i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it was a whirlwind love affair. >> i felt like this was the one that i'd been waiting for. maybe it was too good to be true. did he love me, or was this all a game? >> reporter: a beautiful businesswoman falls for a dashing doctor, but her daughters had doubts. >> i had lots of suspicions. >> she thinks his fingernails are dirty. and this does not look to her like the hands of an actual doctor. >> who was this guy? >> his nickname was "dirty john." >> this woman knew him all too well. >> i started snooping. and i found everything. >> this reporter made some unnerving discoveries, too. >> he scared a lot of people. he swindled a lot of people. >> the story of his dirty deeds riveted the nation in a hit podcast. >> this is dirty john. >> but dirty was about to turn dark. >> he's got duct tape, he's got all the tools ready to kidnap her. >> would this mom and her daughters learn the truth

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i got a phone call. "somethin' is wrong with brandy. she's not movin, car's running." emergency vehicles, officers - that's as far as i could go. there's my baby and i can't do nothin' about it >> reporter: she was a hard-working young wife and mom. >> sweetest girl you could ever ask to meet. >> reporter: just minutes from home when she saw the headli >> somebody was tailin' her.gh >> my sister is in my driveway and her head is bloody. >> reporter: so you bury your girl. and then it's a murder te investigation? >> yep.ig >> reporter: there were two people brandy feared. one in town. >> she thought she was being followed. >> reporter: one thousands of ow miles away.r: >> josh was still in alaska.ay >> reporter: and then there was the new man in her life. >> anybody close to brandy, we need to take a real hard, r: serious look at. >> reporter: no fingerprints. no dna.r: and no arrests, for years. >> reporter: yo

natalie morales: their daughter was a runaway. veronica kasprzak: i am frantic because i didn't know how to find her. natalie morales: they called police. they searched. and then a jogger found a red shoe and a pool of blood. dennis murphy: here they are, three people at the door. i just started sobbing.

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> everything just began to shake. i just kept asking where is she, have you seen her? i wouldn't know what i'd do without her. >> it looked like the world was ending. >> growing um in indiana, tsunamis and earthquakes are the things you only see in hollywood films. >> he was sure his world had ended. the love of his life was missing. >> that feeling that she's not all right began growing as each minute went by. >> strangers in a strange land had fallen in love, then the quake hit, and all he knew was her town was gone. >> literally come hell or high water i was getting into that damn town. >> that's where he headed, right into that hell, willing to risk his life to try to save hers. >> fires on the hill, fire on the water. >> could he get there in time? >> i never loved someone like i loved georgia. >> welcome to "dateline." it's an epic love story, a young man from small town indiana heads to japan to teach. there he meets a beautiful woman from a land nea

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. e morales. thanks for watching. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> marie was a very loving person.ri she had a heart of gold. what happened to this woman? my job is to be a truth teller and seek out the truth. i wanted to solve it. >> reporter: her case was a mystery for years. the mom with the tender heart m and tough-as-nails career. >> she was part of the sheriff's department.he her ultimate goal was to try toe get into the fbi.ti >> reporter: she'd found a new sense of purpose in the church.r her pastor and his wife, like family. >> they had taken her in, they were helping her out. >> i was like, i'm proud of you, you're finding god.ud >> reporter: then, one baffling text.or and she was gone. >> i go, "i know i probably watch a lot of "law and order" but i have this really gut feeling." >> because i was a mom, i just knew she didn't leave on her own. there was no way she left that baby. >> reporter: two moms at opposite ends of a mystery. could one get justice for the oth

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline". >> i was robbed of my sister! i had to grow up without one. in an instant, she was gone. and it changed everything! >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes, but crime claimed her first. >> gut wrenching pain! my daughter, please, please don't let this be true! >> home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. >> we just said, "oh my god! isn't this one of her earrings?" >> earrings in the carpet. ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. >> there was evidence of a violent struggle. >> what had happened? and who was behind it? >> everything was a mystery. was she still alive? you know? was she not? >> it tore us apart. >> for years, they demanded answers, a struggle each day. then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. >> i always felt that this was a case that could be solved. >> they wanted justice just as bad as we did. >> as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. >>

