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<v Speaker 1>Hello friends, welcome to the latest installment of our Land

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lost series. This time we're delving into the

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<v Speaker 1>cases of Keaslin Roberts and Caleb Smith. Now, with all

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<v Speaker 1>the bizarre and seemingly unexplainable disappearance stories going around on

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube and other places these days, it's easy to get

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<v Speaker 1>caught up in them and forget that these are real people,

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<v Speaker 1>real possible victims, who had family and friends. loved ones

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<v Speaker 1>whose lives were affected in every possible way by the

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<v Speaker 1>person's disappearance. Could it also be true that with all

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<v Speaker 1>the books coming out, and again, all the videos made

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<v Speaker 1>and the information online about these cases, it's quite easy

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<v Speaker 1>to become numbed or jaded to these stories, to these people.

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<v Speaker 1>Couldn't it also be true that maybe this numbness, this

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<v Speaker 1>nonchalance and somewhat boredom with cases like these, one after another,

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<v Speaker 1>after another, after another, to be exactly what, who, or

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<v Speaker 1>whatever is involved in orchestrating these disappearances and murders counts on?

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<v Speaker 1>In this episode, we're going to discuss two different cases

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<v Speaker 1>that have a strange similarity and also a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a connection. Please keep in mind, though, that these are

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<v Speaker 1>real human beings, and though their cases may or may

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<v Speaker 1>not be similar to those you've heard over a thousand

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<v Speaker 1>times already, be sure and pay attention to the details here.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen closely. and focus on the similarities and strangeness of

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<v Speaker 1>both of these cases, while being sure to bear in

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<v Speaker 1>mind that there is one big difference. One of them

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<v Speaker 1>could very well still be alive, and one of them, unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>has already been found deceased. Let's start with the tragedy

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<v Speaker 1>of Caleb Smith. On January 15, 2020, Caleb Smith told

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<v Speaker 1>his grandmother that he was driving to Rome, Georgia to

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<v Speaker 1>spend the day hanging out with some friends who lived there.

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<v Speaker 1>This wasn't anything out of the ordinary for the 21-year-old,

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<v Speaker 1>so when he requested that she leave the deadbolt to

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<v Speaker 1>the front door of their house unlocked for him so

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<v Speaker 1>he could re-enter when he got back home later on

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<v Speaker 1>that night, she happily obliged and thought nothing of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Little did she know that while she would speak to

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<v Speaker 1>her grandson at least one more time over the phone

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<v Speaker 1>that same day, as he walked out the front door

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<v Speaker 1>of their house that ill-fated cold day in January, it

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<v Speaker 1>would be the last time she would ever actually see

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<v Speaker 1>him alive. Technically, the next day, at 12.32 a.m., Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>entered the Flying J gas station in Resaca, Georgia. This

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<v Speaker 1>was on the way to Rome, Georgia. We know Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>entered this establishment at this exact time because he was

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<v Speaker 1>seen on the gas station's minimal surveillance footage. Three minutes later,

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<v Speaker 1>at 12.35 a.m., Caleb called his grandmother and informed her

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<v Speaker 1>that he had to pull into the rest stop because

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<v Speaker 1>he realized he didn't have enough gas to get to

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<v Speaker 1>Rome as he'd initially planned. He told her there was

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<v Speaker 1>one man sitting at a table on the other side

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<v Speaker 1>of the restaurant that he was going to ask to

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<v Speaker 1>help him with $ 5 for gas money so he can

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<v Speaker 1>continue on his journey to go and see his friends.

