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Theory. debbie worked in pharmaceutical sales. all of the pharmaceuticals in her van were missing. somebody took it. >> reporter: that was a ludicrous idea. >> why didnt thieves take any jewelry or electronics. it all comes down to dave, his behavior and characters and own words like the conversation with a friend police reported which they speculate on what may have happened to debbie. the defense in court as an unguard -- he basically offered that i dont think shes ever going to be found. >> d...

From investigators. this was getting pretty concerning out there. >> reporter: on may 29th, dave hawk was arrested and charged with first degree murder and special circumstances, murder for financial gain. he pleaded not guilty. when the trial finally began, dave faced murder and earlier embezzlement charges together. >> larry crouch offered the jury this theory. . dave snuck out of his house without waking up his children. maybe he could use a ladder and got someone to give him a ride to debbie...

Occurred. [ bleep ]. >> numerous times. >> reporter: an ah-ha moment? >> well, maybe not quite. >> earlier i thought it is never going to stop until shes dead. >> reporter: it all seems quite suspicious. most people in town made up their minds about dave hawk. one of them was not the da. >> i kept on pushing him and pushing him and we kept sending back. did the cops have it wrong? dave hawks long time pastor thought so. >> coming up, this person who was portrayed as such a monster simply is not....

>> reporter: his kids says they did not hear him leaving the house and there was no evidence that dave was at the crime scene. >> did you find any dna? >> no. >> reporter: hairs? anything? >> but then they just begun to uncover the troubling secrets of dave and debbie hawk. coming up, a family divided. >> my suspicion was growing stronger and stronger. when the "disappearance of debbie hawk" continues. e of ♪

But is it over? no. in march of 2016, 10 years after debbie hawk disappeared, a farm hand found her remains. debbies father had a dying wish that she be found before he passed away. he left this earth just a week after that discovery. the children who held a posing views about their fathers innocence. >> its complicated, huh? >> yep. >> is this creating a rift between the two of you? >> a little bit, yes. >> not easygoing for the children of dave and debbie hawk. >> its going to take a while, bu...

Debbies wife killed her. why? they learned that he took $3,000 from their childrens pension. dave hawks action were about to force the decision. here is keith morris. >> they kept pushing and pushing. we kept on sitting back. >> reporter: the prosecutor at the time, larry crouch, told investigators he would not charge hawk even after it is obvious that this single mother had been murdered. after months searching around hanford, california, turns out no signs of her anywhere. prosecutor crouch wo...

On, they could not find the evidence to arrest him. dave remains a free man. something that makes his own son, conrad very nervous. >> my suspicion was growing stronger and stronger. conrad toll police the night he discovered his mom were missing. he saw the night with his father and his girlfriend. >> at the time i thought my father and his girlfriend had poor taste. >> reporter: conrad spent that summer out. in august of 2006, two months after his mothers disappearance, child protective disapp...

>> the alignment of the stars in this case was just stacked against us. stacked against dave hawk. >> at least in the harsh court of public opinion, it looked bad for dave hawk. daves attorneys. >> we have this guy allegedly stealing from his kids. saying bad things about the victim. all of these things being widely played in the press. >> if there ever was a case for a change of venue, this was it. almost everybody seemed to have heard the accusations. every time he had a court appearance, purp...

To the murder. but was that enough? we shall see. >> there is a number of other explanations for what could have happened other than dave. dave was a convenient ex-husband. >> coming up, one of his children is convinced hes not guilty. could dave hawk convince a jury. >> i told them i wanted to testify. >> when dateline continues. that keeps you up again, and again. advil pm silences pain, and you sleep the whole night. advil pm of certain cancers clater in life.k from an infection, human papill...

Did not take very long to decide. >> we, the jury, find the defendant david martin hawk, guilty of the murder of debbie hawk. >> guilty of murder and nine financial crimes. dave hawk was sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. but was that the end of this story? not in the least. his defense attorney appealed the case as high as he could, even trying the supreme court, which declined review. then in march 2016, ten years after debbie hawk disappeared. a farmhand found her remains in...