Murder in the Heartland

October 6, 2008, Howard City, Michigan: Detectives investigate a night of horror that ends with the abduction of beloved couple Robert and Norma Bean, who are 66-year-old grandparents and business owners of 'R. Bean and Sons Transportation'. They had been forced from their Howard City, MI bed to a rural gravel pit in northern Kent County, where they met a violent shooting end to their lives. Local tips provide detectives clues, revealing the shocking timeline of their final hours. In the end, the culprits who were arrested, convicted and sentenced to prison were Bobby Fisk, age 26, and Timothy Stephan. Jr., age 28. Their motive had been robbery.