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Russell Dermond, 88, was found decapitated in the garage of the couple’s gated Georgia lake home in 2014
Shirley Dermond, 87, was discovered ten days later in Lake Oconee, weighed down with concrete blocks
DNA from an unknown person was later found, but no suspect has ever been identified
Russell Dermond, 88, was found in the garage of his Georgia home, decapitated and lying in a pool of blood. Ten days later, his wife, 87-year-old Shirley Dermond, was found floating in Lake Oconee, weighed down by concrete blocks.
Russell’s head has never been found — and the killer's identity has never been learned, despite new DNA evidence recovered from an article of his clothing.
On May 1, 2014, the Dermonds were seen running errands. Friends expected them at a Kentucky Derby party