48 Hours What the Neighbors Saw
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Mar 23, 2026 Austin Herbst, son of the murder victim who speaks from the center of the case. He recounts family history, the night his father was killed, and his motivations and remorse. The conversation covers neighbors’ late-night observations, forensic breakthroughs that identified the victim, and the criminal process that followed.
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Neighbors Saw Midnight Cleanup And Rolled Carpet
- Neighbors Kaya and Chad Crammel watched Connie and Austin scrubbing floors and carrying a rolled-up carpet at night during a storm.
- Chad told Kaya, I think they finally killed him, because the truck was backed to the sliding door and activity was frantic and odd.
Genetic Genealogy Revealed Victim Identity
- Genetic genealogy identified the skull as Gary Albert Herbst after traditional missing-person leads had been exhausted.
- The DNA Doe Project built family trees from distant matches, allowing investigators to connect remains found in Wisconsin to Gary from Minnesota.
Yard Sale Came After Gary Vanished
- After Gary disappeared, Connie and Austin held a yard sale selling men's clothes, tools, and ammo boxes while neighbors wondered where Gary was.
- Neighbors noticed the family's sudden cheerfulness and Connie saying Gary left because he didn't want to be married.