natalie morales: and the ex. josh mankiewicz: are you involved? natalie morales: and two curious, big money clients. what happened inside that house? i saw a few people in the front entrance way. natalie morales: "dateline's" own unsolved case squad takes on the crime.

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv. n't look like a 15-year-old boy. he didn't act like a 15-year-old boy. he said that they were friends, but that nothing had happened. the text messages are the truth. natalie morales: she was a 33-year-old high school tutor. he was her 15-year-old student. he was in love. natalie morales: but after his mom found this on his phone, police knew this was no innocent teenage crush. he said that they had sex on several different occasions. it was an illegal relationship. natalie morales: a horrible crime to be accused of. but she insisted he wasn't the victim-- she was. i was petrified of him-- petrified. natalie morales: she says he forced himself on her. did you ever have consensual sex with him? never.

natalie morales: young, fun, and pretty, corey had plenty of admirers. had one of them liked her too much? a strange coworker.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline" p. >>> she was a married mother two of. >> there was nothing about her life that would raise any red flags. >> she amazed them all. her whole group of girlfriends at the gym. >> she was totally dedicated. >> heather, turn around. you've gotten smaller. >> a stunning 200-pound weight loss. and a whole new life came with it. >> you could see that transformation. you could see the confidence in her. >> then, she was gone. missing at school. >> i called all the girlfriends. >> we're going to find you one way or the other. >> the clues. an e-mail to her husband. and a secret she was reluctant to share. >> kind of a bombshell. heather was possibly seeing another man. >> what was really behind her sudden disappearance? that would be the most mind-blowing twist of all. >> do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadn't gone through this transformation? >> gosh -- >>> welcome to "dateline."

[theme music] and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >>> she was a college student found on a lonely road in texas. >> we figured she had been sexually assaulted and dumped here. >> tough questions for her boyfriend. >> i really thought he could be her killer. >> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he's got me by the throat and he's shaking me and yelling at me telling me not to say a word. >> you're a prisoner in this apartment now. >> yes. >> her body had kind of been propped up, on to the bed. >> even law enforcement, they thought, what do we have on our hands here? >> there's growing danger because police are looking in the wrong place. >> i lived to tell, and nobody believed me. >> this monster is walking free while they're wasting their time on me. >> can the killer be caught before he kills again? >> it makes you realize how fragile your life is. and that anybody can take it. >>> welcome to "dateline." a killer was on the

[theme music] and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >>> she was a college student found on a lonely road in texas. >> we figured she had been sexually assaulted and dumped here. >> tough questions for her boyfriend. >> i really thought he could be her killer. >> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he's got me by the throat and he's shaking me and yelling at me telling me not to say a word. >> you're a prisoner in this apartment now. >> yes.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." dad. he loves us so much. [music playing] no one wants to have both their parents taken away from them. craig melvin (voiceover): it's a tale with so many dramatic turns-- the story of a young family facing heartache beyond measure, a mom who suddenly vanished, a dad suddenly under suspicion. you just hear the awful things they say. i knew they were focusing on me. [whoosh] [music playing] craig melvin (voiceover): there was nobody, no weapon, no eyewitness. there's not one doubt in my mind that he's guilty. [bang] craig melvin (voiceover): now, after four trials, the final verdict is in. i'm not guilty. i didn't do this. [theme music] hello, and welcome to "dateline." cal harris seemed to have it all-- a beautiful family, a successful business, and a big house on a lake. but all was not as it seemed. it was september 11, 2001. as the world witnessed the tragedies unfolding in new york, washington, d.c., and pennsylvania, the harris family was struck by heartbr

. >> i'm natalie morales. >>> this is "dateline." >>> here is the person i love. he's dying. >>> her husband, a decorated military officer, shot in the dark of night. >> it was an execution. >> was this some sort of hit? >> he was in special forces. there must have been something at work. >> that's what police thought too. until they learned about the secret life of this husband and wife. >> they would meet couples on the internet. >> was there a forbidden affair? >> they were probably meeting for sex about four times a week. >> and did it lead to murder? >> she is absolutely cold-blooded. >> soon, there would be questions for mother and daughter. >> it was another shock. >>> welcome to "dateline." >>> here's keith morrison. >> the wind in the northern prairie sweeps across a vast flatland. grave markers around a military ceremony. south of the canadian border. the final resting spot for a few dozen veterans, many of whom died in combat. this is where he is resting now. major david shannon, who lost his life in 2002. his mother shirley comes here to visit and reme

