November 20, 2024 • 25 mins
In the tiny, rural village of Emerson, Nebraska, where only about 800 people live nestled in the northern, rolling hills, a series of inexplicable events begins to unfold. What seems like an ordinary morning turns into a nightmare as a young mother stumbles upon clues that hint at foul play on her boyfriend’s property. As the clues quickly mount, the truth reveals itself to be far worse than anyone could have imagined.
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Young Nebraska mother Jacqueline Marr arrives at her boyfriend's home
on the morning of November two, twenty sixteen, to check
on him because he abruptly stopped texting her the previous evening.
At bedtime, she sees his six year old son waiting
on the front porch, but school has already started. Without thinking,
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she moves into mother mode and reassures him that she'll
take him to school. Curiously, his dad must have gone
to work, leaving the little boy behind. Even more disturbing
is the boy's pallid complexion. Are you feeling sick? She
asks him, with his chin lowered and eyes looking dolefully
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up at her. He slowly shakes his head to the
left and right. As she takes her eyes off the
boy and glances at the house and property. Jacqueline's eyes
widen at the sight before her. Near a red Dodge
charger are air compressors she's never seen before. Her gaze
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darts to the ground, where a pair of boots lies abandoned,
a flashlight discarded near by, and then the chilling realization
sets in the dark splotches staining the ground resemble blood
mark pounding Jacqueline's mind races with questions, am I awake?
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Where is Craig? And is he okay? She shrugs off
the uneasiness and tries to put on a brave face
for the little boy she's about to deliver to school,
But she knows something terrible has happened. Welcome to Sword
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and Scale Nightmares, True Crime for Bedtime Where nightmare begins Now?
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The classroom buzzes with the energy of children excited to learn.
The grade school teacher stands in front of the room,
preparing herself for the usual day chatter, bathroom breaks, snack times,
spelling in the occasional potty accident. As the more settles
into a rhythm, Craig Kubick's son enters the classroom late,
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his usually bright eyes covered with an unsettling sadness or
is it fear? A flicker of concern passes through her
thoughts before she greets him with a warm smile. Good morning,
she says, kneeling to his eye level, how are you today?
The child's response is unexpected, starkly contrasting his usual cheerful demeanor.
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My dad's dead, it blurts out. The teacher's heart skips
a beat, her mind racing to make sense of this
sudden revelation. What do you mean, sweetheart, she asks, gently,
guiding him to a quiet corner of the classroom. Innocently,
but at the same time heavily, he explains that someone
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killed his father. The little boy also tells the teacher
that there is blood on his father's boot and a flashlight.
Sensing the urgency, she takes him to the principal's office.
When questioned by the principle, he repeats the same information
and also mentions a gun and an air compressor. Unable
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to reach Craig and face with the possibility of his
harm or injury, she calls the police to conduct a
welfare check. As the boy recounts the exact details, his
words fall heavily on all the ears that hear them.
His dad, Craig Boomer Kubick, was the kind of guy
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who seemed to have a bit of everything in him,
the rugged charm of a Nebraskan Midwestern farmer, the skilled
hands of a craftsman, in the heart of a community pillar.
Born and raised in Emerson, Nebraska, Craig loved farming, helping
out on the family farm alongside his dad, he learned
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the value of sweat equity and the satisfaction of fixing
things with his own two hands, whether it was tinkering
with tractors, repairing buildings, or diving into car mechanics. Craig's
nack for practical skills was evident even as a young boy.
Described as down to earth and genuine, he graduated from
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high school in nineteen ninety two and began building and
repairing horse racetrack equipment and mastering the art of welding.
But Craig had a creative side too. A lover of music,
he played the piano and often loved to try his
hand at guitar, hero to create his own rock music. Yeah,
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I know, I know, it's not really writing music. Calm down,
struggling artists out there. It's only going to get tougher
with AI. Beyond his personal pursuits, Craig was deeply connected
to his community. He often lent a hand in church
projects or used as skill for altruism because he believed
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in giving back. For all these reasons, he seemed to
be a great catch for Jacqueline Marr, who hadn't seen
him since seven pm the previous night. At ten point thirty.
