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can support Case File on your preferred platform. On Friday, February 11, 2000, Mike
Cassaday cut his workday short to make a difficult drive. He had just received the devastating news that his younger
brother, 39-year-old Jerry Cassaday, had been found dead at his home in Odessa, Missouri.
[Music] Mike arrived at Jerry's apartment just as a sheriff's deputy and a funeral home
director were preparing to remove his brother's body from the residence. Jerry, who lived alone, had been
discovered by a concerned neighbor slumped in a chair with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Mike knew that his brother had been struggling lately with his mental health, mounting bills, and a recent
divorce, but he never imagined things would end this way. After a brief conversation with the
officials, he entered Jerry's apartment. The reddish brown plush recliner, which
normally sat in front of the television in the corner, had been moved to face a trio of windows overlooking a nearby
lake. It was there in that chair that Jerry had taken his life with his 22 caliber
rifle. A row of framed family photos lined the window sill in front of him and a Bible
on his lap was open on the Gospel of Matthew. You shall not murder, a verse read. And
anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. [Music] [Music] 48-year-old Bruce Miller was not known
for his punctuality. So when he failed to arrive home on time on the evening of Monday, November 8, 1999, it was easy to
assume he was just running late as usual. But his wife Sheree felt differently. She had ordered takeout for the family,
and Bruce was supposed to pick it up on his way home from work at B&D Auto Salvage, a scrapyard in his hometown of
Flint, Michigan that he owned and operated. Sheree had last spoken to Bruce shortly
after 6:00 p.m. as he was preparing to close up shop. She had called to let him know their food was ready to be picked
up. And as they chatted casually, Bruce mentioned a truck had just pulled up right outside his office.
Assuming it was a late customer, he told Sheree he'd try to hurry them along. The last thing she'd heard was the sound
of Bruce's office door opening as someone stepped inside. [Music] When time continued to pass without any
word from Bruce to explain his delay, Sheree phoned his office, but there was no answer.
When there was still no word from him by 8:00 p.m., Sheree phoned again. Still nothing.
She reached out to several of Bruce's relatives, but given his notorious habit of running late, they weren't overly
concerned. Bruce's brother, Chuck, had spoken with him at around 5:00 p.m. and said
everything seemed perfectly normal. It also wasn't unusual for customers to show up at the scrapyard right before
closing time with lastminute business. Unable to shake her concern, Sheree took Chuck's advice and drove to B&D Auto to
check on her husband, bringing one of her sons along for the ride. On the way, she stopped at the
restaurant where they had ordered dinner. Staff there confirmed that Bruce hadn't
come to pick it up. Sheree then followed the route Bruce typically took home in case his truck
had broken down along the way. but there was no sign of him. When she finally reached the scrapyard,
the front gate was closed, indicating Bruce had left for the day. Sheree retraced the drive from the yard
back to the restaurant, then home, but still didn't encounter Bruce or his car. Panicking, she contacted the local and
state police, who confirmed there had been no reported accidents involving her husband.
She called hospitals, friends, and even Bruce's mother, but no one had seen or heard from him.
At last, Bruce's brother, Chuck, agreed to head to B& Auto himself, thinking perhaps Bruce had been injured on the
job and was unable to reach a phone. Chuck arrived at the dark, isolated property and let himself in. He drove
past the rows of gutted and totaled cars lining the 500yd long driveway to Bruce's small office building.
His concern mounted at the side of Bruce's truck parked out front. The office was eerily quiet as Chuck
pushed through the unlocked door. He found Bruce face down on the floor behind the front counter with a dark
pool of blood around his head. Bruce's office appeared undisturbed, leading Chuck to believe his death had
been a tragic accident. Maybe he had leaned too far back in his rickety metal office chair and tipped
over or suffered a heart attack, collapsing and injuring his head. But when police arrived, the grim
reality became clear. Bruce had been shot in the throat at close range with a shotgun.
News of Bruce's murder sent shock waves through Flint. A lifelong resident, he was known as a hardworking, easygoing
family man. In preparation for retiring from a three decade career testing engines for an automotive manufacturing
company, Bruce poured his spare time and energy into B&D Auto Salvage. It was more a labor of love than
necessity. Tinkering with cars had been a hobby of his since childhood, making the
scrapyard feel more like a personal playground than a job site. The site itself provided the perfect
setting for a killer to strike unnoticed. B and D Auto was situated on the remote
outskirts of northern Flint, nestled between a gravel quarry and a stock car racetrack.
Acres of wrecked vehicles surrounded Bruce's office building, which featured a single window overlooking the dirt
driveway. Bruce employed a small team, but none were present at the time of the shooting.
The scrapyard typically attracted DIY mechanics in need of replacement parts or specialists hunting for valuable
components to salvage. There had never been any serious trouble at the site. Bruce was a quiet,
laid-back man whose calm demeanor and a sense of humor didn't invite conflict. As a result, there was no clear suspect
or motive, leaving police to speculate that the killing must have been random. Scrapyards often drew shady characters,
and be the order was no exception. Perhaps Bruce had angered a customer who reacted violently.
Robbery was another possibility. Bruce's wallet was missing along with the $2,000 he was known to carry in his
front shirt pocket to make change for his customers. The missing money took on greater
significance when investigators spoke to Bruce's devastated wife, Sheree. She revealed that one of Bruce's former
employees, a man named John Hutchinson, owed him $2,000. Interestingly, Hutchinson was a prime
suspect in a long-running auto fraud investigation, and it was believed he had used Bruce's scrapyard to carry out
his scam. In fact, fraud investigators had visited B&D Auto the day before Bruce's murder
to speak with him about Hutchinson. The conversation never happened as Bruce wasn't at work when they stopped by.
John Hutchinson's brother, Harold, also worked at the yard. Harold told the detectives that weeks earlier, his
brother had confided in him that he was planning to kill Bruce in connection with the fraud case.
The morning after the shooting, Harold claimed his brother told him he had quote disposed of his problems at Band
Deto. It seemed plausible that Bruce had planned to report his rogue former employee to the police, giving
Hutchinson a motive to kill him before he could talk. While Harold Hutchinson's claims
supported this theory, investigators had to proceed with caution. Harold had a mild intellectual
disability, and they suspected he was easily influenced, potentially saying what he thought they wanted to hear. He
therefore wouldn't be considered a reliable witness in court. Seeking more concrete evidence,
detectives went to speak with the John Hutchinson directly. Hutchinson appeared surprised when
police arrived at his home to question him and conduct a search. They seized several firearms, including three
shotguns. Although Hutchinson claimed he hadn't fired any of them in over 2 years.
