EP141: Extreme Tunnel Vision

When a woman is murdered, the usual suspect is her boyfriend or
husband, right? But what happens when police believe there has been
a domestic dispute with the victim dead and her boyfriend still
alive with serious injuries on his face? Do the police have tunnel
vision and try to fit a square peg into a round hole, or do they
continue to investigate all possible suspects? One such instance of
severe tunnel vision that a detective for the Phoenix, Arizona
police department in December of 2006. Ryan Waller is taken to the
police station to be questioned in connection with the shooting
death of his girlfriend, Heather Quan. But what happens when the
suspect is actually a victim? Listen to today’s episode to hear
about a severe instance where justice isn’t served fully, and a
surviving victim’s severe brain injuries are ignored for hours.