The following day, cops arrive at Craig's rural property just
off of a highway. The partially fenced in property faces
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a wide open field across from the road. They turn
in the gravel lane and can't see the mobile home
at first because of the tree groves surrounding it. Initially,
it seems like a salvage yard. Abandoned vehicles are contained
within the fence. Jacqueline and Craig's father are waiting to
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meet them. Jacqueline is obviously distressed as she paces and
wrings her hands. She insists something is wrong. Someone took
him or something she claims. Next, she leads pull a
short distance and points to a large patch of blood,
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a flashlight covered in dried blood, and a path of
blood drops forming a trail and leading to fresh tire tracks.
Police immediately tests for a ping with Craig's cell phone,
but there's no match, but Jacqueline tells them that she
has already viewed Craig's security footage showing two men leaving
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the property the day he went missing. She remembers their
presence from when she was there, and she remembers them
being very angry. It didn't take long for law enforcement
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to zero in on one of the men. They recognized
him from previous crimes as Andre Serber, who was friends
with Brian Galvin Hernandez. He was also dating Brian's sister,
so he was known to be at the Galvin residence
a lot. As police drove past the Galvin property, Andrea's
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black GMC Yukon de Nali immediately stood out and they
knew they were on the right track. So officers pull
into the home and no sooner do they start exiting
the vehicle that they spot Brian outside. Their eyes lock
and his eyes widen just before he looks away and
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starts running. Sensing this would be what would happen, the
police are on high alert and are already poised for
the chase. Gaining on him, the police shouts stop right
now and fall to the ground. He complies and is
easily apprehended and put in handcuffs. When they ask him
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where is Andre, he quietly admits that he's in the house.
Brian and handcuffs, led by officers, approaches the home, knock
and are greeted by a half naked Andre, clad only
in a towel. They open by telling him that they're
looking for Craig Kubick. You saw him yesterday, any idea
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where he is today? All their questions are met with
the same answer, I don't know. While police are conducting
a protective sweep, they find blood covered boots and pants.
They relay their findings to the officer, speaking to Andre,
You're going to need to come with us, the officer
says firmly, Uh, I'm gonna need to put some clothes
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on first, he snaps back. Police allow him to escort
them through the house. They end up in the garage,
where the deputy has already been told about the bloody clothing.
At first, Andrea walks right up to the pile of
red stained clothing, now buzzing with flies. He abruptly changes
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course and goes to another section of the garage, where
he finds clothes soiled and dirt. He decides that putting
these on is a much better option than the blood
stained ones across the way, so you know, he dons
them on. As officers navigate the Golvin residence, a shrill
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ring pierces the air, signaling an incoming call. One officer,
momentarily distracted from the investigation, answers the phone to hear
Andre's mother on the line. Her voice crackles with urgency
as she relays information about her son's potential whereabouts that morning.
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She describes their abandoned farmstead in rural Dixon County as
if it's a ghost town. Ends her message by saying
Andrea was spotted there by a neighbor that morning. In
a motherly tone, she adds, and she thinks he was
up to some mischief, she says. She already phoned her brother,
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the rightful owner of the farm, and he's granting permission
to go ahead and search the property and do what
you need to do. At this point, the investigation is
moving fast, and deputies leave the Golvin residence and head
for the Serber family farm. We'll have this wrapped up
in no time, they think. Pulling into the dirt lane,
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the police look at each other in acknowledgment of missus
Soerber's description. They truly feel like they are in a
no man's land there. It is when deputy mutters, his
voice barely audible over the hum of the engine as
he points towards a silver Chevy Impala park near a
dilapidated barn. That's the one Andrea was driving when he
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had that accident, he remembers. But it's what lies nearby
that sends a chill down their spines. A burn barrel
emitting wisps of smoke, a red gas can, and a
spray bottle tinged with what appears to be blood, but
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worse like a scene from the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre
or perhaps Fargo, bits of bloody flesh speckle the ground
near the burn barrel. Approaching cautiously, the officer's spy red
droplets dotting the ground and lee to the Impala. As
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they circle the vehicle, their eyes widen at the sight
of blood spattered across the trunk area, giving every indication
that it contains a significant but disturbing clue about what
happened to Craig Kubick. We need a warrant for that trunk,
the deputy utters as he radios for backup. Within moments,
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a telephonic warrant is secured, and the officers waste no
time in prying open the trunk. The metallic creak of
the heavy lid echoes, and with bated breath, the police
are sure of what's inside, their hearts pounding with anticipation.
