This episode originally aired February 7, 2019. Emelita Villa came to Arlington, Texas from the Philippines as a shy, impoverished, 18-year-old mail order bride for Jack Reeves, a man almost 30 years her senior. Six and a half years later, Emelita disappeared.
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Their First Interview Together – Reporter Bob Woodruff and His Wife, Lee
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41m 16s
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Jeannette Drzewiecki (8 of Diamonds, Texas)
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