wouldn t talk. chandrika creech had clammed up. but there s one more way to get a story. they found an associate of john creech, someone who knew chandy and convinced him to wear a wire in meet with him. it worked. do you want to know the whole story? yeah. once chandy felt safe, she spilled it, all of it. how she and gavin met in secret in that secluded cul-de-sac. got close in gavin s car. and then, all of a sudden, the door opens and johnny just goes like. them and i, i just, like, i pushed myself out this. way got out of the, the driver side. creech first in like a machine, started slugging, wouldn t quit. and i was like, stop it. and then he comes out of the car and he s, like you re next! and then i drove off. she was terrified, she said. afraid she can be killed, two. or tell the cop she said the whole thing up.
lauren fell for him. he told her that he was separated from his wife, chandy. but that didn t stop chandy from calling lauren. she texted and called me. she was very belligerent and rude. he was angry that his a husband her husband, 30, nine was dating a highschooler. she knew when he disappeared in 2012, but made no connection between that and something she noticed about her boyfriend, john creek. i discovered he had scrapes on his hands and on his arms. she didn t think he had anything to do with the disappearance. when detective o brien heard a the scrapes on creech, he immediately thought of gavin smith s wounds. he needed to talk to john creech again. he found him in jail, serving eight years on a cocaine charge. his second conviction for
that he would kill gavin smith. the affair ended. but chandy said, the threat remained. he did not want me to see gavin, ever. still, attraction is a powerful thing, isn t it? early in 2012, john and chandy were separated, but still living together. and gavin and lisa were separated, to. that old magnetic force. gavin met chandy on that secluded road. and the two of you became romantic? yes. did that include kissing? yes. and while you were kissing gavin, did something happen that caught your attention? yeah. what happened? something just popped up. appeared. was that something the defendant, john creech? yes. yes. gavin didn t have a chance, she said.
it was repeated hitting to do that much damage. very violent. there were also fractures to the right forearm, possibly defensive loans. gavin had tried to fight. but, clearly, he was no match for his killer. whoever did this with, very strong. powerhouse jim was very beat. if he just told the wrong person the wrong thing, year your face would be all over the gym. she asked us not to use her last name. after she found herself in the middle of a homicide investigation. when police came across her while doing surveillance on john creech. lauren used to work at the powerhouse gym in chat house, california. that is where she first met creech. he was beautiful. he was tall and muscular and a lot of women, especially, wanted dated him. they wanted to be with him.
yes. and what resetting to the defendant? i was just begging him not to harm my family. but, they testified, creech told them that they did the right thing. he said that we saved his life by coming that day. but their rules. that is why it chandrika, now divorced from john creech, said as she finally took a witness sent. as long as their father stayed away from me and had no communication whatsoever, their father would be fine. did he say what would happen if he didn t? that he would kill gavin smith. the affair ended. but chandy said, the threat remained. he did not want me to see gavin, ever. still, attraction is a powerful thing, isn t it? early in 2012, john and chandy were separated, but still living together. and gavin and lisa were separated, to. that old magnetic force .