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Hurt mommy. he goes, is she in heaven? and i said yes. >> it seemed that no one in cold water could comp helped what had happened, including steve and joni pierce, close friends of both tom and dar, who learned of the murder from tom himself. >> i said, the three of you were always together and he was crying and he said, i know, i know, i should have been there for her. and then i said, if you would have been, the three of you would be dead now instead of just dar. >> but just 24 hours into the investigation, detective jim carbon had almost abandoned the theory that this was a random act of vi...

He goes, is she in heaven? i said yes. >> reporter: it seemed no one in cold water could comprehend what had happened. including steve and joanie pierce, close friends of both tom and dar who learned of the murder from tom himself. >> i said, the three of you were always together. he was crying. he said, i know, i know. i should have been there for her. and then i said, if you would have been the three of you would be dead now instead of just dar. >> reporter: just 24 hours into the investigation, detective had almost abandon the theory that this was a random act of violence. >> it appeared th...

The birthday celebration. >> something just wasn't right. that's why i went home. if we had cell phones, i would have called her on the cell phone. i had to find her. i had to see where she was at. >> reporter: it was time for tom to describe his relationship with dar. it didn't take tom long to lose his composure. >> we were very close. we were -- >> go ahead. >> we were together all the time. >> reporter: tom admitted he did once flirt with carrie. he says that happened three years prior to the murder during a brief time when he and dar were arguing more than they were communicating. >> that...

Murderer of the same name sat behind bars awaiting his sentence. you were ready to spend the rest of your life in prison? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: tom foley's attorney and his private eye, the guilty verdict landed like a crushing blow. >> this was a grass root who done it. we thought we had shown it wasn't this person who had done it. >> i was devastated. when this ended, i could have walked into a wall. >> reporter: just one day after tom foley's conviction, a woman stepped forward. she had new information that suddenly gave new life to tom's defense. >> she came forward and said, i s...

>> i would say probably 75%, 80% of the time she did. >> reporter: she was the breadwinner? >> yes. >> reporter: you stayed home and took care of your son? >> i did. >> reporter: heath was their only child and the center of their lives. >> we loved being together. we were always together. >> reporter: so the three foleys lived on the outskirts of cold water, in an old farmhouse they called the heath bar farm. a picture perfect family. until that winter day back in 2009. what was the last thing you said to her? >> i said, i love you. and i will see you later. >> reporter: on that day the foleys...