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>> how was your dad handling everything? >> i felt like he was hard to read. he would sneak away from time to time. you know, get some -- collect his thoughts. >> reporter: then, around 1:00 a.m. -- >> all of a sudden bam, bam, bam -- three texts. >> i hollered at the officer. i said, "come here, man. come here. beverly texted me." >> reporter: word that beverly was texting gave everyone hope. >> i was ecstatic, like i was like, "this is done. her phone had died, she got somewhere, its charged. ...

Time. you know, get some -- collect his thoughts. >> reporter: then, around 1:00 a.m. -- >> all of a sudden bam, bam, bam -- three texts. >> i hollered at the officer. i said, "come here, man. come here. beverly texted me." >> reporter: word that beverly was texting gave everyone hope. >> i was ecstatic, like i was like, "this is done. her phone had died, she got somewhere, its charged. its good." >> reporter: across town, beverlys friends brenda and stacey got texts of their own. >> our phones ...