Home. Im texting her, im calling her. Oh, gosh, whats happened here . Somethings wrong. Was she in danger . Was someone behind this . . I havent hurt. Please dont call the police. If you call the police, it could be bad. You can hear how scared she was. Suddenly an allout manhunt. This is like a movie, this chase and this kidnapping. Oh, yeah. Could anybody reach her in time . I had to be strong for everybody. I had to be. Emotions were everywhere. I know she pleaded. I know she pleaded. Did you find her . Is she alive . Welcome to dateline. Beverly carter was well known in little rock, arkansas. She was a beloved mother, wife and a successful Real Estate Broker with a long list of clients. Then she vanished. Like all too many missing persons cases, police knew it was a race against time to find her before it was too late. Heres Andrea Canning with the client. Beverly carter was making a name for herself in little rock, arkansas. Her face was in the paper every week. She had a billboard on one of the busiest interstates with her face on it. As a top selling realtor, Beverly Carter had become somewhat of a local celebrity. With her smile, he put house hunters at ease, trusted to find the perfect home like she often did. Beverly was awesome at it. Nobody could do it lake beverly could. But there was a down side to celebrity. This realtor had a target on her back. She did and she didnt know it. For beverly, being a realtor was more than closing the deal. Was see in the perfect job for her personality . Yes. Her son and his wife were amazed at how much they loved her. One of her clients, she went to their wedding and to their baby shower. She just sold them a house. She a beautiful smile. She had a smile that would fill the room. She was hands down the most genuine persony ever met. Chad, her youngest son, said it was like his mom glowed. I think thats what stood out was that confidence. 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 . Splendora, texas. She was working at a little hamburg are joint named the bionic burger. Wow, i didnt know i would get me a wife when i got me a hack burger a hamburger. You just knew . Yeah. A wedding soon followed at city hall. She loved me, and i loved her. 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 their big party. I asked her, i said, 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, show everybody. And it was a way for her to get her dream wedding. Gosh. 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 property . She was the top listing in 2013. She did over 12 million, which in Central Arkansas is very well. What was it that made her good at closing the deal. She had that magic about her. She had the bubbly personality that it made you fall in love with the house. The women worked together in the same office, though they often said it felt more like play than work. We would laugh about anything. You know how it is when you get with your girlfriends, you talk about things you find funny, we would tell stories. She had this huge, goofy laugh you could hear all the way down the hall. And as realtors, they looked out for each other. Their office even came one a secret code, a text that signalled there was trouble. So red folder was the code . You would say do you have the red folder on 123 main street . The code they hoped they would never have to use. As her 50th birthday approached, beverly was determined to get in shape. She started running, working her way to up 5k races. The reason she started running was the medals. She had this fascination with medals. She lost nearly 60 pounds and gave herself a present, cosmetic surgery. Shed have the tummy tuck but shed also have implants because she had a lift. And it was kind of a joke because when they put the implants in, they were a little bit larger than she wanted them to me. We had some big laughs about that. Shes going to have them reduced because they hadnt fallen and they were sitting up here. But she did look good. She looked fabulous. And being a Real Estate Agent, she felt it was important to look her best. On an unseasonably warm day, beverly was easing back into work. She was going to show a house near her home. The potential buyers were offering cash. She really didnt want to go, she was tired. She wanted to get a fast close. If its a fast close, you can get a closing quicker. Everyday run of the mill showing . Yeah. Beverly left the office and headed off to show the property to a young couple. She told her husband shed be home for dinner. But you didnt hear from her . No. Carl started to worry. Ride over. If she was over there, her car would be there. I went over and didnt see her car. Beverly was not in the house, so this is panic time for you. Right. I thought it was weird. Because beverly wouldnt leave unless she was in her car. Did you call the police . Yes. That call set off a frantic search for Beverly Carter. Where was she . Coming up, what had happened to beverly . All of a sudden, beverly texted me. And all of a sudden our phone started lighting up. She said, im sorry, my phone has been dead. Some simple miscommunication . The mystery was just beginning. I still can feel the same pain. When when dateline continues. 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She had promised to be home for dinner after not showing this house not too far away. It was dark now, she wasnt answering her foam. At the property for sale, her car was in the driveway, but there was no sign of her. Carl says he called the police, then his son. He says, you know, its almost 9 00. He said, son, i havent heard from your mom. Have you heard from her . Im texting her, im calling her and i cant i cant get any response. And my first thought was, dad, this is just the nature of the business. To reassure his dad and himself, carl jr. And his wife, kim, drove over to beverlys office hoping shed be there. There was no one there. I mean, the place is completely black. And about that time dad had let me know that he had made it to the property where mom told him she was going and her car was there but she wasnt. Carl jr. Figured there must be an explanation, as did beverlys friend stacy and brenda. Being Real Estate Agent themselves, she thought maybe she had gone with the potential buyers to show them other houses. We went to the two vacant houses that were her listings and went and checked the locked boxes to see if anyone had read them and nobody had opened them. Beverlys friend couldnt sleep so she checked her phone. Theres 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 we cant find beverly, she went to show a house and she is missing. I still can read that and feel that same pain. Police and beverlys family gathered at the property trying to figure out where she was. How was your dad handling everything . He was hard to read. He would sneak away from time to time trying to collect his thoughts. And then at 1 00. Bam, bam, bam, three texts. I hollered at the officer, come here, beverly texted me. It gave everyone hope. I was like, her phone had died, she got it charged, its good. Brenda and stacy got texts of their own. Our phones started beeping at the same time with texts. It was such an eerie feeling. What was he saying to you two . She said, im sorry, my phone has been