1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Nine one one was the city an address to your emergency. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,919 Speaker 2: And yes, I am calling you because I work at 3 00:00:06,919 --> 00:00:09,679 a group home and with the adults. They have autism 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,800 and one of the boys is missing, she said, one 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:13,960 of the boys from missing. 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 3: Yes, this is the Miracle Files. 7 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 4: I'm Emily Jones and I'm Holly Worthington. We're two sisters 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,519 who love a captivating true story, but we're also seeking 9 00:00:30,519 --> 00:00:31,760 more light in our lives. 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,399 Speaker 3: So we're on a mission to find and share unforgettable, 11 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:40,119 uplifting stories of God's miracles. We hope you'll join us 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:41,000 on this journey. 13 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 4: Welcome back to the Miracle Files. We have a remastered 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,880 episode for you today and we are so excited to 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,759 share some cool new details and updates with you. 16 00:00:52,039 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, and just a little heads up before we jump in. 17 00:00:56,039 --> 00:00:57,679 This is one you're going to want to make sure 18 00:00:57,799 --> 00:00:59,960 that you listen to all the way to the end. 19 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:00,399 Speaker 5: Yeah. 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 6: There are some twists that you won't see coming. 21 00:01:04,079 --> 00:01:07,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, and we will have a lot to talk about afterwards, 22 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,280 so we'll see you on the other side. 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,719 Speaker 3: Upon first glance, with his blonde hair and scruffy face, 24 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,439 Jarrett Lyon looked like a typical twenty three year old man. However, 25 00:01:21,719 --> 00:01:25,120 looks can be deceiving. Jarrett was far from ordinary. 26 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 6: He was a man with. 27 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 3: Nonverbal autism, and his life was about to take a 28 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:36,280 dark and mysterious turn. Jarrett relied on his daily routine 29 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,200 to navigate his world. Every day, he and other adults 30 00:01:40,239 --> 00:01:43,359 with developmental disabilities would be picked up by a day 31 00:01:43,359 --> 00:01:47,200 program to engage in various activities around the city, such 32 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:52,359 as going to parks, libraries, theaters, and other public places. 33 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,040 In the evenings, he would return to his group home, 34 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,359 where he lived with other intellectually disabled adults and care professionals. 35 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,560 Upon arriving home, he would follow a set pattern of 36 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,840 dropping off his belongings and retreating to his bedroom to 37 00:02:06,879 --> 00:02:10,599 immerse himself in his favorite app featuring the Sesame Street 38 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:16,400 character Elmo. But one fateful day, everything changed and Jared's 39 00:02:16,479 --> 00:02:17,919 routine was shattered. 40 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: Nine one one was the city an address to your emergency. 41 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:26,719 Speaker 2: Yes, I am calling you because I work at a 42 00:02:26,719 --> 00:02:29,840 group home and what the adults They have autism and 43 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,560 one of the boys is missing, he said, one of 44 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:36,159 the boys has gone missing. Yes, he goes to a 45 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,080 day program with a different provider and they're saying that 46 00:02:40,199 --> 00:02:44,080 they dropped him off at three eighteen pm and. 47 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 7: He never went inside. 48 00:02:46,599 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 6: He never went inside. 49 00:02:48,719 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 8: Is he verbal? 50 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: He's non verbal. 51 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: It was a scorching hot day on July twentieth, twenty 52 00:02:57,479 --> 00:03:01,879 twenty three. Jared's parents, Kara and Blair Lyon, were getting 53 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,080 ready for a wedding reception when they received a distressing 54 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,080 phone call from a staff member at Jarrett's group home. 55 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:10,319 Speaker 6: Here's Jarrett's mom, Kara. 56 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,039 Speaker 8: She said, something weird is going on over at the house. 