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's a murder mystery. you've got a wealthy family. it's something for everybody. >> there is a club of people consumed by trying to figure out what happened. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: almost everywhere robert durst goes, mystery follows. a missing wife. >> everything about this reeked of murder. >> reporter: a murdered best friend. a dead neighbor. >> it's hard to understand. >> reporter: now the stories you haven't heard as those who knew robert durst best speak out in an exclusive interview. >> i hope and i pray that when all this is done, we all get answers. >> reporter: and hear his own account of his strange life. the reclusive millionaire has spent much of his time on the road. so where was he? what was he doing? who was he with? >> what is a guy of his wealth doing hanging out at a homeless shelter/soup kitchen? >> reporter: for decades, suspicions, questions raised anew on the series "the jinx." will there finally be answers?

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> horrible knowing the person that you love is dead. and that you're being looked at for it. >> imagine you're shaken in the dead of night. >> my ears were ringing. i thought i was dreaming. >> in bed right next to you, your husband, murdered. >> hard to get that one out of h your head, isn't it?t >> yeah. >> and here's the twist -- you're the suspect. >> could she have been the killer or was someone keeping a secret? >> i said what did you do? what did you do? s >> i don't know what to tell you. >> just the truth. >> hello. and welcome to "dateline." it's the stuff of nightmares. an intruder creeps into your bedroom in the middle of the night and opens fire. but for melissa oxley the bad dream was all too real. she told investigators she'd been startled from her sleep to find her husband, bing, dead from abi gunshot blast. it seems g strange, they though that no one else in the house

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." marie is a very loving person. she had a heart of gold. what happened to this woman? my job is to be a truth teller and seek out the truth. i wanted to solve it. natalie morales: her case was a mystery for years, the mom with a tender heart and tough as nails career. she was part of the sheriff's department. her ultimate goal was to try to get it to the fbi. natalie morales: she'd found a new sense of purpose in the church, her pastor and his wife like family. they had taken her in. they were helping her out. it's like, i'm proud of you.

natalie morales: that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [music playing] >>> good morning and welcome to "street signs. i'm joumanna bercetche >> and i'm julianna tatelbaum. these are your headlines traders in europe prepare as christine lagarde plerepares to deliver her first ecb decision >> the federal reserve keeps the fed rates. >> in order to move rates up, i would want to see inflation that is consistent and significant. significant move up that's also consistent that's my view >> hitting the mark. saudi aramco valuation touches the $2 trillion but pairs gains within minutes of opening trade. >> and polls open in the uk with voters across the nation heading out to vote in the election. a very warm welcome to "street signs. before we get to all the big topics today macrowise the latest oil market report they have kept their oil demand growth estimates for 2019 and 2020 unchanged at 1 million a day and 1.2 million a day respectively saying the oecd amount of barrels is set to fall in the first annual decline since 2

natalie morales: that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [theme music] >>> good morning welcome to "street signs." i'm joumanna bercetche >> and i'm julianna tatelbaum. these are your headlines >>> the biggest ipo in the world gets underway here in saudi arabia soaring as much as 10% and hitting a value of $1.9 trillion. >> the british pound weakens against the dollar uk party leaders prepare for a final day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's election >> basic resources outperform stocks amid information the u.s. could push back tariffs on chinese goods. >> credit suisse citing joongoi pressure and trade tensions. good morning and welcome to "street signs. we have a very busy show for you. the top story, the world's largest ipo has made its debut saudi aramco shares have made its way 10% higher on the exchange after listing for 32 per share giving the company a market value of around $1.88 trillion, we can round up to $1.9 trillion, not quite $2 trillion let's go to hadley it has finally happened. the ipo has occurred t

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. ks for watc. acet >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie moralis. >> and this is "dateline." >> i don't go undercover every day. that's what made me nervous. >> they had a secret plan. >> were you armed? >> yes. >> and you were wearing a wire? >> yes. >> to solve a baffling case. a college student on a friday night out who vanished. >> she was a very shy girl but she was something special. >> the possible suspects just about everyone. the friend, her boyfriend, the mysterious older man. even her mom. >> i was shocked that they even suspected me. >> so why were police at a dead end? enter this guy. >> he sees things other cops don't e?

