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The week before christmas 2011, 23-year-old demesha hunt and her 24-year-old cousin renisha landers went out for a little holiday cheer. when they didn't return home, their mothers, like pamela hahn, began to worry a lot. >> she was very much loved by her family, her friends. >> very sensitive. you know, like i say, loved her family. loved her mother. >> demesha and renisha were not just cousins but best friends. a pair of happy girls who lived at home and were almost like two sides of the same coin. >> they were on the same page. they were just alike because they liked being with each other. ...

And chikita reminds us that her daughter renisha came from a solid family, had a well-paying job at chrysler, and no logical reason to sell her body for cash. >> they have a very large family. everybody helps everybody. if either one of them needed anything, they could have gotten it. >> but as far as them meeting with someone on an escort to get a couple of dollars, no, i don't believe that at all. >> but police say renisha landers and the other two women found a week later were posting ads on backpage. >> it's prostitution. and you know, not to cast any aspersions on the deceased. that is no...

They're not calling. they're not answering their phones. >> on sunday afternoon the mothers notified police that their daughters were missing. the following day chikita feared the worst when her daughter renisha failed to show up for work. >> her job that she was so very proud of, she wasn't going to miss work. that's when i knew for sure that something was wrong, because she's not going to miss work. >> meanwhile, on the down and out streets of detroit's east side, a boy spots a late model chrysler backed into the driveway of an abandoned home. curious, the teen moves in for a closer look. >>...

Renisha landers. they were cousins, best friends, and now victims of what detroit police believe to be a serial killer. >> i wouldn't wish it on anyone. i wouldn't wish that they feel this pain. >> she meant everything in this world to me. everything in this world to me. >> why? why? they wasn't a threat to anyone. so how could you do something like this? >> one week later police say the killer struck again, claiming two more women and spreading fear in the streets of detroit. >> it's alarming, and obviously women in the city of detroit were very concerned. are these random acts? is it someone...

And renisha's job on the line at chrysler helped her save enough money for a down payment on a chrysler 300. >> she said to me, mom, this is a good year coming for us, 2012. she was mentioning 2012. she said, this is going to be a good year for us. >> december 17th, 2011 was a saturday night. the young women decided to go out on the town with some girlfriends. >> i watched her get ready and, you know, did her hair and found her an outfit. and she just looked so pretty to me. >> i guess we said, "i'll see you later," and that was the last time i saw her. >> the following morning denise and chik...