andrea canning: shele's in-laws, david and carol covlin, were also in shock. their son rodith the news. david covlin: he says, shele's dead. i don't think i've ever made it to manhattan faster in my life. did you get any details-- no. --in that first phone call? nothing. no, he just said, shele's dead. when you arrive, what's going on? roderick was sitting on the couch. he was in shock. honestly, i've never seen my son shellshocked and speechless in my life. andrea canning: the next few days were a blur. for religious reasons, the family decided not to have an autopsy performed. my father-in-law obviously made the final decision. he went by his rabbi, who said, don't do the autopsy. andrea canning: it was only as friends and family gathered to sit shiva, the jewish period of mourning, that they had time to think about the vibrant woman they just lost. she was an incredibly devoted mother. she was an incredible person. andrea canning: but what was also on their minds was dark and troubling-- shele's rocky marriage to rod. she said, he doesn't get a job. he goes to the gym tw