i'm craig >> i'm natalie morales. and thi" >>> it's never good news when the phone rings at 5:00 in the morning. i knew something wasn't right. he just began sobbing and saying no, no. >> it was just before midnight when the shooting started. >> had been shot multiple times. he was on the ground face down. >> a man was dead, but not just any man. >> how do you kill superman? how is superman dead? >> he was an olympian, and a father, killed, his wife says, by an intruder in his own back yard. >> describe them to me. how fast they were. >> pop, pop, pop. >> but if her husband was dead outside, why was the gun found hidden inside? and what other secrets were hidden away? >> sometimes she would say things like, i'd be better off if dave wasn't around. >> was her husband defending his family, or was she? >> she rose that night. >> the mystery may not be who did it, but why. >> the truth will come out and justice will be served. i have to believe that. welcome" elite athlete dave laut took a today home was ventura county ca

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." one, to look at the pictures of what they did to her and, hear details of how it was carried out. it's just-- it's devastating. craig melvin (voiceover): shauna tiaffay, loving mom by day, vegas cocktail waitress by night. stephanie vargas: i was at one of the bars, and i saw her walk by. every single head turned. craig melvin (voiceover): it was after her shift that they found her, the victim of a ruthless attack. i mean your heart just drops to your stomach. craig melvin (voiceover): potential suspects? how about a casino's worth of costumers. we didn't know if there was some psycho watching us girls work at the palms. craig melvin (voiceover): or did the answers lie in the dead woman's past? shauna started thinking, i have got to get out of this situation. craig melvin (voiceover): from out of the blue, a tip. he had some information that was connected to our murder. craig melvin (voiceover): that would reveal a diabolical. i just could not understand how th

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> my dad hung up the phone and told us jenny was gone. >> a house in flames. the body of a woman inside. >> we have a body. i need a medic. >> but it wasn't the fire that killed her. she was dead before it started. >> accidents will happen. this was no accident. >> who wanted her dead? her boyfriend said he knew. >> there's people after us. >> what does that mean? >> they're trying to get us. >> but police knew better. >> strangling someone is a very personal killing. that's a very angry killing. >> hello. welcome to "dateline extra." at first, a fatal fire that struck a young couple's home appeared to be an accident. then investigators took a closer look, and what they discovered about this fire and this couple left them with "burning suspicion." here's keith morrison. >> is everybody out of the house? >> i don't know, but it's on fire, really strong. >> the fire in the cottage on addison avenue was hungry, devouring almost everything in the bedroom. >> we'll have fire department on the way. do you see smoke coming out of the windo

. >> i'm natalie morales. >>> and this is "dateline." >>> i could not believe it. i couldn't imagine anyone that would want to hurt her. i had no idea what could have happened. >>> married to her high school sweetheart. family meant everything to her. >> it was always a lot of talk about children. wanted grandchildren. >>> it all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. >>> i found the remains of julie. >>> shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the embers. >> the bullet, yes. >> woman was shot to death? >> yes. >> the obvious suspects, neighborhood thieves. >> there were half a dozen house burglaries. >> investigators also dug into a favorite theory. >> the husband did it. >> i was angry. i felt that the detectives were on a manhunt and they were after my dad. >> this. up popped something that might be a clue. >> maybe she's driving events here. >> that's correct. >> the truth. beyond twisted. leaving behind smoking ashes and burning questions. >> i physically started shaking and i starte

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." don't know what it is about my mom that has captured the heart of so many people. there's just something to her that people connect with. what was so beautiful about her, it made her a target, too. craig melvin: she was the queen of the million dollar listing, the real estate broker who sealed the deal. her customers love her. hands down the most genuine person you ever met. craig melvin: she headed out to show a house that day and never made it home. and i'm texting her. i'm calling her. oh, gosh. what's happened here? something's wrong. craig melvin: was she in danger? was someone behind this? beverly: it's beverly. i haven't been hurt. please don't call the police. if you call the police, it could be bad. you can hear how scared she was. craig melvin: suddenly, an all out manhunt. this is like a movie, this chase and this kidnapping. oh, yeah. craig melvin: could anyone reach her in time? how to be strong for everybody-- i had to be. emotions were just every

