there rather than t-o. so, it was just i said it was just it just changed. reporter: and then, the text messages simply stopped. cher s aunt mary called the us embassy in panama, and begged for help. the embassy made a big point of saying people disappear all the time. and if she wants to be found, she will contact you. and so i had a hard time shouting into the darkness of the embassy saying help me, help me. reporter: things got worse. cher didn t call her father on his birthday. it was a huge alarm bell. i knew how she felt about her dad. and she would never, ever miss his birthday. so something had happened to cher, for sure. in my heart, i knew then. reporter: after two months, it was staring everyone in the face the unanswered phone calls, the strange messages, the missed birthday all the clues pointing to a horrible conclusion. did you start to panic? yeah. i knew something was wrong. the whole family started to panic. reporter: the terrible realizati
of saint people disappear all the time and if she wants to be found she will contact you. so, i had a hard time shouting into the darkness of the embassy, saying help me, help me. things things got worse. cher didn t call her father on his birthday. it was a huge alarm bell. i knew how she felt about her dad. she would never, ever miss his birthday. so, something had happened to cher for sure. after two months, it was staring everyone in the face. the unanswered phone calls, the strange messages, the missed birthday. all the clues pointing to a horrible conclusion. did you start to panic? yes. i knew something was wrong. the whole family started to panic. the terrible realization sank in. cher hadn t gone all ceiling or run away with a mystery man. she wasn t hiding out in an apartment in panama city. something had happened to her. friends in bocas wrapped rocked their brains for answers and started thinking about another
i knew something was wrong. the whole family started to panic. reporter: the terrible realization sank in cher hadn t gone off sailing, or run away with a mystery man. she wasn t hiding out in apartment in panama city. something had happened to her. friends in bocas wracked their brains for answers, and they started thinking about another american from their group who d also left abruptly. had anyone heard from him? what if cher wasn t the only person missing what if there were two? i just woke up one morning. just like one of those weird things. and i just knew. coming up, another american who apparently just walked away leaving his home and a lot of questions behind. she was by the door, his cane next to the front door, dirty dishes in the sink. gave me a really weird vibe. i knew right off the bat what s going on here? i couldn t ignore it anymore. somebody had to do something. when dateline continues. o dog when dateline continues
cher s aunt mary called the us embassy in panama, and begged for help. the embassy made a big point of saying people disappear all the time. and if she wants to be found, she will contact you. and so i had a hard time shouting into the darkness of the embassy saying help me, help me. reporter: things got worse. cher didn t call her father on his birthday. it was a huge alarm bell. i knew how she felt about her dad. and she would never, ever miss his birthday. so something had happened to cher, for sure. in my heart, i knew then. reporter: after two months, it was staring everyone in the face the unanswered phone calls, the strange messages, the missed birthday all the clues pointing to a horrible conclusion. did you start to panic? yeah. i knew something was wrong. the whole family started to panic. reporter: the terrible realization sank in cher hadn t gone off sailing, or run away with a mystery man. she wasn t hiding out in apartment in panama city. something
cher s aunt mary called the us embassy in panama, and begged for help. the embassy made a big point of saying people disappear all the time. and if she wants to be found, she will contact you. and so i had a hard time shouting into the darkness of the embassy saying help me, help me. reporter: things got worse. cher didn t call her father on his birthday. it was a huge alarm bell. i knew how she felt about her dad. and she would never, ever miss his birthday. so something had happened to cher, for sure. in my heart, i knew then. reporter: after two months, it was staring everyone in the face the unanswered phone calls, the strange messages, the missed birthday all the clues pointing to a horrible conclusion. did you start to panic? yeah. i knew something was wrong. the whole family started to panic. reporter: the terrible realization sank in cher hadn t gone off sailing, or run away with a mystery man. she wasn t hiding out in apartment in panama city.