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The Short Family Murders /// Part 1 /// 602

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🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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The Short Family Murders /// Part 1 /// 602 Part 1 of 3 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Around 9AM August 15th, 2002 a man named Chris Thompson went to his employer’s home. This was a scheduled work day and Chris was to be there at the home to start work that morning. When he arrived Chris found the overhead garage door to the home open. He found his boss inside the garage, dead. Michael Short had been shot once in the head. Inside the Henry County Sheriff’s department located Michael’s wife Mary. She too had been shot once in the head. As if things weren’t already bad enough, the Sheriff’s department could not locate the Short’s 9 year old daughter. What was the motive here in this double homicide? Where was the little girl? Join us in our Garage as we take a deep dive and look at a case that is now 20 years old and 20 years unsolved. This week we spotlight this case and the investigation that ensued over the years. Plus we look at some theories and suspects. Beer of the Week - AsheChill by Sweeten Creek Brewing Garage Grade - 5 out 5 bottle caps Our other show - True Crime Garage “Off the Record” is available only on Stitcher Premium. For a FREE month of listening go to http://stitcherpremium.com/truecrimegarage and use promo code GARAGE

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0:30.0

Welcome to True Crime Garage, wherever you are, whatever you're doing, thanks for listening.

0:45.1

I'm your host, Nick, and with me, as always, is my friend.

0:48.4

And when we were kids, we bought baseball cards because of the gum.

0:52.8

Here is the cap.

0:53.8

Yeah, there's nothing better than a hard stick of stale gum.

0:57.7

It's good to be seen.

0:59.5

Good to see you.

1:00.5

Thanks for listening.

1:01.5

Thanks for talking to my friend.

1:08.7

Today I am excited because this week we are featuring ash chill, hazy IPA by the adventurous

1:14.8

folks over at Sweet and Creek Brewing.

1:17.9

This is a delightfully soft, bodied and juicy, hazy IPA with tropical, fruity flavors and

1:24.3

aroma.

1:28.3

Enjoy one of these exceptionally drinkable IPAs on your next big adventure.

1:31.3

And here's a toast to some of our friends who are just amazing first up, a Cheers to Mary

1:36.6

in Scar's Dale, New York.

1:38.2

And a big shout to Elizabeth in Colleyville, Texas.

1:41.9

And last but certainly not least, we have a shout out to Janelle, B, our friend and a

1:46.8

fire medic.

1:47.8

So Cheers to Janelle and all of the first responders out there.

1:52.2

On We Just Mentioned WentToTrueCrimeGarage.com, clicked on the donate button, told us what

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city they're in and we are shouting you out.

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