1 00:00:05,353 --> 00:00:08,137 It wasn't just a missing woman. 2 00:00:08,138 --> 00:00:11,749 It's a missing woman with a two-week-old baby. 3 00:00:11,750 --> 00:00:14,883 They were able to confirm her whereabouts that morning, 4 00:00:14,884 --> 00:00:17,581 but anything past that was a huge mystery. 5 00:00:17,582 --> 00:00:20,149 My first thought was, what did he do to her? 6 00:00:20,150 --> 00:00:22,108 What has he done? 7 00:00:22,109 --> 00:00:25,981 When people become obsessed, it can escalate to murder. 8 00:00:25,982 --> 00:00:29,593 Every one of her friends are possible suspects. 9 00:00:29,594 --> 00:00:32,422 Police have a very small window of opportunity 10 00:00:32,423 --> 00:00:35,208 before something really bad could happen. 11 00:00:35,209 --> 00:00:38,559 The smell of decomposing flesh 12 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,952 is coming from the trunk of the car. 13 00:00:40,953 --> 00:00:44,782 No one would have expected this kind of an outcome. 14 00:00:44,783 --> 00:00:46,610 This is not a crime of passion. 15 00:00:46,611 --> 00:00:49,570 There was something that was thought out deliberately. 16 00:00:49,571 --> 00:00:52,442 To lie for nine months is ruthless. 17 00:00:52,443 --> 00:00:55,576 It's calculated. It's evil. 18 00:00:55,577 --> 00:00:58,709 To plan this-- it's disturbing. 19 00:00:58,710 --> 00:01:00,320 It's insanity. 20 00:01:15,466 --> 00:01:17,250 Austin is the capital of Texas. 21 00:01:17,251 --> 00:01:18,686 It's a very safe city 22 00:01:18,687 --> 00:01:21,254 compared to other major metropolitan cities. 23 00:01:21,255 --> 00:01:25,475 And, really, the crime problem there is more of lesser crimes, 24 00:01:25,476 --> 00:01:27,869 petty crimes, misdemeanors. 25 00:01:30,612 --> 00:01:33,962 But on December 12, 2019, 26 00:01:33,963 --> 00:01:37,792 a patrol officer takes a missing-person report. 27 00:01:37,793 --> 00:01:40,664 Someone named Shane Carey calls 28 00:01:40,665 --> 00:01:43,145 the Austin Police Department and let them know 29 00:01:43,146 --> 00:01:44,842 that his fiancée and his baby, 30 00:01:44,843 --> 00:01:46,757 who is 2 1/2 weeks old, are missing. 31 00:01:46,758 --> 00:01:48,455 That right away 32 00:01:48,456 --> 00:01:50,674 is gonna send this to another level of concern. 33 00:01:50,675 --> 00:01:53,416 So they immediately call for the on-duty detective 34 00:01:53,417 --> 00:01:56,898 in the Missing Persons Unit. 35 00:01:56,899 --> 00:01:59,553 When investigators arrived on scene, 36 00:01:59,554 --> 00:02:02,382 they meet Shane, who had called the police that night. 37 00:02:02,383 --> 00:02:05,559 And he said his fiancée, Heidi Broussard, 38 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,344 was a 33-year-old beautiful mother of two. 39 00:02:08,345 --> 00:02:10,825 They had a son, Silas-- he's six years old-- 40 00:02:10,826 --> 00:02:13,219 and a precious little baby girl 41 00:02:13,220 --> 00:02:15,786 who was 2 1/2 weeks old named Margot. 42 00:02:15,787 --> 00:02:18,920 Their son, Silas, was home with Shane. 43 00:02:18,921 --> 00:02:22,445 Only Heidi and newborn Margot are missing. 44 00:02:22,446 --> 00:02:25,840 What's really important in missing-people cases is, 45 00:02:25,841 --> 00:02:28,059 when's the last time the person was seen? 46 00:02:28,060 --> 00:02:30,192 You always start the search there. 47 00:02:30,193 --> 00:02:32,804 So Shane laid out the timeline. 48 00:02:34,676 --> 00:02:37,286 He told investigators that day 49 00:02:37,287 --> 00:02:39,680 started out like most normal days. 50 00:02:39,681 --> 00:02:42,204 Shane got up about 6:00 a.m., and he got ready for work, 51 00:02:42,205 --> 00:02:44,032 and he left for work about 6:30. 52 00:02:44,033 --> 00:02:46,077 Heidi ended up getting up with both kids 53 00:02:46,078 --> 00:02:49,255 and was getting Silas ready to go to school that morning. 54 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:51,387 Heidi called him at 8:30 that morning 55 00:02:51,388 --> 00:02:53,650 after leaving the school. 56 00:02:53,651 --> 00:02:56,784 She said she had dropped off their son. 57 00:02:56,785 --> 00:03:00,570 That's the last time that Shane spoke to Heidi. 58 00:03:00,571 --> 00:03:03,094 Shane gets back to his apartment 59 00:03:03,095 --> 00:03:06,620 about 2:30 after he's done working for the day. 60 00:03:06,621 --> 00:03:09,362 Shane finds the apartment completely empty-- 61 00:03:09,363 --> 00:03:11,929 no Heidi, no baby. 62 00:03:11,930 --> 00:03:14,889 He initially thought maybe she had just taken the baby 63 00:03:14,890 --> 00:03:17,935 and was visiting somebody in the apartment complex. 64 00:03:19,808 --> 00:03:22,113 So he starts looking around, 65 00:03:22,114 --> 00:03:24,594 and he notices her vehicle in the apartment complex. 66 00:03:24,595 --> 00:03:27,467 Ends up going to her vehicle and finding it unlocked. 67 00:03:27,468 --> 00:03:30,296 Inside is her purse, her wallet, 68 00:03:30,297 --> 00:03:34,038 and a few other items that Heidi would never leave behind. 69 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:38,086 One thing missing was her cell phone. 70 00:03:38,087 --> 00:03:41,132 Shane told us he called Heidi. 71 00:03:41,133 --> 00:03:42,743 Gets nothing. 72 00:03:42,744 --> 00:03:44,875 But then he realizes, hey, I better get 73 00:03:44,876 --> 00:03:47,965 to the elementary school to pick up my son. 74 00:03:47,966 --> 00:03:50,751 Shane said he goes to the elementary school. 75 00:03:50,752 --> 00:03:54,145 He picks up his son, goes back home. 76 00:03:54,146 --> 00:03:56,236 Heidi does not show up. 77 00:03:57,846 --> 00:04:02,328 He started to be concerned on why was she not showing up. 78 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:03,981 This is unlike her. 79 00:04:03,982 --> 00:04:05,635 What happened? 80 00:04:05,636 --> 00:04:07,724 So he's calling her repeatedly, 81 00:04:07,725 --> 00:04:10,814 and her phone is just going to voicemail. 82 00:04:10,815 --> 00:04:13,295 Then he starts making phone calls 83 00:04:13,296 --> 00:04:14,949 to her friends, her family. 84 00:04:14,950 --> 00:04:18,518 He calls Rachel, one of Heidi's coworkers, 85 00:04:18,519 --> 00:04:21,999 and Maygen, one of Heidi's best friends. 86 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,306 Nobody has had any contact with her. 87 00:04:24,307 --> 00:04:27,004 So he tries her cell phone. 88 00:04:27,005 --> 00:04:28,963 Again, nothing. 89 00:04:28,964 --> 00:04:31,835 So Shane said at that point in time, 90 00:04:31,836 --> 00:04:34,142 at about 7:30, he was really getting concerned. 91 00:04:34,143 --> 00:04:36,971 So he called the Austin Police Department 92 00:04:36,972 --> 00:04:40,453 to report her as missing. 93 00:04:40,454 --> 00:04:42,542 Heidi's case was different. 94 00:04:42,543 --> 00:04:44,457 It wasn't just a missing woman. 95 00:04:44,458 --> 00:04:47,677 It's a missing woman with a two-week-old baby. 96 00:04:47,678 --> 00:04:49,549 Police really stepped into action 97 00:04:49,550 --> 00:04:51,594 because of the age of the baby, 98 00:04:51,595 --> 00:04:54,118 the urgency of finding this newborn. 99 00:04:54,119 --> 00:04:57,078 As investigators search the apartment, 100 00:04:57,079 --> 00:04:59,950 there's no forced entry in the apartment. 101 00:04:59,951 --> 00:05:02,518 There's no signs of struggle in the apartment. 102 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:04,259 There was nothing out of place. 103 00:05:04,260 --> 00:05:07,393 There was nothing, you know, thrown around the room. 104 00:05:07,394 --> 00:05:09,743 Everything was seemingly normal. 105 00:05:09,744 --> 00:05:11,745 They didn't find any forensic evidence 106 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:14,182 that a crime had been committed there. 107 00:05:17,012 --> 00:05:19,796 But one of the things that concerned the investigators 108 00:05:19,797 --> 00:05:22,016 was that Shane said that the baby 109 00:05:22,017 --> 00:05:25,019 was having some issues with taking food. 110 00:05:25,020 --> 00:05:28,892 And it had to be a formula-- a mixture with breast milk. 111 00:05:28,893 --> 00:05:31,460 The diaper bag, the special food 112 00:05:31,461 --> 00:05:33,636 are still in the apartment. 