I couldnt imagine anyone that would ever want to hurt her. I have no idea what could have happened. Married to her High School Sweetheart, family meant everything to her. There was always a lot of talk about children. She wanted grandchildren fast. It all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. We found the remains of julie. Shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the embers. Is a bullet. This woman had been shot to death. The obvious suspects, neighborhood thieves. There were half a dozen House Burglaries unsolved. Investigators also dug into another theory her husband did it. I was angry. I felt the Detectives Ronnie manhunt and they were after my dad. Then, up pops a text that could have been a clue. The truth, beyond twisted, leaving behind Smoking Ashes and burning questions. I physically started shaking and i started crying. I wanted to know why. Why. Her home, and she was gone. Welcome to dateline. Julie griffith was a doting wife and loving mother. Then he blaze ripped through her home, and she was gone. Was this an accident . A Bumbled Burglary . Or was it Something Else entirely . Heres Dennis Murphy with consumed. The Canterbury Hills subdivision in paducah, kentucky, is a good place to raise kids. Tidy homes kept up by neighbors living ordered lives. So is a front porch lights went out on just another day, what happened on a cold january night in the wee hours was especially alarming. A roaring, allconsuming fire was developed in one of the nice homes. It was awful. Half of the house was gone. What would rise from those ashes was far more than the fire marshals invest patient. There would be a probe into the deepest roots of a treachery behind most peoples comprehension. Is not true. What have they all missed . A monster, a liar, a cheater. Hes destroyed my entire family. E family. Ith and Julie Griffith. Churchgoing, golfplaying, High School Sweethearts. Before it became charbroiled, the house was home to a longtime paducah couple, keith and Julie Griffith. High school sweethearts, 36 years into a marriage that had produced two sons. Aaron, the older. They were loving. They love my kids. Aaron took after his dad. Athletic, easygoing, levelheaded. Younger brother zach was more of a firecracker, like his mom. There is a time in the sixth grade zach grabbed a shovel and started digging a hole for a quite pond in the backyard. My parents come home and theyre like, what are you doing . Im like, were going to have a pond. Really okay with it . Yeah, they were fine. When aaron and zach leave the nest, the griffins lives only seemed to get busier. They joined a Motorcycle Class and frequently they were at the golf course with their friends. Everyone that you keith loved him. Great guy. Did he become your best friend . Definitely. Temple felt that way about julie, too. She had a heart of gold, but she also wasnt afraid to tell you exactly how it was. To get peoples feathers ruffled . Oh, yeah. But everybody loved her. He found a second career as a traveling lawnmower salesman, which left julie to spend a lot of nights alone in the house. But keith never worried for her wellbeing in a safe neighborhood. Their own door watched over by the relevant great dane, cleo. Aarons wife allie they would leave and go to dinner or go to town and leave the door unlocked, because cleo was the guard dog. Fulfilled as a griffis lives be, keith and julie were transformed when aaron and allie brought into the world their first daughter. When i had the first child, it was the greatest day of our life, i think. Julie lived for my little girl. She wanted to be a part of everything she did. Julie was there for allie when she went into labor with their second daughter, and elise. A White Knuckle dash to the hospital earned julie the affectionate nickname, nascar nan. What is she saying to you . She says, dont have a baby in my car. Keep your legs crossed. Dont have a baby in the car. Everything seemed to be going great for the griffith in 2013. Keith had Weight Loss Surgery and drop more than 100 pounds. Julie was over the moon with two granddaughters, but also that year came the rift. Zach disclosed is very religious conservative parents that he my mom was my best friend, and going from talking to her multiple times a day to just being completely just completely shut off. Julie visited zach that fall. They tiptoed around the elephant in the room, but the time together gave zach hope. Is that how you are looking to patch things backup . There is definitely a way forward. We just needed more time. But then came back cold night in january. Is a House On Fire and canterbury and theres not a fire truck here. The deputy drove toward the home, ms. Dash cam catching a quick limps of the blaze. And the firefighters arrived. Nat carter received a call in the middle of the night. Is a bad fire. Very hot. The whole left end of the house was completely consumed with fire. It took about an hour for firefighters to knock down the flames. Hours more for them to make their way through the black and wreckage of the house to what seemed to be the heart of the fire. The master bedroom. Ghastly, what they would discover. Investigators make a pair of discoveries and realize they are dealing with both a tragedy and a mystery. Coming up. They have recovered a projectile bullet. Went dateline continues. Ne but this is my story. and with oncedaily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. Because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flareups. Trelegy also improves Lung Function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. Trelegy wont replace a Rescue Inhaler for sudden breathing problems. 