the first you need to know about betsy faria, she was one of four girls in her family, mary rogers and judy sweeney were older sisters. >> betsy was the most outgoing and the most social. >> kind of gleg gregarious? >> gregarious is a great word. she could start up a party. she was in her element when she was out there. she could get anybody on the dance floor. whether they wanted to or not. >> uh-huh. >> narrator: betsy was a single mother of two daughters. leah and mariah when she met russ, and he seemed perfect for her, funny, outgoing, big heart. said russ's cousin mary anderson. >> she was a jokester, you never see him without him laughing. >> narrator: and said russ, she was the perfect woman for him. >> she encouraged me to go back to school and get my degree which led to a better job and more money, things like that. >> yeah. >> which i probably would not have done had she not done that. >> we created a big bond and leah, you know, bonded with me as well. >> narrator: betsy and russ got married in january of 2000. and like many couples, they had good times and then less good ti