Why Did He Return to the Home?? #truecrime #unsolvedmysteries #crimejunkie | Forensic Files

Officers call a detective to the scene. And when the detective confronts this person, it's Donnie.
According to an episode about the case on Unsolved Mysteries, Donnie tells them he's looking for the family dog, who
sleeps in the warehouse at night. But the police don't buy it. Hans and Betty have been camping out in a motor home
outside the hospital as they wait for Julie to wake up. And when police later ask Hans, he tells them that Donnie knew
the dog was being watched by a friend and wasn't at the house. So police think he might be looking for the shotgun that
they now think he hid. Now, Donnie doesn't know that the police already found it because they didn't mention
that to him when they first interviewed him. And it doesn't help Donnie when ballistics come back and police are able
to confirm that the shotgun found in the back of Hans' warehouse was the same gun
used to shoot the girls, and the same gun Donnie had borrowed and taken target shooting. The unspent shells in his car?
Also a match.

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Brief Summary

Donnie is suspected in a shooting after police link him to a shotgun found at the crime scene.

Key points

The Detective Confronts Donnie. The detective's confrontation reveals Donnie as a key figure in the case.
Suspicion Grows Around Donnie. Police doubt Donnie's story about the family dog, suspecting he seeks something else.
Ballistics Evidence Links Donnie. Forensic evidence ties Donnie to the crime scene, escalating the stakes.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Donnie tells them he's looking for the family dog.

Donnie's alibi raises suspicion.

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