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<i> [tape rewinds]</i>

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<i> - She was really serious</i>
<i> about her job,</i>

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<i> And she loved her dog.</i>

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She took boogie
everywhere with her.

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- She sent me a text,
and she was like,

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<i> "hey, s, if anything happens,"</i>

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<i> And I was like,</i>
<i> something's wrong.</i>

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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> - Everyone was watching</i>
<i> this case.</i>

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<i> It's a missing woman,</i>

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But also it's
a missing veteran.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - She knew she was</i>
<i> being videotaped,</i>

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And she's leaving breadcrumbs.

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<i> - It looked like</i>
<i> maybe she was carjacked.</i>

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<i> Maybe somebody pulled her</i>
<i> out of her vehicle.</i>

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Maybe she was kidnapped.

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<i> - A murder case is tough</i>
<i> as it is,</i>

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<i> But a no-body murder case</i>

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Kind of is
in a different league.

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<i> You're looking at this</i>
<i> person's actual final moments.</i>

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It just strikes at your heart.

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<i> [eerie music]</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> [percussive music]</i>

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<i> - San diego, california,</i>
<i> September 2017.</i>

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<i> 37-year-old julia jacobson is</i>
<i> a woman on the move.</i>

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<i> - Julia was very hard-working,</i>

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<i> Very driven, determined,</i>
<i> focused.</i>

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She had goals,
and there was not gonna be

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Anybody that was gonna get
in the way of those goals.

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<i> - When julia was</i>
<i> in her early 20s,</i>

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<i> She joined the army</i>
<i> after serving</i>

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<i> In the rotc in college,</i>

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<i> And she quickly rose</i>
<i> to the rank of captain.</i>

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<i> - Julia was one</i>
<i> of my classmates</i>

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<i> And battle buddies in rotc.</i>

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A lot of times in the military
you'll find people

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That are very type a
but almost to a toxic fault,

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And julia was never that.

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<i> She was very centered,</i>
<i> very grounded.</i>

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She wasn't gonna push you down.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- I met julia
when we were serving

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With the 39th finance battalion
in germany.

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<i> We were the same age.</i>

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<i> But of course,</i>
<i> she was an officer.</i>

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<i> I was enlisted.</i>

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That just goes to show you

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How dedicated
and driven she is.

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<i> One thing about julia</i>
<i> that I really admire is,</i>

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She will not let you fail.

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She will always make sure
that you succeed.

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<i> - And those qualities</i>
<i> prove invaluable for julia,</i>

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<i> Who served two tours of duty</i>
<i> as a finance officer in iraq.</i>

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- Our mission in iraq was
to fund the outlying bases.

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And we would transfer
large sums at a time by air.

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<i> Julia put together</i>
<i> a great team,</i>

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<i> And we all know our duties.</i>

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<i> Everything was</i>
<i> very coordinated.</i>

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Dangerous, yes, but we knew
what we were getting into.

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<i> - In iraq, every place</i>
<i> that you went was dangerous.</i>

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And julia transporting
large sums of money

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Had to be brave and had to be
focused on the job at hand.

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Her with her wads of money.

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This is the julia
that I know and loved.

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Just soldier.

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I'm sure she is rolling
before this picture is taken.

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That smile.

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[laughs]

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<i> - After her discharge</i>
<i> from the army in 2009</i>

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<i> At the age of 29,</i>

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<i> Julia transitions seamlessly</i>
<i> from military</i>

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<i> To corporate work,</i>
<i> climbing the ranks</i>

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<i> Of the accounting division</i>
<i> at the 7-eleven corporation.</i>

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- I met julia through work,

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And we became
really best friends.

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<i> Right away she just</i>
<i> wanted to help me</i>

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Become successful
with the company.

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<i> She was really serious</i>
<i> about her job,</i>

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And she loved her dog.

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She took boogie
everywhere with her,

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<i> And boogie loved going</i>
<i> to petsmart.</i>

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When I first met her, I went
to her house with my dog,

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And it turned into
about a three-hour

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Playdate with our dogs.

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[dogs growling playfully]

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<i> I was thinking like,</i>

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Man, this girl got this dog
all over the place.

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This dog is out of control.

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[laughs]

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<i> Boogie stood</i>
<i> on the coffee table.</i>

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And I was like, your dog is
on the coffee table.

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And she was like, it's ok.

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It's just boogie.

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<i> - Julia's devotion</i>
<i> to her career leaves her</i>

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<i> Little time for romance.</i>

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<i> But in 2015,</i>
<i> she meets dalen ware.</i>

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<i> - I believe she met him</i>
<i> on a contracted job</i>

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On-site of one
of the 7-eleven locations

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That she was working--
overseeing.

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<i> Julia was very personal</i>
<i> and private,</i>

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And she hadn't had
a lot of partners either.

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<i> He told her she was beautiful,</i>

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So there was automatically
a connection there.

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Dalen was her real,
intimate partner.

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<i> [upbeat music]</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - After a year and a half,</i>

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<i> Julia and dalen elope</i>
<i> to las vegas.</i>

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<i> - She was like, we got married</i>

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In the drive-through
on the strip.

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And then she just, like,
thought it was so funny.

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I was like, are you serious?
[laughs]

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<i> - Julia puts her heart</i>
<i> and soul into the marriage.</i>

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<i> But after several months,</i>
<i> her busy work life leads</i>

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<i> To tension</i>
<i> in the relationship.</i>

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<i> - She said,</i>
<i> well, every time I travel,</i>

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<i> He'll wait till I leave</i>
<i> and then call and be like,</i>

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<i> "you're always leaving me.</i>

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"you didn't tell me
when we got married

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"that you wouldn't
be available.

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"you didn't tell me that I'd
be in this house by myself.

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<i> You're not giving me</i>
<i> the attention that I need."</i>

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<i> - It got very, very tense.</i>

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And you could just read
the people's faces,

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<i> And you're just like,</i>
<i> this is not a good situation.</i>

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<i> - I just didn't like him.</i>

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Didn't like the vibe.

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<i> [tense music]</i>

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<i> - The conflict grows,</i>

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<i> And soon julia feels</i>
<i> she has no choice</i>

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<i> But to file for divorce.</i>

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- She called me and she was
like, I'm done, shannel.

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Like, I cannot do this.
I'm done.

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That was the first time
I saw her cry,

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And it was a hurtful cry.

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<i> And I was like,</i>
<i> julia, I don't think</i>

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This guy is
the right one for you.

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<i> [somber music]</i>

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<i> - The failure of her marriage</i>
<i> is a disappointment.</i>

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<i> But within a year</i>
<i> of her divorce,</i>

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<i> By the summer of 2017,</i>

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<i> Julia is ready</i>
<i> to move on with her life.</i>

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<i> - She texts me one day and</i>
<i> she's like, I met somebody.</i>

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And she had met
this guy named john.

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<i> He was military,</i>

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<i> Coming from a divorce</i>
<i> from the east coast,</i>

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<i> And he's in san diego.</i>

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She was like,
he's nice, he's cool.

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I liked it.

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<i> I liked the happiness.</i>

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<i> I liked the tone,</i>
<i> the laughter.</i>

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<i> [tense music]</i>

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<i> - On September 2, 2017,</i>
<i> julia sets out early</i>

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<i> From her home in san diego</i>

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<i> For a road trip</i>
<i> into the desert.</i>

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- It was labor day weekend,
and julia was gonna just go

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Have a fun weekend,
enjoy having some time off.

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<i> - I texted her on Friday</i>
<i> and I was like,</i>

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"hey, what's going on?"

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<i> She texts me and goes,</i>
<i> "I'm with a friend."</i>

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So that's all she sent,
and I was like,

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Oh, she got an attitude.

