Hello and welcome to dateline extra. When police got word someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous. Even they couldnt guess it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Reporter every couple has it. A shared song, a favorite movie, or maybe a special place. Steven says for him and his wife jody, this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. We would bring a couple of lawn chairs, a cooler and she would bring her work from graduate school. Reporter they had been escaping to this place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here, the air was fresh and the views seemed limitless. It framed by trees. You could look down and to the right and see the view of the George Washington bridge. Reporter what they couldnt see from here, of course, was the future. Had they caught even a glimpse of
She fell from the edge. I would call this an accidental death. But was it . She said that if anything happens to me, youll know who did it. A mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. Did you kill your wife, jodi . I did not. What happened on the cliffs edge . Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous, but even they couldnt guess it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres chris janson. Every couple has it. A shared song, a Favorite Movie or maybe a special place. Steven sharp says for him and his wife jody, this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. Theyd been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newly weds for a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here the air was fresh an
Hello and welcome to dateline extra. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place was known to be dangerous but even they couldnt guess that it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres Chris Jansing. Every couple has it, a shared song, a Favorite Movie or maybe a special place. Steven sharp says for him and his wife jody, this was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. We would bring a hibachi, a couple of lawn chair, a cooler. And shed bring her work from graduate school. Reporter theyd been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. Up here the air was fresh and the views seemed limits. It sort of framed by trees but you could look down to the right and see the view of the George Washington bridge. Reporter what they couldnt see from here, of course, was t
Life was good, and even as the years went by, even with the demands of work and family, steven says he and jody still made time for each other. Like that last summer sunday in september of 1992. Steven says it was supposed to be a date night. It wasnt no idea that that would be the most critical day in our life, in our marriage. It was a day like any other day. Yes. Here was the plan. Husband and wife would drive into manhattan and go to a comedy club, a lighthearted night on the town. But they made a detour here to the palisades, to their spot. Steven remembers pulling up to the scenic lookout. Sitting in the car with jody, sharing a wine cooler. There were other people there sitting in their cars. And we walked up, looked over the spot where the binoculars were and then walked over to this sort of open view. He says they then turned and took a narrow wellworn path to those rocks. They sat there as the night fell around them. He with his back against the rock holding her as she sat di
I did not. What happened on the cliffs edge. Hello. Welcome to dateline. When police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. The place is known to be dangerous. But even they could not guess it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. Heres the story. Every couple has it. A place. This was it. Two rocks forming a lovers chair on the edge of a cliff. That was our spot. We bring a high batch i, couple of lawn chairs, a cooler and shed bring her work from graduate school. They had been escaping to this magical place for years. Ever since they were newlyweds in an apartment in new jersey. Up here, the air was fresh. And the view seemed limitless. Its sort of framed by the trees that you could look down to the right and see the view of George Washington bridge. What they kornt see from here, of course, was the future. Had they caught a glimpse of what was to come, surely they would have aband