57 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,520 Jarrett's not there and his day program said they dropped 58 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,400 him off, and the staff at the group homer saying 59 00:03:22,439 --> 00:03:24,159 he never arrived. 60 00:03:25,159 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 3: Questions immediately flooded the lion's minds. Jarrett had never made 61 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,919 it home. Where could he be? Had he just wandered off? 62 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,240 Panic began to set in as Kara and Blair rushed 63 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:42,159 to the group home. While Jarrett looked like a full 64 00:03:42,199 --> 00:03:46,120 grown man with his disabilities, it was as if a 65 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:50,120 three year old were lost somewhere in a large city, alone, 66 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,960 at risk, and likely afraid. 67 00:03:55,199 --> 00:03:58,159 Speaker 8: By the time we got there was a police officer 68 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,800 at the front door taking a stack about Jared's appearance 69 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:04,759 and stat's height. 70 00:04:04,719 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 6: Weight, eye color. 71 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 8: You know, a general description, also his routines if he 72 00:04:11,199 --> 00:04:15,879 had a phone. I don't think the police fully grasped 73 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,360 the amount of disability our son has. One of the 74 00:04:20,439 --> 00:04:24,040 police officers said something like, well, he probably just got 75 00:04:24,079 --> 00:04:26,319 a ride with his friends and went to the park 76 00:04:26,399 --> 00:04:29,720 or something. Well, first of all, our son doesn't have 77 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:33,920 any friends, and secondly, he's nonverbal, and thirdly, he's not 78 00:04:33,959 --> 00:04:38,439 really capable of understanding like hitching a ride with someone. 79 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,519 He would just maybe open a random stranger's door and 80 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,360 get in their car because he's so used to so 81 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:50,839 many different staff taking in places, But he doesn't understand 82 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:55,319 deliberately getting a ride to somewhere with someone and being 83 00:04:55,319 --> 00:04:57,439 able to communicate he wanted to go somewhere. 84 00:04:58,879 --> 00:05:01,759 Speaker 3: Jarrett had spent the day with a young woman, one 85 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:05,000 of the staff members from his day program. We'll call 86 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,079 this young woman Lucy to protect her privacy. When asked 87 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,560 by the police, Lucy reported that she had dropped Jarrett 88 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,040 off around three thirty pm and hadn't seen him since. 89 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,839 That meant Jarrett had to be somewhere close by, but 90 00:05:19,959 --> 00:05:23,160 where no one at the group home had seen Jarrett enter. 91 00:05:23,199 --> 00:05:28,639 It clearly something had happened to interrupt Jarrett's normal routine. 92 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,240 His belongings were nowhere to be seen, including his backpack 93 00:05:32,319 --> 00:05:35,879 and shoes. It was as if Jarrett had just vanished 94 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,079 into thin air, leaving his parents and the staff at 95 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:44,519 the group home bewildered and desperate for answers. When the 96 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,800 Lions didn't show up at the wedding reception they'd been 97 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,399 planning to attend, words spread quickly that something was wrong. 98 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,120 Jared's older brother, Traycon, was already at the reception as 99 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,959 it was his brother in law's wedding, but he immediately 100 00:05:58,079 --> 00:06:00,319 left to help lead the search as soon soon as 101 00:06:00,319 --> 00:06:01,639 he received the news. 102 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,199 Speaker 8: And people would start showing up from the reception to 103 00:06:06,319 --> 00:06:10,360 help look or say, you know, we just learned about Jarrett. 104 00:06:10,399 --> 00:06:13,079 We're going to pray right now, or we went off 105 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,199 to a room and said a prayer. Soon as we 106 00:06:15,319 --> 00:06:21,040 found out in his group home, people loaded up their 107 00:06:21,079 --> 00:06:25,360 clients in their vans and were out searching, with more 108 00:06:25,399 --> 00:06:29,040 special needs people in their vans, all searching for Jarrett 109 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,600 as much as they could. I mean everyone in that 110 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,879 company showed up, They ceo on down, everyone was out searching. 