If you missed Part 1 about the infamous Suitcase Killer, you can read about it here.
How do you prosecute a murder when there is no body to be found?
With ground-breaking investigators and forensic experts from around the world, and an extremely dedicated prosecution team. The murder of Scott Dunn and the subsequent trial of his murderers in Lubbock was so remarkable that it became an episode of Forensic Files (season 4, episode 2, “The Killing Room” 1999).
Made For TV Murder
Of course, there were also some made-for-TV details that producers of Forensic Files must have salivated over- a “cross-dressing” date (excuse the 1991 term, please), a flashy car, a massive blood stain, and a convicted female murderer willing to speak on camera. The forensics were top-notch, too. A successfully tried murder case with only one small body part to prove that Scott had died in what must have been an extremely brutal beating.
An Empty Grave
For decades, Scott Dunn’s grave remained empty at Lubbock Cemetery.
YOUR LIFE ON EARTH WAS BRIEF BUT YOU LEFT A LASTING MEMORY
The headstone also has an image of his beloved car, a Camaro he named Yellow Submarine. When Scott went missing, his girlfriend, Leisha Hamilton, offered to help his father find Scott on the condition that she would be allowed to keep the beautiful sports car. That certainly isn’t suspicious at all.
Justice For Scott, And A Discovery 21 Years Later
Jim Dunn, Scott’s dad, fought long and hard for justice for his son- including contacting the VIDOCQ Society, which investigated the case pro bono. Even Scotland Yard became involved after reviewing the evidence. Richard Walter, a forensic pathologist who donated his time and expertise to the investigation, was able to convince authorities that Scott could not have possibly survived with his skull fragment that was found, along with a giant blood puddle, inside his apartment…