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline". >> i was robbed of my sister! i had to grow up without one. in an instant, she was gone. and it changed everything! >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes, but crime claimed her first. >> gut wrenching pain! my daughter, please, please don't let this be true! >> home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. >> we just said, "oh my god!

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig medical and i'm natalie morales. this is date line. >> hopelessness. where did she go? who did she see? i just want to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing in a case gone cold. >> that was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. >> then detectives had an ah-ha moment. to solve the case they were turned to something that they're probably seeing every day. >> why don't you establish a facebook account? >> i thought that could really establish a great deal. >> something happened. >> a hidden crime and a son's heart pounding moment. >> this is a horrible crime. >> i'm glad we know the truth. >>> she was a restless young mom with two kids when she vanished from her southern california home. her loved ones assumed she left to start a new life but as the years passed, a nagging suspicion took hold. was her disappearance the result of something more sinister? before investigators could solve the mystery, her son would have to face a dark family secret but would it lead them to carol

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig medical and i'm natalie morales. this is date line. >> hopelessness. where did she go? who did she see? i just want to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing in a case gone cold. >> that was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. >> then detectives had an ah-ha moment. to solve the case they were turned to something that they're probably seeing every day. >> why don't you establish a facebook account? >> i thought

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> they said we need you to get in the car with us. they zip tied my arms and zip tied my legs, duct tape my hair. there's no words. i'm sitting there, just hysterical. it's terrifying. >> she thought he was mr. right -- a confident, handsome surgeon. until the good doctor seemed to turn sinister. >> he put his hands over my face and said, "go ahead and try to leave." i didn't know where else to go. >> i mean, she just broke down she looked afraid. >> taunts. threats. then, something deadly. >> they said he had hired somebody to get rid of me. >> a doctor, plotting a murder? >> he's giving you a way to kill someone. >> very detailed, precise instructions. >> investigators would launch a plot of their own and unravel not one murder scheme, but two. >> so, now, you have a man and a woman who both want their exes dead. is that beyond bizarre? >> shocking. >> it was just unreal. i couldn't believe this was happening. >> an unthinkable crime and an unbelievable t

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> horrible knowing the person that you love is dead. and that you're being looked at for it. >> imagine you're shaken in the dead of night. >> my ears were ringing. i thought i was dreaming. >> in bed right next to you, your husband, murdered. >> hard to get that one out of h your head, isn't it?t >> yeah. >> and here's the twist -- you're the suspect.

>>> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." the key element to that is making sure that someone is caught. once i have somebody, they'll stop looking and that's how you can get away. >> a cold-blooded killing, a victim worth millions and all kinds of conflicting clues. >> i've never-a case this complicated before. >> he says that's my neighbor two floors below. a statement under aretsz. case closed or was it? could there be something else? >> there were so many parts of the puzzle that were not adding up? >> someone had pulled the trigger but-someone eelse pulled the strings? >> he could take bad luck and turn it into a fortune. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." they were neighbors living large in their salt lake city loft building. a sophisticated crowd that enjoys mixing business with pleasure. and then repaid their trust with lies. was he, they wondered, the mastermind behind this cold-blooded killing or did they need look in another direction? here's keith morrison with "suspicion." >> 7:00 a.m., november 15th, 2007, daw

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >>> good morning and welcome to "street signs. i'm joumanna bercetche >> and i'm willem marx here are some headlines. >> our top story, oil prices cooling off. top ministers meeting to discuss a potential deepening of cuts. >> investors eagerly await the setting of the aramco ipo making it the world's biggest public offering >> a possible sale on the slopes eyeing a take over and other luxury targets get a boost among the consolidation. >> turbulence ahead. shares of skand avian airlines are lower. saying they expect a rough year to come. >> we are forecasting a rather challenging year for 2020 where the outlook is designed at 3% to 5% of course, there is more work to be done. >>> it is a busy day if you are an oil trader. opec numbers will meet to decide whether they should take fresh action to support prices reuter has reported a deeper supply cut is the main scenario up for discussion. it would represent some 400,000 barrels a day. saying there was not yet a consensus. he would prefer to roll existing supply cuts over to the en

