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[Music] Brian brimager was a typical Marine that kind of an all American kind of
persona he was assigned to a color guard in Washington DC there's pictures of him in the white
house with President George W bush from the outside looking in it seemed like briyan brimager had
everything going for him in 2011 after having served seven years in the Marine Corps Brian brimager
leaves the Marines and he decides to go to Panama and his plan is to decompress uh
take some time off my sister was deeply in love with the man named Brian brimager all she
wanted was to be with him and love him there were so madly in love I think she was very proud of him because he was a
marine she used to say things like I'm with a marine Ivon went down to Panama with
Brian to start a new life that's where evvonne wanted to be it was perfect I am Michelle Valenzuela
and my sister is Ivon baldelli she likes a karaoke she likes to dance did Ivon like it here she love it here just love
it here places with cheap beers and happy hour it's beautiful she's got the water
right in front of her house where are we right now okay we're on Isla Carino in uh baselo this is the the house that
they were renting in uh Brian brimager and Ivan belelli ivanne told her family members that
everything was good she painted a very happy picture through email she made it seem like everything was fine and well
the reality of it was that her and Binger were fighting constantly after I'd heard stories of
the fights I could understand why she would want to leave she fell off the radar screen she just went away one day
her email stopped her communication stopped everybody lost contact with her there's no immigration records that
indicates that she left Panama there's no book for this there's no book for dummies on what to do when your sister
has gone missing caran from the outside appears to be a Tropical Paradise but it's a swampy
hell I call it Devil's Island because some Terrible Things took place on that island
[Music] Brian brimager has done nothing zero to help with the search for Ivonne we are
in Central America in some jungle in some swamp looking for ION that through the middle is really deep this is
unbelievable what no one knew is that Brian bringer had a secret he was living a double life Brian brimager moved to
California hooked up with Christian woven and they got married Christian worked at the White House and that's
where she and Brian met and his life is going on like normal and her life will never be the
same what did you do to her Brian we knew that there had been Foul Play we knew he was the last one to see her
alive Brian's coming out with his golf clubs let let's go guys and this is what I know okay you're rolling let's go my
sister went down to Panama with Brian Brian returned and my sister didn't Brian brimage was exceptionally arrogant
but what he didn't account for was this family's fervor to find what happened to
their daughter and their sister ran Peter vanent with CBS News we'd like to ask a couple
questions it's an easy thing to tell the truth he told a lot of lies that's what led to his
demise

An ex-Marine with a secret life and a secret wife. A five-year investigation turns on shocking DNA evidence -- is the one-time hero a killer, too? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant has the latest in the case Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Ivon Baldelli goes missing in Panama, raising suspicions about Brian Brimager's involvement in her disappearance.

Key points

The Disappearance of Ivon Baldelli. Ivon Baldelli goes missing in Panama after moving there with Brian Brimager, who seems to have everything going for him.
Brian's Double Life. Brian Brimager's secret life in California is revealed, raising questions about Ivon's fate.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Brian Brimager was living a double life.

Revelation about Brian's secret life after Ivon's disappearance.

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