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And leave. and that was a few days prior to us actually locating the vehicle. >> did they give you a good description? >> male african-american, thin build. >> that description might have fit a lot of people in nailahs life, like for example her new boyfriend, andre wright. police had questioned him right away, of course, about their relationship and where he was when she disappeared. >> they asked about when the last time i saw her was, last time we spoke. >> or could that man mulling around th...

♪ >> september 19th, 2007, dawned in chicago like any other late summer day. hot, humid, windy. the usual. except for one thing. nailah franklin, ambitious, dependable and always on her phone was suddenly radio silent. even with her new love, andre. >> i called her that morning. e-mailed her. called her again. called her again early afternoon. >> and thats when he sent her that all caps e-mail. "are you alive?" and you probably didnt mean it the way it really was. >> no, like you say to someon...

Led to nailah. by now the detectives believed they were dealing with a serious crime, and yet -- >> shes missing. technically there hasnt been a crime committed. >> that makes it somewhat awkward when youre looking into it. >> the only one that we knew she had contact with, the boyfriend she was in wisconsin with the weekend before she went missing, they were all interviewed. >> that boyfriend from wisconsin, andre, had come to chicago, was helping with the search and soon was perhaps a subject ...

Know? >> they had seen a man mulling around the vehicle and enter another vehicle and leave. that was a few days prior to us actually locating the vehicle. >> did they give you a good description? male. african-american. thin build. >> that description might have fit a lot of people in nailahs life, like, for example, her new boyfriend, andre wright. questioned him about her relationship and when she disappeared. >> that ask when the last time i saw her was, last time we spoke. >> could that man...

Calls. her texts are all odd. but her phone and his phone are together lockstep the entire rest of the day. >> right to the abandoned video store behind which they finally found nailahs body. no coincidence he chose that particular spot so far from chicago, said prosecutors. >> we find out the video store is owned by potts brother-in-law. >> testified, yes, he initially lied for reginald but didnt know it was to cover up a murder. and remember those three strange hang-up calls to 911 and those o...

>> she was dating a plastic surgeon guy and this guy and that guy. >> she took up briefly with a dashing investor who drove a white bentley. and then in july, 2007, nailah attended an art gallery opening, and he came. this lawyer from milwaukee, andre wright. >> she had big beautiful smile. she was a very pretty woman. very warm personality, and we just kind of walked around the space looking at different pieces, talking about my interests. what i was looking for in a piece of art. obviously, i ...

The neighbors. and what do you know? >> they had seen a male mulling around the vehicle. and then enter another vehicle and leave. and that was a few days prior to us actually locating the vehicle. >> did they give you a good description? >> male african-american, thin build. >> that description might have fit a lot of people in nailahs life, like for example her new boyfriend, andre wright. police had questioned him right away, of course, about their relationship and where he was when she disap...

>> she took up briefly with a dashing investor who drove a white bentley. and then in july, 2007, nailah attended an art gallery opening, and he came. this lawyer from milwaukee, andre wright. >> she had big beautiful smile. she was a very pretty woman. very warm personality, and we just kind of walked around the space looking at different pieces, talking about my interests. what i was looking for in a piece of art. obviously, i tried to engage her. >> suddenly this is a different search than it...

At this location. >> but not a single one of them led to nailah. by now the detectives believed they were dealing with a serious crime, and yet -- >> shes missing. technically there hasnt been a crime committed. >> that makes it somewhat awkward when youre looking into it. >> all the ones that we knew she had contact with, the boyfriend she was in wisconsin with the weekend before she went missing, they were all interviewed. >> that boyfriend from wisconsin, andre, had come to chicago, was helpi...

And then enter another vehicle and leave. and that was a few days prior to us actually locating the vehicle. >> did they give you a good description? >> male african-american, thin build. >> that description might have fit a lot of people in nailahs life, like for example her new boyfriend, andre wright. police had questioned him right away, of course, about their relationship and where he was when she disappeared. >> they asked about when the last time i saw her was, last time we spoke. >> or c...