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I'm thinking she was with john.

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<i> And she sent me a text</i>
<i> and she was like,</i>

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<i> "on my way to big bear."</i>

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<i> And I was like,</i>
<i> was boogie with her?</i>

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And she was like, "yes."

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Now, every time</i>
<i> julia has had a road trip,</i>

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<i> We will talk on the phone</i>
<i> the whole time.</i>

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<i> Two, three hours,</i>
<i> no matter how long it was,</i>

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Her and I'd be on the phone
the whole time.

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<i> So that's all she sent,</i>

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And I was like,
something's wrong.

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<i> - A short time later,</i>
<i> shannel receives</i>

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<i> A troubling set of texts</i>
<i> from julia.</i>

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<i> - "hey, s,</i>
<i> if anything happens,"</i>

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Then she didn't say anything.

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<i> So I just sent</i>
<i> the question mark.</i>

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And she goes, "call my sister."

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Mm, mm, mm.

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<i> And I was like, hey,</i>
<i> "what's going on?"</i>

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<i> She didn't answer,</i>

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And that was the last time
we texted each other.

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<i> - Later that weekend,</i>
<i> when julia's family doesn't</i>

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<i> Hear from her,</i>
<i> they also start to worry.</i>

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<i> - Julia had a very close</i>
<i> relationship with her family.</i>

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<i> And she connected</i>
<i> with them every day.</i>

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When she didn't call
on her daily call,

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And then connect
with her sister as well,

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They thought
something was strange.

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<i> That's when they started</i>
<i> posting on social media</i>

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<i> To try to locate her,</i>
<i> and then ultimately,</i>

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<i> A day or two</i>
<i> after the holiday weekend,</i>

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They called
the san diego police department

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To make
a missing persons report.

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<i> - On September 6th, the</i>
<i> san diego police department</i>

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<i> Opens an investigation.</i>

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<i> [suspenseful music]</i>

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<i> - Julia had been missing</i>
<i> a day and a half.</i>

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My heart sank,
because that's not her.

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<i> And you dread it,</i>
<i> because I didn't want</i>

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<i> To be negative</i>
<i> about that and think,</i>

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Oh, something's
happened to her,

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But I knew that something
very tragic had happened.

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<i> - Security camera</i>
<i> footage helps</i>

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<i> Narrow the search for julia...</i>

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- Was this going to turn out
the way that everyone wanted

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Or was this gonna
take a darker turn?

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<i> - And investigators uncover</i>
<i> critical clues.</i>

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- They came in separate cars
and checked into the hotel.

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- I believe there was some kind
of cadaver odor present

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Inside of that vehicle.

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- At this point, all the arrows
were pointing at him.

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<i> [tense music]</i>

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<i> - September 6, 2017.</i>

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<i> It's the first day</i>
<i> of the investigation</i>

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<i> Into julia jacobson's</i>
<i> disappearance.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Julia's friends rallied

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To support her
almost immediately.

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<i> And the fact of the matter is,</i>

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<i> They pushed this</i>
<i> to such an extent</i>

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That it was so unusual

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For somebody to be missing
for one day or two days

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<i> And to have the police react</i>
<i> this quickly</i>

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<i> To start the investigation.</i>

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It was unique
from my experience

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In 20 years
of doing this stuff.

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<i> - Investigators start</i>
<i> the subpoena process</i>

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<i> For julia's emails</i>
<i> and online accounts.</i>

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<i> Meanwhile, san diego police</i>
<i> conduct a search</i>

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<i> Of her apartment,</i>
<i> where they find no signs</i>

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<i> Of forced entry or a struggle.</i>

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<i> Next, detectives want to speak</i>
<i> with those closest to julia,</i>

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<i> Starting with</i>
<i> her new boyfriend, john,</i>

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<i> To see if he had</i>
<i> been traveling</i>

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<i> With her that weekend.</i>

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- On our radar very immediately
was the relationship

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That julia had just developed
with a new person.

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<i> - But john tells investigators</i>
<i> he was not</i>

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<i> On the labor day weekend trip</i>
<i> with julia,</i>

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<i> And he hasn't seen her since.</i>

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<i> - Our first suspect is usually</i>

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The closest person
to the victim,

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<i> Especially when it's</i>
<i> an intimate relationship.</i>

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<i> But we were able</i>
<i> to check other things,</i>

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<i> Including cell phone</i>
<i> information--</i>

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<i> Text messages and so forth.</i>

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So we were able
to pretty quickly eliminate him

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As a suspect or at least
put him down a few tiers.

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<i> - Julia's weekend travel</i>
<i> companion is still a mystery.</i>

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<i> So investigators expand the</i>
<i> circle of people they talk to,</i>

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<i> Including julia's ex-husband</i>
<i> dalen ware.</i>

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<i> - During the course</i>
<i> of that day, dalen ware,</i>

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<i> He had been contacted</i>
<i> by detectives just to see</i>

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If he had known anything
about where julia was.

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- Dalen ware told authorities
that he hadn't seen julia

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In about a year, and they had
an amicable divorce.

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Everything was copacetic.
It was fine.

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<i> He lives in arizona, so that's</i>
<i> a pretty great alibi for him.</i>

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So police weren't
suspicious of him.

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<i> - Desperate to learn</i>
<i> what's happened to julia,</i>

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<i> Her friends and family launch</i>
<i> their own search.</i>

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<i> - Julia doesn't disappear</i>
<i> like that.</i>

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<i> Her sisters were even</i>
<i> asking me,</i>

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<i> You think that she just</i>
<i> wants to get away?</i>

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But I was like,
no, she's never gonna just

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Go somewhere and disappear
and put everybody through that.

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- At that point, we really need
to get rocking and rolling

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To get whatever evidence
that we can get.

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<i> - The san diego police</i>
<i> department organizes a team</i>

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<i> Of digital investigators</i>
<i> led by peter villaver</i>

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<i> To try to pinpoint</i>
<i> julia's whereabouts.</i>

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<i> - We have</i>
<i> a 37-year-old military vet</i>

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Gone missing from san diego,

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And our task was to locate her.

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<i> I specialize</i>
<i> in cell phone tracking.</i>

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That's what I was enlisted for.

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<i> So the investigators,</i>

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<i> Parallel to my review</i>
<i> of the call detail records,</i>

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<i> Also were able to acquire</i>
<i> financial transactions.</i>

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It's not immediate, but when
we parallel the two together,

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It gives us a better picture
of her general whereabouts.

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<i> - Investigators issue an alert</i>

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<i> To be on the lookout</i>
<i> for julia's car.</i>

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- Her vehicle had the service
that allows us to locate it,

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<i> But it's very limited,</i>

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Because it's not
an active onstar service.

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<i> But we were able to identify</i>

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<i> Where she stopped</i>
<i> at a 7-eleven</i>

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In the tierrasanta neighborhood
of san diego.

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<i> - Police visit</i>
<i> the 7-eleven store</i>

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<i> And ask to review</i>
<i> its surveillance footage.</i>

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<i> They spot julia in the video</i>

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<i> On the morning</i>
<i> of September 2nd,</i>

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<i> Just a few hours</i>
<i> before her friends</i>

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<i> And family last hear from her.</i>

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<i> - When I look at that footage</i>
<i> of julia in the 7-eleven,</i>

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She's obviously trying
to select some items,

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And then doesn't
select any items

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And just leaves the store
without purchasing anything.

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<i> We don't know</i>
<i> why she was doing that.</i>

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- Yep.

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That's julia.

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Shorts and flip-flops.

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She's got her purse with her.

