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i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv. at things were getting really bad. there was no fear of anything like what happened. i don't know if something snapped. i was shocked. and i couldn't say anything. natalie morales: a doctor comes home, but not for long. i think my wife is having a stroke. natalie morales: an hour later, she was back at the hospital she had just left. she had this blank stare in her eyes. natalie morales: three days later, she was dead. i said, she's my child. i gave birth to her. i want to know what happened to her. natalie morales: at first, it was just a medical mystery. i'm seeing a healthy white female, who for all intents and purposes should be alive. to them, this was out of this world.

natalie morales: they were a young couple in a hurry to make their fortune. marc's sister: 50s, 100s, 20s, piles of money. natalie morales: building a life, until one life ended all too soon. 911 operator: what happened to your husband, ma'am? michelle despain: i believe he's-- he's dead. he was laying on the floor and i got scared. i ran out the house. natalie morales: a young father murdered in broad daylight. did it look like a robbery? lots of valuables left behind.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i just can't see why someone we knew would want to hurt her. >> hokd this happen? hokd 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? >> 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 i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i am being followed. there are threats on my life. i know we're in danger. i know we are. >>> it's a riveting mystery that started in a place of glamour. >> it became a destination for the rat packs, frank sinatra. >> and ended in a case of murder. the wealthy heir to this legendary hotel dead. >> he was my father. he is the only father i ever knew. >> now police said she was next. someone in the shadows gunning for her. >> my suspicions are growing and growing by the minute. >> so, who was behind all this? pl

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> 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

. >> reporter: police in rome say elder and his friend from the bay area, natalie morales on july 26th went to the night light district to buy cocaine and that a milled man with a backpack directed hthem to a dealer. but an offduty officer interrupted. the officer was stabbed 11 times. >> the officer who we understand at the time of his death was acting as a plain clothes paramilitary officer is gone too soon. this is a tragedy. >> reporter: through the statement the family confirmed they obtained more information about the matter and returned home with a plan in place to get to what they describe as the truth. >> the public has an incomplete account of the true versions of the events. it is said, however, the truth will set you free. we look forward to the truth coming out, and the our son coming home. >> police allege that both elder and natalie morales confess to taking part in the . >>> the abc7 news i team's dan noyes has been in italy reporting for abc7 news and tweeting updates. you can follow him @dan noyes to get the latest developments on this case as soon as they happen. >>>

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i am being followed. there are threats on my life. i know we're in danger. i know we are. >>> it's a riveting mystery that started in a place of glamour. >> it became a destination for the rat packs, frank sinatra. >> and ended in a case of murder. the wealthy heir to this legendary hotel dead. >> he was my father. he is the only father i ever knew. >> now police said she was next. someone in the shadows gunning for her. >> my suspicions are growing and growing by the minute. >> so, who was behind all this? plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, anger, jealousy, greed. someone had 10 million reasons to kill. >> we look back and said, my god, i couldn't believe what i saw. >> you're not going to believe it either because in this case, there is a final terrifying twist. >> i see them with a crowbar. hello and welcome to "dateline." ben novak jr. was a successful entrepreneur and t

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> horrible knowing the person that you love is dead. and then 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 your head, isn't it? >> yeah. >> and here's the twist -- you're the suspect. >> could she have been killer or

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> horrible knowing the person that you love is dead. and then 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 your head, isn't it? >> yeah. >> and here's the twist -- you're the suspect. >> could she have been killer or was someone keeping a secret? >> i said what did you do? what did you do? >>> hello. welcome to "dateline." it's the stuff of nightmares. an intruder creeps neurobedroom in the milled of the night and opens fire. for melissa oxley, the bad dream was all too real. she told investigators she had been startled from her sleep to find her husband ben dead from a gunshot blast. it seems strange, they thought, that no one else in the house was hurt, including melissa, who was sleeping by his side. stranger still who the killer ultimate

