a boat and a nice car. tim, to me, was rachel s soul mate. he was nothing but loving and kind to her. we were both 21. hard to watch, said rachel s closest friend, shannon thurman. she called me when she broke up with him and said, you know we re done. i wanna have a family, he s not ready to have a family. and so, you know, we re done. and then literally like two months later, she called me and said, you know, you need to be here in two days, i m getting married. and i was like, oh, great. you guys made made up. and she s like, no, we didn t make up. we you know, it s it s this other guy, his name is todd, and you need to be here in two days. tim didn t go to the wedding, couldn t handle it, went to a bar to escape it. he had no idea the wedding party would swoop into his bar for a round of toasts. it was hard, man, watching your girl on this big guy with her hot pink dress on and he was carrying her. he s the guy that s got it
one of the neighbors reached rachel s father. and i get a phone call from a screaming, irrational voice on the other end. i said, is it rachel? yes, it s rachel. i said, i have a question for you. is there a yellow ribbon around the property? yes. is there a big white van in front of the house? yes. don was in the middle of moving. the movers tried to calm him down. and the guys says, we don t know that she s dead. i said, count on it, he killed her. and i got there and, you know, she was gone. he was right to be begin with. rachel was dead. the horrific news spread. i got a call from a friend and i said, it can t be. and the next thing i knew, i woke up on the floor. you fainted? i completely blacked out, hit the floor. so i called the sheriff s department and asked them if they knew what was going on. and they said just stay right where you re at. james daughter katelynn got a message at school. i walk outside, and i call a family friend, and h
she s in when you enter the house, you turn to the right. the first bedroom on your right. and you re sure she s dead? i m positive. how can you be how are you sure? no pulse, no breathing. reporter: amid the chaos, frantic calls, one of the neighbors reached rachel s father. and i get a phone call from a screaming, irrational voice on the other end. i said, is it rachel? yes, it s rachel. i said, i have a question for you. is there a yellow ribbon around the property? yes! is there a big white van in front of the house? yes! reporter: don was in the middle of moving. the movers tried to calm him down. and the guys says, we don t know that she s dead. i said, count on it, he killed her. and i got there and, you know, she was gone. reporter: he was right to begin with. rachel was dead. the horrific news spread. i got a call from a friend and i said, it can t be. and the next thing i knew, i woke up on the floor. reporter: you fainted? i co
focused, disciplined. a former f-16 fighter pilot who was on track to be a corporate leader. tim scrambled. and i went and bought a ring real quick to propose to her. and i did. it was too late by then, of course. rachel turned him down and announced her engagement to todd. it was really hard, you know, because the love of my life was leaving me for some guy that had a good job and a house and a boat and a nice car. tim, to me, was rachel s soulmate. he was nothing but loving and kind to her. hard to watch, said rachel s closest friend, shannon thurman. she called me when she broke up with him and said, you know we re done. i wanna have a family, he s not ready to have a family. and so, you know, we re done. and then literally like two months later she called me and said, you know, you need to be here in two days, i m getting married. and i was like, oh, great. you guys made made up. and she s like, no, we didn t
focused, disciplined. a former f-16 fighter pilot, who was on track to be a corporate leader. tim scrambled. and i went and bought a ring real quick to propose to her. and i did. it was too late by then, of course. rachel turned him down, and announced her engagement to todd. it was really hard, you know, because the love of my life was leaving me for some guy that had a good job and a house and a boat and a nice car. tim, to me, was rachel s soul mate. he was nothing but loving and kind to her. we were both twenty-once. hard to watch, said rachel s closest friend, shannon thurman. she called me when she broke up with him and said, you know we re done. i wanna have a family, he s not ready to have a family. and so, you know, we re done. and then literally like two months later, she called me and said, you know, you need to be here in two days, i m getting married. and i was like, oh, great. you guys made made up. and she s like, no, we didn t make up. we yo