Travis had returned to Ohio shortly before the murders, but he also had a solid alibi. Travis Myers, 28, and his father had warred over some financial matters, and Travis moved to Arizona to put as much distance between them as possible, according to On the Case. Next up on the list came Jack’s first-born son. Suspicion first fell upon Andrew Huffman, Dameon’s dad, after Amber told investigators there was a custody dispute between him and Linda, and he had threatened her.īut he was in Kentucky when the murders took place, and his employer confirmed his alibi.Īlienated son. The Myers owned the Country Side Market and pizzeria in Houston, Ohio The killer hadn’t stolen anything valuable, so an outsider’s grudge seemed like a probable motive - until police started investigating the family. Worried that the perpetrator would try to find and kill Dameon, the authorities placed him in protective custody in a secret location, away from all family members, according to “The Green Dragon,” an episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn. The only other eyewitness was a neighbor who remembered seeing an unknown minivan in the Myers’ driveway before dawn.Ĭash and valuables untouched.
His mother, Linda’s granddaughter Amber Holscher, was too young to care for him and had put him in foster care at one point.ĭameon said that the night of the murder, a “green monster” had looked in on him in his bedroom and apparently thought he was asleep.
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The couple had been happily married for seven years and had full custody of Dameon. She had a defensive wound, and the gunshot to her face made her unrecognizable. It looked as though an intruder had disconnected the phone lines, shot Jack in his sleep, and then turned the gun on Linda after she woke up. Police found Jack and Linda Myers shot to death inside their farmhouse on Martin Road in Darke County, Ohio. Staff member Marlene Harris would later testify that Dameon said his great-grandparents were “melting.” She called the sheriff’s office. On March 27, 2003, a sweet little guy in bloodstained pajamas and boots showed up an hour late for preschool.ĭameon Huffman ( Forensic Files used the pseudonym “Johnny Huffman”) had run a mile to get to the classroom, which was part of the Oakland Church of the Brethren.
So let’s get started on the recap of “ In the Bag,” the Forensic Files episode about the case, along with extra information from internet research: I also checked on where the murderer is today. So when the Myers’ great-grandson discovered the couple murdered in their own bed, investigators wondered whether an evicted tenant or a repossessed-vehicle owner pulled the trigger.īut, as it turned out, the killer was someone the Myers trusted and knew far more intimately than any of Jack’s buyers or renters.įor this week, I looked for information about what happened to the great-grandson who lived with Jack and Linda and was just 4 years old when they died.
They rented out residential properties they owned, and Jack fixed up used cars and resold them, often on credit. Serving up hot fresh slices of extra cheese with mushrooms can be an amiable business, but the Myers had two sidelines that tend not to create many fans. Linda and Jack Myers found each other later in life