Recovery and positive identification of the remains was made by Doctor William Bass, state forensic anthropologist and head of the anthropology department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

The KKK, a jealous husband, and an outraged father all became suspects in the execution-style murder. The investigation was stalled for years as the corrupt sheriff and his cronies became the target of an F.B.I. Undercover investigation concerning drug trafficking, bonding company scams, and kickbacks. The investigation eventually lead to the sheriff's arrest, conviction, and removal from office.

The newly appointed sheriff assigned Lt. Anthony Callo (FOSCHINO) to the Keller case and three other unsolved murders left behind by the former administration. The plan was to start with the oldest case first, work it until it was solved, and move on to the next oldest case and do the same.

With countless hours of hard work and a stroke of unbelievable luck Callo solved the case and arrests were made in less than a year. The celebration at the sheriff's office was short lived however, because the DA announced he would not prosecute the case and would have Callo's warrants dismissed because an agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had an informant who gave a sworn statement claiming he was present when someone else committed the killing.

Lt. Callo was forced to release his prisoners. He was shocked when he learned who the informant was and whom he claimed was the real killer. Callo had no doubt he had to prove the informant was lying or someone was going to get away with murder....