Dermond Murders

With a photo of the Dermonds’ Great Waters home on the TV mounted behind him, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills presents the evidence gathered so far in what he admits is the “toughest case” of his career so far. IAN TOCHER/Staff

With a photo of the Dermonds’ Great Waters home on the TV mounted behind him, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills presents the evidence gathered so far in what he admits is the “toughest case” of his career so far. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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GWM ‘Crime & Wine’ delivers Dermond murders discussion

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Georgia Writers Museum and its popular Crime & Wine series, led by Cold Case Investigative Research Institute founder and Director Sheryl “Mac” McCollum, presented Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills updating a packed house Friday night on the unsolved May 2014 murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond...
Russell and Shirley Dermond (File Photo)

Russell and Shirley Dermond (File Photo)

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New evidence discovered in decade-old murders

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
The widely discussed and reported case of the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond may still be unsolved on its 10th anniversary, but it is in no way a cold case.
Russell and Shirley Dermond/CBS News Graphic

Russell and Shirley Dermond/CBS News Graphic

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DNA being analyzed in Dermond case

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, June 1, 2023
On May 4, The Eatonton Messenger reported that Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills had taken two trips to Houston, Texas, to deliver evidence to a private lab there.
Russell and Shirley Dermond/File Photo

Russell and Shirley Dermond/File Photo

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New evidence discovered in Dermond slayings

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, May 4, 2023
This week marks the nine-year anniversary of the slayings of Russell and Shirley Dermond, residents of the quiet and prestigious gated Great Waters community in Putnam County.
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