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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 what kind of sheets your mom has on h...

>> well figure out where were going to start. i think the kitchen, the little 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 cand...

In fact, police believe as gingers body sat in the trash can for two weeks, lane continued to live in her house, accessing her bank account, driving her car. all the while, creating the illusion ginger was alive by texting tabitha, her daughter. >> we have people looking for him right now. we have a warrant. >> in fact, when they were at the crime scene, detectives told tabitha if he tries texting again, play along. >> so if he texts, just text back like i said, something like well, i hope youre...

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...

Candella, aspiring writer and single mother of two daughters. 23-year-old tabbitha, her youngest, reported her missing. >> told the officer that i had a concern she might, you know, she might be missing or something might have happened to her. >> tabitha described her mom as a spiritual seeker and said it wasnt unusual for her to leave town once in awhile. in fact, she said she had been receiving text messages from her mother, including this one from two weeks earlier saying just letting you kno...

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? >> she was very energetic. she was outgoing. she was uplifting. anybody she would meet, no matter what your circumstance, she would encourage you. >> but someone ginger met turned out to be her killer. someone who dismembered her body, disposing of it in a trash can filled with bleach and cement. >> were just going to go in to take a look. ...

P.j.s house once again, but this time, he was alone. p.j. remembered it was just days before thanksgiving. >> we asked oh, wheres ginger. he had said she had business to take care of with her ex-husband in florida. >> but ginger was not in florida. detectives knew by that time, she was already dead. now with evidence found at gingers house, the forged checks, the bank statement and that surveillance video, detectives now believed michael lane is the man who killed ginger candella. in fact, polic...

Actually called me and he was at his daughters ballet recital. i said you know, go. whatever questions i asked at this moment dont mean anything. >> but there was no time for family now. >> its going to be a long night. >> back in ventura, all those sleepless nights were finally paying off. the detectives were about to meet face-to-face with their suspect, michael lane. >> were looking forward to talking to him and maybe getting some more information, because theres two people that know him. one...

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 is unusual. >> tabitha knew her moms bank passwords and after she couldnt reach her, she went online and was immediately suspicious after seeing certain cashed checks. >> being her daughters, we can look at these and say obviously that theyre fake...

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 what kind of sheets your mom has on her bed? have you ever seen something thats like a leopard design? >> yeah. those are my sisters old sheets. >> describe being out here with tabitha, gingers daughter. >> i think that was the hardest night because we found a ring her mom would have and we were standing over there and we talked to her. >> thats her ring....