And then the third shot into his chest. Three gunshots that had a long running mystery. Who killed the veterinarian . I think the perpetrator stood there and watch him die. There were so many different leads and rumours. I felt like it wasnt for me. Jealousy . Rage . Revenge . It was a classic who done it. Could anyone solve it . Look at what its done to our family. It was hard. I wanted justice for my brother. There was a broad swath of prairie. Where the cattle outnumbered the people. And the sad Summer Breeze sang around the modest dwelling in the grass. This is marlene protsman. They called it the bunk house. Though it was really just a single wide trailer. He shot himself. My husband just went down. Richard. To see if he wanted to go to pasture. An honest little place out on the montana prairie. Along the edges. Do you know where he shot himself . Okay. Is he still alive . Theres blood everywhere. I place a young vet could achieve while he built his business. Well, if you can have
long running mystery. who killed the veterinarian? i think the perpetrator stood there and watch him die. there were so many different leads and murmurs. i felt like it wasn t for me. jealousy? rage? revenge? it was a question of who done it. could anyone solve it? look at what it s done to our family. it was hard. i wanted justice for my brother. there was a broad swath of prairie. where the cattle outnumbered the people. and the sad summer breeze sang around the modest dwelling in the grass. this is marlene they called it the bunk house. though it was really just a single wide trailer. my husband just went down. richard. to see if he wanted to go to pasture. an honest little place out on the montana prairie. along the edges. do you know where he shot himself? okay. is he still alive? there s blood everywhere. i place a young vet could achieve while he built his business. we ll, if you can have somebody go check and see if he s s
yeah. almost like you lost them all over again. i remember walking out of there thinking it would turn out exactly the way i thought it would . and it did. kenneth thompson did not think so, of course. of course i was disappointed. my heart fell, but of course, people got to hear it all. because the jury said he was not guilty, i don t think that changed anything. not for most people. either you believe he did or you believe he did it. i think you got away with murder. that s not what the jury believes. we asked the judge, who spoke to the jurors after the trial. this was incredible tough case. it was a tough case to prove in 1998. it became an incredibly tough case. especially 2015. what did the jury think were
to find some of that too, at tom s place. what did they want from you? they took everything imaginable. shoes, was the biggest thing. at least ten pairs of shoes. and they took other items like a sleeping bag, binoculars. the inside lining of a winter coat. but, not one thing from those searches could link tom to the crime. months passed. a year! and more! back in kansas, brian s sisters watched their mother suffer. it got very difficult to talk to her on a daily basis because she was so down. and she wanted answers. she also frequently called agent thompson. and this was curious. so did thompson s prime suspect, tom.