A baffling disappearance, where was he? dad is not just a missing person. He has three sons a wife. I got scared. Hr clues a missing mercedes, a handprint in blood and secret affairs. Multiple love affairs. S a more women and lovers involved in this thing. Was this beauty hiding something deadly? i wanted to get way, i was scared. How would this hollywood story end? like who are these people? hello and welcome to dateline. Gavin smith was a larger than life kind of guy who lived life to the fullest. He was not the type to slip quietly into the night. So when he suddenly vanished without a trace, gavin s sisters wondered why his wife lisa wasn t doing more to find him. Overs years forced lisa to reveal and uncover painful things about their marriage. S keith morrison with dark valley. There was a kind of peace here, in her own chosen exile, vast pacific for company. How else to live with what s impossible to understand or forget? what began that sunny afternoon far away in southern cali
a baffling disappearance. where was he? my dad is not just a missing person. he has three sons. he has a wife. i was very afraid that something terrible was wrong. i got scared. the clues, a missing mercedes, a handprint in blood, and a musical chairs of secret affairs. he had multiple love affairs. yes. there s more women. there s more lovers involved in this whole thing. was this beauty hiding something deadly? i wanted to get away. i was scared. how would this hollywood story end? i just feared for my family. i don t want to lose my dad. like who are these people? hello and welcome to dateline. gavin smith was a larger than life kind of guy who lived life to the fullest. he was not the type to slip quietly into the night. so when he suddenly vanished without a trace, gavin s sister wondered why his wife lisa wasn t doing more to find him. as the months turned into years the mysterious disappearance would force lisa to reveal and uncover painful
And that gavin was a victim long after he was murdered. and so are we. john creech was sentenced to the maximum for manslaughter, 11 years in prison. the d.a. in detroit, michigan, indicted mr. creech on federal drug trafficking charges. if convicted his exposure was anywhere 5 to 40 years in prison. in june 2019, john creech was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, ten years, ten months, to be served concurrently with time for manslaughter in california state prison. lisa smith has done her best to restart her life, she and the boys in hawaii now. far from the wreckage of that california life that never was quite as perfect as it looked. it was painful to remain
And that gavin was a victim long after he was murdered, and so were we. reporter: john creech is sentenced to the mx ma am for manslaughter, 11 years in prison. the d.a. in detroit, michigan, indicted mr. creech on federal drug trafficking charges. if convicted, his exposure is anywhere from 5 to 40 years in prison. in june 2019, creech was found guilty. he was given ten years, ten months, a sentence he will serve concurrently with his time for manslaughter in the california state prison, and lisa smith has done her best to restart life. she and the boys are in hawaii now, far from the wreckage of the california life that never was quite as perfect as it looked. painful to remain there. so starting fresh.
And so are we. john creech was sentenced to the maximum for manslaughter, 11 years in prison. the da in detroit, michigan, indicted mr. creech on federal drug trafficking charges. if it convicted, his exposure is anywhere from five to 40 years in prison. in june 2019, john creech was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. he was given ten years, ten months, a sentence he ll serve concurrently with his remaining time for manslaughter in a california state prison. and lisa smith has done her best to restart life. she and the broiz in hawaii now, far from the wreckage of that california life. that never was quite as perfect as it looked. it s painful to remain there. it is starting fresh.