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still, theirs was no shotgun wedding. the young couple celebrated in traditional style. kevin was on top of the world. it was the perfect picture, wasn t it? it was the perfect picture. reporter: kevin loved being a dad and he and morgan had two more children, but his relationship with his own father was rocky, had been since his parents divorce. we re both stubborn and we re both pig headed so he didn t call me and i didn t call him and it got into a little bit of a battle. years went by? years went by. by june 2010 kevin and his dad had patched things up, grown closer than ever. they made plans for the whole family to celebrate father s day together. he was so excited. he said to me, dad, i can t wait to come out for father s day and i said, i can t wait to have you. i said, i love you and this is so wonderful. he just seemed to be at peace that i had never seen him at. then it was the morning of the father s day party when it happened. sister michelle called t
flag. every other update had come from his cellphone because it shows the little cellphone and this one came from a computer. which seems so odd. the family knew kevin did everything on his cell. what s more the wording in his text messages just didn t sound like kevin. for example, michelle wondered when did he start calling her sis? in the pit of my stomach i just felt something bad had happened to kevin. and if the cops would not investigate, the family decided it was time to do some detective work themselves. i m afraid his wife and the new boyfriend are making a move right now to leave. they re leaving. coming up what would it take to alert the police? things just aren t adding up. i said, would you mind coming back to the police station? i do have a couple more questions for you. when dateline continues. fo. when dateline continues but excedrin pulls me back in a way others don t. and it relieves my symptoms fast for real migraine relief.
police couldn t wrap their head around this one. until they found it. a trail of texts. we were like, it s right there. it sure was. every stunning detail. snapple iced tea seemed like the perfect tool to put the poison inside of. was this a loving spouse or a lethal one? police were in for a killer surprise. i feel like the gates of hell are opening. i don t know what they were thinking. i m lester holt. this is dateline who knows what mysteries lie at heart of a marriage. anything can happen behind closed doors. reporter: how much do we reveal to the ones we love? do we keep our betrayals hidden behind closed doors or do we hide in plain sight, masking our deed with word. the text message says i m fine just clearing my head. reporter: that was kevin mangle, sclerg his head he told. facebook status wants to be left alone. maybe he just had enough. need aid ed a va skagcation for. reporter: there was a trail of text messages that told another story.
and kevin was very committed to making sure that he stayed in a relationship, and he gave it his all. reporter: kevin was 20 when he met the one, his forever girl. morgan, from a few towns away, where she graduated from an exclusive catholic girls school. morgan was very, very charming. i mean, she was very sweet. and very attentive to me. always came over the house just to hang out with me. reporter: outgoing and charismatic, morgan made an effort to win over kevin s friends, too, mike and his fiancee, noel. very nice, very upbeat, very friendly. always smiling. reporter: and kevin? well, he fell hard for morgan s charm. he just he loved her. he was head over heels for her. reporter: so kevin was about to get what he d always wanted a wife and kids, but just not in that order. morgan gave birth to their first child a few months before he got married. still, theirs was no shotgun wedding. the young couple celebrated in traditional style. kevin was on top