One of the most extraordinary cases. A murder just months after her wedding. She gave me a big smile and i remembered that smile for years. All the time the killer was hiding in plain sight. No indication she was ever spoken to . No. And then a new detective took a look at an old lead. He said its a match. A person no one would have ever suspected of murder. We were going to end this. Was suddenly suspect Number One. Perfect murder. Almost. Hello and welcome to dateline. She was found murdered and what happened to her remained a nightmare. But when detectives reopened the case, they discovered it wasnt a burglar, but a suspect that led to their own front door with the Smoking Gun. Arriving before dawn at the police departments police station. I was tired. Reporter he hosted a super Bowl Party the night before, and the beer flowed freely. That is a good way of spending the day, getting caught up on my reading with a couple of aspirins, maybe. Reporter he reached for a file that had been
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must have been, it was hard to go to sleep some night. our young woman living on her own, murdered in the middle of the. night she was at her most vulnerable, alone, and embed. a crime that jolted a sleepy seaside community. killer walking among them. i do not think it really sets in that we are all of that point. young, fun, and pretty. cory had plenty of admirers. and one of them like to do much. a strange coworker oh my god. i was, i was obsessed. that is scary stuff, right there. exactly. and a friend. her statements about how much she loved cory. and a young man who made some people very uncomfortable. she called him indict creepers. a gallery of potential suspects, piles of evidence, but the truth would only be revealed by a tiny telltale clue. did raise jobs drop? my eyes filled with tears. i could not believe it. welcome to dateline. she was a 25-year-old woman enjoying her independents, working hard and playing harder. cory par
look at an old lead. he just said it s a match a person no one would hav ever suspected of murder we were going to end this was suddenly suspect number one. perfect murder. almost hello welcome to dateline . she was a new bride marrie just three months, then she wa found murdered what happened to her remained mystery for decades partly because police told us the thief must have killed her during a break-in gone bad they discovered it wasn t murder, but a suspect whos trail right to their own front door here is josh mankiewicz with the smoking gun. february 1st, 2009. the detective arrived before dawn at the los angeles police department s van nuys station. i was tired i was tired. he had hosted a super bow party the night before and the beer had flowed freely that seemed to be a good da to have a cup of coffee an caught up on my reading. a couple of aspirin maybe he reached for a file sitting on his desk for months the file of sherri rasmu