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<v Speaker 1>Though his phone records have not been made public at

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<v Speaker 1>this time, Caleb is seen on the same surveillance footage

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<v Speaker 1>sitting at his table for a few minutes, seemingly sending

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<v Speaker 1>texts but possibly browsing the internet. Caleb did eventually get

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<v Speaker 1>up and approach the man, assuming he asked the man

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<v Speaker 1>for the $ 5 for gas money he told his grandmother

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<v Speaker 1>he was going to do. However, it is unclear whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not the man gave Caleb the $ 5, and Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>actually ended up approaching the man twice in a matter

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<v Speaker 1>of just a few minutes. It is still unknown exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what the exchanges were between the two men. No word

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<v Speaker 1>either on whether or not this man was ever identified

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<v Speaker 1>or questioned. No information one way or the other can

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<v Speaker 1>be found. After approaching and speaking to this man the

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<v Speaker 1>second time, Caleb returns to his own table and sits down,

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<v Speaker 1>facing this unknown man. After just a minute or two,

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb gets up and leaves the gas station rest stop area,

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<v Speaker 1>never to be seen alive again. When morning came and

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb's grandmother realized that his bed had been slept in,

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<v Speaker 1>she became very concerned. If Caleb had planned on staying out,

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<v Speaker 1>he never would have asked her to leave the deadbolt

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<v Speaker 1>unlocked for him. She decided to go to the last

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<v Speaker 1>place she knew him to be when he wasn't answering

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<v Speaker 1>his phone or returning any of her texts. so she

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<v Speaker 1>got into her own car and drove down to the

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<v Speaker 1>Flying J rest stop and searched the surrounding area and

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<v Speaker 1>the parking lot for Caleb's car. She eventually found his

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<v Speaker 1>car parked in the Flying J parking lot, but in

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<v Speaker 1>the back of the Denny's restaurant building, assuming where the

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<v Speaker 1>back entrance or garbage exit would be. This location could

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<v Speaker 1>be important because it seems Caleb was parked almost purposely

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<v Speaker 1>out of view of any of the surveillance cameras. His

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<v Speaker 1>grandmother states that she didn't immediately get out of her

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<v Speaker 1>car to search Caleb's car because she saw a suspicious-looking

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<v Speaker 1>white Nissan that, in her words, she said, freaked her

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<v Speaker 1>out and decided it was safer to remain in her

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<v Speaker 1>vehicle until Caleb's other family members, whom she had just called, arrived.

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<v Speaker 1>She never elaborated on why this white Nissan was suspicious-looking

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<v Speaker 1>to her or why it freaked her out so. Although

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<v Speaker 1>it's speculated it was because the windows were tinted very

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<v Speaker 1>dark and the vehicle had pulled in and parked directly

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<v Speaker 1>facing her in front of her vehicle and nobody exited

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<v Speaker 1>the Nissan. Immediately upon the arrival of the other two

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<v Speaker 1>family members she'd called to come and assist her, the

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<v Speaker 1>white Nissan pulled out of the parking lot. There's no

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<v Speaker 1>information regarding whether or not this white Nissan had any

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<v Speaker 1>involvement in what happened to Caleb. Upon searching Caleb's car,

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<v Speaker 1>the family found it was unlocked. The cell phone and

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<v Speaker 1>battery were separated and both in the glove box. The

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<v Speaker 1>keys to the vehicle were on the floor underneath the seat.

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<v Speaker 1>Although Caleb had called his grandmother the previous night and

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<v Speaker 1>explained to her that he was almost out of gas,

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<v Speaker 1>his car had a half a tank of gas in

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<v Speaker 1>it when it was found. This would have been more

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<v Speaker 1>than enough to get him to Rome. Essentially, Caleb called

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<v Speaker 1>his grandmother to explain about his being low on gas

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<v Speaker 1>for seemingly no reason. It's been said that he did

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<v Speaker 1>it to give a reason as to why he would

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<v Speaker 1>be later than expected coming home if he was stuck

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get money for gas. but that hasn't been verified.

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb's jacket was also found in the car. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a very cold night in Georgia in the middle of January.

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<v Speaker 1>The family couldn't understand why he would leave his jacket behind.

