Case. Elizabeth mattered. She i had gotten a call saying, youll never believe this. Sayin youre like, this is it. It was just a picture, shut up one they on social media back in 2014. It was an early offering on our missing america series. And that bright, open face, the questions that begged for answers. Who was Elisabeth Sullivan . Completely brilliant. She was almost an unacknowledged genius. I dont even know how to describe it, it was like this tornado mom that was disheveled, she was fighting, she will talk here in here and go all over the place. They knew her well, these two. And so they knew in October Of 2014 something very serious was going on. I had never seen her so nervous. She didnt know what to do. Their best friend seem to be on the verge of doing something drastic. She was angry. I dont want to call it frantic, but, you know, it gives you cold sweats. We needed to know. What happened to her . Was she alive . Was she dead . Couldnt know that. There was a story here that
the missing person, did not see any signs of all. play it s like what, i know i m just different. i ll just feel like something s lost. i very, very much believe that my friend was in danger. did you get the impression you were a list of possibles? definitely. the husband, he was under suspicion, basically immediately. there were searches of his own the husband was cooperative. the boyfriend was not. got a warrant for his home, his phone, his computer. this was a very complicated case. elizabeth mattered. she i had gotten a call saying, you ll never believe this. you re like, this is it. it was just a picture, shut up one they on social media back in 2014. it was an early offering on our missing america series. and that bright, open face, the questions that begged for answers. who was elisabeth sullivan? completely brilliant. she was almost an unacknowledged genius. i don t even know how to describe it, it was like this tornado mom that was disheveled, she
a month later, more carpet cleaner. and a roll of plastic wrap. i don t mean to big industrial stuff? yes. did you have an explanation for that? he said when his mom was coming out that he needed to wrap up some of the things that she had brought and put them in storage. another perfectly reasonable answer. so far out their suspicion, they couldn t prove matt did anything. or that liz didn t just run off on her own. and so it went until detective collier and her team had exhausted all their leads. and soon elizabeth sullivan, claudia leslie wells, marleen quay liz s name was another in a long list of missing people profiled by san diego s nbc seven investigates. just names to us but to family members and friends they are
credit card charges. one of, them the nathan reported he was missing. we noticed he d gone to her ace hardware, and he got carpet cleaner. what was his answer for? it answer was, that his mother was coming into town, and he wanted to get that cleaned up before she got there, because it looks dirty. perfectly reasonable. reasonable, but suspicious. the second charge? a month later. more carpet cleaner. and the role of plastic wrap. i don t mean the kind of use for kitchen, the big industrial stuff. they have an explanation for? that he said when his mom was coming out, he needs to wrap up some of the things that, she had brought and put them in storage. another perfectly reasonable answer. so, for all their suspicion, they can prove math did anything. well, liz didn t run off on our
once again. the case had hit a wall. and yet another year went by, not a single lead. but they couldn t just give up. we all sat down and just collectively decided that we wanted to go back in the house, because there are some things that we needed more of. during the previous, search they had noticed someone insights in the attic, broken as if someone had been climbing around up there. so when they returned in october 2016, that s where they went looking. i started just pulling up all the isolation, and the whole attic, and making sure that everything was looked under, and through. and up in the attic, under the insulation, she found it. a military style folding knife. but is that moment like. for me? kind of thrilling. because i felt like it