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[keypad clacking]
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[cell phone chimes]
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NARRATOR: Twenty-year-old
Brandy Stevens-Rosine
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loved messaging her
family and friends.
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She loved staying connected.
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SARA VAN ALLEN:
We texted a lot.
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She was very glued to her phone.
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♪
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CARRIE ROSINE: It was
all day, every day.
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NARRATOR: But then one day,
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the messages stop.
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[cell phone chimes]
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KRYSTI HORVAT: I'm
thinking, "Holy shit,
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something bad has
happened here."
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♪
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NARRATOR: Hours
turn into days,
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and Brandy's still missing.
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SGT. JOHN R. O'DAY
JR.: At that point,
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we had reason to believe
that this is something
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more than just a
run-of-the-mill missing person.
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NARRATOR: No one
knows what happened
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or where she went,
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until... a clue is discovered.
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A text from Brandy's phone,
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and it could mean the difference
between life and death.
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- I truly believe that that
was her way of telling us,
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"If something happens to me,
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this is your way of finding me."
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♪
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[cell phone chimes]
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♪ theme music playing ♪
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MAN 1: She solved her own
murder from beyond the grave.
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MAN 2: The fitness
app on the phone,
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it was overwhelming evidence.
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♪ I've been haunted
by the visions ♪
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♪ That I've seen
with my own eyes ♪
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♪ And the only way to find you ♪
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♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪
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♪
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MAN: She did help
catch this killer.
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♪
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♪
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NARRATOR: May 17th, 2012,
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Youngstown, Ohio.
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It's a blue collar town
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that's seen its fair
share of hard times.
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For 20-year-old Brandy Stevens-Rosine,
life in this town can be lonely,
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so she spends a lot
of time on her phone
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and uses it nonstop.
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Texting every day to connect
with her friends and family.
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So when the messages
suddenly stop
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on a sunny spring
day in May 2012,
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they quickly know
something isn't right.
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♪
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KRYSTI: I am Brandy's
friend, Krysti Horvat.
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♪
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By the end of the day,
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nobody in our immediate
circle have heard from her.
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♪
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[keypad beeps]
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[phone line ringing]
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I called Brandy's
phone and no answer.
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I was calling, it was nothing.
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It was like her phone
had been turned off,
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and that's odd.
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She never turned her
phone off, never.
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♪
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NARRATOR: Small
chance she would avoid
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talking to a friend.
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♪
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MAN: Carrie interview, take one,
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AB common marker, soft sticks.
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NARRATOR: And zero chance
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she would avoid
talking to her mother.
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- Not being able to get
ahold of your children,
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you don't wanna think the worst.
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♪
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I wanted to believe that
my daughter was okay.
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How could she not be?
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Brandy was a strong individual.
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♪
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But, yeah, something's
not right here.
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♪
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♪
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NARRATOR: Like most teenagers,
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Brandy's still trying
to figure life out,
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and leans on her friend
Krysti for support.
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♪
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- She was nervous
about being gay.
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She felt judged, and she
would get upset about rumors
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that were forming
as a result of it,
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so that sparked our friendship
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because I'm like,
"Let's talk about it,"
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and then our friendship evolved.
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♪ Bitemarks by Paul Ressel
feat. Jessica English playing ♪
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♪ I've become something else ♪
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♪
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♪ All out of pain and chaos ♪
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CARRIE: To be gay
in Youngstown,
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you were kind of
pushed to the back,
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you weren't accepted,
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and... it devastated Brandy.
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♪
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♪
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♪ Do you ever feel like no
one's ever listened to you? ♪
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NARRATOR: But by the
time Brandy's in college,
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she's living her best life.
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♪ I promise I will, I'm here ♪
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SARA: When I met her,
she was blooming.
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She was very confident in
herself and ready to date,
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and she was a hopeless romantic,
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so she wanted to find, you know,
the great love of her life.
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♪ The bright and the dark ♪
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And she wanted
somebody to be good to.
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She had a lot to give.
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♪ Take your time ♪
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♪
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[birds chirping] [dog barks]
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NARRATOR: Brandy
uses her phone
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for more than just
texting her friends.
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Like a lot of us, she
uses it to find love.
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- She definitely was kind
of exploratory in dating.
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SARA: She was a free spirit.
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I wouldn't put it past her
to go and meet new friends
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that she had met online,
be it out of state,
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or a couple hours
away from home.
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♪
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KRYSTI: Some of the
girls, she would drive out
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by herself to meet.
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It was sort of a red flag.
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Why are you doing this?
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You don't know these people.
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Like, I wanted to warn her
about potential dangers.
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NARRATOR: So when Brandy
stops communicating
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on May 17th...
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♪
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[line ringing]
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her family and friends naturally
start to ask questions.
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[line ringing]
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Where did she go?
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[keypad clacking]
[cell phone chimes]
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[line ringing]
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Who did she meet?
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[line ringing]
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- I went into
investigation mode.
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[line ringing] I called
Brandy's best friend Reannon,
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because Brandy said she
was going to Reannon's.
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She told us that
Brandy never came over.
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Said she had talked to her,
but she had never come over.
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[keypad beeping]
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I called everybody...
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[line ringing]
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and nobody had seen her.
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Went to her Facebook page,
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went to her Myspace page,
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no activity.
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Something's not right here.
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♪
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NARRATOR: The day
she disappears,
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Brandy is staying
with her grandparents,
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so Carrie calls her mom,
and she gets troubling news.
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♪
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CARRIE: She says, "Well, Brandy
didn't come home last night,"
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and she says, and when
Brandy left the house,
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she did not take her backpack
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with her medical supplies
in it with her insulin.
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That was strange...
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Because she was
type one diabetic.
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KRYSTI: Every time
she'd go anywhere,
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she had to bring her insulin.
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If she would go without her
insulin, she would not survive.
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So we knew that Brandy was in trouble
because she didn't have that insulin.
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NARRATOR: A type one
diabetic can't go
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more than a day
without taking insulin.
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Her mom Carrie contacts
the Youngstown authorities.
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Now missing without
her medication,
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Carrie files a missing
person's report with police.
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MAN: Joe Streyle
interview, take one.
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TROOPER JOSEPH STREYLE:
I'm Trooper Joseph Streyle.
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When we get a missing
person's case of an adult,
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it's not too big of an
alarm for us initially,
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because they're an adult.