111 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 3: Like a domino effect. People began spreading the word of 112 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:45,800 Jarrett's disappearance. Through social media and neighborhood alerts, The Lions 113 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,120 prayed for Jarrett's safe return, while a growing army of 114 00:06:49,199 --> 00:06:55,120 volunteers joined the effort to find him. As night fell, 115 00:06:55,439 --> 00:06:58,680 hope began to dwindle, and Karatt and Blair found themselves 116 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,319 consumed by worry. They couldn't bear the thought of their 117 00:07:02,319 --> 00:07:05,600 son out there alone, vulnerable to the dangers of the night. 118 00:07:06,439 --> 00:07:08,560 They worried he could wander into the street and get 119 00:07:08,639 --> 00:07:11,759 hit by a car or fall into the river. Kara 120 00:07:11,839 --> 00:07:16,199 found herself driving through dark, empty streets, calling out Jarrett's name, 121 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,839 desperately hoping to catch a glimpse of him. The police 122 00:07:20,879 --> 00:07:24,759 received several false leads, even a search with the police 123 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:29,160 dog was inconclusive. Around midnight, a woman called into the 124 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:32,439 station and said she'd seen Jarrett on her home security camera, 125 00:07:32,839 --> 00:07:36,120 but according to the search perimeter, the camera was located 126 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,240 too far away in an entirely wrong area. The video 127 00:07:40,279 --> 00:07:43,120 recording also took place too early in the day before 128 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:44,759 Jarrett was dropped off at the group. 129 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,399 Speaker 6: Home at three a m. 130 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:50,519 Speaker 3: Kara continued to drive through the streets of the city, 131 00:07:51,759 --> 00:07:54,839 and then she saw someone walking along the road as 132 00:07:54,879 --> 00:07:58,639 she neared the man, her heart sank. It wasn't Jarrett, 133 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,079 But as Kara drove past, the thought hit her that 134 00:08:02,199 --> 00:08:04,000 struck deep into her heart. 135 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:10,079 Speaker 8: There was an individual, probably with mental illness, who was 136 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,199 out down the street, And I thought, do we even 137 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:20,120 see these people who are different? Do we really look 138 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,439 at them? Or is it just more comfortable for us 139 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:30,319 not to see them, not really look at them. 140 00:08:30,639 --> 00:08:33,759 Speaker 3: Throughout the night, Kara and Blair's minds were plagued with 141 00:08:33,879 --> 00:08:37,399 excruciating thoughts of what could be happening to their son. 142 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,679 Unable to find solace in sleep, they imagined the worst scenarios. 143 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,279 What if someone had kidnapped him and was abusing him, 144 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:50,240 What if he was injured? They were certain, no matter 145 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:58,519 the circumstances, he must be feeling terrified and alone. With 146 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:03,399 the break of dawn, resumed centered around Jarrett's last presume location, 147 00:09:04,039 --> 00:09:06,600 the group home where Lucy had said she dropped him off. 148 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,919 Hundreds of people from communities near and far gathered at 149 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:13,799 a local church, turning it into a command center and 150 00:09:13,879 --> 00:09:17,600 staging area for their efforts. After going door to door, 151 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,720 checking cameras, and searching anywhere they could think of, no 152 00:09:21,759 --> 00:09:25,639 one could find any trace of Jarrett, and then a 153 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:30,480 breakthrough occurred. Back at the church, a woman emerged from 154 00:09:30,519 --> 00:09:33,200 the crowd holding out her phone with a video on 155 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,000 the screen. She introduced herself as Angela and was the 156 00:09:37,039 --> 00:09:40,679 same woman who had called the police at midnight. Here 157 00:09:40,759 --> 00:09:43,039 is her explanation about what happened. 