and beth had a lot in common with him. tom lochtefeld: he liked literature. he liked music. rom a catholic family whose parents were still married 30 years later. that was the big attraction for beth. she saw someone who she thought was like minded i guess. in many ways, yes. hoda kotb: tom toolan's childhood friend bernadette feeney had introduced the couple. bernadette had known tom since he was a toddler. they'd grown up in the same apartment building in brooklyn, new york. he was four years younger and the same age as my brother. so he always felt like a little brother to me, and we were-- i can't even tell you how close we were. hoda kotb: tom went to private school then columbia university. after college, he sold cars for a while then landed a job as a broker at smith barney. other jobs in finance followed including a stint as a bank executive on wall street. he seemed to have it all with charm to spare. she called me on the corner-- some corner in manhattan saying, oh my gosh, i'm just waiting for him here. i just have to thank you. this is unbelievable. we're having s

the trial behind him, beth's father, the artist john lochtefeld, finished the book he and beth had worked on together. it was published after she died. he illustrated her words and dedicated the book to beth and her dreams, the dream she lived and those that died too soon with her. that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm andrea canning. thanks for watching. hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." it was horrifying. hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." this was my mom, a vibrant woman, just ripped out of the world. everything that we thought in our life is just all shattered. he betrayed us to our very core. craig melvin (voiceover): they were a stunning couple, a doctor and a beauty queen. she won homecoming queen. she did modeling. craig melvin (voiceover): but the day she was found dead in the tub-- set a mystery in motion. my father said, rachel, come home. and then he just hung up. craig melvin (voiceover): so many secrets locked tight for so many years uncovered by daughters turned detectives. you hacked into his phone. yeah. there was a lot of different t