But Berry's unsolved murder is never far from his mind. He bumps into Patti Berry every day. As the fourth anniversary of her murder nears, Padilla also wonders what is going on in her killer's mind. He believes Patti's murder was a significant event in the killer's life, significant enough that an anniversary date may trigger changes in behavior. The detective also believes that sometime since the killing, the person who stabbed Patti Berry to death has shared the dark secret with others.
Killers talk and they tell somebody.
I believe there is somebody out there who knows. He hopes that someday his phone will ring and on the other end of the line will be somebody looking to unload that burden. Nancy Stensrud says she'll try to be ready with answers when Patti Berry's daughter's is old enough to ask for the truth about what happened to her birth mother. She hopes she'll be able to tell the little girl not to worry, the killer is behind bars. Patti Berry is beyond justice now, Stensrud said.