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<v Speaker 1>Hello, is this thing on? Okay? Good? I am sorry

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<v Speaker 2>Darkcast Network indie shows that don't hold back. I'm Kai

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, theyre my warriors. It's me CJ. I hope everyone

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<v Speaker 3>is doing well, both mentally and physically. I'm a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit under the weather. I've been so tired and wheezy lately,

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<v Speaker 3>and it might just be that damn mold and my

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<v Speaker 3>room is coming back, because the tiredness and the wheezy

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<v Speaker 3>are symptoms of it. I know I don't have a cold.

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<v Speaker 3>I just got my flu shot about a week ago,

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<v Speaker 3>so it's not that. And also, for the past two months,

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<v Speaker 3>my neck has been killing me. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>I tweaked it, but somehow I did. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 3>how to make it right again, although my daughter, she

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<v Speaker 3>just gave me a neck massage and it feels a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit better. It feels more mobile. I asked the

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<v Speaker 3>friend's wife about going to a chiropractor for it, and

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<v Speaker 3>she said, while she loves her chiropractor, she would never

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<v Speaker 3>let a mess with her neck, so that option is

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<v Speaker 3>a big no for me. I've always been a little

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<v Speaker 3>afraid of chiropractors. Anyway. I complained to my doctor, but

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<v Speaker 3>when I complained about my shoulder aching a year and

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<v Speaker 3>a half ago, he told me to try acupuncture, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's not really something I'd like to explore. So that

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<v Speaker 3>leaves me with a massuse. And that's where my daughter

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<v Speaker 3>came in. She not a certified massuse, but she does

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<v Speaker 3>have a massage table she got for her birthday. So

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<v Speaker 3>I'll see how this goes and how long it'll last.

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<v Speaker 3>And if it lasts a while, maybe I will start

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<v Speaker 3>going to see a massuse. I've been icing it and

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<v Speaker 3>that helps for a little while also. And that's about

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<v Speaker 3>all I have going on in life right now. I know,

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<v Speaker 3>pretty boring stuff. DM me and tell me what's going

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<v Speaker 3>on with you in your life so I can live

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<v Speaker 3>vicariously the case. This episode is an absolute wild ride.

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<v Speaker 3>The more I looked into it, the more crazy it got.

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<v Speaker 3>Went from being a missing person's case to a murder

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<v Speaker 3>case and then a suicide case with a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>sexual acts and jealousy in plotting in between. So let's

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<v Speaker 3>go ahead and get started. Twenty one year old Ryan

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<v Speaker 3>Zimmerman was originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. He moved with his

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<v Speaker 3>family from Mississippi to Corbin, Kentucky during his early adult years.

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<v Speaker 3>So Ryan had been living in Kentucky with his parents,

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<v Speaker 3>his sister, and two brothers for just a little while.

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<v Speaker 3>During this time, Ryan, who love video games and computers,

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<v Speaker 3>was starting to come out as a trans woman. Brian

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<v Speaker 3>was at the very early stages of transitioning. Anne was

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<v Speaker 3>still looking into hormone therapy, voice training, and shopping for

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<v Speaker 3>more feminine clothing when our story really gets going in

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<v Speaker 3>twenty fifteen. As I mentioned, the transitioning was extremely new

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<v Speaker 3>to Ryan. But now that I've explained that part, I

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<v Speaker 3>will continue on with the story and I will use

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<v Speaker 3>the she her pronouns when referring to Ryan from here

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<v Speaker 3>on out, although nearly all written media I have found

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<v Speaker 3>on this case does refer to Ryan as he and him.

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan had also selected the name of Emma to use,

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<v Speaker 3>but just for confusion's sake, I will still be calling

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan Ryan, as we have a lot of names already

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<v Speaker 3>involved in this case. On August sixth, twenty fifteen, Ryan

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<v Speaker 3>would move to Columbus, Ohio, after placing an ad on Craigslist,

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<v Speaker 3>stating she was specifically looking for a relationship where she

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<v Speaker 3>could be a submissive female. Ryan was hoping to find

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<v Speaker 3>somewhere new to live to really begin trying to live

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<v Speaker 3>out her life as a woman. But I would like

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<v Speaker 3>to add her family seemed to be accepting of her

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<v Speaker 3>no matter how she wanted to live her life out.

