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>> the uniformed guys told me that he at one point seemed like he got sick. >> reporter: matt leili may well have been sick. sick of talking to the cops, because by now hed lawyered up and wasnt answering any of their questions. so you now have probable cause to get a search warrant. >> correct. correct. >> do you think, man, maybe this is going to help us. maybe these cameras saw and recorded something that tells the story of whats up with nique? >> that was my hope. were mainly going for anyth...

Work with. very smart. lots of energy, positive, wonderful. just a wonderful person. >> reporter: on the morning of the search, alison recalls that she and another colleague from work, a man named derek, were running late. and that would turn out to be an important twist of fate. >> 40 minutes late, actually. everyone else had started searching. >> so were you given a grid, or an area to look at? >> yes, we were given the front of the neighborhood, the very front of the neighborhood on the right...

Been found, dead. >> the uniformed guys told me that he at one point seemed like he got sick. >> matt leili may well have been sick, sick of talking to the cops, because by now he had lawyered up and wasnt answering any of their questions. so you now have probable cause to get a search warrant? >> correct, correct. >> do you think, man, maybe this is going to help us? maybe these cameras saw and recorded something that tells us the story of whats up with nique? >> that was my hope. were mainly g...

Leaves, and its in the middle of where everything else is clear and flat. and my heart is racing a million miles an hour. i go up to the pile of leaves. i was using my boots to move leaves at the bottom of the -- of the pile. as i was doing that, i said derek! derek came over. and he heard the panic in my voice, and he started helping me. and thats when we saw blonde hair. and i screamed this blood-curdling scream. >> and there was no question. >> no. coming up. >> she said, oh my god, its her...

Rockwell wasnt a relative. she was looking for nique, her co-worker. >> i love nique. nique was great. she was so great to work with, very smart. lots of energy. positive. wonderful. just a wonderful person. >> on the morning of the search, alison recalls that she and another colleague from work, a man named derek, were running late, and that would turn out to be an important twist of fate. >> 40 minutes late, actually. everyone else had started searching. >> were you given a grid or an area to ...

That they are making against this man. i think their gut feeling was, come on, shes naked, shes buried this close to the house, shes obviously hidden. its got to have been him. >> what you call a circumstantial case. >> yes. >> the defense attorney concedes he had some difficult circumstances to overcome in this case, beginning with the six hours of missing surveillance camera video from the night nique leili disappeared. clegg insists his client did not erase those files as the prosecution clai...

Disappeared, the defense tried to show that nique leili was once again acting unstable, behaving erratically. the defense attorney called matts father, matthias, to verify his sons version of the last fight between matt and nique. the one where she allegedly flashed him. >> she tore off her top and says, come on, lets go, lets act like a family. >> were you expecting any sort of comment like that? >> never. i -- never. >> once nique disappeared, clegg says, matt leili inquired about having his w...

By the husband? >> none whatsoever. >> this is not a woman off her meds. >> no. theyre completely shocked by this -- this version of events that matthew layly is giving me. >> are any of them suspicious of matt, the husband? >> yes, they were all suspicious of matt. >> niques daughter alex had d with her mother and matt until she was 16, and there was plenty she had to say to the detective. >> i wanted him to know what was going on in the house. i wanted him to know that i suspected him from the...

Work with. very smart. lots of energy, positive, wonderful. just a wonderful person. >> reporter: on the morning of the search, alison recalls that she and another colleague from work, a man named derek, were running late. and that would turn out to be an important twist of fate. >> 40 minutes late, actually. everyone else had started searching. >> so were you given a grid, or an area to look at? >> yes, we were given the front of the neighborhood, the very front of the neighborhood on the right...

Miles an hour. i go up to the pile of leaves. i was using my boots to move leaves at the -- at the bottom of the -- of the pile. as i was doing that, i said, "derek." derek came over. and he heard the panic in my voice. and he started helping me. and thats when we saw blonde hair. and i screamed this blood-curdling scream. >> and there was no question? >> no. >> she said oh, my god, its her, we found her. theres her hair. >> how awful for you. >> yeah. >> a body and a vital clue. >> the telling ...