The Day My Mother Vanished | Full Episode

When her mother disappears, 7-year-old Nicki Bates begins a lifelong search to find her and bring her killer to justice. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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[@JaymesWebbs]

So she left her first husband who adored and still loves her after he had a bad injury for a rich asshole. She doesn’t deserve to die. But she doesn’t deserve her first husband either.

[@nicoleawkwardone]

Fact!!!!!​@@JaymesWebbs

[@judithrobinson8403]

/❤❤❤

[@shaneabernathy611]

I agree to what's been said about not deserving her first husband

[@barbaranongkas7975]

Lesson to all women. "Never take the easy way out when the going gets tough coz your husband whom you married with love & trust was divinely appointed..

[@christianayusuf1954]

Her ex-husband is very kind. He still speaks so nicely about her and still loves her even though she left him at his lowest.

[@kattilathehunfreedomfighter]

I agree. I just want to hug him. His pain is palpable. 💔

[@anythingandeverythingABCLife]

the story completely grazed over that. she left him at his lowest, for money. had excuses why it was ok for her to be a stripper, left him for one of her customers, moved in with him right away. i can only imagine the pain

[@VioletJoy]

​@@anythingandeverythingABCLifeI had the same thought. That part was definitely glazed over. Poor man. 💔

[@Avawa511]

Right!?? i am a woman and even i dont understand why she would do that. The moment i heard that i was stuck on it. Just why?? Finding someone that loves you like he does is the richest thing on the planet.

[@Karaunicorn]

I know! My heart goes out to him and his daughter 💔 😢 😞 😪 😢💔🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@eddo1983]

The prosecutor is a coward and should be disbarred

[@rhondadavis1483]

Yes…I totally agree

[@dandunlap8638]

They don’t want to risk losing a case. Their W/L record dictates their career path. Doesn’t bother them a bit to leave killers on the streets.

[@Naturefan354]

​@dandunlap8638 I'm sure it does bother them but if they can't win the case then what else can they do?

[@dandunlap8638]

@@Naturefan354 Nobody ever said the case was impossible to win. He just took the easy, lazy government employee way out. Then when the body wasn’t found, he’s like oh well.

[@texasray5237]

Him and the Judge.

[@misslindsayyy9870]

Wow. The justice system is unreal. Eligible for parole immediately after sentencing despite admitting to killing someone AND TAKING A PLEA AND NOT DELIVERING yet there are people in prison for life on marijuana drug charges from before it became legal in most states. Unreal.

[@marsharowaihy6725]

The court system blows my mind!! It’s not about fairness

[@lisawentworth6831]

Exactly! The shouldn't give time served after they extradicted him....they should start from square one when he admitted and add fleeing the crime for so long! That would be 20 odd years +, which would be more fair...not only 3 more. smh...

[@juicyjules7409]

Alcohol drugs 😮😢

[@juicyjules7409]

My dad say justice system mess.......up

[@asahel980]

Im so sick of people misrepresenting Marijuana charges as it was the same for manslaughter , you dont get serious time for posession if you dont have a ton/series of records and this is after a series of warnings in other words you dont get 5-10 years just by posession it depends on your records or have tons of MJ in your posession.

[@teddyjam8134]

It's a shame that this guy basically got away with murdering her mother. There should've been no deal if he couldn't produce her body. The prosecutor made a deal which benefited the criminal.

[@patj4952]

Bingo. What an injustice to the family.

[@AP12360]

No body, no deal!!! This DA infuriates me! 🤬

[@jainat2341]

Even worse she left her poor husband for a wealthy man. It’s all her fault, stop blaming innocent men.

[@orlandoromero22]

I Understand this daughter wanting her mothers body/bones, But I would not have taken NO DEAL. Especially after Not producing her.Though it's easier to say When I believe The most important thing is our song and once it's gone we are no more, the body is just a vessel., I dont go to funerals/cemeteries, Not even my dad. I pay respects in my own way. I pray they find her,this daughter needs that peace.

[@Gorrgrim]

It does seem odd the state gave the excuse, "well, we think he made a good effort to show us". I guess they didn't want this to go to trial at any cost.

