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-hello, i'm jared. -i'm landon. -and i'm guy allen. and we are the allen family. and we are in east hills, new york. my boys, landon is 15 and jared is 13. -i'm surprised he got that right. he never gets that right. -i do have to think about that from time to time. we bought this house about eight years ago when landon was in first grade. the challenges of raising two boys, you know, at their ages--

it's really, really hard because they're involved in so many different things and they, and they excel at so many different things and require my, a lot of my attention. which i want to give, which i want to be there for them. -my dad is very important to me. like, he's always there when you need to be, he's very reliable, he's really funny. he's really nice. he's just a all around great guy. -daily stuff, making sure the meals are prepared, for carpools, for you know, making sure landon's suits are pressed, and he knows how to put on a tie for his mock trial competitions, and make sure jared's soccer uniforms are ready. to throw that on top of trying to maintain a career, and uh, it's, it's, it's tough. -he's always there for you. he's always-- it's the person who you can depend on. he's not really a good cook at all. he, uh, i mean, he tries. he definitely does try, but it never really turns out well. -he's good at making pasta. -he's very good at making pasta.

that's his specialty. and that's his only specialty. -and bacon. now bacon and eggs. -yeah, and that's about it. -thanks, jared. -you're welcome. [love song playing] -put those hands together. make some noise for mom and dad. -linda and i originally met at the concord hotel in kiamesha lake new york. it was up in the catskills. she taught, uh, she served lunch around the pool on sunny days, and i taught tennis. and one thing led to another, and we got married. it was, it was one of the best days of my life. i remember it vividly to this day. it was a, just a great, great moment, and it's nice when you know you married one of your best friends. my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer around hurricane sandy time in october or november of 2012. the cancer had spread to her brain in july of 2013, and she had passed away on december 7, 2013.

i said i would marry her over and over again, even if i knew what, what i'd have to go through, because she gave me 19 of the best years anyone could ever happen to have. and we were just, we were just short of 20. you know, we didn't make it. but, you know, she gave me two wonderful kids. that's one thing she always made, made me promise. i'm a little bit more laid back. she goes, "you just make sure you're there for the kids when they need you, or-- so, that was my pledge to her. to always be there for the kids and i always will be. -we always tried to stay positive throughout everything. and like, especially with the chemotherapy, and as it got further along the road. you just had to appreciate the little things. those days when her abdominal muscles didn't desert her and she had the strength to get up, and those days when she had half a sandwich for lunch and she was able to eat. and those days when someone in house didn't cry.

and it was just the little things that everyone had to appreciate. -this experience just, like, completely made us closer. like now, like we don't have to say anything we understand each other. like, like, now we feel like, i feel like, nothing, like, any-- anything that never happens is never going to be able to separate us just because we're so close from what happened. -with my mom now having passed, it's-- it's everything's sort of, goes to dad now. and he really fills the spot well. -when, when linda passed away, we actually had-- we talked about this. we could move. uh, i mean we love our community. we would not have moved out of the community, but we could have moved houses because everywhere you turn is-- is-- is a memory, but there's also good memories. it's kind of a good and a bad. and so, one of the things that i've tried to do is slowly try to redo things to the best of my ability

because i-- i want to try to achieve the balance of being confident. this is our home, this is where linda was, uh, but also we're moving on. and we're moving on in a nice way. and i'm trying to make it as comfortable as we can. -it-- it's a little bit amusing watching him trying to figure all this stuff out when-- -he has no idea what he's doing. -he-- he really doesn't know what to do, when to do it. -i-- i-- i want to tackle the kitchen because i-- i-- i think at the end of the day, that is the central focus point of the house. right now, it's very closed in, it's very small, it's really not that functional. -yeah, i def-- i definitely think that changing the space could change someone's spirit because-- could change all of our spirits-- because, just, it'll help with-- bring new environment to the household, and a new atmosphere. -i-- i-- i wouldn't be able to tackle a job like this by myself be-- be-- i just have so, so much on my plate. i wear-- don't make fun of me-- but i wear two hats, right? -of course. he wears two hats. -i'm, i'm a mom and a dad, and to throw on a project like, of this magnitude? and if i, if i had to manage it?

