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>> but the centerpiece of the defense case against the cops was something else they didnt do. theyd been so busy investigating seth, whod been behind bars since his arrest two years before, that they never really paid attention to lisa. the new defense team would change all that, starting with her cell phone and the secrets it held. you found out the story told by the phone? that there was this guy -- co-worker? >> right. >> it was a bombshell. lisa was having an affair with a fellow jailer. >> ...

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...

So she knew when he disappeared in may, 2012, but made no connection between that and something she noticed about her boyfriend, john creech. >> i discovered he had scrapes on his hands and on his arms. aything to do with the disappearance. >> reporter: but when detective obrien heard about creechs scrapes he immediately thought about gavin smiths wounds. he needed to talk to him again. he found him in jail serving eight years on a cocaine charge, his second conviction for dealing drugs. not exa...

Movie executive who always made time for his adoring kids. so when gavin vanished his loved ones were at a loss. at first investigators were, too. unsure if he up and 4re679 or if gavin was a victim of foul play. soon his wife revealed that the missing father held dark secrets, and all was not as sunny as it might have appeared. heres keith morrison. >> reporter: there is a kind of peace here. here in her own chosen exile. the vast pacific for company. how else to live with whats impossible to u...

Not after she found herself in the middle of a homicide investigation when police came across her while doing surveillance on john creech. lauren used to work in the pro shop of the powerhouse gym in chatsworth, california. and thats where she first met creech. >> he was beautiful. he was tall, and he was muscular. and a lot of women especially wanted to date him, a lot of men wanted to be him. >> reporter: lauren fell for him. he told her he was separated from his wife chandy, but that didnt st...

Homicide investigation when police came across her while doing surveillance on john creech. lauren used to work at the pro shop of the power house gym in california. and thats where she first met creech. >> he was beautiful. he was tall and muscular and a lot of women especially wanted to date him. a lot of men wanted to be him. >> lauren fell for him. he told her he was separated from his wife chandy. but that didnt stop chandy from calling lauren. >> she texted and called me and was very bow l...

Wondered why his wife lisa wasnt doing more to find him. as the months turned into years, the mysterious disappearance would force lisa to reveal and uncover painful secrets about her husband and their marriage. heres keith morrison with dark valley. >> will is kind of peace here in the vast pacific company. what began in southern california in the san ver nondough valley, early may, 2012. >> something was really wrong. a lot more wrong than i could imagine.

Dating a high school girl. in fact, sheer coincidence, lauren went to high school with gavin smiths sons. so she knew when he disappeared in may 2012 but made no connection between that and something she noticed about her boyfriend john creech. >> i discovered he had scrapes on his hands and on his arms. >> she didnt think he had anything to do with the disappearance. >> reporter: but when detective obrien heard about creechs scrapes, he immediately thought of gavin smiths wounds. he needed to t...

College. then an actor turned hollywood movie executive who always made time for his adoring kids. when gavin vanished, his loved ones were at a loss. at first, investigators were, too, unsure if he up and left or if gavin was a victim of foul play. soon, his wife revealed that the missing father held dark secrets and all was not as sunny as it might have appeared. heres keith morrison. >> reporter: there is a kind of peace here, here in her own chosen exile. the vast pacific for company. how el...

>> as diego and i landed at a new location, we immediately hit the streets. we would go out that night into the different bars and hotels and clubs to try -- >> not to look like agents. >> exactly. >> they were playing a very dangerous game. and drew was becoming obsessed -- obsessed with tracking down el chapo. drew felt he went as far as he could in the u.s. he needed to immerse himself south of the border. he made a decision to move to mexico city with his young family. >> i had a talk with m...