and the clues came pouring out. blood in the bushes. this was the hotspot. this was your crime scene. craig melvin: a stunner of a surveillance tape. jeff wilbert: a tarp, a rope. everything you might need for a murder. exactly. craig melvin: and what just may be the most sinister mother daughter conversation you ve ever overheard. these are not the same people that the public thinks that they are. you realize how cold this family is. it s pretty twisted. very twisted. [music playing] hello, and welcome to dateline. stephen moore was a champion speed skater who was fast on the track but slow to find direction in life. that is, until he fell for kindergarten teacher kathleen dorsett. soon came a marriage, a career, and a baby. when stephen disappeared, detectives wondered if there was trouble in his seemingly normal life. but even they could not have imagined the sinister scheme at the heart of this case. here s andrea canning with shattered bonds. [music playing] andrea
This one left for dead. She was unrecognizable. Was evil stalking young women . Both darkhaired, both pretty girls. Chillingly similar. A case that led to unheard of places. In the history of my department thats never happened. And then finally, far from the city, the truth, revealed on a quiet country road. He got out of the car and let out this scream. And an act of courage from a woman who refused to be a victim. And i won. And now, go inside a deadly connection. Thanks for joining us. Im lester holt. On any given weekend night chances are someone you love, one of your kids maybe is heading out for some fun. A few worries . Sure. About drinking, driving, hookups. But the two young women in this story found a very different kind of trouble. For each the simple joys of a night out would lead to the most mysteries. Heres keith morrison. Reporter the woman in the icu was barely alive. Her jaw shattered in a dozen pieces. A once beautiful face unrecognizable after the brutal beating, the