113 00:05:33,637 --> 00:05:36,552 Baby Margot had health complications from birth. 114 00:05:36,553 --> 00:05:37,858 She had jaundice. 115 00:05:37,859 --> 00:05:39,686 So Heidi would have taken the special formula 116 00:05:39,687 --> 00:05:41,296 that Margot needed. 117 00:05:41,297 --> 00:05:44,778 She knows better than to leave all of that behind. 118 00:05:44,779 --> 00:05:47,607 What woman takes a two-week-old baby 119 00:05:47,608 --> 00:05:50,914 without food, without diapers, without her purse? 120 00:05:50,915 --> 00:05:53,700 Police would certainly consider the possibility 121 00:05:53,701 --> 00:05:56,093 that since she had so recently given birth, 122 00:05:56,094 --> 00:05:58,879 there could be a postpartum complication. 123 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,534 Is she depressed? Is she suicidal? 124 00:06:01,535 --> 00:06:04,711 A lot of moms do go through postpartum depression 125 00:06:04,712 --> 00:06:06,495 right after having a child. 126 00:06:06,496 --> 00:06:07,931 But Shane told investigators 127 00:06:07,932 --> 00:06:09,803 that Heidi was in a really good place. 128 00:06:09,804 --> 00:06:11,805 She didn't suffer from postpartum, 129 00:06:11,806 --> 00:06:14,416 and she was doing really well after the birth of Margot. 130 00:06:14,417 --> 00:06:18,072 At this point, we think this is a legitimate kidnapping 131 00:06:18,073 --> 00:06:20,335 of a woman and a baby. 132 00:06:20,336 --> 00:06:22,729 So Austin Police and their detectives 133 00:06:22,730 --> 00:06:24,687 immediately do a neighborhood canvass 134 00:06:24,688 --> 00:06:26,472 of the apartment complex 135 00:06:26,473 --> 00:06:28,517 to see if anyone had seen anything, 136 00:06:28,518 --> 00:06:30,606 noticed anything strange. 137 00:06:30,607 --> 00:06:32,782 But people saw nothing. 138 00:06:32,783 --> 00:06:34,958 The apartment complex didn't have cameras. 139 00:06:37,353 --> 00:06:38,745 At that point in time, 140 00:06:38,746 --> 00:06:41,356 we did what's called a reverse 911, 141 00:06:41,357 --> 00:06:45,752 where the 911 system actually calls every telephone number 142 00:06:45,753 --> 00:06:48,102 in a specific geographic area 143 00:06:48,103 --> 00:06:50,974 to alert them that someone is missing, 144 00:06:50,975 --> 00:06:52,628 a baby's missing. 145 00:06:52,629 --> 00:06:54,935 And there was a press conference. 146 00:06:54,936 --> 00:06:56,763 And Heidi just having a baby, 147 00:06:56,764 --> 00:06:58,808 it really grabbed our attention. 148 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:03,117 Heidi and Margot were last seen on Thursday December 12th 149 00:07:03,118 --> 00:07:04,553 here in Austin, Texas. 150 00:07:04,554 --> 00:07:06,990 Heidi is a 33-year-old white female. 151 00:07:06,991 --> 00:07:09,732 She stands 5'3", 150 pounds. 152 00:07:09,733 --> 00:07:11,299 If you see Heidi or Margot, 153 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:13,519 please contact the Austin Police Department 154 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,696 or your local law-enforcement agency. 155 00:07:16,697 --> 00:07:19,786 Young mother suddenly goes missing, 156 00:07:19,787 --> 00:07:22,789 very young baby missing with her. 157 00:07:22,790 --> 00:07:25,880 The police are concerned about foul play. 158 00:07:27,708 --> 00:07:30,318 The reality is that Heidi Broussard 159 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:33,582 was an attractive young woman with a small child. 160 00:07:33,583 --> 00:07:36,150 She would be a very vulnerable victim 161 00:07:36,151 --> 00:07:38,979 if somebody were looking for one. 162 00:07:38,980 --> 00:07:41,634 An eyewitness saw Heidi and baby Margot 163 00:07:41,635 --> 00:07:43,853 getting inside of a vehicle. 164 00:07:43,854 --> 00:07:47,727 The address was given out when the raid was announced. 165 00:07:47,728 --> 00:07:50,730 And, oh, my God, that was when all hell broke loose. 166 00:08:01,089 --> 00:08:03,351 Heidi Broussard and her little baby girl, 167 00:08:03,352 --> 00:08:06,354 who is 2 1/2 weeks old named Margot are missing. 168 00:08:06,355 --> 00:08:08,661 And the reverse 911 search 169 00:08:08,662 --> 00:08:11,794 called out about 4,000 of the neighbors, 170 00:08:11,795 --> 00:08:13,971 but no leads were found. 171 00:08:15,712 --> 00:08:19,585 The next day, on the 13th, the Austin Police detectives 172 00:08:19,586 --> 00:08:22,805 started talking to immediate family and Heidi's friends. 173 00:08:25,330 --> 00:08:27,897 My friend Rachel-- she called me and told me 174 00:08:27,898 --> 00:08:29,508 that Heidi was missing. 175 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:32,162 I was just like, what do you mean she's missing? 176 00:08:32,163 --> 00:08:33,990 I don't think your brain processes 177 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:35,383 what's really going on. 178 00:08:35,384 --> 00:08:36,819 But when I was told 179 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:39,518 that she never picked Silas up from the school, 180 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:41,868 I knew that something was wrong. 181 00:08:41,869 --> 00:08:46,046 Your mind goes to the unanswered questions. 182 00:08:46,047 --> 00:08:48,004 Is she being taken care of? 183 00:08:48,005 --> 00:08:49,876 Is the baby being taken care of? 184 00:08:49,877 --> 00:08:52,008 Is she being fed? Are they cold? 185 00:08:52,009 --> 00:08:53,836 You know, are they alone? 186 00:08:55,883 --> 00:08:59,233 You just--you don't know. 187 00:08:59,234 --> 00:09:02,889 Investigators want to know all the details about Heidi. 188 00:09:02,890 --> 00:09:04,194 Who was she? 189 00:09:04,195 --> 00:09:06,283 Did she have any mental illness? 190 00:09:06,284 --> 00:09:09,809 Is there trouble at home that led them to leave? 191 00:09:09,810 --> 00:09:13,682 I told the police Heidi rocked being a mom. 192 00:09:13,683 --> 00:09:15,989 She truly rocked it. 193 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:18,295 Her kids were everything to her. 194 00:09:18,296 --> 00:09:20,646 She would absolutely... 195 00:09:20,647 --> 00:09:23,300 never leave Silas. 196 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:27,957 And me knowing the turmoil that her and Shane 197 00:09:27,958 --> 00:09:30,220 had been in previously, 198 00:09:30,221 --> 00:09:33,354 my first thought was, what did he do to her? 199 00:09:33,355 --> 00:09:35,922 What has he done? 200 00:09:35,923 --> 00:09:39,969 In my experience, the largest majority of the time 201 00:09:39,970 --> 00:09:42,972 when things like this happen, it's going to be the spouse, 202 00:09:42,973 --> 00:09:45,235 the fiancé, the boyfriend, 203 00:09:45,236 --> 00:09:47,324 someone who is close to the victim. 204 00:09:47,325 --> 00:09:50,023 So, of course, the police are going to look at Shane first. 205 00:09:53,462 --> 00:09:56,072 We grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 206 00:09:56,073 --> 00:09:57,857 When Heidi was in her mid-20s, 207 00:09:57,858 --> 00:10:00,903 she worked at a casino for a while, living her best life. 208 00:10:00,904 --> 00:10:04,907 She was a cocktail waitress and had met Shane there 209 00:10:04,908 --> 00:10:07,736 and fell in love. 210 00:10:09,826 --> 00:10:12,349 They had one of those relationships. 211 00:10:12,350 --> 00:10:14,525 It was a little tumultuous. It was back and forth. 212 00:10:14,526 --> 00:10:18,486 But pretty early on, she found out she was pregnant. 213 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:21,141 Of course, the way we were raised, 214 00:10:21,142 --> 00:10:24,144 her getting pregnant out of "wedlock" 215 00:10:24,145 --> 00:10:27,930 was definitely not the way you want to tell your family. 216 00:10:27,931 --> 00:10:30,716 But she always wanted to be a mom. 217 00:10:30,717 --> 00:10:33,936 They moved to Austin right before Silas was born. 218 00:10:33,937 --> 00:10:38,201 And they had Silas, and nothing else mattered. 