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<v Speaker 1>After searching his vehicle, his family called the police to

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<v Speaker 1>report Caleb as missing. Gordon County Sheriff's Office spent all

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<v Speaker 1>of the next two days, January 16th and 17th, searching

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<v Speaker 1>the areas around the Flying J rest stop for any

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<v Speaker 1>additional evidence or for Caleb himself, with no results. It's

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<v Speaker 1>also worth mentioning here that the GCSO never processed Caleb's

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<v Speaker 1>car for additional evidence, forensic or otherwise, and immediately released

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<v Speaker 1>it to the family. On February 3rd, 2020, Caleb Smith's

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<v Speaker 1>body was found five miles away from the Flying J.

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<v Speaker 1>It was in a marshy and overgrown area of the

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<v Speaker 1>county between the Sugar Valley and Hill City communities. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff's Office reported that a passerby found him in a

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<v Speaker 1>heavily overgrown and poorly drained area. Caleb was completely naked and,

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<v Speaker 1>oddly enough, the fire department had been dispatched to that

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<v Speaker 1>same area his body was found earlier in the day

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<v Speaker 1>in response to a small brush fire and didn't come

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<v Speaker 1>across Caleb's remains. This is another odd fact. Despite not

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<v Speaker 1>knowing whether or not this brush fire was connected to

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb's death or not, it was an incredibly wet few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks there in Georgia at the time, so for a

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<v Speaker 1>brush fire to have been started on its own was

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<v Speaker 1>almost impossible. The initial report stated, however, No immediate indications

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<v Speaker 1>of violence were apparent regarding Caleb's body, and the GBI

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<v Speaker 1>revealed that there were no indications of violence or evidence

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<v Speaker 1>of foul play. The results of the toxicology report were

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<v Speaker 1>as follows. Caleb died as a result of methamphetamine intoxication.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no known information as to whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb ever had a problem with any kind of drugs,

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<v Speaker 1>and the death was ruled accidental. If it weren't for

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<v Speaker 1>something eerily similar happening to a young woman just two

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<v Speaker 1>days later at the same exact Flying J gas station,

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<v Speaker 1>that may have been the end of Caleb's story. However,

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<v Speaker 1>when you add up the similarities with the story I'm

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<v Speaker 1>about to relate to you, even when sprinkling in the differences,

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<v Speaker 1>one can't help but wonder. We in the true crime

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<v Speaker 1>community know there's usually no such thing as coincidence, and

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<v Speaker 1>we all also know that nobody knows this better than

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<v Speaker 1>law enforcement. So why exactly Or are they trying so

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<v Speaker 1>hard to make us believe that coincidence is exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>seems to connect these two cases? Are we really to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that a young man, supposedly with enough methamphetamine in

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<v Speaker 1>his system to kill him, stripped off his clothes and

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<v Speaker 1>then not only decided to walk five miles in the

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<v Speaker 1>bitter cold, high and naked, but that he managed to

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<v Speaker 1>do so without calling any attention to himself at all?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it reasonable to think that not a single person

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<v Speaker 1>would have noticed a naked young man walking on the

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<v Speaker 1>side of the road for an entire five miles? There

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<v Speaker 1>are so many facts that just do not seem to

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<v Speaker 1>fit with the accidental death ruling. Let's review just some

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<v Speaker 1>of them now. First of all, even if we asked

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<v Speaker 1>no questions and accepted that Caleb was able to walk

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<v Speaker 1>all that way without being noticed despite the condition he

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<v Speaker 1>was in both physically and mentally, keep in mind Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>was found completely naked. This means no socks, no shoes, nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we also to believe that he could have accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>this naked and five mile walk without not only doing

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<v Speaker 1>no damage to but also not dirtying his feet at all?

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<v Speaker 1>There is no explanation as to why or how the

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<v Speaker 1>police have been able to reconcile themselves to calling this death,

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<v Speaker 1>with all the strange facts and evidence, an accident. Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>was found in a very muddy, marshy area. Not even

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<v Speaker 1>a drop of mud on his feet? His clothes were

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<v Speaker 1>never found either, but again, there is no information as

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<v Speaker 1>to the extent of the police investigation. into where his

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<v Speaker 1>clothes went either why wasn't Caleb's family allowed to identify

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<v Speaker 1>the body some say it's simply because of the state

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<v Speaker 1>of decomposition of the body after being outside the marshland

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<v Speaker 1>for so long but others aren't so sure remember this

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<v Speaker 1>was during the cold winter in january Speculation and rumors

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<v Speaker 1>surround this case, and it seems no one knows enough

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to separate fact from fiction. Our research

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<v Speaker 1>was only able to find two that weren't absolutely off-the-wall

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<v Speaker 1>wild conjectures and made just a tiny bit of sense.

