reporter: as they say in texas, frank howard was standing in high cotton. i was still the same old guys but definitely doing some fun things as well. reporter: frank had come a long way since his days as a preacher s son growing up in south central texas. very conservative upbringing, no drinking, cussing. never been to the dance, school prom, never did that kind of stuff. but at the same time wanting to be just very down to earth, very honest and try to be the best person you could be. reporter: solid values to last a lifetime but it wasn t all smooth sailing. in college frank had a brief marriage that ended in divorce. eventually he fell in love with a girl from his church. her name was nancy shore, a bruin et with dazzling blue
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reporter: frank howard arrived home in dallas the morning after his wife was shot. his daughter, ashley, said he looked awful when she finally saw him. they drove to the hospital together, and by the time he got there, he could hardly walk. and i hear this crash and i look back, my dad had collapsed on the ground. he was in terrible shape. any time monitors would beep, he was jumpy, just terrible shape. reporter: was he in tears? yeah. reporter: tell me what happened the first time you saw nancy in the icu. it was a time. she was real drugged up but all the family and a lot of people from the church and stuff were there. reporter: doctors told the family the bullet had entered nancy s skull just above her left eye and traveled downward
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the and best of all, the breathing tube was removed. the howard family rejoiced. finally nancy could speak. do you consider it a miracle in. absolutely. there s no explanation except my heavenly father was there. reporter: what did she say to you when she finally was able to speak? it was just, you know, i love you detectives wall and turner wanted to know every last detail of that night. it began at nancy s church. i had a plan that evening to go to church to see one of my live children that i ve known since she was born and surveillance cameras caught