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Dramatically reshape his investigation. is she a guy friend? >> no, it was more than that. >> deanna shared the same story with us. >> he wanted me to love him. >> deanna says she and keith first met years earlier at a vendor fair. she was the cfo of an i.t. company. keith, the road warrior lawn mower salesman had a booth there. >> keith was sitting there and i guess i caught his attention right away. >> you noticed he was -- >> right. i noticed he was staring at me and so i kind of just smiled. >> she says he asked her to dinner. they quickly discovered how much they had in common. >> he talk...

The only one who could answer that was keith, himself. >> he was adamant about taking the stand. >> he wanted to talk to the jury? >> he did. >> what would he say and would the jury believe him? it was roll the dice time. coming up, keith's eyebrow rising alibi. >> i was embarrassed and ashamed what i was doing the night my wife died. >> then what keith revealed to us. >> that's what i tell everybody, when they hear the story, they're not going to believe it. >> why even a jury couldn't end this case. ♪ whether you're after supreme performance... advanced intelligence... or breathtaking st...

>> yes. >> keeith griffith was charged and arrested for murder. he pleaded not guilty. >> we were all frantic, had no idea what was happening, how it could have happened. at that point, we knew there was no way he had anything to do with it. >> this is nightmare country. >> yes, but, again, we thought it would all be explained. they would do their job, they would take him and the truth would come out. >> i was 100% convinced that he was innocent and that they were taking the wrong person in. meanwhile, the person who actually did it was getting away. >> family and friends were for sure distres...

Them. >> caused julie to wake up, they got scared and they shot her. >> it made perfect sense. >> but for detective carter, the burglary theory of the crime wasn't panning out. even as they sorted through the rubble, detectives at the scene found untouched valuables. two safes. a cache of guns. and julie's purse sitting in plain sight. you think an intruder would have grabbed it. >> wyou would think so. >> carter set out to follow the most promising lead he had. who was this woman, deanna? the text messenger who wondered if keith had made it home okay. he had described her as a guy friend. >> ...

But i did it. there's nothing i can do about it. >> temple bradley who works near the courthouse was there. >> my heart was breaking. that the person that i have -- that wholeheartedly i put my trust in for two years had lied to my face. >> i just can't believe we've been deceived in that way. we were there for him the whole time. >> for keith's family and friends, there are so many questions. but one seems to tower above all the others. >> i want to know why. and i want to know how you go from a loving husband and father and grandfather to driving all that way, killing your wife, then coverin...