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Wisps of smoke rose from the black watersoaked wreckage that was once the griffith home. Daybreak revealed the tegrim aftermath of the blaze at 307 tudor boulevard. Wisps of smoke rose from the black water soaked wreckage that was once the griffith home. Detective matt carter. This entire structured crumbled. It was a pile of ashes that was on the ground. We didnt even know if anyone was home or not. We knew that they were in and out of town a lot. Is firefighters carefully walked through what appeared to be the master bedroom, their worst fears were confirmed. Julie had in fact been home that night. It was to the right of the box mattress that we found the remains of julie. They were unsure initially that it was human remains. Even with all their experience . Yes. Everything was just consumed by fire to the point that things were unrecognizable. As for keith, he was away calling on customers in indiana. Word of julies death spread to most as fast as the fire had raced through the house. Im getting ready for work, had the tv on in the background. We are live in the Canterbury Hill subdivision. Then, Temple Bradleys phone rang. She said there was a fire. I saw it on the news. She said, its keith and julies house. I just sat there. Did you know and that point that julie was gone . She knew. She told me. Temples husband immediately tracked down keith as he was making the three hour drive home from indiana. He said, im on my way. I probably two hours away. I said, are you all right . He said, yeah. I could tell he was in shock. The news hit Zach Griffith particularly hard. Since coming out with his mother, his relationship with her had been strained, and now this. I guess you just beating yourself up something terrible. I know if we were just given more time, that he would have been close again. That we would have been that mom and son duo that we were. We just we didnt have that time. It was ripped away from us. And we will never get it back. Aaron, the elder son, had more of a take charge reaction. I got to take care of my brother and my dad. Yeah. For me, its the way my brain is wired. Within hours, the griffith with head from all directions to what used to be an anchor in their lives the family home. We were both crying. I cant believe this. Keiths good friend was there to lend support. We could just tell he was shaken. As if the news couldnt get any worse, the griffiths Great Dane Cleo along with a second pat, daisy, had also perished in the flames. Greg and keith walked the property, surveying the damages. We get to the koi pond, and its like, we got to get those fish out of there. Julie would kill me if something happened to those fish. You know, lets not worry about that right now. Overwhelmed by loss, the griffis were faced with the question, how could this have happened . The first thought was that it was the new heating and air unit that i just gone in. Had been installed just days before the fire adjacent to the master bedroom. That was my very first thought, that somehow, the unit was not put in properly. As for the cause of julies death, that was left in the county coroners office. Deputy coroner ben bradford. A very charred body. I could not very well identify it being a person. The cause of death seemed obvious, but just to be sure, julies remains were sent onto the medical examiner for an our top. What he discovered was is deeply troubling as it was unexpected. He had recovered a projectile in the remains. A bullet . Yes. What was thought to be death by inhalation was now a homicide. Closer examination found three bullet holes in her torso. The deputy coroner immediately called the sheriffs office. We need to get some people back to the house. Its going to be a homicide. A lady in a nice neighborhood, good house. Now shes got three bullet wounds. 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You got an arson that is destroyed any chance of obtaining that. For Detective Carter, the most obvious theory, this homicide was a work of a home intruder. Someone just looking for the laptop, jewelry the thing goes down. We had had some burglaries within a few miles of this area. Within weeks or months . Within weeks. As police canvassed the neighborhood for leads and witnesses, the investigator also had to consider the perpetrator may have been someone julie new. You are simply going through the motions. You are speaking to immediate family first, and working your way out. The Sheriffs Department did not tell the Griffiths Julie had been murdered. We were not told anything by the police at that point. But anyone at the scene might have guessed foul play was somehow involved. There is cops all over the property. Naturally, the first person Detective Carter interviewed was julies husband, keith. At first, keith talked about what everyone perceived was the cause of the inferno. An accidental fire set up by a