josh mankiewicz: but who? the detective hope russell douglas' widow, brenna douglas, might shed some light on that. but that night, when he told her the father of her two children had been murdered, the detective says he got a strange feeling. i never try to judge how people are going to react when i tell them things. but her response wasn't what i expected. as in not emotional enough? she wasn't shocked, at least not visually shocked. it was a bit matter of fact. and that did leave us, at least, wondering when we walked out of the house, yes. josh mankiewicz: and so brenna douglas, as the wives of murdered men often do, became a person of interest. the domestic situation seemed unsettled. they were separated. russell was living in an apartment in renton. according to brenna, they were trying to work it out-- talking about getting back together. josh mankiewicz: in fact, the new widow told the detective that her husband had spent the holidays with her and the kids. she said the last time she saw him was the mo

here's josh mankiewicz with "a texas twist." >> reporter: named for the body of christ, corpus christi sits on the texas gulf coast. and just east of the bay is a park known for bird watching. that's what chris seymour was doing there when he came across something very unnatural. >> to me, it just looked like a pile of debris, to be honest. and then he looked and he said, "oh, my god, it's two bodies." >> reporter: a crime so shocking that years later, they're still talking about it. >> i can't even imagine what was in that person's mind that evoked his violence, his rage. >> reporter: two young women. who wanted them dead? and why? >> it was a true whodunit type murder. >> reporter: and along with who and why was the question of why here? >> this was definitely something that we weren't used to or accustomed to in our town. >> reporter: this part of texas isn't exactly ground zero for murder. it's known more for roping, riding, and friday night lights. here, life is pretty simple, as are the values its people hold dear, like friendship, family, community. this is where 19-year-old mol

here's josh mankiewicz with "troubled waters." >> if you crave money, or fame, or if you want to meeteautiful people, maybe even become one of them, you will find your way to southern california. it's where everything is possible, or seems to be. this is the story of two women drawn for different reasons to the sun, to the bright lights, to the blue water. both chased that promise of success. both saw what can go wrong. it was a gorgeous summer day in newport beach, california. the last of fourth of july weekend. some lucky tourists aboard an eight-passenger boat called "the green machine" were marveling at a school of dolphins playing in the water when they came across the unexpected. >> we've got a loose boat out here about five miles out of newport beach. >> the captain radioed the coast guard that a small speed boat was circling out of control in the water, and nearby was a man holding on to a body board. >> the husband apparently fell off the boat and the wife apparently fell off the boat. >> the man in the water was frantic. >> he still looks like he's pretty distraught. >> abso

here is josh mankiewicz with "the quiet one." >> sometimes the fresh air of a small town can hide a lot of dirty laundry. >> my worst fear was all of a sudden true. >> sometimes sudden death can lay bare every secret. >> she had felt like she was abusing it. >> what happened in this small town would tear apart a marriage, and at the same time, separate two families that were once united by love. boone, iowa, on flat land just north of des moines is a company town. headquarters for one of the largest grocery chains in the midwest. fareway. it's a family owned company, and rick beckwith is a third generation ceo. he and his wife cindy raised a family of five here. their youngest daughter emily, the sweet, but quiet one. kind of a shrinking violet? >> well, the older sisters said she never got spanked. >> she didn't. she just remained silent and look at me with those big, brown eyes, and it was over. >> even though emily was from a prominent wealthy family, her friend lisa says emily never flaunted it. >> everyone knew that emily was a beckwith, but i never felt less of a person in the pre

here with "frantic" is josh mankiewicz. >> reporter: christina morris was afraid of the dark. >> we knewbout it because she was in our bed. >> the boogie man was going to get her one day. >> reporter: it was something she never really got over. >> 23-year-old, was sleeping with a night light. >> always a bathroom light on. >> reporter: and it wasn't just the dark that scared christina. it was what might happen in the dark. >> she had a fear her whole lyle that she would be taken. >> reporter: taken? abducted? where did this come from? >> i don't know. but her worst fear is what happened to her. how many people live their worst nightmare? >> reporter: from early childhood, her fears didn't slow her down. >> she's not one to sit in front of the tv and watch tv. she has to be taking pictures or working on the computer. she always had to be going. >> reporter: christina's parents divorced when she was a baby. she grew up in suburban dallas, with her dad, mark, her stepmom, anna, and a brother and sister. she remained close to her mom. >> she is the love of my life. the apple of my eye. my he

here's josh mankiewicz. ♪ ♪ >> this is the sheriff's office. >> my wife made a phone call to me a minute, said she was held by gunpoint. >> businessman told the 911 operator to say that his wife had been kidnapped. the call would turn out to be just the beginning of an unbelievable saga that would baffle investigators and turn this husband's life upside down. the next few days would bring one setback after another. and no one could have predicted how it all would come to an end. it was around 5:00 p.m. september 4th, 2009. reid's wife, quinn, had called him at work and told him she had just been kidnapped right out of their $4 million home. reid couldn't believe what he'd heard. he went to his office parking lot to try and think straight. >> did he tell you where she was at? >> no. there is a note at the house. with a demand. >> the news was as shocking as it was terrifying. quinn, a mom of two young daughters, was a trained nurse who was now raising her children full time. her husband was a self-made man who finally hit it big in the health care business. this frightened husband told th

here's josh mankiewicz with "the quiet one." >> sometimes the fresh air of a small town can hide a lot of dirty laundry. >> my worst fear was all of a sudden true. >> sometimes sudden death can lay bare every secret. >> she had felt like she was abusing it. >> what happened in this small town would tear apart a marriage, and at the same time, separate two families that were once united by love. boone, iowa, on flat land just north of des moines is a company town. headquarters for one of the largest grocery chains in the midwest. fareway. it's a family owned company, and rick beckwith is a third generation ceo. he and his wife cindy raised a family of five here. their youngest daughter emily, the sweet, but quiet one. kind of a shrinking violet? >> the oldest sister said that she never got spanked. >> she didn't. she just remained silent and look at me with those big, brown eyes, and it was over. >> even though emily was from a prominent wealthy family, her friend lisa says emily never flaunted it. >> everyone knew that emily was a beckwith, but i never felt less of a person in the pres