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan's dad was answered by a husband and wife named

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<v Speaker 3>Cory and Sarah Buzzard. Now, Corey and Sarah were both

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<v Speaker 3>twenty five years old and they had another adult living

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<v Speaker 3>with them in their apartment. This adult was around twenty

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<v Speaker 3>seven years old and she was a transgender woman named

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<v Speaker 3>Nira Jenna Whittaker. Nira had just moved in the month

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<v Speaker 3>prior in July. Along with Nira, the couple were hoping

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<v Speaker 3>to bring Ryan in and live in a loving Polyamoros sporsome.

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<v Speaker 3>As well. There were some rumors that Corey himself may

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<v Speaker 3>have been looking into the possibility of also transitioning to

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<v Speaker 3>a woman. He used the name Laurel Emerson when he

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<v Speaker 3>reached out to Ryan, but it's never been really substantiated

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<v Speaker 3>if Corey was still looking into it or not, so

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<v Speaker 3>that'll be the last time I mentioned that about Corey Cory. However,

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<v Speaker 3>when Ryan moved in, had planned to keep Ryan to

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<v Speaker 3>himself because Sarah seemed very into Nyra and loved Nira

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<v Speaker 3>very much. Pry must have figured if his wife Sarah

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<v Speaker 3>could have a playtoy, he should have one too. The

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<v Speaker 3>relationships over the next few weeks went pretty much without

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<v Speaker 3>a hitch, but after a month and a half, Prey

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<v Speaker 3>got tired of Ryan and he no longer wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>be with her. By September twenty fifth, twenty fifteen, Corey

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<v Speaker 3>had broken up with Ryan and had asked Ryan to

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<v Speaker 3>move out of their apartment. He told Ryan he was

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<v Speaker 3>leaving for the weekend and he expected Ryan to be

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<v Speaker 3>by the time he got back home. Very close to

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<v Speaker 3>September twenty fifth, would have been the last time Ryan

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<v Speaker 3>had talked to her parents and family. On September twenty seventh,

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan's car was impounded, but her parents didn't receive notification

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<v Speaker 3>of this until November of twenty fifteen. On November seventeen,

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan's folks went to their local police department and filed

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<v Speaker 3>a missing persons report on Ryan because they had not

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<v Speaker 3>talked with her since the end of September, in spite

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<v Speaker 3>of constant phone calls to Ryan's phone the following year.

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<v Speaker 3>On January third of twenty sixteen, a woman walking her

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<v Speaker 3>dog found a human bone at the mouth of Coldwater

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<v Speaker 3>Creek in Mercer County, Ohio. After a three day search

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<v Speaker 3>of the area, authorities also uncovered the skeletal remains of

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<v Speaker 3>a human torso. The medical examiner was unable to identify

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<v Speaker 3>the victim of that time. They were, however, able to

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<v Speaker 3>determine that the torso had been cut using a sad

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<v Speaker 3>Due to the clear saw marks of the spinal column

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<v Speaker 3>and at the joints. It wasn't until June of twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty when a criminal intelligence analyst was searching through the

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<v Speaker 3>Columbus Missing Persons database. They discovered that DNA for missing

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan Zimmermann had never been collected from Ryan's family, So

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<v Speaker 3>they went to Kentucky and they collected the DNA from

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<v Speaker 3>the family. Once that was ran through a DNA database,

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<v Speaker 3>the comparison of Ryan's parents matched to the torso remains

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<v Speaker 3>that were found in Mercer County, Ohio, back in twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 3>But where was the rest of her and who murdered

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<v Speaker 3>and dismembered Ryan? It would seem. After Corey left the

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<v Speaker 3>apartment on September twenty fifth to spend the weekend at

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<v Speaker 3>a hotel with someone else he was meeting there, Ryan

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<v Speaker 3>pleaded with Sarah and Nira to letter stay. Sarah already

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<v Speaker 3>didn't much like Ryan and told her to leave, as

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<v Speaker 3>she was ruling only there for Corey's benefit. Corey was

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<v Speaker 3>done with her. Sarah also told Ryan that she was

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<v Speaker 3>the reason for the problems that she was experiencing in

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<v Speaker 3>her relationship with Corey. Ryan, however, feeling very dejected didn't

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<v Speaker 3>immediately pack up and go. She may have been hoping

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<v Speaker 3>to change Sarah's mind. Later that night of September twenty fifth,

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<v Speaker 3>twenty fifteen, Sarah and Nira began to discuss a way

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<v Speaker 3>to rid all of them of Ryan. Sarah didn't hold back.