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<v Speaker 1>The first of these theories is that he may have

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<v Speaker 1>gotten into someone else's car to smoke the methamphetamine, a

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<v Speaker 1>dealer or perhaps maybe the man he was seen on

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<v Speaker 1>camera having multiple conversations with. who, to the best of

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<v Speaker 1>the public's knowledge, was never even found, let alone questioned

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<v Speaker 1>or investigated in any way. And as tends to happen

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes to people who partake in this particular substance, Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>became overheated and started taking off his clothes. Before anyone

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<v Speaker 1>knew what was happening, Caleb started overdosing, and whoever he

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<v Speaker 1>was with, if he was with anyone, didn't want to

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<v Speaker 1>be involved in any way with this overdose death for fear,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if they were the one that sold or gave

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<v Speaker 1>it to him. but even if they were just using

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<v Speaker 1>think about DNA evidence or forensics and possibly, instead of

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb stripping himself, did the perpetrators or witnesses strip him

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<v Speaker 1>the matter is, we just don't know. And it seems

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<v Speaker 1>as though if the investigators in this case have it

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<v Speaker 1>their way, we never will. Caleb's case is officially closed

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<v Speaker 1>at this point. Two days after the incident with Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>at this Flying J gas station, an eerily and almost

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<v Speaker 1>shockingly similar disappearance happened. Many people who are familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb's case feel like what happened to Keaslin Roberts, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least what everyone knows happened to her because she

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more investigation into his case. They believe

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<v Speaker 1>it should have led the police, as it did for

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<v Speaker 1>that accidental death ruling. So, what happened to Kiesland? Let's

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<v Speaker 1>find out. Now, please keep in mind as we go

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<v Speaker 1>over the details that we know in her case that

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<v Speaker 1>she is still considered missing and should be presumed alive

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<v Speaker 1>until it can be proven that she is not. So,

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<v Speaker 1>pay close attention. On January 18th, 2020, A 21-year-old young

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<v Speaker 1>woman named Kieslin Roberts was seen at the same Flying

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<v Speaker 1>J gas station, only she was encountered entering an employees-only

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<v Speaker 1>entrance in the back on the Denny's side. Remember, this

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<v Speaker 1>J gas station in Resaca, Georgia. Some reports state that

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<v Speaker 1>Kiesland was simply told by an employee that she could

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<v Speaker 1>not be back there, and this employee's only kitchen area entrance,

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<v Speaker 1>and others state that she actually got into some kind

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<v Speaker 1>of altercation with the person who informed her of this,

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<v Speaker 1>and was then told to leave. There is nothing official

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<v Speaker 1>to confirm or disprove either one of these statements. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>What is known, however, is that when she was told

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<v Speaker 1>standing there, staring blankly out the door she had just entered.

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<v Speaker 1>Kiesland had dropped all of her belongings, these included a

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<v Speaker 1>backpack containing her ID, credit and debit cards, cash and

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<v Speaker 1>gas station side or the Denny's side, again these reports conflict,

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<v Speaker 1>ended up calling 911 and described Kiesland as a suspicious

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<v Speaker 1>looking young woman and described the odd encounter. Kiesland was

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<v Speaker 1>never seen or heard from again. Where did Kiesland go

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<v Speaker 1>and how did she get there without her car? Her

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<v Speaker 1>found in the exact same parking lot. Witnesses would later

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<v Speaker 1>that fateful night and she had allegedly told them she

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<v Speaker 1>has never been elaborated on. The person she was supposedly

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<v Speaker 1>after she was reported missing. But so far, nobody has

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<v Speaker 1>interest in the case. But it's worth mentioning that Kiesland

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<v Speaker 1>did have a history with drug use, mainly methamphetamine, and

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<v Speaker 1>she went missing, resulting in a warrant being issued for

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<v Speaker 1>her arrest. Many speculate that Kiesland so quickly fled from

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<v Speaker 1>the Flying J that day due to not wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>have been arrested on this warrant. But why not take

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<v Speaker 1>her car? More speculation had Kiesland possibly leaving the gas

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<v Speaker 1>station with a trucker, but again, this hasn't been confirmed.

