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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:04,110 --> 00:00:07,250 You're watching Investigation Discovery On Demand. 2 00:00:32,810 --> 00:00:38,170 It's two days before Thanksgiving in the picture postcard town of Silverthorne, 3 00:00:38,210 --> 00:00:39,210 Colorado. 4 00:00:40,410 --> 00:00:41,410 Hey, Steph. 5 00:00:42,770 --> 00:00:45,530 As the snow falls quietly outside. 6 00:00:46,590 --> 00:00:47,590 Steph. 7 00:00:48,670 --> 00:00:50,410 Inside the Bruner household. 8 00:00:52,150 --> 00:00:55,110 Steph. Panic is starting to set in. Hey, Steph. 9 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:03,160 48 -year -old Dale Bruner's three young kids are late to school. 10 00:01:03,620 --> 00:01:05,860 Hey, Steph, will you call me when you get this, please? 11 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,200 And their mother is nowhere around. 12 00:01:09,860 --> 00:01:12,100 Stephanie has been gone hours at this point. 13 00:01:12,340 --> 00:01:13,660 Daddy, where's Mommy? 14 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,120 I don't know, sweetie. 15 00:01:15,380 --> 00:01:18,980 She's supposed to come on our field trip today to the museum. I'm sure she'll be 16 00:01:18,980 --> 00:01:19,980 there, okay? 17 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,120 Why don't you finish getting dressed, get your jacket on, and help your 18 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:27,500 He got his kids off to school and called the non -emergency line. 19 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,580 Yeah, hi, this is Dale Bruner. I'm calling because I'm worried about my 20 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:32,620 Stephanie Bruner. 21 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:38,420 We had a bit of a disagreement last night, and she went out for a walk 22 00:01:38,420 --> 00:01:40,380 p .m., and she never came back. 23 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,060 Can you let us know that she left the house walking? 24 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:45,480 I don't know. 25 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:49,980 She's wearing a red jacket, tie -dye shirt. She said she just needed to clear 26 00:01:49,980 --> 00:01:50,980 her head. 27 00:01:51,020 --> 00:01:54,980 I'm at 6321 Green Terrace Drive. The night that she went missing, the 28 00:01:54,980 --> 00:01:57,400 temperature was about one degree above zero. 29 00:01:57,980 --> 00:02:00,420 with a windfill factor of negative 24. 30 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:03,820 Temperatures like that, they can be really, really dangerous. 31 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:07,360 She left her house and just disappeared. 32 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,740 Did someone help her disappear? 33 00:02:49,550 --> 00:02:55,230 After graduating from the University of California, Irvine, Stephanie Roller 34 00:02:55,230 --> 00:02:57,390 hopes to one day join the Peace Corps. 35 00:02:58,490 --> 00:03:02,390 Steph very much was the dreamer. 36 00:03:02,650 --> 00:03:08,750 She really liked to help people, was always a lover of life. 37 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:18,200 A nature lover, Stephanie volunteers as a goodwill ambassador on Mount Hood in 38 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,200 northern Oregon. 39 00:03:21,180 --> 00:03:23,420 See right up through there, that's Mount Hood. 40 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,720 It's actually a stratovolcano. Do you know what that means? 41 00:03:27,020 --> 00:03:27,939 Please tell us. 42 00:03:27,940 --> 00:03:31,440 It's built up over many, many years with layers of hardened lava. 43 00:03:31,780 --> 00:03:35,760 Thank you. It's there she meets Dale Bruner, a professional wildlife 44 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,400 photographer. Hello. Sorry, I was distracted by that prairie falcon. Did 45 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:41,279 that by any chance? 46 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,520 No, but I've seen them before. 47 00:03:42,780 --> 00:03:46,260 Dale was taking pictures, and he literally bumped into Stephanie. 48 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,420 Well, what are you doing, writing parking tickets? 49 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,240 Very funny. No, I'm actually an ambassador for the park. 50 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:57,540 He was, you know, very personable. He's not this macho guy. He was more of this 51 00:03:57,540 --> 00:03:59,440 kind of quiet and calm. 52 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:02,300 What's with all the camera gear? 53 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,780 Well, I am working, too. 54 00:04:06,340 --> 00:04:07,340 Stephanie. 55 00:04:08,740 --> 00:04:09,740 Can I try something? 56 00:04:12,749 --> 00:04:16,450 Oh, this is much better here. Just hold those. 57 00:04:16,709 --> 00:04:21,589 I can remember her talking about this guy and later finding out his name was 58 00:04:21,589 --> 00:04:22,590 Dale. 59 00:04:22,930 --> 00:04:24,330 Those eyes, beautiful. 60 00:04:24,690 --> 00:04:26,190 And that she was smitten with him. 61 00:04:27,370 --> 00:04:28,790 He's very charismatic. 62 00:04:29,130 --> 00:04:32,850 I remember thinking, oh, wow, I can see what she likes in him. 63 00:04:34,910 --> 00:04:36,850 Their connection is instant. 64 00:04:38,330 --> 00:04:40,050 After dating for a year. 65 00:04:40,810 --> 00:04:43,650 The couple settles down in Silverthorne, Colorado. 66 00:04:46,470 --> 00:04:48,370 Glad you like it. It's my favorite hike. 67 00:04:48,610 --> 00:04:49,609 Me too. 68 00:04:49,610 --> 00:04:51,730 Where do you want to go for vacation this summer? 69 00:04:51,990 --> 00:04:53,630 Oh, man. Costa Rica? 70 00:04:54,630 --> 00:04:56,170 Hawaii? Bahamas? 71 00:04:56,410 --> 00:04:58,210 Fiji? I can go anywhere. 72 00:04:59,210 --> 00:05:00,510 Costa Rica sounds amazing. 73 00:05:01,590 --> 00:05:06,210 But then again, so does Fiji and every other tropical island I fantasize about. 74 00:05:06,350 --> 00:05:10,230 I was happy for her. She was ready to venture off to that new adventure. 75 00:05:11,050 --> 00:05:12,210 Well, then maybe Fiji. 76 00:05:12,910 --> 00:05:14,770 Maybe that's the perfect place to get married. 77 00:05:18,490 --> 00:05:19,490 Married? 78 00:05:20,230 --> 00:05:21,270 Yeah, sure, why not? 79 00:05:22,090 --> 00:05:23,090 Are you serious? 