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That little farm town an hour east of denver. >> he used his credit card. and i had his bank records. so i saw that he swiped it at this gas station. so we went up there and got the surveillance tape, and thats him trying to get gas. >> reporter: this was not traviss first trip to keenesburg. remember, he was tracked here soon after kenia disappeared. so what was he doing here? had he brought kenia out here? was there a body hidden somewhere on the high plains? detectives scoured the fields agai...

One of colorados top high schools, was now considering careers in tv production or criminology. here she is directing a student film. all the more remarkable because just seven years earlier kenia didnt know more than a word or two of english. and not a single person in denver, apart that is from her mother maria, who had migrated from honduras a few years before, and when she and kenia were finally reunited. >> it was the happiest day of my life when i hug her, hold her. oh, my god, i was so ha...

Phone, and she certainly wouldnt just leave it with two people she hardly knew. >> something is really wrong. something is wrong. >> the night after kenia was last seen here in lodo, one of the girls she was drinking with showed up at the lees house to drop off her belongings. kenia was happily dancing until 1:00 in the morning with some guy and then she disappeared. looked for her but couldnt find her, she said, and when the bar closed, they took her purse and cell phone and just kind of assume...

But the smooth talker wouldnt stay there long. here again is keith morrison. >> reporter: travis forbes was right where they wanted him, behind bars. they were holding him on suspicion of stealing a friends car, not for kenia monges disappearance. but at least he was here, back in colorado. >> getting him back, how important was that to you? >> very important. i wanted to know where he was. >> and you wanted him in your town. >> yes. >> reporter: detective nash gurule was hoping to coax travis t...

>> reporter: as if worrying about lydias fragile condition wasnt enough, her family also feared the attack wasnt over. >> it was really scary. since we didnt know who had done this, i kept looking out of the hospital room and seeing if someone would come to finish the job. and so we had to keep her completely anonymous in the hospital. we had a code that we had to say to go see her. only family members and only ones that were listed. >> you were always kind of looking over your shoulder. >> defi...

That courtroom, including the judge. its freeing for her. and i understand that. and i did the same. because were not going to live in that hatred, in that -- that state of mind that doesnt allow you to recover and to heal. >> shes amazing. to do what she did and to endure what she went through, i couldnt imagine. i couldnt imagine. she is -- shes a superhero in my eyes. >> reporter: and then there was one more surprise. no, not traviss sentence, life in prison. that was merely a formality. it w...

And i had his bank records. so i saw that he swiped it at this gas station. so we went up there and got the surveillance tape, and thats him trying to get gas. >> reporter: this was not traviss first trip to keenesburg. remember, he was tracked here soon after kenia disappeared. so what was he doing here? had he brought kenia out here? was there a body hidden somewhere on the high plains? detectives scoured the fields again and found nothing. and then gurule discovered travis was on the move aga...

Keenesburg looking for kenia. but this day travis had solemnly promised he was going to show them. trailing a car behind travis was d.a. kerri lombardi, nervous, anxious, and pessimistic. >> i was worried he wouldnt follow through. because i felt like he sort of liked this game, i thought. >> so on the way what were you thinking? >> will he do this? will he not? will something spook him? will he change his mind? is this a big farce? you know, i didnt know if, you know, there was even -- if we we...

Problem. >> it certainly is. david, co-pilots said they prevented from alarms going off. why would he do nah? >> . >> he was trying to prevent an emergency signal or warning, because it goes back to the carrier which if you see the speed of the aircraft the velocity not exceed the aircraft it will send a signal out and warn them that theres something going on on the aircraft. it apparently to me it appears as though he was trying to make this look like it was just a normal descent or some kind o...

Evening. >> robyn, in response the kenyan president said kenya is suffering from a police shortage. what is the country doing to alleviate that problem? >> reporter: well 10,000 police recruits we assume are hitting the streets sooner than expected. however, the problem is that easter weekend. what is quite tragic wolf is that its supposed to be tonight was when most of those students who died in this attack who were supposed to be going on their easter break, which would have lasted until monda...