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Next showed how little thought went into this plan. louis 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. 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 al...

You want the whole thing? yes, yes! live whole. not part. aleve. welcome back to "dateline extra." getting a suspect in beverly carters disappearance into custody was like a scene from an action movie, complete with a hot pursuit, a leap out of a second story window and ending with the suspect in cuffs. investigators wanted their burning question answered, where was beverly? heres andrea canning with more of "the client." >> police had a suspect in custody. his name was aaron lewis. he was an ...

>> the verdict was back within an hour. >> we hear foot steps running, they were like, "the verdicts in." >> 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 training real estate agents about safety. >> its a blessing for me be...

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. >> 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 take you to the last place that she was. >> so this is a big moment now. >> yup. >> in this whole case. this is it. >> yup. thats when we load him up and he start going to cab...

He wrapped beverlys face in duct tape and let her suffocate. >> 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. >> prosecutors argue the recording proved befrl had been kidnapped and contradicted louis claim of a hookup. attorney bill james ignored it. >> i was unable to come up with any ...

>> 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. >> this was not a last-minute showing for beverly....

And agents were already on alert. in recent years, thered been a rise in crimes against real estate brokers across the country. brutal assaults and even murder. how often do you talk about safety? >> i mean, we always talked about it but a lot of times if somebody would call and ask us to go show a house it was just kind out of instinct sometimes you would jump up and go. >> but this was not a last-minute showing for beverly. brenda said shed been in contact with the clients for a few days. >> s...

What went on and the why of what went on. >> aaron lewis went on trial. the prosecutions star witness, crystal lowery, 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 went so far as to suggest real estate agents. >> she testified she was in class at nursing school when lewis abducted beverly. >> she got a text from arron lewis saying "look at this" or something like that. and ...

Time, you know, get some -- collect his thoughts. >> then, around 1:00 a.m. -- >> i all of a sudden bam, bam, bam, three texts. i hollered at the officer, i said "come here, beverly texted me." >> word that beverly was texting gave everyone hope. >> i was ecstatic, this is done, her phone has died. she got somewhere, its charged, its good. >> across town, beverlys friends, brenda and stacy got texts of their own. >> our phones both started beeping at the same time with texts. >> and it was like ...

Thats when she got out of the truck and said, "im not going to ride with you." i said, "stay here then." i just drove off straight into a ditch. >> did you regret it? >> oh, yeah. i felt too cocky. as far as that goes. honestly, i needed to roll in it. >> did you worry how that would look? >> no. i didnt worry a bit. i wanted to find beverly. one thing. i wanted to find beverly. i said, you know, i hit her and it was that but just one time out of 34 years, one slap upside the head, that isnt bad...