devil made him do it, but he himself made him do it. the interview her school may not want you to hear. they knew, and they didn t stop it. you don t have to be rocket scientist to go, there s trouble brewing in tad cummings classroom. now, she s revealing all-new details from the 38 days on the road. he told me i was going to live with him until i died. creating new identities, live, hiding in a commune. it was a unanimous decision, we didn t want him here. and then the end of the road, in a deserted cabin. i thought that this was going to be the end. now, she s still fighting the town that doubts her. some people questioned whether or not you went willingly. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i m david muir. and i m amy robach. this is 20/20. it was one of the biggest stories of the year. the girl who went from classroom to captive. and we haven t heard from the young woman who went missing. but that all changes here tonight. here s eva
her story. he can say all along, the devil made him do it. but he himself made him do it. the interview the school may not want you to hear. they knew. and they didn t stop it. now, she s revealing all-new details from the 38 days on the road. he told me i was going to live with him until i died. creating new identities, hiding in a commune. it was a unanimous decision, we didn t want him here. then the end of the road, in a desseerted cabin. now, she s still fighting the town that doubts her. some people questioned whether or not you went willingly. good evening, thanks for joining us. i m david muir. and i m amy robach. this is 20/20. it was one of the biggest stories of the year, the captive girl. and we haven t heard from the young woman who went missing. but that all changes here tonight. here s eva pilgrim, on the story from the start. reporter: tonight, we are heading to rural culleoka, tennessee, where this strange and heartwrenching story
it s the most frightening thing in the world. a young wife. she always saw the good and people. she had a way to make you smile. missing for nine days. it is so happening. she is somewhere she shouldn t be. it s hard enough when they didn t know. much worse when they did. i came over the tv that the body had been found. as long as i live i won t forget that. it did. had her troubled past caught up to her? it s going to freak out. or, was it something darker? he said that he would put it in her rebel. how did she change? she became more sexual with people. we wanted her dad? you found him somewhat of a player, but does that make him a killer? one night, she was supposed to meet her husband at their friends place for dinner, but she never showed up. and, never came back home. who was responsible for her disappearance? here is dennis murphy, with secrets and seattle. seattle a small tattoo at the back, a nexus with signs of strangulation. dete
miles. sticking to the back roads. once you get into you re home free. getting to the back to earth commune that kicked them out. he got angry, and almost blew a gasket. and then the then the then te where they were finally found. this was manipulation. not a fairy tale, this is a case of kidnapping. good evening. i m elizabeth vargas. and i m david muir. as we come on the air here tonight, that high school teacher, tad cummins, is being transported to a tennessee jail, facing felony charges because of how far he took that girl, across state lines. meanwhile, she is trying to stitch her life together. here s eva pilgrim, who has been covering the story since the first amber alert. as things went from classroom to captive. reporter: tonight we are heading to rural culleoka, tennessee, where this strange and heart-wrenching story begins. it s the dimple of the universe. reporter: tucked in the lush green of these rolling hills, you ll find a post office, g
miles. sticking to the back roads. once you get into mexico, you re home free. getting to the back to earth commune that kicked them out. he got angry, and almost blew a gasket. and then the desserterted ca where they were finally found. this was manipulation. not a fairy tale, this is a case of kidnapping. good evening. i m elizabeth vargas. and i m david muir. as we come on the air here tonight, that high school teacher, tad cummins, is being transported to a tennessee jail, facing felony charges because of how far he took that girl, across state meanwhile, she is trying to stitch her life together. here s eva pilgrim, who has been covering the story since the first amber alert. as things went from classroom to captive. reporter: tonight we are heading to rural culleoka, tennessee, where this strange and heart-wrenching story begins. it s the dimple of the universe. reporter: tucked in the lush green of these rolling hills, you ll find a post office, g