unusual for a killer to show up planning to do murder, and also planning to find the murder weapon at the crime scene? not necessarily. by all accounts, dr. hunter was still in a shape state of shock when police took him downtown for questioning. when i came in, shirlee was right there in the hallway between the backdoor. so, the first thing i you know, i just said, where is tom? i think i yelled out tom. do you have any idea who or why, somebody would do something like this? honestly, i ve just been racking my brain, i mean, we have a peaceful existence, almost ridiculously simple. dr. william hunter, known as a bill to friends and colleagues, ran the pathology residency program at nearby creek university. his wife clare, also a doctor at creighton, was in hawaii that day, attending a conference.
two months after doctor roger bump back and his wife mary were murdered in their home, omaha detectives flew to indiana. ready to make an arrest. their target was a former creighton medical resident, doctor anthony garcia. the detectives had arranged to have a swat team and forensic technician on hand in terre haute when they made the arrest at garcia s home. but once their plane landed, that plan changed. after we landed in indianapolis on sunday afternoon and turn their phones back on, we would observe that, all of a sudden, dr. garcia s cell phone was no longer in terre haute. and he was mobile. and he was traveling south through illinois. which gave us, obviously, some concern. because you thought it was headed, where? we didn t know exactly. it was possible that he would return the next day. so we can to put our plans on
interest was piqued. it was a stroke of luck. anthony garcia s family had been cold calling lawyers looking for someone to defend that thing. bob model was the first to call back. it was 2 am california time when you got anthony garcia s brother on the phone. 30 minutes later, bob model was going to handle this first murder case. i go upstairs wake my wife up who is my wife my partner. we have to find a sitter for the kids. when anthony garcia s extradition hearing came up the next day, the models, mr., and mrs., were seated at the defense table. you are basically consenting to the authorities from nebraska to take you back to that state to deal with these terms, you understand that? absolutely. i m not gonna answer any questions in regards to the state of mind at this point. they brought in bob s father, robert senior s co-counsel.
american dream was turning into something unthinkable. if convicted of murdering four people, doctor anthony garcia now 40 years old faced the death penalty. he was alleged motive, revenge for getting bad job recommendations. coming up, it was my wife she said, we ve got a murder case, we gotta get up to the county and finds to defer the kit. a husband and wife defense team, big city lawyers with the few big surprises. there were so many other people with means, motive an opportunity that could ve committed this crime. when dateline continues. is crime is crime when lling you about. and right now, you ll find everything your lawn and home needs this season. [ food sizzling and happy family chatter ]
son tom, and his house cleaner surely sherman. the latest victims were a doctor roger bryan back and his wife mary. and at 2:19 pm on the day the brunt bucks were last known to be a life, someone had tried to break into the home of a third crane pathologist. dr. john doe. now, detective derrick moyes and his team were on the trail of another physician. this one with a possible motive for murder. in 2001, doctor anthony garcia had been let go from the grain university pathology department for unprofessional conduct. garcia had since moved indiana. so the detective called the indiana state police indiana state police came back that day and said, we have records from doctor garcia purchasing specifically a smith and wesson sd nine 9 mm shortly before the brown back murders. well, obviously that s a very