and this is dateline! it s gut-wrenching. there s a body lying off the side of the road. this young woman shot three times. this was a murder. a young single mom, out with friends on game day. it was packed. but as night fell, fear grew. they re asking who would want to harm your sister? but as night fell, fear grew. was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding tucked away. in her kitchen a clue to it all. on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. did it just give you chills? it was horrible. why didn t she just tell us? did a secret lead to murder? it s got to be unimaginable. here s andrea canning with nightfall. welcome to dateline. when the body of brooke morris was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationshi
game day. it was packed. but as night fell, if you re grew. yeah they re asking who would want to harm your sister? was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding. talk to in her kitchen, a clue to it all. on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. did it just give you chills? it was horrible. why didn t she just tell us? did a secret lead to murder? it s got to be unimaginable. welcome to dateline. when the body of brooke morris was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationship. could that revelation be the key to solving her murder? here with nightfall is andrea canning. i d ask that you all close your eyes for a few minutes this morning. i d like for you to envision roane county in the middle of october. the leaves are changing,
phone. they went to his house in the early morning hours after brooke s murder. you go over there. is he home? he is. shawn told investigators he had seen brooke the day before. she d called him from downtown knoxville asking for help. remember brooke s tailgating plans had gone awry and she d wanted to go home and change her clothes. she needed a ride to her car which had been left at a restaurant the night before. shawn said he agreed to give her a lift, but said they went to a bar to watch the game first. he had picked her up and they d went to, i think, wild wings and buffalo wild wings. it s two different restaurants within the same square mile of each other. shawn said he then dropped brooke off at her car in the parking lot where she d left it. did he say he didn t know where she went after that? he was at home. he said he didn t know where she went. so had brooke met her killer there in the parking lot, or sometime later? perhaps she left to meet up with that ot
that s correct. detectives decided not to wait for shawn to pick up his phone. they went to his house in the early morning hours after brooke s murder. you go over there. is he home? he is. shawn told investigators he had seen brooke the day before. she d called him from downtown knoxville asking for help. remember brooke s tailgating plans had gone awry and she d wanted to go home and change her clothes. she needed a ride to her car which had been left at a restaurant the night before. shawn said he agreed to give her a lift, but said they went to a bar to watch the game first. he had picked her up and they d went to, i think, wild wings and buffalo wild wings. it s two different restaurants within the same square mile of each other. shawn said he then dropped brooke off at her car in the parking lot where she d left it. did he say he didn t know where she went after that? he was at home. he said he didn t know where she went. so had brooke met her killer there in
after just a few months. but it was clear, to investigators, at least, that brooke and shawn were still in touch. her phone showed calls between them on the day of the football game. and they d been texting back and forth. did you call him? our attempts to call him were unsuccessful. another one who s not around? that s correct. reporter: detectives decided not to wait for shawn to pick up his phone. they went to his house in the early morning hours after brooke s murder. you go over there. is he home? he is. reporter: shawn told investigators he had seen brooke the day before. she d called him from downtown knoxville asking for help. remember, brooke s tailgating plans had gone awry and she d wanted to go home and change her clothes. she needed a ride to her car, which had been left at a restaurant the night before. shawn said he agreed to give her a lift but said they went to a bar to watch the game first. he had picked her up and they d went to, i think, wild wings