janet gomez: she was like, are you with kenia? and i said, no, i thought she was with you. somehow she disappeared. she was, like, are you with kenya? and i say u no, i thought she w with you. where was she? and clues on the surveillance tape and strange stories from a witness. and then another beauty. this one left for dead. she was unrecognizable. was evil stalking young women? both dark haired. both pretty girls. it was chillingly similar. a place that led to unheard of t places. and then finally, far from the city, the truth revealed on a quiet country road. he got out of the car. and let out this scream. and an act of courage from a woman who refused to be a victim. and i won. and i won. the woman barely alive. her jaw shattered in a dozen pieces. aaten once-beautiful face unrecognizable after the brutal beating, the rape, the fire, the fall, the massive, nearly-fatal stroke. someone thought she would be deadgh now. someone who fled into the night
quickly, the lee family called a news conference and delivered a message to travis forbes. tony lee : if anybody is going to relay any messages to him, tell him, or if you guys talk to him, tell him we got just one question, where is kenia? thats it. keith morrison : but travis wasnt talking anymore, so lee offered a radical idea. tony lee: i called assistant da lombardi, and i said, make a deal. keith morrison: you wanted a deal? tony lee: yeah, i dont care what it is. i dont i said, i dont care you can take it down to manslaughter. i didnt care. just make a deal. its just we just want kenia. kerri lombardi: we really couldnt at that i mean, we were getting there. we were still investigating. what i really wanted was for tell us where she was so we could give closure to this family. keith morrison : but travis was now facing an attempted murder charge for the assault on lydia, and as his case started
no death penalty, no sex crime charges. and in exchange, he would give them a complete confession, what he did to kenia and lydia. and one more thing. he would show them exactly where kenia was. keith morrison : and so on a humid morning in september 2011, forbes found himself in a procession of police cars on a country road northeast of denver. investigators had been here many times before, searching the fields near the farm town of keenesburg looking for kenia. but this day travis had solemnly promised he was going to show them. trailing a car behind travis was da kerri lombardi, nervous, anxious and pessimistic. kerri lombardi: i was worried he wouldnt follow through, because i felt like he sort of liked this game, i thought. keith morrison: so along the way, what were you thinking? kerri lombardi: will he do this, will he not, will some spook him? will he change his mind, is this a big farce? you know, i didnt know if, you know, there was even