They think to themselves, get ready for the stench of
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a dead body. But they are amidst the darkness of
the trunk lie only parts of a body, A severed
human arm and le like they assume belonged to Craig.
But where's the rest of them? Their training kicks in
and they mask their horror with professional detachment as they
secure the scene and await the forensic team. After the
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Impala was impounded, investigators meticulously combed through every inch of
the vehicle, determined to collect every shred of evidence that
might shed light on the heinous crime. Amidst the clutter
of personal belongings and scattered debris, more traces of blood
were unearthed. They discovered two cell phones, one of which
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appeared to belong to Craig. The mere presence of these
devices hinted at a digital trail that could unravel the mystery.
Further in the glove box was confirmation that the vehicle
belonged to Andrea, connecting him directly to the crime scene.
The most damning evidence, however, came from the DNA testing
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conducted on the blood samples elected from various locations. The
blood from the Impala the Kubick residents, the Serber family farm,
as well as the boots and clothing found at the
Galvin residence, well pointed to a consistent DNA profile matching
that of Kubeck. This irrefutable link tied the strands of
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the evidence together, painting a vivid picture of the events
that had transpired. Intriguingly, a knife was found near the Impala,
and while Andre's fingerprints were found on the weapon, Golvin
or Kubick's prince were absent, leaving detectives unclear about the
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role each one of them played and the motive that
set the events into action. One thing was for sure,
though they needed to find the rest of Craig Kubick
for the sake of his family, friends, and forensics. Little
did they realize that the answers they sought would soon
surface in a shocking revelation, bringing to a chilling conclusion,
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a truth that would lie in the discovery of the
rest of Craig's mutilated body. On November fifth, twenty sixteen,
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Craig's lifeless body lay abandoned in a desolate ditch, waiting
for someone to find it. The mild temperatures occurring that
fall in Nebraska contributed to the process of decomposition, yet
it was shockingly clear whose body it was. It was
a scene straight out of Friday the thirteenth, with Craig's
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mutilated corpse presenting like an unfortunate animal crushed by the
relentless force of a passing semi truck and then left
to rot on the side of the road. His severed
arm and leg, eerily detached from his body, were tucked
away in the trunk of Andrea's silver Impala back at
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the farm. But here in plain sight officers can't believe
their eyes. Lying next to the body are several internal organs,
making this an even more gruesome snapshot. The head and
torso are still intact, only without any limbs, and the
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remaining arm and leg have been thrown into the same
ditch to the ones found in the car. The cause
of Craig's demise was not dismemberment, however much simpler. He
was shot in the back of the head before his
body was disassembled. After fully reviewing surveillance footage from Craig's property,
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they discovered the most damning evidence on it. Two men,
twenty five year old Andre and eighteen year old Brian
could be viewed forcibly escorting Craig from his mobile home
and later dragging his lifeless body across the ground towards
a silver car. The only thing the camera failed to
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catch was what happened in between, but the massive hole
in his skull was leaving a bloody path along the way.
According to Craig's girlfriend, Jacqueline, she had witnessed these two
men and had called them menacing and aggressive, and said
that they had come to the home on the very
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day of Craig's murder. On Friday, November four, twenty sixteen,
both on Andre Serber and Brian Galvin were charged with
the horrific slaughter of Craig Kubeck. Brian would plead no contest,
and Andrea pleaded not guilty, but a judge ruled that
Andrea was not mentally competent to stand trial. Andrea's competency
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became a widely swinging pendulum For the next three years.
