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But he emphasized that what got him through his traumatic experience in 1999 was sheer adrenaline and the realization that he needed to keep going because he had too much to lose.

The day after the crime, Larry Cole faced a judge in Clatsop County, Oregon and was arraigned on charges related to running from authorities and unauthorized use of Danny's pickup truck.

It would be up to Tillamook County officials to charge him with aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder since that's the jurisdiction where the shootings had taken place.

Two days earlier, a deputy state medical examiner had conducted Danny's autopsy and concluded that he died from gunshot wounds to his head.

Interestingly, while that was all happening, investigators told the press that they learned a second assailant could have been involved in the crime, and they wanted help from the public to find out who that person was.

Larry's alleged accomplice was described as a white male in his 30s or 40s, between 180 to 190 pounds, and had a mustache and brown hair.

Authorities stated that the individual might have been driving a Ford Escort and likely went by the name Gary.

Based on what I read in the coverage about this case and my interview with Jack Kerwin, the information about this Gary guy came from statements Larry provided to investigators while in custody.

How true the information was wasn't entirely clear at the time, but authorities had to make sure they didn't miss anything.

What was clear, though, is that on April 30th, three days after the crime, Jack had been released from the hospital and was home recovering from his injuries after undergoing surgeries on his jaw.

Doctors were able to retrieve one of the bullets from his head, but they were forced to leave the other one in because it was too risky to try and take it out.

Meanwhile, Tillamook County had wasted no time in leveling more severe charges against Larry for Danny's murder and the attempted murder of Jack.

The charges against Larry that had been previously filed by Clatsop County for him stealing Danny's truck and fleeing police were dropped, and prosecutors in Tillamook filed charges for aggravated murder, robbery, and attempted murder.

The murder charge alone qualified Larry for the death penalty.

And as the case made its way through court, reporters started to dig up more and more information about Larry Jean Cole.

And what they found was disturbing, to say the least.

The longer a case goes unsolved, the quieter it can become.

On Park Predators, I've reported on crimes that happened years, sometimes even decades ago.

And I'm always aware that for the families involved, time doesn't always make it easier.

That's one of the reasons I listened to the deck.