Summary
In different ways, Dorothy and Suzanne learned to live with the consequences of a single shot that rang out more than 50 years ago. After two funerals, painful secrets are revealed. For the first time, and in detail, Dorothy presents her idea of what happened on the last night in February, 1970 -- and we examine the evidence around the murder that still haunts her.
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| 0:00.0 | Before I go insane, I hold my pillow to my head |
| 0:06.0 | And spring up in my bed, screaming out the words I dread. |
| 0:14.0 | I think I know |
| 0:26.0 | We're coming to the end of this story |
| 0:29.0 | So it makes sense in a way to go back to the beginning |
| 0:32.0 | To Oregon, Wisconsin, on a Saturday, February 28th, 1970 |
| 0:38.0 | Early side, evening, still |
| 0:41.0 | We're outside the largest and most elegant house in town |
| 0:45.0 | You know it by now, a proud queen and Victorian |
| 0:49.0 | Bone cold, Wisconsin |
| 0:51.0 | It might as well be deep January, even with the wood violets pushing up under the snow |
| 0:57.0 | In the kitchen of that house, Suzanne Stordock is writing a note to her teenage son, David |
| 1:04.0 | Hey, Shag, if you go to work early, there are some donuts on the countertop |
| 1:08.0 | Help yourself within reason, save a couple for me |
| 1:11.0 | Then Suzanne heads out for Saturday night |
| 1:14.0 | League night, bowling and drinks with her husband Vern and plenty of their neighbors |
| 1:20.0 | A 17-year-old, Shaggy-haired David rolls into the kitchen, energetic and confident |
| 1:27.0 | A kid about to head out for a night of fun with his friends and his girlfriend |
| 1:33.0 | Maybe he grabs a donut, takes a bite |
| 1:35.0 | Maybe he sees the note and smiles and scribbles his own message on that piece of paper |
| 1:41.0 | I've gone out goofing around with my girlfriend and some other guys, see you later |
| 1:45.0 | Yes, I left my car at home |
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