it was here they found teresa mayfield's truck, body inside, gunshot wound to the head. teresa's younger sister broke the terrible news to their mother. >> when i went to the house, mama was sitting in the recliner. i knelt down on my knees and i grabbed her and i said, mama, she's gone. she's gone. do you have any idea how hard that was? >> teresa's daughter kelsey has spent a sleepless night waiting in vain for her mother to come home. >> how did you find out? >> my dad came and told my brothers and i. it was awful realizing that your worst nightmare had come true. for a brief second, i thought she committed suicide just because i knew how stressed out she was. but then i also knew how much she loved her family. >> everybody who knew teresa knew that. even sheriff ellis who drove out to the crime scene, if that's what it was. he was met there. >> this case was personal to you, sheriff. >> yes. my daughter and miss teresa and scott's daughter played softball together. >> you would see teresa at the ballpark. >> it felt like part of my family was gone too. >> they had a l