158 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,159 Speaker 7: When I first got to the pavilion, there was a 159 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,840 lot of commotion going on. Everyone was working really hard 160 00:09:50,879 --> 00:09:53,960 to get information. I kind of stood there for a 161 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,600 while because I was confused at who to talk to. 162 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,559 But then I noticed one lady taking control, so I 163 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,120 took it to her and I said, I may have 164 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,200 a video. It might be the same person. She was 165 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,600 kind of busy talking to other people, so she said, 166 00:10:10,919 --> 00:10:12,960 hold on a minute, I'll get back to you, you know. 167 00:10:13,759 --> 00:10:16,200 And then she got back to me and I followed 168 00:10:16,279 --> 00:10:19,000 them the video and she looked at it and she 169 00:10:19,279 --> 00:10:23,320 just screamed, and she said, this is him, This is Garrett. 170 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 3: This was Jarrett. Karrett and Blair were thrilled and confused. 171 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,159 How could Jarrett have gotten so far away from the 172 00:10:33,159 --> 00:10:37,600 group home and where was he now? As the mystery deepened, 173 00:10:37,799 --> 00:10:40,759 the search focused on the west side of town, and 174 00:10:40,919 --> 00:10:45,320 hours passed and then back at the church, the manager 175 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,399 of the group home received a call saying someone had 176 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:52,279 found Jarrett. The Lions held their breath as the group 177 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,919 home manager explained to them what was happening. Amazingly, Lucy, 178 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:02,600 Jarrett's day program worker, had found Garrett. The Lions couldn't 179 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,639 believe it. Lucy had called her own manager, who was 180 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:15,080 driving Jarrett to the staging area right now. Kara's heart 181 00:11:15,159 --> 00:11:17,720 filled with hope as she waited for Jarrett to arrive. 182 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,080 She and Blair called everyone to gather near the church's 183 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:25,320 pavilion and announced that Jarrett had been found. As an 184 00:11:25,399 --> 00:11:29,279 excited buzz spread through the crowd, people gathered around the Lions. 185 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,919 Kara knew that all of the excitement would be overwhelming 186 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,879 for Jarrett. She turned to the crowd and asked them 187 00:11:35,919 --> 00:11:39,559 to all be silent for Jarrett's return. She explained that 188 00:11:39,639 --> 00:11:42,879 because of his autism, he needed less stimuli, and she 189 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:45,759 had no idea in what condition her son would be returning. 190 00:11:46,919 --> 00:11:49,960 The day program manager's car arrived at the staging area, 191 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:55,120 and slowly Jarrett emerged from the vehicle. He was dehydrated 192 00:11:55,159 --> 00:11:59,840 and sunburned. He was shirtless and shoeless. He only had 193 00:11:59,879 --> 00:12:03,879 on his pull up and shorts. His backpack was gone. 194 00:12:04,519 --> 00:12:08,320 He was definitely in shock, but he was alive and 195 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:12,120 he was there, and Karat and Blair immediately began thanking 196 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:17,320 God for his miraculous return. The lions rushed to Jarrett 197 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,240 and each of them took him by his arms and 198 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:22,600 walked him to the pavilion. What followed can only be 199 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,320 described by Kara as a sacred experience. 200 00:12:27,519 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 8: Everybody as he got out of the car, it was 201 00:12:30,039 --> 00:12:33,639 a total hush. It was more quiet than I could 202 00:12:33,639 --> 00:12:37,200 have believed that many people could be. It was totally quiet. 203 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:42,000 And I also asked people to document it because I 204 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,840 knew I wouldn't be in a state to remember what 205 00:12:44,919 --> 00:12:47,799 was happening, and I wanted to remember what it was 206 00:12:47,919 --> 00:12:49,600 like to have him back. 207 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:57,159 Speaker 3: As relief and joy sank in, Kara and Blair began 208 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:02,159 to ask questions how Lucy found Jarrett. The time stamp 209 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,279 on the video was before Lucy said she'd dropped Jarrett 210 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,519 off at the group home. How could that be and 211 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,639 why had he been so far away? And wasn't it 212 00:13:11,759 --> 00:13:14,919 kind of strange that the very person who says she 213 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:19,519 dropped him off happened to be the one who found him. 214 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,799 The police