. >> i'm natalie morales. >>> this is "dateline." >>> here is the person i love. he's dying. >>> her husband, a decorated military officer, shot in the dark of night. >> it was an execution. >> was this some sort of hit? >> he was in special forces. there must have been something at work. >> that's what police thought too. until they learned about the secret life of this husband and wife. >> they would meet couples on the internet. >> was there a forbidden affair? >> they were probably meeting for sex about four times a week. >> and did it lead to murder? >> she is absolutely cold-blooded

. >> oh, natalie morales, what a week for our nation and for everybody out there. it is our plugged-in panel time. let's bring in youtube's hollywood pipeline dax holt and vanessa barnett. let's come in and get plugged-in on all the news. >> a week where we've been talking with such heavy hearts over the tragedy in las vegas. of course, we've seen, you know, the horrificness once again. as a country, i think we're all just trying to breathe and heal and move on. you've also seen heroics, people rise to the occasion, you've seen las vegas really pull together in all of this. we want to start, though, with

. >> oh, natalie morales, what a week for our nation and for everybody out there. it is our plugged-in panel time. let's bring in youtube's hollywood pipeline dax holt and vanessa barnett. let's come in and get plugged-in on all the news. >> a week where we've been talking with such heavy hearts over the tragedy in las vegas. of course, we've seen, you know, the horrificness once again. as a country, i think we're all just trying to breathe and heal and move on. you've also seen heroics, people rise to the occasion, you've seen las vegas really pull together in all of this. wh want to start, though, with

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." he had missed a meeting. and then not to hear from her, this isn't right. it would have been impossible to get up every day knowing that she was gone. i had to believe we would find her alive. craig melvin: text her, she always got right back. i've seen her step out the shower to answer her phone. craig melvin: then one day, she didn't. immediately, my spidey senses were high. craig melvin: where was nailah. i sent her an email, all caps, are you alive? craig melvin: there was no sign of her. and such a confusing trail of clues.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." craig melvin: a sprawling southern family farm with a pair of churchgoing grandparents at its heart. nathan bennett: they were definitely >>> a sprawling southern family farm with a pair of church going grandparents at its heart. >> they were definitely the most loving individuals i ever met in my life. >> there was no way it was supposed to end like this. >> she took me by the hand and said sugar and charlie had been murdered. >> the former church deacon and his wife. who on earth would want them dead? >> it doesn't make sense. they were loved by everyone. >> everyone, maybe. but their own daute

life dirty natalie morales i was out in my private life and i was a supporter of b.t.u. rights and i've always been an advocate for it and it started to feel a little bit disingenuous to be a supporter and not open they say that i was a part of that grid you don't expect any stricter gun laws in the subscript it's not necessarily stricter gun laws it's just common sense you know maybe if you're on the no fly list you shouldn't be allowed to buy a gun maybe if you're blind you shouldn't be allowed to buy. first katie makes it a really. fun job but still while i was able to do what i love to do and that was what did the tour you seek. and i do better for this i sold more it can se than any body in one day you save a carrot does the opposite of you you're not insecure ever that's not what i want that's not where. i come in march to the beat of my own drown out don't look to the left or the right and know that there's nobody out slide kmiec i'm never there's nobody outside and i think that that's power all next on larry king now. our guest today is actor producer director na

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i am freaking out. i walk in and my sister's not there. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed's undone. everything was horrible. and i felt it. >> she had been fearless on the front lines in iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong soldier. >> but something had her terrified at home. >> i'm scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> he said he couldn't handle talking about it. i was angry at him. if you aren't going to tell me what happened, then you're going to dance around the issue and tell three different stories. made are you hiding. >> it started as a teen romance. >> two of my girlfriends were like, there's this guy and you need to meet him. >> i was in love, yes. >> it ended in one of the strangest love stories you'll ever hear. >> it felt like i got hit by a bus. >> right before their wedding, her mother and his father got married. >> they told us, we ran off, we eloped. who does that? >> two families and a small town left stunned. but it was nothing compared to what happened next. >> he looks like he's been shot. he said someone broke in last night. >> a deadly attack in the dark of night. her mother murdered. >> i realized that last conversation i had with her, that was it. >> his father bruised and bewildered. >> i don't remember anything else other than waking up in the morning. >> was it a robbery? >> the television was gone. >> or was it