80 00:05:25,290 --> 00:05:26,290 The two... 81 00:05:26,540 --> 00:05:30,260 Became very close very quickly and ended up eloping in Fiji. 82 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:32,320 Damn. Hey, Mary. 83 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,120 I'd love to. 84 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:45,300 They soon start a family together, two girls and a boy. 85 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:52,080 He just was loving being a mom and was just so great at it. 86 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,760 Look at me, Dad. 87 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,120 You want a spot? 88 00:05:55,440 --> 00:06:00,090 Nope. I'm good. It seemed by all appearances that Dale Bruner was a good 89 00:06:00,090 --> 00:06:01,049 and father. 90 00:06:01,050 --> 00:06:02,050 Race you to the top. 91 00:06:02,990 --> 00:06:04,250 She's definitely your daughter. 92 00:06:04,510 --> 00:06:05,510 Clearly. 93 00:06:07,270 --> 00:06:12,070 When not caring for the kids, Stephanie teaches dance and works for the county 94 00:06:12,070 --> 00:06:13,090 as a city planner. 95 00:06:13,550 --> 00:06:15,870 She always had a love of dance. 96 00:06:16,530 --> 00:06:19,330 We were in dance since we were young kids. 97 00:06:20,090 --> 00:06:22,090 She was involved in local charities. 98 00:06:22,830 --> 00:06:25,790 Very popular and well -loved by her family and her community members. 99 00:06:32,110 --> 00:06:36,410 So it's even more chilling when Stephanie vanishes the night of November 100 00:06:36,770 --> 00:06:40,030 2010, days before Thanksgiving. 101 00:06:41,970 --> 00:06:46,590 It's not uncommon for people to go missing, but it is uncommon for a mother 102 00:06:46,590 --> 00:06:49,010 walk away from her family a couple of days before a holiday. 103 00:06:52,300 --> 00:06:57,160 She would never leave those kids. I just remember thinking, there's no way. 104 00:06:58,220 --> 00:07:03,760 Stephanie's photo is released to the public while Officer Teresa Barger 105 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:04,760 forces. 106 00:07:04,860 --> 00:07:05,860 Thank you. 107 00:07:07,340 --> 00:07:08,340 Officer Barger? 108 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:09,800 He said she was alone. 109 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,280 And if you had to guess her age, what would you say? 110 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:16,640 We called in search and rescue. We were running down any leads. We were getting 111 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,020 tips. Like, I mean, I don't got a lot of tips. 112 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:28,180 As word spreads, everyone joins the quest to find her. 113 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,280 Stephanie was so beloved by the community that just the community came 114 00:07:33,340 --> 00:07:36,540 Excuse me, have you seen this woman? Her name's Stephanie Bruner. 115 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:40,420 The search was on for Stephanie. 116 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,060 Excuse me, have you seen this woman? Her name's Stephanie Bruner. 117 00:07:45,460 --> 00:07:46,740 No, I haven't. 118 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,980 Stephanie enjoyed walking along the Blue River in the National Parkland just 119 00:07:53,980 --> 00:07:54,980 behind her home. 120 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,860 Stephanie! But there is no sign of her there either. 121 00:07:59,580 --> 00:08:00,580 Stephanie! 122 00:08:01,060 --> 00:08:05,880 Stephanie! We had many, many volunteers that were combing the banks of the river 123 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,240 trying to locate Stephanie. 124 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,720 With all of that searching, we really found... 125 00:08:17,020 --> 00:08:18,780 No leads that we could actually follow. 126 00:08:20,460 --> 00:08:25,000 The next morning, Dale Bruner heads into the Silverthorne Police Department to 127 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,300 meet with Officer Barger. 128 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,760 I do want you to write down a statement for me. 129 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,700 My goal at that point was just to get the story. 130 00:08:34,299 --> 00:08:37,179 So there are three options in a missing person case like this. 131 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:38,980 I'm Teresa, by the way. 132 00:08:39,340 --> 00:08:40,340 Dale. 133 00:08:41,799 --> 00:08:45,080 So, one, she ran off to start a secret life. 134 00:08:46,140 --> 00:08:47,240 Two, she committed suicide. 135 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,180 Or three, she was murdered. 136 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:56,040 At first, he was kind of calm, cool, collected. 137 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:58,480 Are you okay? 138 00:08:58,760 --> 00:08:59,800 No, I'm not okay. 139 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,840 And then he got very upset. 140 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:03,120 My kid's mother. 141 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:04,960 I know, I'm sorry. 142 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,940 So we need to verify a few details, okay? Just so we can try to eliminate 143 00:09:11,940 --> 00:09:12,579 a suspect. 144 00:09:12,580 --> 00:09:15,160 I just want to get this done as quickly as possible so we can... 145 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,720 Find out where she is so why don't you walk me through exactly what happened 146 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:19,860 last night, okay? 147 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,560 Around 10 10 p .m. 148 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,860 Stephanie went out for a walk to get some fresh air and I fell asleep soon 149 00:09:27,860 --> 00:09:33,500 that and Next thing I know it's morning She never came home 150 00:09:33,500 --> 00:09:38,260 Why do you think that she went for a walk so late at night in the middle of a 151 00:09:38,260 --> 00:09:39,260 snowstorm? 152 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,800 Well, um things haven't been 153 00:09:42,709 --> 00:09:45,510 exactly great in our relationship, and that's something that we're working to 154 00:09:45,510 --> 00:09:49,930 try to fix, but I thought it would be good just to give her some space. 155 00:09:50,250 --> 00:09:53,930 He had mentioned that they kind of had a disagreement. It really wasn't this 156 00:09:53,930 --> 00:09:57,230 huge argument, but she just needed to leave and kind of clear her head. 157 00:09:58,890 --> 00:10:01,470 Why do you think she didn't take her purse or her keys with her? Didn't you 158 00:10:01,470 --> 00:10:02,470 think that was odd? 159 00:10:03,710 --> 00:10:07,150 Okay, look, I'm going to be honest with you. The reason I wasn't really worried 160 00:10:07,150 --> 00:10:10,030 about where she was going is I just assumed that she was going to go be with 161 00:10:10,030 --> 00:10:11,030 boyfriend. 