219 00:10:38,202 --> 00:10:41,204 They were together eight years, 220 00:10:41,205 --> 00:10:44,773 but, unfortunately, her and Shane had broke up a lot. 221 00:10:44,774 --> 00:10:46,862 She told me about abuse, 222 00:10:46,863 --> 00:10:49,952 whether it's financial, emotional, mental. 223 00:10:49,953 --> 00:10:53,564 But we all thought, she knows when enough is enough. 224 00:10:53,565 --> 00:10:56,437 And the last breakup, that was it. 225 00:10:56,438 --> 00:10:59,222 That was going to be it. 226 00:10:59,223 --> 00:11:02,008 But then early that year, 227 00:11:02,009 --> 00:11:04,706 she found out she was pregnant with Margot. 228 00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:08,144 And she told me she wanted to give it another shot 229 00:11:08,145 --> 00:11:10,190 because she wanted her family. 230 00:11:10,191 --> 00:11:11,670 She wanted the unit. 231 00:11:11,671 --> 00:11:13,584 And she wanted her kids to have that. 232 00:11:13,585 --> 00:11:15,325 Come hell or high water, 233 00:11:15,326 --> 00:11:18,285 she was going to make her family work. 234 00:11:18,286 --> 00:11:21,157 It's not unreasonable to wonder 235 00:11:21,158 --> 00:11:22,985 if something had reemerged 236 00:11:22,986 --> 00:11:25,945 from the previous conflicts that they had had 237 00:11:25,946 --> 00:11:30,341 that was now creating strife in their relationship again. 238 00:11:31,995 --> 00:11:35,302 Next, Shane was brought into Austin Police Department 239 00:11:35,303 --> 00:11:38,697 to do a real formal in-depth interview. 240 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,960 Through the course of the interviews with Shane, 241 00:11:40,961 --> 00:11:43,789 it was obvious there were some troubles in the relationship, 242 00:11:43,790 --> 00:11:47,009 but it's natural to have troubles in relationship. 243 00:11:47,010 --> 00:11:48,924 Shane told the police that him and Heidi 244 00:11:48,925 --> 00:11:50,621 were in a good place 245 00:11:50,622 --> 00:11:53,712 and tells them there was never any physical abuse. 246 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:56,366 And the last time he spoke with her 247 00:11:56,367 --> 00:11:58,020 was the day she went missing. 248 00:11:58,021 --> 00:12:00,588 She was just leaving Silas at school. 249 00:12:00,589 --> 00:12:02,590 She told him what she did at the school, 250 00:12:02,591 --> 00:12:04,766 that she ended up getting three books for Silas, 251 00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:06,333 and she was really excited to be able to read 252 00:12:06,334 --> 00:12:07,943 to him that night. 253 00:12:07,944 --> 00:12:10,859 So, while they continue speaking with Shane, 254 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:15,429 investigators need to verify when Heidi had last been seen. 255 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:18,040 Austin Police go through the surveillance 256 00:12:18,041 --> 00:12:19,259 from her son's school, 257 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:21,261 and they find footage 258 00:12:21,262 --> 00:12:23,785 of her dropping off her son for school. 259 00:12:23,786 --> 00:12:26,135 She ends up getting caught on the camera 260 00:12:26,136 --> 00:12:27,876 at about 8:12 that morning. 261 00:12:27,877 --> 00:12:30,574 Heidi Broussard was last seen in this image 262 00:12:30,575 --> 00:12:32,489 released by Austin Police, 263 00:12:32,490 --> 00:12:34,578 smiling and wearing a purple sweatshirt. 264 00:12:34,579 --> 00:12:36,493 Our assumption is that they're alive. 265 00:12:36,494 --> 00:12:39,061 And the sooner that we can find them, the better. 266 00:12:39,062 --> 00:12:42,935 So they were able to confirm her whereabouts that morning. 267 00:12:42,936 --> 00:12:46,068 But anything past that was a huge mystery. 268 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:51,726 Now investigators need to find out from Shane 269 00:12:51,727 --> 00:12:53,641 where he was-- does he have an alibi? 270 00:12:53,642 --> 00:12:56,470 In this case, Shane said he was at work. 271 00:12:56,471 --> 00:12:59,255 His boss confirmed that he was at work all day, 272 00:12:59,256 --> 00:13:00,779 as he was supposed to be. 273 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:04,260 So there was nothing atypical about his day. 274 00:13:04,261 --> 00:13:08,177 Shane was very helpful. He gave police his cell phone. 275 00:13:08,178 --> 00:13:10,527 We could see when she called him, 276 00:13:10,528 --> 00:13:13,661 that he, in fact, had talked to her on December 12th. 277 00:13:13,662 --> 00:13:16,533 He had already let them search in the apartment. 278 00:13:16,534 --> 00:13:17,883 He let them look at the car. 279 00:13:17,884 --> 00:13:20,102 So there was nothing he was holding back. 280 00:13:20,103 --> 00:13:21,669 His alibi is checking out. 281 00:13:21,670 --> 00:13:23,889 Also, looking into Shane, 282 00:13:23,890 --> 00:13:25,847 there was nothing that popped up 283 00:13:25,848 --> 00:13:28,676 that said there was any domestic violence, 284 00:13:28,677 --> 00:13:30,896 that there were any police calls for service 285 00:13:30,897 --> 00:13:32,636 at the address. 286 00:13:32,637 --> 00:13:34,987 As far as law enforcement was concerned, 287 00:13:34,988 --> 00:13:38,251 he was not part of Heidi being missing. 288 00:13:38,252 --> 00:13:41,123 So, at this point, the police have very little to go on. 289 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:46,476 Because this child is so young, just a few weeks old, 290 00:13:46,477 --> 00:13:48,522 has some medical complications 291 00:13:48,523 --> 00:13:51,046 and just needs basic needs taken care of, 292 00:13:51,047 --> 00:13:53,875 investigators have a very small window of opportunity 293 00:13:53,876 --> 00:13:57,139 before something really bad could happen. 294 00:13:57,140 --> 00:13:59,968 So I called the chief of the Austin Police Department 295 00:13:59,969 --> 00:14:03,537 and said, hey, the FBI has a lot of resources 296 00:14:03,538 --> 00:14:05,234 we can bring. 297 00:14:05,235 --> 00:14:08,498 We have the CARD team, a group of investigators, 298 00:14:08,499 --> 00:14:11,240 intelligence analysts, technicians, 299 00:14:11,241 --> 00:14:13,416 that focus on child abductions. 300 00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:17,072 One of the things we brought to bear in this particular case 301 00:14:17,073 --> 00:14:18,421 is something called 302 00:14:18,422 --> 00:14:21,468 the FBI'S Child Abduction Rapid Deployment team 303 00:14:21,469 --> 00:14:25,167 that we deploy at the request of our state and local partners 304 00:14:25,168 --> 00:14:27,039 whenever a child is abducted. 305 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,346 Our investigators move out very quickly 306 00:14:30,347 --> 00:14:32,740 to start looking very aggressively-- 307 00:14:32,741 --> 00:14:35,961 Where could she be? Where could this baby be? 308 00:14:35,962 --> 00:14:40,574 We need to find Heidi and her new baby soon as possible. 309 00:14:47,582 --> 00:14:50,671 Heidi and her new baby have been missing 310 00:14:50,672 --> 00:14:52,325 for a number of days. 311 00:14:52,326 --> 00:14:55,589 The FBI CARD team start looking hard for Heidi. 312 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:58,984 After they speak with him on December 13th, 313 00:14:58,985 --> 00:15:02,291 investigators moved on from Shane. 314 00:15:02,292 --> 00:15:04,990 The next step, once you rule out a spouse or a partner, 315 00:15:04,991 --> 00:15:08,167 is you start to look at every one of her acquaintances-- 316 00:15:08,168 --> 00:15:12,171 her family, neighbors, everyone she worked with, 317 00:15:12,172 --> 00:15:14,347 and you really have to start digging in 318 00:15:14,348 --> 00:15:19,178 on all of those people as possible suspects. 319 00:15:19,179 --> 00:15:23,008 Investigators learned that Heidi was very bubbly, 320 00:15:23,009 --> 00:15:25,793 very social, and very outgoing. 321 00:15:25,794 --> 00:15:29,362 She was someone who had a lot of friends, 322 00:15:29,363 --> 00:15:32,408 and she was, like, the go-to of the group. 