toni in mississippi, harold in colorado. and when toni was finally able to move west to be with harold they suffered a lot of fertility issues and had miscarriages. it was a sadness to her. reporter: back in mississippi, toni s brother todd and sister-in-law rhonda were also struggling to have a baby. but then after years of disappointment for both couples, all their prayers were answered. we both ended up pregnant at the same time. reporter: that must have been a really happy time given what you went through to get there. absolutely. all of a sudden, you know, good news here, good news here, and, you know, get ready because, you know, you re going to have a houseful. reporter: in june of 2005, toni and harold welcomed their baby girl, haley. by then, todd and rhonda already had anna kate. when the girls were a little over a year old, the henthorns came to mississippi and the who
chicken. mississippi is the place to be for that. mississippi and every southern lady ought to be able to cook some fried chicken. little did she know that, you know, when you took it out of the freezer, you would have to let it thaw. frozen fried chicken aside, toni was someone who set goals and made themom happen. after college she wenthe to medical school, and in 1988, graduated in the top 10% of her class. then she settled into a new practice and new marriage with the young dentist. butwi the woman who could do it all couldn t save a liegs ship that wasn t working. she tried, but after seven years the marriage ended. i don t think my sister took failure well, so i think that was a disappointing time in her life. todd s wife rhonda remembers how toni continued to thrive at work, but her love life stalled. her career was extremely important, and so there was a time issueth there. she didn t have a lot of time to probably go places to meet guys.
things are not right. reporter: tammi says that even though toni seemed to adore her daughter haley, she often gave up mommy time, staying late at the office instead. we would be done. patients gone, staff gone. and she would still be on her computer. but it wasn t work-related. it was playing games. and so we thought, that s so odd. why does she stick around the office? we started to think that maybe she just didn t want to go home and maybe because of harold. reporter: if there was trouble in the marriage toni never said so directly. not to friends, not even to family. todd and rhonda worried maybe she was afraid to say too much. i think he had held control over toni with haley, you know? his parents heard conversation that they weren t meant to hear that he held, you know, divorce over her head. i ll divorce you. yeah. and you won t see haley and, you know, that kind of thing.
she went to church and she went to her job. and to be honest, i really don t think that there was very good pickings possibly. the clock was ticking when it came to starting a family. so in her late 30s, tony turned to a place many do to find a mate, the internet. she chose a christian dating site, finding a man who shared her faith wasa very important her. shent didn t tell her little brother or hisl wife rhonda rit awayig about her online adventu, but she did share her secret with her good friend alisyn tally. did she give you updates how it was going and if she was meeting anybody? i didn t really ask, but i did know that she had met a couple of guys. then tony met the one. handsome guy, little bit older than her, charming, incredibly charming. justed extended a hand immediately. and well dressed and very polished and well spoken, very professional looking.