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Case #21: The Murders of Sharon Williams and Walter Scott

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Arriving on the Scene: The date is October 19th, 1983.  In the town of St. Charles, Missouri, a call is placed, alerting investigators that a vehicle had been run off the road. Some of the interesting notes were a small fire on the driver's side, and the fact that the engine was still running.  Deputy Ed Copeland made his way down into the ravine the car had ended up in. He found an open door, and was able to climb into the car. He noted hearing gasping and gurgling. He saw a woman laying on her back stuffed underneath the dash. The next thing he noticed was a break in the windshield. He said that he noticed she was in some sort of trouble, and he tried to open her airway so that she could breathe. The next thing he noticed was an injury to the back of her head. He noticed this woman had wig on, and described the back of the woman's head as "mushy." Copeland also said that trying to get this woman out of the car and pass her on to the paramedics was something he had n

Case #20: The Crimes of Reverend AB Schirmer

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Part of a news broadcast showing Reverend AB Schirmer's wives On October 29th, 2008, investigators were called to a crime scene at Reeders Methodist Church in Reeders, Pennsylvania. The victim is Joesph Musante, a parishioner at the church. A window leading into the church's office had been broken. There was also a gun laying at Joseph's feet.  Investigators immediately determined to look into this case as a homicide, at least until they could prove otherwise. The evidence would show that Joe Musante died of a gunshot wound to the head.  It should also be noted that nothing appeared to be out of place. Initially it might actually appear as though Joe's death was a suicide.  So, the question becomes: why did Joe Musante go into the church in the first place. Right now, the evidence seems like it could go either way. There's nothing that seems to definitively point to murder, nor is there anything that definitively points to suicide.   The first step investigators rea