melissa lewis. the lawyer s body was found floating in a canal two days after she went missing. as they always do, detectives looked at the circle she moved. and was there something in the background of my victim here, that accounts to what s been happening to? them we don t think so she was living a high-risk lifestyle, she s a prominent attorney, she safety conscious, she carries her pepper spray. melissa specialized and people with [inaudible] . employment lawsuits. people didn t find anything between melissa nord clients, or people she had. sued detectives talk to the ex-husbands. but his alibi was solid. and then they looked at the current men in her life. what about boyfriends? she was a single woman who had been dating some. guys we assigned to tech those to go out there and talk to them, and they were all abide out pretty quickly. of course they also wanted to talk to melissa s coworker, and boston. who better to talk to than someone s best friend. to find out wha
even future presidents.us fundraisers? well, scott was your man. once your name gets out there you truly cannot imagine how many people knock on your door.n reporter: and the door scott knocked on was melissa s. melissa was the one that he knew she could handle it.el he knew that she wouldn t let anything fall through the cracks. reporter: melissa specialized in employment law, but volunteered her time for w, battered women and victims rights. she also worked on building a memorial garden for crime al victims.mo she was always a champion for the underdog. reporter: melissa eventually met a lawyer from a different firm and married. debra was a bridesmaid.ar but after five years her best friend s marriage had come undone and ended in a messy divorce. that divorce just devastated her.vo reporter: after melissa s divorce, she took on a second full-time job, best aunt ever.rc carrie holmberg is her sister. missy didn t have children herself. no. she didn t want to have ch
he hobnobbed with a who s who of big-deal names in sports, politics and business. even future presidents. fundraisers? well, scott was your man. once your name gets out there you truly cannot imagine how many people knock on your door. reporter: and the door scott knocked on was melissa s. melissa was the one that he knew she could handle it. he knew that she wouldn t let anything fall through the cracks. reporter: melissa specialized in employment law, but volunteered her time for battered women and victims rights. she also worked on building a memorial garden for crime victims. she was always a champion for the underdog. reporter: melissa eventually met a lawyer from a different firm and married. debra was a bridesmaid. but after five years her best friend s marriage had come undone and ended in a messy divorce. that divorce just devastated her. reporter: after melissa s divorce, she took on a second full-time job, best aunt ever. carrie holmberg is her sister.
their gregarious boss, scott, was the front man. he hobnobbed with a who s who of big-deal names in sports, politics and business. even future presidents. fundraisers? well, scott was your man. once your name gets out there you truly cannot imagine how many people knock on your door. reporter: and the door scott knocked on was melissa s. melissa was the one that he knew she could handle it. he knew that she wouldn t let anything fall through the cracks. reporter: melissa specialized in employment law, but volunteered her time for battered women and victims rights. she also worked on building a memorial garden for crime victims. she was always a champion for the underdog. reporter: melissa eventually met a lawyer from a different firm and married. debra was a bridesmaid. but after five years her best friend s marriage had come undone and ended in a messy divorce. that divorce just devastated her. reporter: after melissa s divorce, she took on a second
their gregarious boss scott was the frontman. he hobnobbed with a who s who of big deal names in sports, politics, and business even future presidents. fundraisers, well, scott was your man. once your name gets out there, you truly cannot imagine how many people knock on your door. dennis murphy (voiceover): and the door scott knocked on was melissa s. melissa was the one that, he knew she could handle it. he knew that she wouldn t let anything fall through the cracks. dennis murphy (voiceover): melissa specialized in employment law, but volunteered her time for battered women and victim s rights. she also worked on building a memorial garden for crime victims. debra viegas (voiceover): she was always a champion for the underdog dennis murphy (voiceover): melissa eventually met a lawyer from a different firm and married. debra was a bridesmaid. but after five years, her best friend s marriage had come undone and ended in a messy divorce. that divorce just devastated her. dennis murphy