323 00:15:32,409 --> 00:15:34,889 I told the police, Heidi loves everybody. 324 00:15:34,890 --> 00:15:36,499 She takes everybody in. 325 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:40,068 She didn't see the red flags in people. 326 00:15:40,069 --> 00:15:42,288 They said she was very loyal. 327 00:15:42,289 --> 00:15:45,900 I mean, her friends date back from when she was a teen. 328 00:15:45,901 --> 00:15:49,077 Me, Rachel, and Heidi-- we were just best friends. 329 00:15:49,078 --> 00:15:51,819 We go to church camp every year. 330 00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:56,389 We met Maygen and Caressa at church camp in Columbus, Texas. 331 00:15:56,390 --> 00:15:58,521 Heidi and them became good friends, 332 00:15:58,522 --> 00:16:00,523 and they've always kept in touch. 333 00:16:03,223 --> 00:16:04,614 It's kind of funny. 334 00:16:04,615 --> 00:16:07,139 When Heidi got pregnant with Silas, 335 00:16:07,140 --> 00:16:09,097 we were pregnant at the same time. 336 00:16:09,098 --> 00:16:10,577 I was pregnant with my second one, 337 00:16:10,578 --> 00:16:12,318 and she was pregnant with her first. 338 00:16:12,319 --> 00:16:14,102 And, you know, she was so excited. 339 00:16:14,103 --> 00:16:15,582 We were both having boys. 340 00:16:15,583 --> 00:16:19,151 Then when Heidi had gotten pregnant with Margot, 341 00:16:19,152 --> 00:16:23,198 her best friend, Maygen, was having a baby, too. 342 00:16:23,199 --> 00:16:26,419 And they were excited to be pregnant together 343 00:16:26,420 --> 00:16:29,900 and just to have the same due date. 344 00:16:29,901 --> 00:16:32,207 Heidi was always the cheerleader. 345 00:16:32,208 --> 00:16:34,427 When she loved you, she loved you, 346 00:16:34,428 --> 00:16:36,429 and she'd never let you go. 347 00:16:36,430 --> 00:16:40,041 No matter where anybody lived, you know, 348 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:44,959 she was always the lifeline that kept everybody together. 349 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,048 So, when Heidi went missing, 350 00:16:47,049 --> 00:16:51,270 I thought it was either Shane or definitely a stranger, 351 00:16:51,271 --> 00:16:55,448 'cause none of Heidi's friends would hurt Heidi. 352 00:16:55,449 --> 00:16:58,625 I know it's Shane. I know he did it. 353 00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:00,148 I know it's him. 354 00:17:00,149 --> 00:17:02,107 It's got to be. Like, who else would it be? 355 00:17:05,328 --> 00:17:07,764 Even though investigators 356 00:17:07,765 --> 00:17:10,550 were able to confirm Shane's alibi, 357 00:17:10,551 --> 00:17:13,944 Heidi's friends still were kind of side-eyeing Shane, 358 00:17:13,945 --> 00:17:15,511 just because they knew 359 00:17:15,512 --> 00:17:18,123 Heidi and Shane had a toxic relationship. 360 00:17:18,124 --> 00:17:22,127 There was a lot of speculation around him. 361 00:17:22,128 --> 00:17:24,477 So I wanted to put together a search team. 362 00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:26,827 I was like, we need to go find her. 363 00:17:32,790 --> 00:17:35,401 I became involved in this case 364 00:17:35,402 --> 00:17:38,273 when Heidi's loved ones called EquuSearch 365 00:17:38,274 --> 00:17:41,581 because of her disappearance. 366 00:17:41,582 --> 00:17:45,672 EquuSearch is involved in volunteer search efforts. 367 00:17:45,673 --> 00:17:47,587 We don't charge a nickel. 368 00:17:47,588 --> 00:17:50,851 We'll be part of a search and helping families. 369 00:17:50,852 --> 00:17:53,158 We're not part of an investigation, 370 00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:56,335 but many times we've given them information 371 00:17:56,336 --> 00:17:59,512 that's led to some pretty good results. 372 00:18:01,515 --> 00:18:04,865 I remember talking to Heidi's friends 373 00:18:04,866 --> 00:18:07,172 and other family members. 374 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:09,261 I talked to a very close friend. 375 00:18:09,262 --> 00:18:11,611 Her name was Maygen. 376 00:18:11,612 --> 00:18:15,528 She was telling me the stories about Heidi and Shane. 377 00:18:15,529 --> 00:18:17,834 They were having some problems, 378 00:18:17,835 --> 00:18:22,535 and she says, knowing what I know about that relationship, 379 00:18:22,536 --> 00:18:26,713 it wouldn't surprise me if Shane did something to her. 380 00:18:26,714 --> 00:18:31,239 And I said, you really feel as though he's capable? 381 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,808 Maygen said, he's more than capable. 382 00:18:34,809 --> 00:18:36,723 She pointed 100% to Shane. 383 00:18:40,858 --> 00:18:43,469 When we started that search in the Austin area, 384 00:18:43,470 --> 00:18:45,906 I met with Shane, met with Shane's dad. 385 00:18:45,907 --> 00:18:50,737 There was many, many volunteers that wanted to get involved. 386 00:18:50,738 --> 00:18:55,307 So we put together some ATVs and some foot searchers. 387 00:18:55,308 --> 00:18:57,874 Here in Austin, there's a lot of different terrain 388 00:18:57,875 --> 00:18:59,354 that you go looking through. 389 00:18:59,355 --> 00:19:01,139 You have Zilker Park. 390 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:04,490 You have all the greenbelts. You have natural waterways. 391 00:19:04,491 --> 00:19:07,754 I actually marked spots on maps 392 00:19:07,755 --> 00:19:09,973 that she possibly could have walked to 393 00:19:09,974 --> 00:19:14,413 or she possibly could have taken a cab to. 394 00:19:14,414 --> 00:19:17,851 Shane and I spent a lot of time together driving around, 395 00:19:17,852 --> 00:19:21,289 kind of looking at different areas. 396 00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:23,248 Everybody reacts different, you know? 397 00:19:23,249 --> 00:19:25,467 But I never heard his voice 398 00:19:25,468 --> 00:19:28,253 sound like he was gonna break down and cry. 399 00:19:28,254 --> 00:19:31,299 His demeanor just wasn't 400 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:33,780 at all what I thought that it should have been. 401 00:19:33,781 --> 00:19:37,218 It seemed strange, to say the least. 402 00:19:41,615 --> 00:19:43,790 While we were looking for her, 403 00:19:43,791 --> 00:19:45,357 we were all talking, 404 00:19:45,358 --> 00:19:47,272 trying to keep up to date with everything. 405 00:19:47,273 --> 00:19:48,969 But there was no trace. 406 00:19:48,970 --> 00:19:51,537 I was just like, will this ever be solved? 407 00:19:51,538 --> 00:19:55,584 Because it didn't feel like they were getting anywhere. 408 00:19:55,585 --> 00:19:57,934 There were some calls that came in 409 00:19:57,935 --> 00:19:59,414 with possible sightings, 410 00:19:59,415 --> 00:20:02,504 but none of them ended up being really credible. 411 00:20:02,505 --> 00:20:05,899 After some of the search efforts that we did, 412 00:20:05,900 --> 00:20:07,596 we haven't found anything. 413 00:20:07,597 --> 00:20:10,251 We don't have anywhere else to go. 414 00:20:14,343 --> 00:20:17,911 So, next, an emergency order was filed 415 00:20:17,912 --> 00:20:19,956 with Heidi's cell phone company to see, 416 00:20:19,957 --> 00:20:21,306 was the phone hitting? 417 00:20:21,307 --> 00:20:22,655 We call it "pinging." 418 00:20:22,656 --> 00:20:24,961 Was the cell phone active and hitting somewhere? 419 00:20:24,962 --> 00:20:27,486 That request went through, and it came back that her phone was 420 00:20:27,487 --> 00:20:30,010 either off or out of battery, 421 00:20:30,011 --> 00:20:31,881 and it had not pinged anywhere 422 00:20:31,882 --> 00:20:34,493 since pinging at the house on December 12th, 423 00:20:34,494 --> 00:20:36,408 the day that Heidi disappears. 424 00:20:36,409 --> 00:20:38,323 So we started canvassing 425 00:20:38,324 --> 00:20:40,760 through the neighborhood again, 426 00:20:40,761 --> 00:20:43,415 because a lot of times, what you find is, 427 00:20:43,416 --> 00:20:46,200 people see things that they don't know are important 428 00:20:46,201 --> 00:20:49,203 until you really jog their brain. 