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and dreams. and its so real, it feels like her. and she just gives me a hug. why did it have to happen to our family? >> why did it have to happen to michelle? why that they? >> a young nursing student disappears. she was still dressed in my hospital scrubs. something drew her out to her car. >> the cousin she grew up with. the brother she raised. desperate to find her. >> they were able to do what a lot of other families have never been able to do. >> text messages, security monitors,...

To identify who killed her. >> during the memorial day weekend in 2011, when detective -- heard the name about someone whose name was michelle le, was this a break in his case? >> this is almost the same, named the same circumstances, it was bizarre. >> micheles family, also hearing about phuong le. when they met with detectives for the first time, 48 hours after micheles disappearance, they asked the dreadful question. could michels case be connected to the phuong le murder? >> the community br...

Vanished. from the shopping mall parking lot. her name? phuong le. police lieutenant greg caught the case, but couldnt find her. >> several weeks later, we got a call from a neighboring county. that county said that they had a body, out in the woods, that someone matched the description of our missing person. >> indeed, it was phuong le. that was by no means the end of the investigation. >> to this day, we are trying to identify who killed her. >> during the memorial day weekend in 2011, when de...

Almost exactly the same, the same name, the same circumstances. its a real bizarre coins den. >> michelles family also heard about phuong le, so when they met with detectives for the first time, 48 hours after michelles disappearance, they asked the dreadful question. could michelles case be connected to the phuong le murder? >> the community thought that they might be linked, so we brought that up with the hayward police and they said, yeah, we looked into it, but we dont think theres any conne...

Police lieutenant greg hurlbut caught the case, but couldnt find her. several weeks later, we got a call from a neighboring county, napa county, saying that they had a body out in the woods that somewhat matched the description of our missing person. keith morrison: it was, indeed, phuong le. but that was by no means the end of the investigation. to this day were trying to identify who, in fact, killed phuong le. keith morrison: so during that memorial day weekend in 2011 when detective hurlbut ...

>> reporter: it was indeed phuong le. but that was, by no means, the end of the investigation. >> to this day, were trying to identify who, in fact, killed phuong le. >> reporter: so during that memorial day weekend in 2011, when detective hurlbut heard about the disappearance of a young woman named michelle le, he wondered -- was this a break in his case? >> you have somebody that looks almost exactly the same, almost the same name, the same circumstances. its a real bizarre coincidence. >> rep...

Michelles disappearance, they asked the dreadful question. could michelles case be connected to the phuong le murder? >> the community brought that up and thought that they might be linked. and so we -- we brought that up with the hayward police and they said, "you know, we looked into it but we dont think theres any connection." >> reporter: so then there was a wash of relief. the detectives also told the family theyd found michelles car. that it was locked, appeared undamaged. to the family th...

Ethnicity, even the same last name, vanished from this shopping mall parking lot. her name, phuong le. police lieutenant greg hurlbut caught the case but couldnt find her. >> several weeks later, we got a call from a neighboring county, napa county, saying that they had a body out in the woods that somewhat matched the description of our missing person. >> reporter: it was indeed phuong le. but that was, by no means, the end of the investigation. >> to this day, were trying to identify who, in f...

Asked the dreadful question. could michelles case be connected to the phuong le murder? >> the community brought that up and thought that they might be linked. and so we -- we brought that up with the hayward police and they said, "you know, we looked into it but we dont think theres any connection." >> reporter: so then there was a wash of relief. the detectives also told the family theyd found michelles car. that it was locked, appeared undamaged. to the family that was good news. it meant to ...

>> reporter: michelles family also heard about phuong le, so when they met with detectives for the first time on sunday, may the 29th, 48 hours after michelles disappearance, they asked the dreadful question. could michelles case be connected to the phuong le murder? >> the community brought that up and thought that they might be linked. and so we -- we brought that up with the hayward police and they said, "you know, we looked into it but we dont think theres any connection." >> reporter: so th...