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To me she does not look

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Like she's concerned
about anything.

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She's just looking like she's
going on a small road trip.

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<i> - Then on September 7th,</i>

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<i> Five days after</i>
<i> julia was last seen,</i>

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<i> Police make</i>
<i> a troubling discovery</i>

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<i> Close to julia's home</i>
<i> in san diego.</i>

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<i> - Julia's car is</i>
<i> actually found</i>

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<i> Parked a couple blocks</i>
<i> from her house.</i>

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Strangely, the keys were
in the ignition,

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The windows were down,

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And julia's purse was left
in the car.

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- Julia always locked
her doors,

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Never left her windows
rolled down.

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So I was like, it's not good.

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- So it looked like
maybe she was carjacked.

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Maybe somebody pulled her
out of her vehicle.

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Maybe she was kidnapped.

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That was a major red flag
for authorities.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Five days after</i>
<i> julia jacobson was last seen,</i>

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<i> Authorities discover her car</i>
<i> abandoned on a street</i>

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<i> Near her home in san diego.</i>

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00:17:17,971 --> 00:17:20,838
<i> - Julia's car was recovered</i>
<i> down in san diego</i>

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With the windows down
and the keys in the ignition.

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But strangely, nobody
apparently disturbed it.

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<i> - Police impound the vehicle,</i>

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<i> A white suv that julia is</i>
<i> believed to have been driving</i>

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<i> On her labor day weekend</i>
<i> road trip.</i>

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00:17:38,958 --> 00:17:41,592
<i> News of the discovery</i>
<i> heightens interest</i>

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<i> In julia's case</i>
<i> across the region.</i>

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00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:46,897
<i> - There's a push</i>
<i> on social media</i>

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00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,799
<i> To try to raise awareness.</i>

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00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:50,868
<i> And I remember</i>
<i> the weight of it,</i>

347
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And it was an important story

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00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:54,304
In our newsroom
and for other newsrooms

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<i> Throughout a huge part</i>
<i> of southern california.</i>

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And there's still
a feeling of hopefulness.

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<i> She became a recognizable face</i>
<i> around the region.</i>

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Those missing person signs
were everywhere.

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<i> - By the morning</i>
<i> of September 8th,</i>

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<i> The mystery of</i>
<i> julia jacobson's disappearance</i>

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00:18:16,629 --> 00:18:19,697
<i> Is growing deeper</i>
<i> with each passing hour.</i>

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00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:21,565
<i> - You've got</i>
<i> police coming together</i>

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<i> From all</i>
<i> of southern california.</i>

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Was this going to turn out
the way that everyone wanted

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Or was this gonna
take a darker turn?

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<i> - Our suspicions are</i>
<i> pretty clear here</i>

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<i> Of what's going on.</i>

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I was convinced julia was dead,

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And I think
the police were too.

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<i> - In their search</i>
<i> for more definitive answers,</i>

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<i> Investigators are trying</i>
<i> to track julia's movements</i>

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<i> Using her electronic data.</i>

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<i> It's a slow process.</i>

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<i> The information is</i>
<i> trickling in gradually</i>

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00:18:52,865 --> 00:18:57,068
<i> In chronological order,</i>
<i> a single day at a time.</i>

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<i> - With julia jacobson's case,</i>

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We were about 72 hours behind

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Every time we move.

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<i> So we would find something</i>
<i> that occurred 72 hours prior</i>

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As we progressed
the investigation.

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<i> - Julia's cell phone</i>
<i> data reveals</i>

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<i> That she took an odd path</i>
<i> before she vanished.</i>

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00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:26,897
<i> And it's a long way</i>
<i> from where she told shannel</i>

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<i> She was headed.</i>

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<i> According to</i>
<i> credit card records,</i>

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<i> 12 hours after she was</i>
<i> at a 7-eleven in san diego,</i>

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<i> She stopped in another</i>
<i> 7-eleven store,</i>

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<i> This one 100 miles north</i>
<i> in ontario, california.</i>

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00:19:46,652 --> 00:19:48,119
<i> - If you're not in california</i>

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And you don't understand
the geography here,

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00:19:50,556 --> 00:19:54,458
<i> Ontario is nowhere near</i>
<i> big bear.</i>

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00:19:54,526 --> 00:19:56,994
<i> So it's incredibly unusual</i>

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00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:58,929
<i> That somebody</i>
<i> who says they're en route</i>

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00:19:58,998 --> 00:20:01,332
<i> To big bear is suddenly</i>
<i> in ontario.</i>

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00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,200
<i> It's, like,</i>
<i> a 90-minute drive at least.</i>

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It makes no sense.

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<i> - Once again,</i>
<i> detectives are able</i>

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00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:16,747
<i> To identify julia</i>
<i> in the surveillance footage.</i>

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00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:21,518
<i> And again,</i>
<i> julia's behavior in the store</i>

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00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,755
<i> Raises questions</i>
<i> for the investigators.</i>

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<i> - We see her</i>
<i> on the two videos,</i>

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00:20:29,762 --> 00:20:31,295
<i> And she goes in,</i>
<i> she looks around,</i>

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00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:32,696
<i> She touches a few items.</i>

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00:20:32,765 --> 00:20:35,565
<i> She knows, having worked</i>
<i> at that corporation,</i>

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That you go into that store,
you're on a video camera.

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<i> This is a highly intelligent,</i>
<i> sophisticated woman.</i>

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To me, as an investigator,
I'm looking at that and saying,

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She knew she was
being videotaped,

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00:20:49,782 --> 00:20:53,150
And she's leaving breadcrumbs
for any investigator

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00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:54,785
If something ever happens
to her.

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00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:57,722
And it just makes you wonder
why she was doing it.

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00:21:01,193 --> 00:21:04,661
<i> - And there's no explanation</i>
<i> for why julia strayed</i>

407
00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:07,598
<i> So far from her stated</i>
<i> destination,</i>

408
00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:09,867
<i> No hint of her current</i>
<i> whereabouts,</i>

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00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:14,838
<i> And no way to even know</i>
<i> if she is alive or dead.</i>

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00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:18,376
<i> So police decide to take</i>
<i> a new approach to the case.</i>

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00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:20,110
<i> - Somebody</i>
<i> in the detective bureau</i>

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00:21:20,112 --> 00:21:23,681
<i> Had the idea of having</i>
<i> a cadaver dog involved.</i>

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00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:27,050
This dog is trained
to smell cadavers.

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00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,120
<i> We had the san bernardino</i>
<i> sheriff cadaver dog</i>

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00:21:30,189 --> 00:21:32,389
<i> Travel down to san diego</i>

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00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:35,125
To the san diego
police department's

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00:21:35,127 --> 00:21:36,360
Evidence holding facility,

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00:21:36,428 --> 00:21:38,429
Which was essentially
a parking lot.

419
00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:41,364
<i> - It's the parking lot where</i>
<i> julia's abandoned vehicle</i>

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00:21:41,366 --> 00:21:44,501
<i> Is being held for evidence.</i>

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- They had impounded
her vehicle,

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00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,440
And I brought
my cadaver dog down

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00:21:49,508 --> 00:21:51,041
To see if there was
any cadaver odor

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00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:52,843
Associated with this vehicle.

425
00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:56,447
<i> The vehicle was in</i>
<i> a secure police lockup.</i>

426
00:21:56,515 --> 00:21:58,449
<i> So what I did was</i>
<i> release the dog</i>

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00:21:58,517 --> 00:22:00,384
<i> Inside the locked</i>
<i> storage facility,</i>

428
00:22:00,453 --> 00:22:02,586
Where I think there was
five cars total.

429
00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:06,857
And I had no idea whose vehicle
was the victim's vehicle.

