head just inside just enough to holler out for her. and i i didn t get no response. reporter: he tried calling kay s phone. no answer there either. he came back out front and noticed a young man sitting on a rock across the street. his name was michael, the oldest of kay s friend becky s five kids. michael had overheard the contractor talking on the phone. i walked up to him. and i said, hey, did you say something about this house being broken into? and he was, like, yeah. and i was, like, well, mine has been, too. reporter: so now two broad daylight break-ins of across the fence neighbors. was the thief still lurking? i carry a firearm in my vehicle. so and so actually i i went out and got one just in case. you know, the i mean, the somebody could run out or whatever. reporter: he called 911. yeah, the back door is broke in and the next door neighbor s door is broke in. i d called the owner, but she s not here. and i don t think if she s gone. i mean, i h
reporter: kay and becky even joined weight watchers together. and the two of them were pretty competitive at the weight watcher thing, huh? yes, yes. reporter: who s up a pound, who s down a pound? yes. every day. reporter: and one day in march, 2009, began like any other. kay, the little league mom, got up to take derek to school, and becky, the mother of five, left her house a few minutes later to drop off her kids before her work day began. all very routine. until 8:30 a.m., when contractor mitch cozart showed up to do some maintenance work on kay s back door. you re coming around the corner. you lift up the latch gate. and tell me what you see. okay. when i walked back into the into where the back door was, it was the glass was busted out. and i i immediately knew they had been broken into. reporter: did you put your head inside the house and look around or call all i did reporter: call out her name. i just i just stuck my head just inside just
her house a few minutes later to drop off her kids before her workday began. all very routine. until 8:30 a.m., when contractor mitch cozart showed up to do some maintenance work on kay s back door. you re coming around the corner. you lift up the latch gate. and tell me what you see. okay. when i walked back into the where the back door was, it was the glass was busted out. and i immediately knew they had been broken into. reporter: did you put your head inside the house and look around or call all i did reporter: call out her name. i just i just stuck my head just inside just enough to holler out for her. and i didn t get no response. reporter: he tried calling kay s phone. no answer there either. he came back out front and noticed a young man sitting on a rock across the street. his name was michael, the oldest of kay s friend becky s five kids. michael had overheard the contractor talking on the phone. i walked up to him. and i said, hey, did you say some
watcher thing, huh? yes, yes. reporter: who s up a pound, who s down a pound? yes. every day. reporter: and one day in march 2009 began like any other. kay, the little league mom, got up to take derek to school, and becky, the mother of five, left her house a few minutes later to drop off her kids before her workday began. all very routine. until 8:30 a.m., when contractor mitch cozart showed up to do some maintenance work on kay s back door. you re coming around the corner. you lift up the latch gate. and tell me what you see. okay. when i walked back into the where the back door was, it was the glass was busted out. and i immediately knew they had been broken into. reporter: did you put your head inside the house and look around or call all i did reporter: call out her name. i just i just stuck my head just inside just enough to holler out for her. and i didn t get no response. reporter: he tried calling kay s phone. no answer there either. he came bac
reporter: did you put your head inside the house and look around or call all i did reporter: call out her name. i just i just stuck my head just inside just enough to holler out for her. and i didn t get no response. reporter: he tried calling kay s phone. no answer there either. he came back out front and noticed a young man sitting on a rock across the street. his name was michael, the oldest of kay s friend becky s five kids. michael had overheard the contractor talking on the phone. i walked up to him. and i said, hey, did you say something about this house being broken into? and he was, like, yeah. and i was, like, well, mine has been, too. reporter: so now two broad daylight break-ins of across the fence neighbors. was the thief still lurking? i carry a firearm in my vehicle. and so actually i i went out and got one just in case. you know, i mean, the somebody could run out or whatever. reporter: he called 911. yeah, the back door is broke in