When told that he was the primary suspect in Bruce Miller's murder, Hutchinson insisted he had nothing to
hide. He admitted to stealing car parts from BND Auto during his employment and burglarizing the scrapyard multiple
times since his termination. He also confessed to committing fraudulent acts while working there,
including altering vehicles identification numbers and rolling back odometers to mislead buyers.
There was no indication that Bruce was involved in or had any knowledge of the scam.
While Hutchinson had discussed his legal issues with his brother Harold, he denied ever plotting to kill Bruce. He
admitted he owed Bruce $2,000 and had been avoiding him because he couldn't pay it back, but insisted he would never
have killed Bruce over a small amount of money. Despite being laid off the previous
year, he said that the two had once been close. Still, investigators were struck by
Hutchinson's flat, emotionless tone when discussing Bruce's death. His response seemed strangely detached for someone
who claimed to have once been a good friend. "I did not shoot him," Hutchinson told
them calmly, even going so far as to request a lie detector test. [Music] The polygraph was brief. When asked
about his involvement in or knowledge of Bruce's murder, Hutchinson firmly responded, "No."
though oddly he nodded his head as he spoke. Afterwards, Hutchinson was stunned to
learn that he had failed the test. He attributed the result to unrelated stress and anxieties which he claimed
had affected his composure. Hutchinson continued to assert his innocence and even offered to retake the
test. [Music] Hutchinson took a second test with a lawyer present. Once again, he nodded his head despite
answering no to key questions. He also exhibited other peculiar behaviors such as frequent burping as if
trying to influence the result. Just like before, the machine indicated deception.
Hutchinson diverted attention away from himself by revealing he might have told someone that Bruce carried large sums of
cash in his shirt pocket. though he refused to name anyone specifically. This led investigators back to the
robbery theory, though they remained skeptical of John Hutchinson. Despite being under a cloud of
suspicion, John Hutchinson joined the solemn crowd of mourners offering their condolences to Bruce's grieving family
at his memorial service. With tears in his eyes, he shook Chuck Miller's hand and said, "I can't believe
they're saying I killed your brother." Chuck replied evenly. I hope to hell you didn't have anything
to do with my brother's death. After viewing Bruce's body in the open casket, Hutchinson approached Sheree
Miller, draped his arm around her shoulder, and quietly offered an apology. Sheree said nothing in response,
but when Hutchinson walked away to mingle with others, she erupted. She ordered that he be escorted out,
shouting, "He's the one who killed my husband." Hutchinson, visibly shaken by the
outburst, left without protest. The investigation into John Hutchinson hit a roadblock when forensic testing
confirmed that none of his three shotguns matched the murder weapon. And while the scrapyard office was cluttered
and grimy, it yielded no physical evidence linking anyone else to the crime. Maybe the killer was not some bungling
opportunistic thief as investigators initially believed, but someone with a deeper understanding of forensic
procedures, careful and calculated enough to leave no trace. With few leads emerging, investigators
turned their attention to those closest to Bruce, but no one appeared to benefit
meaningfully from his death. Although Bruce had died without a will, the bulk of his modest estate was set to
go to his mother and two adult children from a previous marriage. His children were also due to receive
$78,000 from an insurance payout, while Sheree Miller inherited the scrapyard. She sold it for minimal profit, leaving
her with $16,000 in savings and a meager amount from Bruce's stocks and pension funds.
None of it seemed a compelling enough reward to justify murder. Alibis among the group were verified,
including that of Bruce's brother, Chuck, further narrowing the pool of potential suspects.
As 1999 came to a close, police expanded their search, interviewing transients known to frequent the area around the
scrapyard and issuing public appeals for information. But as months passed without a
breakthrough, they feared the case was growing cold. 3 months after Bruce Miller's murder,
nearly 800 m away in Odessa, Missouri, 39-year-old Jerry Cassaday died by suicide.
A former detective lieutenant, Jerry was once known as the Chameleon for his ability to blend in with criminals and
elicit confessions through casual conversation. He was so skilled at spotting and
unraveling lies that he held the highest case clearance and confession rate in his metropolitan area.
Jerry loved his job and was highly respected by colleagues who described him as one of the good ones for his
unwavering commitment to honesty. When Jerry started noticing other officers cutting corners, bending rules,
and crossing legal boundaries in the line of duty, he grew disillusioned. His breaking point came when he
discovered that falsified police records had been used to convict a murder suspect.
He blew the whistle, leading to the dismissal of the officer responsible. In turn, Jerry paid a steep personal
price. He was unofficially demoted and endured relentless harassment both on and off
the job. Broken by the whole experience, he resigned from the force in 1994. He later found work as a casino security
guard, eventually moving up to a position as table games dealer. While he was valued and well-liked by
players and co-workers, he was no longer the man he once was. The optimism that had defined him was
replaced by bitterness, paranoia, and a deep depression. He mixed his prescription medications
with alcohol until his emotional instability broke down his marriage. On Tuesday, February 9, 2000, Jerry sat
by his apartment window, gazing out at a lake as country music played in the background.
Lined up on the window sill were carefully arranged photographs. Among them were pictures of his three
sons, aged 14 to 20, and his ex-wife. Her image also appeared on the home screen of his nearby computer.
Their wedding rings lay next to the photos, and a copy of their divorce decree sat on a lamp table beside him.
Jerry opened a Bible on his lap to the Gospel of Matthew, took his 22 caliber rifle, and ended his life.
Jerry's body was discovered 2 days later on Friday, February 11. A preliminary search of his apartment by
first responders turned up no suicide note or clear explanation for his actions.
However, they did find several bottles of prescribed anti-depressants and a report from a mental health center
detailing a recent stay. Given his ongoing struggles, the evidence at the scene and reports that
Jerry had recently spoken about suicide, the case was deemed unsuspicious and closed on the same morning that his body
was found. Jerry's loved ones spent the rest of the day at his apartment processing their
grief and sorting through his belongings. While going through Jerry's bedroom, his
older brother Mike crouched to check under the bed when something caught his eye. A brown leather briefcase.