had the same questions, and when Lucy was 215 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:27,879 pressed for answers, a dark truth began to be revealed. Slowly, 216 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,559 the realization dawned on Carrot and Blair that they and 217 00:13:31,639 --> 00:13:35,120 their hundreds of volunteers had been searching in the wrong 218 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,600 area all along due to a terrible lie. In fact, 219 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,879 Lucy had never dropped Jarrett off at the group home. 220 00:13:44,759 --> 00:13:47,960 It turns out that Lucy lived in the area where 221 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:52,279 Angela had seen Jarrett on the security camera. According to Lucy, 222 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,519 she had taken Jarrett to her house for lunch against 223 00:13:55,639 --> 00:14:00,519 protocol and had lost him. Lucy gave no explanation as 224 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,039 to what had happened to Jarrett while he was missing, 225 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,519 or how she had suddenly found him. What we do 226 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,000 know is that once Angela's video footage came to light, 227 00:14:10,639 --> 00:14:15,480 the focus of the investigation shifted to Lucy's neighborhood. It 228 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:20,200 placed significant pressure on Lucy and helped investigators recognize that 229 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:24,200 her story didn't add up, and this all led to 230 00:14:24,279 --> 00:14:31,480 Jarrett being found. Kara and Blair were stunned to learn 231 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,600 that the caregiver they had trusted with their child's life 232 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:39,240 could be responsible for Jarrett's disappearance. But despite their shock 233 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:44,679 and horror, Kara and Blair were also filled with incredible gratitude. 234 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,440 Even while everyone was looking in the wrong area due 235 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:51,320 to Lucy's deception, the Lions had been surrounded by people 236 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,720 who were supporting them and praying on Jarrett's behalf, and 237 00:14:55,759 --> 00:14:58,720 because of that, word had spread clear to the other 238 00:14:58,799 --> 00:15:02,399 side of town, where an Angela, a total stranger, had 239 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,440 captured Jara on her camera. Not all angels are in heaven, 240 00:15:06,799 --> 00:15:11,159 and Angela was definitely an earthly angel. She had already 241 00:15:11,159 --> 00:15:14,799 done her civic duty by calling the police, but when 242 00:15:14,799 --> 00:15:17,440 the police wouldn't listen to her the night before, she 243 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:21,559 didn't give up. That next morning, Angela drove across the 244 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:26,080 city to show her video to Jarrett's parents. Angela's own 245 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,879 story is a miracle in and of itself. She'd been 246 00:15:29,919 --> 00:15:32,360 eating a late lunch at her dining table, which was 247 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,960 unusual for her. Her dog only barks at other dogs, 248 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,200 but for some reason, it barked when Jarrett walked past. 249 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,720 Angela looked out the window and noticed a young man 250 00:15:42,799 --> 00:15:46,840 who seemed to have motor skilled difficulties. Something didn't feel right, 251 00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:48,919 but she couldn't put her finger on it. So she 252 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,279 went on with her day, and then that night, Angela 253 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,879 set her TV to record a ten o'clock news story 254 00:15:54,919 --> 00:15:57,879 about her neighbor. When she returned from a late dinner 255 00:15:57,919 --> 00:16:00,960 with her husband, Angela watched the news story and the 256 00:16:01,039 --> 00:16:05,120 following segment highlighted a description of a missing autistic man. 257 00:16:06,279 --> 00:16:08,320 She thought it sounded like the young man she'd seen 258 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,639 earlier that day and called the police. 259 00:16:11,879 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 5: At last in fire its Batch, SHO can help you. 260 00:16:13,919 --> 00:16:18,000 I was just watching tonight's news and they were talking 261 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:23,000 about there's an autistic young man that she's been missing with. 262 00:16:23,159 --> 00:16:26,960 This afternoon, I saw a young man walking down my 263 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:32,440 street and he looked like he had some cognitive problems. 264 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:33,279 Speaker 3: And I don't think. 