[@HLBear]

A simple domestic abuse welfare check could have ended this the same night he was arrested for drunkeness. It would have cost them nothing.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Exactly. No extenuating circumstances? He admitted shooting her and his clothing was missing in an area with a swamp. Seems to me, with no law enforcement or legal training, that he might not have clothing on after the admitted shooting because he was concealing it somewhere. Duh.

[@TammieLauer-kp8ki]

Oh they it said they peeked in the window and nothing was sus! So frustrating! 😡

[@magno8390]

They clearly were running late for dinner

[@jimwerther]

Miscommunication between departments

[@TheKeeperMadz]

And then he gets out and kills her anyway.

[@shirleymontague9983]

This case is a TOTAL MISCARRIAGE Of JUSTICE!!!!

[@AP12360]

Harrison County residents need to protest and call for the DA's removal! She is HORRIBLE! If there is no body, then there should be no deal! She infuriates me! 🤬

[@rachaelleann9847]

yup and sadly happens on the daily

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

That's Harris County for you.

[@relentless319]

This young woman’s mother would be extremely proud of her. She is well spoken, poised, positive and very cute.

[@AriKhuu]

What does being cute have to do with anything. That’s such a creepy comment.

[@jimwerther]

​@@AriKhuu Fear not, she isn't cute anyway.

[@Jenni-Martikainen]

@@jimwertheryeah, she is missing a jaw

[@nicoleweiler1105]

I'm not even her mother and I am VERY proud of her. What an amazing young woman.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Mud 🦈

[@bonita9942]

He should be denied parole until her body is found. He knows exactly where she is. You don't just forget something like that.

[@VioletJoy]

That's not necessarily true. Open woods like that tends to look the same. However, he should stay in prison until he goes out and finds her body himself.

[@stephanied9629]

That sentence was shameful and definitely not justice! Smh.

[@eddiehoppe]

There is another sentence coming.

[@daltonsnow5855]

She abandoned her husband who almost died supporting her. She got everything she deserved

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@daltonsnow5855 How do you know that she abandoned him?

[@xx_j_xx8648]

@@daltonsnow5855do you say this to men that abandon their families?

[@AP12360]

I agree. No body, no deal!!! This DA infuriates me! 🤬

[@tamarinbush6613]

I don’t understand why the DA still gave him a deal when he didn’t complete the deal? He didn’t locate her body so her children still don’t have closure. Sounds like the DA was scared to bring the case to trial. Just because there is no body? You have His sons testifying that they heard their dad shoot Tammy. Then you have the dash cam video of Grier confessing to killing Tammy and his brother also heard the same story. Sounds like a very good circumstantial case against Grier.

[@Not_Always]

The judge could've voided it if he felt it was too beneficial to the defendant, but he didn't. Everything you mentioned is hearsay and circumstantial evidence. It doesn't make for a airtight case.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Agree. Coupled with the witnesses to the physical abuse and the other statements. Plus the fact he was on the run and not using his real name. Gee, I wonder why?

[@nonyabigness]

⁠@@Not_Always the person literally said it makes a good circumstantial case. It doesn’t have to be airtight to be brought to trial many cases get a guilty verdict as circumstantial

[@Not_Always]

@@nonyabigness 'the person' is not a lawyer

[@AP12360]

She is incompetent. Harrison County residents need to protest and call for this DA's removal! She is HORRIBLE! If there is no body, then there should be no deal! 😡

[@jordantrenchard2739]

It's bs that they didn't have probable cause to search Greer's home, the man literally confessed to murdering a woman. They have granted search warrants for less. Another tragic failure by police.

[@HLBear]

At minimum, they should have done a welfare check while he was sobering up.

[@melaniepemberton2882]

​@HLBear I'm in the UK, but I thought the officers had to see the person whose welfare they are checking on, so just looking through a window and not seeing her isn't good enough.

[@a.mie.533]

I agree.

[@kaciewolf772]

Leaving the relay of information on a dispatcher?! Uhhh, he admitted to taking a life. Drive your happy behind to his county and assist!! You would if it were your mother!!

[@rachaelleann9847]

facts 100% facts , cops just don't seem to wanna do their job, unless its profiting their dept. smh

[@dreafar4137]

The worst part was he was only got 10 years and her body hasn’t been found 😩 no closure for the family.

