Convicted 'Creighton killer' Dr. Anthony Garcia gets the death sentence

To no one's surprise, the pronouncement was 'death' by the Nebraska 3-judge panel

A three-judge panel today sentenced convicted quadruple murderer, Dr. Anthony Garcia, to death for his actions in the killings of Thomas Hunter, 11, and the family housekeeper Shirlee Sherman, 57, in March 2008 and Dr. Roger Brumback and his wife Mary, both 65, in May 2013.

  

The hangman awaits Dr. Anthony Garcia as a 3-judge panel today recommended
the death sentence for the convicted and now condemned quadruple murderer

Both sets of double murders, which took place a little more than five years apart in the quiet heartland town of Omaha, NE, were thought to be motivated by Dr. Garcia's festering desire for revenge after he was unceremoniously fired from the Creighton University Medical School in 2001.

Garcia was fired from the Creighton University pathology residency training program back in the summer of 2001 by the two then-heads of the pathology department, Drs. William Hunter (the residency director) and Roger Brumback (the department chairman) for what was characterized as unprofessional conduct.

Prosecutors from the Douglas County Attorney's Office contend that Garcia held a simmering and fomenting grudge against Drs. Hunter and Brumback for smearing his professional reputation with a devastating and stigmatic firing which stuck with the troubled doctor throughout his medical career.

Death penalty hearing for Anthony Garcia delayed again until May

Yet another delay in the death penalty phase of the Anthony Garcia murder trial

The death penalty hearing for convicted murderer, Dr. Anthony Garcia, has been delayed yet again.

Dr. Garcia's new legal counsel, the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, asked for the delay because of difficulty in getting files on Garcia's mental health records from his former attorneys, Robert Motta Sr. and Robert Motta Jr. of Chicago.

The three-judge panel hearing on whether Dr. Garcia would face the death penalty for his crimes was originally set for March 12th, but now has been rescheduled for May 30 to June 1 by Douglas County District Judge Gary Randall.

At a hearing on Tuesday, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine objected to the delay, saying the case has dragged on way too long.

As Anthony Garcia's quadruple murder case is featured on another TV show, Judge dismisses Garcia's motion against the death penalty

What's been happening on Medicine of Omaha's Wild Medicine?

A lot of you have been wondering what's been happening of late on Medicine of Omaha's Wild Medicine.

Apparently, there's been a news blackout on medicine-related stories by the Omaha press because we've been stealing so much of their thunder with scandals about the medical profession in the Omaha area.

For instance in the past, the Omaha World-Herald unsuccessfully lodged a copyright complaint against us for thumb-nailing one of their photos, which is legal to do since it's on their servers. Those kinds of false copyright DMCA claims went nowhere.

But this week, another national television show—this time a cable outlet called Investigation Discovery (ID)—has aired yet another crime documentary of the events of the Anthony Garcia quadruple murder case, breaking the news blackout. The show, episode 4 of James Patternson's Murder is Forever entitled, "Murder on the Run," aired Monday night at 9 p.m. on ID. (Click here to see a link to the video of the show.)

CBS News '48 Hours' features Dr. Anthony Garcia's quadruple murder case

Yesterday, CBS's "48 Hours: Resident Evil" featured the story of the two double murders in Omaha, Nebraska committed out of revenge by Dr. Anthony Garcia, which has infamously come to be known nationwide as the "Creighton killings."

Garcia was convicted last October of the two sets of double murders, involving ties back to his old medical residency program at Creighton University, and now awaits a hearing by a three-judge panel to determine if he will face the death penalty for his crimes.

Dr. Anthony Garcia's death penalty hearing likely delayed after Judge orders mental competency exam for 'Creighton Killer'

Convicted Creighton Killer, Dr. Anthony Garcia, sat in court catatonic, refusing to answer the Judge in court

Convicted murderer Dr. Anthony Garcia sat mute during a mandatory preliminary death penalty sentencing hearing this morning and remained non-responsive to any questions from the Judge or his legal team.

Judge Gary Randall ordered a mental evaluation for Dr.
Anthony Garcia before proceeding with the death penalty
phase of the Garcia murder trial

When Judge Gary Randall repeatedly asked Dr. Garcia questions during the hearing, Dr. Garcia simply remained silent throughout the entire hearing, rocking back and forth in his seat with his eyes gazing downward avoiding any eye contact with anyone in the courtroom.

“Dr. Garcia if you do not respond to me, you leave me with no choice but to follow the third thing we discussed at the hearing last week [sic] was to have you sent to the Lincoln Regional Center to determine whether or not you’re competent,” Judge Randall said in court.

After getting no response from the defendant, the Judge then promptly ordered Dr. Garcia for another mental evaluation at the Lincoln Regional Center to determine if he is competent to take part in the death penalty phase of his murder trial.

Garcia had already refused to attend a sentencing hearing in person last week in Douglas County.

His legal team asserts that Garcia's catatonic behavior today is similar to what they experienced with the convicted murderer for months when they tried to meet with him in confidence to discuss issues before the court. Apparently, Dr. Garcia had not even spoken at all to his attorneys during his 3 1/2-week quadruple murder trial.