I know she pleaded. I know she pleaded. This is like a movie, this chase and this kidnapping. Oh yeah. Emotions are just everywhere. I can still feel the pain. Did you find her . Is she alive . In this Southern City linked to this president and first lady, there was another lady making a name for herself in little rock, arkansas. She had a billboard on one of the busiest interstates. As a top selling realtor, Beverly Carter had become somewhat of a local celebrity. With her infectious smile he put house hunters at ease, trusted to find the perfect home, she often did. Beverly was awesome. Nobody could do it like beverly could. But there was a down side to her celebrity. This realtor had a target on her back and she didnt know it. For beverly, being a realtor was more than just closing a deal. Was she in the perfect job for her personality . Absolutely. Yes, yes. Her sons chad and carl, jr. , and carl, jr. s wife kim were always amazed at how much their moms clients loved her. One of her client she is had gone to their wedding and went to a baby shower so she just sold them a house. It was a newer client and i think that speaks for itself. She had a nice smile. A beautiful smile and a laugh that would fill a room. And she was hands down the most genuine person you ever met. Chad, beverlys youngest son, said it was like his mom glowed . She was very radient thats what spoke out to people, that confidence. People noticed, obviously she was naturally beautiful. It was that Natural Beauty that caught the eye of her husband carl. They met when they were just kids. She was 16, i was 19. Where did you meet her . Texas. She was working at a hamburger joint. I said wow, did i know i was going to get a wife when i got up there and got me a hamburger . You just knew . Right there. A wedding soon followed, a quick stop at city hall. It was a very small wedding but she loved me and i loved her. We thought it was love, anyway. Their young love led to three children, all boys, and later six grandchildren. They had their share of marital problems, including money issues and infidelity. But they worked them out. So when their 20th anniversary rolled around, they decided to renew their vows and throw a big party. I just asked her, i said how about you would you marry me again if i asked you to . She said, well, yeah. I says, okay. You know, they wanted to renew their love and show everybody and it was a way for her to get her dream wedding. A few years after that she got her real estate license and her best friends, stacy, brenda, and denise say it didnt take long for beverly to build a loyal clientele. Did she sell a lot of properties . She was the on listing and selling agent in 2013. She did over 12 million which in Central Arkansas is very well. What was it that made her so good at closing the deal . She just had that magic about her. She had such a bubbly personality that it made you fall in love with the house. The women worked together in the same Office Although they say it felt more like play than work. We would laugh at anything. You know how it is when you get together with your girlfriends, you talk about things that are personal or that you find funny . We would tell stories. She had this huge goofy laugh that you could hear all the way down the hall. As realtors, they looked out for each other. Their office came up with a secret code, a text that signalled was trouble. So red folder was the code. Do you have to red folder on 123 main street . A code theyd hoped they never have to use. As her 50th birthday approached, beverly was determined to get shape. She started running, working her way up to 5k races. The reason she started running some of the times was the medals. She had this fascination about the medals and she would show us a picture of it and go dont you want to go with us . Look at this medal. She lost nearly 60 pounds and threw herself a Big Birthday Party and she gave herself a present cosmetic surgery. Shed had the tummy tuck but she also had implants because shed had a lift and it was kind of a big joke because the implants were a little larger than she wanted them to be. Yes, they were. We had big laughs and she was going to have them reduced because she was like i mean, they hadnt fallen and they were sitting up here. But she did look good. She looked fabulous. Being a Real Estate Agent, she felt it was important to look her best. On an unseasonably warm september day in 2014, beverly was easing back into work. Brenda remembers beverly telling her she was going to show a house not far from her home. The potential buyers were offering cash. She really didnt want to go. She was tired but hoping shed be able to get a fast close because if its a cash close you can close it quicker. So this is an everyday runofthemill showing . A no brainer. Beverly left the office and headed off the to show the property to a young couple. She told her husband shed be home for dinner. But you didnt hear from her . Uhhuh. Carl says he started to worry. Beverly had given him the address so he decided to take a ride over. If shes over there, her car will be there. Beverly was not in the house . No. This was panic time for you . Beverly wouldnt leave unless she was in her car. Do you call the police . Yes, instantly. That call set off a frantic search for Beverly Carter. Where was she . When we come back, what had happened to beverly . All of a sudden beverly texted me, bam, bam, bam. Our phones started beeping at the same time with text and she said im sorry, my phone had been dead. Was this a simple miscommunication . The mystery was just beginning. I still can feel the same pain. Pain. Shift without a disaster. Heads up you know what, dont worry about it. My bargain detergent couldnt keep up. It was mostly water. 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As did beverlys friend stacy and brenda. Being Real Estate Agents themselves, they thought maybe she had gone with potential buyers to show them other houses. We went to the two vacant houses that were beverlys listings and checked the lock boxes and read them to see if anybody had opened them and nobody opened them. As the hours ticked by, beverlys friend denice couldnt sleep so she checked her phone. There was an email from brenda and i can still see the words that said it is with a very heavy heart that i let you know that we cant fine beverly, she went to show a house and she is missing. I still can read that and feel the same pain. Police and beverlys family gathered at the property, trying to figure out where she was. How was your dad handling everything . I felt like he was hard to read. He would sneak away from time to time, collect his thoughts. Then, around 1 00 a. M. I all of a sudden bam, bam, bam, three texts. I hollered at the officer, i said come here, beverly texted me. Word that beverly was texting gave everyone hope. I was ecstatic, this is good, her phone has died. Across town, brenda and stacy got texts of their own. Our phones started beeping at the same time with texts. And it was like such an eerie feeling. I was just like oh, my gosh. What was she saying to you two . She said im sorry, my phone has been dead and i just turned it back on. It sounded promising but a little off. Concerned, brenda used the safety check the office had come up with. She texted beverly the special code. I said