this is dateline. the first time i saw her, i thought she was beautiful. we just loved being together, we were always together. our kitchen back door was opened and the glass was broken. i need an ambulance now. my wife, oh my god. it was him who found her. i said i don t know how to handle that. i wish i could ve been there to protect her. a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy that you would ve never guess that he would ve done something like that. you think he faked that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house, he wanted her money, and if he divorced her, he would lose everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still was what came after, a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says i saw the murderer. and it wasn t tom folly. would her story be the ultimate twist? hello and welcome to dateline.
we were always together. our kitchen that door was open. glass was broken. i need an ambulance now. my wife. oh my god. it was him who found her. i don t know how to handle that. i wish i could ve been there to protect her. a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy, that you would ve never guess that he would ve done something like that. you think you fake that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house, he wanted her money and if he divorced or he would lose everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still, was would came after. a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says, i saw the murderer. and it wasn t tom fully, when her story be the ultimate twist? hello and welcome to dateline. it is a mystery people thought they had the answer to, the murder of a well-loved teacher and a close knit town with an
Got a divorce, hed lose everything. Reporter did he do it . hang on. This case had a twist that no one saw coming. This woman essentially says, i saw the murderer, and it wasnt tom foley. Theres the killer right there. I did not kill my wife. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with mystery at heath bar farm. 911 i need i need an ambulance. Now. Reporter february 2009, coldwater, michigan. Whats the problem . My wife your wife . Yes reporter in one day, one moment is she breathing . No shes gone shes gone reporter the innocent, simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. Oh, my god. Oh, my gosh. 27 seconds, gets it off to foley. Reporter it was a moment tom foley never would have imagined 23 years earlier. Back then, number 30 going to be 15 seconds left exactly. Reporter scored the winning basket giving Coldwater High School the regional title and earning young tom a place in coldwaters Basketball Hall of fame. I have goose bumps right now
Got a divorce, hed lose everything. Reporter did he do it . hang on. This case had a twist that no one saw coming. This woman essentially says, i saw the murderer, and it wasnt tom foley. Theres the killer right there. I did not kill my wife. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with mystery at heath bar farm. 911 i need i need an ambulance. Now. Reporter february 2009, coldwater, michigan. Whats the problem . My wife your wife . Yes reporter in one day, one moment is she breathing . No shes gone shes gone reporter the innocent, simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. Oh, my god. Oh, my gosh. 27 seconds, gets it off to foley. Reporter it was a moment tom foley never would have imagined 23 years earlier. Back then, number 30 going to be 15 seconds left exactly. Reporter scored the winning basket giving Coldwater High School the regional title and earning young tom a place in coldwaters Basketball Hall of fame. I have goose bumps right now
Left scratching their heads. My famous saying was, theres got to be something wrong with tom for him to stay with dar. Reporter cause you couldnt do it . No. Reporter you couldnt be around somebody who was, what, that much the center of attention . And telling you what to do. Reporter and that controlling . Dar was not a domesticated person either. Reporter the foleys were married in 1994, and right from the start, dar took the lead. Fair to say that she wore the pants in that house . Id a probably 75 , 80 of the time she d. She was the breadwinner . Yes. You stayed home and took care of your son . I did. Reporter heath was tom and dars only child and the center of their lives. And we just loved being together. We were always together. Reporter and so the three foleys lived on the outskirts of coldwater in an Old Farmhouse they called the heath bar farm. A pictureperfect family until that winter day back in 2009. What was the last thing you said to her . I said, i love you, and ill see