and i m afraid he might use it. reporter: a story of sand, sunsets in fatal attraction. she had so much to give. she would make everyone feel special. reporter: successful at everything except love. then, she found him. she fed said she felt so good in his arms. reporter: he was handsome and crazy about her. there was talk of marriage. and then suddenly there was talk of trouble. she was frightened enough not to go home. she had fear that something would happen to her. reporter: it did. my sister s not answering her phone. reporter: how did love go so wrong? in a surprising twist, it would take not one, but two trials to discover the truth. he wasn t convicted of killing my sister anymore, all of a sudden. hello, and welcome to dateline. who who was a savvy entrepreneur. cut tom toolan his teeth in the financial world. they are connection was instant. but when they re somewhere love cooled, tempers flared and the relationship to the tragic turned. init
good in his arms. reporter: he was handsome and crazy about her. there was talk of marriage. and then suddenly there was talk of trouble. she was frightened enough not to go home. she had fear that something would happen to her. reporter: it did. my sister s not answering her phone. reporter: how did love go so wrong? in a surprising twist, it would take not one, but two trials to discover the truth. he wasn t convicted of killing my sister anymore, all of a sudden. hello, and welcome to dateline. who who was a savvy entrepreneur. cut tom toolan his teeth in the financial world. they are connection was instant. but when they re somewhere love cooled, tempers flared and the relationship to the tragic turned. initially, it seemed like an open and shut case. but there was a surprise in store. here s what with murder on nantucket island. nantucket island, a gorgeous place off the coast of cape cod. a simple inelegant place in a way this is serious money. the b
elizabeth beth lochtefeld was a woman in love. her brother tom remembers exuberant phone calls about the new man in her life. of course, he was over the top about this guy, friend of a friend. and, of course i had learned new [laughs] after many of those phone calls, to try to not get too excited for her. reporter: at 37, was tom toolan a walking, talking, smooth machine, all broad shouldered and preppy. beth had a lot in common with him. he like literature, music, he was good-looking, came from a catholic family whose parents were still married 30 years later. that was a big attraction for mitt. she saw someone who is like-minded, i guess. in many ways, yes. reporter: tom toolan s friend barnegat had introduced a couple.
smooth machine, all broad shouldered and preppy. beth had a lot in common with him. he like literature, music, he was good-looking, came from a catholic family whose parents were still married 30 years later. that was a big attraction for mitt. she saw someone who is like-minded, i guess. in many ways, yes. reporter: tom toolan s friend barnegat had introduced a couple. they grew up in the same apartment building in brooklyn. he was the same age as my brother. he always felt like a little brother to me. i can t tell you how close we were. reporter: after college, tom sold cars for a while and then landed a job as a broker at smith barney. other jobs in finance followed, including a stint as a bank executive on wall street. he seemed to have it all. he called me on some corner in manhattan. and he said, she s unbelievable,
new [laughs] after many of those phone calls, to try to not get too excited for her. we reporter: at 37, was tom toolan a walking, talking, smooth machine, all broad shouldered and preppy. beth had a lot in common with him. he like literature, music, he was good-looking, came from a catholic family whose parents were still married 30 years later. that was a big attraction for mitt. she saw someone who is like-minded, i guess. in many ways, yes. reporter: tom toolan s friend barnegat had introduced a couple. they grew up in the same apartment building in brooklyn. he was the same age as my brother. he always felt like a little brother to me. i can t tell you how close we were. reporter: after college, tom sold cars for a while and then landed a job as a broker at