“Arrest made in 2015 double homicide at the coin shop”

PeakRarities

I imagine some of you might know David Brockman, or remember when this story happened, but it’s great to see potential closure for the victims’ families in this case. Such a terrible tragedy, and all too common in this industry.

https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/arrest-made-in-2015-double-homicide-at-the-coin-shop/article_6a13bc8e-333b-11ef-8c5d-5fcaf6029d7a.html?

CHEYENNE – A 68-year-old California man has been arrested in connection with the 2015 double homicide at The Coin Shop in downtown Cheyenne.

Tuesday morning, the Cheyenne Police Department collaborated with the Siskiyou County Sheriff's office in California to arrest Douglas Smith of McCloud, California, on a warrant alleging two accounts of first-degree murder. Smith is now awaiting extradition from California to Cheyenne.

The killings occurred during an armed robbery around 9:30 a.m. July 20, 2015, just as the Cheyenne Frontier Days pancake breakfast was coming to a close. Police were alerted to the scene, where they found the shop owner, 67-year-old Dwight Brockman, and his friend, 76-year-old George "Doc" Manley, shot to death. The 911 caller on that day was Smith, Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco said during a news conference at the Public Safety Center.

GRANDAM

Link to article is N/G.

PeakRarities

@GRANDAM said:
Link to article is N/G.

Try again now.

GRANDAM

Works now

GRANDAM

So the guy who made the 911 call reporting the robbery is the guy now charged with killing the 2 men,,,,,,

PeakRarities

@GRANDAM said:
So the guy who made the 911 call reporting the robbery is the guy now charged with killing the 2 men,,,,,,

Evidently, yes….

hummingbird_coins

@GRANDAM said:
So the guy who made the 911 call reporting the robbery is the guy now charged with killing the 2 men,,,,,,

among us self report in real life

colo_wyo

Thanks for posting this Dan. This story has haunted collectors and non-collectors for too long.

This story is still developing, so we should learn more details soon.

Here's another article in case Dan's link goes behind a paywall (as the Wyoming Tribune Eagle is known to do):
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/06/25/arrest-made-in-2015-double-murder-at-cheyenne-coin-shop/

Morgan13

So many desperate people in this world for various reasons.
It doesn't seem to be getting any better. Stories like this send chills down my spine.

Copperindian

@Morgan13 said:
So many desperate people in this world for various reasons.
It doesn't seem to be getting any better. Stories like this send chills down my spine.

Absolutely agree. I recall when this happened; at the time, it seemed like this would never be solved. It took 9 years, but it appears it will.
Btw, congrats on your “1000”!

PerryHall

Is he out on bail yet?

mr1931S

Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law but if this guy is proven to be the dirt bag that shot and killed those two men he deserves nothing short of the death penalty imo.

johnny9434

@PerryHall said:
Is he out on bail yet?

heard the perp needed just a signature. im happy they do anything bad (not)

dcarr

I remember that case quite well since it happened about 65 miles from here.
It has been terrible to think that someone got away with doing that.
Now possibly some relief.

colo_wyo

A follow-up story has been published, and goes into greater detail. Here's the link:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/06/26/suspect-in-2015-cheyenne-coin-shop-double-murder-tripped-himself-up/

jom

https://coinweek.com/2015-coin-shop-murders/

A list of way-too-many past incidences like this one. If you go down the list a bit you'll find Bob Rose. I knew him....he was a great guy...his killer is still in jail even after getting his first conviction over turned.

jom

dbldie55

I recall going to that shop many times when I lived in Cheyenne. A truly horrible story. Hope this brings closure.

Rarity

I loved going to coin shops in my college years. Sadly, many honest people running a shop to earn a living get killed without any regard for their family. My local coin shop owner is very old now. I remember he was young/active the first time I saw him in his shop - about 25-30 years ago. Back then, he had an adorable little girl running around in the shop and I did not have much money to buy expensive coin(s).

Dave99B

Stories like this make me absolutely sick. Just horrible!

It reminded me of a tragedy in Seattle, in the late 1980s. I visited a coin store that I had never been to before. I'm honestly not sure how long it had even been open. It may have been brand new. I just happened to pass it one day and I stopped in. It was a tiny store ... maybe 20x20 feet, in a small, free standing bldg. I literally thought at the time that this was kind of a dangerous area to be working alone. It was right on Aurora Ave, which is a sketchy area in N Seattle. Anyway, I met the nice owner, super friendly ... maybe 40 years old. We chatted for a while, and even though he was more of a bullion, vs a numismatic dealer, he did have a fair number of collector coins that interested me. I ended up buying a raw heavily worn 1797 Half Cent from him that day. In fact I still have the coin, and just recently had it graded. Anyway, three days later I saw a news story on TV about a dealer who had been killed in his store. I was stunned to see that it was the store I had just been to. I don't ever recall if they found the perp, which is maddening. Incredibly sad -- poor guy was just trying to make a living, and it was all taken away.

Dave