Russell Dermond

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

GWM ‘Crime & Wine’ delivers Dermond 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...
Sheriff Howard Sills exits a boat after recovering the body of Shirley Dermond from the waters of Lake Oconee.

Sheriff Howard Sills exits a boat after recovering the body of Shirley Dermond from the waters of Lake Oconee.

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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