dead and its back on. It sounded promising but a little off. Concerned best friendsa used that safety technique the office came up with and texted beverly with the special code. I said can you tell me if you left the red folder on my desk . If she was in trouble, she would know. There was no response. The one i got was, im out having drinks with friends. I was like, were right here. The ones on her husbands phone were just as deflating. Having drinks now. Carl jr. Knew his mom would never go out and not tell anyone. I cant even tell you, to go from shes okay, this is all over, till the second we saw the screen and saw what the texts said, we knew someone had her phone. Totally flipped me out. Shed been took. The Patrol Division whod responded to the call decided they needed backup. The detective rushed over to the property. Beverly hadnt been missing that long. Why were you called so quickly . The division showed up and started speaking with the husband and determined 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 just a grim feeling right out of the gate that this woman did not disappear voluntarily . I was hopeful but i did have a feeling, yes. The detective 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 could see disturbances in dust. 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. Looked look somebody had pulled up into the front door or backed into a back door. The neighbor across the street had seen something . Yes, she looked out the window and saw a vehicle pulled into the driveway and later looked outside and saw a skinny white male with short hair outside of the house with the vehicle backed to the door. The detective found more in the back of beverlys car. I found a notebook that she kept with realtor information on it that showed a listing on that house. Was there anything in that notebook that provided anything, clues . Attached to the listing was an email address and phone number. Did you call it right away . I did not call it right away. He did not 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 suspects. Like the couple at the house. If they were involved, the last thing he wanted to do was tip them off. And the detective said there was someone else he had his eye on. Coming up they were asking questions like all right, yuz the husband, and you completely contaminated our crime scene. Why did you do that . I knew that i was a suspect. When dateline continues. C. Its kind of unfair that safe drivers have to pay as much for insurance. As not safe drivers ah that was a stunt driver. Thats why esurance has this drivesense® app. The safer you drive, the more you save. Dont worry, im not using my phone and talking to a camera while driving. Im being towed. By the way, im actually a safe driver. Im just pretending to be a not safe driver. Cool. Bye dennis quaid when insurance is affordable, its surprisingly painless. A Business Owner always goes beyond what people expect. Thats why we built the nations largest gigspeed network along with complete reliability. Then went beyond. Beyond clumsy dialsins and pins. To onetouch conference calls. Beyond traditional tv. To tv on any device. Beyond lowres surveillance video. To Crystal Clear hd video monitoring from anywhere. Gigfueled apps that exceed expectations. Comcast business. Beyond fast. As the sun rose the next morning, there was still no sign of Beverly Carter. Her family and friends were searching. We had beautiful eightbyten color flyers. She had new headshots done. We had hundreds. And hundreds searched search parties all over the area. Her family, her Office Family cameet. By that afternoon we had the search set up, and everybody had an assignment. Many realtors felt this was personal. One of their own had gone missing on the job, and agents were on alert. In rent years there had been in recent years there had been a rise in crimes against Real Estate Brokers across the country. Brutal assaults and even murder. How often did you talk about safety . We head talked about it. A lot of times if someone called us and asked us to go show a house, out of instinct youd jump up and go. Beverly said shed been in contact with the client for the few days. She wanted to make sure the wife was going to be there also. I think it made her more comfortable that the wife would be with him. The wife got on the telephone and told her, yes, she would be there. Her friends pointed out the neighborhood where she was showing the house she knew well. She of the very comfortable in this area . Yes. That was her stomping ground. She had sold several houses on that street. She was very familiar with the 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 that become the lead story . Every newscast. All kinds of feedback from viewers. The biggest story on line, the biggest story on facebook. Viewers here immediately latched on to it. Shannon miller covered the story for nbc affiliate kark. She said finding beverly became a local obsession. People came out in droves, looking for her, wondering where she had gone. To not come home from work after doing something you do every day 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. Crazy people out 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, must have hired somebody. We all watch a lot of dateline. Carl jr. , so worried about his mom, now feared his dad could become a suspect. They were asking questions like, okay, youre the husband and you just went into this home to search for her, youve gone up in the attic. Your fingerprints are everywhere. 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. He 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 someone we need to tack seriously . Yes. Any time you do an interview like that, its best to do it in that setting. Youre in an Interview Room, and im giving an interview. It 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 i was a suspect. As detective allison continued to question carl, he discovered some skeletons. They were having Financial Issues . Yeah. How much money did Beverly Carter have in her Checking Account . I dont know exact dollar amount but it want much. 126 . That sounds about right. Was there a Life Insurance policy . Yes, several thousand dollars. 100,000. 100,000 . Yes. I dont remember the exact dollar amount. The detective learned about other issues he found disturbing. He said, well, did you have any kind of affair . I said, yes, i had one. Something else that was troubling. Years before carl says he got violent with beverly when he tried to stop her from driving drunk. I even hit her one time. Thats when she got out of the truck and said im not going to ride with you. I said stay here then. I just drove off, just straight into a ditch. Did you regret it . Oh, yeah. Like i felt like poococky as far as that goes. I really need to roll in it. So did you worry did it a little bit . No, i didnt worry about a thing. I wanted to find beverly. One thing i wanted to find beverly. I hit her and that was it. Just one time in 34 years, one slap upside the head isnt bad. And he said beverly never held it against him. She forgave me right then. She knew i wasnt me. The detective wasnt ready to cross carl off his list. He had other work to do. 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