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

I lost my mother when I was ten. This is the worst nightmare for a child.

[@southerngirl8086]

Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

Sorry for your loss. 🙏 I have a great friend that when she was 5 years old she droped a blowdrier in the tub while her mother was in taking a bath. She killed her mother by accidente & it's just so terrible for her bc she was just big enough to remember everything & it's been so hard for her, her whole life especialy when she was younger. Blessings to you who is reading this & your family always from Puerto Rico with lot's of love 👍🙏

[@deealex1402]

its been nightmare all my life, even at my 40s losing your mother would be a nightmare for me. i dont think i would survive it. i got little preview what it could be when i lost my lifepartner to cancer, i dont think i would survive second loss like that specially mother because she is all i have.

[@waterliliesbymonet7827]

I am so sorry for your loss.

[@lealovesthesea]

😢

[@sueyuemonrisemonroe8341]

I'm only 8 months old When my father died.. we were five sisters,But my mom never got married again even though she had a suitor Because she was afraid for my siblings Because we are all girls, she chose to take care of us without a partner in life ..

[@tebelshaw9486]

Your mom is a vanishing breed. Blessings! ❤

[@TheStar798]

You're Mum sounds amazing! Good for her 👏💖

[@sueyuemonrisemonroe8341]

@@tebelshaw9486 thank you ☺️ But my mom is already in heaven, she died when she was 15 years old I'm very lucky to have her She do a lot of work for my siblings

[@sueyuemonrisemonroe8341]

@@TheStar798 she is 😊 But she died when I was 15 years old Before She died, she said she was happy because she raised my siblings Without the help of other people, I mean our relatives .

[@TheStar798]

@@sueyuemonrisemonroe8341 She did a beautiful job, and it's even more impressive that she had no help - you all must be very proud that you were blessed to have her 🤗 💖

[@coloradoken3159]

Not enough probable cause??!? He told them he shot her, for crying out loud!

[@user-nq6mf2gu7z]

Anyone else thinks that these two cops are very kind? I wish I could shake their hand and thank them

[@dementedpuppy]

They’re on camera ofc they’re kind

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@dementedpuppy Proof?

[@VioletJoy]

Yes. They are good examples of how many detectives take these cases to heart.

[@lola.lola1147]

Nicki is a lovely and brave young lady, mother of three and wife. May she be richly blessed in her life.

[@Karaunicorn]

🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 Amen❤❤❤

[@bamby5211]

Your kidding me, There was no justice at all! If anything he should have got life.

[@shaunp7432]

This was the most frustrating case to listen to.

[@lisawentworth6831]

I agree...I was really listening intensely...made me so frurstrated

[@leddoandroidgirl]

Same. I have to listen only since I'm working technically, but I am so angry I'm slamming my keyboard in sheer frustration, and I'm only 2/3rds into the episode!

[@Infertilewithaturtle]

Every man's family dream & nightmare... Working a full time job, with a wife & babies at home, then you fall & break your whole body... So your wife becomes a stripper, where she meets her murderer. Ugh. This poor man. His pain goes thru the screen.

[@14ariel77]

Yes. She was a gold digger

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@14ariel77 Say that again and see what happens!

[@14ariel77]

@@swallowedinthesea11 Yes. She was a gold digger!!!!!

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@14ariel77 Stay mad!

[@14ariel77]

@@swallowedinthesea11 🤣🤣🙄

[@Adrijackson2022]

Very scary that a cold blooded killer can be described as kind to others… you never know who you are dealing with…

[@candicane1]

This is so sad. She became an exotic dancer, left her family for a man she met in a strip club, left her own children to go live with this man and his kids an hour away from her own, and then this man she gave up everyone for ends up murdering her. Terrible end. Her daughter seems so sweet. I’m glad she helped bring the family closure, although the justice system did fail with this one. Btw: I’m in no way indicating Tammy deserved this. I’m hopeful another lady will hear her story and make better decisions if they end up in a similar situation. Remember Tammy.

[@HLBear]

He was coercive from the start. She gave up her family because he coerced her into isolation. He is a serial domestic abuser and that's a common tactic. If you see it happen to someone in your life, have a little compassion for the victim and get them to help.

