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
he always said that being a vet was way more difficult than being a doctor. because an animal can t tell you where it hurts, or how they feel. you have to figure out how they feel. after finishing that school, brian moved to montana. a big wide open country. cattle ranches galore. an outdoorsman s paradise really. which absolutely suited brian. he took full advantage of what montana had to offer. and often. so in 1995, a year before the events in our story. doctor ryan set up shop in a speck on the map called geraldine. population, 300. it s always a struggle starting a new business. and starting a vet clinic is very expensive. but it was doing very well. young doctor ryan hired marlene to help run the office. and moved into the unused bug house. marlene and the husband built on the property miles out of town. so she was both landlady and employee. brian had a heart of gold. he was part of the family.
what kind of an older brother was he? protective. ornery. ornery? we were always playing pranks on each other. and he didn t take them so well. brian was very smart, it was a given. maybe a little too smart. i remember turning it to him once and saying, i just want to know what time it is. i don t need to know how the clock was made. here s what they got to do growing up in a small town. they joined four h. a future farmers of america. they raise their special animals, show them up at fairs, and exhibitions. bryan knew from the very beginning that there was one job that he was meant to do. i never knew brian not wanting to be a veterinarian. he always said that being of that was way more difficult than being a doctor. because an animal can t tell you where it hurts, or how they feel. you have to figure out how they feel. after finishing that school, brian moved to montana. a big wide open country. cattle ranches galore.