beth lochtefeld's body on the living room floor.just weeks after she thought she had found the love of her life and dreamed of a new beginning. for the lochtefeld family, life would never be the same. what did you lose on that day? >> i would have to say i lost my best friend and confident apart from my wife, she was my closest sibling. we always got along very well. >> leslie got a call that same day. when you heard the news, how was a tool to you? >> he killed her. and i just remember being in shock. i didn't see it coming, i didn't know it was coming, it was shocking. >> you knew exactly who he was. >> oh yeah. yeah. i did. >> tom toolan was arrested, picked up in rhode island, with bottles of beer and vodka in the car with him, his bloody clothes in a bag on the back seat. the road island state police videotaped his arrest and recorded his voice in the cruiser. >> can i be told why this -- why am i in the situation, sir? >> he was held without bail and arrange a month later. burnett finney was in the courtroom, she could barely

the trial behind him, beth's father the artist john lochtefeld finish 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 natalie morales, thank you for watching. >>> this sunday, the battle grounds. with the midterms now just 23 days away, it is candidates that will determine party controls are making their final pitch to voters, and facing off on the debate stage. in georgia -- >> that was a lie, i'm not backing down. >> my opponent as a problem with the truth. >>> pennsylvania. >> we should have had a debate already. >> i actually have a record in fighting crime. >>> and wisconsin. >> we have to keep violent criminals in jail. >> it's absurd when people say i'm soft on crime. >>> i'll speak with two independents, senator bernie sanders of vermont and utah's independent senate candidate evan mcmullin. >>> plus, trump's testimony. >> he must accountable. >>> the january 6th committe