[@addisonhinson6290]

Probably why we didn't hear anything from her sons

[@CrazyBeautifulLife]

Smh same thing I said so sad she should of stayed with her husband and family and her ex husband still loves her this is so tragic

[@ElaAusDemTal]

​@@CrazyBeautifulLifeexactly! No amount of money is worth being treated like crap!

[@shelmstedt]

@@HLBearno amount of coercion and money can convince me to leave my child and get beaten up.

[@molliwilson5639]

No body no parole

[@ivydickson7596]

That should be mandatory. He did age in jail and will not be there for his kids, so poetic justice.

[@Magencory17]

If someone says “I shot and killed a person. The gun just went off”, you take that seriously until you don’t need to take it seriously. You take their word for it until and if you can rule it out. What a bunch of schmuck cops.

[@jimwerther]

It was clearly a miscommunication between departments

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

I can't believe that he got only ten years.

[@MichelleM-pj6nf]

Believe it

[@jonathanjosephromano]

Feel for the Father. Work yourself into the hospital to give your family a better life. When you need your partner the most she leaves you and her kids for a bigger, better, deal.

[@ToomasKiisk]

"Love" fades real quick once you stop being a provider, we all know it.

[@travelwithtony5767]

What a remarkable young lady..her Mother would have been so proud of her.

[@marygoff3332]

Her mother would be alive had she not made HORRIBLE decisions and left her loving, kind husband for excitement and money...

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

She has a 13 year or so should would have been 13 while pregnant. And married someone much older. I think Nicki is brave, but she definitely has ants in her pants like her mother.

[@xx_j_xx8648]

@@marygoff3332stop victim blaming

[@Faristol7]

Who are you talking about?​@@SidewaysInTraffic

[@jimwerther]

​@@Faristol7 Nicki, the daughter, getting pregnant way too young. The man seems to have a point.

[@kaykepop4084]

I'm not saying this in a disheartening way because I really do feel awful that this happened, but the grass is not always greener on the other side😞. She thought leaving her husband and kids for this rich guy would improve her life, but it ended her life. It's heartbreaking to think she might have still been here to see her kids grow up and be with her grandkids. It's just sad.

[@dibarcus1452]

I feel so bad for Tammy’s first husband. He still loves her after all this time. 😢

[@OsloNoWay]

She didn't deserve him.

[@damselevans5468]

@@OsloNoWay I agree. She left him when he was down for a rich man.

[@Lady_Angela1]

Idk what for.

[@kitten1207]

How TF did he get this light of a sentence?!? What a travesty of justice!

[@MichelleM-pj6nf]

He white

[@ef2512]

If someone murders your loved one in cold blood and the DA tells you to go along with their "plea deal" to let the killer off because they "may not get a guilty verdict" tell the lazy justice system you want the death penalty and no less. This is insane.

[@PianoGesang]

That is simple vengeance. Not a smart comment, only hate and rage filled

[@ef2512]

@@PianoGesang no it isn't. The death penalty is an option in many states. You can go for the death penalty and get life without parole. What you won't get if you go for the death penalty with a guilty verdict is a few years and then a killer being free.

[@PianoGesang]

@@ef2512 In this case it was hard to prove his guilt. The plea deal was a deal to make sure he'll get a sentence in the first place. Asking for him to be put to death (by someone else instead of you) is hateful to me. I'm sorry.

[@Karaunicorn]

​@@PianoGesangA jury should have been given the opportunity to decide! Not the plea deal happy DA's office! In my opinion.

[@PianoGesang]

@@Karaunicorn I agree

[@WanjiruMuya]

She's such an awesome daughter❤️

[@Black1968Sabbath]

I wish I had 48 Hours worth of 48 Hours to watch.

[@kallistosmyrddin1646]

This show has been running since the late 80s, so technically, there's gotta be at least 48 hours of content out there for you!

[@misslindsayyy9870]

I believe it’s on peacock (or one of the streaming apps) and there are way more than 48 hours worth :) I believe my subscription is like $7.99.

[@spikenomoon]

Hit the 48 hours title it will bring to their page. Dozens of videos there.

