Him . Maybe it had something to do with a woman in his life. Hed broken off his engagement with one. Now i feel like im a suspect. And there was somebody else nobody knew about. I was lonely. Just needed someone to talk to. Did you also get a little steamy . Yes. Passion, and a secret that the wrong person discovered. Her face looked like shed seen a ghost. And she said sheriff, you have a phone call i think you need to take. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres dennis murphy. Winter comes early and stays late in far western new york. The farmlands near cha tau what lake. And in this place of frozen stillness, the place of hottest passions and jealousy came to call. And 1700 residents are still shaking at the shock of it all. Joe is the longtime sheriff. My 35 years in Law Enforcement. Can you ever remember a homicide in climber . Never. It began quite simply. The new superintendent in school went missing in 2012. Keith reid, 51 years old, was a longtime educator who landed in the sweet spot of his professional career. Parents and family members, do you believe in our graduates . The up until then principal had applied for the position with his big brother urging him on. This School Called climer. I dont know whether i should apply there, i said apply. I knew what he wanted. And once he was there, it was over. You might think a closenit Community Like clie mer would be stand offish. But parents and students quickly engaged him. Kids in the morning coming off the bus, he talked to them during the day. He was in the hallways. He really loved teaching and working with kids, and he was wonderful at it. The new superintendent had three grown daughters and a painful divorce behind him. But hed never let lifes difficulties distract from his primary role, dad. Meagan is the middle child. He would dance and pick us up in the arian slide us between his legs and throw us up. And the old family snapshots, hiking in hawaii, disney world, all the christmases seemed to show a dad over the moon with his three girls. Kaitlyn was a star volleyball player and all american and knew without a doubt when her father was in the stands on game days. You could hear him . Yeah. I could. Everyone could. Her dad was in a longtime relationship with a single mom named kimberly. He had three daughters and i had two boys, and a lot of our time was spent being involved in their sporting events. Theyd been on again off again for years. But no sooner had they decided to take one of their periodic time outs than theyd rubber band back together. Boyfriends like keith were hard to find. The sun would come out, he would take me out of the car and dance along the side of the road. He was amazing. And now that his girls were grown, he was at long last finding his special place, getting comfortable. Hed bought a big house in town, a sign that the superintendent wasnt just using clymer as a career steppingstone. He found where he wanted to be, finally. After years and years of looking. Theyd have to pry him out with a bar. But on september 22, when the principal drove by his friend and colleagues house he was surprised to see both of his vehicles still in the driveway. The superintendent was meant to be across the state in a conference. I made a mental note, ill stop in and see whats going on. When all looked the same on his return trip, the principal turned into the drive. I actually went into the door of the house and yelled, yelled his name. And of course there was no answer. Someone else who started to wonder what was up that saturday was kaitlyn. The two spoke by phone every day. He didnt answer my phone call on that saturday. So i thought that was a little strange, but i was really busy, so i just kind of forgot. By sunday, his middle daughter meagan had become very concerned. She hadnt heard from him either. Worrying. I was like, okay, its time to answer the phone. I was confused because he always answers the first time we call. That sunday night, her uncle was being called to the school by a school official. We cant find your brother. He was supposed to be in a conference. Both his cars are at the house. Kevin was hoping for a simple explanation, that theyd come upon his brother on the property hurt and unable to get up. My hope was that he gone out on the tract of land behind his home and had fallen and couldnt get home. But when he walked in the house the former fbi man didnt like what he saw. 600 in his wallet, suitcase is partially packed. I said everybody out. Everybody out. This is not going to end well. And this is a crime scene. The principal id bailey was taken aback by kevins comment. I understand that we have an issue here that keiths not where we thought he should be, but what do you mean its not going to end well . The principal had called the Sheriffs Office to report ken missing. He had a bag packed. It looked like he was reaping for his trip. But nothing else that was out of place. Deputies broke out flashlights and searched the house, the grounds, with no luck. Keith reid was flat out gone. And its really a mystery to them when they leave the house. Correct. Sunday night ended in drenching rain, darker than usual around the house. They hadnt yet figured out why the exterior lights by the garage werent working. They had talked to the neighbors about some loud voices they heard. Where was the superintendent, mr. Reid. This was a man who was responsible and respected. Didnt seem the sort to just take off without telling anyone. As the search continues, police make a startling discovery. A missing person case has become a homicide. Correct. 