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>> that's when we found him. >> reporter: him. the coroner soon confirmed it, after two.5 years, here was the body of gavin smith. >> the clothing was still intact and he had been wrapped in his own blanket he had in the truck of his car. >> reporter: the coroner also found the cause of death and it was grim. blunt craneio facial trauma, that is, multiple blows to his face. he was beaten to death. >> it was repeated hitting in order to do that much damage, very violent. >> reporter: there were also fractures to the right forearm, possibly defensive wounds. gavin had tried to fight, but clearly...

Aftersomebody is killed. you don't have key witnesses until years later. >> reporter: in january, 2015, nearly three years of gavin smith disappeared, creech was charged with first degree murder. he had pleaded not guilty. and chandy, well -- >> we didn't know if she set it o up or she had something to do with it. >> coming up, an under cover sting and chapdy is the target. >> and i was like, stop it. >> then a stunning moment in the courtroom. >> i wanted to get away, i was skampltd i was afraid of what i would see. >> when "dateline" continues. 'sy is the only complete multivitamin with anti...

Before he disappeared, gavin had been taking mo infrom his retirement account and recklessly blowing through his six figure salary and there were other science of strain in the family. in april, 2012, a month before gavin disappeared, his son evan wrote this message on twitter. thoughts and prayers out to my amazing mom and brothers, please. my dad decided to leave the family last night. real family sticks together. sister tara spoke with gavin at the time. >> he was struggling with losing what he had come to know and love for so many years and that was tis family unit. and he didn't want to h...

Then asked us not to use her last name. not after she found herself in the middle of a homicide investigation. when police came across her doing under surveillance on john creech. lauren used to work at the pro shop of the power house gym in schatzworth, california. that's where she first met creech. >> he was beautiful. he was tall and he was muscular and a lot of women especially wanted to date him. a lot of men wanted to be him. >> reporter: lauren fell for him. he told her he was separated from his wife chandy, but that didn't stop chandy from calling lauren. >> she texted and called me an...

Made no connection between that and something she noticed about her boyfriend, john creech. >> i discovered he had scrapes on his hands and on his arms. >> she didn't think he had a eng to do with the disappearance. >> reporter: but when detective o'brian heard about creech's skrarngs she thought about gavin smith's wuvenltdz he needed to talk to him again. he found him in jamie serving eight years on a cocaine charge, his second conviction for dealing drugs. not exactly an upstanding citizen. could they prove he murdered gavin smith. >> he went to him. didn't ask him questions, put a picture ...