can you tell me if you left the red folder on my desk . If beverly was in trouble, she would know to text back her location. There was no response. The one that i got was out having drinks with friends. And i was like going, well, were right here. The texts on beverlys husbands phone were just as deflating. They read yes, sorry, phone been dead. Having drinks now. Carl jr. Knew his mom would never go out and not tell anyone. I cant even tell you. To go from this shes okay, this is all over to the second we saw that screen and saw what those texts said we knew. Someone has her phone. Totally flipped me out. I said shes been took. The Patrol Division whod responded to the call decided they needed backup. Detective jeff allison rushed over to the property. Beverly hadnt been missing for that long so why were you called that quickly . Patrol division showed up and started speaking with the husband and determined that some of the factors in the case were odd. Not only was beverlys car parked in the driveway, her purse was locked inside. Did you have a grim feeling out of the gate that this woman did not disappear voluntarily . I was hopeful but i did have a feeling, yes. The detectives searched the vacant house. It was pitch black, the electricity was off. I got down on the floor and with my flashlight when its dark you can shine a light at a specific angle, you can see disturbances in dust, there were disturbances but it just looked like somebody had walked through there. No signs of a struggle inside, but he did discover a clue outside the front door. There was a tire track in the grass. It looked like somebody pulled up next to the front door or into the back door. The neighbor across the street had seen something . Yes, she looked out the window and saw a black vehicle pulled into the driveway and 25 to 30 minutes later looked outside, saw a skinny white male with short hair outside of the house with a vehicle backed to the front door. Put two and two together and thats probably where the tire track came from. The detective found more to go on in the back of beverlys car. I found a notebook she kept with realtor information on it that showed a listing for that house. Was there anything in that notebook that was providing you with any clues . Attached to that listing was an email address and a phone number. Did you call it right away. I do not call it right away, no. He didnt pick up the phone for a good reason the detective had a theory. I felt that beverly, wherever she was, she was being held against her will. If this was a kidnapping, he knew they had to tread lightly with any possible suspects. Like the couple shed met at the house. If they were involved, the last thing he wanted to do was tip them off. And the detective says there was someone else he had his eye on. Coming up people were saying, oh, the husband must have had something to do with it. They were asking questions like, okay, youre the husband and you just completely contaminated our crime scene. Why did you do that . I knew that i was a suspect. When dateline continues. Can last longer than those bargain brands. So you get more life per roll. Bounty. 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As the sun rose the next morning, there was still no sign of Beverly Carter. Her family and friends were out searching. We had beautiful 8 x 10 color flyers that we were posting everywhere. She had just had new head shots done. We had hundreds. And hundreds of people joined search parties all over the area. Her family, her office family, came together and we had realtors from all over the state helping us. By that afternoon we had the search set up and everybody had an assignment. Many realtors felt this was personal. One of their own, while out doing her job, had gone missing. And agents were already on alert. In recent years, thered been a rise in crimes against Real Estate Brokers across the country. Brutal assaults and even murder. How often do you talk about safety . I mean, we always talked about it but a lot of times if somebody would call and ask us to go show a house it was out of instinct sometimes you would jump up and go. But this was not a lastminute showing for beverly. Brenda said shed been in contact with the clients for a few days. She did have some concerns initially because it was a man who contacted her. She wanted to make sure the wife was going to be there also. She wanted to show them both at the same time. The deal was made both parties would be there . I think it made her feel more comfortable the wife would be with him and the wife got on the telephone and told her yes, she would be there. And her friends pointed out the neighborhood where she was showing the house was one beverly knew well. She felt very comfortable in this area . That was her stomping ground. She had sold several houses on that street so she was very familiar with that area. Her pastor lived on that street. And that street was now a crime scene. News stations helped get the word out. An arkansas Real Estate Agent remains missing this evening. Did this become immediately the lead story on every newscast . Every newscast, all kinds of feedback from viewers. The biggest story online, the biggest story on facebook. Viewers immediately latched on to it. Shannon miller covered the story for nbc affiliate kark. She says finding beverly became a local obsession. People came out in droves looking for her, wondering where could she have gone. To not come home from work after doing something you do every single day, it left a huge mystery. What happened to her . Beverlys husband carl even made a televised plea. I just would like to have my wife back. He sounded heartbroken. Theres crazy people out here in the world. But not everybody was buying the distraught husband story. People were saying oh, the husband must have had something to do with it. The husband must have hired somebody. You know, we all watch a lot of dateline. Carl jr. , still worried about his mom, feared his dad could become a suspect. They were asking questions like okay, youre the husband and you just went into this home and to search for her, youve gone up in the attic, your fingerprints are every where, you just completely contaminated our crime scene. Why did you do that . And so you could just see their wheels turning, it was like, oh, no. She was right to worry, detective allison brought carl sr. In for questioning. Did you put carl in an Interview Room . Yes. And treated him like this is somebody we need to take seriously . Yes. Any time you do an interview like that its always best to get into a setting. Youre at a Detectives Office in an Interview Room and im giving an interview. That plays on their emotions. Did you ever consider the possibility that carl could have paid somebody to do this . Yeah, i thought about it. Did you know why you were considered somebody that they needed to talk to . Once i got in there and they started questioning me then i knew that a suspect. As detective allison continued the question carl, he discovered some skeletons. They were having Financial Issues . Yes. How much money did Beverly Carter have in her Checking Account . I dont know the exact dollar amount, it wasnt much . 126 . Sounds about right. Was there a Life Insurance policy . Yes, several thousand dollars, hundred thousand dollars. Hundred tho