loved her right back. reporter: they were new to punta gorda. had moved, recently, from scranton, pennsylvania. tara, almost grown up, told them she d stay behind, make her own life. she didn t wanna come down, you know. i m re change, especially when you re older and but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here, because i m gonna stay here on my own. no, i m not. yeah. yes. yep, no. reporter: she got a job. made plans to start college. had already decided that she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. she had her books and everything. yeah. reporter: and though sharon s then-fiance keith wasn t officially tara s step-dad, they had a father-daughter sort of relationship. yeah, we were very close. yep. always always hung out together. she would make our famous peanut butter and jelly triple-decker sandwiches we would have. and she would be going to make
tara, almost grown up, told them she d stay behind, make her own life. she didn t wanna come down, you know. i m sure it was, you know, it s change, especially when you re older and but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here, because we re we are so close. so we had a bet going, and i think she lasted three weeks? i m gonna stay here on my own. no, i m not. yeah. yes. yep, no. reporter: she got a job. made plans to start college. had already decided that she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. she had her books and everything. yeah. reporter: and though sharon s then-fiance keith wasn t officially tara s step-dad, they had a father-daughter sort of relationship. yeah, we were very close. yep. always always hung out together. she would make our famous peanut butter and jelly triple-decker sandwiches we would have. and she would be going to make them all. she was my buddy. reporter: and now he didn t know where she was.
reporter: they were new to punta gorda. had moved, recently, from scranton, pennsylvania. tara, almost grown up, told them she d stay behind, make her own life. she didn t wanna come down, you know. i m sure it was, you know, it s change, especially when you re older and but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here, because we re we are so close. so we had a bet going, and i think she lasted three weeks? i m gonna stay here on my own. no, i m not. yeah. yes. yep, no. reporter: she got a job. made plans to start college. had already decided that she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. she had her books and everything. yeah. reporter: and though sharon s then-fiance keith wasn t officially tara s step-dad, they had a father-daughter sort of relationship. yeah, we were very close. yep. always always hung out
catcher for softball. she loved art. most of all, we were a family. yeah. she loved her family, and we loved her right back. they were new to punta gorda, tara almost grown up said she would stay behind make her own life. she didn t want to come down. it s a change, especially when you re older, but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got her because we are so close. we had a bet going, and i think she lasted three weeks. i don t want to stay here on my own. she got a job, made plans to start college, had already decided that she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. she had her books and everything. and though sharon s then fiance keith wasn t officially
reporter: they were new to punta gorda. had moved, recently, from scranton, pennsylvania. tara, almost grown up, told them she d stay behind, make her own life. she didn t wanna come down, you know. i m sure it was, you know, it s change, especially when you re older and but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here, because we re we are so close. so we had a bet going, and i think she lasted three weeks? i m gonna stay here on my own. no, i m not. yeah. yes. yep, no. reporter: she got a job. made plans to start college. had already decided that she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. she had her books and everything. yeah. reporter: and though sharon s then-fiance keith wasn t officially tara s step-dad, they had a father-daughter sort of relationship. yeah, we were very close. yep. always always hung out together. she would make our famous peanut butter and jelly triple-decker sandwiches we would have.