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Fire, the dogs perished, i had no idea what could have happened. >> no enemies. i mean, it made no sense. it -- just who would wanna kill her? >> reporter: after keith was released the night of his interview with detectives, he headed straight to his friends, the bradleys. they were floored to hear the line of questioning that he recounted. what was up with his marriage, his alibi, the gun he owned? >> he had been questioned to the point that he almost felt like that they thought he did some -- ...

>> 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...

"well, this is gonna be a nightmare." >> reporter: when aaron and zach flew the nest, the griffiths lives seemed to get only busier. they joined a motorcycle class through their church and frequently were a golf foursome with friends craig and temple bradley. >> everybody that knew keith loved him. great guy. >> reporter: did he become your best friend? >> yeah, definitely. one of my very best friends. >> reporter: temple felt that way about julie, too. >> she had a heart of gold. she would do a...

>> they would leave and go to down and leave for a long time because cleo was the guard dog. >> reporter: fulfilled as the griffiths lives seemed to be, keith and julie were transformed when aaron and ali brought into the world their first daughter, aria. >> when i had that first child, it was the greatest day of her life, i think. >> julie lived for my little girl. she wanted to be a part of everything that she did. >> reporter: and julie was there for ali when she went into labor with their se...

>> reporter: what had they all missed? >> a monster. a liar. a cheater. >> hes destroyed my entire family. ♪ >> reporter: before it became charred rubble, the house was home to a longtime paducah couple, keith and julie griffith. church going, golf playing high-school sweethearts 36-years into a marriage that had produced two sons. aaron, the older. >> they were very supportive parents. they were loving. they loved my kids. >> reporter: aaron took after his dad, athletic, easy going, level-hea...

Their own door watched over by their beloved great dane cleo. aarons wife ali. >> i would leave and go to dinner, the door was unlocked because cleo was the guard dog. >> keith and jewelry were transformed when aaron and ali brought into the world their first daughter ariya. >> when i had that child, it was the greatest day of her life. >> she wanted to be a part of everything she did. >> and julie was there for ali when she went into labor with her second daughter elise. the white knuckle dash ...

Regretting what id done. i probably drove 100 miles an 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 who? >> from my boys. >> thats why youre talking to me today? >> exactly. yes. >> well, its between you and them. ill tell you, my take on it is youve got some distance to make up. >> i know i do. ive got a lot to make up. >> of the countless things keith stole f...

One word, and that was tragedy. >> wow. that does make the hair on your neck stand up. >> it does. >> that wouldnt look good to a jury. the development brought aaron to a tipping point. were you no longer wavering at this point, aaron? had you come down on the side of, oh my god, my father killed my mother? >> yeah. 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 ...

Cause. there will be a crow into the deepest roots of treachery beyond most peoples comprehension. >> its not true. >> what have they all missed in. >> a monster. a liar, a cheater. >> hes destroyed my entire famil family. >> before it became charred rubble the house was home to a long-time paduca couple. keith and the julie griffin. high school sweet hearts, 36 years into a marriage that had produced two sons, erin the older. >> they were very supportive parents. they were loveling. they loved ...

The 6th greg he grabbed a shovel to dig a koi pond. >> they were like, this is going to be a fight mayor. >> reporter: when aaron and zach flew the nest, it seemed their lives became busier, they joined a motorcycle class with their church and were often a four him. >> everybody, the new kid loved the craig guy. >> did he become one of your best friend? >> yes, one of my best friends. >> she had a heart of gold. shed do anything for you. she also wasnt afraid to tell you how it was either. >> di...