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They're allowed to move,
come and go as they please,
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not tell anyone where they're
going and it's totally legal,
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and they can do what they want.
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So there was no knee-jerk
reaction of we have to find her,
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except the one issue was the
fact that she was a diabetic,
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and it was unknown if she had
access to her medicine at the time,
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so something to be
on the lookout for.
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[siren wails]
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NARRATOR: Even though
a missing person's case
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has officially been opened,
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because she's an adult,
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local police don't
actively search for Brandy.
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Brandy left her grandparents'
residence in her own car,
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and could be anywhere.
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All her loved ones can
do is wait for a break.
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- All these thoughts go through your
mind, you know, did she go off a road?
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[siren wails]
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Did she go into a,
you know, a ravine?
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Did she go in a lake?
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Maybe no one's just
seeing her car.
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Your mind does
crazy tricks on you
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when something like this
happens in your life.
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It-it was bad.
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NARRATOR: Three days pass
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from when Brandy goes missing.
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[line ringing]
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Calls and texts to Brandy
still go unanswered.
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Then a break in the case.
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[cell phone chimes]
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On May 20th, an alarming text
from Brandy is uncovered.
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- I got a text message from
Brandy's friend Reannon.
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She says Brandy had texted
me on Thursday and said
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that she had gone to Cochranton.
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♪
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NARRATOR: Reannon
received several texts
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and a request to not share
the info with anyone,
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so she covered for her friend,
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but after it becomes clear
something has happened to Brandy,
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she breaks her promise and
shares the text with Krysti.
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- Reannon said
here's the address...
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That she had texted me,
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and said that she
had a funny feeling,
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and then later saying that she
didn't get where she was going.
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♪
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[car engine starts]
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NARRATOR: Krysti
decides to take action
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into her own hands
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since the police won't.
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KRYSTI: I knew at that point
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that she had gone
to Pennsylvania,
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which was about an
hour away from us,
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so I decided that I'm
gonna go to that address
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that Reannon had texted me
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and try to see if I
could find answers.
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AUTOMATED RESPONSE: In a
half a mile, turn left.
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♪
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NARRATOR: There's
finally a trail
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pointing to where Brandy
had intended to go
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the day she disappeared,
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and now,
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her friend is in pursuit.
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♪
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But is Krysti or anyone else
prepared for what may happen next?
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♪
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♪
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♪
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May 20th, three days after Brandy
Stevens-Rosine goes missing,
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her last text reveals a
possible final destination.
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Local police are
not looking for her,
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so Brandy's friend Krysti
chases down the lead.
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♪
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♪ Where we go ♪
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♪ When darkness falls ♪
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KRYSTI: When I
got the last text
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that Brandy had sent to Reannon,
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that made me nervous.
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So, not only had
anyone seen my friend,
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but she had a bad
feeling before she left.
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So I knew that I was
gonna have to go out there
281
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to the address and
search for Brandy
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and see if we could
find where she was.
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♪
284
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NARRATOR: While Krysti
drives towards the address,
285
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Brandy's mother keeps
searching for anything
286
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that will help her
find her daughter.
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CARRIE: We knew that
she went to Cochranton,
288
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but we're still trying to
figure out why, why, why?
289
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You know, what's in Cochranton?
290
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The only thing that I can come up
with was Jade lived in Cochranton.
291
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♪
292
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- One of the girls that
Brandy said that she had met
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on the dating app
was named Jade.
294
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♪
295
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And what I first
heard about Jade was,
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"I can't wait for you
to meet this girl."
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It was butterflies for Brandy.
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♪
299
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CARRIE: There was
a lot of emotion
300
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for Brandy with Jade.
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I saw the sparkle in her
eye when she looked at Jade.
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♪
303
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KRYSTI: Brandy and
Jade's relationship
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was on again and off
again, hot and cold.
305
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They would fight.
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♪
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♪
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Then they would make up.
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Brandy, even against the
advice of her friends saying,
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"Hey, it's time to
stop," couldn't.
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♪
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NARRATOR: After about a year,
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despite Brandy's best
efforts to hold onto Jade,
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the relationship comes to a
cold and cruel end in 2011.
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♪
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CARRIE: Brandy comes home
from work one morning
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and Jade was gone,
318
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so was $300 cash that was there,
319
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and her iPod.
320
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It devastated Brandy,
321
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it hurt Brandy,
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because Jade betrayed her.
323
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Brandy was so kind to her,
and that was hard for Brandy.
324
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She struggled with
that for a long time.
325
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You know, for a couple months, she
was really, really, really sad.
326
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♪
327
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NARRATOR: While driving
out to Cochranton
328
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to hopefully find her friend,
329
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Krysti reaches out to Jade.
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[cell phone chimes]
331
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Maybe she can help.
332
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KRYSTI: I texted
Jade to ask her
333
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if she had seen Brandy,
334
00:13:40,028 --> 00:13:41,988
and Jade said no,
she hadn't seen her.
335
00:13:41,989 --> 00:13:43,823
And I said, "Okay, I'm gonna
head up to the address,
336
00:13:43,824 --> 00:13:47,577
see if I could see any car
tracks or tires on my way there,"
337
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and Jade's response was,
338
00:13:49,788 --> 00:13:53,207
"Be careful, people around
here don't like gay people."
339
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♪
340
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NARRATOR: A fair warning from
Brandy's ex-girlfriend Jade.
341
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Pennsylvania has seen a
steady rise in violent crimes
342
00:14:04,136 --> 00:14:07,514
against LGBTQ individuals
over the last decade.
343
00:14:08,807 --> 00:14:11,058
It can be rough out here
if you're different.
344
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♪
345
00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:17,732
- Philadelphia's Office of LGBTQ
Affairs says this crisis of violence
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against trans people cannot
be allowed to continue.
347
00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:22,486
♪
348
00:14:22,487 --> 00:14:23,863
KRYSTI: I guess it
was a possibility
349
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that she ran into a stranger
350
00:14:25,574 --> 00:14:26,949
who maybe didn't
like gay people.
351
00:14:26,950 --> 00:14:29,076
♪
352
00:14:29,077 --> 00:14:32,289
NARRATOR: So if she wasn't
visiting her ex-girlfriend,
353
00:14:33,207 --> 00:14:35,083
could Brandy have
been catfished,
354
00:14:36,043 --> 00:14:39,128
lured out to the country
by someone she met online
355
00:14:39,129 --> 00:14:40,755
who wanted to hurt her?
