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Georgia Police Hope New DNA Evidence Can Solve 'One of Strangest Cases' Ever After Over 10 Years

Police hope DNA can help solve the mystery of who killed Russell and Shirley Dermond. (Credit: Youtube)

Georgia police are awaiting DNA results in the hope that the tests can help them solve a gruesome double-homicide that has baffled authorities for over a decade.

In May 2014, police made a horrifying discovery: Russell Dermond, 88, was found beheaded inside his garage. Dermond's head and his 87-year-old wife, Shirley, were missing. Initially, police believed Shirley might have been kidnapped, but 10 days later, she was found floating in Lake Oconee. Someone had tied her ankles to cinder blocks and thrown her in the lake, 11 Alive reported.

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