Maureen Maher

They married in 1987 and were soon working together for a growing coffee company.

Every month she was hoping and praying and wishing that she would get pregnant.

Within a few years, Nancy found out she was pregnant.

She actually said in 1990, this is going to be our year because they had been married three years.

They were expecting their first child.

They were moving into their first house.

She was so happy.

But until their dream house was ready, Nancy and Richard were temporarily living in this townhouse owned by her parents.

They really were just living out of the suitcase, more or less.

On Saturday, April 7th, the family got together at a restaurant in Chicago to celebrate Lee's birthday and Nancy's big news.

Nancy and Richard were just in their heyday.

They loved it.

I had a baby gift already for Nancy, and we were just the happiest family you can imagine.

What do you remember being the last words that you said to her that night?

Oh, I remember exactly.

Because I never say them now.

I hugged her goodbye and I said, I'll see you tomorrow.

And I never say that to anyone anymore because you don't know that that will be true.

When Nancy and Richard returned to the townhouse that night, their killer was already inside waiting.

The husband was executed, shot once in the head with his hands handcuffed behind his back.