“Twists and turns” of a 1982 murder investigation solved three years ago by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office detectives will be portrayed on Investigation Discovery’s “Main Street Mysteries” next year.

Victim Lynn Orrand, 32, of Peachtree Street, was murdered Jan. 16, 1982 while hunting near his in-laws home on Richland-Richardson Road off Halls Hill Pike. After a lengthy investigation, Detective Sgt. Mark Di Nardo and Detective Jim Tramel charged Orrand’s widow, Candance, her husband, Gary Bush, and her brother, Kevin Patterson, with first-degree murder in December 2007.

Patterson admitted killing Orrand in exchange for $5,000 and a place for him and his wife and infant daughter to live. Ironically, Patterson never received the money. He pleaded guilty and is serving a 25-year prison sentence. The Bushes were convicted of first-degree murder and are serving life sentences.

Topher Hopkins, who serves as field producer and director of “Main Street Mysteries,” said the “twists and turns” of the solved case and the participation of Orrand’s survivors and the sheriff’s office attracted them to the case.

“What interested us was the fact a 25-year-old case was solved,” Hopkins said. “The reason we do this is because of the hard work by investigators. We remember the victims and pay them homage.”

“Main Street Mysteries,” now in its second season, airs on Friday nights on the Investigation Discovery channel. The episode about Orrand’s murder is expected to be broadcast in February or March. It is co-produced by Investigation Discovery channel and Story House Productions. Pat Rogers is the series producer.

Researchers learned about the case through several sources. Hopkins and his team of field audio Alex Jennings, director of photography Ted Tuel and production assistant Sue Soontornvipat will spend three days in Rutherford County.

“Every person is an integral part of the program,” Topher said. “It’s big team effort.

 They spent Monday interviewing Tramel, Di Nardo and Deputy Chief Virgil Gammon, one of the original investigators on the case.

“We hope we can show the hard work of the department,” Topher said, explaining many law enforcement agencies get a “bad rap” because the show, “CSI” depicts cases solved quickly. “It takes a lot of hard work.”

While the show is happy to feature forensics, cases are usually solved by “good old-fashioned brain power,” the producer noted.

The team filmed at the crime scene Tuesday. They plan to interview Orrand’s twin brother, Glenn, and son, Gary, Wednesday.

“We remember our victims and show the impact of violent crime on family members,” Topher said.

Gammon, Di Nardo and Tramel worked with the team to give background about the case for accuracy and to portray the work of the investigators. They talked with Orrand’s survivors about participating in the show.

The production company thanked the sheriff’s office for allowing them to prepare the show.

“It is definitely a privilege,” Topher said.