356
00:14:40,756 --> 00:14:44,884
♪
357
00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:49,388
♪
358
00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:51,807
♪
359
00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:53,351
KRYSTI: When I got
off of the exit
360
00:14:53,352 --> 00:14:55,520
and got closer to the
address she had texted...
361
00:14:55,521 --> 00:14:56,938
♪
362
00:14:56,939 --> 00:14:59,273
It started to get a
little more creepy.
363
00:14:59,274 --> 00:15:02,401
♪
364
00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:05,613
♪
365
00:15:05,614 --> 00:15:08,241
So now I know I'm out in
the middle of nowhere.
366
00:15:08,242 --> 00:15:11,661
I can see the farms
and sort of desolation,
367
00:15:11,662 --> 00:15:13,371
and still no sign
of Brandy's car...
368
00:15:13,372 --> 00:15:14,664
♪
369
00:15:14,665 --> 00:15:16,542
So I felt, uh,
370
00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,377
I don't know, just very nervous.
371
00:15:19,378 --> 00:15:24,549
♪
372
00:15:24,550 --> 00:15:26,133
I'm driving down
these dirt roads.
373
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My GPS seems to be a little off.
374
00:15:29,221 --> 00:15:31,639
I can't even see the
addresses on the houses.
375
00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:33,057
♪
376
00:15:33,058 --> 00:15:35,518
It's just really starting
to get extra eerie
377
00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:38,396
as I get closer to the
address I'm supposed to be at.
378
00:15:38,397 --> 00:15:41,023
♪
379
00:15:41,024 --> 00:15:43,609
I'd seen no evidence,
no clear evidence
380
00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:46,404
of an accident or her car.
381
00:15:46,405 --> 00:15:50,992
♪
382
00:15:50,993 --> 00:15:53,786
♪
383
00:15:53,787 --> 00:15:56,038
I finally get to the stop sign
to turn onto Drake Hill Road.
384
00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:59,792
♪
385
00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:05,006
♪
386
00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:07,842
♪
387
00:16:07,843 --> 00:16:09,969
NARRATOR: In the
middle of nowhere,
388
00:16:09,970 --> 00:16:11,512
a friend missing,
389
00:16:11,513 --> 00:16:14,015
not answering her phone,
390
00:16:14,016 --> 00:16:16,767
but hope rises when she hears...
391
00:16:16,768 --> 00:16:19,228
AUTOMATED RESPONSE: You have
arrived at your final destination.
392
00:16:19,229 --> 00:16:23,065
♪
393
00:16:23,066 --> 00:16:25,276
KRYSTI: I eventually got to
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00:16:25,277 --> 00:16:26,569
what looked like a church...
395
00:16:26,570 --> 00:16:28,446
♪
396
00:16:28,447 --> 00:16:30,073
And it was, it was ominous,
397
00:16:31,116 --> 00:16:33,326
and there was nothing
in that church.
398
00:16:33,327 --> 00:16:35,328
There was no lights on.
399
00:16:35,329 --> 00:16:38,998
I knew at that point
something had gone wrong.
400
00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:40,791
♪
401
00:16:40,792 --> 00:16:41,876
I was lost.
402
00:16:41,877 --> 00:16:43,544
♪
403
00:16:43,545 --> 00:16:46,255
NARRATOR: Instead of taking her
to the address Brandy texted,
404
00:16:46,256 --> 00:16:49,675
Krysti's GPS leads
her to an old church
405
00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:51,260
in the middle of nowhere.
406
00:16:51,261 --> 00:16:55,139
♪
407
00:16:55,140 --> 00:16:57,225
- When I pulled into the
church parking lot and realized
408
00:16:57,226 --> 00:17:01,229
I wasn't going to find the
address I was headed towards,
409
00:17:01,230 --> 00:17:04,273
I... I felt frustrated,
410
00:17:04,274 --> 00:17:05,775
and I felt helpless,
411
00:17:05,776 --> 00:17:08,778
and I felt like maybe Brandy
had the same sort of experience
412
00:17:08,779 --> 00:17:11,532
getting to where she
was headed that day.
413
00:17:12,282 --> 00:17:14,784
Did something really bad happen
414
00:17:14,785 --> 00:17:16,744
before she even got
to the residence?
415
00:17:16,745 --> 00:17:19,372
♪
416
00:17:19,373 --> 00:17:21,040
NARRATOR: Brandy's
last text she sent
417
00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:22,334
said, "Bad address,
418
00:17:23,168 --> 00:17:24,086
heading home."
419
00:17:24,087 --> 00:17:25,461
♪
420
00:17:25,462 --> 00:17:28,339
Did her GPS send her to
the wrong location as well?
421
00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:29,465
♪
422
00:17:29,466 --> 00:17:31,926
- And I thought about getting
outta the car, walking around,
423
00:17:31,927 --> 00:17:33,594
going up to people's doors.
424
00:17:33,595 --> 00:17:37,014
I realized there's no way that
I was gonna find the house.
425
00:17:37,015 --> 00:17:38,266
♪
426
00:17:38,267 --> 00:17:40,142
NARRATOR: Is it
possible Brandy knocked
427
00:17:40,143 --> 00:17:41,185
on the wrong door?
428
00:17:41,186 --> 00:17:44,355
♪
429
00:17:44,356 --> 00:17:45,731
KRYSTI: The fact
that I was lost,
430
00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:49,736
and that a good friend of mine
was lost and missing and...
431
00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,781
I just felt like while
I was at that church,
432
00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:56,325
that's when I lost hope
and became really nervous
433
00:17:56,326 --> 00:17:57,952
about what actually happened.
434
00:17:57,953 --> 00:18:00,288
♪
435
00:18:00,289 --> 00:18:02,373
NARRATOR: Brandy's texts
lead to more questions
436
00:18:02,374 --> 00:18:03,583
than answers,
437
00:18:03,584 --> 00:18:06,127
and the chances of
finding her fade
438
00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:07,963
with each second the passes,
439
00:18:09,298 --> 00:18:11,382
until a phone call comes
in... [cell phone ringing]
440
00:18:11,383 --> 00:18:14,260
that could lead her
mother straight to her.
