Kelly Hesedal

Mary Chris drove down to San Diego to the Miliete home.

And she testified that Larry's demeanor was normal.

He acted like everything was just fine.

Don't worry.

Don't call police.

Don't call investigators.

And that is when Mary Chris dialed 911.

So, yes, it kind of happened overnight because Mary Chris and her husband spent the night at the home.

They were even out canvassing the neighborhood like into the early morning hours, according to her testimony, looking for her sister.

And it was the next morning that they went out and even gathered some volunteers up and began looking for her.

Now, when law enforcement first came to the Miliete house, they found spell books in the house during their first visit to the home.

Not only do these emails to spell casters show that Larry wished harm on Maya, but the emails are also a window into what was going on within the relationship and the timeline.

It was almost like he was confiding his deepest, darkest secrets to them about what was going on in his marriage.

He spent a lot of money on these spellcasters.

And when we first found out about this,

Five years ago, I mean, everybody's jaw dropped.

It was something that we had just never seen before.

But I will say one of the most telling things about the spellcasters, according to the prosecution, this contact he had with them, the way that it changed after Maya disappeared.

prosecutors say was very apparent.

At one point, he had, according to them at least, said something along the lines of, stop hexing me.