The double homicide of Russell and Shirley Dermond rocked their gated community along Lake Oconee in Georgia.. The decapitated body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond was found in the garage and his wife of 68 years, 87-year Shirley Dermond was found in Lake Oconee weighted down with cinder blocks, 10 days after Russell's body was found. On this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, you will learn about the evidence investigators found at the crime scene as well as what can be learned from a body that may have been in a lake for 10 days. The double homicide has gone unsolved for 10 years and the head of Russell Dermond has never been found. How was this elderly couple, married 68 years, murdered and why? Transcript Highlights 00:00:08 Introduction about murders 00:05:00 Discussion about neighbor checking on Dermond’s 00:09:34 Talk about unsolved murders, 10 years 00:14:04 Discussion about Shirley Dermond body found in lake 00:19:05 Discussion of Russell Dermond head, it’s missing 00:23:51 Discussion about Shirley was weighted down 00:28:08 Talk after 10 years, case still unsolved 00:31:39 Discussion of lack of blood at scene 00:34:52 Talk about how head was removed 00:37:57 Talk about DNA evidence 00:40:28 Conclusion: After a decade, new evidence might solve the case

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