430
00:22:06,926 --> 00:22:09,993
K-9 ellie immediately circled
all the vehicles

431
00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:15,232
And then really started
detailing a smaller white suv.

432
00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:17,101
I could see that
she only had interest

433
00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:19,403
In that one vehicle
and one vehicle only.

434
00:22:21,206 --> 00:22:24,275
<i> - It's julia's</i>
<i> white chevrolet equinox.</i>

435
00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:25,876
<i> - She wouldn't leave it alone,</i>

436
00:22:25,945 --> 00:22:28,178
<i> And she refused</i>
<i> to leave that area.</i>

437
00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:30,614
<i> I was able to open</i>
<i> the rear tailgate.</i>

438
00:22:31,751 --> 00:22:34,218
<i> Ellie hopped right in</i>
<i> and was almost going crazy</i>

439
00:22:34,286 --> 00:22:36,153
Sniffing the ceiling upholstery

440
00:22:36,221 --> 00:22:39,423
And the upholstery of the seats
and the rear cargo area.

441
00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:41,058
<i> There was nothing</i>
<i> we could see,</i>

442
00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:45,128
But I interpreted
ellie's behavior as a positive

443
00:22:45,130 --> 00:22:48,231
For some kind of cadaver odor
on the inside of this vehicle.

444
00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:52,903
<i> - Investigators can now</i>
<i> only assume the worst.</i>

445
00:22:52,972 --> 00:22:55,773
- Our suspicions were
no longer suspicions.

446
00:22:55,841 --> 00:22:58,609
We knew.
We knew that julia was dead.

447
00:23:04,716 --> 00:23:07,284
<i> [tense music]</i>

448
00:23:07,353 --> 00:23:11,021
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

449
00:23:11,090 --> 00:23:14,391
<i> - A week after julia jacobson</i>
<i> was reported missing,</i>

450
00:23:14,460 --> 00:23:16,894
<i> A cadaver dog finds</i>
<i> indications</i>

451
00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:20,398
<i> That a dead body has been</i>
<i> in her car.</i>

452
00:23:20,466 --> 00:23:21,732
<i> - She was only looking</i>
<i> for cadaver.</i>

453
00:23:21,801 --> 00:23:24,835
<i> That is the only detection</i>
<i> odor that she's imprinted on.</i>

454
00:23:24,904 --> 00:23:27,037
Now, there was nothing visible
that we could see,

455
00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:30,440
But she had definitely
detected something there.

456
00:23:30,442 --> 00:23:34,011
<i> - The missing person case</i>
<i> is now likely a homicide.</i>

457
00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:37,881
<i> But the investigation hasn't</i>
<i> turned up any suspects.</i>

458
00:23:37,950 --> 00:23:43,854
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

459
00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:46,856
<i> As her best friend shannel</i>
<i> tries to make sense</i>

460
00:23:46,858 --> 00:23:48,759
<i> Of what might have happened,</i>

461
00:23:48,828 --> 00:23:52,062
<i> She can't stop rereading</i>
<i> the final text messages</i>

462
00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:54,664
<i> She received from julia.</i>

463
00:23:54,734 --> 00:23:57,568
<i> - "if anything happens to me,</i>
<i> call my sister."</i>

464
00:23:57,636 --> 00:24:00,437
So that plays in my head
over and over again.

465
00:24:00,506 --> 00:24:02,072
<i> Something wasn't right.</i>

466
00:24:02,141 --> 00:24:04,074
Julia's very detailed,

467
00:24:04,143 --> 00:24:07,010
So she never would send me
a short text like that.

468
00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:08,946
<i> - Shannel can't help</i>
<i> but wonder</i>

469
00:24:09,014 --> 00:24:12,482
<i> About the mysterious friend</i>
<i> with whom julia was traveling.</i>

470
00:24:12,552 --> 00:24:15,819
- And I started realizing,
if she had boogie with her,

471
00:24:15,821 --> 00:24:17,721
The only person that would
be around was dalen.

472
00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:22,860
<i> - Julia's ex-husband</i>
<i> dalen ware has already</i>

473
00:24:22,928 --> 00:24:25,095
<i> Been interviewed by police,</i>

474
00:24:25,164 --> 00:24:27,464
<i> Who believe he was</i>
<i> hundreds of miles away</i>

475
00:24:27,532 --> 00:24:29,533
<i> In arizona that weekend.</i>

476
00:24:29,601 --> 00:24:33,871
<i> But shannel isn't buying it.</i>

477
00:24:33,939 --> 00:24:36,207
<i> - Boogie only liked</i>
<i> certain people.</i>

478
00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:38,542
<i> She loved julia,</i>

479
00:24:38,611 --> 00:24:39,877
<i> She loved dalen,</i>

480
00:24:39,945 --> 00:24:42,079
<i> And she loved my dog and me.</i>

481
00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:46,116
So whenever julia would
go traveling,

482
00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:51,822
Only people that can watch
boogie would be me or dalen.

483
00:24:51,890 --> 00:24:54,924
<i> I think she never stopped</i>
<i> really talking to him.</i>

484
00:24:54,926 --> 00:24:56,660
<i> So I finally was like,</i>

485
00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:58,896
I bet you she met up
with dalen.

486
00:25:00,700 --> 00:25:03,267
<i> - Shannel reaches out</i>
<i> to the san diego police</i>

487
00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:05,102
<i> With her revelation.</i>

488
00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:08,138
<i> But they tell her there's</i>
<i> nothing in the investigation</i>

489
00:25:08,207 --> 00:25:10,307
<i> Pointing to dalen ware.</i>

490
00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:11,708
- They kept on saying that

491
00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:13,777
They're interviewing
other people.

492
00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:16,146
<i> I was like,</i>
<i> please look into it.</i>

493
00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:21,418
<i> - When the subpoena</i>
<i> for julia's computer records</i>

494
00:25:21,487 --> 00:25:23,987
<i> Finally comes through,</i>

495
00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:26,790
<i> Investigators start digging</i>
<i> through her emails</i>

496
00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:29,460
<i> In the weeks leading up</i>
<i> to her disappearance,</i>

497
00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:33,330
<i> And they suddenly begin</i>
<i> to share shannel's suspicions.</i>

498
00:25:33,399 --> 00:25:35,032
<i> They discovered dozens</i>

499
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,734
<i> Of hostile</i>
<i> and threatening messages,</i>

500
00:25:37,803 --> 00:25:41,372
<i> Sometimes as many as 15 a day,</i>

501
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,808
<i> Sent to julia from dalen ware.</i>

502
00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:50,080
<i> - So here's one email</i>
<i> from dalen ware to julia.</i>

503
00:25:50,149 --> 00:25:52,850
He wrote,
"it could have been so easy.

504
00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:56,286
"just apologize
and tell the truth.

505
00:25:56,355 --> 00:25:57,754
<i> "but you want to be evil</i>

506
00:25:57,823 --> 00:25:59,856
<i> "and run and hide</i>
<i> and hurt me worse.</i>

507
00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:02,192
"wrong move, mother----er.

508
00:26:02,261 --> 00:26:05,228
"last message.
You're going to regret this,

509
00:26:05,297 --> 00:26:06,596
You dumb--" b-word.

510
00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:10,267
"you got off easy before
but not this time,"

511
00:26:10,269 --> 00:26:14,204
With a couple
of exclamation marks.

512
00:26:14,273 --> 00:26:15,505
It's pretty aggressive.

513
00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:17,274
It's pretty horrifying.

