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Did they know of anyone who had a reason to hurt their dad? >> we could not think of anyone to tell them. no one. >> everyone was just... no. >> a name had occurred to their uncle kevin. of the leads to sort through, he suggested investigators looked at keiths on again off again girlfriend of many years, kimberly roush. >> first thing you need to do is talk to kimberley. >> where did that come from a new? >> experience, and knowing the relationship. >> the investigators learned from kevin and ot...

Couples on how to have a good marriage? >> they were counseling others on how to have a good marriage. >> it came as a surprise when in 2010 keith and becky hit a rough patch. the boys were grown and the empty nesters separated. becky moved out. david raddico remained close to keith during the separation. >> he said he wanted toorn to know, how could he change to show that love to her in a greater way. >> what advice did you give keith? >> i told him to talk to her about it, that she was sensibl...

Have [ bleep ] hired me. >> so a polite shooter? >> she did describe him that way, yes. >> there it was again, that odd but clearly important detail. along with his polite apology, the shooter seemed to give away a motive. was he someone vying for a job in keiths fire department? keiths deputy, terry hamilton, didnt think so. >> i never was concerned about that. >> why not? >> well, for one thing it had been four years since we had hired anybody, so nobodys going to sit and stew for four years a...

Whodunnit. >> keith bryan was oklahoman to the core, proudly raised in the sooner state. he married his wife, becky, at 19 and they settled in mustang. pam woodard, an old friend of keiths, rolled out the welcome mat for the brians when they moved to town. >> they became an integral part of our church, active and grounded. >> they had two boys, trent and kent. >> becky was a good mom. from what i could tell she was a good mom. >> keith worked as a fireman, his dream job in the well-to-do oklahom...

Keith reed, his body, had been found. >> immediately, the dog and he found the body in the shrubs. >> reporter: keiths girlfriend, kimberly, was driving to a new job that morning when she got the news. she couldnt believe what she was hearing. >> hes dead. they found him. and i just started crying and i said, no, thats not possible. >> reporter: but tucked into the hedgerow about 50 feet from his driveway lay keith reeds body. he had been shot three times, twice in the back, once in the chest, a...

>> it was unbelievably hideous. bu kw he wasnt going to hurt me, but he said, im sorry, maam, but he [ bleep ] have hired me. >> so a polite shooter? >> she did describe him that way, yes. >> there it was again, that odd but clearly important detail. along with his polite apology, the shooter seemed to give away a motive. was he someone vying for a job in keiths fire department? keiths deputy, terry hamilton, didnt think so. >> i never was concerned about that. >> why not? >> well, for one thing...

Who-done-it. >> keith bryan was oklahoman to the score, proudly raised in the sooner state. he married his wife, becky, at 19 and they settled in mustang. ma pam woodard, an old friend of keiths, rolled out the welcome mat for them when they moved to town. >> they became an integral part of our church, active and grounded. >> they had two boys, trent and kent. >> becky was a good mom fr. from what i could tell she was a good mom. >> keith worked as a fireman, his dream job in the well-to-do encl...

Nothing sexual? >> no big deal, thats right. >> reporter: after that, keith was released to go and grieve with his family. detective carter, meanwhile, set out to verify keiths story. >> he had a receipt where he had stayed. >> reporter: so that puts him three hours away from this house fire. >> correct. >> reporter: the death of his wife? >> it showed his check-in time and check-out time. >> reporter: a quick check of keiths gun showed he was telling the truth about it as well. the gun looked a...

>> reporter: the news hit zach griffith particularly hard. since coming out to his mother, his relationship with her had been strained, and now this -- i guess youre just beating yourself up something terrible, that youd been sideways with her? >> yeah. and i know that if we were just given more time, that we wouldve been close again, that we wouldve been, you know -- that mom and son duo that we were. but we just -- we didnt have the time. it was ripped away from us and never get it back. >> re...

To buy, so, for us to be together." >> reporter: for the detective, deannas story put a whole new spin on the investigation. keith griffith now seemed like a man with a very big secret. or, thinking like a homicide detective, was she the one with the secret? >> reporter: you could spin it another way and say, "maybe shes driving events here. maybe she wants to get rid of the wife"? >> thats correct. we were open for that, being an idea or a possibility. >> reporter: in fact, the detective had le...