. >> reporter: one thing is certain, lynn friend -- >> reporter: jennifer snell, then a miami reporter covered the disappearance. >> for her to disappear without leaving word for her son was just something that everyone knew would never happen. >> reporter: esther sanchez met lynn when she came to work at parkway hospital in ft. lauderdale. at the time, lynn was still living with her fiance. a business owner named clifford friend. when the two married in 1989 esther was made of honor. >> she wanted what every girl dreams of -- getting married and having a beautiful wedding and looking ford having children. the goal -- looking forward to having children. the goal of the white picket fence. >> reporter: when baby christian came along, lynn the proud mom, made her son one of the most photographed children in south florida. over the moon with being a mom, less so at being mrs. clifford friend. >> i thought they were a poor match. >> reporter: within a year of christian's birth, the marriage was floundering. lynn and her husband parted ways and later divorced. >> she was upset that her drea