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she had a heart of gold. what happened to this woman? my job is to be a truth teller and seek out the truth. i wanted to solve it. >> her case was a mystery for years. the mom with a tender heart and tough as nails career. >> she was part of the sheriff 's department. her ultimate goal was to try to get into the fbi. >> she found a new sense of purpose in the church. her pastor and his wife, like family. >> they had taken her in. they were helping her out. >> it's like, i'm proud of you. you're finding god. >> then, one baffling text and she was gone. >> i go, i know, i probably watc...

Carlson, got the text, too. didn't make sense to him that she would leave without calling her seven-year-old daughter, paris. kay called jeff and said he should file a report. >> she said, i don't know what's going on but i think something happen. and i said, yeah i agree with you. >> and then just called the okaloosa county sheriff's office to report marie missing. >> the investigator said, we're going to open a case and investigation on this, which surprised me because she's an adult. she could've just left. >> because marie was very adventurous, she liked to travel. and when the mood struck...

Which meant that esta bridges, the bright's best friend she grew up with, was also her sister. what was that like to find that out that she is -- actually your sister? >> i was happy. i was really happy. because i always thought she was since we were little girls. >> when they got older, esta moved to florida and live together. the location, ideal. >> we chose an apartment that was behind me karaoke club. so that we could just go there all the. time we were stars. >> and she wore pink. always pink. >> it was her personality. it's full of life. >> and always trying to perk up everyone else with...

Jeff carlson got the text, too. it didn't make sense to him that she'd leave without calling her 7-year-old daughter, paris. kay called jeff and said he should file a report. >> and she said, "i -- i don't know what's goin' on, but i -- i think somethin' happened." and i said, "yeah, i agree with you." >> reporter: and then jeff called the okaloosa county sheriff's office to report marie missing. >> the investigators said, we're going to open a case, an investigation on this. which surprised me because she's an adult. she could've just left. >> reporter: because marie was adventurous. she like...

With, was also her sister. what was that like to find that out, that she was your sister? >> i was happy. i thought she was, since we were little girls. >> reporter: when they got older, esther and marie lived together. >> we chose an apartment that we behind a karaoke club. we would go there all the time. like we were stars. >> reporter: and she wore pink. always pink. >> it was her. it was her personality. it is full of life. >> reporter: and always trying to perk up everyone else, with her favorite word, beautiful. >> she is so beautiful. i want to be like her. she told me, you are beautifu...