>> reporter: that was jermeir stroud, denita's fiance, a police officer who worked in greensboro, much closer to durham. >> and i said, "jermeir, i need you to get to durham now. denita has fell. she's unconscious. they're trying to revive her."co so he said okay.tr because i knew from greensboro to durham he would be there before i would. >> could you tell whether he had any idea of this? >> he didn't let on like he was aware. >> reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the apartment complex. edythe called to check on denita. >> and she wasn't answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody's going to call you back. so i was like, that's strange. so my instinct just said call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him. >> reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing to durham. >> i spoke to jermeir. and i'm like, "have you made contact with her?" but i felt like i didn't get a definite answer. it seemed like there was a