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[Music] coming to Texas I I started a new tradition for myself wearing cowboy boots in
trial I've always been fascinated with crime uh I've always been interested in what makes criminals do what they
do I came here from England years ago now I prosecute felony cases here in Texas I think it's a noble
Endeavor uh there's always a search for the truth there's a search for justice this is without a doubt the most
challenging case I have ever handled a beautiful young woman who was murdered while she lay
[Music] sleeping that's my mom Natalie anetti [Music] beautiful vibrant excited to be
alive she was an amazing mom she always tried to have a good time with [Music] everything
[Music] sh my mom was a young mom she was into you know rock and roll [Music] music was always
[Music] playing by all accounts just one of those people that that you just you meet
and you never forget sitting here no jump down the stairs and and and and there she was it just covered in
blood her head was bleeding pretty bad it it was absolutely awful who did this who could have done
this know that was also really scary you know like who would have had this out for this wonderful woman that never you
know really did anything to anyone well it's 25 years ago and it's like the one thing I've tried to get out
of my memory and I can't we had no DNA no fingerprints really no physical evidence of any kind
this was a Cold Case I never thought that it would be solved I thought it was just
over the initial Funko was Anonymous an angry wife called the police to to tell on her husband it just
blew the case wide open

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Brief Summary

A Texas prosecutor recounts his mother's murder and the cold case's shocking resolution.

Key points

A Mother's Murder. A prosecutor reflects on the murder of his mother 25 years ago.
The Cold Case. With no evidence, the case seemed unsolvable until a tip changed everything.

Episode highlights

A Mother's MurderA prosecutor reflects on the murder of his mother 25 years ago.“This is without a doubt the most challenging case I have ever handled.”0:42May 22, 2014

Episode quotes

I never thought that it would be solved.

Describing his feelings about the cold case.

2:30WatchMay 22, 2014

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