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>> and this is dateline. >> this doesnt happen in our happy little world. >> their world shattered, a young mother strangled. >> we had a homicide and no >>lso no evidence. but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. >> she slept with the children and the door locked. >> and finally a vital clue. what happened to nancy the day she disappeared? welcome to dateline. a young mother disappeared one her husband said she went for a run and never came home. the puzzling c...

>> also no evidence. but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. >> she slept with the children and the door locked. >> and finally a vital clue. what happened to nancy the day she disappeared? welcome to dateline. a young mother disappeared one her husband said she went for a run and never came home. the puzzling case happened in a safe, suburban neighborhood where crime is unexpected. but sometimes there are secrets hidden behind closed. >> it all seemed like suc...

>> reporter: nancy began locking important papers including the girls passports in her car. >> i went down in february 08 it was awful. i had never seen nancy stressed out before. i never seen her raise her voice in the house. she was just miserable. >> reporter: miserable. stressed. each day uncertain, a painful struggle, an angry contest. >> she said, this is just, i think, a game to show me how difficult its going to be. its his attempt to force me back into this relationship. >> reporter: th...

Papers, including the girls passports in her car. >> in february of 08, and it was awful. i had never seen nancy stressed out before. i had never seen her raise her voice in the house, and she was just miserable. >> miserable, stressed. each day uncertain. a painful struggle. an angry contest. >> she said this is just, i think, a game to show me how difficult its going to be. its his attempt to force me back into this relationship. >> then, as nancy was preparing to move back to canada and with ...

Her access to the bank accounts, put her on a cash allowance. >> i recall a time she was in the car with me and she called him and said ive got $2 and we dont have any diapers. >> nancy couldnt get a job. she had no green card. she began painting a friends house to earn some extra money. when she did, brad reduced her allowance. she must have been furious at him. >> furious would be on understatement. >> shes very proud and shed feel guilty. im not going to take your money. no, this isnt your jo...

>> nancy began locking important papers, including the girls passports in her car. >> in february of 08, and it was awful. i had never seen nancy stressed out before. i had never seen her raise her voice in the house, and she was just miserable. >> miserable, stressed. each day uncertain. a painful struggle. an angry contest. >> she said this is just, i think, a game to show me how difficult its going to be. its his attempt to force me back into this relationship. >> then, as nancy was preparing...

Just miserable. >> miserable, stressed. each day uncertain. a painful struggle. an angry contest. >> she said this is just, i think, a game to show me how difficult its going to be. its his attempt to force me back into this relationship. >> then, as nancy was preparing to move back to canada and with brads blessing take the girls, one of those moments on which lives can turn. the arrival from nancys lawyer of a proposed separation agreement. alimony, child support, private schools for the girls...

Struggle, an angry contest. >> she said, this is just, i think, a game to show me how difficult its going to be. its his attempt to force me back into this relationship. >> reporter: then, as nancy was preparing to move back to canada and with brads blessing take the girls, one of those moments on which lives can turn, the arrival from nancys lawyer of a proposed separation agreement. alimony, child support, private schools for the girls. brad would have to travel to canada for his twice monthly...

And then suddenly, brad canceled nancys credit cards. blocked her access to the bank account. put her on a cash allowance. >> i recall a time she was in the car with me and she called him and said, you know, ive got $2 and we dont have any diapers. >> reporter: nancy couldnt get a job. she had no green card. she began painting a friends house to earn extra money. when she did, brad reduced her allowance. >> she must have been furious at him. >> furious would be an understatement. >> also tried t...

Money. this isnt your job to support me and my kids. >> reporter: nancy began locking important papers including the girls passports in her car. >> i went down in february 08 it was awful. i had never seen nancy stressed out before. in the house.her raise her voi shwas just miserable. >> reporter: miserable. stressed. each day uncertain, a painful struggle, an angry contest. >> she said, this is just, i think, a game to show me how difficult its going to be. its his attempt to force me back into...