Ashley Flowers

There was nothing wrong there.

But that's not what police heard from other people, some of whom described Mark as egotistical and controlling, a man who allegedly emotionally and financially abused Melissa.

And people have different understandings of Mark and Melissa's finances.

Some say that she was burdened with paying for everything, even though Mark made more money.

So sure, she might have been in debt, but like in their eyes, that's really Mark's fault.

And yeah, there were lawsuits and stuff, but records show that the majority of those were against Mark alone.

Some people even say that the couple had talked about splitting up after Sierra graduated.

And Mark had basically said that everything was his, so Melissa should be ready to just move out.

So when Melissa was talking about her plans to stay in Albuquerque with Sierra, it sounded to them more like a marital separation than just like this mom helping her daughter get settled, which is what Mark was saying.

Like nearly a month before this.

So the timing is interesting, which police obviously confront him with.

Now, initially, he tells them none of this is true.

And he told us the same thing, though he acknowledges that Melissa had told people that stuff.

But according to Agent Mata, Mark ultimately confirmed it to police, admitted that he had encouraged Melissa to leave if she wasn't happy.

Maybe.

But then why won't he tell people who he thinks she's with if he thinks that he even has like a sliver of an idea?

I mean, here's one of like the stranger parts of this story.

Mark starts putting up these mysterious posts, like coded language, that he says only Melissa could understand.

A way to let her know that he's tracking her.

Or to where?