Deborah Roberts
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That's beautiful. This is the dress. The wedding gown. All the beading.
That's beautiful. This is the dress. The wedding gown. All the beading.
That's beautiful. This is the dress. The wedding gown. All the beading.
That was such a touching moment to me. And I have to tell you, Blue, when you had described Joan and you said she had all these mementos in the house and she had Jonah's room, I thought it was kind of almost just her tribute. She can't forget her only daughter, you know?
That was such a touching moment to me. And I have to tell you, Blue, when you had described Joan and you said she had all these mementos in the house and she had Jonah's room, I thought it was kind of almost just her tribute. She can't forget her only daughter, you know?
That was such a touching moment to me. And I have to tell you, Blue, when you had described Joan and you said she had all these mementos in the house and she had Jonah's room, I thought it was kind of almost just her tribute. She can't forget her only daughter, you know?
Yeah. Oh, yeah. She did her daughter's nails before she was in the coffin because she did that kind of thing. But it was like a last little moment that she could give something to her daughter, a last little, you know, sort of gift, I guess, in a way to daughter to clean her hands and to do her. Oh, my God. It broke my heart.
Yeah. Oh, yeah. She did her daughter's nails before she was in the coffin because she did that kind of thing. But it was like a last little moment that she could give something to her daughter, a last little, you know, sort of gift, I guess, in a way to daughter to clean her hands and to do her. Oh, my God. It broke my heart.
Yeah. Oh, yeah. She did her daughter's nails before she was in the coffin because she did that kind of thing. But it was like a last little moment that she could give something to her daughter, a last little, you know, sort of gift, I guess, in a way to daughter to clean her hands and to do her. Oh, my God. It broke my heart.
And this woman, on the one hand, yes, she's heartbroken, but she's so strong, too. And, you know, one of the things, Blue, that people don't necessarily always understand is when we're doing these stories, and this one goes back 20 years. This is before cell phones were just ubiquitous and everybody's taking pictures and you can find them on their social media.
And this woman, on the one hand, yes, she's heartbroken, but she's so strong, too. And, you know, one of the things, Blue, that people don't necessarily always understand is when we're doing these stories, and this one goes back 20 years. This is before cell phones were just ubiquitous and everybody's taking pictures and you can find them on their social media.
And this woman, on the one hand, yes, she's heartbroken, but she's so strong, too. And, you know, one of the things, Blue, that people don't necessarily always understand is when we're doing these stories, and this one goes back 20 years. This is before cell phones were just ubiquitous and everybody's taking pictures and you can find them on their social media.
That didn't happen with Jonna because that didn't exist at the time. So you really had to dig to try to find not only the photos, but just, you know, anything that would help bring her to life for us, but also respecting her mom's heartbreak while you're doing it. How do you do that?
That didn't happen with Jonna because that didn't exist at the time. So you really had to dig to try to find not only the photos, but just, you know, anything that would help bring her to life for us, but also respecting her mom's heartbreak while you're doing it. How do you do that?
That didn't happen with Jonna because that didn't exist at the time. So you really had to dig to try to find not only the photos, but just, you know, anything that would help bring her to life for us, but also respecting her mom's heartbreak while you're doing it. How do you do that?
Yeah, yeah. And something maybe painful, but also maybe comforting to her as well. You've done a lot of this digging and everything, and that's the only way we can paint a picture.
Yeah, yeah. And something maybe painful, but also maybe comforting to her as well. You've done a lot of this digging and everything, and that's the only way we can paint a picture.
Yeah, yeah. And something maybe painful, but also maybe comforting to her as well. You've done a lot of this digging and everything, and that's the only way we can paint a picture.
Well, also what was touching, too, is that even though this happened a long time ago, Joan is still a crusader. And DNA was a big part of this story because when – The police were investigating. They had unknown DNA. So we're going to take a quick break.