Here . Somethings wrong. Was she in danger . Was someone behind this . Please dont call the police. If you call the police, it coule 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 anyone reach her in time . I had to be strong for everybody. I had to be. Emotions are just everywhere. I know she pleaded. I know she pleaded. Did you find her . E 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 a was a race against time to find her before it was too late. Heres Andrea Canning with the client. Beverly carter was making a c name for herself in little rock, arkansas. Her face was in the paper er every week. She had a billboard on one of the busiest interstates with her face on it. As a topselling realtor, s Beverly Carter had become somewhat of a local celebrity. With her infectious smile she put house hunters at ease. Trusted to find the perfect home, she often did. Beverly was awesome at it. I mean, nobody could do it like beverly could. But there was a down side to her 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 a deal. Was she in the perfect job for her personality . Yes. Absolutely. Her son chad and carl jr. And carl jr. s wife kim were always amazed at how much her moms clients loved her. One of her clients she had gone to their wedding and went to their baby zhou. Shower. She just sold them a house. It was a new everyclient and i think that speaks for herself. She had a nice smile. A beautiful smile. And she had a laugh that would fill the room. Andat she was hands down the most general yin werns you ever met. Chad, beverlys youngest son, says it was like his mom glowed. She was very radiant. I think thats what spoke out ts people, is that confidence and people noticed. Obviously she was naturally beautiful. It was that Natural Beauty that caughtwa the eye of her h husband, carl. They met when they were just kids. Yeah, she was 16. I was 19. Wow. Where did you meet her . Splendora, texas. W she was working at a little hamburger joint and i named the bionic burger. Wow, i didnt know i would get me a wife when i got me a burger. W a wedding soon followed, a quick stop at s city hall. Very small wedding. But she loved me, and i loved her. We thought it was love anyway. Their youngve love led to the 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, 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. Waevhe a few years after that, she got her real estate license ande her best friends, stacy, brenda and denise say it didnt take ay long for beverly to build a loyal clientele. Did she sell a lot of property . El she was the top list and selling agent in 2013. She did over 12 million, which in Central Arkansas is very well. Li what was it that made her so good at closing the deal . I mean, she just had that magic about her. She had such a bubbly personality that it made you fall in love with the house. Sll the women worked together in the same office, though they say is it it often felt more like play than work. I we would laugh about anything. K. You know how it is when you get with your girlfriends. You talk about things you find funny. Wed 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. L their office even came one a secret code, a text that signaled there was trouble. So red folder was the code . You would say do you have re the red folder on 123 main er 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 hee way to up 5k races. The reason she started running some of the times was the medals. She lost nearly 60 pounds an6 threw herself a big birthday party. And she 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 big joke because when they put the implants in they were just a little bit larger than she want them to be. Yes, they were. And we had some big laughs about that. And she was going to go 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. Ed 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 rl 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 she was hoping shed be able to get a fast close because if its a cash close you can also close to quicker. So this is just kind of an everyday runofthemill showing . Its a nobrainer, 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. Y but you didnt hear from her . Mmmm. Carl says he started to worry. Beverly had given him the address so he decided to take a ride over. If she was over there, her car would be there. I went over and didnt see her car. M de beverly was not in the house . Thats right. So this is panic time for you . Yeah. I thought it was weird because beverly wouldnt leave unless she was in her car. Did you call the police . Yes. Y instantly. 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. Bam, bam, bam. Our phones both started beeping at the same time with texts. And 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 dateline continues. When dateline continues flexible hours. That work around your schedule. Jackson hewitt is here to fight for the biggest refund you deserve. Whether youre a 95er or 59er. Your mission stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. And take. It. On. With rinvoq. Rinvoq a oncedaily pill can dramatically improve symptoms. 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But it was dark now, she wasnt answering her phone and 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 and he he says son, i havent heard from your mom. Have you heard from her . And you know, im texting her and calling her and 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 Agents themselves, they thought maybe she had gone with the potential buyers to show them other houses. We went to the two vacant houses that were beverlys listings and went and checked the lock boxes and read them to see if anybody had opened them and nobody had opened them. As the hours ticked by beverlys friend denise 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 we cant find beverly, she went to show a house and she is missing. And 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. All of a sudden bam, bam, bam, three texts. I hollered at the officer, come here, beverly texted me. Word that beverly was texting gave everyone hope. I was ecstatic. I was like this is done, her phone had died, she got somewhere its charged, its good. Across town beverlys friends brenda and stacy got texts of their own. Our phones both started beeping at the same time with texts. I mean, it was like such an eerie feeling. I was just like oh, my gosh. What was she saying to you totwo . 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 that safety technique 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 december snk. If beverly was in trouble, she would know to text back her location. There was no response. The one that i got was im out having drinks with friends. And i was like, well, were right here. The texts on beverlys husbands phone were just as deflatding. They read, yes, sorry, phone been dead and having drinks now. Carl jr. Knew his mom would never go out and not tell anyone. I cant even tell you. Like 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 really been missing for that long. So why were you called here that quickly . The division showed up and start 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 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. 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. Looked look somebody had pulled up against next to the front door, or backed into the back door. The neighbor across the street had seen something . Yes. She looked out the window, saw a black vehicle pulled into the driveway and about 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 that 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 the listing was an email address and phone number. Did you call it right away . I did 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 said there was someone else he had his eye on. Coming up 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. I feel like were forgetting something. Let me check. Xfinity home gives you peace of mind from anywhere with professionally monitored Home Security built around you. No, i think were good. Good. So when youre away, you dont have to worry. The tent. We forgot. The tent. Except about that. Xfinity home. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Hey look, i found the tent get xfinity home with no Term Contract required. Click or call today. As the sun rose the next morning, there was still no sign of Beverly Carter. Her family and friends were out saefg. Searching. We had beautiful 8 x 10 color fliers that we were posting everywhere. She had just had some new headshots 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. And 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 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 . I mean, we always talked about it but a lot of times if someone called us and asked us to go show a house it was just kind of out of instinct youd jump up and go. But this was not a lastminute showing for beverly. Brenda says 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 idea was that both parties would be there. I think it made her feel more comfortable that the wife would be with him. And the wife actually 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, you know, 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. She did 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. Crazy people out here in the world. But not everyone 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. , 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 even 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 somebody we need to take seriously . Yes. Anytime you do an interview like that its always best to get in a setting in a Detectives Office 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. It wasnt much. 126