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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 ....
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 man accused of killing her. the boyfriend who found the body. the boyfriend found a body. first ....
Did it, why are you out there trying to find? and now who can begrudge a grieving mother s better talents. certainly not the jones family. on the day kevin was acquitted, they stood here on the steps of the courthouse and they vowed they would do whatever it took to find nona s killer. kevin s father, hiram, financially wiped out by the cost of the free court case, ask his son s legal team for one more favor. i said this is what i ve got. don t know how much i need. don t know how i can pay you. but i need this. the lawyers agreed to help. they asked an investigator, this man, to keep working the case. his name is todd stuffy. he s a part-time policeman and kevin s hometown of dover just outside russellville. part-time detective and full-time preacher. what an odd combination for. all i used to say sales make good guy. and right away he knew there was a key piece of evidence that demanded a closer look. that condom wrapper found in ....
Right way. if history s me that they didn t find the person who did this. but s mother carol, believed his old bereave friend had quite possibly gotten away with murder. if you think somebody else did it, why are you out there trying to find? and now who can begrudge a grieving mother s better talents. certainly not the jones family. on the day kevin was acquitted, they stood here on the steps of the courthouse and they vowed they would do whatever it took to find nona s killer. kevin s father, hiram, financially wiped out by the cost of the free court case, ask his son s legal team for one more favor. i said this is what i ve got. don t know how much i need. don t know how i can pay you. but i need this. the lawyers agreed to help. they asked an investigator, this man, to keep working the case. his name is todd stuffy. he s a part-time policeman and kevin s hometown of dover just outside russellville. part-time detective and full-time preacher. ....
Detective and full-time preacher. would an odd combination. i used to say, ultimate good guy. right away, he knew there was a key piece of evidence demanding a closer look. that condom wrapper found in known s apartment. it held somebody s dna, but whose? steffy wondered if police cleared those male friends and neighbors of nona too quickly in the early days of the investigation. do you think they have a valid alibi? because either i m missing something or, you know i began to feel that some of those people maybe need to have their dna compared. so kevin s legal team rolled up its sleeves and slacks and went diving through trash belong to those young man. they got some dna samples. but none matched the dna on the condom wrapper. steffy, the policeman, preacher, needed a lead. you could say he needed a miracle. and wouldn t you know, he got it. it came in the most mundane ....