paige, if you get this, please, please call somebody everybody s worried about you. everybody s looking for you. please let us know you re ok paige was a woman with premonition. she said she knew something bad was gonna happen a couple of days she, wa missing. we found out she had this second life. quite obviously it dangerous. she had been playing a risk game that opened up the door t the a multitude of people that we needed to start looking at. he was a scam artist. correct he was a liar, manipulative he had a list of names, and whether or not they would have sex with them. could investigators get their man before he struck again? i turned around and he wa sitting in the dark. and sai i m doing to kill you. it s been years since she vanished but few have forgotte paige, how could they, the story of the young mother disappearance has woven itself in to local lore, as thunder hits, finally a trial. it s a mystery we ve been followin
Around. Tonight, a 20 20 investigation piecing it all together. Its like trying to find a needle in a haystack. It is. And we found a lot of needles. She was extremely scared. 911 what is your emergency . That car smelled a dead body in the backseat of this car . And dozens of calls from men who wanted her her last night. This is buddy. Hey, this is jason. I many name is bill. With no lack of suspects. I have lied about a lot of things. Do you think he killed her . Now the jury says it knows who kill ed a soccer mom of threes secret life has become open in a courtroom. Ryan smith has the very latest on this long journey to justice. Reporter Grand Junction. The largest city on colorados western slope, home to these breathtaking mesas, and a Pleasure Center for adventurers. A place where its easy to get lost, and hard to be found. Hi mom, i was just wondering where you been . Reporter thursday, june 28th, 2007. 8year old jess dixon picks up the phone and calls her mom, Paige Birgfeld. He
Dangerous reporter paige had been playing a risky game. That opened up the door to a multitude of people we needed to start looking at. Reporter like this Real Estate Investor. Reporter he was a scam artist . Correct. Reporter and this drifter. He was a liar. He was manipulative. Reporter two possible suspects would become four, then eight including a firefighter with a fixation. He had a list of names. Their bra size and whether or not they would have sex. Reporter did one of them have a motive, to hurt a loving mom . We werent gonna stop until we found the truth. Reporter what happened to paige . Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Keith Morrison with double lives. Reporter its been nine years since she vanished. But few people in Grand Junction, colorado have forgotten Paige Birgfeld how could they . The story of this Young Mothers disappearance has long since woven itself into local lore. Shes a great mother, a great friend. Reporter its a mystery weve been following since i
Start looking at. He was a scam artist. Correct. He was a liar. He was manipulative. Could investigators get their man before he struck again. I turned around and he was sitting in the dark and he said im going to kill you. Its been years since she vanished but few people have forgotten page hopkins. How could they. The story of this Young Mothers disappearance has long since woven itself into local lore. Shes a great mother, a great friend. Reporter its a mystery weve been following since it began. And now, as thunderheads darken the high desert sky, finally a trial. What he told me is that he knew how to get rid of a body so that nobody could find it. He said, im going to kill you and then he just slapped me repeatedly. Reporter finally rumors and gossip would be dispelled or made fact. And the secrets known not only by the guilty but also the shamed would finally be revealed. Why so many secrets, whispers, rumors . Because in this town, where Everybody Knows everybody elses business
Correct. Rt he was a liar. He was manipulative. We have a list of names of whether or not they will have sex. Could investigators get their man before he struck again. I turned around and he was re sitting in the dark and he said, im going to kill you. Its been years since she vanished but few people in Grand Junction, colorado have forgotten paige bergfeld. How could they . The story of this Young Mothers disappearance has long since woven itself into local lore. D h shes a great mother, a great friend. Reporter its a mystery weve been following since it began. And now, as thunderheads darken the high desert sky, finally a trial. What he told me is that he knew how to get rid of a body so that nobody could find it. He said, im going to kill. You, and then he just slapped me repeatedly. Reporter finally rumors and gossip would be dispelled or made fact. And the secrets known not only by the guilty but also the shamed would finally be revealed. Why so many secrets, whispers, rumors . Be