newly installed heating units. It was a whole new system. Keith explained the contractor was a friend of his who had done the work just the two days earlier. Thats kind of what friends do for each other. And i hope to god that this problem is not his. But eventually without giving details, the detective revealed julies death was no accident. An investigation is shown that foul play is involved. I do not believe at this point in time that this was any kind of an accident. I want to ask for your cooperation on several things, okay . One of the first things Detective Carter asked about was how keith and julie were getting along. To have anything like that whatsoever . No, she was my best friend. I mean, that woman loved everybody. The investigator also asked keith for details about his Business Trip to indiana. Did you leave the hotel . I did leave the hotel. About about 11 00, i went to go get something to drink. I left again about 4 00, and just went and got a diet coke. And what about weapons . Did Keith Own A Gun . I have a. 45 acp in my work truck that i just got thats never had any i mean, its never been loaded. As part of standard protocol, they asked for teeths clothes. They will be tested for gunshot residue. What youre wearing now, is at first close from this morning . Before wrapping up the interview, the detective took a look at keiths cell phone. While im reviewing this phone, i see that he obtains a text message, an incoming text message from a lady by the name of deanna james. The message read, did you make it home okay . Keith was quick to point out his relationship with deanna was completely platonic. Shes more like a guy friend. Nothing sexual . Thats right. After that, keith was released to agree with his family. Detective carter set out to verify story. That puts in three hours away from this house fire. Assured his checkin time and checkout time. A quick check of keith. 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I could not believe it. I couldnt imagine anyone would ever want to hurt her, much less set the House On Fire. The dogs perished. I had no idea what could have happened. It made no sense. He would want to kill her . After keith was released, he had his way to his friends, the bradleys. They were floored to hear the line of questioning that he recounted. What was up with his marriage . His alibi, the gun he owned . You have been question to the point where he almost felt like they thought he had done this. s son aaron also got called down to the station that same evening and he, too, was questioned about his parents marriage. Have you noticed anything lately in their marriage, as far as any problems you are aware of . No, nothing. Was earning Money Troubles . Any relationship things that we knew of . To a person in the griffiths circle, the very idea that keith might know something about julies death was just flat out crazy. I know he didnt do it. There wasnt any way that keith was involved in this. I remember looking at keith for a while and finally, i just said, you cant even grieve, can you . And he said, no, they are taking it all away. The Working Theory was a botched breakin. Theyve heard about the neighborhoods recent rash of burglaries. Maybe thats what happened to julie. They came in and they started cleo. Because julie to wake up, and she got garrett and they shot her. Him a perfect sense. But the Burglary Theory of the crime wasnt handing out. Even as a sorted through the rubble, detectives at the scene found untouched valuables. Two safes, a cache of guns, and julies person sitting in plain sight. You think an intruder wouldve grabbed it. The mac you think so. Carter set out to follow this most promising lead he had. Who was this woman, diana, who had wondered if kath had made it home okay . There is just something about that text message that seemed to stick out, and it seemed to create that question of, what is missing here . Carter had called ahead to the authorities in the indiana town where deanna lived. They had arranged to bring the woman down to an interview room. She was waiting. Deanna was about to tell the Detective A Story that would dramatically reshape his investigation. Was she a guy friend . No, it was more than that. You wanted me to love him. Deanna says she and keith first met years earlier at a vendor fair. She was the cfo of an i. T. Company. Keith, The Road Warrior salesman. I guess i caught his attention right away. I noticed he was staring at me, and so i kind of just mild. She says he asked her to dinner. They quickly discovered how much they had in common. He talked about both his sons and being a grandpa. So i just really connected, because i had grown kids, to. After several dates, keith expressed interest in a relationship, that she wanted to keep it just friends. They stayed in touch but didnt see each other for a while. Then just a few months back, he sent her a flirty text message. The text just said, did you cast a spell on me . I looked out my phone and i was like, what . I was at a Party Last Night and a woman was chatting yet, and i could think about was you. Deanna was in the throes of a traumatic romantic rank up and agreed to start seeing him again for dinners. She says he seemed excited to show off the new post surgery keith. He goes, youre not going to