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He was a beloved family physician and a ruthless doctor of death who almost got away with murder. It was a friendly hunting trip-- two men kicking back, shooting at clay pigeons on campgrounds near rural Montrose, Pa. Then, a single shot rang out. Moments later, Marty Dillon, a promising young lawyer, was dead of a gunshot wound to the chest. His friend, Dr. Stephen Scher, later tearfully explained that Dillon had been running with a shotgun after a porcupine, and tripped and fell, accidentally killing himself. But what really happened? Marty Dillon's violent death was immediately declared an accident by the local coroner in 1976. But as Dillon's body was lowered into the cold ground, did a damning secret, one that would haunt his friends and family for decades, go with him? * Were rumors of an affair between Dr. Scher and Marty's wife, Pat, true? * Why did the couple marry so soon after Dillon's death? * If the shot was self-inflicted, why did the bullet come from Dr. Scher's gun? * What was it about Dillon's bloody wound that cast suspicion on Scher? After 20 years of pleading with authorities and finally hiring their own investigators, Dillon's parents persuaded the Pennsylvania State Police to reopen the case. They exhumed Dillon's body-- and his decayed remains told the real story of that tragic day two decaeds earlier. On October 22, 1997, Dr. Stephen Scher was convicted of the murder of Marty Dillon-- final justice for a cold-blooded killer who for 20 years thought he had gotten away with murder. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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How could someone trust a man who had been sleeping with his own wife? Unfortunately for him, none of Marty's other friends could go that weekend, so he was stuck with the one person who wanted to take over his life, and Stephen Scher did, in the form of Marty's wife, Pat, and kids.
I cannot believe what a botched up investigation this was. It just goes to show that money and privelege can basically get you out of almost anything, including murder.
I also felt sorry for Marty's kids and wondered if they ever reconnected with their grandparents. Their stepfather had them so brainwashed that they did not believe the verdict, even with all the supporting evidence. Shame on them for how rude they were to the people who tried to reach out to them.
I Googled the case further and found out that Pat divorced Stephen after this book was written. Did he finally confess, or did she finally figure out he was lying? We'll never know as Stephen died in prison in 2010. ( )