514
00:26:17,343 --> 00:26:21,678
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

515
00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:24,848
<i> - Julia's friend shannel</i>
<i> is not surprised.</i>

516
00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:27,851
<i> Julia has told her</i>
<i> that her ex isn't happy</i>

517
00:26:27,853 --> 00:26:29,653
<i> That she's got</i>
<i> a new boyfriend.</i>

518
00:26:29,722 --> 00:26:32,422
- He was livid
about this guy john.

519
00:26:32,424 --> 00:26:33,557
<i> Oh, he was livid.</i>

520
00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:35,926
You know, he hated

521
00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:37,561
That she was with him
and that she was happy.

522
00:26:37,629 --> 00:26:41,131
<i> - But why would julia have</i>
<i> met up again with dalen</i>

523
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,335
<i> And keep it a secret</i>
<i> from her friends?</i>

524
00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:47,804
<i> - I think that everyone,</i>
<i> men, women, everyone,</i>

525
00:26:47,873 --> 00:26:50,573
<i> We have told little white lies</i>

526
00:26:50,643 --> 00:26:54,678
Or withheld some details
from people in our lives

527
00:26:54,746 --> 00:26:58,615
To either protect ourselves
or protect them from the truth.

528
00:26:58,683 --> 00:27:02,720
<i> I think it's pretty common</i>
<i> to withhold a few details</i>

529
00:27:02,788 --> 00:27:04,254
Because you know
that you're gonna get

530
00:27:04,323 --> 00:27:08,191
The wrath of your girlfriend
or your mom or your sister

531
00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:09,627
Who doesn't think
you should still be

532
00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:11,829
Hanging out with so-and-so.

533
00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,169
<i> - With a possible motive--</i>

534
00:27:19,238 --> 00:27:21,538
<i> Anger at julia's</i>
<i> new relationship--</i>

535
00:27:21,607 --> 00:27:25,976
<i> Investigators begin taking</i>
<i> another look at dalen.</i>

536
00:27:26,044 --> 00:27:29,513
<i> As they do, a new</i>
<i> credit card transaction posts</i>

537
00:27:29,581 --> 00:27:33,783
<i> To julia's account, prompting</i>
<i> a breakthrough discovery.</i>

538
00:27:33,853 --> 00:27:36,619
<i> - So through the records</i>
<i> that I reviewed,</i>

539
00:27:36,689 --> 00:27:41,024
<i> On the evening of the 2nd,</i>
<i> we were able to locate</i>

540
00:27:41,092 --> 00:27:43,393
<i> Where she stayed at</i>
<i> in a general vicinity.</i>

541
00:27:43,462 --> 00:27:46,163
And then at that point,
the investigators were able

542
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:48,365
To specifically identify
the hotel

543
00:27:48,434 --> 00:27:49,700
That she was staying at.

544
00:27:49,768 --> 00:27:54,538
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

545
00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:58,842
<i> It was a hotel off</i>
<i> of interstate 10 in ontario,</i>

546
00:27:58,911 --> 00:28:03,213
Which was the doubletree hotel.

547
00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:06,816
<i> - Investigators immediately</i>
<i> contact the doubletree hotel</i>

548
00:28:06,886 --> 00:28:09,119
<i> To review</i>
<i> their guest registry.</i>

549
00:28:09,188 --> 00:28:11,088
<i> It confirms</i>
<i> that julia booked a room</i>

550
00:28:11,156 --> 00:28:15,425
<i> For two nights</i>
<i> starting on September 2nd.</i>

551
00:28:15,427 --> 00:28:20,130
<i> Detectives also acquired</i>
<i> the hotel's security footage.</i>

552
00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:22,866
- When they go back
and they look at video footage

553
00:28:22,934 --> 00:28:24,968
From the hotel in ontario,

554
00:28:25,036 --> 00:28:27,838
They see dalen ware
with julia jacobson.

555
00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:31,442
<i> - They came in separate cars</i>

556
00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:33,343
And checked into the hotel.

557
00:28:36,648 --> 00:28:40,917
<i> - You saw julia walk in</i>
<i> at about 9:46 p.M.</i>

558
00:28:40,986 --> 00:28:43,186
With the suspect
and with boogie.

559
00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:48,425
And she was never seen leaving
the property moving forward.

560
00:28:48,493 --> 00:28:51,728
<i> - That's the last picture</i>
<i> we have of julia.</i>

561
00:28:51,796 --> 00:28:53,263
<i> You can't help but think,</i>

562
00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:56,500
What is going through
this young person's mind?

563
00:28:56,568 --> 00:28:58,736
It's inescapable
as a human being.

564
00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:01,137
You never know
when your time is gonna come.

565
00:29:01,206 --> 00:29:04,241
But you're looking at this
person's actual final moments,

566
00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:06,310
And it just strikes
at your heart.

567
00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:14,284
<i> [tense music]</i>

568
00:29:14,353 --> 00:29:17,120
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

569
00:29:17,189 --> 00:29:20,724
<i> - Investigators in california</i>
<i> believe julia jacobson was</i>

570
00:29:20,792 --> 00:29:24,628
<i> Murdered during a road trip</i>
<i> on labor day weekend.</i>

571
00:29:24,696 --> 00:29:27,264
<i> And they now have proof</i>
<i> that her ex-husband,</i>

572
00:29:27,332 --> 00:29:32,569
<i> Dalen ware, was with her</i>
<i> on the day she went missing.</i>

573
00:29:32,638 --> 00:29:34,971
<i> - Now there was</i>
<i> enough evidence</i>

574
00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,174
To then go back to dalen ware

575
00:29:37,242 --> 00:29:38,808
And start questioning him.

576
00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:40,978
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

577
00:29:41,046 --> 00:29:42,980
And that's when
he changed his tune.

578
00:29:47,118 --> 00:29:49,452
<i> - He confirmed that</i>
<i> he had been with her.</i>

579
00:29:49,521 --> 00:29:52,122
He called it the last hurrah.

580
00:29:52,190 --> 00:29:54,190
He knew that this was
the last time.

581
00:29:54,259 --> 00:29:55,458
She was moving on to something,

582
00:29:55,527 --> 00:29:56,993
And there was something
that was gonna

583
00:29:57,062 --> 00:30:00,297
Be breaking or changing
in their relationship.

584
00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:05,034
<i> - But dalen firmly denies</i>
<i> harming julia in any way.</i>

585
00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:07,204
<i> - He then explained</i>
<i> to the police</i>

586
00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:10,140
That he left her
on September 4th

587
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:13,076
<i> And they mutually departed</i>
<i> from the doubletree hotel</i>

588
00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:14,611
<i> And that they're</i>
<i> both moving on</i>

589
00:30:14,679 --> 00:30:16,579
<i> In different directions</i>
<i> of their lives.</i>

590
00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:19,249
<i> - Detectives are skeptical.</i>

591
00:30:19,318 --> 00:30:22,219
<i> Dalen is now</i>
<i> their prime murder suspect.</i>

592
00:30:22,287 --> 00:30:25,655
- At this point, all the arrows
were pointing at him.

593
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:27,658
Our suspicions are
pretty clear here

594
00:30:27,726 --> 00:30:29,092
Of what's going on here.

595
00:30:29,094 --> 00:30:31,928
But do we have enough
to file a murder case?

596
00:30:31,997 --> 00:30:34,097
Not yet.
We had to have more.

