>> he and judith picked up earon's oldest daughter, ebony, and drove down to the house. >> there was a whole bunch of people standing outside and it was taped off and it was a mess. >> so, you knew that something was up? >> yeah. and then i just -- >> freaked out? >> yeah. >> it wasn't long before judith and harold's worst fears were confirmed. >> the jewelry she had on, they brought it to me. i knew it was earon then. >> their daughter, earon harper, 42, was dead in the doorway. >> when you saw that jewelry, you knew it was your daughter, what went through you, judy? >> i lost a son in '78 in a car wreck. he was already gone when i got to the hospital. i could have shed a few tears, went on about my business, but this was different. my son was 21. he had no children. >> the loss of earon, a mother of four, was devastating. but now the family had to deal with what happened to baby erica.