He continually refused medications that might restore his mental health,
and the state of his mind was in question, with
or without treatment. At one point, a psychiatrist simply didn't
believe Andrea's portrayal of a psychotic person. The doctor witnessed
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Andrea basically mimicking the symptoms of other patients. When one
patient started acting like a dog, barking responses instead of
speaking them sounds familiar, by the way, and wagging his tongue,
Andre decided to do this thing because I guess that's
what crazy people do. Right. Then he noticed another patient
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garnering attention for his drooling, and he added drooling to
the repertoire a little special flare every now and then.
You know, how this guy didn't get an Emmy is
beyond me. At one point, he started talking to himself
about all of his children who were angels, literal angels,
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not just well behaved kids, but you know, they had
wings and shit. According to this expert, psychosis typically presents
as a continuum of same symptoms, not an ever changing
kaleidoscope of new variations. The courtroom became a battleground of
conflicting opinions, debates, testimonies, and expert psychiatrists, all arguing with
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each other and contributing to this push and pull game
of courtroom tug of war. Finally, in of twenty twenty,
just before we all started panicking about you know, what Yet,
another psychiatrist found him competent. This time, his trial was
set for August. The trial took only six days and
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included dozens of witnesses and one hundred pieces of evidence.
It became clear that the motive was nothing more than
bounty hunter style repossession of a car. Yeah yeah, yeah yeah. Basically,
dog the bounty hunter went crazy. That sounds pretty terrifying actually. Anyway,
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whether Andre had sold the car, lent it, or given
it to Craig, a red Dodge charger was the vehicle
in dispute. Andre wanted it back, so he brought Brian
along for support and something that resulted in a bit
of a deadly confrontation. Stay away FROMGGS list, guys, it's
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a shit show. Andrea claimed self defense, testifying that he
and Brian went to Craig's place late at night to
talk about picking up the charger he had sold to Craig.
Andre said Craig pulled a gun on him and he
grabbed it, shooting Craig without meaning to. When he realized
Craig was dead, he panicked and took the body to
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the Server farm to cut it up and hide. It
sounds reasonable, I guess are you buying this? Trial evidence
showed that a knife with Andrea's fingerprints was found near
the car containing Craig's severed arm and leg. Craig's DNA
was found inside Andrea's car, on his boots and a
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pair of pants. The gun Andre claimed was Craig's was
never found, and Andre claimed he threw it into a creak.
Another version of his story was that he and Brian
went to get the Impala with the intention of taking
Craig to the hospital, but then realized that he was dead,
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although the fatal bullet wound was below Craig's left ear,
as if he was shot from behind. The defense argued
that Andre did commit the murder, but it couldn't have
been premeditated because the cleanup was so sloppy. It couldn't
have been because he was an idiot or something. The
evidence just didn't make sense, they argued. But what did
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make sense to the jury was that a little boy
was left without a dad, a girlfriend without her partner,
and parents without their son, and that's usually worth more
than a Dodge Charger, at least to some people. The
village of eight hundred, in which Craig lived was buzzing
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with anticipation for the trial's verdict. Everyone knew who Craig was,
and everyone liked him. The cashier of the only gas
station in the area recalled seeing him and his little
boy all the time. One resident said nothing had compared
to Craig Kubrick's death in more than forty five years.
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Another remembered Craig fixing his car for free when he
was in a pinch. In exchange for the plea of
now nineteen year old Brian Galvin, the state reduced his
original charge of first degree murder. Instead of seventy possible
years in prison, he was given fifty to sixty for
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attempted murder and accessory to murder. I don't think that
ten years will make much of a difference to you. Andre,
on the other hand, was sentenced to life for first
degree murder, even though the killers were convicted and put
away for a very long time. This case feels so unsatisfying.
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It feels so empty, so meaningless. A nightmare that didn't
have to happen, and the nightmare continues for a little boy,
Craig's little boy. You will live an eternal, living nightmare.
