Joseph “Joe” Shymanski was a Washington, D.C.-area photographer, former teacher and father whose life ended in September 2023 in a murder that crossed state lines and left his family searching for an explanation. He...
Brandon Ross Holbrook is the Pennsylvania man convicted of murdering Washington, D.C.-area photographer Joseph “Joe” Shymanski in September 2023. The case drew attention because Holbrook and Shymanski had no known personal relationship. Their connection...
Heather Snyder is the ex-wife of murdered Washington, D.C.-area photographer Joseph “Joe” Shymanski and the former romantic partner of Brandon Ross Holbrook, the Pennsylvania man convicted of Shymanski’s 2023 murder. Although Snyder has never...
CBS’s 48 Hours presents an encore of “Facing a Monster” on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, examining a case that stretches from a violent attack on an 18-year-old woman in 1996...
Shawn Doyle is a convicted murderer whose history of violence toward women became a central part of the 48 Hours episode “Facing a Monster.” Years before he was convicted of killing 33-year-old mother Lori...