162 00:10:14,090 --> 00:10:15,090 Her boyfriend. 163 00:10:44,950 --> 00:10:51,910 As soon as Dale Bruner reveals his missing wife is 164 00:10:51,910 --> 00:10:57,730 in a secret relationship, Officer Teresa Barger knows her case just got a lot 165 00:10:57,730 --> 00:10:58,730 more complicated. 166 00:11:00,490 --> 00:11:03,850 When Stephanie left the house, I just figured her boyfriend was coming to pick 167 00:11:03,850 --> 00:11:04,850 her up. 168 00:11:05,870 --> 00:11:07,610 So you knew she was seeing someone? 169 00:11:09,030 --> 00:11:10,030 Yeah. 170 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:12,220 His name's Dennis Calden. 171 00:11:12,900 --> 00:11:14,140 Stephanie was his dance instructor. 172 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,400 When she told me about the relationship, I mean, it affected our marriage 173 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:24,260 greatly, obviously, but I just want Stephanie to be happy, 174 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,820 even if that means that she's with him. 175 00:11:29,820 --> 00:11:33,520 When Mr. Bruner mentioned the boyfriend, I thought, okay, this is something I 176 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:34,520 had no clue about. 177 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:36,720 He's like, they met on Dancing with the Mountain Stars. 178 00:11:42,460 --> 00:11:47,320 Dancing with the Mountain Stars pairs notable residents with dance pros to 179 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:48,640 money for the county's hospital. 180 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,660 Is this the right place? 181 00:11:58,560 --> 00:11:59,560 Oh, hi. 182 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,100 I'm Dennis. Stephanie. It's nice to meet you. 183 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:05,900 I have to let you know, though, I have two left feet. 184 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,580 It's local therapist Dennis Calden's first appearance at the dance charity. 185 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,520 And he's in good hands with Stephanie. 186 00:12:15,220 --> 00:12:17,540 Okay, I think we'll just start with a basic salsa step. 187 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,620 So I'm going to take my hands like that. Get inside here. Okay. 188 00:12:22,020 --> 00:12:28,660 So on the first count, it's going to be one and two. We come back to center. And 189 00:12:28,660 --> 00:12:29,660 then your right foot goes back. 190 00:12:30,420 --> 00:12:33,440 Three and four. And then you just repeat that. 191 00:12:34,540 --> 00:12:37,360 One and two. Dennis was an interesting character. 192 00:12:37,940 --> 00:12:39,200 Tall, athletic guy. 193 00:12:39,740 --> 00:12:41,800 And the two quickly became very, very close. 194 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:43,880 Oh, this is easy. 195 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:45,040 I've got to get in. 196 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,080 Okay. 197 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:47,619 It's okay. 198 00:12:47,620 --> 00:12:48,620 Okay. It took me a while. 199 00:12:48,980 --> 00:12:51,900 There you go. 200 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:54,120 Yeah. 201 00:12:56,500 --> 00:12:58,020 There we go. Oh, yeah. Okay. 202 00:12:58,620 --> 00:13:00,000 You're good at that. You're a natural. 203 00:13:00,220 --> 00:13:01,460 I've got this. Yes. Yes. 204 00:13:01,780 --> 00:13:07,180 He made her feel like he was the world. 205 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,900 On the big night, Stephanie and Dennis pull off an impressive routine. 206 00:13:15,100 --> 00:13:20,140 It's not enough to win the trophy, but they do take away something else, a 207 00:13:20,140 --> 00:13:21,140 connection. 208 00:13:23,500 --> 00:13:28,260 He was compassionate with her. He cared and wanted to know more about her. He 209 00:13:28,260 --> 00:13:30,720 cared about what happened to her. That was amazing. 210 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:32,440 That was incredible. 211 00:13:32,940 --> 00:13:33,939 You were so good. 212 00:13:33,940 --> 00:13:36,360 Though Dale isn't able to attend the event, 213 00:13:37,130 --> 00:13:40,470 There is someone special in the crowd cheering on Dennis. 214 00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:43,030 Hi, baby. 215 00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:47,890 Hey. Hi. His wife, Loretta. Did you see that? I did. 216 00:13:48,230 --> 00:13:49,189 Oh, my. 217 00:13:49,190 --> 00:13:54,570 Hi, I'm Loretta. I'm Dennis' wife. Stephanie. Hi, Stacy. Oh, my gosh. Thank 218 00:13:54,570 --> 00:13:59,750 so much. You did such a good job. He wouldn't dance with me at our own 219 00:13:59,930 --> 00:14:04,110 It was very clear that Stephanie and Dennis had an intensely emotional 220 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:05,110 relationship. 221 00:14:05,950 --> 00:14:08,930 That was complicated by the fact that they were also both married. 222 00:14:09,150 --> 00:14:11,130 We've had some drinks. Let's get you home. 223 00:14:12,010 --> 00:14:13,010 All right. 224 00:14:13,110 --> 00:14:14,290 Thanks again, Stacy. 225 00:14:15,570 --> 00:14:21,070 Definitely. Yeah. They were both very respectful of being in relationships. 226 00:14:22,590 --> 00:14:25,190 There wasn't any adultery going on. 227 00:14:29,210 --> 00:14:30,210 Still... 228 00:14:30,510 --> 00:14:36,410 Over the next couple of months, Stephanie and Dennis' emotional bond 229 00:14:36,410 --> 00:14:37,450 intensified. 230 00:14:38,770 --> 00:14:40,730 I honestly have no regrets. 231 00:14:41,790 --> 00:14:44,430 Things are different now. 232 00:14:46,070 --> 00:14:47,070 I understand. 233 00:14:47,790 --> 00:14:53,270 And I love my wife, but I feel like she doesn't see me, you know? 234 00:14:54,670 --> 00:14:57,670 Like you do. She had fallen in love with him. 235 00:14:58,330 --> 00:15:01,030 found somebody that she was able to connect with emotionally. 236 00:15:06,550 --> 00:15:10,630 In mid -October, Stephanie shares her secret. 237 00:15:10,830 --> 00:15:12,690 You know, something seems different about you today. 238 00:15:13,690 --> 00:15:14,690 You're glowing. 239 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:21,270 You know that guy that I was teaching for the charity event? 240 00:15:21,750 --> 00:15:22,910 Yeah, what about him? 241 00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:27,190 Well, we've been seeing a lot of each other lately. 242 00:15:27,820 --> 00:15:29,540 For what? The competition's over. 243 00:15:32,220 --> 00:15:35,000 Wait a minute. I know that look. You are not. 244 00:15:35,660 --> 00:15:37,480 I think I've fallen in love with him. 245 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,180 Wait, back up. Did you say love? 246 00:15:41,260 --> 00:15:42,480 Tell me everything. 