and this is dateline now she s a married mothe of two she was a kindergarten teacher there s nothing about her life that would raise any red flags she amazed them all her whole group of girlfriends at the gym she was totally dedicated say how, they re turnaround you ve gotten smaller. a stunning 200 pound weight loss, and a whole new life cam without. you can see tha transformation you can see the confidence i her. then, she was gone. missing at school. i caught all the girlfriend will find you one where the other. the clues, an email to he husband, and a secret she wa reluctant to share kind of a bombshell how there was possibly seein another man. what was really behind he sudden disappearance that would be the most mind-blowing twist of all. do you think that heather would still be alive if sh hadn t gone through this transformation the welcome to dateline. heather jones, a motivationa teacher, had shed pounds and her past she was starting to
my life, and the butterfly description with her is a very great description. just her coming out of her shell, and becoming who she wa created to be. and you know, you could se that come in all different - in alternate specks yes. her cousin diane ha explained that once die and th butterfly had spread her wings she felt like just like her ol clothes, her husband chris wasn t fitting anymore he was not really a part of the new life exactly the future? exactly i think you saw the run on the wall she saw that i m young, i m healthier now that i ve ever been, i m pretty now that i ve ever been, i m feeling good, i m feeling confident, and i m feeling independent. she didn t have just one choic anymore. the world was hers detectives learned that i january 2019, how they re move out on chris without telling him. she had a name for. it she did? ninja style
between them in the past year. he knew the major event in their marriage in the past year was heather s dramatic physical change. friends and family said it was about so much more than just dropping pant sizes as heather lost the weight, she gained a whole new outlook on life. she was kind of quiet and reserved back then, when i very first meter and to see that contrast from then until where she decided, i m going to make something of my life. the butterfly description with her is very, it s a great description. i mean, just her coming out of her shell and becoming who she was created to be. and you could see that transformation. in the rest of her life? yes. her cousin diane said once the butterfly spread her wings, she felt like her old clothes, her husband chris wasn t fitting anymore.
but friends and family said it was about so much more than just dropping pant sizes. as heather lost the weight, she gained a whole new outlook on life. she was kind of quiet and reserved back then when i very first met her. and to see that contrast from then until where she decided, i m going to make some healthy decisions in my life. i mean the butterfly description with her is a great description. just her coming out of her shell and becoming who she was created to be, you know? and you could see that transformation. reporter: in all different aspects of her life? yes. reporter: her cousin diane explained that once heather the butterfly started spreading her wings, she felt that just like her old clothes, her husband chris wasn t fitting anymore. he was not really part of exactly. reporter: the new life? exactly. reporter: the future? exactly. and i think he saw the writing on the wall. she saw that, i m young.
i wanted to know more about their marriage and what s been going on between them the past year. reporter: he knew the major event in their marriage in the past year was heather s dramatic physical change. but friends and family said it was about so much more than just dropping pant sizes. as heather lost the weight, she gained a whole new outlook on life. she was kind of quiet and reserved back then when i very first met her. and to see that contrast from then until where she decided, i m going to make some healthy decisions in my life. i mean the butterfly description with her is a great description. just her coming out of her shell and becoming who she was created to be, you know? and you could see that transformation. reporter: in all different aspects of her life? yes. reporter: her cousin diane explained that once heather the butterfly started spreading her wings, she felt that just like her old clothes, her husband chris wasn t fitting anymore. he was not really par