>> he has a girlfriend out in brockport.on his way home from brockport. >> reporter: the 911 dispatcher got clayton whittemore's mother on the line. >> hi sandi? >> yes? >> we're trying to find your son. you think he was out visiting his girlfriend at suny brockport? >> what, well he -- he's in canada right now. >> well he's not in canada. >> he's not? >> no. at least his cell phone isn't in canada. if you were just talking to him on his cell phone he's not in canada. >> yeah, okay. >> okay just take a couple deep breaths and, and try to, we're going to try to find him so we can get him some help. >> reporter: the dispatcher got the name alex "kogurt" from the stressed out mom. slightly wrong but it was enough. seconds later, he was on the phone to the campus cops in brockport, and now, finally, the pieces of the story began fitting together. >> we got a call from a father about an hour ago that said his son called him he and stated that he killed somebody. >> okay, okay. >> we pinged his phone and the son's name is clayton

>> he has a girlfriend out in brockport. his mom thinks he's probably on his way home from brockport. >> reporter: the 911 dispatcher got clayton whittemore's mother on the line. >> hi sandi? >> yes? >> we're trying to find your son. you think he was out visiting his girlfriend at suny brockport? >> what, well he -- he's in canada right now. >> well he's not in canada. >> he's not? >> no. at least his cell phone isn't in canada. if you were just talking to him on his cell phone he's not in canada. >> yeah, okay. >> okay just take a couple deep breaths and, and try to, we're going to try to find him so we can get him some help. >> reporter: the dispatcher got the name alex "kogurt" from the stressed out mom. slightly wrong but it was enough. seconds later, he was on the phone to the campus cops in brockport, and now, finally, the pieces of the story began fitting together. about an hour ago that said his son called him he and stated that he killed somebody. >> okay, okay. >> we pinged his phone and the son's name is clayton w

the college at brockport, the was well into the new school year. 18 year old alexandra cogrt was having the time of her life. >> i knew we were the perfect match. >> they met within days of arriving on campus, besties from the beginning. >> you really clicked with alex? >> i did. >> why did you like her so much? >> i liked her because i could act so funny in front of her and act myself. if i had a problem she was always there for me. >> by late september alex and samantha were inseparable. >> we would have fun and laugh together. every possible thing just made our relationship grow stronger. >> but on friday september 28 they were going off in different directions. samantha was heading home to see her family. alex was staying on campus counting the hours until her long-time boyfriend arrived for a weekend visit. that afternoon alex went to samantha samantha's dorm room to say good bye. she is like can i pick out clothes in your closet? she kept three shirts and a pair of shoes. she was all excited. >> 21-year-old clayton wit more was alex's boyfriend and was coming to spend the weekend.