247 00:15:43,100 --> 00:15:47,300 When she confided with these close friends, they actually were kind of okay 248 00:15:47,300 --> 00:15:49,140 that, even though she had been married to Dale. 249 00:15:49,820 --> 00:15:54,720 It just happened by accident, but nothing physical. 250 00:15:56,460 --> 00:15:58,040 He makes me so happy. 251 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:00,500 Does Dale suspect anything? 252 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,680 Yeah, he knows. 253 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:10,740 Dale was hurt, and he wanted her back, and he was trying to get her family to 254 00:16:10,740 --> 00:16:12,560 convince her to come back. 255 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:21,600 While search and rescue continue to blanket the town of Silverthorne, 256 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:26,020 Bureau of Investigation agent Greg Sadar... Brings in Dennis Calden. 257 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,060 I'm just going to ask you straight up. 258 00:16:29,860 --> 00:16:31,640 Do you know where Stephanie is right now? 259 00:16:32,780 --> 00:16:34,320 I absolutely have no idea. 260 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:40,460 He maintained that the relationship was not physical, but just spiritual and 261 00:16:40,460 --> 00:16:42,740 emotional. When was the last time you saw her? 262 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,720 We met up Monday afternoon. 263 00:16:47,140 --> 00:16:48,140 Two days ago. 264 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,620 The same day she went missing. 265 00:16:51,140 --> 00:16:53,160 Yeah, I wrote her an email. 266 00:16:54,000 --> 00:17:00,880 That Sunday evening, telling her that it was over, but she wanted to meet in 267 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:02,120 person the next day. 268 00:17:13,020 --> 00:17:14,500 Thank you for meeting me. 269 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:19,020 I knew if we could just see each other, if we could talk face to face, we could 270 00:17:19,020 --> 00:17:21,140 just figure out whatever this is going on. 271 00:17:22,369 --> 00:17:23,710 We can make this work. 272 00:17:25,230 --> 00:17:26,250 I can't. 273 00:17:26,569 --> 00:17:27,569 I'm sorry. 274 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:36,590 With his wife still in the dark about Stephanie, Dennis decides to end the 275 00:17:36,590 --> 00:17:41,290 relationship, hoping it's not too late to save his own marriage to Loretta. 276 00:17:42,570 --> 00:17:43,690 What about us? 277 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:48,290 We had a plan. We can make this work. Don't think for a second that this 278 00:17:48,290 --> 00:17:50,270 hurt me as much as it does you, because it does. 279 00:17:52,750 --> 00:17:53,750 I have to go. 280 00:17:54,470 --> 00:17:56,010 Please, don't. 281 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:08,390 Dennis had told us that he kissed her for that first time, and he realized 282 00:18:08,390 --> 00:18:11,570 he really cared for her a lot, even though he had to separate it. 283 00:18:16,470 --> 00:18:22,110 That probably just devastated her. This was... 284 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,340 her soulmate, and he's now closing the door on her. 285 00:18:30,180 --> 00:18:37,100 Have you talked to her or seen her since then? 286 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:38,700 No. 287 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:40,120 That was it. 288 00:18:40,340 --> 00:18:45,940 Where were you that night around 10 p .m.? I was at home with my wife. 289 00:18:46,220 --> 00:18:48,580 His alibi was that the two of them were in bed. 290 00:18:49,150 --> 00:18:53,090 that they slept well that night, that there were no issues of anyone getting 291 00:18:53,090 --> 00:18:54,130 or leaving the house. 292 00:18:54,390 --> 00:18:55,870 I didn't do anything to Stephanie. 293 00:18:58,670 --> 00:19:03,650 Just five hours after their breakup, Stephanie disappears into the night. 294 00:19:05,190 --> 00:19:10,610 While investigators track down Dennis' wife Loretta for questioning, Agent 295 00:19:10,610 --> 00:19:12,750 pays a visit to the Bruner family home. 296 00:19:14,060 --> 00:19:17,600 Just look around, find anything you can see that doesn't... Would you be willing 297 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:18,860 to sign a consent to search form? 298 00:19:19,460 --> 00:19:23,360 Sure. We wanted to take a look and see if there was any crime scene evidence 299 00:19:23,360 --> 00:19:24,500 that we would need to preserve. 300 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,940 When a person consents to search, that is a positive sign. That moves them a 301 00:19:30,940 --> 00:19:33,820 little towards the non -suspect as opposed to the suspect. 302 00:19:34,460 --> 00:19:39,300 We weren't able to find any signs of a struggle or where any possible crime 303 00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:41,000 scene had been cleaned up either. 304 00:19:41,820 --> 00:19:44,000 So I understand you and Stephanie were having some problems. 305 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:50,000 Now, I want you to know I already spoke to Dennis Calden, and he doesn't know 306 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,000 where she is. 307 00:19:51,780 --> 00:19:55,500 Is there anything else that you could tell us that might be able to help us 308 00:19:55,500 --> 00:20:00,100 her? I guess I was a little worried about her, yeah. I mean, she wasn't 309 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:01,360 recently. 310 00:20:02,740 --> 00:20:06,400 She'd started taking some anti -anxiety medication, but I'm not really sure it 311 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:07,400 was working. 312 00:20:08,330 --> 00:20:13,490 Turns out Stephanie had also lost her job just six weeks earlier, and Dale's 313 00:20:13,490 --> 00:20:15,450 photography business was drying up. 314 00:20:16,330 --> 00:20:22,850 When Stephanie lost her job, she filed a restraining order against me. 315 00:20:23,410 --> 00:20:27,370 With a misunderstanding, it was rescinded. And what was that for? 316 00:20:27,970 --> 00:20:29,070 I spanked our son. 317 00:20:29,530 --> 00:20:34,350 I know I shouldn't have done that, but she overreacted. 318 00:20:34,550 --> 00:20:37,450 Is that what you two were arguing about before she went out on her walk? 319 00:20:38,270 --> 00:20:39,290 No, no, no. We weren't arguing. 320 00:20:39,510 --> 00:20:42,130 We just... She went out for some fresh air. 321 00:20:42,470 --> 00:20:47,510 It's a clear change in Dale's story, and Agent Sadar takes note. 322 00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:55,250 Despite the bitter cold, the community has now spent three days searching for 323 00:20:55,250 --> 00:20:56,250 Stephanie. 