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By the week when out of the blue investigators got a break. a tipster told police that his friend geovany rivera killed amber belken while robbing the store where both men once worked. detectives believed the story but didnt have enough evidence to make an arrest. now someone else close to geovany was about to step forward. and her chilling tale would blow the case wide open. here again keith morrison with "everything she knew". >> late june. almost a year and a half after the murder amber of be...

I always felt like they had some anger towards me. >> but, blame her? no. they knew she was a victim too. in fact, geovany pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting veronica. >> theyre really nice. they were grateful that i said something. that i did the right thing. >> we dont have any ill feelings. she is a wonderful girl. >> they are, they told us, broken, still, and always will be. they cling now to embers best friends, ashley and monica. >> they are our adoptive daughters. >> they have each mai...

Kill someone. >> what? >> he said, i kill someone. thats what he said. who, why, im assuming this maybe had an altercation with someone. maybe a friend or guy down the street. i dont know. >> but geovany only said -- >> were going to move to laredo. just go. >> that very day? >> the next day. yes. a very rapid move. unprepared. it was just fast. >> veronica was beside herself. paralyzed by fear. >> how do i tell somebody? do i call the police? do i tell a family member? what do i do? i just stay...

The killer of their only child, their darling daughter. is it helpful? >> it is, it is. >> no. >> not for you? >> he sat back on the constables desk, tapping his foot, just looking around -- >> like youre wasting my time. it wouldve been beneficial if i had heard him say, i am really sorry. i am so sorry mr. and mrs. belken. amber didnt deserve to die. im so sorry. >> what did he say? >> nothing. >> but, the belkens did get an apology from someone else. geovanys now ex-wife, veronica. >> hi. >> ...

-- something is going to happen tonight. something is going to happen. because we were in the middle of nowhere. i was thinking am i going to get out of this? i look over and he just reach for the glove compartment and he pulled out the gun. i said, please dont. kill me he said, dont worry, just do what i say. >> get into the backseat, he ordered. he followed her. >> and then he raped me back there. i started crying. started praying. i said god, i wanted to get out of there alive. >> but it wasn...

Nowhere. i thought he was going to kill me. [ crying ] i look over and he reached over to the glove compartment and pulled out a gun. i said, please dont kill me. he said, dont worry, just do what i said. >> get into the back seat, he ordered her, and followed her. >> he raped me back there, i started crying and praying. i wanted to get out of there alive. >> but it wasnt veronica who would die. it was giovanni. he pulled her out of the car. take the gun, he said, shoot me. >> i said, i cant do ...

Possible in 2036. they finally confronted the killer of their only child at the sentencing, their darling daughter. >> is it helpful? >> it is. it is. >> no. >> not for you? >> he sat back on the constables desk tapping his foot. just looking around. >> like youre wasting my time. it would have been official if i had heard him say, i real am sorry. i am so sorry, mr. and mrs. balkan. amber didnt deserve to die. im so. >> reporter: sgli what did he say? >> nothing. >> but they did get an apology ...

Time when we shot this story. >> i blamed myself for not saying something sooner, for waiting too long. and i always felt like they had maybe some anger towards me. >> but blame her? no. they knew she was a victim, too. in fact, giovani pleading guilty to sexually assaulting veronica. >> they werent resentful at all? >> no, they were really nice. they were grateful that i said something, that i did the right thing and that was nice, to hear them say that to me. knowing that they didnt feel that ...

A very rapid move. unprepared. just fast. >> veronica was beside herself, paralyzed by fear. >> how do i tell somebody, do i call the police? do i tell a family member? what do i do? i just -- i just stayed quiet, i was so afraid to say something. >> and then one night she worked up the courage to ask him a question. >> i asked him, did this have anything to do with what i saw in the news that day? he said yes, i did that. that was me. >> what was that like to hear? >> i just started crying and ...

Had maybe some anger towards me. >> but blame her, no. they knew she was a victim, too. in fact, giovanni pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting veronica. >> they already know, they were grateful that i said something, that i did the right thing. >> we dont have any ill feelings. shes a wonderful girl. >> they are, they told us, broken, still, and always will be, and they cling now to ambers best friends, ashley and monica. >> our daughters, our adopted daughter, ambers friends through thick and ...