I couldnt imagine anyone that would ever want to hurt her. I have no idea what could have happened. Married to her High School Sweetheart, family meant everything to her. There was always a lot of talk about children. She wanted grandchildren fast. It all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. We found the remains of julie. Shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the embers. Is a bullet. This woman had been shot to death. The obvious suspects, neighborhood thieves. There were half a dozen House Burglaries unsolved. Investigators also dug into another theory her husband did it. I was angry. I felt the Detectives Ronnie manhunt and they were after my dad. Then, up pops a text that could have been a clue. The truth, beyond twisted, leaving behind Smoking Ashes and burning questions. I physically started shaking and i started crying. I wanted to know why. Why. Her home, and she was gone. Welcome to dateline. Julie griffith was a doting wife and loving mother. Then he blaze ripped through her home, and she was gone. Was this an accident . A Bumbled Burglary . Or was it Something Else entirely . Heres Dennis Murphy with consumed. The Canterbury Hills subdivision in paducah, kentucky, is a good place to raise kids. Tidy homes kept up by neighbors living ordered lives. So is a front porch lights went out on just another day, what happened on a cold january night in the wee hours was especially alarming. A roaring, allconsuming fire was developed in one of the nice homes. It was awful. Half of the house was gone. What would rise from those ashes was far more than the fire marshals invest patient. There would be a probe into the deepest roots of a treachery behind most peoples comprehension. Is not true. What have they all missed . A monster, a liar, a cheater. Hes destroyed my entire family. E family. Ith and Julie Griffith. Churchgoing, golfplaying, High School Sweethearts. Before it became charbroiled, the house was home to a longtime paducah couple, keith and Julie Griffith. High school sweethearts, 36 years into a marriage that had produced two sons. Aaron, the older. They were loving. They love my kids. Aaron took after his dad. Athletic, easygoing, levelheaded. Younger brother zach was more of a firecracker, like his mom. There is a time in the sixth grade zach grabbed a shovel and started digging a hole for a quite pond in the backyard. My parents come home and theyre like, what are you doing . Im like, were going to have a pond. Really okay with it . Yeah, they were fine. When aaron and zach leave the nest, the griffins lives only seemed to get busier. They joined a Motorcycle Class and frequently they were at the golf course with their friends. Everyone that you keith loved him. Great guy. Did he become your best friend . Definitely. Temple felt that way about julie, too. She had a heart of gold, but she also wasnt afraid to tell you exactly how it was. To get peoples feathers ruffled . Oh, yeah. But everybody loved her. He found a second career as a traveling lawnmower salesman, which left julie to spend a lot of nights alone in the house. But keith never worried for her wellbeing in a safe neighborhood. Their own door watched over by the relevant great dane, cleo. Aarons wife allie they would leave and go to dinner or go to town and leave the door unlocked, because cleo was the guard dog. Fulfilled as a griffis lives be, keith and julie were transformed when aaron and allie brought into the world their first daughter. When i had the first child, it was the greatest day of our life, i think. Julie lived for my little girl. She wanted to be a part of everything she did. Julie was there for allie when she went into labor with their second daughter, and elise. A White Knuckle dash to the hospital earned julie the affectionate nickname, nascar nan. What is she saying to you . She says, dont have a baby in my car. Keep your legs crossed. Dont have a baby in the car. Everything seemed to be going great for the griffith in 2013. Keith had Weight Loss Surgery and drop more than 100 pounds. Julie was over the moon with two granddaughters, but also that year came the rift. Zach disclosed is very religious conservative parents that he my mom was my best friend, and going from talking to her multiple times a day to just being completely just completely shut off. Julie visited zach that fall. They tiptoed around the elephant in the room, but the time together gave zach hope. Is that how you are looking to patch things backup . There is definitely a way forward. We just needed more time. But then came back cold night in january. Is a House On Fire and canterbury and theres not a fire truck here. The deputy drove toward the home, ms. Dash cam catching a quick limps of the blaze. And the firefighters arrived. Nat carter received a call in the middle of the night. Is a bad fire. Very hot. The whole left end of the house was completely consumed with fire. It took about an hour for firefighters to knock down the flames. Hours more for them to make their way through the black and wreckage of the house to what seemed to be the heart of the fire. The master bedroom. Ghastly, what they would discover. Investigators make a pair of discoveries and realize they are dealing with both a tragedy and a mystery. Coming up. They have recovered a projectile bullet. Went dateline continues. Ne but this is my story. and with oncedaily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. Because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flareups. Trelegy also improves Lung Function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. Trelegy wont replace a Rescue Inhaler for sudden breathing problems. 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Wisps of smoke rose from the black watersoaked wreckage that was once the griffith home. Daybreak revealed the tegrim aftermath of the blaze at 307 tudor boulevard. Wisps of smoke rose from the black water soaked wreckage that was once the griffith home. Detective matt carter. This entire structured crumbled. It was a pile of ashes that was on the ground. We didnt even know if anyone was home or not. We knew that they were in and out of town a lot. Is firefighters carefully walked through what appeared to be the master bedroom, their worst fears were confirmed. Julie had in fact been home that night. It was to the right of the box mattress that we found the remains of julie. They were unsure initially that it was human remains. 