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

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...
The mobile command post for the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was on the scene of a murder in the Great Waters 10 years ago. (File Photo)

The mobile command post for the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was on the scene of a murder in the Great Waters 10 years ago. (File Photo)

New evidence provides glimmer of hope in Dermond case

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, May 2, 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.Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills continues to not only think about the case every day but also explore every possible avenue of...
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