A retired police officer was found shot to death in his bedroom, but it was unclear exactly

what happened.

Some of the evidence pointed to suicide, while other signs suggested foul play.

But it took crime scene reconstruction, an automated teller machine, and some forensic

textbooks in the victim's home to write the final chapter in this real life who done

it.

Traverse City, Michigan is a beautiful area for those who love sailing and fishing.

And it was home to Dan and Cynthia McDonald and their two teenage children.

58-year-old Dan McDonald was a retired police officer who worked part-time as a maintenance

worker.

Cynthia was a freelance writer.

Everything seemed like a normal marriage.

Cindy taking charge all the time.

I mean, she was master of the household and the boss.

The last day in December in 1998 was a busy one for the McDonald family.

13-year-old Patrick was sleeping over at a friend's house.

Dan decided to sleep late.

Cynthia and their 20-year-old daughter Erin spent the day shopping in Traverse City.

For several hours, they went from shop to shop, stopping at a local department store and

office supply store and a beauty shop.

On the way home, Cynthia picked up hamburgers for the whole family.

But when they arrived home shortly afternoon, they found Dan in bed, dead, of a single gunshot

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