441
00:18:14,261 --> 00:18:18,390
♪
442
00:18:21,685 --> 00:18:25,981
♪ I try to go without it ♪
443
00:18:26,565 --> 00:18:30,277
♪ My bones won't
seem to listen ♪
444
00:18:31,195 --> 00:18:32,945
NARRATOR: On May 21st,
445
00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:35,990
four days after Brandy
sends out her last text,
446
00:18:35,991 --> 00:18:38,993
police pick up a signal
from Brandy's phone
447
00:18:38,994 --> 00:18:42,122
in the small Pennsylvania
town of Meadville,
448
00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:44,332
nearly 70 miles north
449
00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:45,833
of Brandy's home in Youngstown.
450
00:18:45,834 --> 00:18:50,129
♪
451
00:18:50,130 --> 00:18:53,549
Still not committing resources
to locating Brandy...
452
00:18:53,550 --> 00:18:55,009
[phone ringing]
453
00:18:55,010 --> 00:18:57,762
they pass along the
information to Brandy's mother.
454
00:18:57,763 --> 00:19:02,475
- I couldn't grasp the concept of
why they weren't searching for her.
455
00:19:02,476 --> 00:19:05,394
I had a hard time with
it trying to understand,
456
00:19:05,395 --> 00:19:07,480
but yet we're ecstatic.
457
00:19:07,481 --> 00:19:09,148
You know, her phone got pinged.
458
00:19:09,149 --> 00:19:11,026
Okay, maybe she lost
it, maybe it broke.
459
00:19:12,027 --> 00:19:14,070
NARRATOR: So Brandy's
friends and family
460
00:19:14,071 --> 00:19:16,490
form a search party
and go looking for her.
461
00:19:19,284 --> 00:19:20,952
KRYSTI: When
Brandy's cell phone
462
00:19:20,953 --> 00:19:22,495
pinged in Meadville,
463
00:19:22,496 --> 00:19:24,539
you know, immediately we're
both like, "Yeah, let's go,
464
00:19:24,540 --> 00:19:26,457
let's go there and look around."
465
00:19:26,458 --> 00:19:28,793
I was imagining that
could have led to Brandy,
466
00:19:28,794 --> 00:19:30,670
and maybe, you know,
there's still hope.
467
00:19:30,671 --> 00:19:32,880
♪
468
00:19:32,881 --> 00:19:34,215
CARRIE: We got into Meadville.
469
00:19:34,216 --> 00:19:37,427
We went straight to the street
of where her phone pinged.
470
00:19:38,136 --> 00:19:42,098
The street dead-ended into a
wastewater treatment plant.
471
00:19:42,099 --> 00:19:44,642
♪
472
00:19:44,643 --> 00:19:45,810
I called her phone...
473
00:19:45,811 --> 00:19:47,645
[line ringing]
474
00:19:47,646 --> 00:19:48,896
nothing.
475
00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:51,524
Things just weren't
making sense.
476
00:19:51,525 --> 00:19:53,568
♪
477
00:19:53,569 --> 00:19:56,905
NARRATOR: The ping leads
to a dead-end, literally,
478
00:19:58,448 --> 00:20:00,992
so they expand their search.
479
00:20:00,993 --> 00:20:03,327
♪
480
00:20:03,328 --> 00:20:05,830
- So we went to the hospitals,
481
00:20:05,831 --> 00:20:08,040
stores, restaurants.
482
00:20:08,041 --> 00:20:10,794
We went everywhere,
passing flyers out.
483
00:20:11,795 --> 00:20:13,129
KRYSTI: We had all
separated and kind of
484
00:20:13,130 --> 00:20:15,131
infiltrated the
town of Meadville.
485
00:20:15,132 --> 00:20:17,341
We went door to door with
these pictures of Brandy.
486
00:20:17,342 --> 00:20:19,719
♪
487
00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,180
NARRATOR: But no one has
any legitimate information
488
00:20:22,181 --> 00:20:23,140
about Brandy.
489
00:20:23,141 --> 00:20:24,765
♪
490
00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:27,935
Once again, she's
nowhere to be found.
491
00:20:27,936 --> 00:20:29,228
♪
492
00:20:29,229 --> 00:20:30,772
CARRIE: It was
a very hard day.
493
00:20:31,356 --> 00:20:33,274
It was hard, it was
hard for all of us.
494
00:20:33,275 --> 00:20:37,195
♪
495
00:20:37,196 --> 00:20:39,822
NARRATOR: Their search
party comes up empty-handed.
496
00:20:39,823 --> 00:20:42,450
With the police still
not engaging in the hunt,
497
00:20:42,451 --> 00:20:43,993
it's back to square one.
498
00:20:43,994 --> 00:20:47,121
♪
499
00:20:47,122 --> 00:20:48,957
CARRIE: I felt like I
was missing something.
500
00:20:50,042 --> 00:20:52,376
You get a lot of thoughts
going through your head,
501
00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:54,921
but I was also very, very angry.
502
00:20:54,922 --> 00:20:56,631
I need to know what's going on.
503
00:20:56,632 --> 00:20:58,424
I need to know where
my daughter's at.
504
00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:00,426
♪
505
00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:04,138
♪ They call me ♪
506
00:21:04,139 --> 00:21:05,431
NARRATOR: Five
days after Brandy
507
00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:06,600
was last heard from,
508
00:21:07,476 --> 00:21:10,019
running out of
time and patience,
509
00:21:10,020 --> 00:21:13,105
Brandy's mom turns to the
one clue left behind...
510
00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:15,608
♪
511
00:21:15,609 --> 00:21:18,569
[cell phone chimes]
Brandy's last text.
512
00:21:18,570 --> 00:21:21,240
- I couldn't give up. I
absolutely could not give up.
513
00:21:21,823 --> 00:21:23,824
NARRATOR: She's determined
to find the address
514
00:21:23,825 --> 00:21:26,619
that Krysti failed to
find two days earlier,
515
00:21:26,620 --> 00:21:30,331
so Carrie and Krysti head
to Cochranton, Pennsylvania.
516
00:21:30,332 --> 00:21:34,085
♪
517
00:21:34,086 --> 00:21:35,419
♪
518
00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:37,047
CARRIE: I was
nervous going there,
519
00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,924
but something is just
pulling at my heart.
520
00:21:39,925 --> 00:21:44,053
I mean, there's something telling
me that she's around here.
521
00:21:44,054 --> 00:21:46,305
♪
522
00:21:46,306 --> 00:21:48,599
NARRATOR: Whether by
a mother's intuition
523
00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,476
or a better GPS,
524
00:21:50,477 --> 00:21:55,606
a road that previously led to
nowhere now leads to a house.
525
00:21:55,607 --> 00:22:00,611
♪
526
00:22:00,612 --> 00:22:02,613
♪
527
00:22:02,614 --> 00:22:03,865
KRYSTI: When we got there,
528
00:22:03,866 --> 00:22:05,826
we pulled into the driveway,
529
00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,289
and there was an older
gentleman sitting on the stoop,
530
00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:13,457
as well as Jade
and Ashley Barber.
531
00:22:13,458 --> 00:22:15,960
Ashley was Jade's
girlfriend at the time.
532
00:22:15,961 --> 00:22:17,336
♪
533
00:22:17,337 --> 00:22:21,383
My initial reaction
to Ashley Barber was,
534
00:22:22,009 --> 00:22:23,259
she wants to be a badass.
535
00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:26,721
♪
536
00:22:26,722 --> 00:22:28,806
NARRATOR: Strange that
Brandy's last text leads
537
00:22:28,807 --> 00:22:30,516
to where her ex is staying
538
00:22:30,517 --> 00:22:32,101
with her current
girlfriend, Ashley.
539
00:22:32,102 --> 00:22:33,561
♪
540
00:22:33,562 --> 00:22:36,898
Stranger still, Jade
failed to mention anything
541
00:22:36,899 --> 00:22:39,442
about Brandy heading there
when Krysti called her.
542
00:22:39,443 --> 00:22:40,735
♪
543
00:22:40,736 --> 00:22:42,486
- I went and approached Jade...
544
00:22:42,487 --> 00:22:43,863
♪
545
00:22:43,864 --> 00:22:46,741
And I asked her, I
said, "Where's Brandy?
546
00:22:46,742 --> 00:22:48,201
♪
547
00:22:48,202 --> 00:22:49,660
"She said she was coming here,
548
00:22:49,661 --> 00:22:51,038
where's she at?"
549
00:22:52,456 --> 00:22:55,458
Jade said, "Well,
she never came here.
550
00:22:55,459 --> 00:22:56,459
We never saw her,"
551
00:22:58,003 --> 00:22:59,338
and I looked at Jade and...
552
00:23:00,881 --> 00:23:02,591
"I don't... This is bullshit."
553
00:23:03,509 --> 00:23:06,511
I said, "I don't believe an
effing word you're saying."
554
00:23:06,512 --> 00:23:10,306
♪
555
00:23:10,307 --> 00:23:13,100
- And then Ashley got
defensive of Jade,
556
00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:15,311
put her arm in front of
Jade, and told Carrie,
557
00:23:15,312 --> 00:23:17,522
basically, don't
talk to her this way.
558
00:23:17,523 --> 00:23:18,940
♪
559
00:23:18,941 --> 00:23:21,442
I immediately had a
bad taste in my mouth.
560
00:23:21,443 --> 00:23:23,778
I felt like it was
really distasteful,
561
00:23:23,779 --> 00:23:27,073
acting like a tough guy to
my missing friend's mother,
562
00:23:27,074 --> 00:23:31,160
and not just for the sake of being a
tough guy or being cool, but, like,
563
00:23:31,161 --> 00:23:32,870
not a good person was
564
00:23:32,871 --> 00:23:35,456
my initial reaction to what
I saw about Ashley Barber.
565
00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:39,710
♪
566
00:23:39,711 --> 00:23:41,504
CARRIE: I went up
to Jade and I said,
567
00:23:41,505 --> 00:23:44,841
"Well, she sent a text
saying she was coming here.
568
00:23:44,842 --> 00:23:48,595
"This is the last place that we
know that she was supposed to be,
569
00:23:49,763 --> 00:23:52,099
"and you're telling me that
she never made it here?
570
00:23:53,308 --> 00:23:54,684
I don't buy it!"
571
00:23:54,685 --> 00:23:57,687
♪
572
00:23:57,688 --> 00:23:59,064
Soon as I said that,
573
00:23:59,857 --> 00:24:02,024
Jade said she was supposed
to come over there,
574
00:24:02,025 --> 00:24:04,193
but they never saw her.
575
00:24:04,194 --> 00:24:08,364
♪
576
00:24:08,365 --> 00:24:10,491
NARRATOR: After being
confronted with Brandy's text,
577
00:24:10,492 --> 00:24:11,994
their story changes.
578
00:24:13,495 --> 00:24:16,163
But they have an alibi
backing up their new account.
579
00:24:16,164 --> 00:24:17,456
♪
580
00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:19,292
- They said, "We were at
the hospital on Thursday
581
00:24:19,293 --> 00:24:21,210
when she said she came here,
that's why we didn't see her."
582
00:24:21,211 --> 00:24:22,962
♪
583
00:24:22,963 --> 00:24:24,422
Ashley held up her arms.
584
00:24:24,423 --> 00:24:27,383
One was covered in bandages
and one was a solid bruise.
585
00:24:27,384 --> 00:24:29,969
♪
586
00:24:29,970 --> 00:24:31,888
- Her dad was
sitting on the stoop,
587
00:24:31,889 --> 00:24:36,434
and he introduced
himself as Mr. Barber,
588
00:24:36,435 --> 00:24:38,436
and he said,
589
00:24:38,437 --> 00:24:41,064
"I'm telling you, she
didn't, she's not here.
590
00:24:42,024 --> 00:24:43,024
We haven't seen her."
591
00:24:43,025 --> 00:24:44,859
♪
592
00:24:44,860 --> 00:24:46,861
It didn't make sense.
Nothing made sense.
593
00:24:46,862 --> 00:24:48,863
♪
594
00:24:48,864 --> 00:24:50,281
But we left. [sighs]
595
00:24:50,282 --> 00:24:52,491
♪
596
00:24:52,492 --> 00:24:53,618
NARRATOR: All seems lost...
597
00:24:53,619 --> 00:24:54,994
♪
598
00:24:54,995 --> 00:24:56,412
Until a few hours later...
599
00:24:56,413 --> 00:24:57,997
♪
600
00:24:57,998 --> 00:25:00,583
When a call is made
to law enforcement
601
00:25:00,584 --> 00:25:02,627
from inside that very house...
602
00:25:02,628 --> 00:25:04,629
[line ringing]
603
00:25:04,630 --> 00:25:07,632
and the caller provides
shocking new information...
604
00:25:07,633 --> 00:25:09,217
♪
605
00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:12,720
And an unexpected turn
in the Bermuda Triangle
606
00:25:12,721 --> 00:25:14,347
of Brandy's disappearance.
