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After a short break to switch gears Defense Diaries is back with the first episode of season 2. Tragedy strikes the Dundee neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska as eleven year old Thomas Hunter and fifty seven year old Shirlee Sherman are both brutally murdered. Dr. Thomas Hunter returns from work to find his youngest son and the lady hired to clean their house, dead. Stranger danger, indeed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are no words to describe what Dr. Bill Hunter is going to encounter when he returns home from work. We hear his account first hand as he tells Omaha PD detectives in an interview room at the police station. He's made several attempts to contact his wife, she happens to return his call while this interview is taking place.  https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/tickets/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the inside of an interview room at the Omaha police department, Jeff Hunter tells detectives his thoughts about who to blame for his little brother's death. Several witnesses describe someone that, without a doubt, "did not belong" in Dundee. Bill Hunter racks his brain trying to think of Who? and Why?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We learn a little more about who Shirley Sherman was as a person. We also go to the scene of the crime and discuss the evidence collected from the Hunter house. Mary Rommelfanger tells OPD what she saw the day of the murder, we discuss victimology, the ups and downs the practice has faced through the years, and why it's such an important investigative tool.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coincidence allows for a certain amount of similarity, but how much is too much for something to remain coincidence? There is no specific answer, its a case by case situation. In the Hunter case, we have four eye witnesses. They get together with a sketch artist in two groups, the three women first and then Paul Medine. The autopsy reports for Shirlee Sherman and Thomas Hunter are done. They are not easy to hear.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss a few more victims in this case, potentially people that are often overlooked when discussing the victims in this case. A Creighton employee has an idea as to who may be behind the killings that took place at the Hunter Home, however, Omaha PD is pretty skeptical. We will also hear from Kelly Sherman's boyfriend.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More suspects come to light for Omaha PD to look into. Several of which, at first glance, seem promising, Daughter's boyfriend, composite sketch look alike, disgruntled doctor. The potential suspect list, at this point, is getting its names from any and all angles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally hear from Claire Hunter as she tries to help OPD any way she can. "Nobody wanted to talk to me and tell me" "In my mind, I was gone all week, Thursday is the only day she comes. If they were after him, why Thursday"?- Dr. Claire Hunter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detectives make trips to Illinois and to the local prison hoping to gain information. Hoping for a clue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Omaha PD should potentially change its name to Omaha polygraph department. They're polygraphing everyone, some people, multiple times. We also take a look into Anthony Garcia's post college, pre med school situation. How did his parents feel about his decision and how much of an effect did their input have on his career choice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A proper reaction to a repulsive comment catapults a new name to the top of the suspect list. Will anything come of it? Does OPD finally have "the guy"? Or will it end up being another name scratched off the growing list of cleared names? Music heard during the "thank you" section at the end by Tycoon and can be heard at https://open.spotify.com/track/3XOV5tp4KhUilJ5alfGLOz?si=JvUvl2izQSCbXijBGiY-mQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3EuLmzUtZbT9xqp8yEZcPe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes it seems as though OPD is on top of every last hint, lead, clue, tip, etc. At other times it seems as though they decide not to look into what, at first glance, could be an actual lead. A tip from a local bar patron sparks a thorough follow up, while a local journalist/ true crime enthusiast is all but ignored. Will we finally track down the Russian Dr. we've been searching for?   Outro/Thank you track by Tycoon check him out @ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yGfiRkJTmv4aSabKIUf5j?si=pDqOeTbdSIy9XAoAwBSjwA&utm_source=copy-link https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/welcome-to-tcpf-2022/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/331196847687?aff=efbneb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices