hi, mom. this woman had gone out to get the mail and disappeared in her pyjamas the case was never closed. it was consuming all of us. the individual was wearing a baseball cap, hoodie with the hood pulled up and large mirrored sunglasses. oh, my gosh, did this really happen? i m like, no, dude, i can t do this. there was a scream. a drop of blood came from her nose. it was like a game. he was a part of this game. we re done with the games. it needs to stop. it needed to stop. michigan snow blankets field and woodland with silent beauty, sometimes encasing ugly secrets hidden beneath, never meant to be disturbed until finally they re revealed and all is made clear. i know a lot of people say, you wanted to find her. yeah, i wanted to find her, but then it was going to become so real to me that maybe you don t want to find yeah, yeah. start with the mother of two who vanished as she stepped outside her door to pick up mail. she wasn t there, and
from day one. i do not know where my wife is. therese, how did you learn that doug had been arrested? oh, the state police came to the house and told us. the same day they told us venus was deceased. they said they arrested him for murder, and [inaudible] right out from underneath her. i didn t want to accept that he would do that to her. reporter: police had declared her dead even without finding her body and prosecutors were preparing to file a first degree murder charge. but as doug stewart got ready to stand trial for murder, venus family s trials were far from over. coming up! douglas stewart caused the death of venus stewart. in the courtroom how easy? he was very good at presenting himself as the all american guy. it was very bizarre. you re on trial for murring your wife and none of this seemed to effect him one bit. when dateline continues. o! (bridget vo) with thyroid eye disease. i hid from the camera.
absolutely. absolutely. i thought it was a mistake, and i d get an apology. reporter: doug had told police from the beginning he thought venus skipped out on him and his kids. after his arrest, he said it again to detective scott. i got very upset. i told him, i said, i ve worked with you from day one. i do not know where my wife is. therese, how did you learn that doug had been arrested? oh, the state police came to the house and told us. the same day they told us venus was deceased. they said they arrested him for murder and her legs went right off from underneath her. i couldn t accept it. reporter: police had declared her dead even without finding her body and prosecutors were preparing to file a first degree murder charge. but as doug stewart got ready to stand trial for murder, venus family s trials were far from over. coming up