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<v Speaker 3>She strangled Ryan to death, and with Nira's help, the

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<v Speaker 3>two women moved Ryan's body into the bathtub and they

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<v Speaker 3>took a sow to Ryan's deceased body. They first severed

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<v Speaker 3>the limbs than Ryan's head in various other parts until

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<v Speaker 3>the pieces were of manageable size to dispose of. Various

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<v Speaker 3>parts were loaded into Sarah's car and then distributed by

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<v Speaker 3>the two women around Mercer County, Ohio. Most of Ryan's

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<v Speaker 3>limbs were tossed into different dumpsters and never recovered. Ryan's

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<v Speaker 3>head was stored in a bag in the back of

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<v Speaker 3>the Buzzard's apartment freezer behind bags of food. When Corey

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<v Speaker 3>came back home to the apartment, he was actually pretty

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<v Speaker 3>relieved Ryan had left. He was never any the wiser

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<v Speaker 3>that Ryan had been murdered by his wife and her lover, Nira.

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<v Speaker 3>A couple of months later, in November of twenty fifteen,

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<v Speaker 3>Corey moved out and he filed for divorce from Sarah.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't want to be with Sarah anymore either. On

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<v Speaker 3>January fourteenth, twenty sixteen, their divorce was finalized. In two

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<v Speaker 3>weeks after that, Sarah and Nira married. Sarah and Nira

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<v Speaker 3>would move from Columbus, Ohio, to Marion, Indiana, to go

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<v Speaker 3>and live with Sarah's mother. After Ryan's torso was identified

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty twenty, investigators really got kracking on the homicide

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<v Speaker 3>of Ryan Zimmermann, but being that it was five years

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<v Speaker 3>after Ryan's murder, they feared that a lot of the

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<v Speaker 3>evidence had been lost. Detectives in the case were very

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<v Speaker 3>dedicated to solving the murder, though, and they were able

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<v Speaker 3>to gain access to the apartment Ryan had last lived

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<v Speaker 3>in along with the Buzzards and Nira. The investigators were

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<v Speaker 3>able to see a lot of residue blood light up,

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<v Speaker 3>especially in the bathroom. When tested, the blood belong to Ryan.

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<v Speaker 3>The detectives were even able to track down the car

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<v Speaker 3>that Sarah had driven in twenty fifteen, but she had

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<v Speaker 3>sold it to somebody else. The new owner of the

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<v Speaker 3>vehicle fully cooperated with the police. Inside the car was

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<v Speaker 3>evidence of human blood, which after testing, was determined to

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<v Speaker 3>belong to Ryan. Investigators then Hunger down and they found

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<v Speaker 3>some digital footprints that would become instrumental in finding Ryan's

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<v Speaker 3>killer or killers. They found Ryan's original Craigslist post and

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<v Speaker 3>the responses that were received. They also learned of a

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<v Speaker 3>Google hangout post. This was somewhere online where messages between

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<v Speaker 3>Corey and Sarah to Ryan and from Ryan to the

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<v Speaker 3>couple locked down that Ryan had indeed went to live

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<v Speaker 3>in the Buzzard's apartment. Wrapping their evidence up in a

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<v Speaker 3>nice little bow, and the digital footprint finally led detectives

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<v Speaker 3>to Marion, Indiana and to where Sarah and Niro were living.

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<v Speaker 3>On August twenty fifth, twenty twenty one, authorities arrived in Marion,

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<v Speaker 3>Indiana to arrest Sarah Buzzard in Nira Whittaker for the murder, assault, kidnapping,

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<v Speaker 3>tampering with evidence, and concealment of a corpse. As the

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<v Speaker 3>police arrived at the home and took Sarah into custody,

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<v Speaker 3>Nyra reached into her purse, pulled out a handgun, and

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<v Speaker 3>shot herself in the head, immediately dying at the scene.