-it'd be-- it'd be one more hat. three hats. you can't handle three hats. -no, you can't handle three hats, so. hey, george. to oliphant. -george, good to see you. -nice to see you. -what a surprise! -what's up guys? -hey! -how's it going? -hey! -hi. -how are ya? -good. how are you? -i'm, i'm doing great. i'm doing--doing fantastic now that i'm meeting you guys in person for the first time. -what a great surprise! -and, uh, so yeah, since i'm here, i just want to let you know that we're here to rescue your guys' house. -oh, fantastic! oh, thank you so much. -are you serious? -thank you so much. -i'm serious. -i can't believe this. -wow. -it was just-- i-- i-- i don't know. th-- th-- th-- we-- we're just like so-- uh, there was a loss of words when george came to-- to our door and opened the door, and-- there-- i'm-- i'm at a loss of words now just thinking about it. -i'm so sorry for your loss, but uh, you know, i'm-- i'm here to do what i can make this house absolutely perfect for you.

-oh, wow, i can't-- can't believe george is in east hills in our front door. what are you doing here? -now, while we're doing the project, we're going to be putting you guys up at the inn at fox hollow hotel. they'll take care of everything and, uh, we'll be taking care of the kitchen here the house. -uh, it's not every day that a, uh, tv celebrity shows up at your front door, uh, wanting to help you out. -helping us out on this rescue, we have our designer deb baum and our contractor michelin duke. guys, welcome to the allen family kitchen. -thank you. we're very happy to be here. -so, what are your guys's thoughts? -the way i see it, it's, it's been outdated. it's about 25, 30 years old. i think we need to make it fresh, make it modern. -really, the kitchen is the heart of the home. so, we want to make this a space where this family could be together and feel really comfortable. -so i think we're all in agreement that this kitchen is tight, it's dated. ideally, we open this space up and make it to something special. -so if we open up this space, then we

come right into the dining room. -if this wall comes down, what i love is that you could see the fireplace from the kitchen. they would love it. it would be great. -i like the idea of unity, everything has to kind of flow together, but where are we drawing the line? are we going to just go all out? are we going to have a specific list of things that we need to work on? or are we just going to--? -yeah, like, how far are we going to go? -how far can we go? narrator: george to the rescue is sponsored in part by 3m, makers of scotch blue painter's tape, the number-one brand of painter's tape.

here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, do what we do...make it progresso. -so gordon, what is the scope for this project? -well, george, we're going to start over here at this wall. -ok. -and we're going to include the dining room. -yep. -we're going to include the mud room. and we're going to include the kitchen. -so, does that mean this wall is coming down? -this wall is coming down so that the kitchen and the dining room are more one space so the family can all be together.

-wow, we have a great community turnout here to help us with the allens' kitchen. -now, many hands make light work, but it is imperative that we are safe and we are organized. we got 3m safety glasses, we got respirators. let's have at it. what do you say? -i love it. you know, the community is really coming together for this project. we even have the local coldwell banker representatives coming to help our contractors and his team get this job done quickly. i have to say, i like having them on demo day. -well, you know, showing up here today, we really didn't know what to expect, but they really did put us to work. and, um, it was a lot of fun to get in there and take the kitchen apart. -you know, here at coldwell banker, i truly believe that we don't just sell real estate; we change lives. anything that we can do to help out a family through a tough time is something that we want to be a part of. the needs of every family changes, and the allen family

is now starting a new phase in their life. and we're very happy to help them create space where they can make new memories and share happy times together. -i think, you know, we're ready to take this wall down. -agreed! -on my count. three, two, one! let's take down this wall! -woo! -what good is a new kitchen if you don't know how to use it? i have the perfect secret ingredient that will really get this kitchen cooking. -hey, what's up, guys? how's everyone doing? -good to see you. -good to see you. good to see you, my friends. you guys have any idea what's, uh, up my sleeve? i have short sleeves, so not a lot. -not a clue. not a clue. -so, uh, why don't you guys follow me inside? -excellent.

