The Crimes of Dr. Anthony Garcia

Anthony Garcia seemed to have made it. He had overcome a severe learning disability to earn a medical degree from the University of Utah. Afterwards, he was admitted into the Pathology program at Creighton University. However, he washed out of that program and the two that followed. Garcia seemed to have weathered these setbacks, but then four murders were committed five years apart. And all four of the victims had ties to Creighton University’s Pathology Program. Were the murders somehow connected? It was difficult to believe that someone could have held a deadly grudge for so long.

Join us at the quiet end for The Grudge. As we dissect this fascinating case, we’ll tell you about Anthony Garcia’s childhood, his difficulties in medical school and residencies, and the unhinged life Garcia was living when these murders were committed.

Garcia’s victims: Thomas Hunter, Shirlee Sherman, Roger Brumback, Mary Brumback

Sources

Anthony Garcia’s Attorneys Want Him Evaluated for Mental Illness Before Death Penalty Hearing, World-Herald, Todd Cooper, 3/13/2027

Haunting, Dateline, S25 E24

Pathological: The Murderous Rage of Dr. Anthony Garcia by Henry J. Cordes and Todd Cooper

Resident Evil, 48 Hours, S30 E27

Trial Day 16-In Anthony Garcia Trial, Defense and Prosecution go at it One Last Time Before Handing Case to Jury,

World Herald, Christopher Burbach & Todd Cooper, 10/26/2026