i m craig melvin. and i m natalie morales. and this is dateline. i just collapsed. she s dead because she was my friend. first melissa disappeared. where s melissa? that s the million dollar question. i knew right then she absolutely never made it into her house. left behind in her garage signs of a struggle and a strange orange mist, then her boss went missing too. who is he afraid of am. he might have been afraid he s next. he left behind a bigger mess. we three kings be stealing the gold. a missing fortune. ballpark a billion, billion and a half dollars. a missing woman. we have know clue, no leads. some wonder was there a link? this had a twist to it. two crimes, one for money, one supposedly for love, and behind both, a lingering mystery. it s just so ugly and so wrong, and i can t fix it. welcome to dateline. hotshot florida attorney melissa lewis was living large in fort lauderdale dale, but then her seemingly charged life ended
absolutely never made it in her house. left behind her garage, signs of a struggle and a strange orange mist. we did not know what it was. then her boss went missing to! who is he afraid of? he was might be afraid that he was next. someone would put a bullet in my head. he left behind a bigger mess. we kings be stealing the gold. a missing fortune. ballpark, a billion and a billion and a half dollars. a missing daughter. we have no clues, no leads. some wondered, was there a length? this had a twist to. it two crimes, supposedly for love. and behind both? a lingering mystery. it s just so ugly and so wrong. that i can t fix it. welcome to dateline! hot shot florida attorney melissa lewis was really large in fort lauderdale. but then, her seemingly charmed life ended in tragedy. her body was discovered in a drainage canal. she had been murdered. but who would want her dead? with few clues, fewer suspects, and a scandal with the law firm. inves
We were like sisters. We had shared so much. I told me they had found her body, and i just collapsed. She is dead, because she was my friend. First, melissa disappeared. Thats the milliondollar question. I knew then that she had never made it into her house. Signs of a struggle, and a strange orange missed. They didnt know what it was. Then, her boss went missing, to. Who was he afraid of . Mightve been afraid that he was next. He left behind a bigger mess. We three kings be stealing the gold. A missing fortune. Ballpark, 1 1 2 million dollars. We have no clues, no leads. Some wondered, was there a link . Two crimes, one for money, one, supposedly for love, and behind both, a lingering mystery. It is just so ugly, and so wrong, and i cannot fix it. Welcome to dateline. Hotshot florida attorney, Melissa Lewis was living large in ft. Lauderdale. But then, her seemingly charmed life ended in tragedy when a body was discovered in a drainage canal. She had been murdered. But who would want
kids and we have movie nights. after a shaky divorce melissa started dating a little but eventually her diligence would pay off. in 2008 after seven years at the firm the former intern was made the first female partner. she shared with me early on that she hoped to be a judge one day. and deborah had done well for herself, too. after all those years working as a paralegal and keeper of the supply cabinet, her boss scott promoted her to chief operating officer. not bad for someone who never finished college. things were going really well at the law firm. yes. then came march 5, 2008. just one week after melissa had been made partner. it was a wednesday night. deborah tried to call her several times but got no answer. the next morning, though, when melissa was a no-show at work deborah called her friend repeatedly but to no avail. then she got ahold of melissa s sister carrie.
that she hoped to be a judge one day. and deborah had done well for herself to. after all those years working as a paralegal, and a keeper of the supply cabinet. her boss promoted her to chief operating officer. not bad for someone who never finished college. it s going really well at the law firm? yes. then came march 5th, 2008. just one week after melissa had been made partner. it was a wednesday night. debra tried to call her several times but got no answer. the next morning, when melissa was no-show at work, deborah called her friend repeatedly but to no avail. then she got a hold of her sister, carry. and carrie was like me. oh no. something is wrong. debra told her boss, scott, well connected attorney that he was. he called a police officer that he knew in plantation, florida where she lived. the officer agreed to meet deborah and carrie at melissa s house. when they got there, everything