we didn't want the bruck family to hear it that way.said, you know, "we found-- we found a body. we don't know for sure it's chelsea-- but it's a female. we-- we-- we think it might be." you know for it to come down to that it was extra tough to go out there and be the bearer of such bad news. >> reporter: becky wasn't family of course. but it hit her pretty hard just the same. >> one of the ladies at work said, "they found a body." and i went home, turned on the news. and sure enough, they were by the railroad tracks. and they had the helicopters and-- >> reporter: what was happening in your tummy? >> sick. sick. my heart was pounding. butterflies. and-- by this point, we just wanted to know the truth. and still, we had to wait for them to verify that it was her. >> reporter: they did that the next day. dental records -- >> it was a relief to know the truth. but then opened a whole new door of questions of what happened? why? who did this? so, like, it was a whole new stressor. >> we almost felt more pressure on us all of a sudden, too