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>> she was in the bathroom with crystals medication, and so that she knew crystals name. >> reporter: beverly had seen too much. they agreed she had to die. >> arron took ms. carter from their house in -- and put her in the back of the -- of the car and drove her out to the cement plant. >> reporter: thats when prosecutors believe lewis did something horrific. he wrapped beverlys face in duct tape and let her suffocate >> he came home and told crystal that she was dead. >> reporter: and then the...

>> then did you have a little burst of hope? >> just a little bit of hope. thats all i had. >> really your biggest task was to find out where beverly was? >> that was my biggest task and concern at that time. >> did louis know where beverly was? if he did, would he tell the detective? what was his story? where was beverly? >> he said that he kidnapped beverly and it was because of money. he said he found her on the internet, searched her out, saw that she was a broker and felt like she had money...

Compla place is completely black. dad let mow know he had made it to the property. >> they thought maybe she had gone with the potential buyers. >> we went to the two vacant houses that were the listings. we checked the lockboxes and nobody had opened them. >> as the hours ticked by. beverlys friend denise couldnt sleep. there was an e-mail that said it is with a very heavy heart that i let you know that we cant find beverly. she went to show a house and she is missing. >> i still can read that ...

>> and he said beverly never held it against him. >> she never held it against me. >> detective allison had other work to do. the clients phone number and address in her book were fake. and eerie photos taken inside the house just before she went missing. >> what had happened i side that house? a new lead morphs into a all out man hunt. >> when "dateline" continues. jake... ♪ seresto, seresto, seresto whatever your dog brings home to you,

Phone. and there was one thing that caught investigators attention. these blurry and dark pictures she took of the house she was trying to sell. not exactly showcase material. when her daughter-in-law had a chance to see them -- >> you have a theory about why theyre badly taken photos. >> 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 fin, showing the...

Take photographs of the house with the phone. >> louis said hed asked beverly to send pictures to crystal because she couldnt be there. >> he said when they got to the top of the stairs, he pulled out a flashlight taser and said she was about to have a bad day. he said what are you talking about? he said youre being kidnapped. lewis then claimed he had an accomplice and he wasnt talking about his wife who had set up the meeting with beverly. it was someone else. >> he said if anything happened t...

And offered evidence she might still be alive. lewis played a recording from his phone and it was chilling. >> carl, its beverly. i just want to let you know im okay. i havent been hurt. just do what he says and please dont call the police. if you call the police, it could be bad. i just want to let you know, i love you very much. >> it was encouraging but it only proved beverly was alive at the time of the recording. the detective told lewis he needed more. >> thats when he finally says ill tak...

That recording that helped us. >> so was this one of your biggest obstacles then? this recording? >> i mean, everything came back to the recording. >> reporter: 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 -- to be correct, she would have had to be living a life that was basically secret or at least doing something that other people didnt know about. >> reporter: heres...

>> reporter shannon miller cuts in with breaking news. >> was the whole city glued to their tv sets as the hunt for beverly was on? >> absolutely. so many people knew this picture, knew this face. >> and. >> was on the lookout. these men who knew beverly were discussing the case from this office. >> as were standing in front of this window with the window aaron lewis walks in front of the window. >> they immediately called 911. >> 911. >> theyre looking for a guy here that was involved in the re...

Shallow grave. it was beverly. >> you never forget the look on someones face when you tell them that you found their spouse. beverlys family. >> he said, "we found beverly." >> reporter: four days after >> we really tried to do right and it wasnt enough. >> i know she pleaded. i know she pleaded for her life and to come back to us and for her grand babies. >> aaron lewis was charged with murder and kidnapping and his wife charged as his accomplice. they pleaded not guilty. his words to reporter ...