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<v Speaker 1>In early March of 2020, when investigators searched the Flying J,

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<v Speaker 1>and no idea why it took this long for them

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<v Speaker 1>where she was last seen, they did find items of

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<v Speaker 1>clothing that belonged to Kiesland in a dumpster behind the building.

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<v Speaker 1>An anonymous witness, who has been said to be fully

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<v Speaker 1>cooperative with police and not involved in any way to

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<v Speaker 1>were allegedly just getting around to searching for and collecting

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<v Speaker 1>them as evidence now, and now meaning two months later

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<v Speaker 1>in March. Unfortunately, this is all the evidence available, at

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<v Speaker 1>least online in either case. Can it really all be

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<v Speaker 1>a coincidence that two young people, one a known drug

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<v Speaker 1>user and the other a possibility, found dead from intoxication

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<v Speaker 1>from the other's drug of choice, go missing from the

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<v Speaker 1>exact same gas station under eerily similar circumstances within two

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<v Speaker 1>days of each other? Is it also just happenstance that

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<v Speaker 1>the two also live on the same street as each other? Now,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no evidence that they even knew each other, but still,

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<v Speaker 1>a little too much to overlook if you ask most

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<v Speaker 1>people involved with or following this case. Where is Kiesland?

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<v Speaker 1>Did she meet the same fate as Caleb and just

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been found yet? Was Caleb's death truly an accident?

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<v Speaker 1>And even if it was, someone obviously moved his body

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<v Speaker 1>at least. And at most, they murdered him and dumped

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<v Speaker 1>it at the location where it was found. Is Kiesland

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<v Speaker 1>running on her own and of her own free will

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<v Speaker 1>due to fear, again, of being arrested for that probation

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<v Speaker 1>violation and probable relapse? It's also worth mentioning here that

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<v Speaker 1>there have been several sightings of Kiesland at multiple truck

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<v Speaker 1>stops in various cities across the country. However, none of

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<v Speaker 1>these have ever been able to actually be confirmed as her. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>as we mentioned, her clothes were found two months after

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<v Speaker 1>she was last seen fleeing the scene, so where did

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<v Speaker 1>she go while naked? Also, without anyone seeing her, as

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<v Speaker 1>the police are insinuating, Caleb took a five-mile naked walk

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<v Speaker 1>without being noticed, too. Were her clothes really there the

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<v Speaker 1>entire time, as the anonymous and seemingly cooperative witness claimed

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<v Speaker 1>to news reporters? Or were they dumped there after the fact,

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever reason? Currently, there's a $ 6, 000 reward for information

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<v Speaker 1>that could lead to Kiesland's whereabouts. If you can help

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<v Speaker 1>this investigation in any way, or think you have any information,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter how small or insignificant it may seem, please

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<v Speaker 1>contact the Gordon County Sheriff's Department at 706-629-1244. So, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think of this case? Are these bizarre circumstances

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<v Speaker 1>simply coincidence, or is there indeed a connection here? I

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to reading your comments. As always, we ask

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<v Speaker 1>that you please be respectful in the comment section when

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<v Speaker 1>discussing this case. Many times, family and friends of the

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<v Speaker 1>victims do watch these videos and read the comments. So

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<v Speaker 1>please don't say anything that you wouldn't say if it

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<v Speaker 1>was your family member or friend in this circumstance. In closing,

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<v Speaker 1>be good to yourselves and each other. I'm Steve Stockton,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll talk to you next time.