michelle theer (on phone): i'm michelle.eith morrison: michelle theer was, no doubt about it, dissatisfied. here she was-- young, successful, attractive, and yet. it wasn't exactly boredom that was eating at michelle. after all, she was just starting a new career as a psychologist, often counseling troubled couples. melissa stoddard diaz: she was relatively new with her license. i think that was her first real job. keith morrison: of course, michelle would have laughed at the idea that pretty soon now, events would propel her to such notoriety, that newspaper reporters like melissa stoddard diaz would be poking around in her past. michelle, from everyone i've spoken to, wanted to be somebody, and really worked hard to get to where she ultimately got her degree and became a professional. keith morrison: but then, michelle, even at an early age, always seemed confident about getting what she wanted. she was just 16 when she started dating marty. marty theer was a couple of years older, worldly, bright, friendly, had big plans.

keith morrison: michelle theer rolled the dice. she turned down a deal which would have released her before long. instead, the woman who followed her dissatisfaction to an internet romance went on trial, and as a result, will die in prison. craig melvin: that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> happy holidays. i hope you're having a wonderful holiday season tonight and we have a special edition called the egot edition and that famously stands for emmy, grammy, oscar, tony and one of the most common titles. if you can get all of them together, we will do our own take. this term has become one of the things you hear about in pop culture and in the broader consciousness featured on the show, 30 rock. >> what is that? i want it. i forgot why i came in. >> this is a good goal. >> tonight we are bringing our take on this, the be presenting some of our favorite stars, cultural creators and artists who have gotten these awards, at least one. we begin with america's favorite actor, two-time os