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>> cause she had something down in kansas that she was gonna be going and interviewing for after those few days at work. >> reporter: his mom had mentioned a possible job change. shed even discussed with him staying with grandma to finish high school. and then, early that weird week. >> i got a text saying, "hey, the -- i got a second interview." >> reporter: but shed be back from kansas on the weekend, she texted for a family wedding. at which max was an usher. but, as the bride walked down the...

Someones deceased foot. avis called caris mom nancy. >> nancy was able to email a few pictures, and sure enough, cari has that same tattoo on her left foot. >> reporter: wow. >> identical. >> reporter: and remember the yin yang tattoo mentioned in one of those possibly confessional emails? lo and behold, it turns up on a picture? >> yeah. >> reporter: of a dead body? >> yeah. >> reporter: holy cow. >> that was caris too. the tattoo parlor kept a record. >> my first thought when i saw those photo...

Nancy called the detectives, who called dave, who swore -- no way he was engaged to cari. he said he hadnt even seen her, but still heard from her constantly, a hail of texts, and emails that was only getting thicker. >> i would get 50, 60 a day. >> reporter: a day. >> oh yeah. yeah. all day long. it at one point rendered my phone completely useless. it would just be dinging so much i couldnt answer a phone, or send a text. >> reporter: make you want to change your phone number, wouldnt it? >> d...

>> reporter: through it all cari remained invisible, even after she texted dave she was moving into an apartment building nearby. im moving a couple buildings away. >> dave told police, of course. >> the building existed but the apartment number did not exist. >> near the complex, dave did find something that belonged to cari. coming up, a crucial discovery almost buried in the snow and the danger escalates. >> it was like, what in the hell? >> sometimes youll be on range

Even kissed. and she turns to me, and she said, "look, if were gonna have sex, thats all it is. period. theres nothin more to it." >> reporter: huh. >> and asked me, "are you good with that? is that gonna be a problem?" and of course my eyes lit up. and im like, "bing, i hit the powerball." >> reporter: because dave felt exactly the same way. >> as a man i want companionship. so im always lookin for a girlfriend. but never a committed relationship. >> reporter: and you let them know that this is...

And then -- >> by 10:00 i receive a text from her that says, "do you wanna move in with me?" or, "should -- we need to move in together." or something along those lines. >> reporter: really? >> but i immediately, i text her back, "no. im not interested. weve known each other two weeks. its not gonna happen." as soon as i text her back i get a text back that says, "fine. i dont ever wanna see you again. go away. im dating somebody else. i hate you." on and on and on and on and on. >> reporter: we...

>> reporter: all of that is so counter intuitive and so bizarre that, you know, you wouldnt be expected to believe such a thing. >> no. >> reporter: it was stunning. really. liz apparently impersonating cari for years sending thousands of texts and emails in her name. but now they had a bigger question and a much bigger problem. >> i guess part of the worry was that if-- even if we could prove that its liz sending all this stuff out as cari, well, that doesnt prove murder. >> reporter: murder? y...

Cari farver, and all those jealousy-fueled texts, and emails, and threats and arson, caris son max was getting ready for high school graduation. he hadnt seen his mom in three years. but, always the optimist, he decided to try one more time to reach her on facebook. >> i was at that point. it was just a last-ditch effort. just hoping something would happen. "if this is really you, please come back. i want you to be at my graduation..." >> reporter: when she didnt respond, how did that feel? >> i...

My mind im thinkin, "wow, shes gorgeous." but im at work representin the company i work for. thats off the table. its not a possibility. >> reporter: but did you detect a little, sort of, signal comin back your way -- >> i thought i did. >> reporter: and then a few weeks later, it seemed like fate. dave went on a dating website, and there she was -- her profile. her picture. her name -- cari. he started typing. >> i just said, "hey, i know you. haha." and -- she replied same thing. >> reporter: ...

Dave kroupa. >> she did it, because she wanted this man. >> reporter: jealousy makes people do strange things, but thats just -- why so much? what -- why? >> i think it snowballed. i think once she did it she couldnt stop. she had to make cari look like she was still alive to keep the heat off of her, and it just went on, and on, and on for years. dave kroupa heard it all, and finally understood. >> i mean, it makes sense now, at the end. you know? but the tarantino movie always makes sense at t...