Sneak peek: The Country Club Murders | Forensic Files

Castlewood Country Club is located in Pleasanton California it's an upper middle class Community it's a beautiful
place to raise a family for lack of a better word um very hoidy toyy most crime we have is a out of hand cocktail
party my mom and dad were wonderful adventurers they love to travel in March 2008 we were planning to
go to Hawaii my husband My Two children and myself with my two parents I had been calling my mother
several times a day for four five six seven days continues to go to voicemail every
day and so I call my brother hey have you heard from Mom or Dad we're supposed to be going to Hawaii on Saturday and he
says to me no I haven't heard from Dad I finally called called The Country Club to see if all was well at the home
but it was not an exclusive address did not stop murder there was blood spatter on the ceilings of the home on the walls
of the home on the doors of the home that Truly Spoke of the violent nature of this crime the shearers were inside
the house both of them were in their pajamas and they were brutally murdered Ernest I believe was the first
victim he suffered multiple blunt force trauma wounds to his head Charlene's injuries were much more dramatic she
suffered 20 blunt force trauma injuries to her head cut wounds to her wrist her cored arteries and her jugular vein Mr
Shear fought so hard that his wedding ring flew off his hand I mean he fought until he could fight no
more I sat there with tears just coming down my face what do I do now called my brother
you need a plan to drive to Northern California I just found out that Mom and Dad are
dead and there was pause and he said oh my God what are we going to do this was not a burglary this was not
a robbery there was something else a foot here there's money there's women there's
greed there's lies there's deceptions there's ochre when you can't imagine In Your Wildest Dreams someone could do
this it becomes clear that really anyone could do it

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Brief Summary

A family's tragic discovery of their parents' brutal murder reveals shocking violence and hidden motives in a seemingly safe community.

Key points

Brutal Discovery. The shocking revelation of a double murder in a seemingly safe community.
Family Tragedy. A family learns of the brutal murders of their parents, leading to a desperate plan.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

What do I do now?

A moment of despair after learning about the murders.

1:55WatchFeb 5, 2014

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