The discovery was not entirely unexpected. 3 months earlier in November 1999, Jerry
had called Mike to say he was going to the family's lake cabin for a couple of days to clear his head.
Before leaving, he made an odd remark. There was a briefcase under his bed, and if he didn't return within 2 days, Mike
was to retrieve it and follow the instructions. Jerry returned as promised and never
mentioned the briefcase again. The strange incident faded from Mike's memory until he stumbled upon the
briefcase after Jerry's death. Several sealed envelopes were taped to the front, each marked in Jerry's
unmistakable handwriting. One was addressed to his parents, another to his youngest son, and a third
to his ex-wife. Strangely, the final envelope featured the contact details of an attorney based
in Kansas City. Scrolled across this envelope was the chilling instruction to Mike he had
previously forewarned. It read, "Mike, do not open alone." Mike took the briefcase, stashed it in
the trunk of his car, then placed a call to the attorney listed on the envelope.
John O' Connor was a high-profile criminal defense lawyer who had crossed paths with the Jerry Cassad during his
years in law enforcement, usually when representing clients Jerry was trying to convict.
Despite being on opposite sides of the courtroom, the two men shared mutual respect and had gotten along well.
John was at home on Friday, February 11, when Mike Cassaday called. He was stunned to learn that Jerry had taken
his own life, and even more so that his contact details had been found on a briefcase hidden under his bed.
John arranged to meet with the Cassaday to examine the contents of the case together.
Given what the family shared about Jerry's troubles, Jon approached the situation with caution.
He feared that the briefcase might contain some form of revenge for the slights Jerry had endured throughout his
life. Rather than opening it himself, John handed the case over to Kansas City Police's bomb disposal unit.
The team agreed to inspect it for explosives without examining or disturbing its contents.
Carefully, they popped open one of the latches to get a glimpse inside. The internet had opened up a new world
for Jerry Cassad. It offered a welcome escape from the real world troubles weighing on him. From his fall from
grace in the police force to his impending divorce, he quickly became immersed in the worldwide web, spending
hours in online chat rooms, mostly talking to women. Between April and May 1999, Jerry began
telling friends and family about a 27year-old woman he'd met online. They first connected on a forum about
Reno, Nevada, where they exchanged tips about the city. From there, they began emailing,
messaging, and calling each other regularly. Despite their 10-year age difference,
Jerry felt they had a lot in common. The woman was a divorced mother of three from Michigan and was financially well
off thanks to several businesses she owned. Jerry's friends and family were incredulous.
They knew him to be a hopeless romantic, someone easily swept up in relationships
fueled by passion. In those moments, he often set aside the critical thinking that had made him a
skilled detective, becoming overly trusting and asking too few questions. Given his ongoing struggles, they saw
him as especially vulnerable and worried he was diving head first into a reckless
situation with someone he hadn't even met. To Jerry's loved ones, his online romance seemed less like a genuine
connection and more like a source of emotional validation. But to Jerry, the love he felt was real.
In mid July 1999, Jerry's online crush agreed to fly out to meet him in person for the first time.
Jerry was beside himself with excitement. He told anyone who would listen, gushing
about how beautiful, charming, and wonderful this woman was. Any doubts others had raised were
silenced the moment the two met in person. The woman was exactly who she claimed to
be online, a young, vibrant, and petite blue-eyed blonde who drew attention wherever she went. Her name was Sheree
Miller. After months of seducing each other online, Jerry and Sheree fell into a
whirlwind romance. To outsiders, they resembled infatuated high schoolers, defining their brief
time together with intense physical affection. After they parted ways, Jerry wrote
Sheree a long email describing their encounter as profoundly meaningful. He wrote that the day they met marked a new
beginning free from the emptiness that had defined his 38 years. Sheree had brought purpose and desire to
his life that had previously felt aimless. That one special night, an angel came to
me. Jerry wrote, "She opened my eyes. She opened my heart. And she taught me what it is to truly love from deep
within. [Music] From what Jerry understood, Sheree was married to a man named Jeff Miller.
Jeff had been the love of her life until he was mortally injured while constructing their dream home.
With his prognosis grim, Jeff was moved into a nursing home where Sheree visited
regularly with her young children and took on the role of his caretaker. She told Jerry she was supported through
this difficult time by Jeff's older brother Bruce, who had been a tremendous help.
Then during a second meet up with the Jerry in August, Sheree abruptly returned to Michigan after receiving
devastating news. Jeff had passed away. Just when it seemed that Jerry and Sheree could finally be together, she
shared more troubling news. After Jeff's death out of obligation to his family, Sheree had quickly
remarried, this time to Jeff's brother, Bruce. Although Bruce had confessed to having
always loved her, Sheree admitted she had serious reservations about their marriage.
Bruce, a car wrecker old enough to be her father, had never been someone she viewed romantically.
Their personalities were starkly different. Years of hard outdoor labor and working
two jobs had taken their toll on Bruce. With his children grown and gone, he was
easing into the slower pace of retirement. He lived simply and frugally, content to
spend long days at his scrapyard dismantling and repairing cars. Sheree, on the other hand, was
impulsive, pleasure- seeeking, and loved to go out. She spent freely and had a constant craving for excitement,
attention, and intimacy. Bruce struggled to keep up. While Jerry Cassaday was drawn to
Shere's vivaceiousness, he wasn't happy about her marriage to Bruce Miller. His apprehension grew when she revealed that
Bruce was involved in counterfeiting, money laundering, and illicit drugs. She also confided that Bruce was
exploiting her wealth, though she was reluctant to confront him in fear of his criminal connections.
According to Sheree, she didn't marry Bruce for love, but because she didn't want to lose the close friendship they
had built. She maintained that her feelings for Jerry remained unchanged. Jerry reciprocated her devotion, writing
in an email to her. You are as usual on my mind and in my heart. I love you and truly hope all works out.
According to Sheree, Bruce was aware of her affair with the Jerry Cassad. He didn't seem overly concerned,
chalking it up to lingering emotional baggage she carried after Jeff's death. In her emails to Jerry, Sheree brought
up the idea of divorce, admitting her marriage had been rushed and illconsidered.
Yet, Bruce wasn't willing to let her go easily. He convinced her to take a long vacation with him in an effort to repair
their relationship. Jerry was disheartened by Shere's willingness to capitulate to Bruce.
