thank you until we are together again. >> tex mciver is now serving a life sentence. a new trial, but at 76 years old, freedom for tex is a long shot. and dani jo is okay with that. she misses her friend diane every day. >> i loved her. there's -- there's been a hole in my heart. i dream about her a lot, and i believe in heaven, and i -- i think she's in a much better place. wasn't ready for her to go, not anywhere close to it. i miss her. everybody does. >> for months after the verdict, the beloved mciver ranch stood vacant. extravagant parties and celebrations just memories. diane's wedding dress hung there in the closet alongside a shrine of sorts tex made in her honor, remnants of a marriage many thought was as good as it gets. but as tex settled into prison, an auctioneer sold it all to the highest bidder. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> oh, my god! >> a fire chief murdered. his wife the only witness. this detective knew them both. >> she started telling me about a young man coming into their home and shooting keit