A Brutal Murder That Shocked A Small Town: The Sharon Ericson Case | Homicide Hours to Kill

The violent murder of a loveable 66-year-old busybody puts a tiny Nebraska farming community under the microscope. In this episode of Homicide: Hours to Kill, we head to Colon, Nebraska, a village of around 100 people with a bank, a post office and one bar. On 30 June 2003, a call reports a suicide in a garage on Main Street. But when Saunders County investigators Jay Peterson and Jeremy McCoy arrive, they find 66-year-old Sharon Ericson with head injuries that don’t match a gunshot, defensive wounds on her arms and legs, blood spattered up the garage wall, and an unloaded Beretta with no magazine lying beside her. Sharon had lived in Colon all her life, worked at the courthouse and was known for watching what her neighbours were up to and telling them exactly what she thought. As detectives rebuild her final 24 hours, from a Sunday lunch and movie with her cousin to the morning she failed to make her usual trip to the post office, they discover her back door kicked in, a chisel used to pry it open and her phone lines cut. Suspicion falls on the town postmaster who found her, the neighbour’s son who came home in the early hours, and a trucker she’d feuded with, while a young paper girl’s story and swirling small-town rumours only add to the confusion. A Brutal Murder That Shocked A Small Town: The Sharon Ericson Case | Homicide Hours to Kill | S3E01 | To Know Her was to Love Her *This film is under non-exclusive license from Cineflix. All rights reserved.* Our BEST Curated True Crime Docs:    • Our Best CURATED True Crime Documentaries ...   Murders and Homicide Documentaries:    • Murders and Homicides | True Crime Fix   If you love the content on the channel, and you want to see more, consider giving us a Super Thanks! Every bit helps us get more incredible content onto the channel. Let us know what you think of this case in the comments below! ______________________________________________________ Welcome to the Crime Family! Be Sure to Subscribe to get more Incredible Crime Content!    / @truecrimefix   Welcome to True Crime Fix—your ultimate destination for gripping crime stories and chilling documentaries! Dive deep into the world of real crime with shows that explore everything from catfishing and hate crimes to online predators. We bring you the best true crime documentaries from the top producers around the world, showcasing the most compelling and thought-provoking cases. Whether you're a true crime enthusiast or simply curious, our weekly content will keep you hooked. Subscribe now and never miss an episode—your next crime fix is just a click away! All of the content on this channel is UNDER LEGAL LICENSE (We have written contracts) from various copyright holders and distributors. We ask you to please contact us if you believe there are any copyright issues via - rights@vamedianetwork.com True Crime Fix is owned and operated by VA Media Ltd. All rights reserved. #truecrimefix #crimegenre #crimedocumentaries #crimestory #crimestories #documentary #stalkers #truecrimedocumentary #sharonericson #hourstokill #nebraska #colonnebraska 0:00 A Heinous Attack 2:27 A Reported Suicide 4:49 Colon’s First Murder 6:49 Her Final 24 Hours 9:25 Cut Phone Lines 12:21 Found In The Garage 14:17 A Close Friend 17:28 Canvassing The Town 18:30 The Neighbours 22:00 Dead Ends 23:48 A Paper Girl’s Story 25:38 The Truck Drivers 29:06 A DNA Profile 30:27 Rumours 33:47 A Polygraph 38:01 Piecing It Together 41:41 Justice For Sharon