bill hall jr. trucking. >> that's what his family did for a living. so it's in their blood. >> reporter: bill got his first truck and went to work delivering topsoil. while frances hit the phones to drum up new business. >> he was a dreamer. and he always said, i'm going to go big, vieja. vieja is a hispanic term which means "old lady." >> reporter: after just a few years, bill and frances turned that one truck into a fleet of 130. at its height, their empire was valued at more than $15 million. all his dreaming paid off. >> and hard work. he put his life, his heart and soul into it. bill was bill hall jr. trucking. >> reporter: but for bill, it >> he was a daredevil. he loved racing. in his later years, he loved hunting. he was a man's man. >> reporter: and also a bit of a ladies man according to bill's cousin hank. >> you know, beautiful women. you work hard, you play hard. and you do things, you know, that you're not supposed to be doing. he was great man, but he was not a perfect man. >> reporter: bill's imperfections became painfully clear nearly

bill was bill hall jr. trucking. >> reporter: but for bill, it wasn't all work and no play. >> he was a daredevil. he loved racing. in his later years, he loved hunting. he was a man's man. >> reporter: and also a bit of a ladies man according to bill's cousin hank. >> you know, beautiful women. you work hard, you play hard. and you do things, you know, that you're not supposed to be doing. he was great man, but he was not a perfect man. >> reporter: bill's imperfections became painfully clear nearly 32 years into their marriage when frances says she got a call from a mysterious woman. it was september 13, 2013. friday the 13th. >> she goes, you don't know me, but i'm having an affair with your husband. >> reporter: wow. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: heartbroken, furious. frances says she confronted bill and asked, was it true. >> by that time, he is crying and telling me that he's sorry, that it's true. i was devastated. >> reporter: this is three decades of marriage. >> i finally asked him how long has t

let's go places. >>> the battle over bill hall jr. had gone on for weeks. frontation about a week before his death. bill and frances met at this hotel. she said they were trying to work things out. but then bonnie showed up at the front desk. >> saying she was his wife and she needed to get access to his room. and my dad told him, no, she's not my wife. my wife is here with me. >> reporter: security asked bonnie to leave. though she insists she never claimed to be bill's wife. but all parties agree. that night an all-out war began via text. you're getting text messages from bonnie. of the two of them having sex? >> uh-huh. pictures of sexual positions. >> reporter: photos with captions like -- this is what he really likes, you fat old woman. normally the mistress keeps a very low profile. >> she wanted to make sure i knew now she was in the picture. >> reporter: did she ever. many of the messages are too graphic to show, but you can get a good sense of them from these excerpts. "let me know if you want some good juicy pics of me and your hubby. you stupid ol