more slowly and life is supposed to be easy. cher first visited the islands in 2000. for the outdoorsy cher, it was love at first sight. what s more, it was affordable for the same money cher had been saving up to sail aren t world, she bought her little piece of asmall house and that tiny round island. we saw that lump in the water and we said that s our it. that will be our spot for the rest of our lives. cher and keith met seven years before that when the vivacious blonde walked into a little bar keith owned in florida. came in and those big blue eyes and big smile. i was hooked. she was just so beautiful. cher grew up in st. louis where her all american good looks got her into modelling as a teenager. she would walk in a room and, beep, everybody knew she was there. she was always happy. she always had a smile for everybody. eventually, cher moved to
the beaten path, it s the kind of place where things move more slowly and life is supposed to be easy. cher first visited the islands in 2000. for the outdoorsy cher, it was love at first sight. what s more, it was affordable for the same money cher had been saving up to sail around the world. she bought her little piece of paradise, a rental property, a small house and that tiny round island. we saw that lump in the water and we said that s it. that ll be our spot for the rest of our lives. cher and keith met seven years before that when the vivacious blonde walked into a little bar keith owned in florida. came in and those big blue eyes and big smile. i was hooked. she was just so beautiful. cher grew up in st. louis where her all american good looks got her into modelling as a teenager. she would walk in a room and, beep, everybody knew she was there. she was always happy.
the sunset and mail it to me. life was beautiful and simple. and an escape from the pressures of modern living. who could have known that evil could find a place in paradise, too? that beneath all that beauty was a dark secret. it still seems very unreal. i don t want to believe it. this is a really, really bad guy. it just sent chills down my spine. before the nightmare, came the dream. this is where people come to escape, a group of islands off panama and way off the beaten path, it s a place where things move more slowly and life is supposed to be easy. cher first visited the islands in 2000. for the outdoorsy cher, it was
for the outdoorsy cher, it was love at first sight. what s more, it was affordable for the same money cher had been saving up to sail aren t world, she bought her little piece of paradise, a small house and that tiny round island. we saw that lump in the water and we said that s our it. that will be our spot for the rest of our lives. cher and keith met seven years before that when the vivacious blonde walked into a little bar keith owned in florida. came in and those big blue eyes and big smile. i was hooked. she was just so beautiful. cher grew up in st. louis where her all american good looks got her into modelling as a teenager. she would walk in a room and, beep, everybody knew she was there. she was always happy. she always had a smile for everybody. eventually, cher moved to florida where her sister judy says she became a savvy businesswoman, running her own neon sign company.
cher planted a tropical garden and adopted lots of animals including a pet monkey and a beautiful brown doberman pincher named jack. he adored cher and followed her wherever she went. she loved the local school kids, planned movie nights with popcorn and celebrated the holidays with enthusiasm even though her friend, sean trainer, says kids didn t always get the significance. she would do the easter egg hunt for all the kids. they had no idea what this crazy white woman was doing. coloring eggs. and then hiding them around on the island. they never participated in anything like that before. reporter: keith and cher s relationship blossomed on the island. in 2005, they married in front of their many friends in the close community of expats. it s a small place. you go to the grocery store and, you know, you run into people you know. reporter: christen roberts who moved to boca from norway became part of cher s group of friends.