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>> do you recall how many times you hit him? >> four or five. >> and when you were doing that, what are you thinking? >> i was thinking, how did i get in the situation? you know, i was scared for my life. >> then, gavin got out of the mercedes, said creech. there is something in his hand. >> there was this ten or 12 inch steel thing. i thought it was a night. we were on the ground exchanging punches. >> at some point, did you get that weapon? >> i kept punching him till he like all of it. >> what did you do with the weapon? >> i threw it over the end of my property. >> such a weapon was and ev...

What are you... spend less on everything outdoorsy at wayfair. ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need ♪ >> detectives gianna bryant and la bay head a problem. an important witness that wouldn't talk. chandrika creech had clammed up. but there's one more way to get a story. they found an associate of john creech, someone who knew chandy and convinced him to wear a wire in meet with him. it worked. >> do you want to know the whole story? >> yeah. >> once chandy felt safe, she spilled it, all of it. how she and gavin met in secret in that secluded cul-de-sac. got close in gavin's car. >> and t...

Witnesses who don't come forward until years later. >> in january 2015, nearly three years after gavin smith disappeared, creech was charged with first degree murder. he pleaded not guilty. and chandy? well ... >> we didn't know if she said it never had something to do with it. >> coming up. an undercover sting. chandy is the target. >> i was like, stop it. >> and then a stunning moment in the courtroom. >> i wanted to get away. i was scared. i was afraid of what i would see. >> when dateline continues. ne continues just love our new alexa. dad, it's a buick. i love that new alexa smell. it's ...

He was feeling healthier than he had felt in years. >> but when detective john o'brien learned about gavin's addiction they had to consider a raft of new possibilities. >> he disappeared maybe he overdosed? we didn't exactly have any of those answers. >> driving all over the valley we would have moments in the car where we looked at each other and said, i think this is a suicide. and an hour later, we would interview somebody, or something but happen. and we would say i think this is a murder. and our feelings, and our gut instincts are going different ways. very early on, very fast. >> it's g...

Prosecutor, creech called a friend from the powerhouse jim, sam mcquade. >> he asked if he could come over and park his car my garage. >> was the body selling it at that point? >> yes. mcquade allows creech to keep the body in the car at his house for 5 to 6 days. >> really? >> yes. >> and that is when creech turned to lynn, the nurse that lived with him and took care of them chandy's grandmother. creech got rain and to rent a van. >> he used the van to drive up to the national forest and finds a secluded area to bury gavin smith's body. >> where but 80, the dog, found it. but the mercedes-ben...