Dateline Episode Trailer: Footprints in the Snow | Dateline NBC

The missing-persons case of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews remains a mystery until detectives narrow in on a suspect whose bizarre behavior hints at something sinister. Dennis Murphy reports.

[rushabs]

Totally agree, dude is troubled, all evidence pointed to neighbour cant believe jury didnt see this, crazy injustice

[poetessbritt]

in all my days, i have never seen parents on a dateline episode who say they didnt stay on the police and "let them do their thang"

[BuddahHass]

Thanks Dateline for the new episodes...

[jamescooperman]

Warning: spoiler. Whenever I watch one of these programs and do not know the outcome, I almost always want the defendant to be convicted. In fact, if I see hints that the defendant may get off, I will "cheat" and look up the case online rather than watch to the end and see the not guilty verdict be rendered. This case is the first time I can recall having the opposite feeling. The evidence is weak to the point of being non-existent. The defendant is a troubled and troublesome individual but the likelihood that he committed this crime is negligible. At times, our system can produce a result no better than a Salem Witch trial and this is one such.

[kconsidine]

They put this guy away for going after the Mayor! No other reason.

[hj]

This guy was crazy but not the killer, how did the prosecutor took this case? This guy is obviously sick for attention and mentally ill, not a killer. After this case I don’t trust the justice system.

[JackGeezy]

Yup another late Friday Dateline night

[lwray]

The host asked the mother, as a Christian are you able to forgive him? She answered no.. And that's ok. Being a Christian doesn't mean you have to forgive murder. God doesn't forgive murder. It's one of the ten commandments. "Thou shalt not kill". These commandments were set in stone for a reason. God had to make strong commands otherwise everyone goes to heaven regardless. A lot of murderers turn to God to become Christians while being locked up hoping their murderous sins will be forgiven so they get to heaven. But no matter how much they pray & want to believe they have committed one of the ultimate sins that is set in stone not to be forgiven. They know murder is wrong before they kill so what makes them think God's going to ok it after the fact just because they pray about it? HE'S NOT & the stone says so.