324 00:20:56,550 --> 00:21:01,270 We were all drained by Thanksgiving evening. We knew it wasn't going to be 325 00:21:02,110 --> 00:21:03,210 We're getting... 326 00:21:03,580 --> 00:21:09,780 More and more concerned, and it was hard to celebrate what is a family holiday. 327 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:20,500 The next day, a search and rescue team is scouring the forest along the Blue 328 00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:24,900 River when they notice something on the water's edge. 329 00:21:25,260 --> 00:21:28,140 They see something with some snow on it. 330 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,740 The day after Thanksgiving, investigators' worst fears are realized. 331 00:21:51,380 --> 00:21:56,260 When 41 -year -old Stephanie Bruner's body is discovered on the banks of the 332 00:21:56,260 --> 00:21:57,260 Blue River. 333 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,480 Just a half mile from her home. 334 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:11,800 I remember there just an overwhelming... Try to keep my composure 335 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:12,800 here. 336 00:22:26,540 --> 00:22:33,240 She was naked except for a tie -dye T -shirt that was wrapped around 337 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:37,720 one arm, and it was just the sinking feeling of, oh, gosh. 338 00:22:39,380 --> 00:22:42,260 You couldn't get any footprints. The snow's melting too fast. 339 00:22:43,310 --> 00:22:46,050 I'm sure any DNA already washed down the river. 340 00:22:47,170 --> 00:22:50,150 Still, we need to get a rape kit. 341 00:22:52,530 --> 00:22:57,130 Foul play is suspected, but investigators can't rule out suicide. 342 00:22:58,770 --> 00:23:01,730 Agent Sadar notifies Stephanie's husband. 343 00:23:03,170 --> 00:23:07,910 Dale turned towards the river, which was just a few hundred yards away from 344 00:23:07,910 --> 00:23:10,810 their house, and broke down sobbing. 345 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,400 Three days later, the results of her autopsy are in. 346 00:23:19,780 --> 00:23:23,680 What's really interesting is that there's water in her lungs, and there 347 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:24,680 signs of hypothermia. 348 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:26,200 What does that mean? 349 00:23:26,660 --> 00:23:31,140 Well, dead people don't drown, so she was definitely alive when she was placed 350 00:23:31,140 --> 00:23:32,140 in the river. 351 00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:33,900 Suicide? 352 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:35,120 Definitely not. 353 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:40,320 There was no damage at all to the soles of her feet, which made it unlikely that 354 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,340 she actually walked into the river. What about sexual assault? 355 00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:46,350 No, no signs of that. 356 00:23:47,390 --> 00:23:49,970 There was blunt force trauma to the head. 357 00:23:51,410 --> 00:23:55,910 She was hit on the head by something that caused her skull to break. 358 00:23:56,630 --> 00:23:57,850 So is that how she died? 359 00:23:58,410 --> 00:24:03,110 I'm declaring it a homicide caused by a combination of drowning, hypothermia, 360 00:24:03,290 --> 00:24:05,330 blunt force trauma, and strangulation. 361 00:24:07,810 --> 00:24:12,710 The real turning point in the autopsy was when they had found out that there 362 00:24:12,710 --> 00:24:13,710 evidence of... 363 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:15,840 manual strangulation. 364 00:24:16,740 --> 00:24:17,980 Come take a look at my report. 365 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:22,980 Her throat was pretty much crushed, and she was alive when she went into the 366 00:24:22,980 --> 00:24:23,980 water. 367 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,360 Strangulation is a very, very personal crime. 368 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,380 When you are strangling somebody, you are looking in their eyes. 369 00:24:39,780 --> 00:24:41,780 So at this point, we have three prime suspects. 370 00:24:42,410 --> 00:24:47,630 We have Dale Bruner, the boyfriend, Dennis, and Loretta. 371 00:24:49,550 --> 00:24:53,910 This is one of those rare instances where you had a legitimate whodunit. 372 00:24:56,010 --> 00:25:01,230 We felt that it was very important to interview Loretta. One, she was Dennis 373 00:25:01,230 --> 00:25:02,430 Calden's alibi. 374 00:25:03,990 --> 00:25:06,330 Second, she could be the murderer. 375 00:25:06,830 --> 00:25:11,950 If she viewed Stephanie as a homewrecker, she could be exceedingly 376 00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:13,310 You know why you're here? 377 00:25:13,370 --> 00:25:15,130 I'm the jealous wife, right? 378 00:25:15,710 --> 00:25:17,030 Well, let me put it this way. 379 00:25:17,530 --> 00:25:19,510 At this point, everybody's a suspect. 380 00:25:21,270 --> 00:25:22,830 When did you learn about the affair? 381 00:25:23,350 --> 00:25:24,810 Dennis just told me a few days ago. 382 00:25:25,770 --> 00:25:29,730 Dennis didn't tell his wife that he was having this emotional affair with 383 00:25:29,730 --> 00:25:32,690 Stephanie until after she had gone missing. 384 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,640 When you look at the interview of Loretta, she's pissed at Denna. 385 00:25:41,220 --> 00:25:46,000 Okay, so the official headcount for our Thanksgiving dinner is at 15. 386 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:48,860 Loretta, we need to talk. 387 00:25:50,380 --> 00:25:51,380 What's wrong with you? 388 00:25:53,020 --> 00:25:54,500 Stephanie Bruner is missing. 389 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:56,640 Your dance instructor? 390 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,920 The Silverthorne PD called me this afternoon. 391 00:26:00,580 --> 00:26:02,500 They asked me to come in for questioning. 392 00:26:05,710 --> 00:26:06,710 You hardly knew her. 393 00:26:07,870 --> 00:26:08,870 Right? 394 00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:10,950 Loretta, we were having an affair. 395 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:17,210 I knew it. And I'm sorry I had to tell you like this. 396 00:26:17,970 --> 00:26:20,810 It was nothing. I kissed her once. 397 00:26:21,090 --> 00:26:22,730 How could you do something like this? 398 00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:27,030 I tried to break it off with her the other day. I wanted to focus on us make 399 00:26:27,030 --> 00:26:28,030 this right. 