pregnant. in order to do this, she had to have help. prosecutors had a hard time believing that esteban was physically capable of killing michelle le all by herself. we encourage them to make sure they eliminated any possible suspects just just, the father of gisele s child. that would be scott, the ex-boyfriend which is referring to. so, everybody s antenna went up. in late july of 2011, 63 days after michele s disappearance, as the le family searches the hills, ritchie got a very strange phone call from scott. who was sounding out of breath. sad to believe that he thinks he had found michel s phone. i asked him, where do you find michele s phone? he said, in the back of my car. coming up at first police doubt scott story. did we miss something, is he had the other part in this? or, was he gisele s next
this? i mean, how are you holding up? it s just weird. ford. just trying to stay active and some of my colleagues, their just trying to keep the word response was, well, who helped her do it, because she s a out. i m trying to stay positive. reporter: right. woman, she s pregnant. it s just really trying to in order to do this, she had to have help. stay positive is the hardest reporter: prosecutors had a part. the hardest times for me are at hard time believing esteban was night. physically capable of killing getting in bed and thinking, michelle le all by herself. like, gosh, i wish michelle was in i hope michelle s a bed. we encouraged them to make yeah. sure they eliminated any reporter: i mean, you clearly possible suspects, such as the father of giselle s child. have decided you ve decided reporter: that would be scott the ex-boyfriend, butch is she s still alive. uh-huh. referring to. it s not over, and it s not and so everybody s antennae went going t
keith morrison: prosecutors had a hard time believing esteban was physically capable of killing michelle le all by herself. we encouraged them to make sure they eliminated any possible suspects, such as the father of giselle s child. keith morrison: that would be scott, the ex-boyfriend, butch is referring to. and so, everybody s antenna went up. in late july of 2011, 63 days after michelle s disappearance as the le family searched the hills for her ritchie got a very strange phone call from scott who sounded out of breath. saying that he believed that he had found michelle s phone. i asked him, where did you find michelle s phone? in the backseat of his car. lester holt: coming up at first, police doubt scott s story. had we missed something? is he the other part of this? lester holt: or was he giselle s next victim? did you ever have any concern about scott s safety? yes.
we talk to that knows giselle? reporter: ritchie consulted an alameda county assistant d.a., a guy named butch, butch ford. some of my colleagues, their response was, well, who helped her do it, because she s a woman, she s pregnant. in order to do this, she had to have help. reporter: prosecutors had a hard time believing esteban was physically capable of killing michelle le all by herself. we encouraged them to make sure they eliminated any possible suspects, such as the father of giselle s child. reporter: that would be scott the ex-boyfriend, butch is referring to. and so everybody s antennae went up in late july, 63 days after michelle s disappearance, as the le family searched the hills for her. detective ritchie got a very strange phone call from scott, who sounded out of breath. saying that he believed that he had found michelle s phone. i asked him, where did you find michelle s phone? in the back seat of his car.
have help. reporter: prosecutors had a hard time believing esteban was physically capable of killing michelle le all by herself. we encouraged them to make sure they eliminated any possible suspects, such as the father of giselle s child. reporter: that would be scott the ex-boyfriend, butch is referring to. and so everybody s antennae went up in late july, 63 days after michelle s disappearance, as the le family searched the hills for her. detective ritchie got a very strange phone call from scott, who sounded out of breath. saying that he believed that he had found michelle s phone. i asked him, where did you find michelle s phone? in the back seat of his car. coming up, at first police doubt scott s story. had we missed something? is he the other part of this?