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 had 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 just awful realizing that your worst nightmare had come true. for a brief second, i thought she had 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 kenneth ellis, who drove out to the crime scene, if that's what it was. corporal mark boyd, alabama bureau of investigation, met him there. this case was tuned of personal for you, sheriff. >> yes. my daughter and miss teresa and scott's daughter, they played softball together.