melissa james was a professional dancer who was struggling financially.after her business shut down in florida, she moved to las vegas for a fresh start as a personal assistant to a very successful bodybuilder. but tragedy would strike only a few months after her move. maura james beautiful daughter melissa was the charred body found in the back of kelly ryan's torched jaguar. maura knew she was unhappy but never suspected she'd be in danger. >> she was on the phone with me, constantly upset because this is, you know, things are not as they said it was going to be. and i can't do this. and i want to have my own place. i don't want to live here. >> the home she desperately wanted to leave behind became a haunting crime scene for detectives. melissa was found in that trunk in the middle of the desert, but her horror started here. inside craig titus and kelly ryan's home. police say it began with kelly zapping melissa with a taser gun and using this kind of ticker tape from the gun itself. cops claim they were able to trace each time the taser was used. >> w