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
and for three long days he was left twisting in the wind once again by travis forbes. kenias family knew nothing of this, still holding out hope that she was somehow alive. tony lee: every time i was driving down the street and id seen a skinny little black-haired girl, i cant tell you how many accidents ive almost had trying to get around the corner to see who this little skinny black- haired girl is. there were still reports coming up in of sightings of her. and youve got to turn in all these sightings because you you dont know. keith morrison : but then something happened to travis forbes that weekend. he apparently had second thoughts about his own second thoughts. detective nash gurule: and when i got back on monday, i got a call and they said, deals back on, its being finalized. we should be able to go next week. keith morrison: sometimes taking a weekend away is quite profitable. detective nash gurule: yes. the weight of the world just got lifted from me. keith morrison: the de
for three long days he was left twisting in the wind once again by travis forbes. kenia s family knew nothing of this, still holding out hope that she was somehow alive. every time i was driving down the street and i seen a skinny little black-haired girl, i can t tell you how many accidents i ve almost had trying to get around the corner to see who this little skinny black-haired girl is. there was still reports coming in of sightings of her. and you ve got to turn in all these sightings because you don t know. reporter: but then something happened to travis forbes that weekend. he apparently had second thoughts about his own second thoughts. and when i got back on monday, i got a call and they said the deal s back on, it s being finalized, we should be able to be going next week. sometimes taking a weekend away is quite profitable. yes. the weight of the world just got lifted from me. the deal with travis was quite straightforward.
tell his children. kenia s little sister and brother. and the first question out of both of their mouths at the different times, is she alive? and i had to tell them no. i couldn t do nothing for them. i just don t feel like it s fair that people get to grow up with their sisters but she was only there for a little bit of my life. like she won t be able to see like me grow up and get married or have kids, and i won t be able to see her grow up and get married and have kids. like we ll just never get to have that bond. reporter: but this most horrendous of days wasn t quite over. police still needed a complete confession from forbes on tape. we re driving back. i look back at him. he goes, hey, nash, i told you i d tell you where she was. he goes, are you happy you found her? he goes, are you happy?
i was devastated. i was devastated. i hung up the phone. my wife looked at me. and she says, you okay? and i looked at her, and i m crying. i said, there s nothing more i could do. i got him there. i led him there. i led him to the trough. reporter: gurule and his wife went on their trip anyway, and for three long days he was left twisting in the wind once again by travis forbes. kenia s family knew nothing of this, still holding out hope that she was somehow alive. every time i was driving down the street and i seen a skinny little black-haired girl, i can t tell you how many accidents i ve almost had trying to get around the corner to see who this little skinny black-haired girl is. there was still reports coming in of sightings of her. and you ve got to turn in all these sightings because you don t know. reporter: but then something