265 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 9: Much about it until I just saw this and I 266 00:16:35,919 --> 00:16:40,799 checked my Eccinity camera and I have him on my camera, 267 00:16:41,519 --> 00:16:43,559 and I don't know if it's the same young man 268 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:44,559 you're looking for. 269 00:16:45,159 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 6: Okay, and what time would it have been two. 270 00:16:48,519 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 5: Twenty one this afternoon? My camera picked it up. 271 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 6: Okay, what's your address? 272 00:16:56,639 --> 00:16:59,639 Speaker 3: Unfortunately the police didn't follow up with her, but the 273 00:16:59,679 --> 00:17:02,440 next morning she got on Facebook and saw a friend 274 00:17:02,559 --> 00:17:06,640 mention that Jarrett was missing. This compelled Angela to take 275 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:11,000 her video and drive to the church. So many things 276 00:17:11,079 --> 00:17:14,960 led up to the miracle of Jarrett's return. 277 00:17:16,039 --> 00:17:19,319 Speaker 7: As I look back on everything, it was amazing that 278 00:17:19,559 --> 00:17:24,240 small little things like I usually don't eat it late lunch, 279 00:17:25,039 --> 00:17:28,920 my dog barked, which she usually doesn't when people will buy, 280 00:17:29,519 --> 00:17:35,000 I had set my TV to record, And also the 281 00:17:35,079 --> 00:17:38,240 gal that posted on Facebook that morning. I don't know 282 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,720 why I got on Facebook that early of the morning. 283 00:17:41,519 --> 00:17:44,119 I would have never known any of this if it 284 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,279 had not been small little miracles that had happened along 285 00:17:47,319 --> 00:17:50,240 the way. I think we all need to be more 286 00:17:50,279 --> 00:17:54,519 aware of the simple things in life. By those small 287 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:59,079 and simple things, miracles do happen. And I'm happy for 288 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:05,480 that family that the miracle happened for them. 289 00:18:05,519 --> 00:18:08,559 Speaker 8: But I think there were so many pieces of miracles 290 00:18:08,839 --> 00:18:11,640 that led up to the biggest miracle of having our 291 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:18,039 sun returned to us, The miracle of having so many 292 00:18:18,079 --> 00:18:22,519 people come, having so many people pray, so many people care. 293 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:30,759 The caring was such a tender mercy. But I think 294 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:33,160 there's so much bad in the world, and I think 295 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:39,240 so many of us think why bothered? So many people 296 00:18:39,279 --> 00:18:44,960 bothered to spend time, effort at prayers and tears and 297 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:49,519 showed up for us in whatever capacity they could, whether 298 00:18:49,559 --> 00:18:53,200 it was prayers or bottled water or walking through the heat, 299 00:18:54,279 --> 00:18:57,759 all the different ways. I felt like, over and over again, 300 00:18:57,839 --> 00:19:02,480 the prayers of all those people made that miracle happen, 301 00:19:03,079 --> 00:19:07,039 Like there is no way God could did I the 302 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:15,240 pleading of that many people, it was so miraculous to see. 303 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 3: Lucy, the day program worker was eventually charged by the 304 00:19:19,039 --> 00:19:22,599 State Attorney General's office, and on March first of twenty 305 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,000 twenty four, was convicted and sentenced with a Class A 306 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:30,559 misdemeanor for criminal negligence of an endangered adult. She took 307 00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:33,359 a plea deal admitting guilt in her treatment of Jarrett. 308 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:38,200 Kara and Blair are working on forgiving her to this day. 309 00:19:38,559 --> 00:19:41,440 The Lions don't know what Jarrett endured while he was missing. 310 00:19:42,079 --> 00:19:44,440 It is a mystery that they probably. 311 00:19:44,039 --> 00:19:45,079 Speaker 6: Won't ever solve. 312 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 3: It's clear that he still has PTSD and his family 313 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,839 is working to help him heal, which isn't easy when 314 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,880 he can't talk about what he went through. Kara and 315 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,920 Blair have also embarked on a mission to raise awareness 316 00:19:58,079 --> 00:20:02,000 and prevent similar incidents from happen to other autistic individuals. 317 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:07,079 Their Facebook page, Jarrett's Miracle Story, has become a platform 318 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:11,440 to share valuable resources and support for parents of autistic children. 319 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,279 The Lyon family's journey is a testament to the power 320 00:20:15,319 --> 00:20:19,559 of community, prayer and the unyielding hope that can overcome 321 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:27,240 even the darkest of circumstances. 