The horrors of that tragic day etched into his mind
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because his dad is gone forever. If you enjoyed the show,
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good Night,
Young Nebraska mother Jacqueline Marr arrives at her boyfriend's home
on the morning of November two, twenty sixteen, to check
on him because he abruptly stopped texting her the previous evening.
At bedtime, she sees his six year old son waiting
on the front porch, but school has already started. Without thinking,
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she moves into mother mode and reassures him that she'll
take him to school. Curiously, his dad must have gone
to work, leaving the little boy behind. Even more disturbing
is the boy's pallid complexion. Are you feeling sick? She
asks him, with his chin lowered and eyes looking dolefully
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up at her. He slowly shakes his head to the
left and right. As she takes her eyes off the
boy and glances at the house and property. Jacqueline's eyes
widen at the sight before her. Near a red Dodge
charger are air compressors she's never seen before. Her gaze
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darts to the ground, where a pair of boots lies abandoned,
a flashlight discarded near by, and then the chilling realization
sets in the dark splotches staining the ground resemble blood
mark pounding Jacqueline's mind races with questions, am I awake?
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Where is Craig? And is he okay? She shrugs off
the uneasiness and tries to put on a brave face
for the little boy she's about to deliver to school,
But she knows something terrible has happened. Welcome to Sword
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and Scale Nightmares, True Crime for Bedtime Where nightmare begins Now?
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The classroom buzzes with the energy of children excited to learn.
The grade school teacher stands in front of the room,
preparing herself for the usual day chatter, bathroom breaks, snack times,
spelling in the occasional potty accident. As the more settles
into a rhythm, Craig Kubick's son enters the classroom late,
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his usually bright eyes covered with an unsettling sadness or
is it fear? A flicker of concern passes through her
thoughts before she greets him with a warm smile. Good morning,
she says, kneeling to his eye level, how are you today?
The child's response is unexpected, starkly contrasting his usual cheerful demeanor.
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My dad's dead, it blurts out. The teacher's heart skips
a beat, her mind racing to make sense of this
sudden revelation. What do you mean, sweetheart, she asks, gently,
guiding him to a quiet corner of the classroom. Innocently,
but at the same time heavily, he explains that someone
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killed his father. The little boy also tells the teacher
that there is blood on his father's boot and a flashlight.
Sensing the urgency, she takes him to the principal's office.
When questioned by the principle, he repeats the same information
and also mentions a gun and an air compressor. Unable
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to reach Craig and face with the possibility of his
harm or injury, she calls the police to conduct a
welfare check. As the boy recounts the exact details, his
words fall heavily on all the ears that hear them.
His dad, Craig Boomer Kubick, was the kind of guy
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who seemed to have a bit of everything in him,
the rugged charm of a Nebraskan Midwestern farmer, the skilled
hands of a craftsman, in the heart of a community pillar.
Born and raised in Emerson, Nebraska, Craig loved farming, helping
out on the family farm alongside his dad, he learned
(04:58):
the value of sweat equity and the satisfaction of fixing
things with his own two hands, whether it was tinkering
with tractors, repairing buildings, or diving into car mechanics. Craig's
nack for practical skills was evident even as a young boy.
Described as down to earth and genuine, he graduated from
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high school in nineteen ninety two and began building and
repairing horse racetrack equipment and mastering the art of welding.
But Craig had a creative side too. A lover of music,
he played the piano and often loved to try his
hand at guitar, hero to create his own rock music. Yeah,
(05:42):
I know, I know, it's not really writing music. Calm down,
struggling artists out there. It's only going to get tougher
with AI. Beyond his personal pursuits, Craig was deeply connected
to his community. He often lent a hand in church
projects or used as skill for altruism because he believed
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in giving back. For all these reasons, he seemed to
be a great catch for Jacqueline Marr, who hadn't seen
him since seven pm the previous night. At ten point thirty.
