. >> reporter: rockdale county district attorney richard read. >> we needed to look at joe carter, especiallyince nikki and joe had been in an argument. they were breaking up. >> reporter: that's a dangerous time. >> it can be a dangerous time in a relationship. >> reporter: wasn't hard to track down joe, he was at the barber shop where he worked. >> it was around closing time. we was ready to pack up and get out of there. and they approached me and my friends, then they basically said that she passed away. i mean she's dead. i was shocked. i was just in shock. >> reporter: how'd he react when you came to see him? >> he immediately started weeping. >> reporter: he didn't know about the -- >> no. >> reporter: or claimed not to know? >> he claimed not to know. >> reporter: but reactions don't always tell the real story. >> they was basically asking about our relationship, when the last time i seen her, and i started to realize i was a suspect. >> reporter: detective moon did what any good detective would do, he looked for the sort of marks nikki might have left on her assailant's body. >> we lo

two neighbors confirmed this is a facebook photo of the rockdale cup that went by dick and jodie posted in 2012. dick was a chief financial officer and cofounder of pinnacle hotel management. according to website he spent more than 35 years in the hospitality industry. we talked to dick's long-time friend and former colleague who says he is still in shock. >> there was no one that didn't like him. and jodie, his wife was a counterpart. she was just, they were a terrific couple. diane: a spokesperson for the family say they are heartbroken over the senseless tragedy. we will have more coming up tonight at 5:00, live, diane cho, abc7 news. leon: thank you. still ahead at 4:00 a boss picked a special way to reward employees. how he took thousands of them on a big trip free of charge. >> after more than two years, d.c.'s university has a new president. i'm sam ford. that is comin when you own a small business there's a never-ending list of small things to do every day. appointments... orders... deadlines... every one of them matters. so you need internet you can count on. verizon fios is re