322 00:20:27,319 --> 00:20:30,799 Speaker 4: So much to unpack in this story, and first of all, 323 00:20:30,799 --> 00:20:34,559 we don't really know what exactly happened to Jarrett, but 324 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,119 we do know that if Angela hadn't called, it probably 325 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:38,839 would have been so much worse. 326 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,079 Speaker 3: I know, Like the thing that really stood out to 327 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,359 me is that Jarrett was walking around in broad daylight 328 00:20:45,079 --> 00:20:47,640 and Angela was the only one who saw him and 329 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,680 reported it. And then you think about the fact that 330 00:20:51,279 --> 00:20:53,400 if her friend hadn't been on the news that night, 331 00:20:53,839 --> 00:20:56,000 like how often do you have friends on the news, Like, 332 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:56,799 she wouldn't. 333 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 4: Have set it to board, yeah right, yeah, and the 334 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,440 friend it was also on Facebook the next ding, and 335 00:21:02,599 --> 00:21:04,319 just having to host about. 336 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 3: This, just all these little things just nudging her in 337 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,000 the right direction. 338 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 6: It's pretty miraculous. 339 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 4: And you know what else is really cool is that 340 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,559 Kara didn't even know about Angela's side of things. Until 341 00:21:14,599 --> 00:21:18,119 we actually had them both on the podcast. Yeah, it 342 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:19,960 was like a revelation to Kara that I mean she 343 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,119 already called in a miracle, but that just made it 344 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:24,599 even more incredible. 345 00:21:24,599 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 3: Right, I mean, you think about if Angela hadn't seen 346 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,359 this video, hadn't made such an effort to turn it in, 347 00:21:31,279 --> 00:21:32,960 Lucy may have gotten away with this. 348 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 4: I know, that's scary. 349 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 3: I mean it was like the smoking gun, like this 350 00:21:36,559 --> 00:21:39,400 is evidence that he was right by your house. Yeah, 351 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:41,680 and really helped them find Jarrett. 352 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 4: While in the timestamp too on the video showed that 353 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,200 there's no way right, you know that she really dropped 354 00:21:48,279 --> 00:21:48,640 him off, But. 355 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 3: She said she had been telling the truth exactly. And like, 356 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:56,400 as I was re editing this episode, I was listening 357 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,039 to the nine to one one calls again and there 358 00:21:58,079 --> 00:22:01,799 was something that I hadn't really noticed last time. Pay 359 00:22:01,839 --> 00:22:03,880 attention to this nine to one one call. This was 360 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,160 at the end of the initial nine to one one 361 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,519 call reporting him missing. 362 00:22:08,039 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 5: Okay, are there any unusual or suspicious circumstances? 363 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 3: I don't know. 364 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,799 Speaker 1: I mean said they program to say that they drop 365 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,920 him off, but there were two people at the house 366 00:22:20,319 --> 00:22:22,960 and they didn't see him, and so for us, it's 367 00:22:23,039 --> 00:22:26,519 unusual that he would get dropped off at home and 368 00:22:26,519 --> 00:22:29,039 he wouldn't come in sight because he comes inspects the 369 00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:31,880 first thing he does, he comes in site for us 370 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:32,720 NAT and for. 371 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:37,519 Speaker 2: His iPad, and he did not do that, So I 372 00:22:37,599 --> 00:22:38,599 that's suspicious to me. 373 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 6: Hmm wow. 374 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:45,079 Speaker 4: So the lady at the group home definitely suspected something 375 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:45,599 going on. 376 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 3: Well, you can hear it in her voice that she's 377 00:22:49,519 --> 00:22:52,559 just very hesitant, like she doesn't want to accuse anyone. 