This episode contains descriptions of violence.

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I remember meeting Janelle.

She was so excited and bubbly that it was infectious.

Couldn't help but smile.

And when she came to my house, it was like the sun came in.

And when she was taken, the son left for a while.

When somebody you love is killed and there's no justice.

There's no conviction.

I don't want to say I was walking in a dream because it was more like walking in a nightmare.

As the years went on, I started doubting whether she would ever have justice.

There are 120,000 unsolved murders in America.

Each one is a cold case.

Only 1% are ever solved.

This is one of those rare stories.

Thank you. are ever solved. This is one of those rare stories. It's Monday morning, September 14th, 2009, and the start of a brand new week at Red Bank Middle School in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Teacher Janelle Melton has something special planned for her fifth grade students,

a guest speaker of sorts.

Children excitedly shuffle into the classroom, but Janelle isn't there.

Michael Melton, Janelle's former husband,

recalls what Janelle had planned for class that morning.

School had been in session for a couple weeks, and President Obama had did a speech about education.

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