Exhibit J: Anthony Garcia — The Omaha Revenge Murders

REGION: Great Plains / Central U.S. — Nebraska

CONTENT NOTE: This article discusses homicide, revenge motives, home invasion, and crimes against family members.

Facts over speculation. Follow the evidence.

Case Overview

Anthony Garcia, a former pathology resident, was convicted of four murders committed in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2008 and 2013.

The Victims

The victims were connected to physicians involved with Garcia’s former pathology residency at Creighton University. Prosecutors argued that the killings were acts of retaliation arising from Garcia’s dismissal from the program.

Connecting Two Double Homicides

The murders occurred years apart, requiring investigators to reconstruct professional relationships, travel, forensic evidence, and motive across two separate crime scenes.

Conviction

Garcia was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and other offenses.

Why This Case Matters

The Garcia case is unusual within serial homicide because prosecutors framed the killings around a sustained professional grievance and targeted retaliation rather than stranger predation.

Victims

• Thomas Hunter, age 11
• Shirlee Sherman
• Dr. Roger Brumback
• Mary Brumback

Investigation Highlights

• The 2008 Hunter/Sherman double homicide and the 2013 Brumback double homicide occurred five years apart.
• The common link was Creighton University’s pathology program: Roger Brumback and Thomas Hunter’s father, Dr. William Hunter, had been involved in Garcia’s dismissal.
• Investigators built a retaliation theory using professional history, travel and timeline evidence, digital searches, DNA, and attempted entry at another physician’s home.
• Garcia was convicted of four first-degree murders and sentenced to death.

Psychiatric and Psychological Record

Before trial, evaluators addressed competency. A defense psychiatrist reported that Garcia had an underlying mental illness, but the court found him competent to stand trial. Public reporting does not justify assigning a more specific diagnosis without the underlying expert reports.

Modus Operandi vs. Signature

Modus operandi: Targeted entry into homes connected to former Creighton colleagues and lethal attacks on people found there.

Signature: The strongest linkage was not a ritualistic physical signature but the grievance-driven victim selection—people connected to those Garcia blamed for his professional dismissal.