She insisted it was the safest option, warning that Bruce had threatened to make any separation long, messy, and
painful if she didn't try to fix things first. Nevertheless, the situation weighed
heavily on Jerry with the tangled love triangle adding turmoil to his already unstable life.
Sheree tried to reassure him, endlessly talking about their future together and describing their bond as boundless.
Jerry agreed wholeheartedly. But Sheree's reluctance to fully commit eventually pushed him away.
In time, he began ignoring her messages. Sensing his retreat, Sheree stopped discussing the mounting conflict between
herself, Jerry, and Bruce. and instead flooded him with racy, sexually charged messages and photos to reignite his
lust. She even mailed Jerry an explicit home video of herself to further entice him.
But it was an entirely different video that struck a chord in Jerry. Sheree had filmed herself and her children going
about their daily lives, singing karaoke, playing on the lawn, and laughing together.
She narrated softly in the background, crafting an idealized image of a wholesome, joyful, and dramaree family
life that could be Jerry's if only he proved himself worthy. Make me see that nothing is worth losing
this love, she pleaded. Make me see that I need to run as fast as I can to be there with you in a
perfect love. [Music] Jerry was taken in by Sheree's declarations and devised a plan. They
were set to meet for the third time in September, and during that visit, Jerry intended to sweep her off her feet.
"By doing so, he hoped to convince her to leave Bruce for good." "We are about to embark on a journey no
one has ever known," Jerry wrote to Sheree before she arrived. We have both chosen to leave the life we
know behind and venture into this endeavor together. The weekend they spent together was
intimate, but Sheree inevitably returned to Michigan and to Bruce. Still, Jerry couldn't stay upset for
long as she had left him with major news. She was pregnant with their child, conceived during their first meeting in
July. Jerry was overjoyed. His friends and family, however, were conflicted. Some saw the situation as far-fetched
and remained skeptical of Sheree, believing Jerry still didn't know her well enough to trust her.
Even Jerry found himself questioning some of Shere's claims at times. But whenever he did, she would slip into
self-pity, saying things like, "I'm sorry you think everything I've said is a lie."
Overcome with guilt, Jerry would abandon his suspicions and do whatever it took to make things right again.
Sheree also had a tendency to send mixed messages. During visits with the Jerry, she
confided in his friends that she wanted to break ties with him, complaining that
he called and emailed her too much. But whenever Jerry was present, she appeared to be madly in love.
Others worried that Jerry's unresolved personal and financial issues and the fact that he still wasn't legally
divorced meant he was in no position to bring a child into the world. Jerry dismissed these concerns. To him,
the pregnancy was proof that he had finally won Sheree once and for all. It was only a matter of time before they
could begin the life they dreamed of. Still, Sheree refused to leave Bruce because there was something else going
on in Michigan she'd been keeping secret. [Music] In late September, Sheree opened up to
Jerry about the reality of her marriage. She revealed that Bruce controlled her finances, leaving her with a meager
amount of cash to live on. He had also been physically abusive. Jerry, who had dealt extensively with
domestic violence during his time as a detective, urged Sheree to take her kids and leave.
She replied in all caps, "I can't." Sheree then confessed the devastating news that Bruce had violently raped her,
resulting in her misarrying Jerry's baby. Jerry comforted Sheree, telling her none
of this was her fault and that he still loved her. But he burned with rage towards Bruce.
Sheree pleaded with him to let her handle it. He will pay. Sheree wrote. How? Jerry
asked. He will. Just know that. The two messaged late into the night and picked up again the next morning.
By then, Sheree had begun suggesting that Bruce should pay for killing their baby.
She wondered if anyone would suspect her if he died under suspicious circumstances.
She didn't think so, given they were viewed as an ideal couple. Jerry flat out told her it was a bad
idea. He knew better than most that killers often got caught because they talked too much and tripped over their
own lies. People always offer more information than they should. Always, he wrote. Loose lips sink ships.
Fine, Sheree replied. Then I will wait here until he dies. The only other option is waiting until he kills
himself. Or helping him to, Jerry responded. Sheree brainstormed ideas like giving
Bruce more cigarettes, feeding him grease, or finding ways to speed up cancer. Jerry entertained the discussion, but
ultimately returned to his original advice. Sheree should just leave. Murder was too extreme and partners were
always prime suspects. She would never get away with it. "Okay," she wrote. "You scared me out of it."
Jerry steered the conversation toward planning their future together, but Sheree reminded him that Bruce was still
an obstacle standing in the way. If he was not living, it would be easier, she said. Unconvinced, Jerry
advised Shereé on ways she could leave Bruce without causing his death. He told her to keep a diary documenting
Bruce's abuse for future police investigations. But Sheree feared Bruce's reaction if he
ever found it. Jerry even planned to cut back on his own expenses and pull his modest
resources to get her the funds to flee. He believed that if Sheree would just abandon Bruce, the quote worthless piece
of [ __ ] would self-destruct and die on his own valition. Sheree ultimately didn't follow through
with the Jerry's advice. To his dismay, she sought to patch things up with Bruce
instead while insisting she would leave him eventually. When Jerry expressed his disappointment,
Sheree sank back into self-pity and urged him to walk away, making him feel guilty,
but he couldn't bring himself to quit. That [ __ ] killed our baby. He fired back.
Jerry insisted that no matter what promises Bruce made, he would eventually hurt Sheree again and maybe even her
children. When they met in person the next time, Jerry continued to paint a picture of the carefree life they could
share if Sheree just ended things with Bruce for good. Sheree promised to be with the Jerry,
but once again, she returned to Michigan. In late October 1999, Sheree emailed Jerry several photos of herself holding
a positive pregnancy test, announcing joyfully she was pregnant with his child again. "I love you," Jerry replied to
the news. "We will be together. We will live a wonderful, happy life together." But behind the scenes, things were
unraveling. Jerry began receiving taunting messages online from a user named BD Junk, who he
quickly realized was Bruce Miller. At first, Jerry ignored Bruce's attempts to provoke him, even after Bruce learned
about Sheree's latest pregnancy. But the messages kept coming, growing increasingly personal.
Bruce targeted Jerry's insecurities and stoked his jealousy. He claimed Sheree was suffering consequences for her
infidelity and asked whether Jerry felt good knowing she was hurting because of their love.
