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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? >> all of it. >> reporter: steven, by his own admission a lousy money manager, trusting, vulnerable after the death of his father, was, said detectives, the perfect mark. >> steven was no match for thi...

The boat. along with what a still-working debbie was able to contribute. >> he says, "dont worry, you know, so what if you have to work another year." >> he said that? >> yeah. yeah. >> what did you think? >> its like, well, okay. work another year. but by the time im in it. the boats bought. hes already sunk so much money into it. so its like, "lets just get this done." >> cant walk away now. >> right. cant walk away now. lets get it done. >> reporter: they did not ask steven to kick in a share...

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 memories are sustained. and thats the part that, you know, that ill just keep with me forever. >> the only way that i c...

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. >> 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 ...

>> steven was no match for this man at all. >> reporter: nor, apparently, was his wife, debbie. >> i was really very much in love with harvey. >> reporter: but as she now began to discover the man she loved had lied. a house in vail, colorado, which he told her he owned outright, actually belonged to someone else. the money she sent him when she went back to work? vanished. the auto insurance he told her he bought for her didnt exist. and what he said was a $125,000 diamond ring he slipped on he...

Along with what a still-working debbie was able to contribute. >> he says, "dont worry, you know, so what if you have to work another year." >> he said that? >> yeah. yeah. >> what did you think? >> its like, well, okay. work another year. but by the time im in it. the boats bought. hes already sunk so much money into it. so its like, "lets just get this done." >> cant walk away now. >> right. cant walk away now. lets get it done. >> reporter: they did not ask steven to kick in a share, which wa...

>> 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. >> 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 cl...

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? >> all of it. >> reporter: steven, by his own adm...

-- >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, harvey morrow, guilty of the crime of willful, deliberate, and premeditated first-degree murder of steven b. williams. >> oh my gosh. we were all holding hands. and when they read it, we all started crying and just were so grateful. >> reporter: and stevens many friends poured into the courtroom the day harvey was sentenced. doug johnson read a statement for all of them. things he had to say to harvey. >> for years you ate his fo...

>> steven was no match for this man at all. >> reporter: nor, apparently, was his wife, debbie. >> i was really very much in love with harvey. >> reporter: but as she now began to discover the man she loved had lied. a house in vail, colorado, which he told her he owned outright, actually belonged to someone else. the money she sent him when she went back to work? vanished. the auto insurance he told her he bought for her didnt exist. and what he said was a $25,000 diamond ring he slipped on her...