Lauren Murphy, right, is consoled by her mother Renee Murphy, center, and her sister-in-law Heather Murphy at the site of an accident Saturday night, Sept. 3, 2003 that killed Lauren's boyfriend Dennis Bowes and five others who had stopped to help victims of another car accident. Friends said that Dennis had been talking about buying an engagement ring for Lauren in the previous week. File photo This News &Observer story originally was published Nov. 9, 2003. A backyard barbecue. Parents Weekend.