Catherine Townsend

And we tried to do the same because it turned out it was complicated. Doug Janis' obituary leaves out a few pretty crucial things. And there were also things about the crime scene that even on first impression do not seem to make sense. First of all, Doug had recently had a hernia operation. Because of that, he would normally sleep in his recliner in the living room.

And we tried to do the same because it turned out it was complicated. Doug Janis' obituary leaves out a few pretty crucial things. And there were also things about the crime scene that even on first impression do not seem to make sense. First of all, Doug had recently had a hernia operation. Because of that, he would normally sleep in his recliner in the living room.

And yet, he was found with two gunshots in the head on his bed. And the fire trucks came at 5.28 p.m. So why was he in the bedroom in the middle of the afternoon? Especially since he wasn't sleeping there, apparently, in general. We also need to find out the layout of that boat.

And yet, he was found with two gunshots in the head on his bed. And the fire trucks came at 5.28 p.m. So why was he in the bedroom in the middle of the afternoon? Especially since he wasn't sleeping there, apparently, in general. We also need to find out the layout of that boat.

Something else I noticed, because I'm always looking not just for the information obituaries provide, but for the information they leave out. As we know, everyone has their own version of the victim. The obituary mentions who Doug is survived by.

Something else I noticed, because I'm always looking not just for the information obituaries provide, but for the information they leave out. As we know, everyone has their own version of the victim. The obituary mentions who Doug is survived by.

It mentions his daughter, who we have spoken to, but she's a private person and obviously this has been traumatic for her, so I'm not mentioning her name here, as well as his son-in-law and grandchildren, his brother and sister and other family members. The obituary even mentions the many grateful fish who eluded his capture, etc. But the obituary does not mention Doug's estranged wife, April.

It mentions his daughter, who we have spoken to, but she's a private person and obviously this has been traumatic for her, so I'm not mentioning her name here, as well as his son-in-law and grandchildren, his brother and sister and other family members. The obituary even mentions the many grateful fish who eluded his capture, etc. But the obituary does not mention Doug's estranged wife, April.

In fact, Doug's obituary doesn't mention any of Doug's former wives. For me, the omission of the wife in the obituary was a potential clue. I wanted to understand their romantic history, and how April and Doug got together was a little bit of a mystery. It was not solved either, as we said, by reading Doug's obituary or by the YouTube tribute memorial video that was made by the funeral home.

In fact, Doug's obituary doesn't mention any of Doug's former wives. For me, the omission of the wife in the obituary was a potential clue. I wanted to understand their romantic history, and how April and Doug got together was a little bit of a mystery. It was not solved either, as we said, by reading Doug's obituary or by the YouTube tribute memorial video that was made by the funeral home.

I watched that video several times. We learned from Doug's daughter that he was married a total of five times, twice to the same woman. So he had four wives in total. I noticed there were several shots in the memorial video of Doug's former wives and of him with his children when they were young. But there was only one quick flash near the end, one single shot of April.

I watched that video several times. We learned from Doug's daughter that he was married a total of five times, twice to the same woman. So he had four wives in total. I noticed there were several shots in the memorial video of Doug's former wives and of him with his children when they were young. But there was only one quick flash near the end, one single shot of April.

And in that photo, Doug is wearing a Hawaiian shirt. He's very tanned. He's got silver hair. He's older, but still obviously a very fit man with a huge smile on his face. April is standing next to him with what I can best describe a completely blank expression. As I looked at April, I couldn't get any sense of her and Doug's relationship. I wanted to know more.

And in that photo, Doug is wearing a Hawaiian shirt. He's very tanned. He's got silver hair. He's older, but still obviously a very fit man with a huge smile on his face. April is standing next to him with what I can best describe a completely blank expression. As I looked at April, I couldn't get any sense of her and Doug's relationship. I wanted to know more.

Since April was nowhere to be seen in the obituary, it seemed that Doug's family was suspicious of April, but they were not the only ones. Police were suspicious of April too, and on January 14th, 2021, April Mae Janice was arrested and charged with Doug's murder.

Since April was nowhere to be seen in the obituary, it seemed that Doug's family was suspicious of April, but they were not the only ones. Police were suspicious of April too, and on January 14th, 2021, April Mae Janice was arrested and charged with Doug's murder.

On January 14th, 2021, almost exactly a month after Doug Janis was fatally shot on his houseboat, his estranged wife, April Mae Janis, was charged with his murder. We learned from friends of Doug's that at the time of his death, April and Doug were not living together. Doug was living on his houseboat, while April had been staying on a mobile trailer elsewhere on the property.

On January 14th, 2021, almost exactly a month after Doug Janis was fatally shot on his houseboat, his estranged wife, April Mae Janis, was charged with his murder. We learned from friends of Doug's that at the time of his death, April and Doug were not living together. Doug was living on his houseboat, while April had been staying on a mobile trailer elsewhere on the property.

This is a big property that spans quite a few acres. Doug owned more than one piece of property. He also owned a second residence in Louisiana on the other side of the border. We learned that April had been living there. She relocated to that property a while back. My research assistant Amy and I talked about this case a lot.

This is a big property that spans quite a few acres. Doug owned more than one piece of property. He also owned a second residence in Louisiana on the other side of the border. We learned that April had been living there. She relocated to that property a while back. My research assistant Amy and I talked about this case a lot.