again convicted to life. his sister kathy read a statement in court. ee should doesn t bring her back, but it is a measure of justice. for tom lochtefeld it was satisfying. the first conviction was the one that mattered. on that day we all took a walk to beth s gravesite after the conviction. and i just remember feeling that it was a beautiful june day, and it felt like, wow, this is finally i m finally not upset to be here any more. and it was, it was good again. for those who were close to beth lochtefeld, there is a real sense of closure this time. the trial behind him, beth s father, the artist john lochtefeld, finished the book he and beth had worked on together. it was published after she died. he illustrated her words and dedicated the book to beth and her dreams.
my mom stayed home, cared for us. my dad was home at 5:30 for dinner at 6:00. but when school was out, the family headed to nantucket where beth s father, john lochtefeld, was a well-known local artist. and for years, if it was summer, beth was on the island. she was game for everything. leslie costello met beth more than three decades ago. they were freshmen together at the university of notre dame. the last time she was in california we were going to go surfing. i said beth she d never surfed before. she d boogiey boarded. i said you might have more fun boogie boarding. oh, no, i want to go for it. i want to learn to surf. off she was, willing and wanting to embrace a new experience with joy. after grej, beth settled in new york and started her own company. in this video, she talked about those early days. hard work. you work your fingers to the bone.