they wanted to be in the neighborhood, and they wanted to be close by, and that just made it all the better. so we found them a house, and they moved back. virtually over the fence, huh? over the backyard two houses up and one over, yeah. reporter: curtis ambitions drove the young couple. he became a prosecutor in the adams county state attorney s office, and dabbled in school board politics, winning a seat, and serving as president. he even found time to teach a business law class at quincy university. in between the professional milestones, the lovelaces started a family: first a girl, lyndsay, then three boys. cory juggled that part of their lives. how was your cory as a mother? she s a young mom. fantastic. she was a great mom. there wasn t anything she didn t do for those kids. reporter: cory s days were filled with diapers, play dates and tantrums, but even then, this great mom never forgot how to be a good daughter. in early 2006 her dad, john, was