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An undercover job and doing classified documents. It started when she went missing. I didnt want them to believe that this is actually our realIty. We had concerns that there be missing, classified information. It could turn into an espionage investigation. Espionage . Is this some kind of international Spy Caper . Or maybe It was something closer to home . What we got was the information that would break this case wideopen. The case of a cia mom, could a clue from her son help solve this case ....

who did she see? just want to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing and a case gone cold. >> it was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. >> then, detectives had and aha moment to solve the case, they return to something you probably use every day. facebook. >> why dont you establish a facebook account? i thought that could accomplish a great deal. >> and thats when everything started to change. >> something happened to her. >> in court, youl...

>> a young mother is missing and a case gone cold. >> it was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. >> then, detectives had an aha moment to solve the case, they return to something you probably use every day. facebook. >> why dont you establish a facebook account? i thought that could accomplish a great deal. >> and thats when everything started to change. >> something happened to her. >> in court, youll see it all come pouring out. a hidden crime and a sons heart p...

Prosecute prosecutor lewin was. >> im sitting right here mr. we lubahn is going to have a chance. please for your family, for your kids, just let it go. tell us what happened. >> can we just have a moment? >> the judge granted a recess so my could speak to his attorney in private. did he actually have something to confess? >> but they returned a few moments later and were. war >> asking to continue the sentencing. >> the judge pushed back the sentencing by a month. >> my hope was he would tell u...

He never knew i had these feelings. so on the stand publicly, i had to basically say, yeah, im thinking maybe there are somewhere things about your story. and it was the first time that my father really would have known i felt that way. so, i was really, really stressed out about that. >> how hard is it for you to be here today? >> very. >> do you want to believe that your dad is responsible for your mothers disappearance? >> do i want to believe it? no. >> lets assume that your dad, in fact, di...

>> and at the sentencing hearing in december 2012, mikes own son echoed those sentiments. >> guilt or innocence aside, ive never wanted my father to go to prison. ive only asked that if he knows anything to please let me know. >> and then, mike jr. made a heartbreaking plea to the court. >> hes been a good father and a good person. if hes sent to prison today, i want him to know im going to miss our time together. its going to be hard to see the world change without him. i humbly stand before th...

Your kids, just let it go. tell us what happened. >> can i just have a moment? >> the judge granted a recess so mike could speak with his attorney privately. did he actually have something to confess? he returned a few minutes later. >> and were asking to continue the sentencing. >> time to think? the judge pushed back sentencing by a month. >> my hope was that he would tell us what happened, that he would tell us what he did with carol, and that he would be honest about both. >> for almost four...

Tell us what happened. >> reporter: the judge granted a moment so mike could speak with his attorney privately. did he actually have something to confess? he returned a few minutes later. >> and were asking to continue the sentencing. >> reporter: time to think? the judge pushed back sentencing by a month. >> my hope was that he would tell us what happened, that he would tell us what he did with carol and that he would be honest about both. >> reporter: for almost four weeks, they waited. until ...

Mikes own son echoed those sentiments. >> guilt or innocence aside, ive never wanted my father to go to prison. ive only asked if he knows anything to please let me know. >> reporter: and then mike jr. made a heart-breaking plea to the court. >> hes been a good father and a good person. if hes sent to prison today, i want him to know im going to miss our time together. its going to be hard to see the world change without him. i humbly stand before the court today to request leniency for my fathe...

>> how hard is it for you to be here today? >> very. >> do you want to believe that your dad is responsible for your mothers disappearance? >> do i want to believe it? >> yes. >> no. >> lets assume that your dad in fact did kill your mom. would you want to see him punished for it? >> no, not particularly. >> reporter: prosecutor lewin knew the ambivalence of the family members did not help his case, but -- >> in the end, my job isnt to make sure that the family members get what they want. my job...