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [theme music] >>> good morning i'm joumanna bercetche these are your headlines >> a megamerger that will face the world's fourth largest carmaker volvo shares zoom higher part of a new technology partnership. the top of the stoxx 600 as the british education company sells its final stake in random house and ceo announces his retirement >>> and fedex share another profit warning site significant challenges and changes >> well, good morning. we have a very busy show for you today. i want to get you to some german data let's break it down for you. we know p german business moral has risen in december. that is one positive for the current condition that has come in at 98.8 higher than the estimate of 98.1 the expectations index coming in higher than the forecast today at 93.8 versus expectations of 93 business climate index was revised to 95.1. the current index was revised to 98.8 as well it appears to the upward revisions. the numbers for the month of december are coming in higher than

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [theme music] special of "street signs." >> these are your headlines. >> a stocking stuffer for investors. the dow jumps with wall street posed to ride a santa rally into christmas. >>> boeing ousts ceo mulenberg a week after halting the production of the 737 jet. >> a lump of coal for the german car dealer as they are under investigation with the u.s. trade commission over u.s. sales reporting. >>> prime minister says the gas pipeline will be done in a couple of months saying there is nothing catastrophic about u.s. sanctions on the project. >> thank you for joining us, i'm going to take you to some live pictures of the japanese prime minister who is holding a trilateral meeting keeping the momentum around the talks in north korea there has been recent days and weeks. effectively these three countries now will try to deescalate and strengthen their trilateral cooperation >>> to a big corporate story today, boeing has replaced its ceo after he failed to contain the crisis at the plane

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [theme music] welcome to "street signs." i'm joumanna bercetche >> and i'm julianna tatelbaum. these are your headlines >> boeing suppliers fall at the plane maker halts production in the wake of two fatal crashes after u.s. regulators dash hopes of returning to the skies before 2020 >>> red returns to europe. despite record highs, the trade rally takes a breather unileaver drops after a warning on sales growth. >>> sterling on the slide. midreports boris johnson wants to outlaw an extension of the eu transition period raising the prospect of a harder brexit. >>> uk banks sell off despite getting getting a clean bill of health how much capital lenders must hold in their coughers >> a very warm welcome to "street signs. let's get to the top story the stock that has been in focus the last several months. that is boeing the company's biggest shut down more than two decades. it comes after the u.s. federal aviation administration refused to clear the flight before 2020. some 12,000 employees will keep their jobs as the plane mak

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [music playing] ♪ >>> well, good morning welcome to "street signs." i'm joumanna bercetche these are your headlines global stocks are unphased as donald trump becomes the third u.s. president in history to be impeached after the house approves the charges against him. >> they have nothing they are the ones that should be impeached, every one of them >>> sweden central banks hikes rates to 5% putting an end to five years of policy despite a slow down. >>> the bank of england is expected to stand pat as the queen prepares to layout the government agenda for the second time at the state opening of parliament >>> and a $1 billion pay out to share holders as the swiss chemical maker sells the unit for more than expected >>> good morning and welcome to the show our top story today. donald trump has become the third u.s. president to be impeached. the house passed two articles against him with votes falling largely along the party lines. charged with abuse of pour and obstruction of congre

that's all for this edition of "dateline" i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [theme music] >>> good morning and welcome to "street signs. i'm joumanna bercetche >> and i'm julianna tatelbaum. these are your headlines >> headlines on fresh u.s. tariffs. autos are among the worst p performers in china. >> deutsche bank warns the returns have become more am birgs. the german lender has been working to offset the negative rates. >> the impact which we have seen in august and september. that is challenging, no doubt. we acted decisively and we are passing on part of the negative interest rates to our clients. >> saudi arabia says the kingdom is not running low on cash despite falling oil prices and disappointing size of the aramco ipo. >> if you look at our money and balance sheet, it is not only deposits, we have a lot more as ets. >> british prime minister boris johnson promises to rip up the eu rule book if he returns to power. selling the conservatives are on track for a workable majority. >> there is no doubt that the uk's reputation as a haven of stability ha

natalie morales joins the table, and like millions of americans, natalie, me too and some of you guys at the table watch the brady bunch religiously. >> we grew up with them. they were part of our family as a 10-year-old. parting with the bradys would have been near the top of our bucket list. yesterday that wish was granted. >> the brady kids have a special that they are cordially accepting an invite to their own very brady holiday party we invited them to ours.is the season to make merry, and what better gift for a holiday party than america's favorite family. >> hello >> good to see you. >> welcome to our party. >> hi, barry >> hoda. >> cheers you guys this is for making us all feel a little bit like your family. >> you are family. >> love you all. >> you ready for a '70s throw back party >> it may be years since their last episode aired, but last year, hgtv brought the iconic brady host and the show's cast added a little sweat equity to overhaul the home, replicating their original sitcom set. >> and now the bradys are back. >> and the gang recently gathered in the home again for

