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Of the his mouth. >> but there was a split in the family. her husband, eric, the one closest to his father, was still a supporter. . >> whatever issues my mom and dad had, i couldnt believe my dad would take my kids away from nair nana. >> then detective carters phone rang. there was news from the jail. an inmate had information about keith and it was -- as chilling. >> keith had come forward to him waning to have him killed. >> to put a hit on you orchestrating your death. >> yes. he drew a map...

>> as firefighters carefully walked through, what appeared to be the fires epicenter, the master bedroom, their worst fears were confirmed. julie had, in fact, been home that night. >> it was to the right of the box mattresses that we found the remains of julie. they were unsure initially that it was human remains. we knew that there was -- >> even with all their experience? >> yes. everything was just consumed by fire to the point that things were unrecognizable. >> as for keith, he was away ca...

Hour all the way back hoping to get caught. >> as for the future, keith says he is prepared to die in prison. >> i dont have anything to live for except maybe forgiveness from my boys. >> thats why youre talking today. >> exactly. yes. >> its between you and them, but my take on it is you got some distance to make up. >> i know i do. a lot to make up. >> of the countless things keith stole from his family, resilience was not among them. aaron and zack are closer than theyve been in years. and no...

Financial guidance while youre mastering life. from chase, so you can. welcome back. here once again is dennis murphy with "consumed." >> six days after the cold blooded murder of julie griffith, family and friends gathered at her church to say good-bye. between the visitation and the memorial service, son zach was overwhelmed. >> just showed, like, what an amazing woman that my mom was to have that many people come out just to say that, you know, they just wanted to give their condolences. >>...

Down because im just not there. >> deanna said she couldnt put her finger on it, but there was something about keith that was holding her back. maybe it was the fact that he still seemed unusually bound to a woman he called his ex-wife. from the very beginning, deanna says, keith told her that he was divorced. >> very first conversation. >> im a divorced guy. >> right. >> by the time she was sitting across from detective carter in that interview room, deanna says she and keith had never been int...

>> tears, sadness. >> id never seen him cry, you know, in my life. >> but even as the griffith family mourned, zach and his brother were feeling uneasy about the investigation which seemed to be focused exclusively on their father. >> i was angry. i felt that the detectives, the sheriffs department were on a manhunt, and they were after my dad. >> because the husbands always do it? >> yep, the husbands always do it. and they just seemed they zeroed in on him and were going at it 110 miles an hou...

>> i believe it was ample time. >> fifteen to twenty minute window? >> yes. >> keith griffith was arrested and charged with arson and murder. >> you care to answer the allegations, sir? >> he could face the death penalty. he pleaded not guilty. >> we were all frantic. we had no idea what was happening, how it could have happened. because at that point we knew that there was no way that he had anything to do with it. >> this is nightmare country? >> yes. but again, we thought it would all be expl...

Events here. maybe she wants to get rid of the wife. >> thats correct. we were open for that being an idea or a possibility. >> in fact, the detective had let her tell her story without ever explaining the reason for his visit. now he laid out his cards. >> was he not divorced? >> no. >> he says, first of all, keiths not divorced. according to him, keith had been married to his high school sweetheart for 36 years. and i just broke down because i -- i couldnt believe it. >> but, of course, there ...

>> so detective carter wondered if keith griffith had manipulated and lied to this woman, had keith lied to him, too? maybe it was more about what keith hadnt said. rewind to that moment when the detective had dropped what should have been devastating news on keith. >> the investigation has shown that, that foul play is involved. >> okay. >> did he ask you the questions, what happened? what are you telling me here? she was killed? >> no. >> youd expect that, right? julie was shot by an intruder?...

That wouldnt look good to a jury. the development bragt aaron to a tipping point. were you no longer waivering? >> yeah. >> now, aaron, too, wrote his dad a letter. if he was guilty -- >> its time. its time to man up and do what you should have done two years ago. >> keiths defense attorneys went to the prosecutor to hammer out a plea deal. they agreed on 30 years in prison for the murder and for solis ling the hit. moments later, keith was in a paducah courtroom speaking the words his family an...