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
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 hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 5, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored as prestigious internship at the headquarters foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years, and the revelation of another teenager s horrific tale, to our unravel the mystery of sharon s disappearance. here s dennis murphy with shannon s story! the snapshots, the videos. they documented her life. the photographer dad, the camera professional captured every moment of his daughter s life. she loved life. she wanted to do everything! these parents did no
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China s finger. she even wore it in this family portrait. lewis and ivan knew whoever made that phone call had their daughter. a dreadful shock. but mixed with some vindication for the family in their dealings with the authorities. they had to accept that she was definitely kidnapped. you can no longer say flighty because we established that she was, in fact, kidnapped. they waited for the collars s next move. waiting, but not idle. the distraught parents are about to turn up the heat on their daughters of dr., as a search for continues. coming up, an ingenious idea to ensure that whoever has shannon cannot take off. we put 77 billboards around the city. i felt that if people see her face, they can t move her. and then the phone rang and a friend in atlanta said, bush hinton s house is on fire. when dateline continues. te to severe eczema could make it hard for her. now i m staying ahead of it. dupixent helps heal your skin from within.