. >> amy robinson told reporterers her sister, mother of three, was never one to up and disappear without a word to anyone. >> we are worried. we have no idea where she is or what's happened to her. >> as fate would have it, the question of where she was would be answered soon enough, but even now, the question of what happened to nikki remains unclear. >> i'm sick of playing your games. >> what is clear from the recording left behind is that she lived a troubled and tormented life. >> this is what i live day in and day out, keeping my mouth shut, my head down, and do exactly what is expected of me. >> tell me about her personality. >> she was very funny. you know, she and i used to laugh all the time, and she was very -- she was very fiesty. she would say what she meant. you know, she did not mince words. >> as sisters, amy robinson and nikki were ten years apart, but according to amy, they were always close. you two look alike in the old photos. >> we did. you are ten years apart. >> that didn't stop it from happening. i wore a lot of her hand moe downs. >> by the mid '90s, married and