429 00:20:49,204 --> 00:20:51,684 This time one witness 430 00:20:51,685 --> 00:20:56,428 described a four-door sedan of a light color 431 00:20:56,429 --> 00:20:59,431 that she saw go around towards the back, 432 00:20:59,432 --> 00:21:01,520 where Heidi's apartment was. 433 00:21:01,521 --> 00:21:03,957 Then another neighbor actually remembered 434 00:21:03,958 --> 00:21:06,742 seeing somebody with the description of Heidi and Margot 435 00:21:06,743 --> 00:21:10,877 getting inside of a similar vehicle. 436 00:21:10,878 --> 00:21:13,488 So we're starting to get a little bit more of a picture 437 00:21:13,489 --> 00:21:16,230 of the last time anyone had seen Heidi. 438 00:21:16,231 --> 00:21:17,753 But when people are missing, 439 00:21:17,754 --> 00:21:19,886 you're going down different investigative avenues 440 00:21:19,887 --> 00:21:21,453 at the same time. 441 00:21:21,454 --> 00:21:23,803 As we interviewed more of Heidi's friends, 442 00:21:23,804 --> 00:21:26,719 a couple of people told us that one of Heidi's friends 443 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:30,984 acted odd during the delivery of Heidi's baby. 444 00:21:30,985 --> 00:21:33,508 So investigators go to the hospital 445 00:21:33,509 --> 00:21:36,685 and interview delivery staff. 446 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:38,470 The nurse remembered 447 00:21:38,471 --> 00:21:40,733 right after Heidi gave birth to Margot, 448 00:21:40,734 --> 00:21:42,474 most of the family got to hold the baby. 449 00:21:42,475 --> 00:21:44,606 Well, Shane's dad was ready to hold the baby, 450 00:21:44,607 --> 00:21:47,609 and Heidi's friend stepped in and said, hold on, 451 00:21:47,610 --> 00:21:50,133 and aggressively took the baby from him. 452 00:21:50,134 --> 00:21:52,701 She acts very possessive with the baby, 453 00:21:52,702 --> 00:21:54,790 acts very strange in general, 454 00:21:54,791 --> 00:21:58,272 and literally takes the baby from the grandfather 455 00:21:58,273 --> 00:22:00,230 'cause she wants to hold the baby. 456 00:22:02,408 --> 00:22:04,452 Once we got that story 457 00:22:04,453 --> 00:22:07,020 of what happened in the maternity room, 458 00:22:07,021 --> 00:22:10,240 our behavioral-analysis people right away said, 459 00:22:10,241 --> 00:22:12,373 hey, we really got to look at this. 460 00:22:12,374 --> 00:22:14,201 This could possibly be 461 00:22:14,202 --> 00:22:17,596 a maternal-desire-type situation. 462 00:22:17,597 --> 00:22:20,773 Maternal desire is a mental state 463 00:22:20,774 --> 00:22:24,429 where a woman has an unsatiable drive 464 00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:25,778 to acquire a child. 465 00:22:25,779 --> 00:22:28,694 That's why maternity rooms are so locked down, 466 00:22:28,695 --> 00:22:29,999 because, unfortunately, 467 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,958 there's been a number of instances 468 00:22:31,959 --> 00:22:36,179 where people have gotten in there and stolen a baby. 469 00:22:36,180 --> 00:22:40,314 When we heard how Heidi's friend acted with the baby, 470 00:22:40,315 --> 00:22:43,143 it made us very suspicious 471 00:22:43,144 --> 00:22:46,625 about her mental state. 472 00:22:46,626 --> 00:22:49,192 Now we have a suspicious person. 473 00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:52,152 Our investigators from the CARD team said, 474 00:22:52,153 --> 00:22:54,154 we got to go hard on this. 475 00:22:54,155 --> 00:22:55,503 We need to figure out, 476 00:22:55,504 --> 00:22:58,419 who is this woman, and where could she be? 477 00:23:07,342 --> 00:23:11,127 The police had talked to the hospital staff 478 00:23:11,128 --> 00:23:14,174 where Heidi gave birth to baby Margot. 479 00:23:14,175 --> 00:23:18,396 The nurses remember one of Heidi's good friends 480 00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:20,746 was acting super possessive over Margot 481 00:23:20,747 --> 00:23:21,964 right after she was born. 482 00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:26,491 Police were concerned about the possibility 483 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:28,623 of maternal desire, 484 00:23:28,624 --> 00:23:30,320 which can turn into something 485 00:23:30,321 --> 00:23:32,148 that is not altogether different 486 00:23:32,149 --> 00:23:34,499 from what I would call delusional. 487 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:37,458 This baby's mine. I need this baby. 488 00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:39,286 I must have it. 489 00:23:39,287 --> 00:23:42,507 When people get into that sort of delusional 490 00:23:42,508 --> 00:23:44,596 or semi-delusional world, 491 00:23:44,597 --> 00:23:48,164 reality doesn't matter anymore. 492 00:23:48,165 --> 00:23:51,080 And when people become that obsessed 493 00:23:51,081 --> 00:23:53,343 and that divorced from reality, 494 00:23:53,344 --> 00:23:55,868 it can escalate to extreme violence. 495 00:23:55,869 --> 00:23:58,392 It can escalate to murder. 496 00:23:58,393 --> 00:24:01,569 So investigators decided to take this very seriously 497 00:24:01,570 --> 00:24:03,571 right from the beginning. 498 00:24:03,572 --> 00:24:05,965 So investigators ask Shane, who, in fact, 499 00:24:05,966 --> 00:24:10,012 was in the hospital room when Heidi was delivering Margot, 500 00:24:10,013 --> 00:24:12,450 and he mentioned Maygen, 501 00:24:12,451 --> 00:24:16,932 Maygen Humphrey, which was one of her closest friends. 502 00:24:16,933 --> 00:24:20,588 Once we identify Maygen as the woman in the maternity ward 503 00:24:20,589 --> 00:24:23,112 with the strange behavior, we start going back 504 00:24:23,113 --> 00:24:25,288 and re-interviewing people 505 00:24:25,289 --> 00:24:28,161 to say, what can you tell us about her? 506 00:24:28,162 --> 00:24:29,292 What's her timeline? 507 00:24:29,293 --> 00:24:31,643 And any of these other pieces we have, 508 00:24:31,644 --> 00:24:34,994 could it fit back to her? 509 00:24:38,259 --> 00:24:40,565 So Heidi's friends told investigators 510 00:24:40,566 --> 00:24:43,393 that Maygen lived in Houston, but they still kept in touch. 511 00:24:43,394 --> 00:24:45,178 Maygen was one of Heidi's best friends 512 00:24:45,179 --> 00:24:46,745 since their early teens. 513 00:24:46,746 --> 00:24:50,618 But while Heidi and Maygen were really close friends, 514 00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:53,229 most of Heidi's friends didn't really love Maygen. 515 00:24:53,230 --> 00:24:55,536 When Heidi introduced us, 516 00:24:55,537 --> 00:25:00,062 unfortunately, I got a bad vibe from Maygen. 517 00:25:00,063 --> 00:25:02,325 I didn't like her right away. 518 00:25:02,326 --> 00:25:05,590 But Heidi's heart was so pure. 519 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:07,330 She loved everybody. 520 00:25:07,331 --> 00:25:10,812 So, I mean, she's been friends with her for many, many years. 521 00:25:10,813 --> 00:25:12,510 According to her friends, 522 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:14,599 they just thought Maygen was a little weird. 523 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,123 Didn't really click with her, could give or take her. 524 00:25:17,124 --> 00:25:19,560 But Heidi was, you know, the embracer. 525 00:25:22,216 --> 00:25:25,044 Through the course of reinterviews, 526 00:25:25,045 --> 00:25:26,611 asking about Maygen, 527 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:29,614 we find out Maygen announced she's pregnant 528 00:25:29,615 --> 00:25:32,486 not long after Heidi announced she was pregnant. 529 00:25:32,487 --> 00:25:34,662 When she was told about the pregnancy, 530 00:25:34,663 --> 00:25:37,752 Maygen was like, we're going to be pregnant together. 531 00:25:37,753 --> 00:25:41,843 November 26th, the day that Margot was born, 532 00:25:41,844 --> 00:25:45,455 Maygen came down to Austin. 533 00:25:45,456 --> 00:25:49,764 Maygen was about 37 weeks pregnant at this time. 534 00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:52,245 Heidi's friends told police 535 00:25:52,246 --> 00:25:54,464 it was remarkable that she had driven 536 00:25:54,465 --> 00:25:57,337 about three hours from Houston to Austin 537 00:25:57,338 --> 00:26:00,645 to be present for the birth of baby Margot. 