-narrator: george to the rescue is sponsored in part by coldwell banker real estate. fulfilling dreams for 108 years. my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it she feels pretty darn terrible. so my team and i came up with a way to remove the grains that contain gluten, from the naturally gluten free oats that cheerios are made of.

so now joyce and i can have cheerios together anytime we want. and if you love someone with celiac, or gluten sensitivity, you can too. . -not a clue. not a clue. -so, uh, why don't you guys follow me inside? -excellent. -guys, welcome to the ymca teaching kitchen. -oh-- oh my god. we just watched your episode. -did you really? -yeah, we just watched your episode. -today was just one of those really fun and special days on the rescue. we were able to combine three rescues into one. so we're here at the ymca, which we rescued a few seasons ago, and then we brought arlene from a kitchen that we recently did, and then we brought in the allen boys. now, i figured since we're giving you guys new kitchen, it's probably a good idea if you guys know how to use it right? -it'd be a great idea. cause we don't know what we're doing in the kitchen. -you will know. so we got the best chef i know to teach you everything she knows. well, at least get you started.

-well, we're really novices here, so you think we can handle it? -oh, i know you can handle it. i really do. it's extremely simple. -so, arlene, what are we having? -today we're going to have a healthy meal. we're going to have salad, we're going to have chicken, and we're going to have dessert. -um, so today, arlene helped us rescue ourselves by, like, teaching us how to cook. now, cooking is actually really fun. before, i thought it was, like, not fun and just annoying, but now i see how fun i could actually be. -my husband was saying last night, he was saying, "let's practice a couple of the things so in case-- you're so used to doing everything, let me be the student so this way uh, we--" -and how did [inaudible] do? did he pass with flying colors? -he did. and then he says, "write it down." hmm, hmm, i did. -i learned how to roll chicken. and four, four different ways to roll chicken. it's easy, it's fun, and it's something that i look forward to doing with-- with the boys. -so as they're rolling, we're going to roll and pull to you. push down, and pull to you, and keep on--

-i'm not just saying this, but i sort of felt a little bit of my mom within her. like, she was just that type of person. so caring, so, just like, that attracting force you have towards her. -oh my god, they are wonderful. the boys are wonderful. the dad, i mean, just such a warm family. they're going to be cooking up some big meals in that kitchen. i can't wait to see what they're making. -give a round of applause to arlene for showing us how to do all this amazing stuff. -thank you. thank you so much for letting me do this for you, all right? i really mean it. i'm looking for to lots of good meals coming out that kitchen. -yes, me too. deborah baum: hey, george. -hi, deb. it looks like we've got a pretty big delivery here. -riverhead building supply just brought my favorite floors. i am so excited. -all right. well, let's get them unloaded, inside, so they can acclimate. -let's do it. [music playing]

stephen fanuka: i'm not gonna tell you which way to turn. -i count on you. your the eyes in the back of my head. so today we are installing our kitchen cabinets, which were provided by my friend steve fanuka. and, um, that's obviously an integral part when building a new kitchen, is the kitchen cabinets. george oliphant: there's so many pieces inside right now. i don't know if we should bring them in or leave them out. [grunts] -uh, wait, this is a banquet, right? -yeah. -let's, uh, let's take a drive by. bring it in. -all right. drive by. -what's making it difficult is we have our wood floors, which were just installed, but they have yet to be sanded. we have our cabinets going in. we have our molding going in. and we also had all of our appliances delivered. and it's-- it's just a circus, -we've got to start doing something because if they're gonna start bringing stuff it's gonna get very cluttered. we're not going to have any space to work. so get a screw gun in your hand, let's get some 3/4 number six screws up and let's start putting the doors up. -all right, perfect. and then work came to a screeching halt because--

