we had to do something, time is of the essence, because they were still hoping she was alive, and certainly, there is always still that hope. i felt pressure, personally, to give the family some closure. i could not stand the thought of having a child out there. i don t know where they were live, where they were, and i wanted to be able to give them that information. the focus, first, of course, is on the good samaritan. the guy who gave her a ride, travis. he was 30, one they discovered, and had a rap sheet for theft, and drugs. now, he owned a small business in denver, baking, and delivering gluten-free granola bars. he was renting a space at a local bakery, owned by monica pool. travis was energetic, he seemed friendly, you wanted to have a business, and he bought into granola bars.
interview, travis forbes disappeared. coming up. travis is gone. i put out a tele-type saying, if you find any bodies, give me a call. then, another surprise. my lieutenant said, grab your search warrant for his dna. so, i hop up lane, that night. when dateline, continues. there s nothing like hitting the waves. but with my moderate-to-severe eczema it hasn t always been easy,. .since my skin was so irritated and itchy. .and even worse with all my gear on. now, i m staying ahead of my eczema. there s a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the insie to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so adults can have long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief.
right away, he said. the video confirmed. he was cleared. that left only two possible suspects. the mysterious man at the gas station, travis forbes. and, apparently, travis was feeling the heat. i man. so, out of the blue, he decided to go public. you know, the truth is all we have. he went on camera, when the denver tv station. it has been two weeks, and nobody has heard from her. there has been no trace of her. it is surreal. i don t know what to think of it. since you are a person of interest, did you do something with her? did you kidnap her? did you sexually assault her? i did not.
the message said hey, hey, this is travis, the guy with the creepy white van, smiley face. did you get home okay? travis? who was travis? nobody in kenya circle of friends had ever heard of anybody name travis. i kept calling, i kept leaving these messages. no answer. no calls back. at this point, the mysterious travis, and the creepy white van, was the only possible lead in their daughter s disappearance. they filed a missing persons report, but it was too soon, the police told them, to start an investigation. so, alone, they panicked. we were running around like chickens with our heads cut off. we didn t know what to do. we were starting to freak out. we re just trying to determine what we have to do. then, one terrifying day later, they finally returned tony s cause. he had some stunning news about the whereabouts, and just who she might be with. coming up the dinner that she was
what did you think when you heard that? i said, thank goodness, and that maybe we could look into. long shot, they figured. detective shackled called the checked of guerrilla in denver. i laid out what happened, and what happened. they said he s at the place of, various bleach on, her and around the house, and he was silent on the other end of the phone. then, finally, he said, oh my god. she said, what do you think? i said, i think it s him. i get chills now, talking about it. it was quite the moment. who was travis? a serial offender, hunting women? was he having another, even now? the two detectives were convinced of it. but, as badly as they wanted to lock him away, they just did not have sufficient evidence. so, travis was a free man, roaming fort collins, at will. and, at night? dateline returns, after the break.