Ep 140: The Soldier

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

It was supposed to be a happy day of homecoming for 20-year-old Skylar Nemetz, and his wife, Danielle. But on October 16, 2014, after Skylar returned home from a month-long training, tragedy struck, and Danielle lost her life. Had Skylar intentionally murdered her? NOTE: I will be taking a holiday break and will be back with a new regular episode on Monday, January 18. Happy holidays, everyone! Sponsors in this episode: The RealReal - Download The RealReal app today to shop and sell your favorite luxury brands and get 20% off select items with code REAL. Plus, new shoppers get $25 off their first purchase. Nutrafol - Go to Nutrafol.com and use promo code COURT to get 20% off your first month of subscription. Policygenius - Find out how much you could save on home and auto insurance at Policygenius.com. Madison Reed - Get 10% off plus free shipping on your first Color Kit when you go to Madison-Reed.com and use code COURT. Pluto TV - Download the free Pluto TV app for Android, iPhone, Roku, and Fire TV and start streaming now. This episode was researched and written by Gabrielle Russon. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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0:00.0	It was a day of homecoming for the soldier and his young wife.
0:05.4	For about a month, 20-year-old Skylar Neemitz had been deployed state side for training.
0:11.1	He returned home on October 16, 2014 to his wife Danielle and their apartment in Lakewood,
0:18.0	Washington, about 40 miles south of Seattle.
0:22.7	But within hours of their happy reunion, it became a day of tragedy instead.
0:29.0	What's going on there?
0:31.0	A wife accidentally discharged the rifle and supposedly she said, I saw the husband walk
0:41.8	out with blood.
0:43.8	Okay, so, do you know where on her body she was shot at all?
0:49.4	I didn't ask.
0:51.8	19-year-old Danielle Neemitz was dead.
0:58.6	Had Danielle accidentally shot herself like the concerned neighbor who called 911 said,
1:05.4	or was it a case of an angry husband who murdered his wife?
1:10.4	Danielle's death became a national media story.
1:13.8	A story about a young wife shot and killed somehow in her own home.
1:19.6	In the trial of her husband that followed, a trial that would include a prosecution convinced
1:25.6	that he was a cold-blooded killer, tearful testimony from the husband, describing what
1:30.9	he says was a tragic accident, and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
1:38.4	This is Jillian and you are listening to Court Junkie, episode 140.
1:49.1	Even in Nina Bergmark were on their couch watching a show on Netflix when they heard a
1:53.3	weird noise, a pop.
1:56.1	They paused the show and Ben decided to look outside.
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