but laurie romanek told a very different story about what happened to her mother on the night of septemberrie said her mother was wearing her blue double breasted dress when she left to meet her father for dinner at a local restaurant. after dinner, diane drove gene home to his apartment, later witnesses saw diane at the amber inn having drinks with a boyfriend. around 11 p.m., gene called the house to speak with diane and when he learned that she was not there went over to the house to wait for her. when diane returned home around midnight, the couple fought waking 5-year-old laurie and her oldest sister, susie, the two girls went to investigate. >> when she saw her children, she took her defense down and it was at that point that my father delivered her last blow. and she whipped back and hit her head. and slid to the floor. >> gene saw the girls run from the hallway and they hid in the closet. when the children eventually came out of hiding they saw their mother's lifeless body on the pool deck. and they saw their father digging a hole in the back yard. the next day, gene kaidel poured