sense something was wrong? >> yes. she was always on time or early. >> reporter: so tom left the party and headed back home in search of his wife. >> our kitchen back door was opened and i noticed that the glass was broken and there was glass all over our kitchen floor. so i looked through the rest of the house for her. and i ended up finding her in our bathroom. >> reporter: it was a gruesome scene. dar lying in the shower stall. she had been shot in the head with a shotgun at point blank range. tom immediately called for help. >> what's the problem? >> my wife. she's in the shower. she's laying there in the blood. >> reporter: first responders rushed to the farm. when michigan state detective arrived on the scene, he knew he was in for a long night. >> we don't have a lot of homicides that happen in and around branch county. because of her position as a