THE DARK SIDE OF NEBRASKA
Gregory Fester II
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photo courtesy NDCS
Full Name: Gregory D. Fester II
DOB: February 21, 1987
Charge: 2nd degree murder
County: Cass
City: Murdock
Current Status: Lincoln Correctional Center
Partner in Crime: Jessica Reid
Date of Crime: April 17, 2007
Victim: Wayne & Sharmon Stock
DOB: February 21, 1987
Charge: 2nd degree murder
County: Cass
City: Murdock
Current Status: Lincoln Correctional Center
Partner in Crime: Jessica Reid
Date of Crime: April 17, 2007
Victim: Wayne & Sharmon Stock
A ring found at a double murder scene has led to charges against two teens - Jessica Reid, 17, and Gregory Fester, 19, of Horicon, Wisconsin - who admitted to breaking into the victims' rural home.
This week's arrests of Jessica and Gregory in connection of the Murdock couple started with a stolen red pickup. Authorities think the pair drove the pickup 500 miles to Bulldog's Bar & Grille on Murdock's main street on April 16, 2006. The next day, Wayne and Sharmon Stock were found shot dead in their farmhouse west of Murdock. Searching the home, officers found a gold ring, a ring they used to connect the two teens to the investigation of the killings.
Late April 15 or early April 16, Jessica and Gregory stole a 2002 red Dodge pickup belonging to Ryan Krenz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Inside the truck, Jessica told investigators, she found a gold ring with the inscription, "Love Always, Cori and Ryan." Because the ring was too big for her other fingers, Jessica said, she wore it on her thumb.
On April 16, Gregory and Jessica drove the stolen truck through Nebraska on their way to Louisiana. Gregory knew a "friend" in Nebraska named "Thomas" but didn't know his last name. Jessica told investigators that she and Gregory met two men in front of Bulldog's in Murdock. She identified one of them as Nicholas Sampson. Jessica said Nicholas left the bar for "about an hour or so," then returned. Later, Jessica said, she and Gregory went with the two men to a house outside of Murdock. Gregory and Jessica were only there to steal money. Jessica said she opened a window with no screen. She and Gregory entered the Stock home with Nicholas.
Inside, she found an envelope with $500 in cash on the kitchen counter. She picked up the cash, then went upstairs to check on the others. She heard gunshots when she was on the stairs. When she reached the top of the stairs, she saw a man get shot in the head and was sprayed with blood from the blast. As she ran back downstairs, Jessica heard gunshots and called to Gregory that they needed to leave. Jessica said she didn't know where Gregory was when she heard the gunshots and didn't see him until she reached the pickup.
Gregory told investigators that he witnessed Wayne's killing and said that Jessica told him to dispose of the weapons, which he said he later threw into a ditch. The next day, April 17, the Stocks were found dead in an upstairs bedroom by their son, Andrew Stock.
This week's arrests of Jessica and Gregory in connection of the Murdock couple started with a stolen red pickup. Authorities think the pair drove the pickup 500 miles to Bulldog's Bar & Grille on Murdock's main street on April 16, 2006. The next day, Wayne and Sharmon Stock were found shot dead in their farmhouse west of Murdock. Searching the home, officers found a gold ring, a ring they used to connect the two teens to the investigation of the killings.
Late April 15 or early April 16, Jessica and Gregory stole a 2002 red Dodge pickup belonging to Ryan Krenz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Inside the truck, Jessica told investigators, she found a gold ring with the inscription, "Love Always, Cori and Ryan." Because the ring was too big for her other fingers, Jessica said, she wore it on her thumb.
On April 16, Gregory and Jessica drove the stolen truck through Nebraska on their way to Louisiana. Gregory knew a "friend" in Nebraska named "Thomas" but didn't know his last name. Jessica told investigators that she and Gregory met two men in front of Bulldog's in Murdock. She identified one of them as Nicholas Sampson. Jessica said Nicholas left the bar for "about an hour or so," then returned. Later, Jessica said, she and Gregory went with the two men to a house outside of Murdock. Gregory and Jessica were only there to steal money. Jessica said she opened a window with no screen. She and Gregory entered the Stock home with Nicholas.
Inside, she found an envelope with $500 in cash on the kitchen counter. She picked up the cash, then went upstairs to check on the others. She heard gunshots when she was on the stairs. When she reached the top of the stairs, she saw a man get shot in the head and was sprayed with blood from the blast. As she ran back downstairs, Jessica heard gunshots and called to Gregory that they needed to leave. Jessica said she didn't know where Gregory was when she heard the gunshots and didn't see him until she reached the pickup.
Gregory told investigators that he witnessed Wayne's killing and said that Jessica told him to dispose of the weapons, which he said he later threw into a ditch. The next day, April 17, the Stocks were found dead in an upstairs bedroom by their son, Andrew Stock.
Wayne Stock
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Sharmon Stock
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Autopsy results showed that Wayne, 58, and Sharmon, 55, both were shot in the head at close range with a shotgun. The home showed no signs of forced entry, likely because the door was unlocked, and nothing was reported taken from the home.
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Source: Lincoln Journal Star