Investigator Mike Mayhew

How well did Leslie Reeves know Chris Smith? First date.

Was that text the last time you heard from Leslie Reeves? Mm-hmm, yes, it was. Did you try texting her in the morning?

Was that text the last time you heard from Leslie Reeves? Mm-hmm, yes, it was. Did you try texting her in the morning?

Was that text the last time you heard from Leslie Reeves? Mm-hmm, yes, it was. Did you try texting her in the morning?

And did she respond? No.

And did she respond? No.

And did she respond? No.

I got a call from our command center in Springfield.

I got a call from our command center in Springfield.

I got a call from our command center in Springfield.

So you are the lead crime scene investigator? Yes. Were you really prepared for what you faced when you walked into that house? I was not.

So you are the lead crime scene investigator? Yes. Were you really prepared for what you faced when you walked into that house? I was not.

So you are the lead crime scene investigator? Yes. Were you really prepared for what you faced when you walked into that house? I was not.

On the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day 2021, Nanette Stiber sat in her car and watched anxiously as EMTs and Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies descended on a house in the tiny village of Farmersville, Illinois.

On the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day 2021, Nanette Stiber sat in her car and watched anxiously as EMTs and Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies descended on a house in the tiny village of Farmersville, Illinois.

On the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day 2021, Nanette Stiber sat in her car and watched anxiously as EMTs and Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies descended on a house in the tiny village of Farmersville, Illinois.

Nanette had been unable to reach her good friend Leslie Reeves. Nanette knew Leslie had gone to that house the night before to go on a first date with Chris Smith, a man she had met online. She was very excited. She thought, oh, this might be a really good connection. But now Nanette was worried. She'd seen Chris get taken away in an ambulance, but there was no sign of Leslie.

Nanette had been unable to reach her good friend Leslie Reeves. Nanette knew Leslie had gone to that house the night before to go on a first date with Chris Smith, a man she had met online. She was very excited. She thought, oh, this might be a really good connection. But now Nanette was worried. She'd seen Chris get taken away in an ambulance, but there was no sign of Leslie.

Nanette had been unable to reach her good friend Leslie Reeves. Nanette knew Leslie had gone to that house the night before to go on a first date with Chris Smith, a man she had met online. She was very excited. She thought, oh, this might be a really good connection. But now Nanette was worried. She'd seen Chris get taken away in an ambulance, but there was no sign of Leslie.

I kept hoping, you know, OK, bring Leslie out, please. Finally, a detective approached and asked Nanette for a photo of Leslie. She showed him her phone and he gave her the horrible news.