Mike Boudet

While police searched Eric's guest house for evidence, the interview, as bizarre as it was, remained purely circumstantial. They needed more. Then came a breakthrough that set everything in motion. They found Sherry's car.

While police searched Eric's guest house for evidence, the interview, as bizarre as it was, remained purely circumstantial. They needed more. Then came a breakthrough that set everything in motion. They found Sherry's car.

Down Reeder Road, the detectives descended upon Sherry's Nissan in a desolate pit.

Down Reeder Road, the detectives descended upon Sherry's Nissan in a desolate pit.

Down Reeder Road, the detectives descended upon Sherry's Nissan in a desolate pit.

Sherry's Nissan was a husk of a car. It had been burned to a crisp. Just the bare metal bones of the car remained as smoke swirled all around. Then they saw something unforgettable.

Sherry's Nissan was a husk of a car. It had been burned to a crisp. Just the bare metal bones of the car remained as smoke swirled all around. Then they saw something unforgettable.

Sherry's Nissan was a husk of a car. It had been burned to a crisp. Just the bare metal bones of the car remained as smoke swirled all around. Then they saw something unforgettable.

There it was. The first piece of Sherry. Her skull just sitting there like a message from whoever had done this.

There it was. The first piece of Sherry. Her skull just sitting there like a message from whoever had done this.

There it was. The first piece of Sherry. Her skull just sitting there like a message from whoever had done this.

The brutality of Sherry's death was becoming apparent. This had been a violent, savage murder.

The brutality of Sherry's death was becoming apparent. This had been a violent, savage murder.

The brutality of Sherry's death was becoming apparent. This had been a violent, savage murder.

It was clear that Sherry had been killed with the knives Dan had gifted her. All signs pointed to Eric, but there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. No confession. No proof. Detectives were left questioning, was Eric the killer or was someone else involved? Then, an unexpected phone call would blow the investigation wide open.

It was clear that Sherry had been killed with the knives Dan had gifted her. All signs pointed to Eric, but there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. No confession. No proof. Detectives were left questioning, was Eric the killer or was someone else involved? Then, an unexpected phone call would blow the investigation wide open.

It was clear that Sherry had been killed with the knives Dan had gifted her. All signs pointed to Eric, but there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. No confession. No proof. Detectives were left questioning, was Eric the killer or was someone else involved? Then, an unexpected phone call would blow the investigation wide open.

A man named Ryan Gessme called the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and said he needed to talk to someone. Ryan was one of Eric's only friends and a member of the same Wiccan church that Sherry and Eric belonged to. He was the one Eric had called on the phone to witness the blood oath. Ryan said that a few days after the oath, Eric called him asking for help.

A man named Ryan Gessme called the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and said he needed to talk to someone. Ryan was one of Eric's only friends and a member of the same Wiccan church that Sherry and Eric belonged to. He was the one Eric had called on the phone to witness the blood oath. Ryan said that a few days after the oath, Eric called him asking for help.

A man named Ryan Gessme called the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and said he needed to talk to someone. Ryan was one of Eric's only friends and a member of the same Wiccan church that Sherry and Eric belonged to. He was the one Eric had called on the phone to witness the blood oath. Ryan said that a few days after the oath, Eric called him asking for help.