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<v Speaker 3>Three months later, Sarah took a plea deal to avoid

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<v Speaker 3>a death sentence, but she did confess to killing Ryan.

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<v Speaker 3>At her trial, she was found guilty and sentenced to

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<v Speaker 3>thirty years of incarceration to life, with the possibility of

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<v Speaker 3>parole after thirty years. If she does get released, she

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<v Speaker 3>will be in her sixties. Corey was never involved in

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan's murder and so charges were never brought a gay

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<v Speaker 3>against him. It seems Corey was only guilty of being

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<v Speaker 3>fickle in his relationships this poor kid, Ryan, just twenty

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<v Speaker 3>one years old, trying to figure out life and what

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<v Speaker 3>worked best for her. After only a month and a

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<v Speaker 3>half of living with these people, people she thought were

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<v Speaker 3>her friends and chosen family members, she was rejected, heartbroken,

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<v Speaker 3>and murdered, and Ryan's poor family not sure whatever happened

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<v Speaker 3>to their beloved Ryan for years. Another wasted life of

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<v Speaker 3>Sarah and Nira could have helped Ryan pack and then

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<v Speaker 3>escorted Ryan out to her car and said sea they

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<v Speaker 3>body parts out like trash while keeping her severed head

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<v Speaker 3>in the freezer as a momento. Ryan didn't in Corey

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<v Speaker 3>and Sarah's marriage. Corey didn't want to be with Sarah

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<v Speaker 3>anymore as it was, and Sarah she was in love

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<v Speaker 3>with Nira after all. They didn't even wait for the

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<v Speaker 3>ink to quoll in the divorce finalization papers before they married.

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<v Speaker 3>Had the two women not killed, Ryan, they most likely

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<v Speaker 3>probably still be around. Such tragic and senseless loss of lives.

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<v Speaker 3>Rest and power, Ryan, our true crime Quickie. This episode

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<v Speaker 3>was sent to me by my friend, a longtime listener

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<v Speaker 3>and Rainbow Warrior of Phoenix in Australia. Just before, I

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<v Speaker 3>warn you this is a super recent case only a

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<v Speaker 3>few months old and it has no court trial resolution yet.

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<v Speaker 3>In Goldburn, Australia, which is between Canberra and Sydney, but

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<v Speaker 3>closer to Canberra, forty eight year old Shane D Cook

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<v Speaker 3>was a non binary person involved with a forty year

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<v Speaker 3>old woman named Anne Marie Streak. Anne Marie also went

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<v Speaker 3>by Annie Ringuette. And if I can say this just

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<v Speaker 3>quickly with my honesty here, when I saw a picture

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<v Speaker 3>of Shane, who was sometimes referred to as Sharn, I

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<v Speaker 3>thought they were a masculine presenting lesbian. So my bad

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<v Speaker 3>for assuming. By May of twenty twenty five, Shane and

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<v Speaker 3>Anne Marie had broken off their relationship and Anne Marie

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<v Speaker 3>was now involved with Shane's male neighbor, forty four year

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<v Speaker 3>old Stephen Henry Evans. Some have called this a love triangle,

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<v Speaker 3>which I don't believe it was, because Shane and Anne

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<v Speaker 3>Marie they were no longer seeing each other, but it

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<v Speaker 3>did seem that Anne Marie had some kind of feelings

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<v Speaker 3>still for Shane. And you'll see what I mean when

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<v Speaker 3>we get there. Come December thirtieth, twenty twenty five. It

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<v Speaker 3>was the last time anybody had heard from Shane. On

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<v Speaker 3>January third of twenty twenty six, after Shane failed to

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<v Speaker 3>meet an associate for an appointment. That associate had contacted

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<v Speaker 3>the police in Goulburn to conduct a wellness check on Shane.

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<v Speaker 3>To the horror of the police, when they arrived at

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<v Speaker 3>Shane's house, they were overwhelmed by the smell of decomposition.

