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>> the one i got was, "im out having drinks with friends." i was like, well, were just here. >> the ones on her husbands phone were just as deflating. they read, yes, sorry, phones been dead and having drinks now. 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. >> they decided they n...

>> he came home and told crystal she was dead. >> and the heart of the prosecutions case, the recording of beverly pleading to her husband, they played it for the jury. >> do what he says and please dont call the police. if you call the police it, could be bad. they argued in the recording showed that beverly had been kidnapped and contradicted louis claim of a hookup. >> they say it claimed that beverly had been kidnapped and contradicted the claim of a hookup. attorney bill james ignored it. >...

>> four days after beverly carter disappeared, police pulled up to this remote cement plant. they frantically searched for the missing real estate agent. >> you just now have this gut feeling thats where shes at? >> yeah. >> shortly after arriving, an officer stumbled on something straight out of a crime novel, an elbow sticking out of a shallow grave. it was beverly. detective allison went to see carl. >> never forget the look on somebodys face when you tell them that you found their spouse. it...

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 beverly? >> she was...

>> that call set off a frantic search for beverly carter. where was she? coming up, what happened to beverly? >> all of a sudden, beverly texted me. >> and all of a sudden our phone started lighting up. she said, im sorry, my phone was dead. >> simple miscommunication? the mystery was just beginninbe. >> i still cant feel the same pain. >> when "dateline extra" continues.

Property, so he went back to get it. crystal says when he got close to the house, cops were everywhere. one even pulled him over. >> this particular officer just stopped a car that was coming in to say, hey, have you seen, and just ask questions and put the person on alert. >> the officer couldnt have known that aaron louis was the man they were looking for. >> miss carter was still alive and he just didnt know it. >> when louis returned home, crystal told the jury thats when the couple ran out ...

He had sex with beverly. >> he claims he was out of the house at the time? >> thats what he said, yes. >> louis said the tryst was between beverly and crystal. he said beverly accidentally died having rough sex. james suggested to the jury that beverly had been prone to poor judgment. he pointed out that she was broke but driving a brand new cadillac and getting expensive surgery. >> im just saying she made some bad decisions, maybe she made another one. >> finally aaron louis took the stand and...

>> were not allowed to go back with them when theyre getting certain treatment. so the detective is waiting for aaron to get treatment, an mri or whatever theyre doing, he decided 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 citywide manhunt. >> was that one of the first things you did was get photos out to the media? >> yes. >> and...

>> the detective found more in the back of beverlys car. >> i found a note back that she kept with realtor information on it that showed a listing on that house. >> was there anything show anything clues? >> attached to the listing was an e-mail address and phone number. >> did you call it right away? >> i did not call it right away. >> he did not pick up the phone for a good reason. the detective had a theory. >> i felt that beverly, wherever she was, she was being held against her will. >> he ...

>> 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 story about the sexual encounter? >> it was 100% made up so completely far fetched. >> assistant district attorney john johnson was assigned the case. he believed it was a kidnapping gone wrong but needed help proving it in c...