as a little kid, it definitely scared the heck out of me. reporter: she was a girl, then, too. solving these mysteries became her mission. so how many names did you have? about 2,300 names. reporter: could cutting-edge technology crack an ice-cold case? i was like, no way. i believe in the devil, and people that don t believe in the devil, i think, they re in for a big surprise. hello, and welcome to dateline. michella and jenni were just like most kids their age. they loved riding bikes, and playing outdoors. the fun-loving girls didn t know each other. but they would be forever connected, through tragedy. decades later, a detective would leave no stone unturned, on a quest for justice. and in the process, uncovered a twist that left investigators speechless. here is keith morrison with evil was watching. reporter: again and again, she came here. stood under the ancient canopy. walked the damp, narrow paths, to the places the killer used to hide what he
handprint in blood. but hang on because that handprint doesn t belong to the man police put in prison. now a mother turns detective. her words to me i ll never forget is i just want to know what happened to my daughter. join in as she hunts for a killer and searches for the truth. i wanted to put my fist through my tv. still brings the hair up on the back of my neck. hello and welcome to dateline. a confession can break a murder investigation wide open. it certainly did in this story. soon after 19-year-old angie dodge was found stabbed to death in her iowa falls apartment a local admitted he was one of her killers. police recorded every gristly detail convinced they had cracked the case. but years later there was someone else who thought those tapes might tell a different story. here s keith morrison with the confession. they kept him here. he s lucky to be alive probably given the nature of the crime and the appeal from that girl s mother for the death sentenc
but hang on, the handprint doesn t belong to the man police put in prison.n the anger just surged through me. now a mother turns detective. her words to me, i ll never forget, were i just want to know what happened to my daughter. join in as she hunts for a killer and searches for the truth. i wanted to put my fist through the tv. it still brings the hair up on the back of my neck. hello and welcome to dateline. a confession can break a murder investigation wide open, it certainly did in this story. soon after 19-year-old angie dodd was found stabbed to death in her apartment, a local admitted he was one of her killers, policeof recorded ever grisly detail, convinced they had cracked the case. but years later, there was someone else who thought those tapes might tell a different story. here s keith morrison with the confession.th reporter: they kept him in here, deep, inside the multiple walls and the armed doors and the rolls and rolls of razor wir
then someone told police what he saw. he told me he saw a female that was about 5 10. she pulls off and takes off out of the complex. what did she know? she said, i m in fear of my life. the story starts to unravel. a secret tape. why are you whispering? you know why. because somebody s listening. a secret lover. he wanted her to come back to him. and she didn t. and a secret revealed. as we re getting ready to finish up the interview someone hands me a note. who killed denita? you ve told me some things you d only admit to your priest, and you can t tell me this last little piece of the puzzle. why? the darkroom is where a photographer s vision comes to life, allowing others to see the world through their eyes. and with these shots, we can learn a little about the world this young photographer saw. and her sense of exactly when to snap the shutter. to capture the world in front of her. it s an impressive portfolio belonging to a young woman
with minimal security. dhs contractor told him it was all by design. i guess the secrecy [inaudible]. you know what i mean? why? why? you know why. why? come on. what s the big secret? everybody knows it s happening. the government bill: that footage was obtained by former westchester county executive and acquired it through the freedom of information act. he is a candidate for governor in new york. here is what he told tucker carlson last night. we kept pressing them and they kept telling us nonsense. and this is all they do, right? where is the governor? she is complicit. she is turning a blind eye to all of this. she is more occupied about masking kids in schools and codling criminals than she is about this. i can t go into restaurants without showing a vaccination card or masking indoors. and she is refusing to do anything about this. dana: breaking this morning. ice agent weighing in on the massive migrant drops at the southern border and details