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> no. it can't be. it can't be. he was so big in my life. the fact that anything bad could have happened to him, it didn't make sense to me. >> glamorous, good looking, golden, the dashing hollywood movie executive. >> he was more like a movie star in real life. >> just so charismatic. >> perfect southern california family. >> he completely dropped off the face of the earth. >> a baffling di

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. ks for watc. acet >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie moralis. >> and this is "dateline." >> i don't go undercover every day. that's what made me nervous. >> they had a secret plan. >> were you armed? >> yes. >> and you were wearing a wire? >> yes. >> to solve a baffling case. a college student on a friday night out who vanished. >> she was a very shy girl but she was something special. >> the possible suspects just about everyone. the friend, her boyfriend, the mysterious older man. even her mom. >> i was shocked that they even suspected me. >> so why were police at a dead end? enter this guy. >> he sees things other cops don't see? >> phenomenal. >> they call him the evidence whisperer. he's about to crack this case open before your eyes. >> the answer was in the details? >> it was right there. >> and you won't believe how. >> you walk out of there thinking, i spoofed him. it worked. >> i hoped. i wasn't quite sure. >> hello, and welcome to "date line." 20-year-old lynsie ecland told her mo

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. [theme music] >>> good morning and welcome to "street signs. i'm joumanna bercetche these are your headlines uk prime minister boris johnson confirmed britain's commitment to nato. members arrive in north london for the meeting. >> this is a very simple concept of safety in numbers at the heart of it is a pledge that we will come to one another's defense. all for one. one for all. >> european stocks bump the trend after trade fears spook wall street. the u.s. bill that will affect cooperation with china sterling reaches a seven-month high after polls suggest boris johnson will win at the upcoming election bad reception. orange shares dial down after the french telecom company announces plans to split up the power unit good morning and welcome to the show a lot to get through, not the least with all these nato arrivals we have the final composite pmi numbers coming in at 51.6 higher than the estimate of 50.3. the services numbers coming in higher than the flash estimate at 51.9 versus

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. m natalie m. thanks for watching. >> good morning to you on this sunday. i'm cori coffin in new york. it's 6:00 on the east. 3:00 out west. now here's what's happening. new and alarming details at this hour. we're learning more about the pensacola shooting suspect and what he was doing in the days before the naval base attack. a furious and frantic weekend on capitol hill. final preparations to present the full impeachment case against the president. a look at what's going on behind the scenes. >> following the money. the staggering amount michael bloomberg is spending versus all of his components combined. >> plus are you better off? the new poll that looks at the economy and perspectives americans have on money right now >>> new today, action on capitol hill, on this day 76 of the impeachment inquiry. house judiciary members in washington working through the weekend preparing for another critical hearing tomorrow. it's a frantic push to meet an end of the year deadline to draft and vote on artic

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he was like, "i'm going to destroy you." the fear was terrible. i can't even describe it. it's a surreal thing. people thought i was dead. >> the attack was sudden and savage. >> i saw a man standing there. >> i heard multiple shots. >> the wife, the only witness. >> the only thing i could see was his eyes. >> her story was concerning about a masked man shooting her husband and leaving her alive. i'm worried, did she hire somebody? >> then a revelation. the dead man had a dangerous dream. >> ended up finding a lot of paper related to the oil business. >> i remember him telling us, i'm going to make millions of dollars. >> a big money venture oozing with outlaws. >> a violent individual, been to prison for robbery. big man. 250 pounds of steroid, rock muscle. significant criminal history. >> greed is what killed my dad. greed is what caused all of this. >> a thirst for oil, an lust for blood. >> i trusted a con artist. i trusted a sociopath. >> wild isn't it, what can happen to a quiet little prairie town when oil comes along