400 00:26:28,290 --> 00:26:29,570 But now she's missing. 401 00:26:29,850 --> 00:26:30,850 You know what? 402 00:26:33,290 --> 00:26:35,050 I hope she rots in hell. 403 00:26:38,420 --> 00:26:42,320 After Stephanie's body was found, Loretta was pretty upset about having 404 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:43,400 those angry statements. 405 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:45,700 Where were you the night Stephanie went missing? 406 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,240 I was at home with Dennis. 407 00:26:47,580 --> 00:26:51,780 She gives the same alibi, that they were home in bed, that they were alone. 408 00:26:52,380 --> 00:26:54,320 Would you ever lie to protect your husband? 409 00:26:56,100 --> 00:27:00,340 I love my husband a lot, but no, I'm not going to lie for him. 410 00:27:01,660 --> 00:27:03,420 Even if it means him going to prison? 411 00:27:03,980 --> 00:27:04,980 No. 412 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:06,240 Because you know what? 413 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,660 If he's made his bed, he needs to lay in it. 414 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:16,520 She was pretty resolute, and all the details of her statement matched up with 415 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:17,520 Dennis' details. 416 00:27:20,420 --> 00:27:25,560 A week after Stephanie's body surfaced in the Blue River, friends and family 417 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,220 gather at her beloved dance studio to celebrate her life. 418 00:27:29,740 --> 00:27:34,300 We would like to honor Stephanie now as her dance family and representatives. 419 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,760 of that world in a procession. 420 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,660 The memorial service was very well done. 421 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:47,920 All of her dance friends were all there, and it was beautiful. 422 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:54,340 Following the advice of investigators, Dennis and Loretta Calden do not attend 423 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:58,020 the service and both agree to take a lie detector test. 424 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,200 Did you have anything to do with Stephanie Berner's disappearance? 425 00:28:02,540 --> 00:28:08,690 No. While polygraph results are not admissible in court, it really helps us 426 00:28:08,690 --> 00:28:11,310 focus on our investigation. 427 00:28:12,530 --> 00:28:15,570 Do you have any first -hand knowledge of Stephanie Bruner's death? 428 00:28:16,350 --> 00:28:19,230 No. Did you kill Stephanie Bruner? 429 00:28:20,090 --> 00:28:21,130 Absolutely not. 430 00:28:22,570 --> 00:28:26,330 So they take the polygraph and they both fail the polygraph. 431 00:28:27,190 --> 00:28:31,510 And suddenly the needle moves towards, uh -oh, have we made a mistake? 432 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,920 So that did cause us to take a step back, re -look at them as our suspects. 433 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,080 Did you have anything to do with Stephanie Brunner's death? 434 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:53,240 No. 435 00:28:53,980 --> 00:28:55,880 Do you know who killed Stephanie Brunner? 436 00:28:56,220 --> 00:28:57,220 No. 437 00:28:57,810 --> 00:29:03,010 After Dennis and Loretta Calden both failed their polygraph exams, 438 00:29:03,010 --> 00:29:05,290 circled back to their original statements. 439 00:29:06,750 --> 00:29:11,230 But it's a meeting with Stephanie's best friend, Jennifer, that forces them to 440 00:29:11,230 --> 00:29:12,950 reconsider another suspect. 441 00:29:13,470 --> 00:29:15,410 Thank you for meeting me. Of course. 442 00:29:15,690 --> 00:29:16,690 What's going on? 443 00:29:16,790 --> 00:29:18,310 Did you know about the restraining order? 444 00:29:18,670 --> 00:29:21,830 Yeah, Dale mentioned it already, but Stephanie rescinded it. 445 00:29:22,350 --> 00:29:24,150 She only did it to protect the children. 446 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,480 She was afraid of what Dale might do if she didn't. 447 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,820 Seems there is more to the story than Dale let on. 448 00:29:34,380 --> 00:29:36,520 She was rushing to go to work. 449 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,820 Realized she forgot something, needed to go back into the house. 450 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,300 Hey sweetie, where's daddy? 451 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,640 From the doorway, had heard. 452 00:29:53,800 --> 00:30:00,260 Spanking so loud on their skin that it immediately 453 00:30:00,260 --> 00:30:01,260 alarmed her. 454 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,880 Hey, what are you doing? Dale, that's enough. Stop it. 455 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:19,960 Horrified, Stephanie contacts authorities and initiates a restraining 456 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:25,200 A week or so later, Stephanie felt that keeping Dale away from the kids might 457 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:29,080 have been a little too harsh, and they both went to court to have the 458 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:30,220 restraining order rescinded. 459 00:30:30,820 --> 00:30:36,640 After that incident, she confided in Dale about her relationship with Dennis, 460 00:30:36,860 --> 00:30:41,560 and she told him that she wanted a divorce. 461 00:30:41,860 --> 00:30:43,300 And how did Dale take that? 462 00:30:43,740 --> 00:30:45,380 He was surprisingly understanding. 463 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,900 He even helped her. 464 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,240 Find a place of her own and move out. 465 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:59,060 She actually rented a place the weekend before she went missing. 466 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:05,660 Finally free to pursue a relationship, Stephanie reaches out to Dennis to 467 00:31:05,660 --> 00:31:06,660 celebrate. 468 00:31:09,620 --> 00:31:12,280 But her hopes are quickly dashed. 469 00:31:14,890 --> 00:31:19,630 The first night Stephanie was in her new home, she was communicating online with 470 00:31:19,630 --> 00:31:20,630 Dennis. 471 00:31:21,250 --> 00:31:26,370 And Dennis expressed in writing he wanted to take a step back from their 472 00:31:26,370 --> 00:31:28,390 relationship and try to focus on his marriage. 473 00:31:30,770 --> 00:31:35,970 Just hours after moving into her own place, Stephanie and the children return 474 00:31:35,970 --> 00:31:36,970 home. 475 00:31:37,390 --> 00:31:41,730 It's expensive up here to live. And I think that's when Stephanie realized 476 00:31:41,730 --> 00:31:43,010 she couldn't do it alone. 