and it's where 25-year-old dusty harless settled after his successful college career as the aau national wrestling champion. dusty was a wakeboard salesman which combined his passion for sports with his personality for sales. >> he had so many friends, he knew so many different groups of people all over san diego and he was a great person. like if he touched your life, you were a lucky person. >> there's dusty's stomach. tomorrow he'll sit on the can for an hour, run five miles, come back, do a couple hundred push-ups. >> just after midnight one saturday night, dusty and his girlfriend sky flanders, were heading home after an evening on the town. >> we were just going to walk to a liquor store to call a cab. sky ran ahead of dusty, seeking shelter from the rain. a man in a car pulled up besides her. >> he said something to the effect, hey, baby, you want a ride? >> and i said no, i'm with someone, like obviously i don't need a ride because i'm not alone. he hadn't seen dusty right away. >> dusty walked over to investigate. >> he made a statement to the effect of, hey, that's my girlfrien