607
00:25:14,348 --> 00:25:16,350
♪
608
00:25:18,894 --> 00:25:20,978
♪
609
00:25:20,979 --> 00:25:23,648
On May 22nd, 2012,
610
00:25:23,649 --> 00:25:26,151
several hours after
the confrontation,
611
00:25:27,277 --> 00:25:30,864
Ashley Barber's mother makes a call
to the Pennsylvania State Police
612
00:25:31,615 --> 00:25:34,784
reporting a car in her
garage she doesn't recognize.
613
00:25:34,785 --> 00:25:37,495
♪
614
00:25:37,496 --> 00:25:40,039
- By some stroke of humanity,
615
00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:41,624
this woman called
the police and said,
616
00:25:41,625 --> 00:25:43,210
"There's a car in my garage,
617
00:25:44,962 --> 00:25:46,797
and you guys should
check this out."
618
00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:48,982
MAN: Sergeant O'Day
interview, take one.
619
00:25:50,259 --> 00:25:52,260
NARRATOR: Sergeant
John O'Day Jr.
620
00:25:52,261 --> 00:25:54,136
Is the first to the scene.
621
00:25:54,137 --> 00:25:55,763
SERGEANT JOHN R. O'DAY
JR.: With another trooper,
622
00:25:55,764 --> 00:25:57,640
I remember going
down to look at it.
623
00:25:57,641 --> 00:26:00,434
It was inside an
attached garage.
624
00:26:00,435 --> 00:26:02,603
It was a blue Kia Rio,
625
00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:06,399
and I could immediately tell
that it was Brandy's car.
626
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,068
♪
627
00:26:09,069 --> 00:26:12,405
The garage was locked, so I
couldn't look inside the car...
628
00:26:12,406 --> 00:26:14,365
♪
629
00:26:14,366 --> 00:26:17,952
But the exterior was very clean, and
from what I could see of the interior,
630
00:26:17,953 --> 00:26:19,495
it was very clean as well.
631
00:26:19,496 --> 00:26:21,205
♪
632
00:26:21,206 --> 00:26:23,583
- Which was an
immediate red flag,
633
00:26:23,584 --> 00:26:26,460
because Brandy would have
her Diet Mountain Dew,
634
00:26:26,461 --> 00:26:30,423
and energy drink cans sprinkled
out throughout her car,
635
00:26:30,424 --> 00:26:33,134
and, you know, papers and
clothes, and certainly not clean.
636
00:26:33,135 --> 00:26:36,179
♪
637
00:26:36,180 --> 00:26:40,851
- After I located the car, I was
able to interview Jade and Ashley.
638
00:26:41,894 --> 00:26:45,063
I asked them why her
car was at the house.
639
00:26:45,772 --> 00:26:49,317
They related that
she got a phone call
640
00:26:49,318 --> 00:26:52,028
after being at the residence
for a very short time,
641
00:26:52,029 --> 00:26:54,197
approximately half an hour,
642
00:26:54,198 --> 00:26:56,073
and after receiving
the phone call,
643
00:26:56,074 --> 00:26:57,575
she walked outside of the house
644
00:26:57,576 --> 00:27:00,036
and walked down Drake Hill Road
645
00:27:00,037 --> 00:27:03,456
to allegedly get picked
up by an unknown actor.
646
00:27:03,457 --> 00:27:08,002
♪
647
00:27:08,003 --> 00:27:11,672
♪
648
00:27:11,673 --> 00:27:15,801
So at one point told them,
"Listen, Brandy's not in trouble.
649
00:27:15,802 --> 00:27:17,220
"I just wanna know where she is.
650
00:27:17,221 --> 00:27:19,805
I wanna make sure that she's
not dead in a ditch somewhere."
651
00:27:19,806 --> 00:27:22,850
♪
652
00:27:22,851 --> 00:27:26,938
They said that Brandy didn't want
anyone to know where she was,
653
00:27:26,939 --> 00:27:30,942
so she asked them to cover
for her while she was gone...
654
00:27:30,943 --> 00:27:33,361
♪
655
00:27:33,362 --> 00:27:36,906
And not to say anything about the
vehicle at the residence as well.
656
00:27:36,907 --> 00:27:39,200
♪
657
00:27:39,201 --> 00:27:40,993
NARRATOR: Sergeant
O'Day leaves the house,
658
00:27:40,994 --> 00:27:44,038
satisfied that someone
came and picked Brandy up.
659
00:27:44,039 --> 00:27:46,541
♪
660
00:27:46,542 --> 00:27:49,085
Who is this mystery person
that Brandy didn't want
661
00:27:49,086 --> 00:27:51,128
anyone to know she was with?
662
00:27:51,129 --> 00:27:54,841
♪ Heart rate is creeping now ♪
663
00:27:54,842 --> 00:27:59,679
- There is a level of fear
in the LGBT community.
664
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,265
You make sure you
don't go places alone,
665
00:28:02,266 --> 00:28:04,892
but I don't think any fear
crossed Brandy's mind.
666
00:28:04,893 --> 00:28:07,979
♪ I've been away for days ♪
667
00:28:07,980 --> 00:28:09,355
NARRATOR: Did
Brandy's fearlessness
668
00:28:09,356 --> 00:28:11,483
lead her down that
desolate road?
669
00:28:12,276 --> 00:28:15,027
- It didn't strike me
as odd at the time.
670
00:28:15,028 --> 00:28:16,904
NARRATOR: But it
doesn't take long
671
00:28:16,905 --> 00:28:20,199
before the investigation
takes a decisive turn.
672
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:21,702
[cell phone ringing]
673
00:28:22,452 --> 00:28:23,744
CARRIE: Next thing I
know I get a phone call
674
00:28:23,745 --> 00:28:26,372
from the police officer
that was at the scene,
675
00:28:26,373 --> 00:28:29,125
and stated that they
found my daughter's car
676
00:28:29,126 --> 00:28:32,712
at the Barber residence,
Ashley's house,
677
00:28:32,713 --> 00:28:36,674
and that it was in my best
interest to come and pick it up.
678
00:28:36,675 --> 00:28:38,259
♪
679
00:28:38,260 --> 00:28:41,762
I said, "I'm not touching
my daughter's car.
680
00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:45,099
My daughter's been
missing for six days now."
681
00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:47,560
I said, "I was
just at that house.
