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Evidence Locker True Crime

102: Death at a Funeral Home | USA

Evidence Locker True Crime

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Funeral Director Dan O’Connell and intern James Ellison were shot and killed in Dan’s office at the O’Connell Funeral Home. Police were stumped as neither of the victims had any enemies, on the contrary, both were upstanding and beloved members of the community in Hudson WI. With no leads in the investigation, the case went cold. Until police decided to take a second look at the background of one of the most prominent people in town – respected youth pastor, Rev. Ryan Erickson.

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0:50.0

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0:54.4

It was a mild winter's day in Hudson, Wisconsin on February 5, 2002.

1:05.0

St. Croix County Medical Examiner, Marty Shanklin was doing his rounds just after lunch.

1:08.0

He stopped by the O'Connell funeral home

1:10.0

at 140 p.m. to obtain signatures on a death certificate, a routine chore for him.

1:15.5

It was always nice to see funeral director Dan O'Connell, but today something was different.

1:22.1

The funeral home was very quiet, but Marty did not find that too unusual.

1:27.2

He walked straight through to Dan's office, where he found himself in a nightmare.

1:32.2

He discovered both Dan O'Connell and his young assistant 22-year-old James

1:35.8

Ellison killed in a bloody scene.

1:40.2

Dan was slumped over on his desk and James hadbackwards onto a chair.

1:45.0

Marty was overcome with panic and thought the killer could still be in the building.

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