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i am freaking out. i walk in and my sister's not there. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed's undone. everything was horrible. and i felt it. >> she had been fearless on the front lines in iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong soldier. >> but something had her terrified at home. >> i'm scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police. and then she vanished. something made her pretty scared. >> yes. >> no way to say what that was. >> right. >> what had happened to this beautiful army sergeant? the question would launch a spellbinding mystery. you've got a roommate, a boyfriend who she's maybe about to dump. you've got an ex-boyfriend who's suddenly back in her life. >> there were a number of potential suspects, absolutely. >> was a killer out there? >> she was in danger. >> could police catch him? they hatched a plan of virtual genius. >> one of the detectives said, you're not going to believe this. >> welcome to "dateline." maribel ramos was a fighter. joining the a

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and there is "dateline." >>> this doesn't happen in our happy little world. >> their world shattered. a young mother strangled. >> we had a homicide. no suspects. >> also, no evidence. but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. >> she slept with the children and the door locked. >> and finally, a vital clue. what happened to nancy? "the day she disappeared." hello and welcome to "dateline extra." this story involves a young mother who disappeared one morning. her husband said she went for a run and never came home. a puzzling case that happened in a safe suburban neighborhood, the kind of place where crime is unexpected. but sometimes there are secrets hidden behind closed doors. here's keith morrison. >> reporter: nothing about that morning made any sense. >> it all seemed like just such a bad nightmare. this doesn't happen in our happy little world. >> reporter: it was a saturday morning in july 2008. the happy little world, a sweet and leafy suburb of raleigh, north carolina. a place a young family would aspire to. if you were

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." r, i mean, i lost concept of time. i reached in, pulled her out, started screaming help. >>> this is date line. >> when i saw her. i lost track of time. >> i reached in. it was the worst seconds of my life. >> how was it possible? >> i would give anything if she were alive today. >> such a sweet young wife and mom. such a shattering death. >> i cried all night long. >> he was downstairs with the kids. she was upstairs in the bathroom. then it happened. >> police help me. >> how long has she been in here. >> i don't know. she was taking a bath. >> we didn't know if it was a tragic accident or something else. >> a wife's secret. >> what did you do today. >> she did have an addiction to prescription pills. >> and a husband's story. >> she's float on the floor. >> was it an accident or maybe murder. >> she said i'm scared of him. >> the whispering started almost immediately. >> when you're innocent you don't think it can happen. >> wait until the spell binding moment in court. >> it is nothing i would have ever imagined in

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." don't know what it is about my mom that has captured the heart of so many people. there's just something to her that people connect with. what was so beautiful about her, it made her a target, too. craig melvin: she was the queen of the million dollar listing, the real estate broker who sealed the deal. her customers love her. hands down the most genuine person you ever met. craig melvin: she headed out to show a house that day and never made it home.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this the dateline. >>> she was home with the kids, her husband out with friend when it happened. >> he said something about the kids saying there was a robber. >> all they told us there was an intruder. >> their home so deep in the woods now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. police had suspects. >> i remember kelly not wanting to be home alone. >> they also had a problem. >> why would this guy go up and kill this woman? >> her family had questions of their own. >> something is not right here. something is wrong. >> and then someone remembered a phone call and a fib. >> i pulled out my phone. i'm like that's strange. >> a killer living two lives. >> it hurts when you thought you knew was all a lie. >>> hello and welcome to dateline. kelly and tom clayton seemingly happy life together came to an abrupt end when she was found brutally murdered. investigators set out to uncover the truth, finding stories of bestral andb betrayal and a witness who may have seen everything, the clayton's daughter, charlie. in this case, not everything was what it seemed.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." craig melvin: a sprawling southern family farm with a pair of churchgoing grandparents at its heart. nathan bennett: they were definitely >>> a sprawling southern family farm with a pair of church going grandparents at its heart. >> they were definitely the most loving individuals i ever met in my life. >> there was no way it was supposed to end like this. >> she took me by the hand and said sugar and charlie had been murdered. >> the former church deacon and his wife. who on earth would want them dead? >> it doesn't make sense. they were loved by everyone. >> everyone, maybe. but their own daughter who admitted to a bittering simmering dispute. >> family needed her stepfather or mother dead so she could get her property back. >> evidence pointed to her boyfriend as an accomplice. >> no hair, no fingerprint, no dna. >> nothing. >> a once loving family now gripped by supermission. >> i i had a lot of people in my ear saying she did it. >> a family with a terrible truth ripped apart. >>

