Don t think of them. The pain becomes a part of you. Get everybody out here to my house now. He came home and found her, his entire family gone. I said what are you talking about, what are you saying? it was surreal. As fellow cops suspected him. I did not do this. I did not do this. She was upset. She felt like history is repeating itself. Or police just plain wrong? it s like a twilight zone. Lies become truth and the truth becomes lies. May be the real killer was still out there. You have lied to the police about this case. So devastating. We know that was probably the key to solving this. 13 years of hell. Such an awful crime. The wife, the little boy and girl, shot at pointblank range. I was dumbfounded with shock. How to comprehend it? i said what, wait, what are you talking about, what are you saying? the husband had an alibi. He could have done anything, but he didn t. 13 years, three trials, appeals, reversals and changing stories. The big picture here for a lot of people as i
When she got dolled up, oh my god, gorgeous. Did she write these letters . Was this a hint to who killed her . This is a message saying this is my killer. Like you would see in a movie. And the ending, that was just like a movie, too. I cant believe what people do to each other. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Roc, in this case, those three letters would tell a story all their own. When Karen Pannell was found murdered in her South Florida home, the letters scrawled in blood above her body seemed like a beacon that could lead detectives to her killer. But what exactly did they mean . What other crucial clues were in sight . It would take dogged specialist with a keen eye to unravel this mystery. Heres Dennis Murphy with written in blood. If yearround sun and water is your thing, floridas west coast should be high on your list of places to live. It was for onetime model and Flight Attendant got sand in her shoes, she never looked back. She loved the beach, diving, boating, that life. He
To me very calm. I thought maybe there was a boyfriend on the side, seem kind of love triangle. But on a dark highway, the case will take a dramatic turn. All the hair on my body was standing on edge. It made you nervous . Extremely nervous. A mysterious driver carrying ominous cargo. How did he explain that . At that time you dont. It is evidence to suggest there is some kind of conspiracy. Unraveling a mindbending plot revealed a shattering truth. Evil the only word i can think of, inhuman to do Something Like that. It was moonless night in iowa, four income the morning. The quietest of quiet hours. A small cop head down the empty highway, bound for his early shift at the police department. Thats when he saw, the corner of his eye, what was that in the ditch, maybe 30 yards off the highway, a car in trouble . He swung around. Somebody clearly missed a curb on the gravel access road. The drivers door is hanging open on it. It looks like the air bags deployed and dome light on. And the
Did the Red Hot Miami lifestyle have something to do with her death . Whats been going on in this club scene . He did admit to having encounters with other couples there. Or was it simple jealousy . Are you still intimate with yolanda . Yes, we are. Threats. Say that again. Objection. Betrayal. He said he didnt love her, he loved me. And finally a verdict. The years of waiting. The years of mourning her. We needed justice. Hello and welcome to dateline. Wendy trapaga fell Head Over Heels for Michel Escoto, an older man with a string of admiring girlfriends, though wendy was his prize catch. The couple quickly married. Then, just days later, the young bride was found dead in a parking lot. The mystery of her murder would haunt investigators for years. But the truth would prove more coldblooded than even they could imagine. Heres Dennis Murphy with mystery in south beach. If you spent any time down here, you probably sense there are really two miami beaches. You know this one by reputati
With anyone . He believes that there is this lady out there stalking him. Someone starts tapping on the window. Now he is murdered and you are coming to me . There was anger behind this e that did not go away. Did you shoot your dad . What actually happened the other night . Im not sure how you want me to despond. Pretty horrible stuff. I couldnt fathom this. How much can one family bear . How do you contain horror . If this happened to you, where would you put it . In a box . Would you carry it with you everywhere . An anchor . Chained to your soul . Bucks is full of demons. Would you live in dread of the day you knew you would have to pry it open and look inside . A box full of the ghosts of my past. You have to be ready. Or would you put it off, would you wait till next year . I moved from state to state and that box found me. It followed me to. Of course it did. It was his past inside that box. And now, here he was prying it open. Will he ever be the same . Its a story of a family