and that was he was more angry than anything else. reporter: friends and family were suspicious of harold for many reasons, including that he couldn t seem to get his story straight about what happened to toni. the night she died, harold told toni s older brother barry on the phone that toni had lagged behind on the trail and he lost sight of her until he saw her at the bottom of the cliff where she fell. but later, when he spoke to toni s younger brother todd, harold added several new details. toni was taking a picture and he had gotten received a text. it was that haley was playing in a soccer game and it was a picture of haley playing soccer. and then when he looked up, my sister was gone. and she had fallen off the cliff. reporter: harold told many people toni was taking pictures of wild turkeys while the ranger recalled harold saying toni was
reporter: she agreed to meet harold for coffee. he knew how to carry himself. he dressed nice. he was good looking. he had a tan and seemed to present himself physically. reporter: she says harold was very interested in her work in the film industry and how she was making a lot of money. and i went into detail about what i did. i made a very good living and was living by myself in a three-bedroom house. so he knew i was well established. reporter: but sonserae remembers harold had few details to share about his work in charities. he just seemed like he was making more of his life than what was going on. he was pretty vague in his career. reporter: sonserae saw that as a huge red flag and decided harold wasn t for her. she can t remember the exact date they met, but she thinks it was the spring of 2000. if that s correct, harold was already engaged to toni, who thought he was a successful
so she picks up a chart, walks into the room like she normally would, and then there s her husband. and she s like, what s going on? and he says, you know, we re going away for the weekend, happy anniversary. and she s like, no, no, no, no. i can t do that. and he says, you can. tammi fixed the schedule so you re ready to leave. reporter: this was well orchestrated. yes. reporter: this anniversary plan. yes. reporter: harold thought of everything. he hired baby-sitters for haley. he d even packed toni s clothes. she couldn t say no. i mean, she just, you know, he had it all worked out, so off they went. reporter: harold henthorn, the consummate planner, had pulled it off. now the perfect anniversary weekend could begin. the couple left denver on a friday afternoon and headed north. harold booked a room at the stanley, a historic beautiful hotel in estes park. my name is jack torrance. reporter: famous for
proposal. harold really studied the jackson area to find out the perfect place to propose. and he found this beautiful place in jackson that we all love. reporter: and how excited was she to tell you her news? very. she was excited. and she had a beautiful ring. it was a nice ring. and just she was very happy. very happy that it seemed like it was all coming together and she was going to be very happy. reporter: on september 30th, 2000, less than a year after they had met in person, toni bertolet married harold henthorn in a big church wedding in jackson. she looked fantastic, happy, glowing. it was a lovely day. it was beautiful. it looked like the first day of the rest of her life. it really did. reporter: the future was bright. toni s career had been her focus for so long. harold promised something different. marry me. i m wealthy. i can take you away from, you know, your career and, you know,
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