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>> reporter: christine was still trying to find her husband. she didn't know he had been transferred to a different jail. eventually, he called. >> he told me everything would be okay. and that we were gonna have to -- to fight some things. >> reporter: christine was a wreck. her husband was in jail and she was dumbfounded as to why the police had taken the boys out of school and then interviewed them without parental permission. she felt better about this though -- the two oldest boys backed their dad's story they had seen their mom cory alive valentine's day morning, just like curtis said. >...

Curtis knew his awful day was about to get worse. not the least, he had four children ranging from 4 to 12 to look after. how do you them the children? >> that was -- i think to this day that is the most difficult thing i have ever had to do. i believe i called the schools and let them know that i would be on my way. >> reporter: lindsay the only girl, was the eldest of the lovelace kids. >> i remember being at school. i remember getting a call from the office that i was getting picked up and in my mind i thought, oh, maybe my mom went to the hospital. she didn't feel good the day prior, maybe...

Helped the kids get ready for school. she did come down stairs to help with that. >> he says corey was so ill, he had to help her back to bed before driving the three kids to school, backpacks stuffed with valentine's cards. within minutes, he was back. only the home cluttered with clothes and toys was now filled with something else. silence. quiet enough to break a family's heart. >> coming up, what had happened in that house? >> as i got closer, i immediately knew that something was really, really wrong. >> so wrong, it would tear apart a family and puzzle police for years to come. >> every ...

Get the three oldest kids off to school. now he was back. >> when i arrived home. everything was quiet. i assumed that corey was sleeping, resting. she hadn't slept most of the night. i was just going to leave her alone in order to sleep. >> before looking in on her, he said he went over his e-mails in the kitchen. then he headed upstairs. >> i needed to take a shower and as i walked up the steps, i looked to the left the door to our bedroom was as i left it, opened. i could see her lying in bed and i could see something from the distance didn't seem right. so i -- >> what made you say that lo...

Diapers, play dates and even then this mom never forget to be a good daughter n. early 2006 her dad was dying of cancer. that was a major event? >> that was a major event. >> his health declined? . >> four years he not it. the last six months of his night. she came at 5:00 and sat to visit. that was her time with him. >> warn down with the stress of care giving, raising four kids, was it any wonder when corey, herself, fell im. it was the weekend before valentine's day 2006. >> she was feeling poorly. >> poorly, how? what was she ailing from in. >> just flu-like symptoms. throwing up, we thoug...