i called my mom and she didn t answer. i pretty much knew in my heart that something was wrong. a mother vanished. i cried myself to sleep. it was awful realizing your worst nightmare had come true. a family anguished. she s gone. do you have any idea how hard that was? now, the questions begin in a southern gothic mystery. the case is puzzling. we did not really know what had happened. who would everett manage and you would have a murder in the family. soon there would be secrets. we were dealing with a person that was leading a double life. and one of them, would prove deadly. have you ever said, i know you did this? it hurts too much for me to say it out loud. hello. and welcome to dateline. it s a case that centers on the mother who had gone missing in a small town secret, that led to a very big surprise. here s keith morrison. suppose for a minute you are sitting in your car. smacked up in the middle of tuscaloosa alabama. and you poin
heart, something was not right. a mother vanished. i cried myself to sleep, it was awful, realizing that your worst nightmare has come true. a family, anguished. she is gone. do you have any idea how hard that was? now, the questions begin in a southern gothic mystery. the case is puzzling. we did not really know what had happened. who could ever imagine you could have a murder in your family? soon, there would be secrets. we were dealing with a person leading a double life. and one of them would prove deadly. anyone say i know that you did this? it hurts too much for me to say that out loud. hello, and welcome to dateline. it is a case that centers on a mother who had gone missing, and the small town secret that led to a very big surprise. here is keith morrison. suppose for a minute you are sitting in your car, smack dab in the middle of tuscaloosa, alabama. and the point of southwest down highway 69, and kept a sharp eye out after half an hour o
mate, dawn not only admitted to shooting teresa but she said that she had tried once before. that strange night the casino, when teresa came home stumbling, that was her first attempted murder. but why? but why? why would she want to kill her friend? because, listen to this, the answer to the whole puzzle really comes down to one little word. dawn uses it when telling her cell mate what she did. i mean, we tried. we? dawn was not acting alone. she had a co-conspirator. i don t know if she was trying to be a show off, because she was calling herself a hit man. dawn was a hired gun, for, you
that s a family gathered to mourn the loss of their beloved teresa, scott could not be with them. he was down at the sheriff s office, answering questions. he came willingly, no issues. did he ask for an attorney or anything? no, he did not. the corporal sky that chatted with scott for three hours. general, time he was cooperative and helpful. the standard questions we would ask him, was anyone having an affair, did you have an affair? no. was she having an affair? no. good marriage? happy marriage? christian marriage? yes. i asked them, did they argue? he said no. scott answered all questions about what teresa was supposed to be doing that. he said he phoned teresa from his morning job on the farm, a wake up call. then about two hours later, she called him. but the call faded out. he could not hear a thing. it s gotta sound like she was on the road. he thought nothing of it than. but now, was it a distress call?
drink. she didn t even know where she was at, she could hardly understand a word she was saying. she came in, and my dad and i got her and put her in the bed. how long did she sleep? she slept for two days, two straight days. what did you think about that? ? it was very strange. she didn t really remember what happened, she just knew that she had taken some pills, i believe. how did you get them? i believe don gave them to her. do you remember how teresa was stressed out those last weeks of her life? either the coach reese at the casino trip with don, she took xanax from don, to calm her down. and it certainly did that. out like a light, calm, for two whole days. i looked at her, and i said, teresa, you need to stay away from that woman. she is no friend of yours. now to respond to that? she said, i learned my lesson. or maybe she didn t. because the morning of the