[@Black1968Sabbath]

@@kallistosmyrddin1646 I've already watched them all, But I need more 😔.

[@-wz6ck]

​@@Black1968Sabbath Fr tho 😂😅

[@eviehammond9509]

The justice system failed Tammy & her loved ones from the start. They had a murderer in custody who was released after he admitted to killing Tammy. In his home they found bullet holes & blood spatter and he was allowed to walk free. Then after multiple years of searching for him they finally find him in Mexico. And he's offered a plea deal? All that evidence and 17 years of searching at the tax payers expense they offer a plea deal of a lesser charge of manslaughter if he tells them where Tammy's remain are & he agrees. Yet they still cannot locate her remains & the plea deal is still honored. WTF is wrong with our judicial system is a HUGE understatement in this case & so many more. Science & technology may produce many effective advancements as time passes, but until our judicial system gets a complete overhaul all we can look forward to is more of the same. A system that seemingly operates in favor of criminals as the priority & of victims as nothing more than an after thought.

[@fendi4369]

Not even as a women would I take back someone who left me at my lowest for someone else and then wants to crawl back to me 🤮

[@x77punk77x]

Okay; very nice, whatever

[@JK-cz6bu]

​@@x77punk77xI went 💩 today

[@thepitpatrol]

​@JK-cz6bu do you use Metamucil? I mean it help a bunch with that. Of course if you eat enough fiber it takes care of itself, now Keto is a different story. Carnivore can come with a whole new set of problems. Now if you have parasites you probably need to do a cleanse first, and then there is the whole deal if you have to wear a bag....so much comes to mind.

[@foxywhitetip7387]

@thepitpatrol Very wisely spoken ! You really know you’re stuff.

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

Unbelievable that they let him go initially.

[@HLBear]

They need something concrete to hold him, and the confession was drunken. However, if they'd done a welfare check, it may have led to a search warrant.

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

@@HLBear Our system is so wacked. There was another case on here(can't remember which one) that allowed a confession from someone under the influence.

[@donquixote8462]

They did do a welfare check. Sounds like it was very half assed. ​@@HLBear

[@bergamottea1206]

Nicki is beautiful and so well spoken. Good job Nicki, you are a strong and brave young woman.

[@Noah4evaa]

Her husband is so handsome and sweet and she threw it away for an abusive pig with some money😏

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Not a good woman. Not a good wife. Not a good mother.

[@lorimav]

​@@OutWestRedDirtTrue, objectively speaking, yet only God truly knows.

[@damselevans5468]

Agreed!!!

[@bereal6590]

All true but she didn't deserve to be murdered

[@Noah4evaa]

@@bereal6590 wages of sin, unfortunately

[@therealbronxbull8541]

Greer played all of them like a fiddle. He knew exactly what he was doing. Tammy and her family got zero justice. Sad indeed. RIP 😢

[@JenniSchaffer]

So much money, time & heartache could have been avoided if the original officers who went to check his house had tried a little harder. 😢

[@jimwerther]

Miscommunication between departments

[@shus5787]

Best crime show on KZbin

[@thomasjensen6243]

There are about 30,000 real life crime channels on youtube. You've watched all of them? That's absolutely amazing.

[@babyjane87]

Absolutely agree. I am in the uk and don’t get to watch these on tv so I’m happy they upload them to KZbin

[@thomasjensen6243]

@@babyjane87 upload?

[@khrismoney8888]

​@@thomasjensen6243exactly. Sis gotta explore a lil 😄

[@-greentoad]

​@@thomasjensen6243😠😡

[@rennayvidal2967]

What an injustice!

[@Amanda_move]

Friday's 48hrs ❤ fix. Let's get it

[@AllisonDancerChick1982]

Same! I open my office and am by myself for an hour, so these keep me entertained while I’m waiting for staff to come in.

[@FaizaFarah-pj4dz]

Happy Friday 🎉

[@Awanderer80]

Wth. How could the DA and the justice system fail the family and the world?!? Our government is a joke. People with minor drug offenses receive twice the time in prison. The entire justice system should be ashamed.

[@wildone106]

So no one thinks her leaving her family to be with a rich dude is a bit..nasty?!?