477 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,360 The next evening, Stephanie disappears. 478 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:53,280 So investigators zero in on those last 24 hours of her life. 479 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,980 They bring in Dennis Calden again. 480 00:31:56,740 --> 00:31:59,780 I swear, I didn't do anything to her. 481 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:09,300 Dennis was pretty emotionally upset when we told him a little bit more about 482 00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:10,300 Stephanie's death. 483 00:32:11,300 --> 00:32:13,140 He would openly sob. 484 00:32:14,590 --> 00:32:16,950 Legitimate, real tears rolling down his cheeks. 485 00:32:17,670 --> 00:32:21,290 How could this have happened? What do I have to do to help you find who's ever 486 00:32:21,290 --> 00:32:22,290 done this to her? 487 00:32:22,350 --> 00:32:24,410 We're going to need to search her home if that's okay. 488 00:32:24,690 --> 00:32:25,690 Yeah, fine. 489 00:32:30,090 --> 00:32:34,150 We did a search on their homes and their cars. There was nothing that would say 490 00:32:34,150 --> 00:32:37,550 that they had anything to do with her disappearance or her murder. 491 00:32:37,790 --> 00:32:39,430 Looks like Loretta's been keeping a journal. 492 00:32:39,850 --> 00:32:42,090 Listen to this. We did, however... 493 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:46,240 find some pretty compelling information to find that they were not involved. 494 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,860 I feel for those children who are going to be without their mother on 495 00:32:49,860 --> 00:32:52,220 Thanksgiving. I pray that she comes home safe. 496 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,780 That doesn't sound like someone who's been involved in a murder. 497 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:05,180 Computer records also prove that Dennis was home the night Stephanie went 498 00:33:05,180 --> 00:33:09,500 missing. We were able to cooperate. He was on his computer. He wrote an email. 499 00:33:09,660 --> 00:33:10,780 He came up to bed later. 500 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,000 Loretta said the same thing. 501 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:19,080 With this new information, Dennis and Loretta are dismissed as persons of 502 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:23,480 interest. We realized that we probably made some mistakes in how we phrased 503 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:24,980 of the questions to each of them. 504 00:33:27,300 --> 00:33:32,360 When Dennis and Loretta are officially eliminated as suspects, that just leaves 505 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:33,360 one person. 506 00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:35,950 Dale. Dale Bruner. 507 00:33:39,370 --> 00:33:43,150 Police obtain a warrant to search Dale's home for a second time. 508 00:33:43,430 --> 00:33:46,090 You go all along here, up around the door. 509 00:33:46,530 --> 00:33:47,530 Okay? All right. 510 00:33:47,810 --> 00:33:48,810 Don't forget inside. 511 00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:53,530 Oh. 512 00:33:53,830 --> 00:33:55,290 What happened to all Stephanie's stuff? 513 00:33:55,770 --> 00:33:58,190 I took it to Goodwill. I couldn't stand looking at it anymore. 514 00:33:58,450 --> 00:34:02,950 One of the things we noticed that's really odd to us was there was not one 515 00:34:02,950 --> 00:34:04,710 of Stephanie Bruner left in the house. 516 00:34:05,150 --> 00:34:06,150 What about all the pictures? 517 00:34:06,950 --> 00:34:12,909 All of Stephanie's clothes and personal items were gone. Any picture of her was 518 00:34:12,909 --> 00:34:13,909 gone. 519 00:34:14,810 --> 00:34:20,630 After a second search fails to yield forensic evidence, investigators get a 520 00:34:20,630 --> 00:34:21,630 -changing tip. 521 00:34:22,590 --> 00:34:26,889 I'm Officer Berger. I'm Dale Bruner's ex -girlfriend. Oh, okay. I have some 522 00:34:26,889 --> 00:34:29,489 information that might help in the investigation of his wife's murder. 523 00:34:29,870 --> 00:34:30,870 Please. 524 00:34:31,989 --> 00:34:33,270 I know he did it. 525 00:34:35,130 --> 00:34:37,130 I know he did it because he tried to kill me. 526 00:34:38,489 --> 00:34:42,230 She goes, as soon as I knew that she was deceased, I knew it was Dale. Because 527 00:34:42,230 --> 00:34:44,090 if I didn't get out, I think he would have killed me. 528 00:34:44,590 --> 00:34:49,010 I mean, Dale would be very charming and very kind, but when he would get mad, he 529 00:34:49,010 --> 00:34:53,290 would just switch, like Jekyll and Hyde. I mean, we would get this look in his 530 00:34:53,290 --> 00:34:54,290 eyes. 531 00:34:54,469 --> 00:34:55,469 Hey, Dale! 532 00:34:55,710 --> 00:34:56,549 Stop it! 533 00:34:56,550 --> 00:34:58,350 I wasn't done talking to you. Damn it! 534 00:34:59,010 --> 00:35:03,290 If you ever talk to me like that again, I will kill you. I will kill you. 535 00:35:11,159 --> 00:35:15,400 That was huge when we got that tip. 536 00:35:17,580 --> 00:35:23,300 Over the next few months, investigators dissect every detail of Dale's past. 537 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,800 The results are troubling. 538 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,400 It became apparent to us that Dale had a repeated... 539 00:35:31,020 --> 00:35:34,040 pattern and practice of strangling women when he was upset with them. 540 00:35:34,700 --> 00:35:39,020 He was kind of seen as this nice photographer guy. 541 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:45,420 But through this investigation, we're going to see a very different side of 542 00:35:45,420 --> 00:35:48,080 Bruner. Hey, Dale, that's enough. Stop it. 543 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,780 That in private, he could be very violent. 544 00:35:51,420 --> 00:35:55,540 Turns out, Dale's ex -girlfriend was not his only victim. 545 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:57,600 Has he ever been violent with Stephanie? 546 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:01,320 Stephanie told me that Dale actually threatened to kill her. 547 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:03,800 She was so ashamed of it. 548 00:36:05,340 --> 00:36:08,340 I swear to God, if you leave me, I will kill you! Dale, the kids! 549 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,240 Don't turn your back on me. Get over here! 550 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:14,760 Dale! 551 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:18,760 Stop! Stop! Let go of me! 552 00:36:19,380 --> 00:36:20,380 Let go! 553 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,720 We were able to get warrants for Dale's arrest, and obviously we were very 554 00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:37,180 comfortable that we had the right guy. 555 00:36:42,340 --> 00:36:47,720 Eight months after Stephanie's body is discovered in the river near her home. 556 00:36:47,820 --> 00:36:49,660 Put your hands on the steering wheel now! 557 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,600 Dale Bruner is taken into custody. 