enough to go and have dinner. reporter: the next day, the 23rd, marissa s family would join them to celebrate again over a late lunch. on our way there, i remember texting him. texting your uncle. yes. i didn t get a response. but was that unusual that he didn t text you back? yes. reporter: they got to the house around 4:00pm and knocked on the front door. nothing. no answer. reporter: marissa s father, jaime s brother herman, checked around the back of the house. no sign of jaime or sandra. then we thought, okay, well maybe well, maybe they they left. maybe they went to go get something. and then my dad s like, no, but his truck is out there. so finally that s when my dad said, oh, i m just gonna go inside. reporter: herman walked through an open garage door, and entered the house itself through an unlocked interior door. then he comes around and to open up the front door. reporter: the visitors huddled in the dark entrance hall, expecting a greeti
but was that unusual that he didn t text you back? yes. reporter: they got to the house around 4:00pm and knocked on the front door. nothing. no answer. reporter: marissa s father, jaime s brother herman, checked around the back of the house. no sign of jaime or sandra. then we thought, okay, well maybe well, maybe they they left. maybe they went to go get something. and then my dad s like, no, but his truck is out there. so finally that s when my dad said, oh, i m just gonna go inside. reporter: herman walked through an open garage door, and entered the house itself through an unlocked interior door. then he comes around and to open up the front door. reporter: the visitors huddled in the dark entrance hall, expecting a greeting from sandra or jaime. but none came. just as they got ready to leave, they heard something. it sounded like sandra. it was mumbling. where was her voice coming from, marissa? we did not know. my dad i just remember he just r
reporter: they got to the house around 4:00pm and knocked on the front door. nothing. no answer. reporter: marissa s father, jaime s brother herman, checked around the back of the house. no sign of jaime or sandra. then we thought, okay, well maybe well, maybe they they left. maybe they went to go get something. and then my dad s like, no, but his truck is out there. so finally that s when my dad said, oh, i m just gonna go inside. reporter: herman walked through an open garage door, and entered the house itself through an unlocked interior door. then he comes around and to open up the front door. reporter: the visitors huddled in the dark entrance hall, expecting a greeting from sandra or jaime. but none came. just as they got ready to leave, they heard something. it sounded like sandra. it was mumbling. where was her voice coming from, marissa? we did not know. my dad i just remember he just ran straight into the master bedroom. reporter: marissa raced