this is dateline. the first time i saw her, i thought she was beautiful. we just loved being together, we were always together. our kitchen back door was opened and the glass was broken. i need an ambulance now. my wife, oh my god. it was him who found her. i said i don t know how to handle that. i wish i could ve been there to protect her. a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy that you would ve never guess that he would ve done something like that. you think he faked that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house, he wanted her money, and if he divorced her, he would lose everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still was what came after, a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says i saw the murderer. and it wasn t tom folly. would her story be the ultimate twist? hello and welcome to dateline.
we were always together. our kitchen that door was open. glass was broken. i need an ambulance now. my wife. oh my god. it was him who found her. i don t know how to handle that. i wish i could ve been there to protect her. a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy, that you would ve never guess that he would ve done something like that. you think you fake that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house, he wanted her money and if he divorced or he would lose everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still, was would came after. a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says, i saw the murderer. and it wasn t tom fully, when her story be the ultimate twist? hello and welcome to dateline. it is a mystery people thought they had the answer to, the murder of a well-loved teacher and a close knit town with an
it seemed like no one in coldwater could comprehend what had happened, including steve and joni pierce, close friends of both tom and dar who heard from the murder from tom himself. i said the three of you were always together and he was crying and said i know, i know, i should ve been her for her. and then i said, if you would ve been the three of you, maybe you would ve all been dead instead of just dar. just 24 hours into the investigation, detective jim carbon had almost abandoned the theory that this was a random act of violence. it appeared to me that this was a staged breaking and entering to try to hide a homicide that took place. but according to detective carbon, whoever staged the burglary didn t factor in the weather that day. it got really warm and there was a huge slow melt off.
from tom himself. i said the three of you were always together and he was crying and said i know, i know, i should ve been her for her. and then i said, if you would ve been the three of you, maybe you would ve all been dead instead of just dar. just 24 hours into the investigation jim carbon had almost abandon the theory that this was a random act of violence. it appeared to me that this was a stage breaking and entering to try to hide a homicide that took place. but according to detective carbon, whoever staged a burglary didn t factor in the weather that day. it got really warm and there was a huge slow melting, the ground around the farmhouse was unusually wet and muddy. so you would expect there to be muddy footprints from inside the residence from somewhat come through that door? absolutely. and was there anything? there was nothing.
more than 400 people who came to honor and remember dar. she was so full of life, and she he had a lot more to give. we can t bring her back. your wife s been killed and you ve got a 10-year-old son. yeah. what did you tell him? i told him that someone had hurt mommy. and he goes, is she in heaven? and i said yes. it seemed that no one in coldwater could comprehend what had happened, including steve and joanie pierce, close friends of both tom and dar who learned of the murder from tom himself. i said, the three of you were always together, and he was crying, and he said, i know, i know. i should have been there for her. and then i said, if you would have been, the three of you would be dead now instead of just dar. but just 24 hours into the investigation, detective jim