538 00:26:00,646 --> 00:26:05,519 And just a few weeks later, on December the 8th or the 9th, 539 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,522 she tells everyone she gave birth to her own baby 540 00:26:08,523 --> 00:26:10,524 named Luna. 541 00:26:10,525 --> 00:26:12,657 Investigators ask her friends, 542 00:26:12,658 --> 00:26:14,833 did you see a picture of the baby? 543 00:26:14,834 --> 00:26:16,486 Have you seen this baby? 544 00:26:16,487 --> 00:26:21,666 And all of them said, I haven't seen a picture of her. 545 00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,058 Wow. 546 00:26:23,059 --> 00:26:25,626 You're a new mom, you're proud of this baby, 547 00:26:25,627 --> 00:26:28,324 and you haven't showed a picture? 548 00:26:28,325 --> 00:26:31,676 So that was very quickly looked at. 549 00:26:31,677 --> 00:26:35,505 But there's no evidence that she had a baby at all. 550 00:26:35,506 --> 00:26:39,771 And she really starts rising on the list of suspects. 551 00:26:39,772 --> 00:26:43,775 You start doing research, and now things start to click. 552 00:26:43,776 --> 00:26:47,387 She actually has a four-door, light-colored sedan, 553 00:26:47,388 --> 00:26:50,695 like the car that somebody saw Heidi and the baby 554 00:26:50,696 --> 00:26:54,002 get into in the parking lot when they went missing. 555 00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:56,222 Investigators start looking 556 00:26:56,223 --> 00:26:58,180 into all the red-light cameras in the area, 557 00:26:58,181 --> 00:27:00,400 as well as license-plate readers. 558 00:27:00,401 --> 00:27:02,707 And there are license-plate readers showing her 559 00:27:02,708 --> 00:27:05,666 in the area the day that Heidi disappears. 560 00:27:05,667 --> 00:27:09,365 Also, after her cell-phone records were retrieved, 561 00:27:09,366 --> 00:27:11,193 her phone had been pinged that day 562 00:27:11,194 --> 00:27:12,760 on different cell-phone towers 563 00:27:12,761 --> 00:27:15,328 that were located near Heidi's apartment. 564 00:27:15,329 --> 00:27:17,156 So now at this point, investigators 565 00:27:17,157 --> 00:27:20,115 put together a lineup of multiple people 566 00:27:20,116 --> 00:27:22,248 and Maygen Humphrey and take this lineup 567 00:27:22,249 --> 00:27:24,729 back to the neighbor for an eyewitness account. 568 00:27:24,730 --> 00:27:27,601 When they showed her Maygen Humphrey, 569 00:27:27,602 --> 00:27:30,909 the neighbor actually said this person is the person 570 00:27:30,910 --> 00:27:34,434 that she saw Heidi and Margot getting in the vehicle with 571 00:27:34,435 --> 00:27:37,002 on the morning of their disappearance. 572 00:27:41,747 --> 00:27:44,792 Obviously, she is now suspect number one. 573 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:46,794 In this case, is she gonna harm the baby? 574 00:27:46,795 --> 00:27:49,188 Is she gonna run? Is she gonna do something? 575 00:27:49,189 --> 00:27:52,017 You don't always want to do an interview right away, 576 00:27:52,018 --> 00:27:54,280 because, obviously, the minute you do an interview, 577 00:27:54,281 --> 00:27:56,325 they know that they're a suspect. 578 00:27:56,326 --> 00:28:00,460 And we are very concerned for the safety of the child. 579 00:28:00,461 --> 00:28:03,245 So the decision was, let's put a surveillance team 580 00:28:03,246 --> 00:28:06,248 around the house in Houston to see, 581 00:28:06,249 --> 00:28:10,165 is there any sign of Heidi, a baby, 582 00:28:10,166 --> 00:28:12,298 anything strange? 583 00:28:12,299 --> 00:28:14,430 The Texas Rangers were called in 584 00:28:14,431 --> 00:28:16,258 to assist them with the surveillance 585 00:28:16,259 --> 00:28:19,609 on Maygen's house in Houston, Texas. 586 00:28:19,610 --> 00:28:21,786 We see her car in the backyard. 587 00:28:21,787 --> 00:28:25,267 It fits the four-door, light-colored sedan 588 00:28:25,268 --> 00:28:29,184 that one witness described to us. 589 00:28:29,185 --> 00:28:31,099 At a point during the surveillance, 590 00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:32,535 a man leaves the house. 591 00:28:32,536 --> 00:28:34,799 Let's follow him, see who he is, where's he going. 592 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,018 He goes to Target... 593 00:28:37,019 --> 00:28:40,630 where he is observed buying baby supplies. 594 00:28:40,631 --> 00:28:43,242 The Texas Rangers make the decision, 595 00:28:43,243 --> 00:28:45,374 hey, this is a life-safety issue. 596 00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:47,812 We're concerned about the health of the baby. 597 00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:49,552 We're gonna intervene right now. 598 00:28:49,553 --> 00:28:52,468 So the Texas Rangers grab him in the parking lot. 599 00:28:52,469 --> 00:28:55,341 They start asking him questions. 600 00:28:55,342 --> 00:28:57,952 He identified himself as Christopher Green. 601 00:28:57,953 --> 00:29:00,912 They find out this is Maygen's ex-boyfriend, 602 00:29:00,913 --> 00:29:02,217 whom she lives with. 603 00:29:02,218 --> 00:29:03,828 They asked him if he had a newborn child, 604 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:05,394 and he said he did. 605 00:29:05,395 --> 00:29:07,832 And they tell him, we're looking into why Heidi, 606 00:29:07,833 --> 00:29:09,703 as well as her child, are missing. 607 00:29:09,704 --> 00:29:11,966 And they show him a picture of baby Margot, 608 00:29:11,967 --> 00:29:14,142 and he said, that's my baby. 609 00:29:14,143 --> 00:29:16,231 That's my baby at home. 610 00:29:23,849 --> 00:29:25,850 Investigators stop Christopher Green, 611 00:29:25,851 --> 00:29:28,853 Maygen's ex-boyfriend, whom she lives with, 612 00:29:28,854 --> 00:29:30,680 after he leaves Target. 613 00:29:30,681 --> 00:29:32,682 He had a bunch of baby items. 614 00:29:32,683 --> 00:29:34,162 He says, I'm buying this stuff 615 00:29:34,163 --> 00:29:36,730 because my girlfriend had a baby. 616 00:29:36,731 --> 00:29:41,300 But the Texas Rangers show him a picture of the missing baby, 617 00:29:41,301 --> 00:29:45,478 and he says, that's the baby that's at my house. 618 00:29:45,479 --> 00:29:50,309 Then they ask him if he was present at the birth. 619 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:53,573 Christopher Green told investigators 620 00:29:53,574 --> 00:29:55,444 that he's an oil-field worker. 621 00:29:55,445 --> 00:29:58,970 When he arrived home from a work trip on December 13th, 622 00:29:58,971 --> 00:30:01,711 his ex-girlfriend Maygen had given birth 623 00:30:01,712 --> 00:30:04,366 a few days before that while he was gone. 624 00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:06,325 He said, well, why didn't you call me? 625 00:30:06,326 --> 00:30:08,588 She's like, please don't be angry, 626 00:30:08,589 --> 00:30:11,330 but I ended up having the baby at a birthing center. 627 00:30:11,331 --> 00:30:14,550 Obviously, if you're the father of a baby, 628 00:30:14,551 --> 00:30:15,943 it's very surprising 629 00:30:15,944 --> 00:30:17,727 that you were not present when the baby was born. 630 00:30:17,728 --> 00:30:19,904 The whole story doesn't hold water. 631 00:30:19,905 --> 00:30:23,081 It doesn't make sense. It doesn't add up at all. 632 00:30:23,082 --> 00:30:24,734 So based on all the information 633 00:30:24,735 --> 00:30:27,302 that Christopher Green gave authorities at that point, 634 00:30:27,303 --> 00:30:29,522 they had enough probable cause to go back 635 00:30:29,523 --> 00:30:32,917 and enter the property where Maygen was with the baby. 636 00:30:37,487 --> 00:30:40,707 I had been doing podcasting for roughly a year 637 00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:42,709 before the Heidi case came about. 638 00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:45,059 It was December 19th. 639 00:30:45,060 --> 00:30:47,409 I interviewed her friend Caressa 640 00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:50,935 to raise awareness about Heidi and the baby's disappearance. 