a fire chief murdered. his wife the only witness. this detective knew them both. she started telling me about a young man coming into their home, and shooting keith. her job now, solve this crime. clue number one was a doozy. she said ■çafter he shot keith, he turned to her and said i m sorry, ma am. i m sorry? a killer who apologized? that was just the start. a gun stashed in a dryer. a man s glove, but whose dna? a woman with a whole lot to reveal. she tossed her top to me. she just ripped it off? i was shocked. chief who spent his career helping those in trouble. hello and hello and welcome to dateline. keith bryan was a devoted fire chief who spent his ■çcareer helping those in trouble. then one night a gunshot shattered the life they had built and exposed scandalous secrets at the heart of a complicated crime. here s andrea canning with mystery in mustang. reporter: just about 20 miles of southwest downtown oklahoma city sits a town called mustang.
the affair had been a reason behind becky and keith s brief split. now investigators and the ex-lover hatched a plan. record a conversation between becky and her so-called prodigy. maybe becky would give something up to him. three days after keith was shot, becky s ex dialed her up. becky, how are you doing? thank you for calling me. becky seemed concerned about covering up the affair. if you could say that you knew or remembered a realtor by that name that you went to broker school with and that s it. and while she stuck to her story about the intruder who shot keith, she said she had news about him. and the guy that shot keith, he killed himself yesterday near the city. so i m no longer in danger. well, that s good. that s good news. i know. so everything is good. we didn t have any information like that. law enforcement had not given her any information like that. the call rang all kinds of
she still loved him and that she would be moving so that she could be near him whether he wanted to be with her or not. the affair had been a reason behind becky and keith s brief split. now investigators and the ex-lover hatched a plan, record a conversation between becky and her so-called prodigy. maybe becky would give something up to him. three days after keith was shot becky s ex dialed her up. becky, how are you doing? thank you for calling me. becky seemed concerned about covering up the affair. you could say that he knew, seem to remember a realtor by that name you went to broker school with and that s it. and while she stuck to her story about the intruder who shot keith, she said she had news about him. and the guy that shot keith, he killed himself yesterday so i m no longer in danger. oh, that s good. that s good news. i know. everything is good.
someone in becky s phone contacts nicknamed becky s prodigy. in fact, they had noticed the unusual name when they looked at her phone the night of the shooting. becky prodigy lives in hugo, oklahoma. so she is a customer? yes, she is a realtor/broker. actually, becky s prodigy was a man named mark holbrook, and when he learned of keith s murder he called up investigators. he wanted them to know he and becky had had an affair. when it ended 19 months before the shooting he apologized to keith and promised never to see becky again, but he wanted cops to know she had been in touch with him recently and a lot. she still loved him and that she would be moving so that she could be near him whether he wanted to be with her or not. the affair had been a reason behind becky and keith s brief split. now investigators and the