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A camera caught him leaving the restaurant. The next day i was a noshow at an educators conference. His brother had a bad feeling about things when he arrived at his brothers house on sunday night. I went right into fbi marked for identification. I didnt have time to get emotional. His brother was no ones candidate to just one day go missing. Why, just a few weeks before he had the moment every dad lives for, walking his eldest daughter kaitlyn down the aisle. It was one of the most home tus days of his life. Id never seen him that happy. At the reception he even busted out his Signature Dance moves. He was a very happy guy . Yeah, he was. Mmhm. Now as dawn broke a month later, monday morning, september 24, keith reid had vanished. The sheriffs people were dispatched again to do a daylight search of the grounds. It wasnt long before a canine handler had reported back. Immediately they found the body in the shrubs. 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. I said thats not possible. But tucked into the heblg row about 50 feet from his driveway lay keith reids body. He had been shot three times. Twice in the back. Once in the chest. All at close range. It was like, wow, how could this happen . Who could have done this . Why would they do it . Those same questions were soon roaring through the halls at keiths school. Principal ed bailey had gotten the news from the Sheriffs Office. I just about dropped the phone. Just couldnt believe it. Were talking about keith reid. Yeah. May friend. Along with the shock in the Community Came an unnerving question, given the National Climate of schoolrelated shootings, could keith been targeted because of his work leading the district . Angered student or parent . Who could have possibly could have done this . There was one incident that the family was very upset with him. Schoolrelated beef . Nothing out of the ordinary, nothing that should have ever rose to this level. Neighboring districts were understandably on edge too. Were they next . My phone blew up from other schools. Are we in danger . Is this the beginning of something bigger . There was a lot of people worried. And concern only heightened says the sheriff, when word spread that an unknown man had stopped by keiths school asking to see mr. Reid. He had told them that he was applying for a job as a substitute teacher, that he came in from connecticut looking for work. The man, seen here, was captured on School Surveillance cameras. Was this visitor a piece of the puzzle . Detectives didnt know. But given the potential nightmare of children and schools in jeopardy, it was more important than ever for the sheriff to have all hands on deck at the crime scene. County attorney was there and they turned up a critical clue. A neighbor couple had heard gunshots, three gunshots friday evening somewhere around 9 00. On the property themselves, detectives found themselves frustratingly short of clues, but they did find a soggy piece of paper that looked like a receipt. And around the garage, investigators took notice of something perplexing, three exterior lights, the bulbs were missing. Why are the bulbs missing . This is odd. Somebody had done some planning. Ring the doorbell, cant see anybody out there, flips the light, opens the door, theres the assailant. So someone unknown became one thing to pursue. Something more traditional, was it possible that keith reid was the victim of a bad romance . As it happened, someone onagain, offagain was about to pull into the drive. Coming up. Angry texts put a girlfriend in the hot seat. And now i feel like im a after people find a dentist through us, they often say, i wish id done this sooner. Dont let that be you. You know your teeth are important. So dont put it off any longer. Call 1800dentist today. The body of keith reed, the admired School Superintendent had been found in a hedge by his house. Hed been shot three times. Keiths brother kevin, a Law Enforcement veteran had caravanned to the house with his 80yearold parents expecting to search for a missing person. The sheriff broke the news. So now ive got my mother wanting to go cover him up with a blanket because hes cold. Try that sometime. Its crime scene, mom. You cant go up there. Its tough. Ased reed family struggles to make sense of the horror, investigators would put the question to keiths daughters. Did they know of anyone who had a reason to