According to Bruce, tensions at home were escalating. He boasted of his violence towards Sheree and claimed that
during one argument she came at him with a knife. Bruce issued Jerry an ultimatum. Back
off or he would press charges against Sheree for the assault. She loves me. She is still here with me
in our happy home. Bruce wrote, "I guess you're not smart enough to see. She will
never leave me." Meanwhile, Sheree continued to bombard Jerry with reminders of the fear she
lived in, including a photo of Bruce sitting in a chair staring at the camera. She urged Jerry to notice the look in
Bruce's menacing eyes, the ones that terrified her. The intense saga was taking its toll on
Jerry's mental health. "I just don't know what else to say anymore," Jerry replied, disheartened.
This all hurts so much. Overwhelmed and desperate, he confided his thoughts of suicide.
Sheree responded coldly. I would never stay with such a weak man who would end his life over a woman.
Jerry clung to hope, assuring her his love would never fade and expressing his dream that she would one day become
Sheree Cassad. But Sheree seemed defeated. After repeatedly refusing Jerry's pleas to
leave Bruce, she started to blame herself, saying she deserved the abuse. Once again, she encouraged Jerry to walk
away from their relationship. His response in bold capital letters read, "I would never have gotten this far
without you, without the promises you made and the hope you gave me. Was it all lies?"
Sheree insisted her love for Jerry was real, but said that Bruce's torment was breaking her.
She barely ate or slept and worried she was nearing a breakdown. leaving Bruce didn't feel like a
solution. She believed he would never stop hunting her and feared retaliation from his
criminal ties. Sheree returned to the idea that Bruce had to die. Again, Jerry insisted that
death wasn't the answer. He tried to stay optimistic, reminding her of their future and the baby. But Sheree remained
bleak. How many have to die in my soul before he dies in my sight? I want to live
again, and living is what I will do when he dies. One day, Sheree sent Jerry a short story
she had written that mirrored her troubled marriage. The story ended with the tormented woman
finally seeing a way out, but she lacked the quote tool to carry it through. Sheree asked Jerry to read between the
lines. On another occasion, she encouraged him to watch the film Eye for an Eye, a
psychological thriller about a grieving mother who took justice into her own hands.
Sheree also started referring to Jerry as her guardian angel, telling him, "It is driving me insane trying to find
something or someone to help me end this. I am to the point of going to Detroit, picking up a bum on the
streets, and paying him a small fortune to do what I want." She later claimed she was talking to
people who could resolve her problems and even admitted to obtaining a pistol. Sensing Jerry's disapproval, she later
reassured him that she had cleaned the gun thoroughly and thrown it in a dumpster.
On Friday, October 29, Sheree messaged Jerry with an uncharacteristically jubilant update. She had just returned
from a prenatal checkup and found out she was carrying twins. She described hearing their heartbeats
as being like hearing a sunrise. Jerry was elated. When he asked for ultrasound photos, Sheree claimed Bruce
was nearby. Later that evening, she emailed him four blurry ultrasound images, followed later
by photos of herself cradling her growing belly. Jerry eagerly saved all the images to
his computer. He expressed a desire to travel to Flint to attend Shere's next appointment, but
still had no desire to confront Bruce. By this point, Jerry was trying to turn his life around. He was attending
therapy, reconnecting with his faith, and working to overcome his addictions. His progress left Sheree feeling ashamed
of her own inability to change. Falling back into her pattern of self-pity, she wrote to him, "I am not
[ __ ] in this world." Their conversations online and over the phone often ended in arguments.
Sheree was frustrated that Jerry didn't grasp how desperate her situation truly was.
One morning, Jerry surprised Sheree by announcing he was coming to visit her in Flint.
Her reaction was confusing. Initially shocked and resistant, she eventually resigned herself to the idea.
"I don't even know what to say to you today or what to write. I guess I am going to get ready for work and end
this," she said before logging off the internet. Though her enthusiasm was lacking, she
still sent him directions to B&D Auto Salvage, saying she'd meet him there when Bruce wasn't around.
[Music] Jerry drove 13 hours from Missouri to Michigan, leaving early on Wednesday,
November 3, 1999. When he arrived at the scrapyard and met Sheree, her earlier hesitation seemed to
vanish. They spent the night together at a local motel. Jerry returned home 2 days later where
an email from Sheree awaited him. She thanked him for the visit and apologized for not being able to stay
with him longer. I realized how much you really do love me, she wrote. Jerry didn't hear from Sheree again for
a while. The silence was deafening as they were used to exchanging countless emails,
instant messages, and phone calls daily. When an email finally arrived, it wasn't
from Sheree. It came from BD Junk, the online account used by Bruce Miller. The subject line written in all caps
read, "You should read this. The email spanned three pages and was typed entirely in capital letters.
Sheree is growing fat with two bastards in her Bruce had written. He claimed Sheree had decided to have an
abortion because she didn't want to gain weight, adding that she'd rather screw everything in sight than carry Jerry's
children. He called the abortion a smart decision for Jerry, sparing him from paying child
support for the quote two bastards floating around with his last name. He also alluded to Jerry and Shere's
recent motel stay, suggesting he knew all about their sneaking around. Despite this, Bruce taunted that his
wife had chosen to stay with him, referring to her as the little [ __ ] The message sent Jerry into a frenzy. He
tried calling Sheree, but she didn't answer. He called local hospitals to see if she
had been admitted into Winnie with no success. Exhausting every other option, he
emailed Sheree expressing concern and asking where she was. Hours passed with no response.
[Music] Then just after midday, Jerry received another message from the BD junk account.
This time it didn't appear to be from Bruce. Jerry, this is Sheree. The message read.
I am going away for a few days. I will contact you next week sometime. 2 hours later, Bruce's inbox was flooded
with resources for women coping with pregnancy loss sent from BD Junk. Feeling helpless, Jerry replied sadly.
Still checking for you, honey. Love you. The next day, BD Junk returned to Jerry's inbox. In his signature all caps
style, he mocked Jerry as a coward for not confronting him directly. He claimed Sheree had performed sex acts
on him the previous day, all while shouting his name and professing her love for him.
He ended the email with a taunt. Thank you for making my relationship with my wife better. We are on the mans
and it's thanks to you. It was signed. Bruce. Hours later, Jerry finally reached
Sheree by phone. She denied the abortion story, but said the truth was far worse.
