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>> he said, i'm on my way. i'm probably, you know, two hours away. i said, are you all right? he goes, yeah, yeah. i could tell he was in shock. >> 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 you're just beating yourself up something terrible that you had been sideways with her. >> yeah. and i know that if we were just given more time, that we would have been close again. that we would have been, you know, that mom and son duo that we were. but we just -- we didn't have the time. it was ripp...

Marshal's investigation into cause. there would be a probe into the deepest roots of a treachery beyond most people's comprehension. >> it's not true. no way. >> what had they all missed? >> a monster. a liar. a cheater. >> he's destroyed my entire family. ♪ >> before it became charred rubble, the house was home to a long-time 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. >> aaron took after his dad,...

Details of the murder quiet for days. >> i could not believe it. >> daughter-in-law ali. >> i couldn't imagine anyone would ever want to hurt her. much less set the house on fire. the dogs perished. i had no idea what could have happened. >> no enemies. i mean, it made no sense. just who would want to kill her. >> 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 poin...

>> as for the future, keith says he is prepared to die in prison. >> i don't have anything to live for. except maybe forgiveness. >> from who? >> from my boys. >> that's why you're talking to me today? >> exactly. yes. >> well, it's between you and them. i'll tell you, my take on it is you've got some distance to make up. >> i know i do. i've got a lot to make up. >> of the countless things keith stole from his family, resilience was not among them. aaron and zach are closer than they've been in years. and now that they know what happened to their mother, they say they can finally mourn her pa...

Zach grabbed a shovel and started digging a hole for a koi pond in the backyard. >> my parents come home. they're like, what are you doing? i'm like, we're going to have a pond. >> were they okay with it? >> yeah, they were fine. they were kind of like, well, this is going to be a nightmare. >> when aaron and zach flew the nest, the griffiths' lives seemed to only get busier. they joined a motorcycle class through their church, frequently were golf foursome with friends, craig and temple bradley. >> everybody that knew keith loved him. great guy. >> did he become your best friend? >> yeah. def...