here's nbc's natdly more -- natalie morales. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ >> for a quarter century, "all i want for christmas is you" has been the track of the holiday season ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> reporter: and this week it has become the first christmas song to take the top spot on the billboard hot 100 chart in more than 60 years. the last one to do it, the chipmunk song back in 1958 ♪ >> reporter: mariah celebrating on social media, telling her fans, we did it. the star has been promoting the album silver anniversary with a series of concerts ending in new york where fans kept the festivities going afterwards with a subway sing-along released in 1994, the song has become a cultural phenomenon with covers and remixes from artists like justin bieber, jimmy fallon and the roots amazon even released a mini documentary showing how the smash hit came to be. >> i just remember where i was coming from, wanting it to feel like a classic. >> reporter: thanks in part to its role in another christmas classic, the film "love actually," "all i want for christmas is you"

natalie morales. >> and this is date line. >> do you have one that got away. >> my first love. >> the guy that disappeared. accept in his case he really disappeared. >> he's going to call me in a couple of days and he never called me. >> his family, in agony. >> i wrote letters to america's most wanted. >> a rookie detective finally broke the case. >> i said oh my gosh, they have hit pay dirt. >> ae strange phone call revead the secret. >> david needed to be gotten rid of. >> then we gotgo the real story >> a bombshell revelation. was she really a bereaved ex. >> i'll always love david. >>ys or maybe a black widow. >> barbara briton is in the middle. hello and welcome to dateline. for years, judy lived in the most painful kind of limbo. her son david disappeared without a trace. the case went unsolved, sitting cold for more than a decade until the rookie detective was assigned to investigate. digging into david's past, she uncovered a twisted tale of love gone bad and a grizzly family secret. but the detective still needed to knowte what motive was at th heart of this crime. here's ke

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> this was an insane world i was living in. i did what i had to do. >> what if you were ripped away from your family? >> you live in fear. it changes you. >> kidnapped by a killer. >> i came out of that just really messed up. >> held for years as a prisoner. and what if prosecutors never believed you? >> bobbi parker was not the woman she was portraying herself to be -- >> absolutely not. >> it's a mystery with a mind-boggling twist. this wife and mom taken hostage. was she really a hostage at all? >> their relationship was not one of kidnapper and victim. it was one of husband and wife. >> his prisoner or his lover? >> i really do love you. sounds like a pretty heartfelt love letter. >> in this hour she shares her side of the story. will you believe her? >> i was fighting for my life. >> hello and welcome to dateline. i'm craig melvin. bobbi was rescued. she said she'd been taken hostage. was she a captive or was she a woman in love? >> on april 4, 2005, a texas county sheriff near the louisiana border heard there might be a f

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i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >>> we're heading into what could be a pivotal week in the impeachment probe. house judiciary chair jerry nadler says his panel will presumably present articles of impeachment against the president in the coming days. plus president trump says his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, wants to go before congress and the attorney general to present his findings related to the ukraine scandal. and the fbi is investigating last friday's shooting at a pensacola naval base as an act of terrorism. officials are trying to determine the motive of of the 21-year-old saudi national who opened fire killing three people. >>> good morning, everybody. it is monday, december 9th. i'm yasmin vossoughian. ayman is wrapping up his time off and will be back tomorrow. we begin this week with fast-moving developments in the impeachment investigation. at 9:00 a.m. democratic investigators will present the evidence they've uncovered to the house judiciary committee and republicans will have

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> blood evidence doesn't lie. it actually tells a story. >> you're there at the crime scene. >> you can almost re-create the crime. >> right there on the wall, a mystery scrolled in blood. three cryptic letters. what would you make of this? >> is that a word? is that a person? the clues pointed to so many different directions that it was a total mystery. >> the case the murder of a former model and flight attendant. >> when she got dolled up, oh, my god, gorgeous. >> did she write these letters? was this a hint to who killed her? >> you've got this message saying this was my killer just like you'd see in a movie. >> and the ending, that was just like a movie, too. >> i can't believe what people do to each other. hello and welcome to dateline roc, in this case those three letters would tell a story all their own. the letters scrawled in blood above her body seemed like a beacon that could lead detectives to her killer. but what exactly did they mean, and what other crucial clues were hiding in plain sight? it would

