Teenager [inaudible] we would talk, here and there she was a really nice person. And then something good ann s two daughters, katie and wendy escaped. But, that Left Ann and little thomas, just three years old unaccounted for, somewhere upstairs we put the fire out, and then started to check the bedroom for Occupants Nothing good after that. Upstairs, firemen found little thomas, on the floor, beneath the window, died of smoke inhalation. The chief felt his way through debris, lingering smoke and ruin. A crawled over to the bunk bed, that is where we found a victim, in the bunk bed. That person was secured in the bunk bed. Both hands and legs were secured. Tied up . Yes, tied up. Now, that put a different complexion on things. This was not just a fire. So, what did that tell you . Right there, this keys up this is a Crime Scene. We basically extinguish the fire, left everything as is. And then the forensic investigator at the time took over. The one thing that kind of jumped out at me
i couldn t imagine anyone would ever want to hurt her. i had no idea what could ve 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. but it all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. who is to the right of the mattresses that we found the remains of julie. shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the embers. it s a bullet. yes. so this woman has been shot to death. yes. the obvious suspects. neighborhood thieves. there were half a dozen house burglaries unsolved. investigators also dug into a favorite theory, a husband. i was angry. i felt that the detectives were on a manhunt and they were after my dad. then a pop to text the might just be a clue. you could say maybe she s driving events here. that s correct. the truth, beyond twisted. leaving behind smoking a
defendant guilty. as you can they read the wrong verdict. you feel so hopeless. it s like a shot in the chest. despair to hope. darkness to light. a fight for freedom. what happened to this teenager could happen to any one of our children. at 18, he was arrested for murder. adamant he was innocent. i had nothing to do with this. i swear to god. so, what could ve possibly led to this? you stab that women. why would he confess to something you didn t do? why would he? what s really happened during that police interrogation. the evidence shows you were there. i cannot lie about the evidence. i can t lie to you about this. the officers lying about lying. and extraordinary look inside the interview room. if you don t talk to me i can t keep this is one of the most intense interrogations i ve ever seen. welcome to dateline. how could you confess to a crime you didn t commit? it seems to defy logic and common sense, but advocates say, it s h
but it all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. who is to the right of the mattresses that we found the remains of julie. shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the embers. it s a. bullet yes. so this woman screenshotted. yes. the obvious suspects. neighborhood. thieves there were half a dozen house burglaries unsolved. investigators also dug into a favorite theory, a husband. it i was angry. i felt that the detectives were on a manhunt and they were after my dad. then a pop to text the might just be a clue. you could say maybe she s driving events here. that s correct. the truth, beyond twisted. leaving behind smoking ash isn t burning questions. i physically started shaking and i started. crying i want to know. why. welcome to dateline. julie griffith was as a loving wife and doting mother. then a blaze ripped through her home and she was gone. was this an accide
adamant he was innocent. i had nothing to do with this. i swear to god. so, what could ve possibly led to this? you stab that women. why would he convince to something you didn t do? why would he? what s really happened during that police interrogation. the evidence shows you were there. i can lie about the evidence. i can t lie to you about this. the officers lying about lying. and extraordinary look inside the interview room. if you don t talk to me i can t keep this is one of the most intense interrogations i ve ever seen. welcome to dateline. how could you confess to a crime you didn t commit? it seems to defy logic and common sense, but advocates say, it s happens for more often than any of us realizes. here s keith morrison with the interrogation. a freak snowstorm, like an omen, smothered the little town in the blue ridge mountains. february 19th, 2003, just before 9 am, winter or no, crozet, virginia was not used to this. and then throu