597
00:30:38,804 --> 00:30:42,372
<i> - Knowing that dalen was</i>
<i> with julia at the hotel,</i>

598
00:30:42,374 --> 00:30:44,741
<i> The investigators begin</i>
<i> tracing his moves</i>

599
00:30:44,810 --> 00:30:47,677
<i> Through cell phone data</i>
<i> and financial transactions,</i>

600
00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:50,614
<i> As they have been doing</i>
<i> with julia.</i>

601
00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:52,349
<i> As the records come in,</i>

602
00:30:52,417 --> 00:30:55,718
<i> A disturbing picture emerges</i>
<i> of dalen's activity</i>

603
00:30:55,788 --> 00:30:58,921
<i> In the day and a half</i>
<i> after they checked in,</i>

604
00:30:58,923 --> 00:31:01,925
<i> Beginning shortly</i>
<i> before 1:00 a.M.</i>

605
00:31:01,993 --> 00:31:04,194
<i> On the morning</i>
<i> of September 3rd.</i>

606
00:31:04,263 --> 00:31:07,530
<i> - So those early morning hours</i>
<i> of September 3rd,</i>

607
00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:10,833
<i> Dalen ware went</i>
<i> to the walmart store in corona</i>

608
00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:13,170
And purchased
a number of items.

609
00:31:13,238 --> 00:31:15,305
<i> One of those was</i>
<i> a 50-gallon tub,</i>

610
00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:20,210
<i> Some black sheets, a shovel,</i>
<i> and some bleach.</i>

611
00:31:20,279 --> 00:31:22,779
But then he went
to another walmart,

612
00:31:22,847 --> 00:31:24,881
And he purchased
another series of items.

613
00:31:24,949 --> 00:31:29,986
<i> One was some kind</i>
<i> of wrapping cord and kerosene.</i>

614
00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:32,155
<i> He's going to two</i>
<i> different locations</i>

615
00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:35,158
In the middle of the night
to purchase these items.

616
00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:37,694
<i> And we know</i>
<i> something is going on here.</i>

617
00:31:37,762 --> 00:31:40,363
In law enforcement,
we call that a murder kit.

618
00:31:40,432 --> 00:31:46,136
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

619
00:31:46,204 --> 00:31:49,105
<i> - Then dalen returns</i>
<i> to the doubletree hotel</i>

620
00:31:49,174 --> 00:31:50,907
<i> In the early morning hours.</i>

621
00:31:50,975 --> 00:31:54,978
<i> - About 4:00 in the morning,</i>
<i> hotel surveillance videos</i>

622
00:31:55,047 --> 00:31:59,749
Dalen ware getting one
of the hotel dollies

623
00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:02,585
<i> From the lobby</i>
<i> back to the room.</i>

624
00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:04,655
<i> And about 15,</i>
<i> 20 minutes later,</i>

625
00:32:04,723 --> 00:32:07,791
The same individual
pushing the dolly was seen

626
00:32:07,859 --> 00:32:10,427
With what appears
to be containers

627
00:32:10,495 --> 00:32:12,129
Towards the parking lot.

628
00:32:13,798 --> 00:32:15,465
<i> - We have surveillance footage</i>

629
00:32:15,534 --> 00:32:17,600
<i> Of dalen leaving</i>
<i> the doubletree.</i>

630
00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:21,338
<i> And he loaded a 50-gallon tote</i>
<i> on the luggage cart</i>

631
00:32:21,406 --> 00:32:24,841
And then put some items
to kind of obscure the tote

632
00:32:24,909 --> 00:32:27,077
<i> Onto the luggage cart,</i>
<i> and then he took that</i>

633
00:32:27,145 --> 00:32:31,682
<i> And loaded it</i>
<i> into julia's car.</i>

634
00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:35,552
At no point do we see julia.

635
00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:38,355
<i> - After loading the items</i>
<i> into julia's car,</i>

636
00:32:38,423 --> 00:32:40,757
<i> Dalen is seen returning</i>
<i> to the room,</i>

637
00:32:40,825 --> 00:32:44,661
<i> Where he remains until about</i>
<i> 5:00 p.M. On September 3rd.</i>

638
00:32:44,730 --> 00:32:48,064
<i> - So at this point,</i>
<i> dalen ware, again,</i>

639
00:32:48,066 --> 00:32:52,635
<i> Went to another--</i>
<i> same big box retail facility.</i>

640
00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:55,172
This time he went west
towards west covina.

641
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,774
<i> - Credit card records show</i>
<i> he purchases</i>

642
00:32:57,842 --> 00:33:00,777
<i> Additional storage bins</i>
<i> as well as kerosene,</i>

643
00:33:00,845 --> 00:33:04,647
<i> Football receiver gloves,</i>
<i> and other items.</i>

644
00:33:04,649 --> 00:33:06,649
<i> In the early evening</i>
<i> of September 3rd,</i>

645
00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:09,719
<i> Dalen returns</i>
<i> to the doubletree hotel.</i>

646
00:33:09,788 --> 00:33:15,658
<i> - 6:43 p.M., there was a swipe</i>
<i> card transaction on the key.</i>

647
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:19,863
So he was in the property
of doubletree in ontario.

648
00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:24,066
<i> - Dalen is captured on video</i>
<i> leaving the hotel</i>

649
00:33:24,068 --> 00:33:26,803
<i> For the last time</i>
<i> in the early morning hours</i>

650
00:33:26,871 --> 00:33:28,871
<i> Of September 4th.</i>

651
00:33:28,873 --> 00:33:31,674
<i> Julia's dog boogie is</i>
<i> with him now,</i>

652
00:33:31,676 --> 00:33:35,045
<i> And they drive off</i>
<i> in julia's car.</i>

653
00:33:35,113 --> 00:33:37,547
<i> But there's still</i>
<i> no sign of julia.</i>

654
00:33:39,785 --> 00:33:42,352
<i> Investigators are able</i>
<i> to roughly track</i>

655
00:33:42,421 --> 00:33:46,689
<i> The car's movements using</i>
<i> the vehicle's onstar system.</i>

656
00:33:46,691 --> 00:33:52,595
- At 6:37 a.M.,
the onstar showed a location

657
00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:55,398
<i> Off of interstate 10</i>
<i> at washington street,</i>

658
00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:57,367
Which is in palm desert area.

659
00:33:59,671 --> 00:34:01,704
<i> When the detectives</i>
<i> went there,</i>

660
00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:03,606
<i> They went to two different</i>
<i> gas stations and said,</i>

661
00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:06,076
<i> Hey, can we look</i>
<i> at video surveillance</i>

662
00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:07,610
<i> On or about this time?</i>

663
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:09,446
And lo and behold,
the detectives was able

664
00:34:09,514 --> 00:34:11,881
To capture a video surveillance

665
00:34:11,883 --> 00:34:16,153
Of the suspect and the victim's
vehicle in a car wash.

666
00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:20,390
<i> - And what we have is</i>
<i> surveillance footage</i>

667
00:34:20,458 --> 00:34:24,260
<i> Of dalen in the back</i>
<i> of julia's car</i>

668
00:34:24,329 --> 00:34:26,796
Taking out
those 50-gallon totes

669
00:34:26,865 --> 00:34:29,799
<i> And taking the car wash</i>
<i> not to wash the car</i>

670
00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:32,335
<i> But to wash the totes out.</i>

671
00:34:34,138 --> 00:34:35,572
He puts the totes
back in the car,

672
00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:39,376
And then they proceed
further west down to san diego,

673
00:34:39,444 --> 00:34:40,577
<i> Where the car is abandoned</i>

674
00:34:40,645 --> 00:34:42,546
<i> A couple blocks</i>
<i> from julia's house.</i>

675
00:34:42,614 --> 00:34:49,219
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

676
00:34:49,287 --> 00:34:52,088
<i> - The detectives find</i>
<i> more images of dalen</i>

677
00:34:52,156 --> 00:34:53,623
<i> On surveillance video.</i>

678
00:34:53,692 --> 00:34:56,158
<i> On the evening</i>
<i> of September 4th,</i>

679
00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:57,760
<i> They see him near</i>
<i> where julia's</i>

680
00:34:57,762 --> 00:34:59,629
<i> Abandoned car was found.</i>

681
00:34:59,698 --> 00:35:02,665
- We have dalen walking
from the general location

682
00:35:02,734 --> 00:35:06,069
Of the car ultimately
to a denny's location

683
00:35:06,137 --> 00:35:08,605
Where dalen got
into that taxicab

684
00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:13,009
And had the taxicab drive him
all the way back up to ontario,

685
00:35:13,078 --> 00:35:16,579
Another 100 miles,
and drop him off at a location

686
00:35:16,581 --> 00:35:20,116
Of a motel 6, which was
directly across the street

687
00:35:20,184 --> 00:35:22,352
From the doubletree hotel.

