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Going to see. . >> gavin was dead by then and the prosecutor said, creech wasnt going to the hospital. creech was setting up to recruit help for his cover-up. >> first he called was jorge. >> reporter: first of a series of friends who told an incredible tale. did you ask any of these people what were you thinking? >> they all ultimately said they were trying to help johnny. >> because hes such a nice man? >> because he was a nice guy. >> reporter: nice, when he showed up at jorges, he was drivin...

Van had to be gavin smiths. >> i kissed my partner on the cheek. thats a true story, it was big piece of evidence. when we were able to get closer and saw our entire crime scene in our opinion was in that car. >> reporter: crime scene, yes, suddenly all other theories seemed to fall away. >> the passengers seat was completely covered in blood and at one point it was very eerie where you looked at the blood and you can see a hand mark of gavin smith as he died in that seat. >> reporter: soon the ...

The ceo of spirit airlines says theyll take a few more days to find flights on schedule. 300,000 passengers were bumped due to weather delays, shortages and computer problems. now, back to "dateline." >> welcome back to "dateline." it had been over two years since gavin smith, a charismatic executive and family man had vanished. detectives had a major break in the case when they discovered gavins missing mercedes and his bloody hand print on the passengers seat. there was also a person of intere...

Plotting the rage-fueled killing for years to seek revenge on gavin smith for having an affair with his wife. but the defense was about to present a very different story. heres keith morrison with the conclusion of "dark valley." >> how to defend a man like john creech? well, said defense attorney irene nunez, it was all very simple. creech never intended to kill gavin smith. this was a case of self-defense. >> he had to defend himself against this intruder, an intruder into his marriage. >> and...

So when he suddenly vanished without a trace, gavins sisters wondered why his wife lisa wasnt doing more to find him. overs years forced lisa to reveal and uncover painful things about their marriage.s keith morrison with "dark valley". >> there was a kind of peace here, in her own chosen exile, vast pacific for company. how else to live with whats impossible to understand or forget? what began that sunny afternoon far away in southern california, san fernando valley, early may, 2012. >> somethi...

>> he clearly stopped using. he was feeling healthier than he felt in years. >> reporter: but when detective learned about his addiction, they had a to consider a raft of new possibilities. >> he disappeared, maybe overdosed. we didnt have any of those answers. >> we would have moments in the car where we looked at each other and said, i think this is a suicide and then an hour later, wed interview somebody and something would happen and wed go i think this was a murder and our feelings and our ...

>> do you recall how many times you hit him? >> four or five. >> when you were doing that? >> im thinking how did i get in this situation? i was scared for my life. >> then gavin got out of the mercedes, said creech, there was something in his happened. >> there was a 10 to 12 inch stainless steel thing, i thought it was a knife. we went at it. exchanging punches. >> at some point, did you get that weapon? >> i kept punching him. >> what did you do with it? >> i threw it over the back wall of my...

Station to report gavin missing and waited and waited. days later, gavins family went on nbc 4 in los angeles to plead for help. >> im not going as to stop until i find him. so please help me find him. >> you guys want to pick one of these streets. now im in panic mode. we got to do something. >> reporter: what did it feel like to be in that spot? >> oh, it was surreal. >> reporter: the smith family put together a $20,000 reward for any information leading to gavins whereabouts. nothing turned u...

Spot? >> it is. >> reporter: so it seemed on the night he disappeared he met chandrika creech for sex for comfort or just to talk, something. quite a lot to learn from those phone records. but there was more. a third phone. john creechs phone in the same spot on the same night and this was eerie. creechs phone seemed to be moving in sync with gavins. >> john creechs phone and gavin smiths phone were running parallel. >> reporter: together, together? . >> together, sometimes hitting off the exact...

>> i was just begging him not to harm my family. >> reporter: but, they testified, creech told them they did the right thing. by coming that day. >> he ended up saying we saved his life by coming that day. >> reporter: but there were rules. thats what chandrika now divorced from john creech said when she finally took the witness stand. >> as long as their father stayed away from me and had no communication whatsoever, their father would be fine. >> did he say what would happen if he didnt? >> th...