Bruce had flown into a violent rage, beating and raping her. Two of his scrapyard associates also
took part in the vicious assault. She said it was retaliation for her relationship with Jerry and she feared
the attack would cause another miscarriage. She sent photos of her injuries to Jerry
as proof. His fury was palpable. Exhausted, Sheree said she needed rest and logged offline.
In the meantime, an enraged Jerry formulated a plan. He called his older brother, Mike
Cassaday, and said he was heading to the Cassad family's lake cabin for a few days to clear his head.
"If anything happens to me," Jerry warned. "There's a briefcase under the bed at home."
He told Mike he'd know what to do once he found it. Confused and concerned by the odd
request, Mike urged Jerry to cancel the trip and explain, but Jerry refused. Before hanging up, he said that if he
wasn't back by 6:00 p.m. in 2 days time to go get the briefcase. By the time Mike Cassaday retrieved the
briefcase 3 months later on Friday, February 11, 2000, Jerry had already died by suicide. After the Kansas City
Police Bomb disposal unit cleared the case of containing any hazardous materials, they handed it back to Mike
and criminal defense attorney John O' Conor, whose contact information Jerry had written on an envelope taped to the
front. Inside was a letter to John that read, "Should you receive this letter, then
one of two things has occurred. One, I am dead and need you to see things for me. Secondly, I would be in jail for
something which I would need your assistance." The letter explained how Jerry had
fallen in love with a woman named Sheree Miller from Michigan who was married to
a man named Bruce, an organized crime figure and domestic abuser. The contents of the briefcase filled in
the rest. It held compact discs, photographs, a floppy disc, and a trove of printed emails and online chat
transcripts. Though often disjointed and hard to follow, the materials revealed a deeply
troubled and dangerous love triangle between Jerry, Sheree, and Bruce. The records detailed disturbing claims
of domestic violence, pregnancies, miscarriage, and even gang rape. Supporting these claims were many
photos, including ultrasound images, pictures of Sheree cradling her protruding belly, and others showing her
body covered in bruises. Jerry had meticulously preserved it all, leaving the briefcase to be discovered
if he didn't return from a planned trip to his family's cabin the previous November.
But he did return, and life seemingly resumed as normal. Then 3 months later, he inexplicably
took his own life. Inside the briefcase, however, was his explanation. It turned out Jerry hadn't gone to the
lake cabin after all. The printouts of the online chat transcripts and emails revealed a
disturbing turn. After Sheree claimed that Bruce had arranged for her to be gang raped, Jerry had a change of heart
about confronting him. Though Sheree never explicitly used the word murder, she outlined a meticulous
step-by-step plan for Jerry to come face to face with Bruce at B&D Auto Salvage the following evening. "Just do it and
get the hell out of there," she ordered. Meanwhile, she would stay at home playing the distressed wife and securing
an alibi. Sheree promised that once it was over, she would finally leave Michigan to be
with the Jerry and raise their babies together. Her messages were laced with passionate
declarations of love, which Jerry readily returned. Their exchange ended around 1:40 a.m. on
Monday, November 8, 1999. by Jerry. Sheree wrote, "Promise to always love me." Within the briefcase, Jerry provided a
detailed confession of what transpired next. He followed Sheree's plan to the letter. By 2:00 a.m., he was on the road
to Michigan. Arriving in Flint that afternoon, he waited until 6:00 p.m. the time
Sheree said she would be arranging her takeout dinner alibi. Jerry then drove down the long dirt road
to B&D Auto's office and entered holding his 20 gauge shotgun. Bruce sat stunned behind the front
counter. Jerry paused, savoring the moment of having the dreaded Bruce Miller at his
mercy. He announced, "Hi, I'm Jerry." Then pulled the trigger. As instructed by Sheree, Jerry took
Bruce's wallet and the watt of cash from his front shirt pocket to stage the crime as a robbery.
He then raced back to Missouri, dismantling the murder weapon along the way and scattering its parts in remote,
forgettable places where they would never be found. To Jerry's complete surprise, Shere's
attitude toward him shifted unexpectedly following Bruce's murder. She began avoiding his calls and
offering only sparse, lukewarm replies to his emails. Jerry's heartfelt declarations of love,
once met with enthusiasm, began to go largely ignored. A month after Bruce was gunned down,
Jerry made an unannounced trip to Flint to rekindle things with Sheree. The pair spent the night together at a
motel during which he proposed, and she accepted. But the moment of joy was short-lived.
Jerry returned to Missouri the next day only to be met with silence from Sheree once again.
"I know I haven't written for some time now," she admitted in one of her rare emails. "I am just depressed today about
several things." "She told Jerry that while she was happy with him, a conversation they'd had
about money during their motel stay had upset her. Jerry was running low on funds and
believing Sheree to be wealthy, reasonably assumed she might help him. After all, he was the father of her two
unborn children and had killed for her. But Sheree didn't take kindly to this request, and after that admission, she
withdrew from him. Jerry's life unraveled further as a result of Shere's cold shoulder. He sank
back into a deep depression, returning to drugs and alcohol to cope. He confided in family members that he had
done something he never thought himself capable of and couldn't see a way out. They assumed he was talking about his
divorce and didn't grasp the true depth of his despair. Meanwhile, Jerry continued reaching out
to Sheree. Did you give up on me? he messaged. When there was no response, he followed
up a days later with a simple plea, "Where are you?" Jerry scoured Sheree's online presence
for answers. He soon found a recent photo she had posted of herself in her bedroom with a
man he didn't recognize. In a subsequent email to Sheree titled, "This is very important. I wouldn't
ignore this if I were you. Jerry confessed that her lack of communication was driving him to the brink of
insanity. He lamented how she had eagerly accepted his marriage proposal only to abandon
him immediately after. He shared that he had taken out a loan from his mother to buy a plane ticket to
Flint and hoped she'd welcome him at the airport. But when Jerry arrived, Sheree was
nowhere to be found. Jerry headed to her house, arriving at midnight. As usual, she was absorbed in
her computer where she spent most nights watching pornography and having erotic conversations in x-rated chat rooms.
