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
of strange. whatever. reporter: then a few days later monica s bakery was crawling with cops. when the police showed up, i thought, wow, that must be that missing girl. reporter: detectives looked around, even shot this video of the place. but they didn t find much. travis was there. so they took him downtown for questioning. travis, this is detective gurule. how s it going? travis. he s a talker. very, very charming. very manipulative. i never met her before then reporter: and talk travis did. reciting the very same story he told tony lee, about picking up a lost and distressed kenia downtown. then stopping for cigarettes at that gas station. where she met another man, who said he d take her home. she put her arm through his arm. like while they were while they were sitting there smoking. and they walked off.
crawling with cops. when the police showed up, i thought, wow, that must be that missing girl. reporter: detectives looked around, even shot this video of the place. but they didn t find much. travis was there. so they took him downtown for questioning. travis, this is detective gurule. how s it going? travis. he s a talker. very, very charming. very manipulative. i never met her before then reporter: and talk travis did. reciting the very same story he told tony lee, about picking up a lost and distressed kenia downtown. then stopping for cigarettes at that gas station. where she met another man, who said he d take her home. she put her arm through his arm. like while they were while they were sitting there smoking. and they spoke spanish, and they walked off. and that was it. that was the last that was it. then i went home. and that s the last you see of her? yes. reporter: travis was cool,
travis, this is detective gurule. reporter: he s a talker. very, very charming, very manipulative. i never met her before then. reporter: and talk travis did, reciting the very same story he told tony lee about picking up a lost and distressed kenia downtown, then stopping for cigarettes at that gas station where she met another man who said he would take her home. she put his arm through his arm while they were sitting there smoking. and they spoke french. and they walked off and that s it. that was the last that was it. then i went home. that s the last you see her? yes. reporter: travis was cool, calm, even contrite about leaving kenia with that strange fellow at the gas station. if she had made the choice to go back home or to get back in, i would have taken her home. if i had felt any sort of
thought, wow, that must be that missing girl. reporter: detectives looked around, even shot this video of the place. but they didn t find much. travis was there. so they took him downtown for questioning. travis, this is detective gurule. how s it going? travis. he s a talker. very, very charming. very manipulative. i never met her before then reporter: and talk travis did. reciting the very same story he told tony lee, about picking up a lost and distressed kenia downtown. then stopping for cigarettes at that gas station. where she met another man, who said he d take her home. she put her arm through his arm. like while they were while they were sitting there smoking. and they walked off. and that was it. that was the last that was it. then i went home. and that s the last you see her? yes. reporter: travis was cool, calm, even contrite about