ma am, hold on, hold on, ma am. i just heard she is gone. she was a bright young mom to be. she was beautiful, confident, strong. it was her smile that got me. moving on from a messy divorce, jumping into a new romance. no one could believe it when they found her. they are saying it was a homicide. then the police found something else. recordings. recordings. everyin it started with a little flirtation in the office and bloomed into a full-blown romance. hello. and welcome to dateline. it started with a little flirtation in the office and bloomed into a full blown romance. problem was, brittany eldridge was married to another man. then, she found out she was pregnant and it was weeks before her due date that tragedy struck. investigators quickly hone in on the two men in brittany s life. but imagine all of your phone conversations being recorded for prosperity. how would you feel. what secrets would it will? this story begins here in a suburban office. l
danny bounded up the steps to answer the door. shots rang out. danny was hit. mark was shot in the abdomen. i saw my son holding his chest. i knew he wasn t going to make it. one of the sweetest kids i ve ever met. her husband was rushed to the emergency room for surgery. i was in total shock. you get to call there s been another murder. correct. the man knocked on the door and said are you data and said yes and started shooting. we weren t expecting to link a murder in california to this attack. i thought this is crazy. nobody is safe. i had a feeling they wanted me. this was revenge. that someone would come to my door and take my only child is unfathomable. hello, and welcome to dateline. esther salas was a proud mother. she and her husband just celebrated their son s birthday. as festivities wrapped up, they shared a beautiful moment with love. then hate to shattered everything. investigators questioned if the attack was part of some bigger plot and r
i saw blood everywhere. jodi gonterman : her daughter s laying there. terrified. a yo terrified. attacked. jason morales : blood on the floor, shovel, duct tape, also a knife. unidentified woman : i truly thought brittani would die. andrea canning : you wake up from your coma. brittani marcell : i m just, like, trying to communicate. dr. lori wright : she didn t give up. brittani marcell : it was a struggle. andrea canning : you re not you re the witness. brittani marcell : it s almost like a nightmare. andrea canning : the detective wanted you to do hypnosis? brittani marcell : mm-hm. your mind is in a completely different phase. dr. leon morris (psychologist; recording) : tell me what s happening. brittani marcell (recording) : he he s hurting me. he s hurting me. jodi gonterman : the details that she gave. it was unbelievable. brittani marcell : she goes, you did it. i said, no, you did. andrea canning : route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to
what she had was charisma. she said i love you and in my heart i knew those were her last words. two sisters with a single purpose, solved the mystery of their mother s death. we cannot let this go. she left for hawaii, a new life with a new husband but the sunny paradise soon grew dark. something is very wrong. it was horrible being so helpless. what was behind their moms death? they set out together to get some answers and they were about to get some help from their mother herself. a possible clue hidden in a envelope marked baby pictures, tucked inside a journal that painted a different picture entirely. i pulled out that envelope. reporter: could their mom help them solve their own mystery? we are her boys. we made a promise to our mom. hello and welcome to dateline. charlene was popular and unpredictable long before she had her girls kenny and tiffany. as children they adored their mother, as adults they made a troubling vow, promising charlene to i
is dateline. one of the investigators o brought somebody over to me. i was steeling myself for it already because of the massive police presence, they said they believed that he had been murdered. for the dead of seven care deeply about his kids. he was a loving man, provider. it was puzzling and alarming when he vanished. she said craig is not here and i said this is weird. i know something is wrong. a disturbing discovery in the basement. it appeared there was some kind of ambush. for revelations about craig s wife. craig did not want to leave and there s a romantic relationship between them. in the park the two young man acting strangely. the victim s two funds. finally, a string of security ladies would lead to the bone chilling truth. a diabolical plan. i was absolutely stunned. this is a family divided like no other. so when parents craig and laura told hello and welcome to dateline. they appeal appeared to be a tight knit family so when