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The soil was loose, like a hole had been dug and filled in. it was at that moment marshburn was overwhelmed we motion. >> at that time, i said, baby girl, you're going home. you're going home, baby girl. sorry. i'm sorry. i get emotional. >> had you even seen her yet? >> mm-mm. >> you just knew. >> just knew. >> but they had to be sure, so now the grim task of digging began. >> we found a little piece of the jacket. when we pulled that jacket back, that's when we stopped. we said, well, this is her. i mean, this is it. >> throughout the day, marshburn had been texting fayetteville police about...

>> do you think this case ever would have been solved without you? >> no. i don't think that nick would have ever told anyone unless they were his friend, but he did tell me. >> but the family of kelli bordeaux, the loss, the pain, the sorrow never goes away, but david marshburn at least gave them a chance to heal. >> he ended a suffering for my family, where we're sitting here agonizing for these last two years, he was the one that was able to come and end that for us and to make it to where you can try to start rebuilding and doing things that will make kelli proud and to live your life. >> ...

Welcome back. under intense pressure from private investigator david marshburn, nichok holbert had finally confessed to the murder of kelli bordeaux. he even agreed to take david to kelli's body. but after hours scouring the forest for her grave, their search was in vain. now the unlikely pair was about to try again. question was, could the admitted killer make good on his promise and give kelli's family the peace they deserved? here's andrea canning with the conclusion of "deep in the woods." >> reporter: it was a long night in north carolina. nick holbert was hold up in a hotel. while a few ...

Desist on digging. don't do nothing else. >> police rushed to the scene, and soon, detective jeff locklear was ininterrogating holbert on camera. >> where do you want to start from, the very beginning? >> holbert told the whole, horrible story, how he took kelli to the bar and they hung out. then later, said holbert, someone there told kelli about his prior sex offense. she got upset and swore at him in the empty parking lot. >> and i just snapped and zoned out and hit her, knocked her out. >> holbert said he took kelli to his camp site where she woke up and started screaming. >> and i hit her...