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." aves, and it's where everything else is clear and flat. my heart is racing a million miles an hour. i was using my boots to move leaves. and that's when i screamed this blood curdling scream. craig melvin: nique leili, a corporate exec who made time for romance and her three daughters. she was the best mom. craig melvin: then she disappeared. dozens joined the search. we need nique to come home. craig melvin: then they found her. oh, i need to see her. no, you can't, you can't, baby. craig melvin: launching a mystery that would divide this family. i suspected him from the beginning. craig melvin: one daughter thought her step dad matt did it. the others said no way. and matt? he had a theory all his own. craig melvin: had nique taken off and found trouble? so now you're thinking someone gave her a date rape drug. that's a possibility. craig melvin: the trail would lead to this house of cameras. there's a big server tower that would indicate a large amount of da

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >>> we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> we think they read the wrong verdict. >> you feel so alone. >> it is like a shot in the chest. >> despair to hope, darkness to life. a fight for freedom. >> what happened to this teenager could happen to any of our children. >> at 18, he was arrested for murder. ad dam he was incompetent sent. >> i had nothing to do with this. i swear to god. >> what could have possibly led to this. >> you stabbed that woman. >> why would he confess the stuff he didn't do? >> why would he? >> what really happened during that police interrogation sbrchlt dh it shows y it shows you were there. >> i can't lie to you about this. the officer is lying about lying. >> an extraordinary look inside the interview room. >> i was scared. i was shaking. >> this is the one of the most intense interrogations i have ever seen. >>> welcome to "dateline." how could you confess to a crime you didn't commit? it seems to defy logic and common sense. advocates say it happens far more often than any of us realizes. here is kei

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> my dad hung up the phone and told us jenny was gone. >> a house in flames. the body of a woman inside. >> we have a body. i need a medic. >> but it wasn't the fire that killed her. she was dead before it started. >> accidents will happen. this was no accident. >> who wanted her dead? her boyfriend said he knew. >> there's people after us. >> what does that mean? >> they're trying to get us. >> but police knew better.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> this is "dateline." >>> he was definitely charismatic. >> he was the new kid in town, super popular. all about adventure. >> this kid was like, awesome. >> he just jumped right into the culture. >> kind of liked to show off a little bit to the girls. >> they were neighbors just down the block. a family in fear. >> they had had their vehicles broken into. >> she was scared. >> someone had been sneaking into their home, and now someone was in their garage. >> i'm sitting there panicking. like, he's coming at me. >> in a flash, it was over. that charismatic kid, dead on the floor. >> it was terrible. i think i screamed for hours. >> what had happened in that garage that night? >> it was just, like, the last person that would come to my mind. >> a neighbor protecting his home, or preparing a trap? >> makes the statement, "it's showtime." >> it's showtime? >> exactly. >> a teenager, a father, a murder. no one would be the same. >> we were all taken aback. >>> we

. >> for "today" natalie morales, in encino, california. >> by the way, natalie will have more interview with prince jackson, check it out on "access hollywood". >> carson, time for the daily flick and this is a big one. >> huge. >> today halloween is sponsored by snickers. snickers is halloween satisfaction. >> guys, it's a very special, huge daily click. it is this year's big halloween reveal. here we g ♪ >> the grand ole opry presents legends night here's your host the queen of country music, reba mcentire. >> ladies and gentleme welcome to the grand ole opry. i'm your host, reba mcentire. i've sold 56 million albums, charted number one singles won two grammys had a hit sitcom and starred on broadway, put out a gospel album and just released a christmas album. but enough about me. today, we're celebrating country's finest, the artists that move us. and the music that connected us. welcome to legeni for me at a little show in louisville, ba in 1990. and just two years later sky rocketed to numb one on the billboard charts. he and his mullet held that spot for 17 weeks straight. achy

