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
All im thinking is, is shannon really gone . We interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. Then a phone rings. Right. He says ive kidnapped her, i have her. And we ran his criminal history. Thats 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 jawdropping just chilling they started digging and they found womens clothing. It was just escalating escalating there were so many victims, arent 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 carters foundation. Then, suddenly she vanished detectives had a suspect in their sights. But it would take years, and the revelation of another teenagers horrific tale, to unravel the mys
yeah, take the car. shannon s friends drove the nissan back to campus. the melendi s were reeling. you re worried where she is. right. it did not take long to hear back in miami that she was missing. and martina vasquez found out in the worst way possible. i was got up and was ready to go to class, and my father looked worried. he just handed me a copy of the local section of the miami herald. it says miami family is flying up to atlanta to search for their daughter. shannon melendi. it was surreal! by the time anne read those words, the famile was already in atlanta. feeling dazed and desperate. i was like, what s going on? what s going on? a question that would consume
It was beyond all imagination. from the roommates, a love timeline emerged. shannon was supposed to be in her dorm on the saturday night, but when she still wasn t home by sunday morning, a roommate started to worry. she said where is she? so she went looking for her. the first thing she did was went to the softball country cob. shannon worked part-time at a softball field five miles from campus. the roommate went to look for shannon with two other friends, but they missed the entrance to the softball field parking lot. and when they turn around, they spotted something. she saw her car parked at a convenience store. gas station. shannon s black nissan. unoccupied, and parked at the far end of a gas station. she was as proud as she could be of that car! she loved her car! what was concerning about the way the car was found. what condition it was in? it was unlocked.