[@ejo5294]

he didn't seem that rich to me

[@damselevans5468]

I agree!!!!

[@Ruth78620]

Think it don't say it if thats your opinion, her kids could be reading these comments.

[@Karaunicorn]

It was nasty, but she didn't deserve to die and her kids and even the good man she left loved her very much😢😢😢

[@wildone106]

@@Karaunicorn yea of course not it was just glossed over in the show and I thought it was an important thing to note.

[@Therezumee92]

Breaks my heart to see how many women have no self love. To give everything, even life for a man... I relate to her saying it's harder as an adult without a mom. Mine passed when I was a baby, but childhood was fine. Now as an adult I really wish I had motherly guidance as my grandma has been gone for a few years as well. Everyone who has both parents, loving and involved, should feel very blessed.

[@TerrellHill-be1bv]

#REALTALK

[@davidivey9257]

Your lucky, my mom dad an brother died right after I was born. My grandpa "raised" me. He did a terrible job. I wish I had some kind of guidance growing up. Adulting is so hard now.

[@lolamaude3449]

Oh, this is just not right. They allowed a man who murdered this woman, a slap on the hand. Such a shame!

[@MichelleM-pj6nf]

Yup

[@katebowers8107]

10 years! That prosecutor needs to be fired for keeping that deal.

[@williamelliott]

I hope he never gets out.

[@raftea219]

I have limited compassion when I hear my mum left my dad and fell for this guy who was rich successfull and could take care of us.

[@angieemm]

She didn't deserve to be murdered over poor judgment.

[@ms_beth8]

People are 99.9% truthful when they are intoxicated The cops should have just checked it out. It'd have probably solve this case a long time ago RIP Ms. Tammy🕊

[@Discordisnotagoodthing]

Why didn’t his sister and brother call the cops? They should be charged too.

[@christopherrogers4724]

When the DA declined an interview with 48hrs, in their bogus statement letter, all i heard was, "We dont have a backbone or a pair"

[@foxywhitetip7387]

💯most TX corrupt

[@angieemm]

​@@foxywhitetip7387it's not most of Texas, but Harris Co is famous for being incredibly lenient and letting violent offenders off who go out and continue to reoffend. It's a political thing and didn't happen years ago under different leadership

[@CarolAnn-gh9fl]

This poor family. My Dad suffered a fall at work leaving him permanently disabled, but fortunately he was union and there was insurance. My mom still needed to go work and stuck by him. Luckily she got hired at a local school. They’re 88 and 90 today.

[@Karaunicorn]

Blessings to them both 🙏🏻 💓 ❤🙏🏻💗🙏🏻

[@emilylitchko9414]

If admitting to killing someone isn’t enough probable cause for a search warrant then what the hell is? I hope someone sued this police department.

[@user-jf1of2uk1w]

I am so very sorry for your loss, sweetie, and I hope that you find your mom and bring her home as far as the man goes. I think that he should rot. In jail forever

[@DougFunnyFrozenDrink]

In good times and bad Sickness, and in health She would be alive today.

[@BrianClarkpharmd]

The mom made a majorly poor life decision

[@964964limkyung]

killing young woman and who knows others abuse by this monster and getting 10 years prison WHAT!!! what kind of judiciary system is this ??? just say WOW !!! , another episode to watch

[@carolking6355]

Dearest Niki,I have lived 80 years. Believe me when I tell you your mothers soul left her body the second she died. She went straight to God. The bodies are just images of the loved one. My parents and my darling husband were cremated. Just ashes. Try and let go. Release your mothers soul from grieving for you. Live the life you know would make her happy. Time is short . You will be with your darling mother again before you know it. Don’t waste the life she gave you. Be happy with the time you have left. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@russianaloha4576]

This was the sweetest thing I've ever read. You are a sweetheart 💞 Loosing a loved 1 is so hard. 🥺

[@mm12]

I wish I could give you a hug. Your words were not directed at me, but I sure felt them in my heart. Thank you!

[@rachaelleann9847]

I mean yeah but the not knowing would be to hard to just forget ya know but I get what your saying for sure

[@minigirl6839]

Agreed. They know what happened and who did it. They also know that her body will most likely never be found. It is time for them to accept that. If they don't accept it, their lives are stuck in despair. They are still giving that murderer power and control over their lives if they don't move on. 😢

[@corvettedm1]

Perfect!

