DOE ID Gary Herbst
Summary
This episode details the 2017 discovery of a human skull in Barron County, Wisconsin, which was identified via genetic genealogy as Gary Herbst, a man missing since 2013. Investigators uncovered evidence that his wife, Connie, and son, Austin, murdered him to escape his abusive behavior and concealed the body by rolling it in a carpet and dumping it in a rural area. After years of investigation, Austin confessed to shooting his father while he slept, claiming he acted to protect his mother from imminent violence. The couple was charged with murder, with Connie pleading guilty to a lesser ch…
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