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good in his arms. reporter: he was handsome and crazy about her. there was talk of marriage. and then suddenly there was talk of trouble. she was frightened enough not to go home. she had fear that something would happen to her. reporter: it did. my sister s not answering her phone. reporter: how did love go so wrong? in a surprising twist, it would take not one, but two trials to discover the truth. he wasn t convicted of killing my sister anymore, all of a sudden. hello, and welcome to dateline. who who was a savvy entrepreneur. cut tom toolan his teeth in the financial world. they are connection was instant. but when they re somewhere love cooled, tempers flared and the relationship to the tragic turned. initially, it seemed like an open and shut case. but there was a surprise in store. here s what with murder on nantucket island. nantucket island, a gorgeous place off the coast of cape cod. a simple inelegant place in a way this is serious money. the b
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looking at your future husband right now. and she said, really? and i said, yeah. and she said, i ll be right over. reporter: bernie death had only known bat for a few months. not long but long enough. she told me that she had been successful in all parts of her life except love. reporter: so when burnadette s old friend tom toolan came to stay with her, she introduced him to beth. it was electric, the minute she walked in, it was like, whoa. reporter: beth had finally met mr. wright. but people aren t always what they seem to be. or pretend to be. there was a lot to like about beth s new boyfriend. but there was also something a little troubling. especially after he met beth s friends. reporter: coming up she said something like, i thought you were really sophisticated and charming. and he said, under his breath, boy, i really should ve been an. actor when dateline continues.
be the guy, absolutely. it reporter: was labor day weekend, a sunny day on nantucket. burnett called her friend beth. i said, hi, i think i m looking at your future husband right now. and she said, really? and i said, yeah. and she said, i ll be right over. reporter: bernie death had only known bat for a few months. not long but long enough. she told me that she had been successful in all parts of her life except love. reporter: so in burnett s old friend tom toolan came, she introduced him to beth. it was electric, the minute she walked in, it was like, whoa. reporter: beth had finally met mr. wright. but people aren t always what they seem to be. or pretend to be. there was a lot to like about beth s new boyfriend. but there was also something a little troubling. especially after he met beth s friends. reporter: coming up