[@virginiatisdale5768]

prayers to the sweet daughter ❤❤❤❤

[@sarahelizabeth2000]

That poor dad. You can see how much pain and regret he carries..He loved that woman. I hope he and his children found comfort

[@melisapelin4038]

How the heck he confesses to murdering her and get released. What a beautiful “justice system”

[@DivineGrace-ex1gd]

💰🤑💰

[@troyjanise9051]

Her body couldn't have been far from where the deputies found him that night.

[@joycomesinthemorning6721]

Tammy’s first husband is a SAINT he still loves her after all these years and her leaving him after he literally broke his back and legs working for her leaves him for another richer man That’s LOVE 💗

[@leslieknapp8985]

Those poor boys. They have to live with hearing what their monster of a father did. Horrifying. How did he keep getting away... He bought freedumb. Two tier system.

[@ChelNoelle]

Leslie Raymond is my hero! He said if he does anything I’ll come out of retirement and find him again! 💕

[@user-fu1ss4eo6c]

So this woman leaves her husband because he got hurt working to support her and her kids. She leaves him for someone with money after meeting him while stripping.

[@MandiMomOf8Channel]

This guy was a regular at strip clubs, and yet they act shocked to go arrest him and he has no pants on???? 🙄

[@reptilemetaljen]

He knows where her body is, he just pretended to search so he could get that deal 😡

[@crystalcrockett5715]

Awe, that man loved his wife terribly and still does to this day. So sad

[@proudofyourroots9575]

and she paid him back by leaving him. act badly and bad things happen to you.

[@moniqueloomis9772]

​@@proudofyourroots9575Oh! What's that sound? 😮 Karma knocking on your door. 😐

[@trilingualkid]

some people are just so lucky in life...this dude seems to be one of them...

[@TheTexasRose]

This entire story is heartbreaking and a travesty of justice. The murderer went to his sister where he confessed to doing something horrible and she gave him money to start a new life, but she didn't call the police. He confessed to his half brother who took him to a truck stop and dropped him off but didn't call the police. He left his two sons behind who went for holiday visit with their mother and they kept quiet for 11 days before speaking up when they found out she was taking them back to him. The mother did the right thing by taking them to the police and I can only imagine what these children witnessed and the threats they received. I hope they received counseling. Then the plea deal that never should have happened. I admire the tenacity of the victim's daughter and the marshalls. The remaining law and legal system let that entire family down.

[@Litigator-4-life]

Years ago when I was a prosecutor, those of us in the felony division could take anything we wanted to trial. If the elements of the crime could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, we went to trial. It does not seem that this would be an exorbitantly expensive trial such that a loss would have endangered the re-election of the District Attorney. I am so disappointed in the ADA.

[@Linda-qt8qk]

Imagine losing your mom at such an early age. Rip and condolences to her family.

[@ljgriffith2065]

EVERYTHING about this case is disturbing, from not taking his confession seriously, to the fact that he knows where the body is located and would not be held up to his part of the deal

[@khismet]

Friday's 48hrs ❤ fix. Let's get it!

[@victoriamurphy7031]

🎉❤

[@tybrooks4112]

So she left her injured husband for a rich man the first sign of hard times. What a lady!

[@jwil2414]

It led to her death unfortunately.

[@TheStar798]

Wow. Judge much?

[@tybrooks4112]

@@TheStar798how is it judging? That is literally what she did.

[@teddyjam8134]

I didn't want to say anything, but she left a good guy who loved her, and still loves her to this day. Unfortunately these decisions are made all the time.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@TheStar798 Is you mad?

[@Donald_Ray]

It’s a damn shame how a woman will leave her loving husband, ruin the lives of her children, [in many cases alienate the children from their loving father simply out of spite] and destroy her entire family in a HEARTBEAT-all without a seconds thought, just for the love of a man with a little extra money! Money is not the thing that’s going to bring you happiness, because peace and happiness, real love and true joy isn’t of this world, it comes from above; so “seek first the Kingdom of Heaven, and all those things will be added unto you.”