-we have no more 3/4 inch number six screws. how can we run out of screws? -so we have all these cabinets, but we couldn't put the doors on and we couldn't put the shelves on. -how do we run out of screws? -ho--how does-- yeah. how does a cabinet builder run out of screws? -don't go there. narrator: george to the rescue is brought to you in part by the inn at fox hollow, long island's luxury boutique hotel. here in vineland, new jersey, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. it's white breast meat chicken every time. because white breast meat chicken releases its flavor into the broth and absorbs more flavor from it. and in vineland, it's all about flavor so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso.

george oliphant: we got screws. -let's get back to work. [music playing] -i thought you said this was light, antonio. you were-- yeah, no. it's not light. [music playing] so we got this pencil quartz counter top from european. it really ties the whole room together, the paint, the back splash. and we've got the guys who fabricated it installing it,

my friends here from renaissance. i think it looks good. thank you, guys. -oh my god. i'm so excited. -right? we got a counter top. -we got a counter top. and now we know why we have a different counter color there, and then the white back splash. this ties it all together. george oliphant: brings it all together. and it looks like marble, but it's actually pencil quartz. -it is. -so-- -you know what's great about that? -what? -there's no staining. the guys can be messy, which i'm sure they will be, and they don't have to worry about anything. [music playing] i kind of like it under that painting. george oliphant: yeah, i like it under the paint-- painting. deborah baum: it's like a little cultural corner. george oliphant: and you can look out the window. you know, the george to the rescue truck right there, i mean talk about writing an inspiring song, maybe this is where the birth of the george to the rescue musical can start. deborah baum: oh, i like it. [banging on piano] i really thought you were just gonna, like, do a chopin. -right? well, if i knew how to play the piano. [music playing] george oliphant: so.

deborah baum: you guys are gonna love this! look. all: wow. [whistling] -that is gorgeous. this is-- right? deborah baum: we don't mess around. woman: unbelievable. -no. all right. i like it, the crushed velvet. deborah baum: oh, yeah. what are you, king george? -well, you know, this whole dining room set from safavieh certainly makes me feel like royalty. -you look like your on your throne. -i-- i am on my throne. -i like it. -well this is gonna be, you know, this is going to be the allen family's. -it is. it's going to be his throne. -throne table. deborah baum: that's right. so you like it? -i love it. [music playing] all right. this place is pretty much spic and span. i think it's time to bring the family home for a reveal. [music playing] hey, guys. -hey. -hey, george. george oliphant: welcome home. -thank you. good to see you. -bring it in my friend. -good to see you.

george oliphant: good to see you. good to see you guys. i want you to know that those new found cooking skills, they will not be wasted in this new kitchen. you guys want to see what we've been up to? all: absolutely. yeah. -all right. guy allen: let's do it. -whoa! -oh my goodne--

-hey, guys. -hey. -hey, george. george oliphant: welcome home. -thank you. good to see you. -bring it in my friend. -good to see you. george oliphant: good to see you. good to see you guys. i want you to know that those new found cooking skills, they will not be wasted in this new kitchen. you guys want to see what we've been up to? -absolutely. -yeah. -all right. guy allen: let's do it. -whoa! -oh my goodness. [music playing] -oh my goodness. -ho-- my god. guy allen: what's this?

george oliphant: oh, that's for you! i forgot and you even-- you walked right by it. so the kitchen is obviously for everybody but we also wanted to give you a little wine fridge. -whoa! -this is the adult section, guys, you're not allowed over here. jarred allen: i really had no idea the whole house was getting, like, redone. i thought it was just the kitchen. they just do so much. so cool. [dramatic music playing] landon allen: i mean this spaces is-- it's-- it just makes the house complete. it's just so welcoming and every time you walk in it's just so refreshing. guy allen: linda would've-- would have been blown away. she would be smiling down saying, you go guys, unbelievable. so many people do so many nice things and so much generosity, it's, you know, it's hard to be on the receiving end of this. it really is, i mean it's so appreciated. [soft music playing] george oliphant: obviously, no way i could have done this myself. so, uh, instead of just telling you about the amazing people that came through these doors to make this all possible.

what do you say we go and meet them? -let's do it. -love to. -without the help of everyone out here, none of this would have ever happened. [cheering] guy, landon, jarred, everybody who's out here, played a special part in making this rescue come to fruition. but i'd really like to acknowledge the team from coldwell banker, and especially the president of coldwell banker, residential brokerage, laura rittenberg. -it was our privilege to be part of your rescue, and on behalf of your friends at coldwell banker, i am very pleased to present a check to you, to the american cancer society in memory of linda allan. -oh my god. wow. [applause] you know, to be on the receiving end of, like, a virtual avalanche of kindness and generosity. people working so hard, it's just-- it's an unbelievable feeling. it really is.

george oliphant: and what that, welcome home! -thank you. [cheering] [soft music playing] here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups,

all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, do what we do...make it progresso. how does this happen just because somebody is a professional who lives in a nice house, behind closed doors we don't know what goes on. >> it was absolutely awful. >> she was so full of life, the well known doctor's wife. >> it's unbelievable to me. everybody is obviously very upset and crying. >> he was the one who found her. >> he found her on the floor. >> it was a fatal slip in the shower, a tragic accident investigators said.

why, then were so many people so suspicious? >> if the shower is way over here what is she doing way over here? >> i thought there is no way she fell in here and died. i wanted answers. >> two friends would push for the truth. and one of them just happened to be an expert in investigating deaths. >> did you feel like leslie was talking to you from the grave? >> she is telling me what happened. >> could this be murder? the daughter there that awful day. what would she say? >> she was crying. daddy, i love you. you are innocent. >> this case has been a travesty. >> this has been living hell. i very much want it to be wrong. >> i'm lester holt and this is dateline. >> it shouldn't have ended like this, not for her anyway. i just couldn't believe it. i thought this can't be true. it doesn't make sense.

>> she had it all, money, prestige, a beautiful family but an accidental slip and fall in the shower would change everything in an instant. >> how could that be? she is very healthy, athletic, strong. >> the shock, the sorrow. >> i just thought i can't believe i'm losing leslie. >> all you know is that it is an accident. >> right. and i found it so freaky. >> freaky and haunting. >> flash me back to the last conversation i had with her. for two years i didn't talk to anyone. >> i can't let this show on my face. i can't let anybody know what i'm thinking. >> bob and leslie was a picture of high society, millionaires complete with their own 8,000 square foot mansion. >> they always seemed to have a powerful public persona. they felt like a power couple. i think that they certainly seemed to have it all. >> they lived here in a small

suburb of syracuse, new york, a street the area's wealthiest call home. good friends live down the road. they had two lovely children from their marriage together. they were also very friendly and successful. they seemed to have the perfect life. bob was a prominent obgyn known throughout syracuse from the thousands of lives he brought into the world. >> he was definitely a very good doctor. he definitely had a good practice and definitely delivered a lot of babies. >> a family friend and labor and delivery nurse who worked with bob for several years. >> was he calm under pressure? >> he was. very good in emergencies. >> as he delivers thousands of babies bob came to be regarded as one of the most knowledgeable obgyns and appeared to discuss topics like postpartum

depression. >> i think there is a stigma for somebody to say what is wrong with you? is something wrong with you? >> turned odid her whole world around those kids? >> absolutely. leslie was step mother to bob's kids brian and emily. >> absolutely adored them. definitely made them a priority in her life. >> to her friends leslie was vivacious, animated, friendly. >> she was a show within a show. >> says it was her booming voice that grabbed his attention during a chance meeting in line at starbucks in 2012. >> she was probably four or five people in front of me, loud, big hair. long island accent. >> you probably could have heard her a half block away. >> even though they were years