When Shereé opened the door, Jerry begged her to marry him that very night. She refused. and to Jerry's devastation
admitted she was seeing someone else. Unbeknownst to Jerry, in the immediate aftermath of Bruce's murder, Sheree had
begun a relationship with another man. It was typical behavior for Sheree, who had a reputation for dating much of
Flint before and after marrying Bruce Miller. Throughout their relationship and marriage, Sheree had engaged in
multiple affairs. Bruce had been warned about some of them, but true to his pacifist nature,
he seemed to turn a blind eye. Still, those around him noticed his once mellow demeanor growing increasingly
sour as the marriage wore on. [Music] Devastated by Shere's betrayal, Jerry lashed out, calling her a [ __ ]
Realizing their relationship was effectively over, he revealed he had hidden a briefcase containing evidence
of their plan to murder Bruce Miller. Jerry then demanded money. Stunned by his blackmail attempt, Sheree
composed herself and asked him to leave, saying she needed time to think. Shortly after, she sent Jerry an email
using a warm and consiliatory tone, trying to discourage him from doing anything reckless.
She apologized for cheating on him, took full responsibility for hurting him, and
expressed her remorse. In case he didn't believe her sincerity, she offered him $3,000 to keep quiet.
In his reply, Jerry reiterated his love for her but ultimately accepted her offer. However, the money never came and
Sheree went silent again. In mid January 2000, Jerry sent Sheree a bitter diet tribe, venting how he had
always prioritized her needs and desires only to be left with nothing. The veil had finally lifted and Jerry
could see through Shere's mind games. He wrote, "I have always believed everything you have told me and taken it
at face value, regardless of how strange it may have seemed at the time or how it
looks in retrospect. I am just to the point that I can look at things with a clear head and clear
mind and reflect back over the last year of my life." After that, Jerry began planning his
suicide. He wrote goodbyes to his parents, his youngest son, and his ex-wife, apologizing for the pain he was about to
inflict upon them. He also wrote a confession that he left in an envelope addressed to criminal defense lawyer
John O' Connor. Jerry revealed everything about his affair with Sheree Miller and his role
in the unsolved murder of Bruce Miller in Michigan. I drove there and killed him, he wrote,
adding, Sheree was involved and helped set it up. She wanted all her money and no more husband. Well, she got her wish,
but she will soon learn that she can't do that to people. Though he admitted he was quote taking
the coward's way out, Jerry said he couldn't face the prospect of going to prison as a former police officer.
He placed his letters and confession with all the evidence he had saved over the months in the briefcase under his
bed intended for his brother Mike to find. He then wrote one final farewell, this
time in an email to Sheree, which he titled something to think about. Again, he condemned her for the lies,
manipulation, and false promises she had used against him to get what she wanted.
After reminding her about the briefcase, he warned. "Now you get to live in fear for a
while, wondering and waiting, when will they come." Well, let me assure you, it's real [ __ ] soon.
Later on the same day that Jerry Cassidy took his own life, an envelope arrived in the mail.
It was from Sheree Miller and contained the $3,000 in cash he had promised in exchange for keeping the contents of his
briefcase a secret. With the money was a brief handwritten note that read, "I didn't lie. I was telling the truth,
but in reality, almost everything Sheree had told Jerry was a lie. The story she told about previously
being married to Bruce's brother, Jeff Miller, was entirely fabricated. There was no evidence that Bruce had
ever been abusive or involved in any criminal activity. The images of her bruises appeared to be
faked with makeup. The messages from BD Junk, who Jerry believed was Bruce, were
from Sheree. Sheree also couldn't get pregnant as she had undergone elective sterilization 4
years earlier. The ultrasound images she sent Jerry were from her previous pregnancies dated
from the early 1990s. Had Jerry examined them closely, he might have noticed the timestamps and
realized they didn't add up. As for the photos of her supposed baby bump, they were nothing more than her
pushing out her stomach to sell the illusion. On Jerry's hard drive, investigators
uncovered hundreds of messages he had exchanged with Sheree with their recovered correspondence totaling over
750 printed pages. They also discovered the candid and explicit photos and home videos Sheree
had sent Jerry. The fact that Jerry had the foresight to document everything was fortunate for
the police because a search of Shere's computer revealed no trace of any communication with him.
In a police interview following the discovery of the briefcase, Sheree Miller rejected all the overwhelming
evidence. While she admitted to communicating with the Jerry Cassaday online, she denied
having an affair with him, telling him she was pregnant or that Bruce was abusive.
Sheree said she didn't save any of their emails because they would clog up her hard drive.
But just as Jerry Cassaday had once warned her, loose lips sink ships. Given that Sheree hadn't been arrested,
she was reminded she could leave the police interview at any time. Instead, she chose to stay and keep
talking. The more she spoke, the more she tangled herself in contradictions, repeatedly
getting caught in lies. At one point, she hinted at a possible motive for Bruce's murder, revealing
they were under financial strain. His business was deep in debt. bills were piling up and their home needed a new
roof and furnace. Still, she continued to deny any involvement in the deaths of either
Bruce or Jerry. When informed that Jerry had saved all their emails and instant messages,
Sheree appeared unfazed, insisting that digital conversations could easily be fabricated.
When asked directly, "Did you help Jerry Cassaday plan the murder of Bruce Miller?" she firmly denied it.
Told the transcripts of their chats outlined the murder plot, she responded flatly, "You're wrong. That did not
happen." Even as the messages were read aloud, Sheree dismissed them as [ __ ] maintaining she hadn't authored any of
them. Investigators didn't believe her and charged her with seconddegree murder and
conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Bruce Miller. Sheree Miller stood trial in December
2000, just over a year after her husband's death. On the stand, she maintained her innocence, portraying
Jerry Cassaday as the manipulative mastermind who exploited her and repeatedly lured her back despite her
attempts to end the relationship. Once again, by choosing to speak, she exposed herself in a lie.
She testified that their first intimate encounter occurred during their meetup in August 1999.
The prosecution however presented a photo Sheree had sent Jerry from their July meeting.
On the back she had written July 17, 1999, the first time we made love. Sheree, it was a relatively minor falsehood, but
it proved she was willing to deceive the jury, which undermined her credibility.
