jones, but d.a. hautzinger was not. why didn't you decide to pull the pin on lester ralph jones?dy. >> and that was the defining --. >> absolutely. that was really --. >> i mean, there are lots of no body cases that go to trial. >> not a lot of no body cases where the victim has a double life and has been lying to her family and friends. >> because of her double life the possibility that -- defense attorney could throw out there that -- she ran off with some rich client and is living on a beach in brazil or something --. >> reporter: and as the years passed, paige's story went from the front of the paper -- to being filed away on microfiche. where was she? >>> coming up, they were about to fipd out, and it would transform the case. >> we need to make a critical decision. >> and then, a brand-new theory of what happened to paige. >> i think that triggers something and something went wrong. unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, or ibs-d. a condition that can be really frustrating. talk to your doctor about viberzi, a differe

same one that was in the driveway when i walked up to lester jones' house. my god." >> reporter: right away carol went to the sheriff's office, e lester ralph jones.you ve that story, or did you? >> we gave it a lot of credence. >> reporter: i after paige disappeared they brought jones in for questioning >> mr. jones, i appreciate you coming down, ok? >> sure. >> reporter: jones wase department, which is where his >> ok. >> reporter: rob dixon. paige's ex-husband. >> go down that road. what dthhe fire department up in hotchkiss. there. >>ka >> that was a long time ago. >> reporter: and had also met dixon's then wife, paige. >> 'cause she, aere >> and she had come to where? the fire department, you mean? >> yeah. >> aback --jones claimed, when a couple of years later he went to the models inc massage parlor, and was greeted by, rob dixon's >> do you know if she recognized you? >> i wouldn't -- e u o you think she would? feel uncomfortable? >> yeah. >> but things went ok. >> yeah. >> and how often h business with them? >> i think twice, i think. >> reporter: w

jones. up next "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. back for the draft special. >>> tonight, paying the price. late word of a settlement me between united airlines and that passenger violently dragged off a plane as we sit down exclusively with united's ceo. what he says is to blame and what changes are on the way. >>> cop-killer stand off. a state trooper gunned down and a 20-hour drama. the swat team blows the door open as he comes out shooting. >>> american special ops soldiers killed. two dead, another wounded. what happened? >>> tv controversy, a new series about a fictional teenage girl and the 13 reasons why she took her own life. some schools sounding the alarm accusing the series of glamorizing suicide. >>> what's the story? an inspiring young

jones. up next "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. come back for the draft special. >>> tonight, paying the price. late word of a settlement me between united airlines and that passenger violently dragged off a plane as we sit down exclusively with united's ceo. what he says is to blame and what changes are on the way. >>> cop-killer stand off. a state trooper gunned down and a 20-hour drama. the swat team blows the door open as he comes out shooting. >>> american special ops soldiers killed. two dead, another wounded. what happened? >>> tv controversy, a new series about a fictional teenage girl and the 13 reasons why she took her own life. some schools sounding the alarm accusing the series of glamorizing suicide. >>> what's the story? an inspiring young man. why so many kids are clambering to join his club. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. possibly another recent story generated the level of universal outrage q