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Of 30 years. >> its good for the jury to be able to hear the back story of what went on and the why of what went on. >> aaron louis went on trial. the prosecutions star witness, crystal lowrie, took the stand and told the jury all the grisly details. she claimed it was all about money, not sex. >> she said he came up with the idea of kidnapping someone but she even went so far as to suggest real estate agents. >> she testified she was in class at nursing school when louis abducted beverly. >> sh...

>> its good for the jury to be able to hear the back story of what went on and the why of what went on. >> aaron louis went on trial. the prosecutions star witness, crystal lowrie, took the stand and told the jury all the grisly details. she claimed it was all about money, not sex. >> she said he came up with the idea of kidnapping someone but she even went so far as to suggest real estate agents. >> she testified she was in class at nursing school when louis abducted beverly. >> she got a text ...

>> carl jr. figured there must be an explanation, as did beverlys friend stacy and brenda. being real estate agent themselves, she thought maybe she had gone with the potential buyers to show them other houses. >> we went to the two vacant houses that were her listings and went and checked the locked boxes to see if anyone had read them and nobody had opened them. >> as the hours ticked by, beverlys friend denise couldnt sleep. so she checked her phone. >> theres an e-mail from brenda and i can ...

Detail, including that one piece of detail 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 sound silly. >> youll forgive me if i say im just saying what happened at trial. >> to beverlys family, it was not only preposterous, it was difficult to listen to. >> wed been victimized over and over again....

Mean, to find her. we just 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. and i just have to know they got there comforting her. >> aaron louis was charged with murder and kidnapping and his wife, crystal lowrie, charged as his accomplice. they pleaded not guilty. but his words to reporter shannon miller outside the sheriffs office didnt sound like those of an innocent man. >> why beverly? why ...

>> yes, great sign. >> aaron louis was found guilty on all count 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 training real estate agents about safety. >> its a blessing for me because i get to not only raise awareness, talk about safety, best practices, but then i also use that as an opportunity fo...

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 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. ...

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 open p aaron lewis walks in front of the window. >> they immediately called 911. >> 911. >> theyre looking for a guy here that was involved in the realtor being kidnapped and this guy looks like him and he is nervous and hes out...

Here. >> the texts on beverlys husbands phone were just as deflating. they read, yes, sorry, phone been dead, having drinks now. >> the ones on her husbands phone were just as deflating. carl jr. knew his mom would never go out and not tell anyone. >> i cant even tell you, to go from shes okay, this is all over, till the second we saw the screen and saw what the texts said, we knew someone had her phone. >> totally flipped me out. shed been took. >> the patrol division who responded to the call,...

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. >> louis described in detail what he claimed happened. he said when he contacted beverly, she didnt feel comfortable meeting just him. so he got his wife, crystal on the phone and told ...