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Without knowing it a nice record. It wasnt an if, it was a when were they going to tell us that she is not coming home? this is not what we was supposed to happen. The note was under her blanket. I saw it sticking out. Their daughter was a runaway. I am frantic, because i did not find her. They called police. They searched, and then a jogger found a ready to and a pool of blood. Here they are, three people at the door. I just started sobbing. They had found her daughter, but not the boy she was ...

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>> the information its an asian woman under 20, i think, was the initial report, that would seem to rule out annie, certainly. >> initially were thinking, no, thats not possible, that -- theres no way. >> but then a detail sergeant carpenter shared with salt lake citys nbc affiliate ksl-tv. >> there was a shoe found at the crime scene, and there was one on the body. >> a red shoe. the same kind james had bought annie for valentines day just weeks earlier. veronica and james tried to stay calm. >...

>> when you walked to your friends, what did you have on? >> just regular jeans and a t-shirt and my red jacket. >> just blue jeans? >> yeah, blue jeans, his nike shoes, and a t-shirt underneath. and he had his red hoodie on. >> do you mind if we see your nikes? >> yeah, sure. >> chris wanted to help. he gave those nikes to investigators, as well as his clothes. he even gave a dna sample. and after his interview, chris dad called up sergeant carpenter. >> he had told us in this phone call that l...

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Annie had been missing for nearly 20 hours. >> initially she was reported as asian. >> initially we thought, no, thats not possible, theres no way. >> reporter: but then, a detail sergeant carpenter shared with salt lake citys nbc affiliate ksl tv. >> there was a shoe found at the crime scene, and there was one on the body. >> reporter: a red shoe. the same kind james had bought annie for valentines day just weeks earlier. veronica and james tried to stay calm. >> we called the police. and we sa...

Friends, what did you have on? >> just regular jeans and a t-shirt and my red jacket. >> just blue jeans? >> yeah, blue jeans, nike shoes, a t-shirt underneath, and he had his red hoodie on. >> do you mind if we see your nikes? >> yeah, sure. >> reporter: chris wanted to help. he gave those nikes to investigators, as well as his clothes. he even gave a dna sample. and after his interview, chris dad called up sergeant carpenter. >> he had told us in this phone call that l.j. had driven by the hou...

Gruesome scene. >> reporter: by the time veronica and james saw the reports annie had been missing for nearly 20 hours. the information that its an asian woman in her 20s, i think, was the initial report. that would seem to rule out annie, certainly. >> initially, we were thinking, no, thats not possible. theres no way. >> reporter: but then, a detail sergeant carpenter shared with salt lake citys nbc affiliate ksl tv. >> there was a shoe found at the crime scene, and there was one on the body. ...

>> okay. >> reporter: they went through the usual questions. >> when you walked to your friends, what did you have on? >> just regular jeans and a t-shirt and my red jacket. >> just blue jeans? >> yeah, blue jeans, nike shoes and a t-shirt underneath. and he had his red hoodie on. >> do you mind if we see your nikes? >> yeah, sure. >> reporter: chris wanted to help. he gave those nikes to investigators, as well as his clothes. he even gave a dna sample. and after his interview, chris dad called ...

Friends, what did you have on? >> just regular jeans and a t-shirt and my red jacket. >> just blue jeans? >> yeah, blue jeans, nike shoes and a t-shirt underneath. and he had his red hoodie on. >> do you mind if we see your nikes? >> yeah, sure. >> reporter: chris wanted to help. he gave those nikes to investigators, as well as his clothes. he even gave a dna sample. and after his interview, chris dad called up sergeant carpenter. >> he had told us in this phone call that l.j. had driven by the ...