his wife, the only witness. this detective knew them both. she started telling me about a man coming into their home and shooting keith. her job now? solve this crime. and clue number one, was a doozy. she said that after his shot, he turned to her and said, i m sorry ma am. i m sorry? a killer who apologized? and that was just the start. the gun, stashed in a drier. a man s glove but whose dna? a woman with a whole lot to reveal. she tossed her talk to me. she just ripped it off? i was shocked! hello, and welcome to dateline. keith bryan was a devoted fire chief who spent his career helping those in trouble. the local here you had a job of his dreams, and a life he adored. but then in one night, a gunshot shattered their life. and expose the secrets at the heart of a complicated crime. here s andrea canning with mystery in mustang. just about 20 miles southwest of downtown oklahoma city. such a town, called mustang. once, farmers and ranchers dotted t
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.
for better, or for worse. 9-1-1, state your emergency. so when the unthinkable happened. my husband is laying hair, gasping for air. it would be all the more startling when the secrets came tumbling out. there were more things that shocked me than i ever would ve imagined. had evil invaded must stay? i m in mustang, america. the or come from within? it created a lot of fear for a lot of people. that was my first real whodunnit. keep bryan was oklahoma to the core. proudly raised in the state. he married his wife, becky, at 19. and they settled in mustang. pam, an old friend of keith s. rolled out the welcome mat for the bryan s when they moved to town. they became an in trickle part of our church. very active, very grounded. they had two boys. trent and can t. becky was a good mom.
keith bryan was a devoted fire chief who spent his career helping those in trouble. the local here you had a job of his dreams, and a life he adored. but then in one night, a gunshot shattered their life. and expose the secrets at the heart of a complicated crime. here s andrea canning with mystery in mustang. just about 20 miles southwest of downtown oklahoma city. such a town, called mustang. once, farmers and ranchers dotted the land. it s bigger now, but folks still hold tight to their roots. pretty quiet community. faith connects community here. and people stay lifelong friends. it is a small town feel. very much neighbors helping neighbors. in a place like mustang, neighbors know almost all there is to know about each other.
home. he left behind two dear sons, and the wife to whom he had been so devoted. i think it was just such a shock and a huge event and such a tragedy on so many levels. at the firehouse keith lead in mustangs roger, a captain back there could barely believe it. you just have the gut wrenching feeling that it is exploding now and you don t know what happened. must be a weird thing to hear. it was. over the five servers year you learn to hide your feelings but when it hits close to home you ask why? detective kevin mcneill was no rookie but this was the first case of its kind she had ever seen in mustang. that was my first real whodunnit homicide case. what significance does that have for you? it was very significant, i was nervous, i wanted to of course do a good job and make sure that the right person went