378 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,559 And I think sometimes, like for people who are very 379 00:22:55,559 --> 00:22:58,559 honest people, it's hard to imagine someone could lie about 380 00:22:58,599 --> 00:22:59,319 something like this. 381 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, we want to believe the best of others. 382 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 6: I know I do. 383 00:23:03,559 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 4: It's hard, you know. Sometimes my husband will say, the 384 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,279 reason you don't understand the why that person thinks is 385 00:23:08,319 --> 00:23:09,920 because you don't think like that, you know. 386 00:23:10,079 --> 00:23:11,839 Speaker 6: Right, exactly. It's tough. 387 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,559 Speaker 4: But at the same time, we've got to learn to 388 00:23:15,559 --> 00:23:17,960 listen to our gut, you know what I mean, Like, Yeah, 389 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,720 those feelings are usually from God trying to tell us something, 390 00:23:20,839 --> 00:23:22,559 and we have to listen to those feelings. 391 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:25,039 Speaker 3: So well, yeah, and you can't help but wonder what 392 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,160 happened to him that night? Yeah, and maybe if they 393 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,440 had looked into Lucy a little sooner, he could have 394 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,160 been found that night, I know. 395 00:23:33,039 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 4: And unfortunately Jarret can't tell us what happened to him himself, 396 00:23:36,759 --> 00:23:41,000 which is really sad. There is still an investigation ongoing 397 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,240 with the company that lost him, so maybe someday we'll 398 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:47,720 have answers. I don't know, but in the meantime, we 399 00:23:47,839 --> 00:23:50,119 really hope. I know, Lucy was young at the time 400 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,559 that this happened. Whatever happened, we hope that she has 401 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,599 learned from it and changed right. 402 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,759 Speaker 3: And that's part of why we kept her identity anonymous, 403 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,880 because there are so many unanswered questions, like we just don't. 404 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 4: Know, Yeah, and we do believe everyone deserves a second chance. 405 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:10,400 So yeah, hopefully she's taking advantage of that. I hope 406 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,519 so so I have to say one of the greatest 407 00:24:13,519 --> 00:24:17,079 takeaways for me from the story was when Kara said, 408 00:24:17,759 --> 00:24:20,160 do we see people who are different than us, people 409 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,119 who are on the streets, or do we look away? 410 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,319 And I just think it's so important that we remember 411 00:24:25,519 --> 00:24:30,000 that everyone is one of God's creations. Everyone is someone 412 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:30,920 that God loves. 413 00:24:31,319 --> 00:24:33,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's the lesson that I hope that I can 414 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,119 teach my children is to really see the humanity in everyone. 415 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:39,559 Speaker 4: I don't think you can have that conversation too much 416 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:44,319 with your kids, honestly. Right, Okay, before we wrap up, 417 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,759 I just I talked to Caro Lyon and I just 418 00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:50,720 asked her for an update about Jarrett, to see how 419 00:24:50,759 --> 00:24:53,680 he's doing. And she said, he's now twenty six years old. 420 00:24:54,440 --> 00:25:00,359 He's doing great. He loves Grinella of ours, learning how 421 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,720 to use his speech device and communicating a little bit 422 00:25:02,759 --> 00:25:05,680 more through that. And she said, his smile just lights 423 00:25:05,759 --> 00:25:08,039 up the room and everywhere he goes, he brings joy 424 00:25:08,079 --> 00:25:10,359 to everyone around him just by being himself. 425 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, you can see it even through the pictures. 426 00:25:12,519 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 3: If you want to see pictures of him, you can 427 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,160 follow their Facebook page Jared's Miracle Story. But you can 428 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:21,000 just see that he exudes happiness and joy and he's 429 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:23,640 just such a wonderful person. Yes, and we are so 430 00:25:23,759 --> 00:25:26,319 grateful for them for sharing their story with us. Thank 431 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,359 you everyone else for joining us today. 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