i had no idea what could have happened. no enemies. i mean, it made no sense. just who would want to kill her. after keith was released the night of his interview with detectives, he headed straight 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? he had been questioned to the point that he almost felt like they thought he had done this. son aaron also got called down to the station that same evening. and he, too, was questioned about his parents marriage. notice anything lately in their relationship as far as any problems or anything like that? that you re aware of anything? no. nothing. was there any money troubles? was there any relationship, things that we knew of? but to a person in the griffiths circle, the very idea that keith might know something about julie s death was, well, just flat-out crazy. i knew he didn t do it.
i mean, you know, that s kind of what friends do for each other. okay. and i hope to god that this problem is not his. but eventually without giving details, the detective revealed julie s death was no accident. the investigation shows 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 your cooperation on several things. okay? okay. one of the first things detective carter asked about was how keith and julie were getting along. any problems at all that you all had? anything like that whatsoever? she s my best friend. i mean, i know it. that woman loved everybody. the investigator also asked keith for details about his business trip to indiana. didn t leave the hotel? i did leave the hotel about about 11:00 i went and got something to drink.
had to consider the perpetrator may have been someone julie knew. you re not ruling anyone out or in. you re simply going through the motions. you re speaking to the immediate family first. working your way out. the sheriff s 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 was just cops all over the property. you said, why the cops? exactly. yep. naturally the first person detective carter interviewed was julie s husband, keith. first of all, we are sorry for your loss. appreciate that. at first, keith talked about what everyone perceived was the cause of the inferno, an accidental fire set off by a new newly installed heating unit. you had it installed tuesday? it was a whole new system. keith explained the contractor was a friend of his who had done the work just a few days earlier. they put a rush on it.
he looked fine. i mean, he felt i think he was more confident, 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, you need to slow down because i m just not there. deanna said she couldn t put her finger on it, but there was 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 ex-wife. from the very beginning, deanna says, keith told her that he was divorced. very first conversation. i m a divorced guy. right. by the time she was sitting across from detective carter in that interview room, deanna says she and keith had never been intimate, but they were dating. and keith was talking long-term. house-hunting for them. he said, i don t want to scare you, but i want you to know that i m looking for properties here in mo
no big deal. that s right. after that, keith was released to go and grieve with his family. detective carter, meanwhile, set out to verify keith s story. he had a receipt where he d stayed. so that puts him three hours away from this house fire. correct. and the death of his wife. right. it showed his check-in time and check-out time. a quick check of keith s gun showed he was telling the truth about it, as well. the gun looked as though it had never been fired. so maybe he s not the guy? he may not be. so then, who was? coming up, the detective sits down with deanna. was she really like a guy friend to keith? you could say, what, maybe she s driving events here? maybe she wants to get rid of the wife? that s correct. when dateline: extra continues. feel the clarity of non-drowsy children s claritin allergy relief. the #1 pediatrician recommended non-drowsy brand. because to a kid a grassy hill is irresistible. children s claritin. feel the clarity and liv