682
00:28:47,561 --> 00:28:50,354
"They never said anything
about her car being there.
683
00:28:50,355 --> 00:28:51,606
♪
684
00:28:51,607 --> 00:28:53,858
They told me she never made it."
685
00:28:53,859 --> 00:28:56,819
I said, "Something is not
right, something is wrong.
686
00:28:56,820 --> 00:29:01,240
You find her car and she's not there,
doesn't that bring up questions?"
687
00:29:01,241 --> 00:29:04,076
- I could tell that
she's very concerned,
688
00:29:04,077 --> 00:29:07,747
and I'm sure as any mother,
she wanted more to be done,
689
00:29:07,748 --> 00:29:10,708
and there's only so
many things we can do
690
00:29:10,709 --> 00:29:15,129
until we learn more out
of the investigation.
691
00:29:15,130 --> 00:29:17,590
- After that, I wanted to
put pressure on the police.
692
00:29:17,591 --> 00:29:19,760
[line ringing] I called
the FBI in Cleveland.
693
00:29:21,011 --> 00:29:22,304
No one else would listen to me.
694
00:29:23,138 --> 00:29:25,139
♪
695
00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:26,974
NARRATOR: Within an
hour of her call,
696
00:29:26,975 --> 00:29:29,268
state police officers
returned to the house
697
00:29:29,269 --> 00:29:30,853
where Brandy's car was found
698
00:29:30,854 --> 00:29:33,190
to dig deeper into Jade
and Ashley's story.
699
00:29:34,483 --> 00:29:36,235
There's just one small problem.
700
00:29:37,069 --> 00:29:41,614
- We returned on May 23rd to
speak with Jade and Ashley,
701
00:29:41,615 --> 00:29:45,535
but when we went there, they
were no longer at that residence.
702
00:29:45,536 --> 00:29:47,453
♪
703
00:29:47,454 --> 00:29:49,747
It started to add up that
maybe there was something
704
00:29:49,748 --> 00:29:52,376
more than just a
run-of-the-mill missing person.
705
00:29:53,001 --> 00:29:54,377
♪
706
00:29:54,378 --> 00:29:56,003
NARRATOR: The
Pennsylvania State Police
707
00:29:56,004 --> 00:29:58,422
jumped into the
case full force...
708
00:29:58,423 --> 00:30:00,800
♪
709
00:30:00,801 --> 00:30:03,928
But now they aren't just
looking for one girl,
710
00:30:03,929 --> 00:30:05,681
they're looking for three.
711
00:30:07,641 --> 00:30:10,643
Were Ashley and Jade involved
in Brandy's disappearance,
712
00:30:10,644 --> 00:30:12,937
or did they suffer
the same fate?
713
00:30:12,938 --> 00:30:15,773
♪
714
00:30:15,774 --> 00:30:19,318
- At that point, it started
to arise some suspicion.
715
00:30:19,319 --> 00:30:20,528
We didn't know
what had happened.
716
00:30:20,529 --> 00:30:21,405
♪
717
00:30:21,406 --> 00:30:22,822
NARRATOR: To find answers,
718
00:30:22,823 --> 00:30:25,867
investigators send out
their names and faces
719
00:30:25,868 --> 00:30:28,744
to every law enforcement
agency in the state.
720
00:30:28,745 --> 00:30:31,581
♪
721
00:30:31,582 --> 00:30:33,666
- My shift ends, so I get
in my personal clothes,
722
00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:34,709
get in my personal vehicle.
723
00:30:34,710 --> 00:30:36,002
♪
724
00:30:36,003 --> 00:30:37,795
On my way leaving the
city of Meadville,
725
00:30:37,796 --> 00:30:41,340
I noticed two white females
726
00:30:41,341 --> 00:30:44,051
dressed in all
black goth attire,
727
00:30:44,052 --> 00:30:46,429
uh, with plastic grocery
bags in their hands...
728
00:30:46,430 --> 00:30:48,723
♪
729
00:30:48,724 --> 00:30:51,809
And they were just at that point
crossing over the guardrail
730
00:30:51,810 --> 00:30:53,978
from the wooded area right
next to French Creek.
731
00:30:53,979 --> 00:30:55,396
♪
732
00:30:55,397 --> 00:30:57,815
At that time they were
having a conversation with
733
00:30:57,816 --> 00:31:01,110
a gentleman that was parked
underneath the overpass.
734
00:31:01,111 --> 00:31:03,404
As I started to pass
them in my vehicle,
735
00:31:03,405 --> 00:31:07,033
they bladed themselves away
and almost turned away from me
736
00:31:07,034 --> 00:31:08,618
so I couldn't see their faces.
737
00:31:08,619 --> 00:31:09,702
♪
738
00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:10,828
NARRATOR: The
two girls matched
739
00:31:10,829 --> 00:31:13,164
Jade and Ashley's description,
740
00:31:13,165 --> 00:31:14,582
prompting the off-duty officer
741
00:31:14,583 --> 00:31:17,085
to approach the parked
car and speak with them.
742
00:31:17,753 --> 00:31:19,433
STREYLE: Went to the
passenger in the rear,
743
00:31:20,464 --> 00:31:21,423
asked her name.
744
00:31:21,424 --> 00:31:23,341
She provided me the
name of Jade Olmstead,
745
00:31:23,342 --> 00:31:27,261
and then I asked the front seat
passenger what her name was.
746
00:31:27,262 --> 00:31:29,847
She provided a false ID
without batting an eye,
747
00:31:29,848 --> 00:31:31,974
and I was like, "Are
you Ashley Barber?"
748
00:31:31,975 --> 00:31:35,645
She once again continued to
lie until eventually she said,
749
00:31:35,646 --> 00:31:36,646
"I'm Ashley Barber."
750
00:31:36,647 --> 00:31:39,565
♪
751
00:31:39,566 --> 00:31:41,442
My first impression of Jade,
752
00:31:41,443 --> 00:31:44,612
I could tell that she was
nervous, she was scared,
753
00:31:44,613 --> 00:31:47,573
and she was definitely
following Ashley's lead.
754
00:31:47,574 --> 00:31:49,492
♪
755
00:31:49,493 --> 00:31:52,453
Ashley just stared at
me with these cold eyes,
756
00:31:52,454 --> 00:31:55,456
and continued to lie
about her identification.
