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Office area, go through there. >> all detectives joel kisner and dolphis boucher knew is the body of a female was inside the garage. >> master bedroom will be the last we touch. >> i kind of explained to you what happened. >> why were you called to this house? >> i got a call from a missing persons detective, lady named ginger, her daughter had called and said they couldnt find her. >> ginger is 44-year-old ginger candella, aspiring writer and single mother of two daughters. 23-year-old tabbitha...

I mean, thats her blackberry cell phone thats broken that he stole out of the box. >> detectives boucher and kisner were going full speed for three days with one mission, to catch ginger candellas killer. you are basically working around the clock for days at a time? >> as things happen, one came after another. if the leads come, you got to follow them. >> lets go. >> being a homicide detective means much of the time, your life is not your own. so when you can steal time with your family, you ta...

Detectives have just discovered damning evidence. surveillance video showing a man buying the bleach and trash can used to cover up ginger candellas murder. >> he buys a tarp, bleach and an axe. this is when hes at the register. >> so who is he? one of the first leads would come from gingers daughter, tabitha. >> my mom made it a point for my sister and i to have, you know, her vital information. >> the family gets into moms account and sees that her checks are being written out of order which i...

Night because we found a ring her mom would have and we were standing over there and we talked to her. >> thats her ring. unless somebody else is wearing it and they happen to have -- >> no. do you need a hug? its okay if you do. >> no. >> i have daughters. im okay with that. do you have somebody you can go be with tonight? because i dont want you to be alone. >> to be quite honest, i assumed she was dead. >> okay. im sorry we got to be the ones to tell you. >> detectives boucher and kisner were...

Basketball game? >> you know, this is what we do. we asked to do this. its where we want to be. we want to be involved in this. so this isnt burdensome to me to be here because theres purpose. the job serves a real important purpose. >> just ask gingers daughter tabitha what these detectives meant to her. >> whenever i needed anything, they would call me. i remember detective boucher actually called me and he was at his daughters ballet recital. i said you know, go. whatever questions i asked at...

Tabitha that her mother ginger had been murdered. >> do you need a hug? its okay if you do. >> no. >> they described the ring to me. then i knew, because she had bought that ring, she said it was her marriage with god. >> tabitha says her moms ring reflected her deep spirituality, a pursuit that had recently led her to explore the new age lifestyle, which took her to new places and led her to new relationships. tabitha, how would you best describe your mother to somebody who has never met her? >...

Its her ring. >> it was that ring found on the body that finally convinced tabitha that her mother ginger had been murdered. >> do you need a hug? its okay if you do. >> no. >> they described the ring to me. then i knew, because she had bought that ring, she said it was her marriage with god. >> tabitha says her moms ring reflected her deep spirituality, a pursuit that had recently led her to explore the new age lifestyle, which took her to new places and led her to new relationships. tabitha, h...

Were going full speed for three days with one mission, to catch ginger candellas killer. you are basically working around the clock for days at a time? >> as things happen, one came after another. if the leads come, you got to follow them. >> lets go. >> being a homicide detective means much of the time, your life is not your own. so when you can steal time with your family, you take it. its memories like these that help the detectives deal with the grisly scenes they face every day. >> this stu...

Body. they now had to ask tabitha if the ring belonged to her mom but who would speak with her? the coroner or the cops? >> if you want, i will send somebody directly to the residence. i wont do it by phone. >> for these veteran homicide detectives, its a part of the job they never get used to. later that night, they met tabitha outside her mothers home. this is always the hardest part. our cameras stayed at a respectful distance and asked her about the items found with the body. >> do you know ...

Meditation retreat tomorrow, cant wait. and a few days later, all is wonderful. my body has no pain anywhere. im in bliss. youll have to do this, too. love and life. but tabitha sensed something might be wrong when each time she tried calling her mothers cell phone, there was no answer. stranger still, no return calls. but the text messages continued. >> you were starting to get a little worried about her? >> yes. >> finally, tabitha says she drove to her mothers house. >> there was nobody there...