The following day, cops arrive at Craig's rural property just
off of a highway. The partially fenced in property faces
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a wide open field across from the road. They turn
in the gravel lane and can't see the mobile home
at first because of the tree groves surrounding it. Initially,
it seems like a salvage yard. Abandoned vehicles are contained
within the fence. Jacqueline and Craig's father are waiting to
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meet them. Jacqueline is obviously distressed as she paces and
wrings her hands. She insists something is wrong. Someone took
him or something she claims. Next, she leads pull a
short distance and points to a large patch of blood,
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a flashlight covered in dried blood, and a path of
blood drops forming a trail and leading to fresh tire tracks.
Police immediately tests for a ping with Craig's cell phone,
but there's no match, but Jacqueline tells them that she
has already viewed Craig's security footage showing two men leaving
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the property the day he went missing. She remembers their
presence from when she was there, and she remembers them
being very angry. It didn't take long for law enforcement
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to zero in on one of the men. They recognized
him from previous crimes as Andre Serber, who was friends
with Brian Galvin Hernandez. He was also dating Brian's sister,
so he was known to be at the Galvin residence
a lot. As police drove past the Galvin property, Andrea's
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black GMC Yukon de Nali immediately stood out and they
knew they were on the right track. So officers pull
into the home and no sooner do they start exiting
the vehicle that they spot Brian outside. Their eyes lock
and his eyes widen just before he looks away and
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starts running. Sensing this would be what would happen, the
police are on high alert and are already poised for
the chase. Gaining on him, the police shouts stop right
now and fall to the ground. He complies and is
easily apprehended and put in handcuffs. When they ask him
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where is Andre, he quietly admits that he's in the house.
Brian and handcuffs, led by officers, approaches the home, knock
and are greeted by a half naked Andre, clad only
in a towel. They open by telling him that they're
looking for Craig Kubick. You saw him yesterday, any idea
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where he is today? All their questions are met with
the same answer, I don't know. While police are conducting
a protective sweep, they find blood covered boots and pants.
They relay their findings to the officer, speaking to Andre,
You're going to need to come with us, the officer
says firmly, Uh, I'm gonna need to put some clothes
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on first, he snaps back. Police allow him to escort
them through the house. They end up in the garage,
where the deputy has already been told about the bloody clothing.
At first, Andrea walks right up to the pile of
red stained clothing, now buzzing with flies. He abruptly changes
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course and goes to another section of the garage, where
he finds clothes soiled and dirt. He decides that putting
these on is a much better option than the blood
stained ones across the way, so you know, he dons
them on. As officers navigate the Golvin residence, a shrill
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ring pierces the air, signaling an incoming call. One officer,
momentarily distracted from the investigation, answers the phone to hear
Andre's mother on the line. Her voice crackles with urgency
as she relays information about her son's potential whereabouts that morning.
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She describes their abandoned farmstead in rural Dixon County as
if it's a ghost town. Ends her message by saying
Andrea was spotted there by a neighbor that morning. In
a motherly tone, she adds, and she thinks he was
up to some mischief, she says. She already phoned her brother,
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the rightful owner of the farm, and he's granting permission
to go ahead and search the property and do what
you need to do. At this point, the investigation is
moving fast, and deputies leave the Golvin residence and head
for the Serber family farm. We'll have this wrapped up
in no time, they think. Pulling into the dirt lane,
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the police look at each other in acknowledgment of missus
Soerber's description. They truly feel like they are in a
no man's land there. It is when deputy mutters, his
voice barely audible over the hum of the engine as
he points towards a silver Chevy Impala park near a
dilapidated barn. That's the one Andrea was driving when he
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had that accident, he remembers. But it's what lies nearby
that sends a chill down their spines. A burn barrel
emitting wisps of smoke, a red gas can, and a
spray bottle tinged with what appears to be blood, but
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worse like a scene from the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre
or perhaps Fargo, bits of bloody flesh speckle the ground
near the burn barrel. Approaching cautiously, the officer's spy red
droplets dotting the ground and lee to the Impala. As
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they circle the vehicle, their eyes widen at the sight
of blood spattered across the trunk area, giving every indication
that it contains a significant but disturbing clue about what
happened to Craig Kubick. We need a warrant for that trunk,
the deputy utters as he radios for backup. Within moments,
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a telephonic warrant is secured, and the officers waste no
time in prying open the trunk. The metallic creak of
the heavy lid echoes, and with bated breath, the police
are sure of what's inside, their hearts pounding with anticipation.
