so it was only fitting diane was there the night heather fell instantly in love with a guy named chris jones. >> heather went to a new year's eve party on 1999. and she came home, and we sat down and talked and giggled about this new guy that she had met, chris. >> reporter: diane recalls that heather found chris fascinating. >> he dazzled her with his knowledge of wine and just his -- his knowledge of the world. >> she liked that? >> she loved that. she absolutely loved that. >> reporter: diane was surprised to see how fast the new couple was moving. within weeks heather and chris were living together. not long after, diane noticed a change in her cousin. a big one. >> they got very involved in a lot of online gaming and some things like that. and so they had a very, very sedentary lifestyle. and so that's when she gained, i would say, about 250 pounds. >> 250 pounds over how much time are we talking about? >> maybe a year and a half. i mean, it was a very short amount of time. >> that's life-changing. >> it was tough. >> did she seem depressed about the weight gain? >> absolutely, yes. >>

let's go places. >> reporter: when heather jones, the newly svelte, newbie teacher, didn't show up forgarten class that morning in april 2013, alarm bells went off among her fellow teachers and friends. >> heather would never miss a day of school, she was totally dedicated. >> reporter: home sick? it didn't seem likely. best friend melissa smith knew heather wasn't about to be sidelined by a little sniffle. >> there was no excuse for her not to be there. >> reporter: school officials couldn't reach heather on the phone, and when her cousin diane heard she was a no-show, she headed right over to heather's house in germantown, where she saw an encouraging sign. >> there was relief when i saw the car in the driveway 'cause i thought she was there. i thought, "oh, she's sick." >> reporter: diane thought heather was probably just sleeping. >> knocking, knocking, knocking. please answer the door. >> reporter: but no answer. alarmed, she called heather's mother to bring over a key. soon germantown police arrived, opened the door, and went in first. >> they say, "she's not in there." they say,

now, the women who'd helped heather jones find the courage to leave her hus down chris jones at every court appearance. >> there's a monster inside who hurt our friend and that we want justice. >> reporter: prosecutors rejected chris' story that heather had died from an accidental fall. they believed he argued with her at her house that night, strangled her, and then burned her body in the woods. but the question remained -- why? heather's friends provided a surprising answer. they were convinced heather's do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadn't gone through this transformation and bettered herself? >> yes. >> gosh, yes. >> reporter: heather's friends and family said over the course of their relationship, chris used heather's weight as a tool to control her. >> at the beginning, he wanted her to be bigger, that he felt like that would be more attractive to him. and then, as she got bigger, then he would say to her that nobody else would want her because she was so obese. >> reporter: and when heather finally achieved her unbelievable transformation, she confided t

so it was only fitting diane was there the night heather fell instantly in love with a guy named chris jones. >> heather went to a new year's eve party on 1999. and she came home and we sat down and talked and giggled about this new guy that she had met, chris. >> reporter: diane recalls that heather found chris fascinating. >> he dazzled her with his knowledge of wine and -- just his -- his knowledge of the world. >> reporter: diane was surprised to see how fast the new couple was moving. within weeks heather and chris were living together. not long after, diane noticed a change in her cousin. a big one. things like that. and so they had a very, very sedentary lifestyle. and so that's when she gained, i would say, about 250 pounds. >> 250 pounds over how much time are we talking about? >> i would say over maybe a year-and-a-half. i mean, it was a very short amount of time. >> that's life-changing. >> it was tough. >> did she seem depressed about the weight gain? >> absolutely, yes. >> reporter: her cousin recalls chris said he didn't mind what size heather was. a few years into their relati

heather: susan rawlinson's son steven jones was murdered three years ago. he was trying to break up a fight. he was 21. >> it's an egg that goes on. heather: that ache hurt a little less each time susan picked up a brush. >> color can tell you a lot about emotions. heather: dara pannebaker from the artists group of charlestown teamed up with the charlestown coalition. they brought three groups together, including people who suffered trauma and women in recovery. most of them didn't know each other. >> while their life experiences they put down initials, dates, broken hearts. heather: the canvases were passed from one person to the next, each adding a personal touch. when each one got full they'd paint a new layer right on top. >> the colors got brighter, the mark scott later, but then they saw the beauty coming up from the canvas and it was amazing. >> they were able to release those feelings and emotions built up inside them. their. heather: each stroke, each new layer, helped victoria mullaney. she's in her recovery for substance abuse and working through

. >> tears flowed for heather a woman who worked so hard to shape her own life free of chris jones who will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> heather is at peace. heather is at peace. he will never hurt anybody again. >> even after his conviction chris jones insist that he didn't kill heather. he told "dateline" in in a phone call from jail that he never tried to control heather that he is absolutely innocent of herder of any type and that his taped statement to police were coerced. >> i have the aye q of a local celebrity. >> after murdering a rap star an inmate becomes a marked man. >> may as well do them self a favor and kill them self. >> a pill epidemic goes through the jail. >> hillbilly crack. >> and another inmate could be kept from leaving jail. >> police don't keep me from going home friday. >> if you don't go home friday, i didn't keep you from going home. you did. >> there is concern over one inmate's growing influence. >> you got a reputation of leading guys to do all types of crazy stuff. and this reputation you have to live down. >> >> a source of pri

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jones' baby" is not the only baby news here in hollywood. breaking baby news on our set. >> josh altman and his wife, heather, toll me. >> we wanted to tell you>> what's the surprise? >> we're expecting our first child. >> oh, my god! >> so sweet. >> nice. >> i will be baby-sitting that child for them, i'm sure. they're such a nice couple and they told me they will be having a baby girl early next year, their first child together. so congratulations once again to them. >>> up next, noah galloway on "dancing with the stars," so why did they call off the engagement? >> now everyone wants to know what happened with that. >> then, "extra" hits the red carpet with lethal weapon's buddy cop caccup. >> plus, we'll take you inside one of the hian's favorite hot spots. >> extra, welcome to zuma. >>> on point. >> on top. >> entertainment. >> people say i'm scary. i say scary is not knowing how a cable bill of over a hundred bucks got so expense he. >> say good-bye to the way tv used to be. >>> welcome back to "extra," everyone. now, if you want to keep up with the ka dashans, good luck with that. we can point out with the of the hot spots they love to

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