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immediately thought that the murders were similar to those at the Hunter home, and their suspicion of a connection between the crimes was bolstered when police learned that Dr. Brumback had been a colleague of Dr. Hunter. Additionally, it was determined that the couple had been dead for a day or two. Reporter Todd Cooper noted that the
Brumbacks were last seen and heard from the previous Sunday, Mother's Day, during an online chat with their daughter.
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stabbing that had occurred in the area, but detectives could not find a connection between the suspect in that case and the murders at the Hunter home. Shirlee
Sherman's family offered a $ 50,000 reward for information on the case and also hired a private investigator. However, a year after the murders, the case went
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