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's gut-wrenching. >> there's a body on the side of the road. >> this young woman was shot three times. this was a murder. >> a young single mom out with friends on game day. >> it was packed. >> but as night fell fear grew. >> they're asking us do you know anybody that would want to harm your sister? >> was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? >> i just had this weird feeling there was something she was hidi hiding. >> tucked away in her kitchen a clue to it all. >> on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. >> did that just give you chills? >> it was horrible. why didn't she tell us? >> did a secret lead to murder? >> it's got to be unimaginable. >>> welcome to "dateline." when the body of brooke morris was discovered by the side of the road, her family started looking for answers. they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in an allegedly violent relationship. could that revelation be the key to solving her murder? here with "nightfall" is andrea canning. >> i'd ask that

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's very exciting. >> they met in vegas. a professional poker player. >> and he said he was making good money at it. >> a former trapeze artist. she fell for him. but she didn't gamble on this. >> i could smell the odor of decay and blood. >> or this. >> at every turn there was another woman. >> married with a child and women in multiple cities. >> what else is he capable of? >> capable of murder? he had an alibi. >> credit card transactions and phone records of me driving from las vegas. >> but could this little card hold the key? >> so that was just a shot in the dark? >> absolutely. >> was he a calculating killer or was his lifestyle on trial? >> he made mistakes. that doesn't make him a monster. >> was there one more card up his sleeve? >> it goes back to him thinking i've bluffed some of the best. >> welcome to "dateline." it was a perplexing double murder with no witnesses and no physical evidence. the victims were a respected couple. their son it turned out played poker for a living. could that lifestyle have had some

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i just can't see why someone we knew would want to hurt her. >> hokd this happen? hokd 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

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." ♪ >>> denita was a light in this dark world. that's what she was about. she was just a cup of love. i'm like, "who saw this coming?" >> a beautiful young student gunned down. >> things like that just didn't happen there. >> why? who? who would want to do this? >> i thought i had my man. >> her boyfriend was a police officer. >> if anyone knew how to do this and get away with it, wouldn't it be him? >> then someone told police what he saw. >> he told me he saw a female that was about 5'10." she pulls off and takes off out of the complex. >> what did she know? >> she said, "i'm in fear of my life." the story starts to unravel. >> a secret tape. >> why are you whispering? >> you know why. because somebody's listening. >> a secret lover. >> he wanted her to come back to him. and she didn't. >> and a secret revealed. >> as we're getting ready to finish up the interview someone hands me a note. >> who killed denita? >> you've told me some things you'd only admit to

and strampel will now serve a year in jail as well, guys. >> natalie morales, thank you. >>> now the kennedy family tributes this week to the life of saoirse kennedy hill. her uncle robert f kennedy, jr., delivered the eulogy a mass this morning and we're learning about what he said. and it's very touching anne thompson is here this morning. she seemed like she was so beloved by this family. >> she really was. in every word of this eulogy, you feel that love saoirse was just 22 when she passed away at the family's compound on cape cod, but according to her uncle's moving eulogy she packed a lot of life into her short time here on earth. since saoirse kennedy hill's unexpected death last week, rfk filled social medi with his pictures and video of the big personality. in his eulogy published on the online platform medium, he described her as an outgoing imp with a rebellious nature and irreverence towards authority and deep commitment to mischief, all of which she may have inherited from courtney and paul, those are her parents. he bobby's sister and paul hill saoirse was their only ch

morales. >> hi, guys. good to be with you. >> good to see you >> this is a big talker here we're talking about the newly revealed benefits of intermittent fasting. >> that's right. focus more on when you eat instead of what you eat. it's exploded in popularity across the country a study shows it can help with brain health nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres is here with more good morning. >> good morning. >> dr. john, good to see you >> this is a big talker. >> i have so many friends doing this i haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet. before we talk about it, let's get a big picture sense of this. there are three categories of intermittent fasting. >> you don't eat for a while, then you eat for a smaller time period, and that helps with the health benefits. there are three big ones main one, 16/8 fast for 16 hours, eat for 8 hours. the next is 5/2. five days a week, you eat normally two days a week, they have to be separated, you fast. the one they studied was 36/12, the most extreme one. >> what?

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's very exciting. >> they met in vegas. a professional poker player. >> and he said he was making good money at it. >> a former trapeze artist. she fell for him. but she didn't gamble on this. >> i could smell the odor of decay and blood. >> or this. >> at every turn there was another woman. >> married with a child and women in multiple cities. >> what else is he capable of? >> capable of murder? he had an alibi. >> credit card transactions and phone records of me driving from las vegas.

>> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." she was home with the kids. her husband out with friends when it happened. >> he said something about his kids tell evening him there was a robber. >> all they told us was there was an intruder. >> their home, so deep in the woods, now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. >> this is a real who done it? >> very much so. >> police had suspects. >> i remember kelley 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 up my phone and i'm like, that's strange. >> a killer living two lives. >> everything you thought you knew was all a lie. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." kelley and tom clayton's 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 betrayal and a witness who may have seen everything. t

." >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." she was home with the kids. her husband out with friends when it happened. >> he said something about his kids tell evening him there was a robber. >> all they told us was there was an intruder. >> their home, so deep in the woods, now shrouded in a mystery even deeper. >> this is a real who done it? >> very much so. >> police had suspects. >> i remember kelley not wanting to be home alone. >> they also had a problem. >> why would this guy go up and

. >> and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i said, did you ever contemplate committing the perfect murder? and he said yes. 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 kind of conflicting clues. >> i never had a case this complicated before. >> police following multiple leads. until -- >> we asked who is that? and he says, he's my neighbor. he lives two floors below. >> a suspect under arrest. >> having somebody just taken away. >> case closed, or was it? could there be something else or someone else they'd missed? >> there were so many parts of the puzzle that were not adding up. >> someone had pulled the trigger, but had someone else pulled the strings? >> he was the type of guy that 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 sophist

. >> and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> i said, did you ever contemplate committing the perfect murder? and he said yes. 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 kind of conflicting clues. >> i never had a case this compli

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." ♪ >>> denita was a light in this dark world. that's what she was about. she was just a cup of love. i'm like, "who saw this coming?" >> a beautiful young student gunned down. >> things like that just didn't happen there. >> why? who? who would want to do this? >> i thought i had my man. >> her boyfriend was a police officer. >> if anyone knew how to do this and get away with it, wouldn't it be him? >> then someone told police what he saw.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> 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 sudden, 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. >>> and this is "dateline." >>> they were in love. they were so happy at first. sharing a lovers first. high atop a cliff. the romance turned to danger. she fell from the edge. >>> i would call this an accidental death. >> but it wasn't. >> she said if anything happens to me, you'll know who did it. >>> a mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. >> did you kill your wife? >> i did not. >> what happened on the cliffs edge. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. welcome to "dateline." when police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they weren't surprised. the place is known to be dangerous. but even they could not guess it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. here's the story. every couple has it. a place. this was it. two rocks forming a lover's chair on the edge of a cliff. >> that was our spot. we bring a high batch i, couple of lawn chairs, a cooler and she'd bring her work from graduate school. >> they had been escaping to this

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv. ect wife until the day he says he found her dead valentine's day. she had enemies. there were calls that were made to susan that scared her. dennis murphy: so imagine everyone's shocked when they charged him with murder. he just couldn't have done it. dennis murphy: sure, they had had their problems. she finds a huge number-- and i'm talking close to 100-- phone calls to this phone back and forth to john. dennis murphy: but he did love her. i told some people at the clinic, i wish i had someone that would look at me the way john looks at susan. dennis murphy: the question for the jury was did he love her to death?

. >>> we are back at 7:48 as carson and natalie >>> we are back at 7:48 as carson and natalie morales both join the table. >> hi, guys. >> we're talking about alex trebek, the beloved host of "jeopardy," sharing an encouraging update on his cancer fight. nat, what is he saying >> i'm glad to share good news about alex trebek. the long-time game show host announcing he is done with chemotherapy treatments. a "jeopardy" insider tells us alex is doing really good and has been there the whole time since the latest season started taping last month. >> reporter: this morning -- >> it's another day at the office for me. >> this is "jeopardy." >> reporter: legendary game show host alex trebek is back in the game. >> announcer: alex trebek. >> reporter: the 79-year-old "jeopardy" host updating everyone on his battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. >> i've gone through a lot of chemotherapy and, thankfully, that is now over i'm on the mend, and that's all i can hope for right now >> reporter: the show releasing this behind the scenes look at production of the 36th season. 40 shows taped so f