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.  

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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?  

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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. 

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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. 

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Bob and Darron discuss the season. The ups and downs, challenges, surprises, ins and outs, etc. Join us to hear us talk about all things season 1 of Defense Diaries.

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Season Finale!!!! We convinced lead prosecutor Bill Kunkle to read his closing statement for us, He makes his final statement for the case and Gacy makes his final statement, for his life.

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The defense has called all 33 witnesses, the state rebuts, and we head to closing arguments. Terry Sullivan leads off for the home team, Amirante for the defense. No man is an island. Lets dig in.

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Today is the last day of the prosecutions case in chief. We will hear from a few important witnesses in the case, people who have also been major players throughout the entire season. First Kim Byers will take the stand. Her performance is noteworthy for sure. Then David Cram testifies for the state, all the while distancing himself from any knowledge of the torture and murder taking place in the house he lived in. Michael Rossi tells a similar tale. This is part 1 of 3 for the 33rd, and final episode of Defense Diaries season one, The Gacy Tapes. Lets dig in!

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The motion phase of the trial is complete so now, we need a jury. Due to the overwhelming press coverage of all things related to John Wayne Gacy, there is no way an unbiased jury is going to be found in Cook County, So, the case takes a road trip to Rockford IL for jury selection. After a few days in Rockford the jury selection process is complete and, with jurors in tow, everyone heads back to cook county, to the corner of 26th and California. Opening statements will be heard today. Bob Egan from the State. Robert Motta for the defense.  

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Judge Garippo rules on all motions to quash and or suppress in regard to the warrants and arrest of Gacy. Lt. Kozenczak is promoted to captain and the body of young Robert Piest is finally located.

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