apart in age the two shared an instant connection. she was always a glass half full, a ball of sunshine. no matter if it was gray rainy day or super sunny day she was always happy. >> that happiness touched everyone who crossed her path. she was a figure head. she should run for mayor. everyone here knows you. >> she was always working on a fundraising project. anything anybody asked her to do she would get involved. >> she and bob were known for their generosity. bob would write big checks and the couple would donate time. >> what were they interested in? >> i don't know one that they didn't support in syracuse. >> what was it about them that they wanted to give back? >> i think there is a certain amount of responsibility one feels when you live in a small community. >> bob's practice took a hit

financially when a health insurer dropped him after a billing dispute. >> said if you lose your blue cross and blue shield patients that is a third of our practice. that means layoffs. >> that's just what happened. >> i think he felt bad and hoped that things would change. >> he bounced back somewhat with an influx of new patients and leslie didn't let it weigh her down for long. that wasn't her way. she focused on what mattered most, her friends and family. it was mutual. >> i love you. >> the kids made this touching tributte for leslie's 60th birthday. >> if i picked up the phone and needed you in an instant you would be there. >> when mary nearly died from an accidental fall on vacation they were the first to rush to her side. >> the whole family came to my house to welcome me back and all four, bob, leslie, they were all there. >> you could have died? >> yes.

i was very close to death. >> seeing friends like leslie must have been just that extra welcomed relief. >> it was. she hugged me and kissed me and said it's amazing to think that a little fall like that could cause you so much struggle. >> wow. now those are kind of prophetic words. >> sad really, yes. >> prophetic words as you are about to learn because just two days later leslie newlander would take a tragic fall herself. >> when we come back -- >> my mother i don't know if she is breathing but she is laying on the ground. >> what had happened to leslie. >> a female slipped and fell in the shower. >> something ominous. >> there is blood all over the floor. >> and something curious. >> if the shower is way over here what is she doing way over here? laundry can wreak havoc on our clothes, ruining them forever.

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reporter: it was a crisp autumn morning. september 2012. all seemed quiet outside the mansion on shalimar way. but inside, doctor bob neulander was about to make a horrific discovery. his wife, leslie, lying on the floor of the bathroom shower. he yelled to his daughter jenna to call for help. >> my mother's, i don't know if she is breathing but she's laying on the ground in the shower. >> is she unconscious? >> um, i, i don't know, i'm not -- >> is she awake? >> she's -- i don't think she's

awake. i need to go over there to see if she is ok. >> ok how do you know she's down there? >> my dad, my dad's over there. he's -- he's over there. he's in the bathroom, i'm not in the bathroom. >> reporter: sgt. tom norton of the dewitt police department was nearby when the call came over the radio. it was just after 8:30 in the morning. >> a female had slipped and fell in the shower and she was unconscious. >> reporter: that was all the information you had. >> that was all that i knew going into this. >> reporter: the sergeant headed to the home on shalimar way. emts were already on the scene. >> reporter: what are you seeing? >> she's on a backboard. there's a lot of blood around her. >> reporter: paramedics were working frantically on leslie in the bedroom, while dr. neulander and the couple's 23-year-old daughter jenna looked on. >> i started concentrating on her because her screaming and she just kept screaming, "mommy," over and over again. >> reporter: and then suddenly the whole scene hit a little too close to home when sgt. norton overheard a paramedic address the patients husband.

>> he says "i'm gonna speak to you on your level as a physician" and that's when i, you know, placed who dr. neulander was. he was my wife's physician when she was pregnant with our youngest daughter. from what i know just as an excellent doctor. >> reporter: and now this beloved physician was about to become a widower. the paramedics were very direct with him. >> there's -- there's nothing that we can do for her. i'm asking for your permission to stop cpr and that made jenna scream even more. >> reporter: did it seem clear to everyone that nothing was working? >> that was pretty definite. >> reporter: with life saving efforts over, sgt. norton walked over to the bathroom to see where leslie fell. >> i look off to my left and that's the entrance to the bathroom. there's blood all over the floor. >> reporter: he went inside, saw the shower and the marble bench and couldn't help but wonder. >> if -- if the shower is way over here, what is she doing way over here? >> reporter: the sgt. also asked himself how a slip and fall had caused such significant injuries.