. >> natalie morales, thank you. >>> dave price in for al. >> nice to see you guys. we have great whether through so much of the country but we have messy weather in the pacific northwest where stormy conditions continue to prevail. three to five inches of rain overnight. snow levels at 5,500 feet. we are to see changes throughout the next few days. this cold front is going to push on through. look for rain in the pacific northwest and even into northern california. not enough rain to help out the folks battling all of those fires there. gusty winds and a flooding threat continue through much of the area as we take a look at western washington and western oregon. as we head through the next several days and this front continues to move through, the storm heads to the east. another storm arrives as we head into friday. that'll bring an additional, let's see, three inches of rain or so before we wind up heading into saturday. that's for the cascades and the costal ranges. watch for minor river flooding in some areas in western washington. we'll keep our eyes open for t

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." one, to look at the pictures of what they did to her and, hear details of how it was carried out. it's just-- it's devastating. craig melvin (voiceover): shauna tiaffay, loving mom by day, vegas cocktail waitress by night. stephanie vargas: i was at one of the bars, and i saw her walk by. every single head turned. craig melvin (voiceover): it was after her shift that they found her, the victim of a ruthless attack. i mean your heart just drops to your stomach. craig melvin (voiceover): potential suspects?

our guest today is actor producer director natalie morales you know her from parks and recreation the grinder the middleman and girls as well as who work behind the counter for funny or die and directing music videos now stars in battle of the sexes. office of emma stone and steve corral the billie jean king biopic is in theaters now how do you get the part do you play tennis i don't know not at all not in the least i didn't i didn't i don't think i'm a do other now but she got a little bit more training than i did she she knew about them if you did she was training for about six months i think and i got the part of a few days before we started filming. so i didn't train but i don't play tennis in the movie i'm either about to play tennis or i'm just played tennis somewhere a good as those years were i remember i know billie jean very well and i knew bobby riggs very well i sure to be rosie once but what was her role in the scenario well rosie was billie jean's very frequent doubles partner she was a grand slam when she wanted ton of stuff and she was also one of her closest friends a

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." dad. he loves us so much. [music playing] no one wants to have both their parents taken away from them. craig melvin (voiceover): it's a tale with so many dramatic turns-- the story of a young family facing heartache beyond measure, a mom who suddenly vanished, a dad suddenly under suspicion. you just hear the awful things they say. i knew they were focusing on me. [whoosh] [music playing] craig melvin (voiceover): there was nobody, no weapon, no eyewitness. there's not one doubt in my mind that he's guilty.

[music playing] and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." i couldn't live with that. i said, i know something, and it's terrible. and i'm the only other person that knows the truth. i had to do something. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): he swept her right off her feet. i was drawn to him right away. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): a dreamy single dad, wealthy, charming, smitten. i had never been spoiled like that. i remember thinking i was like julia roberts in "pretty woman." josh mankiewicz (voiceover): he'd been through so much-- a mysterious accident at sea.

morales an american housewife star katy mixon here's a snippet of what's to come it's not necessarily stricter gun laws it's just common sense you know maybe if you're on the no fly list you shouldn't be allowed to buy a gun maybe if you're blind you should be allowed to. you know you have mental problems are you in that yeah i mean it should be if you have to have a license to drive a car you have to pass them tests like cars weren't created to injure people. the could be some villages solution to get anywhere i know we're working hard on it would go to you personally involved well it did the video no it was before that i contacted them before that i you know i if i hear the news i'm a person in this country and in this world and and really what affected me the most was the shooting during the batman movie and i you know movies are what i do movies going to the movies is my is my safe place that's what it's what i enjoy it's what i do for a living and for somebody to come in and make that not feel safe i don't know what to do about it there's not a lot i could do about it and so i co

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." he had missed a meeting. and then not to hear from her, this isn't right. it would have been impossible to get up every day knowing that she was gone. i had to believe we would find her alive. craig melvin: text her, she always got right back. i've seen her step out the shower to answer her phone. craig melvin: then one day, she didn't. immediately, my spidey senses were high. craig melvin: where was nailah. i sent her an email, all caps, are you alive? craig melvin: there was no sign of her. and such a confusing trail of clues. even the calls to 911 one were silent. no voice, no struggles could be heard. that's gotta be kind of eerie. yes it is. in my heart, i knew, she's not coming back. craig melvin: one of the suspects had an alibi, until a camera caught him in a lie. he lived a life of a lot of smoke and mirrors. craig melvin: and the strangest clue of all, there in an empty parking lot. six perfectly stacked cardboard boxes. craig melvin: why were they there? what was in them? it was right adjacent to a