[@Bella5me]

The justice system did them dirty. How in the heck does he get the deal when he didn’t reveal where he buried the body?? I am beyond disappointed and shocked!

[@lyndajamrozik4786]

Lovely young woman . Her mother would be so proud . Godspeed to her family .

[@seemore7327]

Find another wife?? Dude why add to your problems. Finding a wife is the least of your worries!!!🤦

[@bubbercakes528]

Anyone who is a “regular” at a strip club is not to be trusted. I wouldn’t want to be in the same room with them. Those deputies who let him go are also implicit. Disgusting. I have never heard of so much police bungling in my life!

[@mynheer1]

Prayers for her family and friends. So sorry you are going through this.

[@babs655]

HOW in the HECK is a confession of murdering someone and watching them die NOT enough PC to obtain a search warrant?!?! I am a 911 dispatcher, and I can tell you that here in North Texas that IS enough PC... Harris County is in Houston... I think someone slipped up and did take the right steps somewhere, and they don't want Harris County looking bad... smh

[@yakxattack]

‘Let me just look through this window with closed blinds… Yep, it all looks fine and dandy, ain’t nothin’ happened here. Let’s go home boys.’

[@jeannerountree952]

When someone says they looked in her eyes and watched her die and that was the hardest thing ever I think we should believe them.

[@audreyhuggins8822]

At this point, it seems best to leave the past behind and not let William Greer control their present and future.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

She's spent so much time, already, it would be a waste of all that time, to stop. She would probably feel like she's given up on her mom, if she did. Her kids would see that, too. And he would win, in a sense.

[@jillstokes4403]

I lived in Houston for thirty years. Injustice was rampant. The city is too political and people will anything to stay in power.

[@foxywhitetip7387]

Exactly the corruption is appalling there

[@TuAmorCheyenne]

That DA is a JOKE!!! When he gets out and commits another crime that blood will be on their hands! Just disgusting!!

[@angieemm]

Welcome to Harris County. Very typical behavior.

[@babyjane87]

Sadly this is a common thing that women or men leave a good one for a bad one and realise when it is too late 😒

[@alanajosefy6595]

She literally left her husband who loved her for someone from a nightclub while her husband was down and out seriously

[@shelteredsparrow2736]

Hi It is easy to feel that way but life can really be difficult when we are called to make decisions that takes a tremendous amount of life experience to make. I so don’t agree with some of her decisions as a retired missionary but I was not in her shoes. I believe that there is not a sin anyone of us would not commit if the circumstances were set up in the wrong way against us

[@shelteredsparrow2736]

Oops that was supposed to be “there is not a sin we would not commit if given the wrong circumstances. Me and my double negatives gets me into trouble

[@rowan2u380]

What a tragedy, could've had this guy locked up and found Tammy when he confessed!!! If you ever wanna donate to a cause Texas Equisearch or any of their branches are a great choice!

[@nanaman]

The most important aspect of this is that the deputies were aware of his actions and went as far as identifying him as being on meth. He is half naked, hiding in a pile of brush, smoking like a man who can’t breathe w/o tar in his lungs and confessed to the crime of looking into her eyes and watching her die! Deputy’s need to be held accountable for key points! 1. Suspicious activity (truck running and sitting in a strange spot) 2. Bizarre behavior (jittery-smoking-nonchalant attitude) 3. CONFESSION (TELLING THE DEPUTY OF THE CRIME) How do we make any sense of this case?

[@Janadu]

The sentence was a joke. After murdering her, going on the lam for years, abusing other women, tricking them into offering him a plea deal for finding her body and not producing that....Are they kidding??? I pray he gets prison justice at least. And I hope they do eventually find her remains so her family can get closure.

[@daryldixon3685]

Her husband gets hurt badly and she becomes a stripper?!?!?! Then they divorce?!?!?! No way!?!?!

[@Infertilewithaturtle]

NO BODY, NO DEAL... HOW HARD IS THAT L.E.?!!!! SICK SYSTEM. "He tried." Unbelievable.

[@melodywalker3805]

What a joke!!!! No justice at all!!!!

[@Bunnyleedoo]

What a beautiful daughter!!