558 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:58,300 You're under arrest for the murder of Stephanie Bruner. But without physical 559 00:36:58,300 --> 00:37:00,240 evidence, will he be convicted? 560 00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:10,820 Put your hands on the steering wheel now! 561 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:20,400 In August 2011, Dale Bruner is arrested for the murder of 562 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,500 his wife of 11 years, Daphne Bruner. 563 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:25,180 Put your hands behind your head! 564 00:37:28,980 --> 00:37:30,800 You have the right to remain silent. 565 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:36,060 He's offered a plea in exchange for a guilty verdict, but adamantly proclaims 566 00:37:36,060 --> 00:37:38,140 his innocence and opts to face a jury. 567 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:43,060 I remember thinking, bring it on. 568 00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:45,320 We'll get you. 569 00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:54,080 Although the case is circumstantial, the prosecution believes the sum of the 570 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,940 evidence clearly points to Dale as the killer. 571 00:37:58,060 --> 00:38:02,140 When you have no physical evidence and you have no eyewitnesses, you have to 572 00:38:02,140 --> 00:38:05,460 build your case piece by piece by piece. 573 00:38:08,930 --> 00:38:14,490 Investigators believe that just hours after Dennis breaks up with Stephanie, 574 00:38:14,490 --> 00:38:16,950 emails him to try to win him back. 575 00:38:19,450 --> 00:38:24,230 One of the critical things about that email was that it autosaved just before 576 00:38:24,230 --> 00:38:25,230 midnight. 577 00:38:25,550 --> 00:38:31,150 So that put her in the house from their IP address prior to her sudden 578 00:38:31,150 --> 00:38:32,150 disappearance. 579 00:38:33,550 --> 00:38:37,370 And that email was professing her love to Dennis. 580 00:38:40,190 --> 00:38:43,930 And her email stopped mid -sentence, not finished. 581 00:38:48,050 --> 00:38:54,250 It led us to believe that she may have been typing an email when Mr. Bruner 582 00:38:54,250 --> 00:38:57,830 looked at her computer and saw what she was doing. What do you think you're 583 00:38:57,830 --> 00:38:58,830 doing? 584 00:38:58,970 --> 00:39:01,330 Nothing. I was just writing an email to my sister. 585 00:39:02,190 --> 00:39:03,970 Come on, how stupid do you think I am? 586 00:39:04,170 --> 00:39:07,170 Please, the kids are sleeping. He grabbed that computer. 587 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:11,460 and hit her in the head with that, causing blunt force trauma. 588 00:39:13,700 --> 00:39:19,340 He then strangles her with so much force, it breaks a bone in her neck. 589 00:39:25,380 --> 00:39:28,740 She is unconscious, and he thinks he has killed her. 590 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:34,500 And so he takes her, and he dumps her body into the Blue River. 591 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:41,840 thinking that she will float down the Blue River and they will never, ever 592 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:42,880 her body. 593 00:39:57,860 --> 00:40:04,680 The most dramatic moment in the trial comes from Stephanie's own agonizing 594 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:05,680 words. 595 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:11,160 The recording of the restraining order made against Dale just six weeks before 596 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:12,160 her murder. 597 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:39,880 It was one of the most incredibly powerful things that we were able to 598 00:40:41,540 --> 00:40:46,740 Stephanie's voice from essentially beyond the grave, when we played that, 599 00:40:46,740 --> 00:40:51,200 just silence in the courtroom. Everybody was just stunned. 600 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:58,740 It really put it in perspective what she had been enduring and going through for 601 00:40:58,740 --> 00:40:59,740 so many years. 602 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:01,460 And that was tough. 603 00:41:03,530 --> 00:41:05,650 I think that was the turning point for the jury. 604 00:41:06,610 --> 00:41:09,930 Dale Bruner is found guilty on all charges. 605 00:41:10,870 --> 00:41:14,370 He is sentenced to 112 years in prison. 606 00:41:15,190 --> 00:41:19,390 It's just relief that maybe you've got a little bit of justice for Stephanie, 607 00:41:19,510 --> 00:41:21,370 who died such a horrible, horrible death. 608 00:41:23,430 --> 00:41:26,070 He was a manipulator. Oh, beautiful. 609 00:41:27,730 --> 00:41:28,730 He's a narcissist. 610 00:41:29,370 --> 00:41:33,030 Love you. There was no doubt in my mind that he had done it. 611 00:41:38,470 --> 00:41:42,170 It's exactly like a double life. That person right here behind these closed 612 00:41:42,170 --> 00:41:46,190 doors, one person. They come out and what they show the world, totally 613 00:41:46,190 --> 00:41:47,310 different. And that's what he was. 614 00:41:56,069 --> 00:41:58,810 Today, Stephanie's children are being raised by her family. 615 00:41:59,610 --> 00:42:04,890 I remember thinking, now they're going to go through life without their mom and 616 00:42:04,890 --> 00:42:05,890 their dad. 617 00:42:07,970 --> 00:42:09,790 No child should have to go through this. 618 00:42:11,110 --> 00:42:13,330 I'll never forget Stephanie and I'll never forget her kids. 619 00:42:13,530 --> 00:42:17,170 When I think of this case, it still really bothers me. It's going to be one 620 00:42:17,170 --> 00:42:20,030 will stay with me because I don't want that ever to happen to anybody else. 621 00:42:20,650 --> 00:42:22,130 If I could go back in time. 622 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:27,740 I would just say, Steph, you'll be safe with me. Come, you know, we'll get you 623 00:42:27,740 --> 00:42:28,740 out of this. 624 00:42:29,020 --> 00:42:35,320 There's organizations out there to help 625 00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:39,820 get you out while you're still alive. 626 00:42:42,660 --> 00:42:45,820 Thank you for watching Investigation Discovery On Demand. 50007

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