mirabel ramos had vanished.he police and family had mounted a full-scale search and like many investigations, police were turning up the heat on the men in mirabel's life and news a phone call had been made to 911 by mirabel. she sounded scared. did this confirm the family's worse fears. josh mankiewicz picks up the story in orange county. >> this is the city of orange california in the county of orange california. much of it is a small town stuck in time. there's a university, a zoo, cute local businesses and a police department that doesn't have to deal with a lot of violent crime. after all, the happiest place on earth is just down the street. but in may, 2013, detective joey ramirez was far from happy. he had a lot of ground to cover and a strong sense that time was against him as he tried to figure out what had happened to mirabel ramos. >> she just vanished? >> yes. >> how often does that happen? >> it doesn't happen often. >> he started by investigating the men in mirabel's life. it turned out there were

. >> from mirabel? >> yeah. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline extra." i'm tamron hall. thanks for watching. xxx >> he was definitely charismatic. he lived every single day. he knew that it was dangerous but no one ever knew he would die from it. >> he was the new kid in town, super popular, all about adventure. >> this kid was awesome. >> he jumped right into the culture. >> liked to show off a little bit. >> they were neighbors just down the block, a family in fear. >> they had had their vehicles broke into. she was scared? someone had been sneaking into their homes and now someone was in their garage. >> i was sitting there panicking like he's coming at me. >> in a flash, it was over. >> someone just got shot. >> that charismatic kid, dead on the floor. >> that's terrible. >> what happened in that garage that night. >> it's like the last person that would come to my mind. >> a neighbor protecting his home or parents trapped. >> makes a statement, it's showtime. >> it's showtime? >> exactly. >> a teenager, father, a murder. no one would be the same. >> we were all like