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> very bubbly personality. >> huge smile. >> u.s. a child's worst nightmare to lose a mom. >> every day i wanted answers. every day i was told it was unknown. people don't just die. >> she was a loving mother. he was a crime-fighting prosecutor. >> you are a pillar of that community. >> i did what i thought was right. >> then one day the law was at his door. his wife was dead, in bed. >> her eyes were open, she was pale. >> i just remember crying and not believing it. >>. >> sudden, suspicion, but no evidence of a crime. >> any signs of a strug snl. >> no. >> it was case closed. >> two years past, two new wives. >> he's extremely charming. >> we just had the most amazing time. >> reporter: then a new detective dusts off the old case. >> what jumped out at you? >> most definitely her arms were in an unnaturally raised position. >> my first thought was, we missed something here. >> the manner of death would be homicide. >> reporter: what really happened in that bedroom? >> i wanted to answer all their questions. >> he didn't remember

morales. and i'm craig melvin. guilt st. it makes me sick how i could do sething like that. i'm responsible one. lester holt: a working mo new at the office. she loved her job and really loved her handsome young boss. the thing that i never wanted to face was that hurt that i was going to cause. lester holt: a passiote 9-to-affair. the problem, she was marrd and so was he. i grabbed a face and i was like, you ow what, i love you. i'm not going anywhere.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." craig melvin: it was the last place you would expect to find a gruesome crime scene. a quiet neighborhood, the lovely home, this friendly couple. i think it's hard not to have loved tammy. sandra hunter: they were very happy. very happy. craig melvin: it seemed to be a simple case of a robbery gone horribly wrong. he realized that she was dead or dying. craig melvin: but nothing about this case was simple. not the marriage, and not the murders. it just kept getting, more red flags come up. craig melvin: the surprises just kept on coming. he said, you know, can i talk to you in private? craig melvin: what dark force claimed two lives?

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline" >>> i'm here, asking for help. >> it was like hearing a ghost, a voice from beyond the grave. >> there's no way i can go back. >> can she help solve her own murder? >> so surreal. this is something that happens to other people, not to you. >> she was a dancer, who married a dashing photographer. they seemed a perfect familiar until the bone chilling night she went missing. >> you could see the body underneath the snow. >> where was her husband that night? >> my attorney said you don't know the tidal wave that's coming towards you, do you? >> seems like it's always the husband, right? isn't that what police usually say? except this time, they weren't so sure. >> it's a whodunit. i have three viable suspects. >> three possible suspects? turns out, the victim also had a boyfriend, and he had a wife. >> everyone starts getting questioned. >> husband, boyfriend, jealous spouse. >> i said something like i hope she rots in hell. >> what did happen on that snowy night? see what you think. because the most important clue of all may be the victim'

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's shocking. you just kind of go into crisis mode. >> i don't think they knew exactly what had happened other than he was covered in blood. she was just broken and lost. >> there is a murderer out there. and it's terrifying. >> reporter: it was supposed to be an anniversary celebration. 32 years together! >> they were in love, even after all those years. they were very happy together. >> suddenly, an intimate moment turned into infinite terror. >> i just hear help. someone's in trouble. i was scared. i was scared. >> a husband, found murdered in a closet. a wife, tied up in another. >> they found her on the ground with her hands behind her back. >> she just had bruising on her arms and on her face. >> inconsolable, screaming, crying. who could be behind this? >> it just eats me up inside! >> reporter: their only daughter, desperate for justice for her dad. be careful what you wish for. >> everybody gasped. nobody could believe it. >> this terrifies me because this could happen to anybody. >> hello

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> very bubbly personality. >> huge smile. >> u.s. a child's worst nightmare to lose a mom. >> every day i wanted answers. every day i was told it was unknown. people don't just die. >> she was a loving mother. he was a crime-fighting prosecutor. >> you are a pillar of that community. >> i did what i thought was right. >> then one day the law was at his door. his wife was dead, in bed. >> her eyes were open, she