like leslie's huge black eye. >> it was closed and swollen and completely black. i mean, i've been doing this a long time and that was unlike any black eye i've ever seen. >> reporter: he needed the medical examiner to make sense of the severity of what he was seeing. so when the m.e. arrived on scene, he did just that. >> he examined the -- the skull fracture which w -- which -- just massive. it was on the back right side of her head. and then he started getting technical with us and he was explaining and, that when you have an injury to the skull on the right side, it's common for it to bleed into the left side. and that is what caused the black eye that -- that we were all witnessing. >> reporter: and the paramedics told the medical examiner that the doctor had had moved her body from the bathroom into the bedroom to better perform cpr. to the medical examiner, it seemed fairly straight forward. >> he made the determination that it was consistent with an accidental slip and fall in the shower. >> reporter: are you a little surprised?

>> you know, i -- i'm not a medical examiner. so, i mean, i -- i take his word for what he's seeing. >> reporter: so police and the paramedics cleared out by noon as leslie's lifeless body was sent off to the morgue. word spread quickly to friends and family. >> i was too overwhelmed with the news. i just cried. >> reporter: friend mary jumbelic, who was still recuperating from her own fall, was in utter disbelief. >> it was hard to believe. i was confused at first. i thought maybe the information was incorrect. >> reporter: terri barr felt the same way. >> i just thought, this can't be true. my daughter called me at work. >> reporter: how did your daughter get the news? >> jenna had sent out a group text to her friends. "my mother's died." "she fell in the shower" is what i think it said. >> reporter: terri rushed to the neulander home. >> and everybody's obviously, you know, very upset and crying

and hugging each other. >> jenna, through her tears, asked for terri's help cleaning up the blood in the bedroom. >> reporter: did you decide to go up to the room? >> the housekeeper took me into the bedroom. >> reporter: terri wasn't prepared for what she saw. there was so much blood. >> that's when i knew this wasn't a normal accident. because there shouldn't be blood in a bedroom when somebody dies in a shower. >> coming up -- suspicion was about to spread. >> quite a few people felt like we needed to be looking into it harder. >> reporter: a closer look at leslie's death: what would investigators find? >> i very very very much wanted to be wrong. >> reporter: when dateline continues.

>> reporter: leslie neulander. wife. mother. philanthropist. beloved by so many in the syracuse community.

dead from a slip and fall in the shower. >> i just thought it was -- it wasn't fair. she was way too young. it wasn't -- it wasn't her time. >> reporter: family friend terri barr had come to the neulander home just hours after leslie was pronounced dead. >> what do you say when you walk into a situation like that? >> i'm really sorry. i'm just very sorry. >> reporter: together, terri and the housekeeper tried to clean up the blood in the bedroom but there was just so much. >> did that strike you as odd at all? >> i thought it was very unusual. >> reporter: and there wasn't nearly as much blood in the shower, where leslie had supposedly fallen. >> when i saw the shower, i thought, "there's no way she fell in here and died." >> where does your mind go from there? >> to -- to the obvious, i think. that -- that leslie's been killed. >> reporter: but terri could not let her suspicions show on her face. >> how did you compose yourself when you were saying good-bye after seeing that blood. >> i think i just blocked it. then you start thinking, "who else in the room is doing the

same thing?" because there must be other people and you're waiting for them to come up to you and say, "you know, what do you think?" nobody else came forward. >> reporter: leslie's sister was there -- but said nothing. >> she never discussed it. holt thanks for joining us. . this sunday morning where does the race stand now? we have brand new runners and i am talking to the front runners. plus remember this moment from the debate. >> watch a full fetus on the table and kicking and someone saying to keep them alive for the brain. >> how the fight over planned parent hood could shut down the government in ten