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dateline. >> i had a huge crush on him. he had this amazing voice. >> very gregarious. charismatic. the passion for people he had came through. >> he was the guy the whole town came up to. morning deejay steven bee. >> so funny. he had such a great love of music. hes lovable. everyone loves steven b. >> soon, it was fatally clear not everybody did. >> they came up on a body floating in the water. >> shot him one time in the back of the head. its like "this cant be happening." >> what d...

people came through. >> he was the guy the whole town woke up to, morning dj steven b. >> he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. >> hes loveable. i mean, everybody loves steven b. >> but soon, it was fully clear that not everybody did. >> they came upon a body floating in the water. >> shot him one time in the back of the head. >> i felt like i was in some made-for-tv movie. its like "this cant be happening." >> what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. >> i th...

Board, somebody who id call if i was angry, if i was frustrated, if i needed advice. >> he could talk you down. >> yeah. >> or talk you up as the case might be. >> yeah, he could do both, usually at the same time. >> and recently steven had found a sounding board of his own. a new friend named harvey morrow. >> oh hes just a quiet easy-going guy. he came up to him and said, "oh my gosh, im such a huge fan of steven b. and the hawk." steven thought that was awesome. >> steven soon became fast fri...

Thought was a common goal, the whole time stealing from him and ultimately taking what was most precious, his life. you worship a false god, the god of arrogance, ego and greed. today our nightmare ends. today yours really begins. >> reporter: harvey was sentenced to life without parole. after which his now ex-wife, debbie, invited us down to the pier where she took harveys fake engagement ring and the other costume jewelry hed given her and -- >> i threw them into the water as a tribute to stev...

And i said, "how could this be?" i mean, "youre a multi-millionaire and you dont have any money." and he said, "well, harveys got it all tied up in these offshore accounts." >> reporter: the detectives discovered harvey morrow had put stevens inheritance money into an off-shore bank account in the british virgin islands, just as he said he would, but then he secretly brought it back to the u.s. in small increments and used the money to refurbish the boat. >> harvey just sucked up all that money?...

Was some work to do. >> he had bought this kind of basically old rusty tub, right? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> reporter: greg labano helped harvey fix up the old tub. greg fashioned all the stainless steel trim. felt a connection with harvey too. >> he was a wall street guy, investment banker. rejecting society. >> a little bit like you had been. >> yeah, yeah. im an outlaw mentality. thats why we bonded, you know. >> reporter: though as greg watched harvey pour money into the boat, the flatscreen, ...

Steven thought that was awesome. >> reporter: steven soon became fast friends with harvey and his wife, debbie. >> whatd you think of steven? >> he was so funny. and he had such a great love of music. and he loved to cook. and i thought, "oh, this mans going to be perfect to go on the boat with us." >> reporter: ah yes, the boat. harvey had it docked at the l.a. yacht club. a 69-foot beauty called the "iolair mara." harvey and debbie had big plans for that boat. theyd talked about it ever since ...

Today yours really begins. >> reporter: harvey was sentenced to life without parole. after which his now ex-wife, debbie, invited us down to the pier where she took harveys fake engagement ring and the other costume jewelry hed given her and -- >> i threw them into the water as a tribute to steven. >> reporter: and his friends? >> steven was part of my family. hes part of the family you get to pick. i can open a great bottle of wine and sit there and think about steven. the pain fades. the memor...

Fast friends with harvey and his wife, debbie. >> whatd you think of steven? >> he was so funny. and he had such a great love of music. and he loved to cook. and i thought, "oh, this mans going to be perfect to go on the boat with us." >> reporter: ah yes, the boat. harvey had it docked at the l.a. yacht club. a 69-foot beauty called the "iolair mara." harvey and debbie had big plans for that boat. theyd talked about it ever since their first date. >> he says, "what do you want to do when you re...

>> he had bought this kind of basically old rusty tub, right? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> reporter: greg labano helped harvey fix up the old tub. greg fashioned all the stainless steel trim. felt a connection with harvey too. >> he was a wall street guy, investment banker. rejecting society. >> a little bit like you had been. >> yeah, yeah. im an outlaw mentality. thats why we bonded, you know. >> reporter: though as greg watched harvey pour money into the boat, the flatscreen, the teak, the $50,000...