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good in his arms. >> reporter: he was handsome and crazy about her. there was talk of marriage. and then suddenly there was talk of trouble. she was frightened enough not to go home. >> she had fear that something would happen to her. >> reporter: it did. >> my sister's not answering her phone. >> reporter: how did love go so wrong? in a surprising twist, it would take not one, but two trials to discover the truth. >> he wasn't convicted of killing my sister anymore, all of a sudden. >> hello, and welcome to dateline. who who -- was a savvy entrepreneur. cut tom toolan his teeth in t...

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>> reporter: after college, that settled in new york and started her own company. in this video, she talked about those early days. >> i worked my fingers to the bone, your nose to the grindstone. >> reporter: she chose a tough gig, helping architects navigate new york's building regulations. >> reporter: that seems like a job for a tough, hard edged woman. doesn't seem like the type of woman you are describing. >> she was enormously successful because she was hardworking and honest. she shined and people just could trust her. >> but it sounds like it was just one part of her life that was mis...

Your nose to the ed grind stone. >> she chose a tough gig, helping architects navigate new york's byzantine building regulations. that seems like the kind of business for a tough, savvy, hard-edged type woman. that doesn't sound like the woman you're describing really. >> oh, you know what? she was enormously successful because she was hard working and she was honest. you know, she shined, and people just could trust her. >> but it sounds like there was just one part of her life that was missing, just love, finding someone to spend her life with. did she talk about that? >> um-hmm, she did w...