narrator: the city of placentia didn't forget.edicated in cathy's name. the cathy torrez learning center. mary bennett: yes. you've got to leave your mark on the world. and she did. narrator: and a tree was planted in cathy's memory across the street. they planted it in a way where from my mom's kitchen, she could see the tree. narrator: sam lopez could see it, too. he was still living in the same home police had searched after cathy's murder, a search that had turned up nothing. and sam was also moving on with his life. in may 1994, just months after cathy's murder, sam walked into a local restaurant. he walked in with his friend. and i just remember thinking that he was cute. narrator: tina montelongo was a hostess then. so i offered him some free food, and then we started talking. narrator: she felt the spark right away. tina montelongo: i did think i would marry him when i first saw him. that was, like, the words that came out of my mouth. i'm gonna marry that guy. you were taken with him right away? i was, mm-hmm. narrator: s