recognize me. I lost over 100 pounds. Did he look okay . He looked fine. I think he was more confidence, as well. Deanna says keith now began aggressively courting her, showering her with gifts, flowers, notes of affection. It was all, she said, a bit much. He kept pushing for more and i kept telling him, you need to back off, because im just not there. Deanna says she couldnt put her finger on it, but there is something about keith that was holding her back. Maybe it was the fact that he still seemed unusually bound to a woman he called his exwife. From the very beginning, keith told her that he was divorced. Very first conversation. By the time she was sitting across from Detective Carter in that interview room, she says she and keith had never been intimate, and keith was talking long term. Househunting for them. He says i dont want to scare you, but i want you to know that im looking for properties here to buy. So for us to be together. For the detective, deanna story put a whole new spin on the investigation. Keith griffith now seemed like a man with a very big secret. Or, thinking like a homicide detective, was she the one with the secret . Maybe she is driving events here. She wants to get rid of the wife. That is correct. We are open to that being an idea or a possibility. The detective had let her tell her story without ever explaining the reason for his visit. Now he laid out his cards. He says, first of all, keith is not divorced. According to him, hes been married to his High School Sweetheart for 36 years. And i just broke down, because i i couldnt believe it. Of course, there was more. This investigation involves what we believe could be a homicide. I was in shock. I felt like, i couldnt believe what he just said. I had no idea. You believed she had been played by the sky . The mac i believed that she had. Detective carter wondered, if keith had manipulated and lied to this woman, had keith lied to him, too . Maybe it was more about what keith hadnt said. Rewind that moment when the detective dropped what shouldve been devastating news on keith. The investigation has shown that foul play is involved. To the ask you questions . No. You expect that, right . There is no questions to that. If Keith Griffith was somehow involved in his wifes murder, how on earth had he pulled it off . After all, he was hundreds of miles away at that hotel the night of the crime. Unless, of course, he wasnt. Coming up. A Security Video surprised. Scrolling through. And then a twist rocks the entire Griffith Family. We were all frantic. We have no idea how it could have happened. When dateline continues. Ne try killing bugs the worryfree way. Not the other way. Zevo traps use light to attract and trap flying insects with no odor and no mess. They work continuously, so you dont have to. Zevo. Peoplefriendly. Bugdeadly. Dennis murphy voiceover six days peoplefriendly. After the coldblooded murder of Julie Griffith, family and friends gathered at her church to say goodbye. Between the visitation and the memorial service, six days after the coldlm blooded murder of Julie Griffith, family and friends gathered at her church to say goodbye. Between the visitation and the memorials service, her son, zach, was overwhelmed. It just showed what an amazing woman was, to have that many will come out just to say that, you know, they just wanted to give their condolences. Two close friends, craig and temple bradley, julies husband keith was more emotional that day than they had ever seen him. Tears. Sadness. Ive never seen him cry in my life. But even as the Griffith Family mourned, zach and his brother were feeling uneasy about the inverse negation, which seemed to be focused exclusively on their father. I was angry. I felt that the detectives, the Sheriffs Department were on a manhunt and they were after my dad. Because the husband always do it . Yeah. It just seemed like they zeroed in on him and were going at 110 miles an hour. And were not respectful to my brother and i about any developments or anything going on. But detector matt carter had an ongoing investigation, and he felt there was ample reason to pursue their dad. After his interview with deanna, he drove to the hotel it was keith alibi. There, he uncovered a bombshell. Remember keith saying to the detective that had been at the hotel the entire night, ducking out just twice to get a drink and a snack . When the Detective Hit Play on the Security Hotel video, it told a vast a different story. Keith is seen leaving as he claimed around 11 00 p. M. I think within 15 to 30 minutes, hes going to be returning. That never happened. Scrolling through the tape, going through. Where did it come up . He finally arrived back at the hotel six hours and 34 minutes after he had left initially. On for more than 6 1 2 hours. Was that enough time for keith to drive all the way back to his house in kentucky, commit the crime, and return . What did you find . Driving the speed limit to and from, it would have allowed approximately 20 minutes at least to have committed the crime. Is not enough time for him to do this . A 15, 20 minute window . Yes. Keith griffis was charged with murder. He could face the death penalty. He pleaded not guilty. We were all frantic. We had no idea how is happening and how it couldve happened. At