688
00:35:22,420 --> 00:35:24,587
<i> So he was caught</i>
<i> on the camera at the motel 6</i>

689
00:35:24,656 --> 00:35:26,956
<i> Getting out of the taxicab,</i>

690
00:35:27,025 --> 00:35:29,626
<i> And then apparently walked</i>
<i> across the street</i>

691
00:35:29,694 --> 00:35:32,662
<i> And retrieved his car,</i>
<i> which had remained</i>

692
00:35:32,731 --> 00:35:35,598
<i> In the doubletree parking lot</i>
<i> this whole time.</i>

693
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:39,201
<i> And then we know</i>
<i> that he traveled east again</i>

694
00:35:39,203 --> 00:35:41,471
Back to his home
in the phoenix area.

695
00:35:43,574 --> 00:35:45,342
<i> - The case for bringing</i>
<i> murder charges</i>

696
00:35:45,410 --> 00:35:48,178
<i> Against dalen ware</i>
<i> now appears strong.</i>

697
00:35:48,246 --> 00:35:50,647
<i> But there is one key weakness.</i>

698
00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:52,849
<i> - A murder case is tough</i>
<i> as it is,</i>

699
00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:54,751
But a no-body murder case

700
00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:56,419
Kind of is
in a different league.

701
00:35:56,488 --> 00:35:59,389
And so you have to be able
to paint the picture

702
00:35:59,457 --> 00:36:03,193
Of the sequence of events
and where this all leads.

703
00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:06,696
<i> And the loose end we had was,</i>
<i> we didn't have proof</i>

704
00:36:06,765 --> 00:36:09,432
<i> That somebody was</i>
<i> deceased or murdered.</i>

705
00:36:09,434 --> 00:36:12,568
So we knew we had
to have some proof

706
00:36:12,637 --> 00:36:14,638
That she was not just missing.

707
00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:25,515
<i> - On October 13, 2017,</i>

708
00:36:25,584 --> 00:36:28,851
<i> Nearly a month and a half</i>
<i> since julia went missing,</i>

709
00:36:28,853 --> 00:36:31,354
<i> San bernardino county</i>
<i> prosecutors make</i>

710
00:36:31,422 --> 00:36:33,122
<i> A calculated gamble.</i>

711
00:36:33,124 --> 00:36:37,393
<i> - Dalen ware was arrested</i>
<i> in his home in arizona</i>

712
00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:39,061
<i> And brought</i>
<i> to san bernardino county</i>

713
00:36:39,063 --> 00:36:40,430
<i> To face murder charges.</i>

714
00:36:40,498 --> 00:36:43,934
So we filed it
as a first-degree murder case,

715
00:36:44,002 --> 00:36:46,402
<i> Knowing full well</i>
<i> this would be a challenge.</i>

716
00:36:46,471 --> 00:36:49,739
We knew we had to find julia.

717
00:36:55,679 --> 00:36:58,214
<i> [tense music]</i>

718
00:36:58,283 --> 00:37:04,554
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

719
00:37:04,622 --> 00:37:07,323
<i> - Dalen ware has been</i>
<i> arrested for the murder</i>

720
00:37:07,392 --> 00:37:10,226
<i> Of his ex-wife,</i>
<i> julia jacobson.</i>

721
00:37:10,294 --> 00:37:13,029
<i> It's devastating news</i>
<i> for her family and friends</i>

722
00:37:13,097 --> 00:37:15,564
<i> Who have been</i>
<i> desperately searching for her.</i>

723
00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:16,966
<i> - My feelings were so hurt.</i>

724
00:37:17,035 --> 00:37:20,837
That's all I can remember,
is that I knew it.

725
00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:24,374
You know, I knew that
he had something to do with it,

726
00:37:24,442 --> 00:37:27,510
And even though
they arrested him,

727
00:37:27,512 --> 00:37:30,012
I was trying
to convince myself that,

728
00:37:30,081 --> 00:37:32,415
You know, maybe she's
still alive somewhere.

729
00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:37,587
<i> - Prosecutors have a</i>
<i> challenging job ahead of them.</i>

730
00:37:39,891 --> 00:37:43,193
<i> Without a body, proving</i>
<i> that julia has been killed</i>

731
00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:45,328
<i> Will not be easy.</i>

732
00:37:47,331 --> 00:37:49,699
<i> In late October 2017,</i>

733
00:37:49,768 --> 00:37:52,468
<i> Authorities</i>
<i> from multiple agencies begin</i>

734
00:37:52,537 --> 00:37:54,904
<i> A massive search</i>
<i> for julia's remains.</i>

735
00:37:54,973 --> 00:37:58,208
- We know that
the onstar device tracked them

736
00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:02,144
<i> To an exit off the 10 freeway</i>
<i> in riverside county.</i>

737
00:38:02,214 --> 00:38:05,181
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

738
00:38:05,249 --> 00:38:07,050
<i> - Based on that onstar data,</i>

739
00:38:07,118 --> 00:38:09,552
<i> Investigators narrow</i>
<i> the search area</i>

740
00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:13,223
<i> To a 6-mile radius</i>
<i> of rough, arid terrain.</i>

741
00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:14,791
[indistinct radio chatter]

742
00:38:14,859 --> 00:38:17,127
- It took a lot of people
coming together

743
00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:19,962
To try to find her.

744
00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:23,766
<i> 120 people out there</i>
<i> with these search parties</i>

745
00:38:23,835 --> 00:38:28,104
Searching this 6-mile radius,
which is huge in the desert.

746
00:38:28,173 --> 00:38:30,273
<i> - But after weeks</i>
<i> of searching,</i>

747
00:38:30,341 --> 00:38:32,375
<i> They still can't find julia.</i>

748
00:38:32,443 --> 00:38:33,743
<i> - We didn't have</i>
<i> that information.</i>

749
00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:36,446
And the only person
that we could get it from

750
00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:38,415
Was dalen ware.

751
00:38:38,417 --> 00:38:39,916
<i> I proceeded</i>
<i> to start negotiating</i>

752
00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:42,585
With the defense attorney
for mr. Ware,

753
00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:45,287
<i> And I kind of gave him</i>
<i> an ultimatum</i>

754
00:38:45,289 --> 00:38:47,057
<i> With some incentives.</i>

755
00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:50,626
And ultimately we agreed
to enter a plea deal

756
00:38:50,695 --> 00:38:52,929
With dalen ware
for second-degree murder.