641 00:30:50,936 --> 00:30:53,633 After a week of Heidi being missing, 642 00:30:53,634 --> 00:30:56,855 I think her friends and family were getting really desperate. 643 00:31:01,555 --> 00:31:03,251 We were live on YouTube, 644 00:31:03,252 --> 00:31:05,341 so everybody is participating in real time. 645 00:31:11,695 --> 00:31:14,610 As the interview went on, someone in the chat had said, 646 00:31:14,611 --> 00:31:17,048 breaking news--they're raiding a home in Houston. 647 00:31:17,049 --> 00:31:18,877 And that changed everything. 648 00:31:26,145 --> 00:31:30,061 The address was given out when the raid was announced. 649 00:31:30,062 --> 00:31:32,585 And someone in the chat started searching 650 00:31:32,586 --> 00:31:36,895 the address of that house, and someone found a baby registry. 651 00:31:49,255 --> 00:31:53,258 Oh, my God, that's Maygen's house. 652 00:31:53,259 --> 00:31:55,914 And that was when all hell broke loose. 653 00:32:02,877 --> 00:32:04,313 Oh. 654 00:32:11,277 --> 00:32:13,452 Authorities enter the property 655 00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:17,456 where Maygen was with the baby and rescue the baby. 656 00:32:17,457 --> 00:32:20,067 Some of the agents take this baby to a hospital 657 00:32:20,068 --> 00:32:22,591 to make sure that the baby is okay. 658 00:32:22,592 --> 00:32:26,030 Then they begin to interview Maygen at the house. 659 00:32:26,031 --> 00:32:28,293 Maygen tells the investigators 660 00:32:28,294 --> 00:32:31,035 the baby was her baby girl named Luna. 661 00:32:31,036 --> 00:32:32,993 Okay, when did you have the baby? 662 00:32:32,994 --> 00:32:34,342 Where did you have the baby? 663 00:32:34,343 --> 00:32:36,562 She couldn't tell them where she had the baby. 664 00:32:36,563 --> 00:32:37,955 How could you not remember? 665 00:32:39,479 --> 00:32:42,089 Since we were pretty sure this is Heidi's baby, 666 00:32:42,090 --> 00:32:44,613 now where is Heidi? 667 00:32:44,614 --> 00:32:47,138 Investigators expanded their search, 668 00:32:47,139 --> 00:32:50,532 and they start looking for Heidi. 669 00:32:50,533 --> 00:32:52,578 They were searching everywhere 670 00:32:52,579 --> 00:32:55,974 to see if there's any evidence of her being alive. 671 00:32:58,106 --> 00:33:00,368 Walking through the backyard, 672 00:33:00,369 --> 00:33:03,241 immediately one of the Texas Rangers is struck 673 00:33:03,242 --> 00:33:07,549 with this smell that's coming out of the car. 674 00:33:07,550 --> 00:33:09,812 As investigators, you know that smell. 675 00:33:09,813 --> 00:33:11,249 They pop the trunk, 676 00:33:11,250 --> 00:33:15,557 and inside of the trunk, they find a black duffel bag. 677 00:33:15,558 --> 00:33:18,038 And upon opening the black duffel bag, 678 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:19,909 they find a female deceased. 679 00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:23,913 Pretty quickly they realize, based on photos they had, 680 00:33:23,914 --> 00:33:27,047 this is, in fact, Heidi. 681 00:33:27,048 --> 00:33:29,354 Although we were very happy 682 00:33:29,355 --> 00:33:31,921 to retrieve the baby alive and healthy, 683 00:33:31,922 --> 00:33:35,535 it's hard to celebrate that when you know that Heidi died. 684 00:33:37,450 --> 00:33:40,104 We have a Fox News alert for you-- 685 00:33:40,105 --> 00:33:42,889 a dead body and a baby found alive 686 00:33:42,890 --> 00:33:45,109 in that search connected 687 00:33:45,110 --> 00:33:46,980 to the missing mother down in Texas. 688 00:33:46,981 --> 00:33:51,202 Heidi Broussard and her newborn daughter, Margot... 689 00:33:51,203 --> 00:33:54,945 I'm watching live coverage. 690 00:33:56,512 --> 00:33:58,165 And then... 691 00:34:01,213 --> 00:34:04,737 You see the stretcher with a body bag. 692 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:11,091 And you know that your friend's in that-- 693 00:34:11,092 --> 00:34:12,919 your friend's in there. 694 00:34:15,749 --> 00:34:18,751 I just remember screaming. 695 00:34:21,146 --> 00:34:23,408 And I'm just screaming, like, she's gone. 696 00:34:23,409 --> 00:34:25,062 She's dead. 697 00:34:28,588 --> 00:34:31,198 I got a call from a detective, says, 698 00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:33,592 hey, I just want to make you aware that we're 699 00:34:33,593 --> 00:34:35,985 at one of Heidi's friend's houses. 700 00:34:35,986 --> 00:34:38,162 I can't give a lot of information right now, 701 00:34:38,163 --> 00:34:42,427 but are taking Maygen in custody. 702 00:34:42,428 --> 00:34:46,039 But we do have the baby. Heidi is deceased. 703 00:34:48,477 --> 00:34:50,783 And... 704 00:34:50,784 --> 00:34:53,264 I'm just thinking, man, if could just see Shane right now 705 00:34:53,265 --> 00:34:55,440 and just hug him and say, I'm sorry. 706 00:34:55,441 --> 00:34:58,269 I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry. 707 00:34:58,270 --> 00:35:01,446 Once the baby was released from the hospital 708 00:35:01,447 --> 00:35:04,275 and DNA testing proved that it was Heidi's baby, 709 00:35:04,276 --> 00:35:06,625 she was returned to the family. 710 00:35:13,198 --> 00:35:14,720 Based on evidence-- 711 00:35:14,721 --> 00:35:16,983 license-plate readers showing her in the area 712 00:35:16,984 --> 00:35:19,246 the day that Heidi disappears, 713 00:35:19,247 --> 00:35:20,639 cell-phone records, 714 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:24,033 Heidi's baby at her house in Houston, 715 00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:27,167 her car with Heidi in the trunk-- 716 00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:29,213 when you add all that together, 717 00:35:29,214 --> 00:35:31,954 we know Maygen is responsible for this crime. 718 00:35:34,001 --> 00:35:35,915 I'm angry. 719 00:35:35,916 --> 00:35:38,613 We're all angry. 720 00:35:38,614 --> 00:35:40,833 Why Heidi? 721 00:35:40,834 --> 00:35:44,053 Your best friend is supposed to be the person you trust... 722 00:35:44,054 --> 00:35:46,534 More than anybody. 723 00:35:46,535 --> 00:35:49,494 The Houston coroner did an autopsy 724 00:35:49,495 --> 00:35:53,802 and declared that Heidi was killed by strangulation. 725 00:35:53,803 --> 00:35:56,065 Authorities charged Maygen with capital murder 726 00:35:56,066 --> 00:35:58,198 and two counts of kidnapping 727 00:35:58,199 --> 00:36:00,461 and a count of tampering with evidence-- 728 00:36:00,462 --> 00:36:01,897 a human corpse-- 729 00:36:01,898 --> 00:36:03,856 for putting Heidi in the trunk of the vehicle. 730 00:36:03,857 --> 00:36:06,163 But Maygen would never speak with investigators 731 00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:07,555 about the details. 732 00:36:07,556 --> 00:36:09,601 I'm not sure we're ever gonna know the full story 733 00:36:09,602 --> 00:36:13,213 behind what happened between Heidi and Maygen. 734 00:36:13,214 --> 00:36:14,780 But it was pretty obvious, 735 00:36:14,781 --> 00:36:17,217 it was a plan that was thought out deliberately 736 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,567 over the course of months. 737 00:36:19,568 --> 00:36:22,918 The timing of Maygen's announcement 738 00:36:22,919 --> 00:36:24,485 that she was pregnant 739 00:36:24,486 --> 00:36:27,358 doesn't seem accidental or coincidental. 740 00:36:27,359 --> 00:36:31,405 She was probably planning right from the outset 741 00:36:31,406 --> 00:36:34,713 to take Heidi's baby from her. 742 00:36:34,714 --> 00:36:37,498 And the only way that that timeline would work 743 00:36:37,499 --> 00:36:41,372 is if she, too, became pregnant right around the same time. 744 00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:44,288 The idea that somebody could lie for nine months 745 00:36:44,289 --> 00:36:46,899 to everybody they love is ruthless. 746 00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:49,162 It's calculated. It's evil. 747 00:36:52,297 --> 00:36:55,081 So now at this point, investigators must ask, 748 00:36:55,082 --> 00:36:58,084 how in the world did Maygen's ex-boyfriend 749 00:36:58,085 --> 00:37:01,479 not know this whole time? 750 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,785 It sounds very suspicious. 