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he says, neil, i've done a lot of bad things in my life. he'll always be my dad. either he has the worst luck in the world, or he's responsible for murdering two women. i wanted them to know the truth. i was talking to this lady. she's prettier than you. it was almost as if he considered himself like a celebrity. i didn't do it. you didn't do what? kill kathleen or make stacy disappear. it >> kill kathleen. or make stacey disappear. >> so everybody is making things up? >> a lot of people. or you may be here for the rest of your life. >> maybe, or i may not be. >> what keeps me going ...

Stacy peterson's orbit, those who knew you're would tell you it's a pretty nice place to be. >> she was pretty, kind, gentle. she was a loving mother, a loving sister. just a wonderful person. >> she had the biggest heart, she would do anything for you, even though she had so much on her plate. she would drop everything and run to help whoever needed anything. >> but at the end of october, 2007, it was stacy's family who were dropping everything in a desperate bid to find her. the sense of urgency was almost crippling for her sister, cassandra.

From high school early and was working at a hotel to earn enough money to continue her education. there was someone new in her life, a guy. >> she's like i have to go see my friend drew. i was like who's through? she was like, he's just a friend. >> she was only 16? >> she was 16, yes. because i was 15. >> cassandra says that everything changed as soon as stacy turned 17 and graduated high school. >> and then, boom. 17 years old, hey come over and check out my place. she's got a brand-new car, she is living in an apartment fully furnished, leather furniture. everything that she could dream

>> most important, at the heart of it all, is the story of two women, two moms who lives are now forever inextricably linked. >> what happened to stacey had everything did do with what happened to kathleen. >> on every level. and i think that their stories will be forever told together. >> the story began in late october, 2007 in bolingbrook, illinois. 30 miles outside of chicago. we >> had dinner, watch the movie. >> cassandra cales vividly remembers the last day she spent with her older sister, stacy peterson. it was just a simple evening in. >> she was going to call me, when she woke up in ...

Family fanned out to spread the word. stacy peterson was missing. within days, a massive volunteer effort to find stacey was underway. >> they had to put aside any motions we had, cassandra took it especially hard. her mom pam had stepped in to be the spokesperson, but there needed to be somebody who could be there every single day. there is just an overflow of people that wanted to donate, wanted to bring in supplies, wanted to help search. >> searchers blanketed the area. >> we had dozens of people that would come out every day. i think we started in boling brook and then would pick differen...