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I was using my boots to move leaves. And thats when i screamed this blood curdling scream. Craig melvin nique leili, a corporate exec who made time for romance and her three daughters. She was the best mom. Craig melvin then she disappeared. Dozens joined the search. We need nique to come home. Craig melvin then they found her. Oh, i need to see her. No, you cant, you cant, baby. Craig melvin launching a mystery that would divide this family. I suspected him from the beginning. Craig melvin one daughter thought her step dad matt did it. Launching a mystery that would divide this family. One da...

The handcuffs on him. felt pretty good. >> reporter: nique's family knew the feeling. >> i raised my hands and said, "praise god." that was my reaction. >> reporter: in addition to facing a murder charge, matt leili was eventually charged with sexual assault and multiple counts of evesdropping. a few weeks after his arrest nique leili's daughters, amanda and rebecca, posted an edited video on youtube in support of their dad. >> so girls, tell me what life was like growing up in your home. >> it was always happy and loving. most of the time my mom was traveling. my dad was mostly the one taking...

Family. that was in february of 2012, almost seven months to the day after nique's body was found. nique's stepmother, betty chatham, says that move effectively ended all contact between nique's family and her two youngest daughters, amanda 12 and rebecca 9. >> he was to provide us with telephone number. he was to set up a skype account so that we could talk with the girls. nothing. packed up, moved. >> reporter: five months later, in the summer of 2012, the investigative file passed to cold case detective sergeant john richter. >> i was actually in the homicide unit as a corporal when her bod...

>> did you ever see your dad hit your mom? >> no. >> did you ever see any obvious injuries or bruises to your mom? >> no, sir. >> reporter: according to the girls, their mother was the one with the violent temper, not their dad. >> she took a heel and threw it. and i myself had to duck from it. >> was it being thrown at your dad? >> yes. >> reporter: on the day nique made that 911 call, amanda said her mother complained about hearing voices in her head. >> she was pacing back and forth and saying that she was tired of people talking about her behind her back. and my dad asked her who was talki...

Nique's stepmother, betty chatham, says that move effectively ended all contact between nique's family and her two youngest daughters, amanda 12 and rebecca 9. >> he was to provide us with telephone number. he was to set up a skype account so that we could talk with the girls. nothing. packed up, moved. >> reporter: five months later, in the summer of 2012, the investigative file passed to cold case detective sergeant john richter. >> i was actually in the homicide unit as a corporal when her body was found. >> does that stay with you? >> yeah, i always say there's certain, you know, there's c...