Either. Was there a connection . I was afraid for her. Lynn was months away from her wedding when she vanished leaving been a young son and a mystery. Reporter any sign that someone had broken in and abducted her . No. The search continued on land and at sea. No body no case . I didnt have anything that would show she was actually dead. Decades go by and the mystery is almost forgotten. Not by everyone. They knew he was the bad guy. They just couldnt put him in jail. All they needed was a miracle or a witness. Wasnt april fools. It was a body. Im lester holt and this is dateline dateline what lies beneath. Reporter the skyline reflected by biscayne bay will do just fine. But its not for everyone. I am so, so worried about you. Reporter some people are scared by the dark water, afraid of the creatures that lurk down below. Afraid of the creatures above who scuttle through the night on secret errands. I have no idea where you are. Reporter you just may share those fears after you hear th
Either. Was there a connection . I was afraid for her. Lynn was months away from her wedding when she vanished leaving been a young son and a mystery. Reporter any sign that someone had broken in and abducted her . No. The search continued on land and at sea. No body no case . I didnt have anything that would show she was actually dead. Decades go by and the mystery is almost forgotten. Not by everyone. They knew he was the bad guy. They just couldnt put him in jail. All they needed was a miracle or a witness. Wasnt april fools. It was a body. Im lester holt and this is dateline dateline what lies beneath. Reporter the skyline reflected by biscayne bay will do just fine. But its not for everyone. I am so, so worried about you. Reporter some people are scared by the dark water, afraid of the creatures that lurk down below. Afraid of the creatures above who scuttle through the night on secret errands. I have no idea where you are. Reporter you just may share those fears after you hear th
Fence. Reporter when baby christian came along, lynn the proud mom, made her son one of the most photographed children in south florida. Over the moon with being a mom, less so at being mrs. Clifford friend. I thought they were a poor match. Reporter within a year of christians birth, the marriage was floundering. Lynn and her husband parted ways and later divorced. She was upset that her dreams had fallen apart, but she was very happy with the fact that she was a mom. Reporter so disappointment abounded, but baby christian was not part of it. He was her numberone priority in life. I mean, she lived for him. Reporter consumed with being a mom meant men were out of the picture for the foreseeable future. But then along came ed odell. He was a consultant from nashville working on a construction project at her hospital. He set eyes on her right away. He was a southern gentleman, and he will walk in and would say hi, and then hell leave. That went on for, i think a year. And then one day s
i had no body, i had no witnesses, and i didn t have anything that would show she was actually dead. well, i think that, especially now, juries have high expectations. the csi speech that so many prosecutors give absolutely. in jury selection. they expect physical evidence. they want to see a body. the two re-examined the 16-year-old file and took a fresh look at a lead from back then that had never panned out. an acquaintance of clifford, someone named robert missy, told police about a disturbing conversation he had with the ex-husband not long before lynne went missing. he said it happened over breakfast at this ihop. clifford told them, well, she s never leaving the state with my child. she s going for a boat ride, and she s never coming back. this is dynamite for an investigator. it was great. we managed to convince missy that he should become our ally. in other words, a snitch. missy, a convicted felon on probation at the time, agreed to wear a wire.