offbeat and make fun and that's how they carried on, how they got through each dark chapter in their lives. they laughed and moved on to the next one. >> they dealt with it with a sense of humor. they were estranged at one point. they had a tumultuous relationship, we had a reporter on from "hollywood reporter" earlier says, speaking of "postcards from the edge" written about her mother, which carrie fisher wrote about her mother. it wasn't that flattering. >> it was terribly devastating. it's about a mother who's so insecure because her showbiz career is fading, played by shirley maclaine and she's bite bitterly jealous of the daughter, played by meryl streep. i interviewed carrie at that point, said it's not a strict autobiograp autobiography, people shouldn't look to "postcards from the edge" about their relationship, but she made it into a novel. >> it wasn't like mommy dearest, right? so, listen, carrie fisher died, dr. devi, of a heart attack at 60. the risk factors and warning signs when it comes to women and heart attacks.
"hollywood reporter," cnn contributor nischelle turner, host of "entertainment tonight." she joins us via skype. i want you, both of you syou, l at, this is debbie reynolds talking about her bond with her daughter, carrie. >> are you proud of your daughter. >> are you proud of me? >> i'm very proud of my daughter. she's wonderfully gifted and a very special daughter. she's a great talent. no wishful drinking here. no wishful drinking. >> nischel wlr erks lrksnischels and douwns. they were really close. they got it together in the end. >> they did. one of the things i was talking about yesterday when we were talking about carrie fisher passing was the statement debbie reynolds put out and in the end, she signed it, carrie's mom, carrie's mother, fisher's mother. i thought that was beautiful, that's how she signed off and celebrated her daughter. and today, of course, we are talking about her, but yet, you
>> don't have six matching classes. >> well that, too. carrie's never been poor because her mother as tammy has worked her -- forever. >> what's your reaction? >> they're the cutest. together and separately. when i interviewed debbie in the 90s, i said is the urban myth true that you had a relationship with agnes moorhead who played on "bewitch"? she said, no, agnes was very religious which i thought was an interesting answer. in other words, that's the only reason they didn't. i separately interviewed carrie fisher and said, is it true, another urban myth, you walked in on your mother with agnes moorhead? she said, i never even walked in with her on men. >> you're speaking of their sense of humor there their sense of humor. their unfailing ability to go to places that might seem dark or
men and their bond just became so strong, day completed each other's sentences. so you hear about, oh, so-and-so died to be with someone else, and i always think, that's just hog wash. in this case, it's definitely true. debbie died of heartbreak. >> you said that, when i spoke with you on the phone about this since we had spoken about it last night, i mean, it's just unbelievable that just 24 -- you said, again, you said you were just -- not surprised but they had such a close bond. >> i feel for todd fisher, lost his sister and mother in a few days. >> todd released a statement saying "debbie spoke to me this morning and said she missed carrie, she is with carrie now." it really speaks about the feelings and the tragic death of her daughter. >> what i loved about debbie, she was a trooper, an old-school star. she could do it all. she had showbiz in her veins. she had pretty much stepped down from showbiz, but she couldn't really stop. she did go to receive a special s.a.g. award because she loved the spotlight. debbie was oscar nominated for "unsinkable molly brown,"
so there's hope. nowadays there's more hope in that. >> the search for 22-year-old carrie culberson has become an obsession for blanchester, ohio. a small rural town of 4,600 people. >> carrie always called if she wasn't going to come home. so i knew there was more to it. >> carrie's mother, debby culberson, feared the worst when her daughter did not return home the night of august 29, 1996. >> from the moment that i discovered she was missing, i knew that vince was involved. >> carrie and her boyfriend of two years, vince doan, had a tumultuous relationship. >> i thought maybe she had been held captive by vince because he had done that one other time. he tied her up in this barn several months before. >> when we were first informed, we obviously did not believe we had any kind of a case at all of of any nature.
>> carrie always called if she wasn't going to come home. so i knew there was more to it. >> carrie's mother, debby culberson, feared the worst when her daughter did not return home the night of august 29, 1996. >> from the moment that i discovered she was missing, i knew that vince was involved. >> carrie and her boyfriend of two years, vince doan, had a tumultuous relationship. >> i thought maybe she had been held captive by vince because he had done that one other time. he tied her up in this barn several months before. >> when we were first informed, we obviously did not believe we had any kind of a case at all of of any nature. >> bill peel is the clinton county prosecutor who investigated carrie's disappearance. >> but certainly, a person in an automobile in blanchester, ohio, doesn't disappear very frequently. >> the police launched a formal investigation. >> carrie was very outgoing,
course on the art of an investigation. >> angel, okay. there was a case in ohio, which you guys can research it. the guy killed his girlfriend. the guy prosecuted him, no body, no weapons, no nothing. prosecuted him and found him guilty. so there's hope. nowadays there's more hope in that. >> the search for 22-year-old carrie culberson has become an obsession for blanchester, ohio. a small rural town of 4,600 people. >> carrie always called if she wasn't going to come home. so i knew there was more to it. >> carrie's mother, debby culberson, feared the worst when her daughter did not return home the night of august 29, 1996. >> from the moment that i discovered she was missing, i