. >> scott baldwin was pam zimmerman's fiance. he lived a few hours away, near chicago. >> he said, "i haven't heard from pam, i'm really worried. i don't know what's going on. i've been trying to reach her since last night, she's not answering. " >> so she lived just a couple houses down here, right? >> right. she's two houses down that way. so i walked down here and knocked on the front door, and david answered. i said, "where's your mom? " and he said, "i don't know. she didn't come home last night. " and i said, "what do you mean she didn't come home last night? " and i said, "well, where is she? " i believe they had been trying to reach her since 5:30. the night before. >> and nothing. >> and she didn't answer. >> for the kids, she tried to hide the worry flooding into her brain. >> she's like, "okay, just go to school like you normally would and i'll text you later when i know something. " >> maybe, thought julie, maybe there was some simple explanation. she rushed home, got dressed, jumped in her car and headed straight to