an appearance on reality tv show. the story from kabc's rob mcmillan. >> reporter: looking at the house from outside you can tell the person who lived here was a big fan of shoes. in fact 58-year-old darlene flynn was recently featured on the tlc show "my collection obsession." >> i have 14,999 shoe-related items. >> reporter: also featured on the show, flynn's boyfriend 29-year-old justin smith. >> darlene, that's all she talks about when she gets up in the morning is shoes, shoes, shoes. >> reporter: flynn and smith are in the news for a different reason. murder. flynn was found dead in her swimming pool the other day and now it's her boyfriend, the same one featured on the show with her, who's under arrest. >> i knew she was the world's record shoe holder or something, collection of shoes. she was really into shoes. >> reporter: but neighbor steven danford said he knew that not all was right between the couple next door.