They think to themselves, get ready for the stench of
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a dead body. But they are amidst the darkness of
the trunk lie only parts of a body, A severed
human arm and le like they assume belonged to Craig.
But where's the rest of them? Their training kicks in
and they mask their horror with professional detachment as they
secure the scene and await the forensic team. After the
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Impala was impounded, investigators meticulously combed through every inch of
the vehicle, determined to collect every shred of evidence that
might shed light on the heinous crime. Amidst the clutter
of personal belongings and scattered debris, more traces of blood
were unearthed. They discovered two cell phones, one of which
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appeared to belong to Craig. The mere presence of these
devices hinted at a digital trail that could unravel the mystery.
Further in the glove box was confirmation that the vehicle
belonged to Andrea, connecting him directly to the crime scene.
The most damning evidence, however, came from the DNA testing
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conducted on the blood samples elected from various locations. The
blood from the Impala the Kubick residents, the Serber family farm,
as well as the boots and clothing found at the
Galvin residence, well pointed to a consistent DNA profile matching
that of Kubeck. This irrefutable link tied the strands of
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the evidence together, painting a vivid picture of the events
that had transpired. Intriguingly, a knife was found near the Impala,
and while Andre's fingerprints were found on the weapon, Golvin
or Kubick's prince were absent, leaving detectives unclear about the
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role each one of them played and the motive that
set the events into action. One thing was for sure,
though they needed to find the rest of Craig Kubick
for the sake of his family, friends, and forensics. Little
did they realize that the answers they sought would soon
surface in a shocking revelation, bringing to a chilling conclusion,
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a truth that would lie in the discovery of the
rest of Craig's mutilated body. On November fifth, twenty sixteen,
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Craig's lifeless body lay abandoned in a desolate ditch, waiting
for someone to find it. The mild temperatures occurring that
fall in Nebraska contributed to the process of decomposition, yet
it was shockingly clear whose body it was. It was
a scene straight out of Friday the thirteenth, with Craig's
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mutilated corpse presenting like an unfortunate animal crushed by the
relentless force of a passing semi truck and then left
to rot on the side of the road. His severed
arm and leg, eerily detached from his body, were tucked
away in the trunk of Andrea's silver Impala back at
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the farm. But here in plain sight officers can't believe
their eyes. Lying next to the body are several internal organs,
making this an even more gruesome snapshot. The head and
torso are still intact, only without any limbs, and the
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remaining arm and leg have been thrown into the same
ditch to the ones found in the car. The cause
of Craig's demise was not dismemberment, however much simpler. He
was shot in the back of the head before his
body was disassembled. After fully reviewing surveillance footage from Craig's property,
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they discovered the most damning evidence on it. Two men,
twenty five year old Andre and eighteen year old Brian
could be viewed forcibly escorting Craig from his mobile home
and later dragging his lifeless body across the ground towards
a silver car. The only thing the camera failed to
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catch was what happened in between, but the massive hole
in his skull was leaving a bloody path along the way.
According to Craig's girlfriend, Jacqueline, she had witnessed these two
men and had called them menacing and aggressive, and said
that they had come to the home on the very
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day of Craig's murder. On Friday, November four, twenty sixteen,
both on Andre Serber and Brian Galvin were charged with
the horrific slaughter of Craig Kubeck. Brian would plead no contest,
and Andrea pleaded not guilty, but a judge ruled that
Andrea was not mentally competent to stand trial. Andrea's competency
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became a widely swinging pendulum For the next three years.