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 calling on customers in indiana. Word of julies death spread to most as fast as the fire had raced through the house. Im getting ready for work, had the tv on in the background. We are live in the Canterbury Hill subdivision. Then, Temple Bradleys phone rang. She said there was a fire. I saw it on the news. She said, its keith and julies house. I just sat there. Did you know and that point that julie was gone . She knew. She told me. Temples husband immediately tracked down keith as he was making the three hour drive home from indiana. He said, im on my way. I probably two hours away. I said, are you all right . He said, yeah. I could tell he was in shock. The news hit Zach Griffith particularly hard. Since coming out with his mother, his relationship with her had been strained, and now this. I guess you just beating yourself up something terrible. I know if we were just given more time, that he would have been close again. That we would have been that mom and son duo that we were. We just we didnt have that time. It was ripped away from us. And we will never get it back. Aaron, the elder son, had more of a take charge reaction. I got to take care of my brother and my dad. Yeah. For me, its the way my brain is wired. Within hours, the griffith with head from all directions to what used to be an anchor in their lives the family home. We were both crying. I cant believe this. Keiths good friend was there to lend support. We could just tell he was shaken. As if the news couldnt get any worse, the griffiths Great Dane Cleo along with a second pat, daisy, had also perished in the flames. Greg and keith walked the property, surveying the damages. We get to the koi pond, and its like, we got to get those fish out of there. Julie would kill me if something happened to those fish. You know, lets not worry about that right now. Overwhelmed by loss, the griffis were faced with the question, how could this have happened . The first thought was that it was the new heating and air unit that i just gone in. Had been installed just days before the fire adjacent to the master bedroom. That was my very first thought, that somehow, the unit was not put in properly. As for the cause of julies death, that was left in the county coroners office. Deputy coroner ben bradford. A very charred body. I could not very well identify it being a person. The cause of death seemed obvious, but just to be sure, julies remains were sent onto the medical examiner for an our top. What he discovered was is deeply troubling as it was unexpected. He had recovered a projectile in the remains. A bullet . Yes. What was thought to be death by inhalation was now a homicide. Closer examination found three bullet holes in her torso. The deputy coroner immediately called the sheriffs office. We need to get some people back to the house. Its going to be a homicide. A lady in a nice neighborhood, good house. Now shes got three bullet wounds. 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You got an arson that is destroyed any chance of obtaining that. For Detective Carter, the most obvious theory, this homicide was a work of a home intruder. Someone just looking for the laptop, jewelry the thing goes down. We had had some burglaries within a few miles of this area. Within weeks or months . Within weeks. As police canvassed the neighborhood for leads and witnesses, the investigator also had to consider the perpetrator may have been someone julie new. You are simply going through the motions. You are speaking to immediate family first, and working your way out. The Sheriffs Department did not tell the Griffiths Julie had been murdered. We were not told anything by the police at that point. But anyone at the scene might have guessed foul play was somehow involved. There is cops all over the property. Naturally, the first person Detective Carter interviewed was julies husband, keith. At first, keith talked about what everyone perceived was the cause of the inferno. An accidental fire set up by a newly installed heating units. It was a whole new system. Keith explained the contractor was a friend of his who had done the work just the two days earlier. Thats kind of what friends do for each other. And i hope to god that this problem is not his. But eventually without giving details, the detective revealed julies death was no accident. An investigation is shown that foul play is involved. I do not believe at this point in time that this was any kind of an accident. I want to ask for your cooperation on several things, okay . One of the first things Detective Carter asked about was how keith and julie were getting along. To have anything like that whatsoever . No, she was my best friend. I mean, that woman loved everybody. The investigator also asked keith for details about his Business Trip to indiana. Did you leave the hotel . I did leave the hotel. About about 11 00, i went to go get something to drink. I left again about 4 00, and just went and got a diet coke. And what about weapons . Did Keith Own A Gun . I have a. 45 acp in my work truck that i just got thats never had any i mean, its never been loaded. As part of standard protocol, they asked for teeths clothes. They will be tested for gunshot residue. What youre wearing now, is at first close from this morning . Before wrapping up the interview, the detective took a look at keiths cell phone. While im reviewing this phone, i see that he obtains a text message, an incoming text message from a lady by the name of deanna james. The message read, did you make it home okay . Keith was quick to point out his relationship with deanna was completely platonic. Shes more like a guy friend. Nothing sexual . Thats right. After that, keith was released to agree with his family. Detective carter set out to verify story. That puts in three hours away from this house fire. Assured his checkin time and checkout time. A quick check of keith. 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