friend. there was something about the text message that seemed to stick out and it seemed to create that question of, you know, what s missing here? carter had called ahead to the authorities were diana lived. they d arranged to bring the woman down to an interview room. she was waiting. my name is matt carter. diana was about to tell the detective a story that would dramatically reshape this investigation. was he a guy friend? no it was more than that. diana s shared the same story with us. he wanted me to love him. she said that her and keith met years earlier out of an affair. through the cfo of an i. t. company, keith the role warrior lawnmower s salesman had a booth there. keith was sitting there not guessing caught as attention right away. you noticed i noticed he was staring at me so i kind of smile she said he asked her to dinner. they quickly discovered how much they had. uncommon he told talked about both his sons, and talked about being a
all away. the friends working theory was a botched break-in. they d heard about the neighborhood s recent rash of burglaries, maybe that s what happened to julie. i come in, they saw the dog start to bark. it caused really to wake up and they got scared and they shot are. it made perfect sense. before detective carter, the burglary theory of the crime wasn t panning out. even as they sorted through the rubble, detectives at the scene found untouched valuables, two saves, a cache of guns and julie s purse, sitting in plain sight. do you think an intruder would ve grabbed it? you think. so, carter set out to follow the most promising lead he had, who was this woman, diana? the text message or who wondered if keith made it home okay. he had described her as a guy
but any one at the scene might have guessed foul play was somehow involved. there was just cops all over the property. so, you said why the cops? exactly. 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 whatever one perceived was the cause of the inferno. an accidental fire, set off by a newly installed heating unit. you had a new gas back put in tuesday? i mean it was a whole new system. keith explain the contractor was a friend of his who had done the work just few days earlier. they put a rush on it. i mean, you know, it this kind of what friends do for each other. okay. and i hope to god that this problem is not his. eventually, without giving details, the detective reveal that julie s death was no accident. the investigation is showing that the foul play is involved. i do not believe, at this point in time, that this was a
so you believed she had been played by this guy. i believe that she had. so detective carter wondered, if keith griffith had minute belated allied to this woman, and keith lied to him to? maybe it was more about what keith hadn t said. rewind to that moment when the detective dropped what should be devastating news to keith. investigating is showing that foul play is devolve. did you ask the questions, did you tell me she was killed? you d expect that. no there was no question to that. but if keith griffith was somehow involved in his wife s murder, how on earth did he pulled it off? after all, he was hundreds of miles away at that hotel the night of the crime. unless of course, he wasn t. coming up, a security video surprise.
what you re wearing now, is that fresh clothes from this morning, whenever you this is what i wore yesterday. before wrapping up the interview, the detective took a look at keith s cell phone. while i m reviewing this phone, i see that he obtains a text message, an incoming text message from a lady by the name of deana james. paying, have come to text message. that s correct. message read, did you make it home okay? keith was quick to point out his relationship with deana was completely platonic. she s more like a guy friend. no big deal, nothing sexual. that s right. after that, keith was released to go and grieve with his family. detective carter, meanwhile, set out to verify keiths story. he had a receipt where he had stayed. that puts him three hours away from this house fire. that s correct. it showed his check-in time, and check out time. a quick check of the gun show that he was telling the truth about it is well.