This is Debra Roberts. You're about to hear the first episode of our newest podcast series from

2020 and ABC Audio, Cold-blooded Mystery in Alaska. In this series, my colleague Chris Connolly

tells you the story of Dr. Eric Garcia, who was a beloved surgeon found dead in Ketchikan, Alaska.

You're going to hear about a secret romance,

a theft of nearly half a million dollars worth of property,

and a deep betrayal.

It's a shocking and heartbreaking story that you will not forget.

We'll be sharing the entire series right here on the 2020 feed

over the next six weeks. Or you can get new episodes by following cold-blooded mystery in Alaska wherever you listen to podcasts. Now, here's episode one.

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On March 27, 2017, Officer Devin Miller was driving through Ketchikan, Alaska, on his way

to conduct a welfare check.

In town, we get welfare checks quite often.

The person who called dispatch and was put through to Officer Miller was not calling from

nearby. He was calling from out of town, was not calling from nearby.

He was calling from out of town,

out of state, actually,

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