we interviewed her roommates, boyfriend. everyone is a suspect. and then a man said i kidnapped her, we have her, we ran the criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asking me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries cme to the basement of his home. it was jaw dropping, just chilling. they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was escalating. there were so many victims? yes, there still are. until this guy is in longer in existence. i ll carry this fight. ecome a supreme court justice. ge, hello and welcome to dateline. shannon melindi dreamed big. at 15 she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college she scored a foundation. detectives had a suspect in their sight, but it would take years. a horrific tail to unravel the mystery of shannon s disappearance. here is dana murphy with shannon s story. reporter: the videos, the document reof her life. reporter: the professional dad
cuba. we were, i guess, what you would describe go-getters. for shannon the getting was good. she was a top student at her high school, captain of the debate team and class president two years in a row. she had the confidence to speak, you know, in front of a class or a group of people and she just wasn t afraid. we can t always say that it s been for the better. this is video of shannon and her pal anne doing a school project together. different people perceive the same things to be both unethical and immoral, while others believe it is a-okay. if you asked her at 15, what are you going to do, she would have told you what? that she wanted to be a supreme court justice. but before the supreme court was emory university, over 700 miles away from home. i wasn t a happy camper. you thought she was too far away? down the street would be too far away. but shannon thrived at emory. she loved everything about it, the culture, the nightlife, the friends she made.