but if he had been, he said, maybe the superintendent was the aggressor. after all he argued, it was his reputation that was at stake if the phone sex with mary was exposed. when >> someone's confronted with that situation, who knows what they could do. >> no, there were just too many unanswered questions to justify a guilty verdict, the defense told the jury during closing arguments. >> the prosecutor has failed to establish his case, and every element of the charge beyond a reasonable doubt. >> all rice. >> but it didn't take the jury along. just three hours to come to its decision. >> how does the judge jury to find the defendant? >> the jury finds him guilty. >> guilty of the second-degree murder of school superintendent keith reed. rob taglianetti received 25 years to life in prison. he is appealing his case and declined to interview with "dateline". outside, kevin reed embraced his niece. our brother and father killed by the husband of a woman he