that point, we knew that there was no way that he had anything to do with this. This is nightmare country . Yes. We thought it would all be asked laned. They would do their job, they would take him, and the truth will come out. I was 100 convinced that he was innocent and that they were taking the wrong person in. Meanwhile, the person who actually did it was getting away. Family and friends were this dressed for sure to find out keith had another woman on the road, but the revelation wasnt enough to shake the support of them. It was a shock, but it was something that we accepted as amos take. But that did not mean that he killed julie. Theres no way he did it. Not to julie, his wife. Theres no way keith did it. But when Keith Griffith went to trial in february 2015, prosecutor Raymond Mckinney laid out a formidable circumstantial case. On january 17, 2014, Keith Griffith decided that he could kill his wife. A cornerstone of the cases that Hotel Security video. Not only did it show keith gone for enough time to commit the crime, the prosecutors day, it also caught him in a lie. Remember, in his interview, keith told police he had and swapped close that night. But a look at the Security Footage showed he had. He left wearing one set of clothes. It was one of his work shirts. He came back dressed in all black. The prosecutor also showed Security Video captured at a residence near the griffith home. They caught a glimpse of an suv pulling into the subdivision shortly before the fire. It was blurry, if you seconds long, but it sure look like Keith Griffiths car. Dwells for keith, the prosecutor said, couldve gone by the the aggressive Great Dane Cleo . The dog and keith were very close, a burglar could not have come in. A Family Member could have. As for the why question, how could keith actually do it . The prosecutor turned to two ageold motives. Almost every case involving husband and a wife, it is lust and greed. One or the other. This one had both. The last part of the equation was deanna. She took the stand and told the jury that not only was Keith Househunting for them, he was also making plans to bring her down to duca for a concert and introduce her to his family. I left for you to come for the weekend, stay for the weekend. I would really like for you to meet my dad. That was Life Insurance money. Two policies were 250,000. One of them, prosecutors said, had taken effect just eight days before julie died. Keith got to the point he just wanted to start something new, and he didnt want to give Julie Griffith what she wouldve needed in a divorce and would have been entitled to. Allie griffith listened to the entirety of the prosecutions case. All she heard were theories. She told a story of how they wanted it to go. They have facts that supported their story but did not prove it. Thats what mark bryant hired home for the jury. They didnt have dna, they didnt have any kind of forensics or a confession. They had nothing. They had circumstantial evidence. In their haste to arrest keith, the defense argued keith and donna wildly wrong. He conceded keith wasnt the husband of the year, but he said deannas story that keith was pursuing her for a long term commitment was nonsense. Rather, what he wanted was a port in every storm. As for the Life Insurance, 250,000 was part of a financial windfall, he said. The reason they bought that new policy was because of a friends recent tragedy. She have been nagging him about getting making sure they have plenty of Life Insurance. You are good the footage of the suv pulling into the subdivision was far too blurry to idea as keith ford expedition. If a guy is going to go to this much trouble to kill his wife, why would he drive an expedition that Everybody Knows he has . But the big question still remains. If keith hadnt driven back to paduca to kill julie, were hitting on the night of the murder . The only person that could answer that was keith himself. What would he say, and with the jury believe him . It was roll the dice time. Coming up. The eyebrow raising alibi. I was embarrassed and ashamed of what i was doing. And then what keith revealed to us. Thats what i told everybody. When they hear the story, theyre not going to believe it. By even a jury could not and this case. When dateline continues. Ine co. . Why would that concern me . Because youre. The. Arent you the. . Huh. We never actually discussed hierarchy. 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But if he wasnt perpetrating the crime during that time, then where was he . Tell us your name please, sir. Keiths explanation came with an embarrassing secret. His lawyer argued that ever since becoming a traveling salesman, keith had struggled with an addiction to sex. Did you have this kind of sexual conviction . No, sir. He said he spent those hours out prowling for women. He changed out of work clothes into his man out looking duds. I was able to carousing. He says he went to a bar, but try as he might, he never found a hookup. I was trying to pick somebody up, and there wasnt anybody interested, or whoever you want to put it. He says he went down to the river to watch the boats before returning to the hotel to catch some shut eye. As to why he lied to the police i was embarrassed and ashamed of what i was doing the night my