They ultimately found Sheree Miller guilty. She received a life sentence with a 20-year minimum for her
conspiracy charge and an additional 54 to 81 years for secondderee murder. She would be eligible for parole in 2055
at the age of 83. After years spent pursuing appeals, in 2007, Sheree Miller was granted a
retrial after a federal judge ruled that Jerry Cassaday's written confession should never have been admitted as
evidence since he was deceased and could not be cross-examined. Efforts to keep her incarcerated in the
meantime failed, and in July 2009, she was released on a $100,000 bond. Her time outside prison was not without
controversy. Sheree was found to be active on social media, though this did not violate the
terms of her release. In 2010, the Court of Appeals upheld the decision that Jerry's suicide notes were
inadmissible. However, in 2012, the district court reversed course. They reinstated Shereice's convictions
and she was returned to prison to continue serving her life sentence. The result came as a relief to the
Miller and Cassaday families who remained firmly convinced Sheree was fully responsible for the deaths of both
Bruce and Jerry. If not for her, they believed that both men would still be alive.
Bruce's brother, Chuck Miller, commented, "I believe she has the capacity to delude herself. She's told
so many lies. She always believes what she's saying." Case investigators shared that view. One
detective who interviewed Sheree three times following Bruce's murder initially believed she was innocent. "She's very,
very good," he admitted. I can see why people believe her because I believed her lies.
After reviewing the extensive correspondence between Sheree and Jerry, investigators concluded that Jerry
wasn't a gullible fool for trusting her. Sheree was simply extraordinarily convincing.
Sheree agreed to an exclusive prison interview with Mark Morris and Paul Janeski for their book on the case,
Fatal Error. She said she wanted to speak with them to give the public a fuller understanding of who she was. "I'm not a
perfect person," she told them, "but I'm not a horrible person." In the interview, Sheree continued to
deny any involvement in the deaths of Bruce Miller or Jerry Cassaday. She claimed she had no idea how Jerry
had obtained the photos of her bruised body, the images that had pushed him to kill.
Sheree described their online relationship as a shared fantasy involving themes of forced sex and
pregnancy that spiraled out of control. She said she should have ended contact then, but didn't.
While she claimed to carry guilt over Jerry's suicide, in the same breath, she stated, "In reality, we kill ourselves
for our own selfish reasons. How am I supposed to feel? I didn't believe he would do it. Now I have to deal with
it." Sheree also spoke about her history of lying and infidelity, attributing it to
unresolved trauma from childhood sexual abuse. I lied to myself more than to other
people, she admitted. I have really screwed up morals, that's for sure. I have done nothing but lie my
whole life. Secret after secret. But when it came to Bruce Miller and to Jerry Cassaday, she asserted, "I have no
more secrets. I don't lie anymore." [Music] In 2016, a letter arrived for Judith
Fullerton, the judge who had presided over Sheree Miller's trial in 2000. It was from Sheree herself sent from
prison. For many years, I blamed you for my coming to prison, she wrote. It was easier that way. Or so I thought. I want
to tell the truth now. I know that it may make little difference to you whether I tell the truth or not, but to
my husband's family or Jerry Cassaday's family, it might mean something. In the long letter, Sheree described a
shattering moment when she returned to prison after 3 years of freedom. As she walked through the prison doors
to resume her sentence, her daughter cried out hysterically, screaming for her not to leave.
Sheree wrote, "After that moment, the full impact of what I had done to Bruce, his friends
and family, Jerry and his friends and family, hit me at full force. They will never get to see them again.
My daughter will be able to come see me. Bruce's children will never get to hug their dad again.
I will still be able to feel my children's arms around me. Bruce's brother will never be able to
sit down and have a conversation with him again, but my brothers can still come see me.
Sheree confessed she had been maintaining a lie for the 16 years since Bruce's death.
While she had tried to attribute her deceptive behavior to childhood abuse, she acknowledged this was an attempt to
shift the blame away from herself. She revealed that she had tried to confess the truth to three different
attorneys during that time, but they refused to listen. "I cannot do it anymore," she wrote. "I
have to tell the truth. If my attorney doesn't want to hear it, I am sure Bruce's and Jerry's family will."
She revealed that everything she had said about Bruce was a lie. He was a great man, she clarified.
He never hurt me or my children in any way. All he did was love us. He wanted to
adopt my children. He just wanted a family. He never raised his voice to me. He gave me anything I ever wanted.
I didn't have to work for anything. His love was free. She also dropped a bombshell, writing,
"I have lived in denial for so long that I believed my own lie. I didn't do it. Judge Fitton, I did it almost exactly
the way the prosecutor said I did. I had 16 and 1/2 hours to stop it, and I didn't.
I knew it was going to happen, and I allowed it. I allowed a man to kill another man
based on my lies and manipulation. She went on to write, "No matter how hard I try, I cannot make sense of why I
thought that was okay. I don't deserve freedom. When I think of those 16 hours of waiting until Bruce was in the right
place and the right time to end his life, I cannot stand to live with myself sometimes.
I don't want to fight in court anymore. I don't want Bruce's or Jerry's family to have to suffer anymore.
They have waited 16 years to hear me say, "I am guilty. I did it." And it sounds so weightless, but I am sorry. I
am so so sorry. I hurt a lot of people. I destroyed a lot of lives. It is time to end the lies and tell the
truth. Thank you for not letting me in any way get away with murder, Judge Fitin.
And I am so sorry for wasting so many hours, days, weeks, and months of your time in that courtroom.
I knew I was wrong and I thought I could get away with it. Today, now, I am glad
I did not get away with it. [Music]

In November 1999, Bruce Miller, a scrapyard owner in Michigan, was found murdered in what looked like a robbery gone wrong. After three months with no solid leads, investigators feared the case would go cold.

But hundreds of miles away in Missouri, the suicide of former detective Jerry Cassaday led to the discovery of a mysterious briefcase – one that held a shocking secret.

CREDITS Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Milly Raso Creative direction – Milly Raso Production & music – Mike Migas Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Brief Summary

Jerry Cassaday's suicide and Bruce Miller's murder intertwine through manipulation and deceit involving Sheree Miller.

Key points

The Tragic Death of Jerry Cassaday. On February 11, 2000, Mike Cassaday learned of his brother Jerry's suicide, a devastating blow.
Bruce Miller's Mysterious Murder. Bruce Miller was found dead in his scrapyard, shot in the throat, leaving many questions.
Jerry's Romantic Vulnerability. Jerry's friends worry about his online romance, seeing him as vulnerable.
Whirlwind Romance. Jerry and Sheree's online connection turns into a passionate romance when they meet.
Bruce's Threats. Sheree warns Jerry about Bruce's threats regarding their relationship.
Pregnancy News. Sheree announces she is pregnant with Jerry's child, complicating their relationship.

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