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>> i mean, everything came back to the recording. >> instead, he led jurors in a different direction. beverlys personal life. >> you said this case is about secret lives. what did you mean by that? >> in order for our defense to be correct, she would had to be living a life that was basically secret or at least doing something that other people didnt know about. >> heres where lewis story got even stranger. he was no longer implying that he had sex with beverly. he claims he was out of the house...

Saying, look at this or something like that and it was a picture of miss carter, bound in the trunk of the car. she said that when she got home he had brought miss carter back to the house. >> she told the jury when she got home beverly was locked in their bathroom and what she said next showed how little thought went into this plan. lewis had forgotten beverlys purse with her atm card at the property so he went back to get it. crystal says when he got close to the house, cops were everywhere. o...

>> our phones started beeping at the same time with texts. >> it was such an eerie feeling. >> what was he saying to you two? >> she said, im sorry, my phone has been dead and its back on. >> concerned brenda used that safety technique the office came up with and texted beverly with the special code. i said "can you tell me if you left the red folder on my desk?" there was no response. >> the one i got was, "im out having drinks with friends." i was like, well, were just here. >> the ones on her...

If its a fast close, you can get a closing quicker. >> beverly led left the office and headed off to show the property to a young couple. she told her husband shed be home for dinner. but you didnt hear from her? >> no. >> carl started to worry. beverly had given her the address so he decided to take a ride over. >> if she was over there, her car would be there. i went over and didnt see her car. >> so this is panic time for you. >> right. i thought it was weird. because beverly wouldnt leave un...

>> many realtors felt this was personal. one of their own while out doing her job had gone missing. and agents were already on alert. in recent years there had been a rise in crimes against real estate brokers across the country, brutal assaults and even murder. >> how often did you talk about safety? >> i mean, we always talked about it but a lot of times if someone called us and asked us to go show a house, out of instinct youd jump up and go. >> beverly said shed been in contact with the clie...

Like how dare you try to tarnish our sweet beverlys reputation. >> the verdict was back within an hour. >> we hear foot steps running, "the verdicts in." it was very quick. >> good sign? >> yes, great sign. >> aaron louis was found guilty on all counts and given two life sentences. >> i felt relief, instantly relief that we got him. >> and beverlys family is working to make sure this doesnt happen to someone elses family. they started the beverly carter foundation. her son travels the country tr...

Interviewed louis in jail and he told a vastly different story from the one he told detectives. was he willing to cop to anything? >> no. >> i didnt kill her. i didnt murder her. and anything that did occur was an accident. >> then he tried to say beverly played a role in her own death. he implied she willingly met him at the house for a sexual hookup that went wrong. >> it didnt have nothing to do with her showing the home. just a place to meet. >> in your opinion, how far fetched was the new s...

Stand and told the jury about the alleged rendezvous with beverly and his wife. during cross-examination, prosecutors pounced and they questioned him about every detail, including that one piece of evidence that seemed to contradict their story, beverlys voice on that tape telling her husband shed been kidnapped. >> what he ultimately told the jury is he had done it himself, synthesized the voice and created the tape. >> youll forgive me if i say that sounds a little silly? >> youll forgive me i...

And saw him. >> louis was injured. police photographed him and rushed him to the hospital. >> we are not allowed to go back with them when they are getting certain treatment. the detective is waiting while they take him back to get an mri or cat scan or whatever they are doing and decide to leave the hospital. >> aaron doesnt come back. >> he doesnt come back. >> aaron louis bolted from the hospital. what seemed the closest link to beverly carter slipped through their fingers. police launched a ...

>> you can just tell that it was like quick, just quick. >> like she knew -- >> i knew she knew something was wrong. >> she believed beverly was scared of those potential buyers and was rushing to finish showing the house. it was all bad news. beverly carter had now been missing for three days. >> ive never felt that kind of loss of control. you feel utterly hopeless. >> and helpless. >> yeah. >> you cant do anything. >> yeah. >> what they didnt know was that detectives were about to crack this ...