A Headless Mystery: The Dermond Murders

On May 6th, 2014 in Eatonton, Georgia, 88-year-old Russell Dermond was found dead and decapitated in his own garage. Ten days later, 87-year-old Shirley Dermond was found at the bottom of Lake Oconee with concrete blocks tied to her legs. Savannah revisits this mysterious case that has haunted Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills every day for the past decade. Who wanted this elderly couple dead, how much has the case evolved since Savannah last covered the case, and will we ever find out who killed the Dermonds? -Shop Everyday Cotton, and all of my favorite bras and underwear at Get exclusive Killer Instinct content on my patreon : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A Headless Mystery: The Dermond Murders is an episode from Killer Instinct by Savannah Brymer & Studio71.

This episode is 36:32 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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