hurt their dad . We could not think of anyone to tell them. We had no one. Everyone was just, no. But a name had occurred to their uncle kevin. Of the leads to sort through he suggested investigators look at his onagain, offagain girlfriend of many years, kimberly roush. I said you need to talk to kim birl. And where did that come from in you . Experience, and knowing the relationship. The investigators learned from kevin and others that the superintendents relationship with kimberly had at times been rocky. Theyd been engaged to be married, but keith recently called off the wedding. By the time summer was over, he said no, were not doing this. Was this what the crime scene was all about . A deadly confrontation between a man and his lover upset over a canceled wedding . Kimberly who was almost two hours away raced to the house. I said kevin, what happened . I said, did he have a heart attack or something . And he said, no. Somebody shot him. And i just started sobbing, and i started to go down to my knees in the road. Investigator randy bowlin was assigned to talk to her. She is crying and very, very emotional. So i immediately go and speak to her, but i give her some moments. But in the investigators eyes kimberly quickly went from grieving girlfriend to potential suspect. He asked for her phone. I said okay. Is there a reason why . You know, i just was kind of shocked. It turns out that keith had asked kimberly to join him at the educators conference that weekend. She said theyd never finalized the plan, but shed been mad at him for not returning her calls. She is very upset in her Text Messages back, like, i cant believe youre not talking to me. You know, and it was like half violent, like, why are you not calling she in. Really flaming stuff, huh . Yeah. And Something Else. In keiths bedroom upstairs, crime scene analysts noticed this picture frame. It was toppled over and taken apart on a bookcase. Whatever picture was in it was gone. You can put a story twogt that, huh . The pieces of the puzzle were just starting to come together. Investigator bowlin brought kimberly in for a formal taped interview. I was still in shock. I barely had my head around that he was killed. And now i feel like im going right from that into are you the one that killed him . I just found out this morning, and then i show up and i find out he was shot. And now i feel like im a suspect. Kimberly told investigator bowlin shed been three hours away at her parents house at the time they believe keith was shot. She admitted that while she did get angry with him, she would never hurt him. Never in a million years. No matter what he said or did, did i ever consider or conceive of the thought of hurting him or living without him. I remember feeling absolutely terrified. And i thought, i have two little boys at home. I need to get home. They dont even know hes gone. In some of your messages you displayed anger. Anger, anger. I had been angry. Anybody would be in certain situations. That doesnt make them a killer. But had there been a trigger leading up to friday night . The investigator saw in kimberlys Text Messages that she was intent on getting back from reed a high school diploma, something she thought might be at his house. I used the fword and said im sure youre obviously there with another woman, and i dont even care. I just need my [ bleep ] diploma, why dont you peck your [ bleep ] phone up. You think im going to show up and shoot him over my missing diploma i cant find . I would just go thayer, look through the bin, find it, take it and leave. But what about that picture frame . Detectives thought it might have been toppled over during a fight. No, weve never broken pictures of each other. So i really have no idea what they were talking about. Investigator bowlin confronted kimberly with a working theory, thinking keith was away she stormed over to the house with a male friend to get her diploma back, only keith was still home, an unhappy surprise. Theres an issue here where theres two males going at it. Did you sigh something you didnt want to see . I dont understand. Not at all . Not at all. They were thinking i was guilty of this. And i loved him so much. I could never have even thought of doing anything like that. The nearly threehourlong interview was over. Kimberly was still in the cross hairs, and the thought was terrifying to her. Am i going to go to jail for something i didnt do . But investigator bowlin had his doubts that she had anything to do with keith reeds death. She didnt leave my suspect list. But at the same time, she, she seemed genuine that she didnt, she would never do Something Like this. Meanwhile, thered been a very Puzzling Development in the investigation. The sunday night the superintendent was reported missing the cops had asked the phone company to ping keith reeds cell phone, to ask if the technological question, where are you. The phone answered back electronically, im in harrisburg, pennsylvania. 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