With becky after her conviction? she cried. said she couldn t believe it. what has becky told you? that she didn t do it! but i still don t know the truth. there are either one or two people on the face of this or that knows the truth. if becky did, it cheese than only one that knows. is somebody else did it then she knows it and that person knows it. if one of those two people come forward and say i did it, they will know the truth. other than that? on july 9th, 2013. becky was sentenced as the jury had recommended. for life in prison without parole. for keith s friends, the trial and its conclusion, where only one sort of an ending. tangible reminders of their friend and hero live on. especially in the fire department that keith lead for so many years. what is life like now without your friend? without your chief?
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.
Liked wife of fire chief and city councilman keith bryan stood accused of a vicious crime. her tight circle of friends drifted away, but not everyone in town believed she was a killer. i don t believe that becky brian shot keith bryan. gary james is a friend of a friend of the bryant and a prominent oklahoma defense attorney. he said the case against his client becky didn t add up. you believe in innocent women s sitting behind bars? sure. she had a lot of bad circumstances, but i do believe somebody shot keith and ran from that house. her attorney said there was a rush to judgment against becky, and as a result, the state just didn t have the proof to back up the charge. i do believe that law
Of murder no longer resembled the woman that she once was. the popular and perfectly groomed wife of a community leader. but if her looks had changed, her story had not. she was innocent. keith and becky had grown apart overtime, can you condone affairs? no. but it happens and it does not make one a killer. are you disappointed in your sister? lord, now. i don t like some of the things that i heard but she is my sister. and i love her. becky s attorney did not try to rehabilitate her reputation in court. the evidence of her affairs was overwhelming. but when it came to the crime, the defense told the jury that proof was lacking. can you break down for us the biggest errors that you feel law enforcement made in
by morning it was clear, keith would not pull through, those closest to him sensed it was time to say their goodbyes. what did you say to him? just i said you didn t deserve this and i love you. goodbye. that was it. at keith spread side becky, keith s wife of 33 years wept and as keefe slipped away along with the sorrow was the lost hope that he could shed any light on who had done this to him. no one believed chief brian had an enemy in the world so as the search for the apologetic intruder got underway, one clue was as simple as the victims name. coming up!