there, also. she wanted to show em both at the same time. that deal was made that both parties would be there. i think it made her feel more comfortable that the wife would be with him and the wife actually got on the telephone and told her, yes, she would be there. reporter: and her friends pointed out the neighborhood where she was showing the house was one beverly knew well. she felt very comfortable in this area? yes. that was her stomping ground. she had sold several houses you know, on that street. so she was very familiar with that area. her pastor lived on that street. reporter: and that street was now a crime scene. news stations helped get the word out. an akansas real estate agent remains missing this evening. did this become immediately the lead story on every newscast? every newscast. all kinds of feedback from viewers. the biggest story online, the biggest story on facebook. viewers here immediately latched onto it. reporter: shannon miller co
couldn t be there. he said they walked upstairs and when they got to the top of the stairs, he pulled out a flashlight taser and told her that she was about to have a bad day. and she asked, what are you talking about? and he says, you re being kidnapped. beverly must ve been just absolutely terrified. i no doubt. no doubt. reporter: lewis then claimed he had an accomplice, and he wasn t talking about his wife who had set up the meeting with beverly. it was someone else. he said if anything happened to beverly, trevor done it. who s trevor? trevor is a guy that that aaron actually lived with for a short period of time. did this give you some hope that maybe there was an accomplice here and that maybe he did have beverly? i had hope that we were gonna find beverly alive. you have to. i mean, it s it s what keeps you going. reporter: lewis said the last time he saw beverly, she was with trevor. and then offered evidence that she might still be alive. lewis
was she in the perfect job for her personality? yes. absolutely. yes. reporter: her sons, chad and carl jr., and carl jr s wife, kim were always amazed at how much their mom s clients loved her. well, one of her clients, she had gone to their wedding and then went to a baby shower. so she just sold them a house. it was a newer client. and i think that that speaks for itself. she had a nice smile. she had a beautiful smile. and, um, she had a laugh that that would fill a room. and she was hands down the most genuine person you ve ever met. reporter: chad, beverly s youngest son, says it was like his mom glowed. she was very radiant. i think that s what spoke out to people was that confidence, and people noticed. obviously, she was naturally beautiful. reporter: it was that natural beauty that caught the eye of her husband, carl. they met when they were just kids. yeah, she was 16. i was 19. wow. where did you meet her? splendora, texas. she was working at
he said, we found beverly. i said, well, sh was she alive? and and, no, i m sorry. but she wasn t. we had worked so hard, i mean to find her. i mean we just we really tried to do right and it wasn t it wasn t enough. i know she pleaded. i know she pleaded for her life and to be sent come back to us. and for her grandbabies. and i just have to know that god was there to comforting her. reporter: arron lewis was charged with murder and kidnapping. and his wife crystal lowery charged as his accomplice. they pleaded not guilty, but his words to reporter shannon miller outside the sheriff s office didn t sound like those of an innocent man. why beverly? why beverly? she was a rich broker. it was just as chilling in person as it was on tv. and then he gets into the car
people joined search parties all over the area. her family, her office family, came together, and we had realtors from all over the state helping us. and by that afternoon, we had the search set up and everybody had an assignment. reporter: many realtors felt this was personal. one of their own, while out doing her job, had gone missing. and agents were already on alert. in recent years there d been a rise in crimes against real estate brokers across the country brutal assaults and even murder. how often did you talk about safety? i mean we always talked about it. but a lot of times, if somebody would call and ask us to go show a house, it was just kind of out of instinct, sometimes you would jump up and go. reporter: but this was not a last minute showing for beverly. brenda says she d been in contact with the clients for a few days. she did have some concerns initially, because it was it was a man who had contacted her. she wanted to make sure that the the wife wa