have wild mood swings, and they knew she had a diagnosed mood disorder. reporter: did they tell you that she was bipolar? yes, told me she was bipolar. she had been taking medication, and was off of her medication, probably because of her giving birth to the child. reporter: but there was another prescription bottle too. and then they also showed us a bottle that was empty, you know, that maybe alluding to the fact that she had taken medication and was going to use it to hurt herself. reporter: the day she left? james told the detectives he was so worried about her state of mind, he stayed home from work to keep an eye on her. james says that she was acting up. and he didn t want to let marie take the baby. reporter: he was afraid the baby might be harmed or something. right. reporter: then, late that afternoon, said pastor james, marie said she was tired, went to lie down, tanya took the baby out shopping so marie could rest. the pastor said he waited around for a bi
she might be going into a depression state, yes. reporter: thing was, said the pastor and his wife, marie could have wild mood swings, and they knew she had a diagnosed mood disorder. reporter: did they tell you that she was bipolar? yes, told me she was bipolar. she had been taking medication and was off of her medication, probably due because of her giving birth to the child. reporter: but there was another prescription bottle too. and then they also showed us a bottle that was empty, you know, that maybe alluding to the fact that she had taken medication and was gonna use it to hurt herself. reporter: the day she left? james told the detectives he was so worried about her state of mind that he stayed home from work to keep an eye on her. james says that she was acting up. and he didn t want marie take the baby. reporter: he was afraid the baby might be harmed or something. right. reporter: then, late that afternoon, said pastor james, marie said she was tired
sister and mother were shot, ebony and her grandparents remained fearful. reporter: you must have been worried like who did this and where are they? yes. i was thinking about the safety of the kids and me. so i didn t go out much. reporter: back at the police station, detective arnold was trying to figure out his next move when his investigation caught a lucky break. a 75-year-old neat nick spotted some of air s things in a rain-soaked ditch three miles from erin s house and phoned police. empty prescription bottle and i.d. kards and paper and something else that didn t belong. tell me about this. this is a cadillac manual. reporter: a cadillac owner s manual. it stood out because it didn t seem to fit with the rest of the money mess, so why was the car manual there? and whose was it? rick arnold tried thumbing through it but the pages were soaked together. the front and the back cover
yes, told me she was bipolar. she had been taking medication and was off of her medication, probably due because of her giving birth to the child. reporter: but there was another prescription bottle too. and then they also showed us a bottle that was empty, you know, that maybe alluding to the fact that she had taken medication and was gonna use it to hurt herself. reporter: the day she left? james told the detectives he was so worried about her state of mind that he stayed home from work to keep an eye on her. james says that she was acting up. and he didn t want marie take the baby. reporter: he was afraid the baby might be harmed or something. right. reporter: then late that afternoon, said pastor james, marie said she was tired, went to lie down, and tanya took the baby out shopping so marie could rest. the pastor said he waited around for a bit, talked to her briefly when she woke up and then went out for a run. and when he returned marie and her white mazda pi
reporter: thing was, said the pastor and his wife, marie could have wild mood swings, and they knew she had a diagnosed mood disorder. reporter: did they tell you that she was bipolar? yes, told me she was bipolar. she had been taking medication and was off of her medication, probably due because of her giving birth to the child. reporter: but there was another prescription bottle too. and then they also showed us a bottle that was empty, you know, that maybe alluding to the fact that she had taken medication and was gonna use it to hurt herself. reporter: the day she left? james told the detectives he was so worried about her state of mind that he stayed home from work to keep an eye on her. james says that she was acting up. and he didn t want marie take the baby. reporter: he was afraid the baby might be harmed or something. right. reporter: then, late that afternoon, said pastor james, marie said she was tired, went to lie down, and tanya took the baby out sho