757
00:38:56,301 --> 00:39:00,937
<i> - On December 1, 2017,</i>
<i> dalen ware agrees</i>

758
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:04,674
<i> To help investigators</i>
<i> find julia's body.</i>

759
00:39:07,912 --> 00:39:10,112
- He took us out to the
location in that date palm area

760
00:39:10,181 --> 00:39:12,449
<i> In a very remote part</i>
<i> of the desert.</i>

761
00:39:12,451 --> 00:39:16,419
<i> - Investigators enlist</i>
<i> deputy sheriff david moyer</i>

762
00:39:16,487 --> 00:39:19,021
<i> And his k-9 ellie</i>
<i> to help search,</i>

763
00:39:19,090 --> 00:39:22,192
<i> The same dog and handler</i>
<i> that detected the odor</i>

764
00:39:22,260 --> 00:39:24,627
<i> Of a dead body in julia's car.</i>

765
00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:26,696
- As soon as I let ellie
out of the car,

766
00:39:26,764 --> 00:39:28,898
She took off into the desert
at a dead run.

767
00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:31,300
And we're running
way out into the desert.

768
00:39:31,302 --> 00:39:33,837
And sure enough, k-9 ellie went
to it like a laser.

769
00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:38,007
<i> There was an area</i>
<i> in the desert I could see</i>

770
00:39:38,009 --> 00:39:40,276
<i> With a tremendous amount</i>
<i> of animal disturbance.</i>

771
00:39:40,344 --> 00:39:42,445
<i> And the very first thing</i>
<i> I could see from a distance</i>

772
00:39:42,514 --> 00:39:45,515
Was a pink dog harness

773
00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:47,484
That had been pulled out
of a shallow hole.

774
00:39:49,187 --> 00:39:52,322
<i> - We had the remains</i>
<i> of a human,</i>

775
00:39:52,390 --> 00:39:54,090
And we had the remains
of a dog,

776
00:39:54,158 --> 00:39:56,025
All buried
in this shallow grave.

777
00:39:59,664 --> 00:40:01,631
<i> - This person took</i>
<i> julia's life</i>

778
00:40:01,699 --> 00:40:06,135
<i> And took her most beloved</i>
<i> friend's life.</i>

779
00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:09,773
And I think that's
especially sickening.

780
00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:13,543
<i> - Well, I was at work,</i>

781
00:40:13,611 --> 00:40:16,479
And I got a text message
from julia's sister.

782
00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:18,447
And she was like,
"hey, can you talk?"

783
00:40:18,449 --> 00:40:20,149
<i> So I got up right away.</i>

784
00:40:20,218 --> 00:40:22,552
<i> And I called her,</i>
<i> and she was like,</i>

785
00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:25,688
"they found julia."

786
00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:28,124
And I was like, where?

787
00:40:28,192 --> 00:40:30,026
Well, they found her
in the desert,

788
00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:33,395
And they found boogie
with her as well.

789
00:40:33,465 --> 00:40:35,365
<i> And I screamed.</i>

790
00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:37,200
And I just fell to the floor.

791
00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:42,672
[choked up] and, um...

792
00:40:42,740 --> 00:40:46,810
All I kept thinking was,
she didn't deserve that.

793
00:40:48,313 --> 00:40:50,947
<i> [somber music]</i>

794
00:40:51,015 --> 00:40:51,981
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

795
00:40:52,049 --> 00:40:55,952
<i> - Julia was taking steps</i>
<i> after the divorce</i>

796
00:40:56,020 --> 00:40:59,488
To further separate herself
from dalen.

797
00:40:59,558 --> 00:41:01,390
<i> And from my standpoint,</i>

798
00:41:01,459 --> 00:41:04,394
<i> I know the power dynamics</i>
<i> of a relationship,</i>

799
00:41:04,462 --> 00:41:07,630
Especially if a female is
breaking off the relationship,

800
00:41:07,698 --> 00:41:10,600
That can trigger violence.

801
00:41:10,668 --> 00:41:12,535
<i> And if she's</i>
<i> standing up for herself</i>

802
00:41:12,537 --> 00:41:15,371
<i> And drawing a line in the sand</i>
<i> and saying enough's enough</i>

803
00:41:15,439 --> 00:41:17,273
<i> And I'm moving on</i>
<i> with my life,</i>

804
00:41:17,341 --> 00:41:19,341
<i> In my mind as a prosecutor,</i>

805
00:41:19,411 --> 00:41:22,445
I know that's a very
dangerous time for her.

806
00:41:22,513 --> 00:41:26,616
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

807
00:41:26,684 --> 00:41:30,152
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

808
00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:33,222
<i> - In accordance with the deal</i>
<i> brokered by prosecutors,</i>

809
00:41:33,291 --> 00:41:36,826
<i> Dalen ware pleads guilty</i>
<i> to second-degree murder</i>

810
00:41:36,895 --> 00:41:40,562
<i> And receives a sentence</i>
<i> of 15 years to life.</i>

811
00:41:40,564 --> 00:41:43,432
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

812
00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:46,802
- 15 years is not enough.

813
00:41:46,871 --> 00:41:49,538
But you know what?
He will rot in hell.

814
00:41:49,608 --> 00:41:51,974
Because somebody
with that kind of anger

815
00:41:51,976 --> 00:41:55,244
And that kind of hate
and that kind of evil,

816
00:41:55,313 --> 00:41:57,680
He deserves to spend
the rest of his life in prison.

817
00:42:00,785 --> 00:42:03,185
<i> [somber music]</i>

818
00:42:03,187 --> 00:42:05,521
<i> - Julia's friends</i>
<i> and family hang on</i>

819
00:42:05,590 --> 00:42:07,257
<i> To every moment they can.</i>

820
00:42:07,325 --> 00:42:10,260
<i> - I just miss her--</i>
<i> her caring nature.</i>

821
00:42:10,328 --> 00:42:12,061
She just wanted to see
the good in everybody.

822
00:42:12,129 --> 00:42:18,034
And I think ultimately that's
what led her to her fate.

823
00:42:18,102 --> 00:42:20,036
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

824
00:42:20,104 --> 00:42:22,838
- I can close my eyes
and I can see her smile

825
00:42:22,907 --> 00:42:25,341
<i> And I can see her laughter,</i>

826
00:42:25,409 --> 00:42:28,344
And she would light up a room.

827
00:42:28,413 --> 00:42:31,213
Julia left a mark.

828
00:42:31,215 --> 00:42:37,987
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

829
00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:46,496
- My dog's never been around
the beach or the water.

830
00:42:46,564 --> 00:42:48,131
He's enjoying san diego.

831
00:42:48,133 --> 00:42:50,800
<i> - For shannel,</i>
<i> one of their final moments</i>

832
00:42:50,868 --> 00:42:52,501
<i> Together stands out...</i>

833
00:42:52,503 --> 00:42:55,938
- Come on.
It's ok.

834
00:42:55,940 --> 00:42:58,240
<i> - The summer</i>
<i> before julia went missing,</i>

835
00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:02,545
<i> When they walked their dogs</i>
<i> on the beach in san diego</i>

836
00:43:02,613 --> 00:43:06,315
<i> And spent hours enjoying</i>
<i> each other's company.</i>

837
00:43:06,384 --> 00:43:10,619
- Julia never liked
taking pictures of herself,

838
00:43:10,621 --> 00:43:13,255
And I was always
the camera person.

839
00:43:13,324 --> 00:43:16,892
I had came to san diego,
and we were going shopping,

840
00:43:16,961 --> 00:43:19,729
And I was like,
let's take a selfie together.

841
00:43:19,797 --> 00:43:21,263
And she was like, nuh-uh.

842
00:43:21,265 --> 00:43:24,033
You're the miss glam girl.
I'm not the glam girl.

843
00:43:24,102 --> 00:43:26,602
And I was like, take a picture,
and she was like, all right.

844
00:43:26,671 --> 00:43:28,605
And we took
this picture together.

845
00:43:38,082 --> 00:43:40,817
Yeah, that was my buddy.