He continually refused medications that might restore his mental health,
and the state of his mind was in question, with
or without treatment. At one point, a psychiatrist simply didn't
believe Andrea's portrayal of a psychotic person. The doctor witnessed
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Andrea basically mimicking the symptoms of other patients. When one
patient started acting like a dog, barking responses instead of
speaking them sounds familiar, by the way, and wagging his tongue,
Andre decided to do this thing because I guess that's
what crazy people do. Right. Then he noticed another patient
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garnering attention for his drooling, and he added drooling to
the repertoire a little special flare every now and then.
You know, how this guy didn't get an Emmy is
beyond me. At one point, he started talking to himself
about all of his children who were angels, literal angels,
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not just well behaved kids, but you know, they had
wings and shit. According to this expert, psychosis typically presents
as a continuum of same symptoms, not an ever changing
kaleidoscope of new variations. The courtroom became a battleground of
conflicting opinions, debates, testimonies, and expert psychiatrists, all arguing with
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each other and contributing to this push and pull game
of courtroom tug of war. Finally, in of twenty twenty,
just before we all started panicking about you know, what Yet,
another psychiatrist found him competent. This time, his trial was
set for August. The trial took only six days and
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included dozens of witnesses and one hundred pieces of evidence.
It became clear that the motive was nothing more than
bounty hunter style repossession of a car. Yeah yeah, yeah yeah. Basically,
dog the bounty hunter went crazy. That sounds pretty terrifying actually. Anyway,
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whether Andre had sold the car, lent it, or given
it to Craig, a red Dodge charger was the vehicle
in dispute. Andre wanted it back, so he brought Brian
along for support and something that resulted in a bit
of a deadly confrontation. Stay away FROMGGS list, guys, it's
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a shit show. Andrea claimed self defense, testifying that he
and Brian went to Craig's place late at night to
talk about picking up the charger he had sold to Craig.
Andre said Craig pulled a gun on him and he
grabbed it, shooting Craig without meaning to. When he realized
Craig was dead, he panicked and took the body to
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the Server farm to cut it up and hide. It
sounds reasonable, I guess are you buying this? Trial evidence
showed that a knife with Andrea's fingerprints was found near
the car containing Craig's severed arm and leg. Craig's DNA
was found inside Andrea's car, on his boots and a
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pair of pants. The gun Andre claimed was Craig's was
never found, and Andre claimed he threw it into a creak.
Another version of his story was that he and Brian
went to get the Impala with the intention of taking
Craig to the hospital, but then realized that he was dead,
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although the fatal bullet wound was below Craig's left ear,
as if he was shot from behind. The defense argued
that Andre did commit the murder, but it couldn't have
been premeditated because the cleanup was so sloppy. It couldn't
have been because he was an idiot or something. The
evidence just didn't make sense, they argued. But what did
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make sense to the jury was that a little boy
was left without a dad, a girlfriend without her partner,
and parents without their son, and that's usually worth more
than a Dodge Charger, at least to some people. The
village of eight hundred, in which Craig lived was buzzing
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with anticipation for the trial's verdict. Everyone knew who Craig was,
and everyone liked him. The cashier of the only gas
station in the area recalled seeing him and his little
boy all the time. One resident said nothing had compared
to Craig Kubrick's death in more than forty five years.
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Another remembered Craig fixing his car for free when he
was in a pinch. In exchange for the plea of
now nineteen year old Brian Galvin, the state reduced his
original charge of first degree murder. Instead of seventy possible
years in prison, he was given fifty to sixty for
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attempted murder and accessory to murder. I don't think that
ten years will make much of a difference to you. Andre,
on the other hand, was sentenced to life for first
degree murder, even though the killers were convicted and put
away for a very long time. This case feels so unsatisfying.
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It feels so empty, so meaningless. A nightmare that didn't
have to happen, and the nightmare continues for a little boy,
Craig's little boy. You will live an eternal, living nightmare.
The horrors of that tragic day etched into his mind
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because his dad is gone forever. If you enjoyed the show,
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