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i just can't see why someone we knew would want to hurt her. >> how could this happen? how could this happen to someone that we knew? it's been a very long 13 years. >> homecoming queen hannah hill was just 18 when she disappeared. everybody's sweetheart. >> this doesn't happen to people like her. what, why, where, when? >> and who? was it her boyfriend? they had fought before. >> did you verbally abuse her? >> yes. >> did you physically abuse her? >> yes. >> or was it another man in her life? they had been together the night she died. >> did you have sex with her? >> no, i did not. >> more than 13 years would go by as hannah's family fought for justice. two possible suspects. >> did you kill hannah hill? >> absolutely not. >> did your kid kill hannah hill? >> no. >> two trials. >> i was a wreck. it was just very intense. >> would there ever be justice for hannah hill? >> the truth always comes out. >>> hello. and welcome to "dateline." hannah hill was an outgoing teenager with a future as bright as her smile. then suddenly ha

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> and good morning to you, i'm richard lui in new york at msnbc headquarter, 6:00 in the east, 3:00 in the west. fresh doubts about whether the impeachment trial will really be a loyalty test. we will tell you about the new call to action to senators, plus how the president is paying an historic price for doing business his way. >> joe biden is weighing whether he will comply with a senate subpoena or not. >> and michael moore and the odds of trump winning if democrats pick the wrong kind of candidate. >> plus -- ♪ christmas time is near ♪ >> remembering the man who helped make this song a christmastime staple. >>> we will start this hour though with some breaking news coming out of somalia for you, where the death toll from a truck bomb in mogadishu now soaring to at least 73 and authorities expect that toll to rise. nbc's matt bradley is monitoring the latest for us from our london bureau, and matt, the question might be, who's behind this and how much

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he was like, "i'm going to destroy you." the fear was terrible. i can't even describe it. it's a surreal thing. people thought i was dead. >> the attack was sudden and savage. >> i saw a man standing there. >> i heard multiple shots. >> the wife, the only witness. >> the only thing i could see was his eyes. >> her story was concerning about a masked man shooting her husband and leaving her alive. i'm worried, did she hire somebody? >> then a revelation. the dead man had a dangerous dream.

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >>> good morning. i'm cori coffin in new york at msnbc world head you quarters. it is 6:00 on the east and 3:00 out west. a blistering letter, a white house refusal, the new decision and what it means ahead of a new impeachment hearing. >>> a new poll brings new hope for democrats in 2020. in spite of impeachment proceedings. >>> tracking the president's personal attorney, why rudy giuliani went back to ukraine. >>> and what michael bloomberg said that offended cory booker. >>> big news this hour on the impeachment front. on this day 75 of the inquiry, the white house deciding to opt out of participating in the next steps, confirming to nbc news that it has rejeblcted the invitation to be part of next week's hearing. in a letter to jerry nadler, pat cipollone wrote in part house democrats have wasted enough of america's time with this charade. you should end this inquiry now and not waste even more time with additional hearings. on monday the house judiciary committee is expected to hear evidence from

i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. >>> good morning. i'm cori coffin in new york at msnbc world head you quarters. it is 6:00 on the east and 3:00 out west. a blistering letter, a white house refusal, the new decision and what it means ahead of a new impeachment hearing. >>> a new poll brings new hope for democrats in 2020. in spite of impeachment proceedings. >>> tracking the president's personal attorney, why rudy giuliani went back to ukraine. >>> and what michael bloomberg said that offended cory booker. >>> big news this hour on the impeachment front. on this

. >>> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." the key element to that is making sure that someone is caught. once i have somebody, they'll stop looking and that's how you can get away. >> a cold-blooded killing, a victim worth millions and all kinds of conflicting clues. >> i've never-a case this complicated before.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline" >>> i'm here, asking for help. >> it was like hearing a ghost, a voice from beyond the grave. >> there's no way i can go back. >> can she help solve her own murder? >> so surreal. this is something that happens to other people, not to you. >> she was a dancer, who married a dashing photographer. they seemed a perfect familiar until the bone chilling night she went missing. >> you could see the body underneath the snow. >> where was her husband that

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's a murder mystery. you've got a wealthy family. it's something for everybody. >> there is a club of people consumed by trying to figure out what happened. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: almost everywhere robert durst goes, mystery follows. a missing wife. >> everything about this reeked of murder. >> reporter: a murdered best friend. a dead neighbor. >> it's hard to understand.