wife died. Did you kill your wife . Tmac no, sir. Did you kill those dogs . No, i love those dogs. Keiths friend Craig Bradley wasnt knowing which way the jury would fall. I didnt think you would be acquitted, but i didnt know if you would be convicted. Turns out he was right. After six hours of deliberation, the jury was deadlocked. Keith would sit in jail for another year as he awaited a second trial. A long time for his family to process the story he told on the stand. He left to go to a bar to go cruising or something, and then he goes and sits on the riverfront . He has never done that before his entire life. When he stepped down, you thought, my father did this . I definitely wasnt saying it out loud and i wasnt ready to septage, but i definitely was moving in the direction of the only thing that makes sense and by this point is that he committed the crime. After months of wrestling, zach decided it was time to send his dad a letter. I put in the letter, my opinion was that you did it. You took away the last chance that i had it rebuilding a relationship with my mom. You are no longer allowed to contact me, and i dont want you to ask about me to anyone. Dear dad, you are dead to me. Exactly. His brother had started to feel this way about him too. It seemed like he was fabricating everything that came out of his mouth. The spout doubts of his own, the one closest to his father, was still a supporter. Whatever issues my mom and dad wouldve had, i just could not believe that my dad would take my kids away from their nana. Than a few months before keiths retrial, Detective Carters phone rang. There was news from the jail. An inmate had some information about keith, and it was as eerie as it was chilling. The detective in the bulls eye. Keith have come forward to have me killed. Orchestrating your death . Yes. He suggested the Caliber Weapon to use to kill me. The informant specifically asked him, what if his family is home . He said, tragedy. That wouldnt look good to a jury. The development brought aaron to a tipping point. Were you no longer wavering at this point . I do come down on the side of oh, my god, my father killed my mother . Yeah. If he was guilty its time. Its time to man up and do what you should have done two years ago. Keiths Defense Attorneys went to the prosecutor to hammer out a plea deal. They agreed on 30 years in prison for murder and soliciting the hit. Moments later, keith was standing in a Paduca Courtrooms aching the words his family and friends never in 1 million years thought they would hear him say. Yes, the murdered julie. Is no excuse for what i did. She was my best friend, and i dont know what happened to me. But i did it. Theres nothing i can do about it. Temple bradley, who works near the courthouse, was there. My heart was breaking that the person that i wholeheartedly put my trust in for 2 years has lied to my face. I just cant believe weve been deceived in that way. Because we were there for them the whole time. For keiths family and friends, there are so many questions, no one seems to tower above all the others. I want to know why, and i want to know why you go from a loving husband and father and grandfather to driving all that way, killing your wife, and then covering it up and then lying to your family for so long, knowing that we had everybody doubting us. That we still defended him. Its disgusting. Hes a monster. All i can tell you is that i had a lot of bad thoughts, wrong thoughts, mistakes. We sat down with keith hoping for answers. But as many times as we asked him why this all happened why did you do it . I really cant tell you. I really dont know. Just a bad decision. We never did get a satisfying response. This is in some kind of delayed Midlife Crisis we are trying to be with deanna or someone like her to have a final happy chapter in your life . No. Julie and i were happy. You see how complexing it was. Thats what i told everybody. When they hear the story, theyre not going to believe it. One thing he didnt do how about a divorce . Never crossed my mind. Keith says the remorse began when he pulled out of his driveway. Trying to get out of the subdivision, crying before i ever get out. Regretting what i done. I probably drove 100 miles an hour all the way back hoping to get caught. As for the future, keith says he is prepared to die in prison. I dont have anything to live for, except maybe forgiveness. From who . From my boys. And thats yes. Thats between you and them. My take on it is that youre some distance to make up. I got a lot to make up. Of the countless things keith stole from his family, resilience is not among them. Aaron and zach are closer than they been in years, and now that they know what happened to their mother, they say they can finally mourn her passing and focus on keeping her spirit alive for those two little granddaughters were the center of her universe. My oldest daughter, she talks about her almost every day. We have pictures of her up in her room. As my youngest gets older, we will tell her the nascar nana story about how she was born and always make her remember that. Thats all for this edition of dateline. Im craig melvin. Thank you for watching. Ank yo watching. Hello and welcome to morning joe weekend. It is 6 00 this saturday morning and we have a lot to