751 00:37:03,786 --> 00:37:06,571 So you really start to think about, 752 00:37:06,572 --> 00:37:08,747 was this person part of this? 753 00:37:08,748 --> 00:37:12,229 Was Christopher Green planning this with Maygen? 754 00:37:21,543 --> 00:37:23,718 When Maygen was arrested, 755 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:26,025 once they had found Heidi and the baby, 756 00:37:26,026 --> 00:37:28,070 a lot of people questioned 757 00:37:28,071 --> 00:37:31,726 how Maygen's boyfriend could not know. 758 00:37:31,727 --> 00:37:33,554 But when the investigators talked 759 00:37:33,555 --> 00:37:36,253 to Maygen's ex-boyfriend, 760 00:37:36,254 --> 00:37:40,344 the story that he told them was plausible. 761 00:37:40,345 --> 00:37:43,085 He had broken up with Maygen months earlier, 762 00:37:43,086 --> 00:37:45,914 right before Maygen announced she was pregnant. 763 00:37:45,915 --> 00:37:50,049 Within days of the now-ex-boyfriend 764 00:37:50,050 --> 00:37:51,616 kicking her out of the house, 765 00:37:51,617 --> 00:37:54,009 she comes back and says, hey, I'm pregnant. 766 00:37:54,010 --> 00:37:58,144 And he allows her to move back in. 767 00:37:58,145 --> 00:38:00,233 They were sleeping in separate rooms. 768 00:38:00,234 --> 00:38:02,931 They weren't being intimate with one another, 769 00:38:02,932 --> 00:38:04,933 so he was clueless. 770 00:38:04,934 --> 00:38:07,284 He had not seen her naked 771 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:09,938 and could not confirm that she was pregnant. 772 00:38:09,939 --> 00:38:12,332 So he took it on her word. 773 00:38:12,333 --> 00:38:16,249 Obviously, Maygen's boyfriend was investigated thoroughly. 774 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:19,252 And although it looks very strange, 775 00:38:19,253 --> 00:38:21,907 it was determined that he was truthful, 776 00:38:21,908 --> 00:38:25,258 and he was proven to have nothing to do with this crime. 777 00:38:28,349 --> 00:38:31,395 This is a textbook case of maternal desire, 778 00:38:31,396 --> 00:38:36,138 where Maygen was envious of her friend for having a baby, 779 00:38:36,139 --> 00:38:39,316 getting pregnant, everything that went with it. 780 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:41,100 She consciously made the decision, 781 00:38:41,101 --> 00:38:43,232 I'm going to kill my best friend 782 00:38:43,233 --> 00:38:46,584 to take her baby, 'cause that's what I want. 783 00:38:46,585 --> 00:38:48,237 Looking back, 784 00:38:48,238 --> 00:38:52,285 this is where I think the story started. 785 00:38:55,811 --> 00:38:59,510 Maygen's boyfriend, Chris-- he was breaking up with her. 786 00:38:59,511 --> 00:39:03,644 She's got to figure out how to make him stay. 787 00:39:03,645 --> 00:39:05,646 What's the easiest way to keep somebody? 788 00:39:05,647 --> 00:39:07,344 Is to tell him you're pregnant. 789 00:39:07,345 --> 00:39:11,086 When Heidi first announced her pregnancy with the baby, 790 00:39:11,087 --> 00:39:14,089 Maygen told everybody that she was pregnant, too. 791 00:39:14,090 --> 00:39:18,006 Then, over the course of the subsequent months, 792 00:39:18,007 --> 00:39:21,140 she faked a pregnancy. 793 00:39:21,141 --> 00:39:22,968 She gained a lot of weight. 794 00:39:22,969 --> 00:39:25,449 She stuffed her belly to show 795 00:39:25,450 --> 00:39:28,669 that she was getting bigger and bigger every single month. 796 00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:30,845 She created a baby registry 797 00:39:30,846 --> 00:39:34,022 and then later had a baby shower. 798 00:39:34,023 --> 00:39:36,677 On November 26th, Heidi gives birth, 799 00:39:36,678 --> 00:39:38,940 and Maygen is there with her. 800 00:39:38,941 --> 00:39:40,768 And then a little over a week later, 801 00:39:40,769 --> 00:39:43,075 Maygen tells all of her friends that she gave birth 802 00:39:43,076 --> 00:39:45,251 to a baby girl named Luna. 803 00:39:45,252 --> 00:39:48,080 On December 12th, early in the afternoon, 804 00:39:48,081 --> 00:39:50,604 Maygen comes to visit Heidi 805 00:39:50,605 --> 00:39:53,694 at her apartment complex. 806 00:39:53,695 --> 00:39:55,217 We don't know exactly 807 00:39:55,218 --> 00:39:57,394 how Maygen got Heidi down to the car, 808 00:39:57,395 --> 00:40:00,005 but, somehow, using that friendship, 809 00:40:00,006 --> 00:40:02,964 Maygen got Heidi to bring the baby down and see her. 810 00:40:02,965 --> 00:40:04,488 Investigators think 811 00:40:04,489 --> 00:40:07,055 that after Maygen got Heidi in the car, 812 00:40:07,056 --> 00:40:09,884 she strangled her and drove back to Houston 813 00:40:09,885 --> 00:40:12,539 with Heidi's body and the baby. 814 00:40:12,540 --> 00:40:14,280 The next day, 815 00:40:14,281 --> 00:40:17,892 when Maygen's ex-boyfriend came back home, 816 00:40:17,893 --> 00:40:21,679 she introduced baby Margot to him as his child. 817 00:40:25,248 --> 00:40:27,424 To think that this was planned out 818 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,121 over a nine-month period, 819 00:40:29,122 --> 00:40:31,297 that she was gonna do away with her friend 820 00:40:31,298 --> 00:40:34,909 just to get her baby and never have one thought 821 00:40:34,910 --> 00:40:37,564 that this might not be a good idea, 822 00:40:37,565 --> 00:40:40,262 is crazy to me. 823 00:40:40,263 --> 00:40:43,004 We did lay Heidi to rest right before Christmas. 824 00:40:43,005 --> 00:40:47,095 And she had the absolute most beautiful funeral. 825 00:40:47,096 --> 00:40:49,533 I saw Shane at the funeral, and I said, 826 00:40:49,534 --> 00:40:53,493 I want to let you know that I blamed you. 827 00:40:53,494 --> 00:40:56,758 I had to admit this to him, and it sucked. 828 00:40:58,456 --> 00:41:00,021 He was just like, it's okay, it's okay. 829 00:41:00,022 --> 00:41:01,936 And he was like, everybody thought it, you know? 830 00:41:01,937 --> 00:41:05,287 You're not the only one. You aren't alone. 831 00:41:05,288 --> 00:41:07,855 Maygen never went to trial for this case. 832 00:41:07,856 --> 00:41:09,596 She actually accepted a plea deal. 833 00:41:09,597 --> 00:41:11,772 Maygen was sentenced to 55 years in prison, 834 00:41:11,773 --> 00:41:13,774 no chance of parole 835 00:41:13,775 --> 00:41:15,733 and no chance to appeal her case. 836 00:41:18,606 --> 00:41:20,607 What is justice? 837 00:41:20,608 --> 00:41:23,958 Justice is only a word. 838 00:41:23,959 --> 00:41:26,004 Families never get over it. 839 00:41:26,005 --> 00:41:30,487 It's just a word to hopefully comfort us. 840 00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:33,272 There's a lot of evil in this world, 841 00:41:33,273 --> 00:41:36,275 and it just makes you take a step back 842 00:41:36,276 --> 00:41:38,320 and look around. 843 00:41:38,321 --> 00:41:40,540 I mean, she thought that this person 844 00:41:40,541 --> 00:41:43,151 was her best friend for 20 years. 845 00:41:43,152 --> 00:41:45,371 I can't even imagine. 846 00:41:45,372 --> 00:41:47,504 She took the mother of two children. 847 00:41:47,505 --> 00:41:49,549 Those children will never have a mother now. 848 00:41:49,550 --> 00:41:52,160 She destroyed an entire family. 849 00:41:52,161 --> 00:41:55,990 And it really breaks my heart to think about that. 850 00:41:59,647 --> 00:42:02,997 Heidi was... 851 00:42:02,998 --> 00:42:05,478 a light in everybody's life. 852 00:42:05,479 --> 00:42:07,828 She was a good person, a good friend. 853 00:42:09,222 --> 00:42:12,180 She had a laugh that was unmistakable. 854 00:42:12,181 --> 00:42:15,662 And she wanted to make everybody's day... 855 00:42:15,663 --> 00:42:17,708 a little brighter. 856 00:42:17,709 --> 00:42:20,145 We all want to keep her memory alive, 857 00:42:20,146 --> 00:42:22,626 because Heidi never missed the opportunity 858 00:42:22,627 --> 00:42:26,194 to take somebody in and make them feel special. 859 00:42:26,195 --> 00:42:28,675 And that's just-- but that's who she was.