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<v Speaker 3>They found Shane there deceased. The medical examiner believed that

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<v Speaker 3>their body had been laying there for five days before

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<v Speaker 3>it was discovered Shane had been stabbed multiple times incidentally

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<v Speaker 3>between December thirty first New Year's Eve. In January third,

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<v Speaker 3>Anne Marie and Stephen, her boyfriend, had driven away in

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<v Speaker 3>a Toyota Camry with a small white boat attached to

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<v Speaker 3>the back. The couple had left for a holiday and

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<v Speaker 3>a camping trip at a lake near Yass. Australia. Law

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<v Speaker 3>enforcement spent a month in investigating Shane's murder, gathering up

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<v Speaker 3>evidence in eliminating potential suspects. However, there were two suspects

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<v Speaker 3>they couldn't eliminate, and on February fifth, twenty twenty six,

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<v Speaker 3>police used a battering ram and raided Stephen's home with

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<v Speaker 3>a search warrant in hand. They immediately arrested both Stephen

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<v Speaker 3>and Anne Marie. They handcuffed them and they charged them

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<v Speaker 3>both with Shane's murder. Both Anne Marie and Stephen are

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<v Speaker 3>scheduled for a preliminary hearing in April, and they both

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<v Speaker 3>had a bail hearing on February sixth, in which they

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<v Speaker 3>both refused bail. Now each are being held in separate

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<v Speaker 3>facilities pending their trial. No motives have come to light

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<v Speaker 3>yet as to why these two dumb dums couldn't just

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<v Speaker 3>live their lives and leave Shane alone. By the way,

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<v Speaker 3>Stephen is no angel. He had several arrests in his life,

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<v Speaker 3>including an assault charge. Shane has been described by friends

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<v Speaker 3>as having a great sense of humor, for being fun loving,

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<v Speaker 3>and for having a great adoration of dogs. Rest in power, Shane,

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<v Speaker 3>and thanks again Phoenix for sharing this case with us. Ah.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's see what's on the good news horizon for us

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<v Speaker 3>this episode. The Supreme Court in the Philippines just passed

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<v Speaker 3>the law making it legal for same sex couples to

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<v Speaker 3>own property together. This is a great step that legislators

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<v Speaker 3>made for the LGBTQ visibility in that country. Another big

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<v Speaker 3>step for the country of Hong Kong. A judge there

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<v Speaker 3>ruled in favor of a lesbian couple and granted them

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<v Speaker 3>parental recognition for their son. I know that might not

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<v Speaker 3>sound like a big deal to some of us who

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<v Speaker 3>already have that privilege, but for countries that don't really

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<v Speaker 3>have protective laws for their lgb that's really big. Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's see the state of California is taking legal action

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<v Speaker 3>against the hospital that terminated gender affirming care for youth.

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<v Speaker 3>Good hit him in their wallets and make it count

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<v Speaker 3>I say. Thailand is on track to be the first

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<v Speaker 3>Southeast Asian nation to legalize same sex marriage after its

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<v Speaker 3>Senate overwhelmingly approved a marriage equity bill. Whoo. Bisexual figure

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<v Speaker 3>skater Amberglen won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

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<v Speaker 3>Since she's been using her platform is a way to

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<v Speaker 3>advocate for the LGBTQ community, and with those good news stories,

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<v Speaker 3>I leave you with a joke. There was this man

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<v Speaker 3>bartender ten shots of whiskey. The bartender sees something's up

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<v Speaker 3>with the guy and he says, what's the matter. The

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<v Speaker 3>man says, I just found out my brother's gay and

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<v Speaker 3>marrying my best friend. The next day, the same man

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<v Speaker 3>comes in and orders twelve shots of whiskey. The bartender

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<v Speaker 3>asks what's wrong this time? The man says, I just

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<v Speaker 3>found out my son is gay. The next day, the

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<v Speaker 3>same man comes into the bar and orders fifteen shots

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<v Speaker 3>of whiskey, and the bartender asks him, doesn't anyone in

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<v Speaker 3>your family like women. The man looks up at the

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<v Speaker 3>bartender and says, apparently my wife does. I love you. Guys,

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<v Speaker 3>you matter so much. Remember it's not a crime to

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<v Speaker 3>be gay or to live your truth. Unless sure a

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<v Speaker 3>murderer