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
and in an instant, charlene s discovery change the whole theory of how the murder happened. they had found the gun beside him. and, i said well where is the gun case? the gun case was missing. it was a grand gun case that ryan had made. and so, the gun was always in the gun case? the gun was either in it or beside it. a perimeter search of the property was organized. and lo and behold the gun holster, a leather case inscribed with brian s initials was found lying in tall grass. 84 feet from doctor ryan store. how did they get way out there? as he s thought about it, the whole seem seemed to gel in ken thompson s mind. the way it happened that is. the killer must have stolen brown s own gun in his case, while he was away at the conference. then brought it back that night expressly to kill brian. discarding the holster on the way out the door. if it hadn t been for that holster out there, it could ve been someone came at the door,
remember, dr. ryan return home from a conference on friday night. but, at about 7:00 p.m. that evening, two local men testified, ryan stopped for dinner at a place called the square butte country club. we ate with him. what he had for dinner, it destroyed the state theory of time of death. it was this graduate who testify in person, who delivered the haymaker. by remembering, clearly, he said, what brian has on his plate. can you recall what he was doing when you sat down with him? i couldn t really remember, but a steak, why was that?
morning, until off saturday night. is that correct? and, sunday, you come out to brian straley. right waxy so, that s the first time anybody sees you. from saturday morning until sunday morning. reporter: he denied any role in the shooting, and remember, detectives do not charge him with anything but, the defense has made its form. it comes back, they made a decision that he died on friday night. and so, larry was around some people friday night. but all day saturday, and saturday night, sunday morning, he wasn t around anyone. finally, the defense brought up one more thing. the thing that still upsets dr. ryan s sisters. the fact that dr. ryan was wearing underwear at the time of his death, and they would be something that wasn t identified.