his mother estella, a nurse, had been born in mexico. told reporters, when in 1999 the eldest of their three children graduated from medical school. >> there's a great, poignant moment where frederick garcia and anthony pile his belongings, what little he has, in a rattley old van and drive across the country from california to upper state new york to start his medical career. how proud he must have been at that moment. >> reporter: what started as the american dream was turning into something unthinkable. if convicted of murdering four people, dr. anthony garcia, now 40 years old, faced the death penalty. his alleged motive, revenge for getting bad job recommendations. >>> coming up -- >> woke my wife up. we got a murder case and got to find a sitter for the kids. >> a husband and wife defense team. big city lawyers with a few big surprises. >> there were so many other people with mean, motive and opportunity that could have committed this crime. >> when "dateline" continues. beep goes off ] now that you have new dr. scholl's massaging