husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy that you would have never guessed 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 lost everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this cannot be happening. i did not kill my wife. more stunning still, a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says, i saw the murderer and it wasn t tom foley. would her story be the ultimate twist? hello. welcome to dateline. it s a mystery people thought they had the answer to. the murder of a well-loved teacher in a close-knit town. within hours, police were on the scene. there would be an arrest, a trial and april conviction. case closed? not on your life. because in this story, a bombshell came in after the verdict. here s josh mankiewicz with 911. i need an ambulance now. reporter: february 2009, coldwater, michigan.
and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy. you would have never guessed he did something like that. do you think he fake that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house. he wanted her money, and if he divorced her, he lost everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this cannot 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 fully. would her story be the ultimate twist? reach in and tear out your hear heart. unbelievable. missry at health bar farm. welcome to date line extra. i m craig melvin. it was a murder of a well-loved teacher and within hours police were on the scene and there would be an arrest, trial and conviction. case closed? not on your life because in this starry, a bombshell came in after the verdict. here is josh. february 2009, cold water, michigan. what s the
his wife, the schoolteacher, murdered. and police were pointing straight at him. he was such a nice guy that you would have never guessed 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 lost everything. 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 wasn t tom foley. there s a killer. right there. i did not kill my wife! here s josh mankiewicz with mystery at heath bar farm. 911. i need an ambulance now. reporter: february 2009, coldwater, michigan. what s the problem? my wife! your wife? yes! reporter: in one day, one moment is she breathing? no! she s gone! she s gone. reporter: the innocent simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. oh, my god! no! oh, my god! 27 seconds. gives it off to foley. reporter: i
his wife, the schoolteacher, murdered. and police were pointing straight at him. he was such a nice guy that you would have never guessed 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 lost everything. 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 wasn t tom foley. there s a killer. right there. i did not kill my wife! i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s josh mankiewicz with mystery at heath bar farm. 911. i need an ambulance now. 27 seconds. gives 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. it s good! he hit it with five seconds to pl
suspicion. he was such a nice guy that you would have never guessed he would have 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 lost everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this cannot be happening. i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still was what came after, a mysterious witness with a secret. this woman essentially says, i saw the murderer, and it wasn t tom foley. would her story be the ultimate twist? reach in, tear out your heart. unbelievable. mystery at heath bar farm. welcome to dateline extra. i m craig melvin. it s a mystery people thought they had the answer to, the murder of a well-loved teacher in a close knit town. there would be an arrest, a trial and a conviction. case closed? not on your life. because in this story a bombshell came in after the verdict. here s josh mankiewicz. 911. i need an ambulance now. reporte
he was such a nice guy that you would have never guessed 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 lost everything. 911. i need an ambulance now. reporter: february 2009, coldwater, michigan. what s the problem? my wife! your wife? yes! reporter: in one day, one moment is she breathing? no! she s gone! she s gone. reporter: the innocent simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. oh, my god! no! oh, my god! 27 seconds. gives 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. it s good! he hit it with five seconds to play. reporter: and earning young tom a place in coldwater s basketball hall o
Inserted in with a few remaining intact, putty of the frame, you can see it fits perfectly. it was compelling evidence that tom may have been telling the truth. but schafer wouldn t lead more than a shred of evidence. he next call this woman, janette moore, the woman who came forward immediately following tom s guilty verdict. and the reason tom was ultimately granted a new trial. moore says she was driving past the foley house right around the time dar had been murdered. as i approached, this white car came racing out forward, and if i hadn t had braked, i would ve hit him. janette moore said she got a good look at the driver. it was a young, 18 to 20-year-old kid. he had real black hair and his face was real white, and he was clenching the wheel, just like this. and i thought, he s crazy, he s going to kill somebody. why didn t you call the police? i didn t because i was afraid. but when janette moore learned about tom foley s guilty verdict, she said she could no longe
And tom was ultimately granted a neutral. moore says she was driving past the foley house right around the time dar had been murdered. as i approached, this white car come racing out forward, and if i hadn t had brought, i would ve hit him. janette moore said she got a good look at the driver. it was a young, 18 to 20 year old kid. he had black here and his face was real white, and he was clenching the real, just like this. and i thought, he s crazy, he s going to kill somebody. why didn t you call the police? i didn t because i was afraid. but when janette moore learned about tom foley s guilty verdict, she said she could no longer keep her silence. god forgive me, and i truly mean that in my heart. that i didn t come forward sooner. if i hadn t been so darn
Or encouraging him? i believe so. coached or not, tom foley s defense team knew from day one that they needed to prove the sound those voice heard was tom dropping a window frame on the back porch, and not the fatal gun blast. four days after tom foley s arrests, schafer took a trip to the farm. a couple of perry mason moments, don t come very often. this is the frame we found. right work tom said he dropped the frame, found this tiny shirt of glass. immediately they try to match the shared with the frame. tom said he dropped. if you take the shard and inserted in with a few remaining intact, putty theories of the frame, you can see it fits perfectly. it was compelling evidence that tom may have been telling the truth. but schafer wouldn t lead more than a shred of evidence. he next call this woman. janette moore, the woman who came forward immediately following tom s guilty verdict.