little bit disheveled. it appeared to be a little bit suspicious. >> there was no identification in the purse. the car's license plate number was registered to david swann, a 34-year-old employee of the local newspaper. when police called swann, he said his girlfriend, karyn slover, had borrowed his car that night to pick up her 3-year-old son, christopher, who had spent the day with his grandparents. but the car was nowhere near the grandparents' home. it was 40 miles away, facing in a different direction. >> at that point, she's just missing, you know? at that point, we're not sure if it's a kidnap. you assume it's a kidnapping, a hijacking on the highway. >> investigators asked family and friends if karyn might simply have run away. everyone said it was impossible. friends said karyn had just gotten her first professional modeling job and was excited