Ashley Flowers

Our card this week is George F. Jarris, the Six of Clubs from Wisconsin. From the outside, 43-year-old George was a family man, a former greeting card salesman turned restaurant owner who loved his kids, the outdoors, and working hard. But after George was shot and left for dead in his restaurant's parking lot, details of his life began to emerge that painted a rather different picture.

Our card this week is George F. Jarris, the Six of Clubs from Wisconsin. From the outside, 43-year-old George was a family man, a former greeting card salesman turned restaurant owner who loved his kids, the outdoors, and working hard. But after George was shot and left for dead in his restaurant's parking lot, details of his life began to emerge that painted a rather different picture.

And the surprising twist that detectives uncovered led them to suspect that George had been targeted by a hitman. For nearly 40 years, they had been looking for that shooter and, possibly more importantly, the person who hired them. I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck. At around 1.30 a.m.

And the surprising twist that detectives uncovered led them to suspect that George had been targeted by a hitman. For nearly 40 years, they had been looking for that shooter and, possibly more importantly, the person who hired them. I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck. At around 1.30 a.m.

And the surprising twist that detectives uncovered led them to suspect that George had been targeted by a hitman. For nearly 40 years, they had been looking for that shooter and, possibly more importantly, the person who hired them. I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck. At around 1.30 a.m.

on August 3rd, 1986, a woman named Marcy in Eagle River, Wisconsin, was drifting off to sleep when a loud popping noise jolted her out of bed. It sounded like gunshots coming from just outside her home. So she ran to the window to see what was going on.

on August 3rd, 1986, a woman named Marcy in Eagle River, Wisconsin, was drifting off to sleep when a loud popping noise jolted her out of bed. It sounded like gunshots coming from just outside her home. So she ran to the window to see what was going on.

on August 3rd, 1986, a woman named Marcy in Eagle River, Wisconsin, was drifting off to sleep when a loud popping noise jolted her out of bed. It sounded like gunshots coming from just outside her home. So she ran to the window to see what was going on.

I mean, it was still dark, but she was able to make out a lone figure walking across her yard, away from this local supper club down the street called The Arbor. That's when she alerted authorities. Less than three minutes after that call, two city officers responded to the restaurant. From the sidewalk, there didn't appear to be anything amiss.

I mean, it was still dark, but she was able to make out a lone figure walking across her yard, away from this local supper club down the street called The Arbor. That's when she alerted authorities. Less than three minutes after that call, two city officers responded to the restaurant. From the sidewalk, there didn't appear to be anything amiss.

I mean, it was still dark, but she was able to make out a lone figure walking across her yard, away from this local supper club down the street called The Arbor. That's when she alerted authorities. Less than three minutes after that call, two city officers responded to the restaurant. From the sidewalk, there didn't appear to be anything amiss.

But as they made their way to the back of the property, they heard what sounded like someone gasping for air. Here's former Vilas County Sheriff's detective and current evidence tech, Cherise Rosga Anderson. She was assigned to this case in 2004.

But as they made their way to the back of the property, they heard what sounded like someone gasping for air. Here's former Vilas County Sheriff's detective and current evidence tech, Cherise Rosga Anderson. She was assigned to this case in 2004.

But as they made their way to the back of the property, they heard what sounded like someone gasping for air. Here's former Vilas County Sheriff's detective and current evidence tech, Cherise Rosga Anderson. She was assigned to this case in 2004.

Officers immediately recognized the man as the owner of the restaurant, 43-year-old George Jarris. He'd moved to the area the summer before to open Arbor, which quickly became a successful business. The Arbor was home to Wisconsin's best brandy old-fashioned and served a prize-winning prime rib.

Officers immediately recognized the man as the owner of the restaurant, 43-year-old George Jarris. He'd moved to the area the summer before to open Arbor, which quickly became a successful business. The Arbor was home to Wisconsin's best brandy old-fashioned and served a prize-winning prime rib.

Officers immediately recognized the man as the owner of the restaurant, 43-year-old George Jarris. He'd moved to the area the summer before to open Arbor, which quickly became a successful business. The Arbor was home to Wisconsin's best brandy old-fashioned and served a prize-winning prime rib.

But now, its owner was lying unconscious on his back and appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the right side of his head. As officers called for backup, George was rushed to the hospital. It was 2.30 a.m. when George's younger sister, Lenore Penny Volchek, got the call that her brother had been shot. She was living in Illinois at the time where they'd both grown up.

But now, its owner was lying unconscious on his back and appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the right side of his head. As officers called for backup, George was rushed to the hospital. It was 2.30 a.m. when George's younger sister, Lenore Penny Volchek, got the call that her brother had been shot. She was living in Illinois at the time where they'd both grown up.

But now, its owner was lying unconscious on his back and appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the right side of his head. As officers called for backup, George was rushed to the hospital. It was 2.30 a.m. when George's younger sister, Lenore Penny Volchek, got the call that her brother had been shot. She was living in Illinois at the time where they'd both grown up.