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somebody has to pay. hello, and welcome to dateline. nona and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack and shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it s very unlikely to change. and certainly, that s how it was in russellville, arkansas. our town were a first impression hardens like a patch of summit. about her and also about for better or worse, the young man accused of killing her. the boyfriend who found the body. the boyfriend found a body ....
no question, it was his. but the mystery was just beginning because the dna was some other male. as a town chose sides and families fought for justice. more startling developments in a horrific murder. when you ve got something that was this bad somebody s got to pay. somebody has got to pay. hello, and welcome to dateline. nona dirksmeyer and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19- year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack their shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it ....
reporter: a fire chief murdered. his wife, the only witness. this detective knew them both. she started telling me about a young man coming into their home and shooting keith. her job now? solve this crime. and clue number one was a doozy. she said that after he shot kieth, he turned to her and said, i m sorry, ma am. reporter: i m sorry? a killer who apologized? and that was just the start. a gun, stashed in a drier, a man s glove, but whose dna? a woman with a whole lot to reveal. she tossed her top to me. she just whipped it off? i was shocked! hello, and welcome to dateline. keith bryan was a devoted fire chief who spent his career helping those in trouble. the local here you had a job of his dreams and a wife he adored. then one night, a gunshot shattered the life they had built and exposed the secrets at the heart of a complicated crime. here s andrea canning with mystery in mustang. reporter: just about 20 miles southwest of downtown o ....
when you ve got something that was this bad somebody s got to pay. somebody has got to pay. hello, and welcome to dateline. nona dirksmeyer and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack their shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it s very unlikely to change. and certainly, that s how it was in russellville, arkansas. the town where a first impression hardens like a patch of cement. about her and also about for better or worse, the young m ....
here. now, the hard work begins. i may not know all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week: i never give up. pete: that s the truth. it happened just after midnight last night after 15 rounds of voting, the house elects california republican kevin mccarthy as the speaker of the house. emily: mccarthy taking the gavel in a late night session as the gop looks to get to work. will: alexandria hoff is live in washington with more. good morning, alexandria. reporter: good morning. it took 14 failed votes flipping more than a dozen holdouts and a final tally taking place just after midnight but speaker mccarthy has the gavel and we have the 118th congress sworn in early this morning. that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter so help you god. i do. congratulations, you are now mcellroy members members of the 118th congress. reporter: it is conclusion of drama-filled four days ....