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Attractive to him. and then, as she got bigger, then he would say to her that nobody else would want her because she was so obese. >> reporter: and when heather finally achieved her unbelievable transformation, she confided to her friends that chris didnt have the reaction she expected. >> she told me, "chris wants me to gain the weight back." i said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking a...

Then he would say to her that nobody else would want her because she was so obese. >> reporter: and when heather finally achieved her unbelievable transformation, she confided to her friends that chris didnt have the reaction she expected. >> she told me, "chris wants me to gain the weight back." i said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best frien...

But the question remained -- why? heathers friends provided a surprising answer. they were convinced heathers dramatic weight loss got her killed. do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadnt gone through this transformation and bettered herself? >> yes. >> reporter: heathers friends and family said over the course of their relationship, chris used heathers weight as a tool to control her. >> at the beginning, he wanted her to be bigger, that he felt like that would be more attrac...

At her house that night, strangled her, and then burned her body in the woods. but the question remained -- why? heathers friends provided a surprising answer. they were convinced heathers dramatic weight loss got her killed. do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadnt gone through this transformation and bettered herself? >> yes. >> reporter: heathers friends and family said over the course of their relationship, chris used heathers weight as a tool to control her. >> at the beg...

>> she told me, "chris wants me to gain the weight back." i said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best friend, melissa, heather said chris even brought fatty foods to her, hoping she would pack the pounds back on. >> he would go up to the school with food, and she would not want any part of it. >> reporter: with the sole purpose of trying to get ...

She expected. >> she told me, "chris wants me to gain the weight back." i said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best friend, melissa, heather said chris even brought fatty foods to her, hoping she would pack the pounds back on. >> he would go up to the school with food, and she would not want any part of it. >> reporter: with the sole purpose of ...

Control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best friend, melissa, heather said chris even brought fatty foods to her, hoping she would pack the pounds back on. >> he would go up to the school with food, and she would not want any part of it. >> reporter: with the sole purpose of trying to get her to gain weight? >> is what she had told me, yes. >> reporter: friends said the n...

I said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best friend, melissa, heather said chris even brought fatty foods to her, hoping she would pack the pounds back on. >> he would go up to the school with food, and she would not want any part of it. >> reporter: with the sole purpose of trying to get her to gain weight? >> is what she had told me, yes. >> re...

To gain the weight back." i said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best friend, melissa, heather said chris even brought fatty foods to her, hoping she would pack the pounds back on. >> he would go up to the school with food, and she would not want any part of it. >> reporter: with the sole purpose of trying to get her to gain weight? >> is what s...

>> she told me, "chris wants me to gain the weight back." i said, "heather, thats a control technique, okay? he wants you to stay at home. he doesnt want you to get out there. he doesnt want anyone else looking at you." >> reporter: according to her best friend, melissa, heather said chris even brought fatty foods to her, hoping she would pack the pounds back on. >> he would go up to the school with food, and she would not want any part of it. >> reporter: with the sole purpose of trying to get ...