everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 5, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored as prestigious internship at the headquarters foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years, and the revelation of another teenager s horrific tale, to our unravel the mystery of sharon s disappearance. here s dennis murphy with shannon s story! the snapshots, the videos. they documented her life. the photographer dad, the camera professional captured every moment of his daughter s life. she loved life. she wanted to do everything! these parents did no
All im thinking is, is shannon really gone . We interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. Then a phone rings. Right. He says ive kidnapped her, i have her. And we ran his criminal history. Thats when all the bells went off. He pulls in, asked me to get in the car. I feel the cold blade against my neck. He carries me to the basement of his home. It was jawdropping just chilling they started digging and they found womens clothing. It was just escalating escalating there were so many victims, arent there . There were. There still are. Until this guy is no longer in existence. I will carry this fight hello, and welcome to dateline Shannon Melendi dreamed big. At 15, she wanted to become a Supreme Court justice. In college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carters foundation. Then, suddenly she vanished detectives had a suspect in their sights. But it would take years, and the revelation of another teenagers horrific tale, to unravel the mys
Been around for 100 years. that produced this bag. the company supplied those bags through a middleman to only one client in georgia. delta airlines. delta airlines is where he hit his mark. and when we conducted a search at his workplace, on his desk were a number of these bags. and the prosecutor brought in a forensic expert who said that the bag from the phone booth, contained mick tylik particles that would ve been found at his workplace. as i started listening to the scientist, i started feeling really positive about it. he said this bag could only have been sold to this customer. phenomenal! it was unreal! hinton s defense was straightforward. his attorney argued that the states evidence was scant, and circumstantial. and that he could have not have killed somebody whose body that was never found. in his defense, it s not me, you got the wrong guy? look somewhere else. absolutely. and he never took the stand, he never claimed his innocence on the stand. afte
That he did have modus operandi, and i wanted to assist the melodies and getting some closure. in their situation. and while the prosecutors did not have a crime scene, they did have that bag found at the phone booth. it would tell a tale of its own. what did you learn about it? it s a little cloth bag. after a number of weeks of trying to determine where the bed came from, we finally found that there was a little company in richmond virginia that had been around for 100 years. that produced this bag. the company supplied those bags through a middleman to only one client in georgia. delta airlines. delta airlines is where he hit his mark. and when we conducted a search at his workplace, on his desk where a number of these bags. and the prosecutor brought in a forensic expert who said that the bag from the phone booth, contained mick tylik particles that would ve been found at his workplace. as i started listening to the scientist, i started