757
00:31:55,457 --> 00:31:57,917
♪
758
00:31:57,918 --> 00:31:59,544
I had asked them if
they would be willing
759
00:31:59,545 --> 00:32:02,129
to come back to the Pennsylvania State
Police barracks for an interview.
760
00:32:02,130 --> 00:32:03,422
♪
761
00:32:03,423 --> 00:32:05,550
They willingly came with
their own free will,
762
00:32:05,551 --> 00:32:08,886
and they were escorted back to
the barracks to be interviewed.
763
00:32:08,887 --> 00:32:12,431
♪
764
00:32:12,432 --> 00:32:14,600
NARRATOR: Detectives
separate Ashley, Jade,
765
00:32:14,601 --> 00:32:16,018
and the driver for questioning.
766
00:32:16,019 --> 00:32:17,395
♪
767
00:32:17,396 --> 00:32:20,815
They determined the driver was only
there to pick up the two girls,
768
00:32:20,816 --> 00:32:23,359
and had no connection
with Brandy.
769
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,278
He's allowed to go free,
770
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:28,072
while Jade and Ashley's
interrogation continues.
771
00:32:28,073 --> 00:32:29,782
♪
772
00:32:29,783 --> 00:32:32,743
As detectives press Jade
and Ashley at the station,
773
00:32:32,744 --> 00:32:36,038
officers search Ashley's
home for any evidence
774
00:32:36,039 --> 00:32:38,207
that could tell them what
really happened to Brandy.
775
00:32:38,208 --> 00:32:41,794
♪
776
00:32:41,795 --> 00:32:43,921
♪
777
00:32:43,922 --> 00:32:45,423
SGT. O'DAY JR.: About
three to 400 yards
778
00:32:45,424 --> 00:32:46,800
away from the residence,
779
00:32:47,759 --> 00:32:50,303
I came across an
area in the woods
780
00:32:50,304 --> 00:32:54,015
that was cleared of a
lot of leaves and debris.
781
00:32:54,016 --> 00:32:55,600
There was some fresh dirt.
782
00:32:55,601 --> 00:32:58,436
♪
783
00:32:58,437 --> 00:33:01,105
There were some small
saplings on the ground.
784
00:33:01,106 --> 00:33:02,899
♪
785
00:33:02,900 --> 00:33:06,736
The soil was loose,
wasn't compacted,
786
00:33:06,737 --> 00:33:09,573
which would indicate
maybe it was freshly dug.
787
00:33:11,074 --> 00:33:15,494
So at that point,
we wanted to see
788
00:33:15,495 --> 00:33:16,954
what was under there
789
00:33:16,955 --> 00:33:19,498
and investigate that further.
790
00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:20,499
[camera shutter clicks]
791
00:33:21,335 --> 00:33:23,336
NARRATOR: Thinking they
may have discovered
792
00:33:23,337 --> 00:33:26,464
something suspicious, they
call in the medical examiner
793
00:33:26,465 --> 00:33:28,050
to aid in the excavation.
794
00:33:28,967 --> 00:33:31,260
MAN: Scott Schell
interview. Soft sticks.
795
00:33:31,261 --> 00:33:32,595
♪
796
00:33:32,596 --> 00:33:35,223
SCOTT SCHELL: We removed
the tree branches.
797
00:33:35,224 --> 00:33:38,851
We had about a ten-foot-by-ten-foot
area that seemed to be all fresh dirt.
798
00:33:38,852 --> 00:33:41,270
♪
799
00:33:41,271 --> 00:33:43,606
And you can see a little
bit of an indentation in it,
800
00:33:43,607 --> 00:33:45,441
♪
801
00:33:45,442 --> 00:33:46,734
But it's getting dark.
802
00:33:46,735 --> 00:33:49,445
Called the Cochranton Fire Department
to bring me scene lighting.
803
00:33:49,446 --> 00:33:50,905
♪
804
00:33:50,906 --> 00:33:53,699
We just started digging
a handful at a time.
805
00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:55,117
We were just scooping
it out of the way.
806
00:33:55,118 --> 00:33:57,537
♪
807
00:33:57,538 --> 00:34:00,206
And less than ten
inches into the dirt,
808
00:34:00,207 --> 00:34:02,834
I was finding
like, green leaves,
809
00:34:02,835 --> 00:34:05,169
and stuff that
shouldn't be buried.
810
00:34:05,170 --> 00:34:07,713
I mean, it was fresh, because
the leaves were still green.
811
00:34:07,714 --> 00:34:09,257
♪
812
00:34:09,258 --> 00:34:12,802
And I'm like, "Well, someone
purposely buried those items."
813
00:34:12,803 --> 00:34:15,388
♪
814
00:34:15,389 --> 00:34:18,307
As we kept on going, I got
down to about 20 inches...
815
00:34:18,308 --> 00:34:20,601
♪
816
00:34:20,602 --> 00:34:23,563
And I found flesh.
817
00:34:23,564 --> 00:34:28,693
♪
818
00:34:28,694 --> 00:34:30,653
NARRATOR: As police
continue to question
819
00:34:30,654 --> 00:34:31,989
Jade and Ashley...
820
00:34:33,574 --> 00:34:34,949
piece by piece,
821
00:34:34,950 --> 00:34:38,119
crime scene investigators
dig up evidence
822
00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,205
of an unspeakable crime,
823
00:34:41,582 --> 00:34:44,710
an act of violence so savage,
824
00:34:45,752 --> 00:34:48,629
it's impossible to comprehend.
825
00:34:48,630 --> 00:34:51,925
♪
826
00:34:56,597 --> 00:34:57,889
♪
827
00:34:57,890 --> 00:35:00,642
♪ In the dark ♪
828
00:35:01,643 --> 00:35:04,437
♪ Far from home ♪
829
00:35:04,438 --> 00:35:06,147
NARRATOR: A 20-year-old
college student
830
00:35:06,148 --> 00:35:08,232
has been missing
for nearly a week.
831
00:35:08,233 --> 00:35:11,736
♪ I found you ♪
832
00:35:11,737 --> 00:35:14,739
A text leads police
to an address,
833
00:35:14,740 --> 00:35:18,243
and behind that address
is a wooded area.
834
00:35:19,369 --> 00:35:21,913
♪ Shine a light on me ♪
835
00:35:21,914 --> 00:35:24,624
With something buried
beneath the soil.
836
00:35:24,625 --> 00:35:25,459
[camera shutter clicks]
837
00:35:25,460 --> 00:35:28,002
♪
838
00:35:28,003 --> 00:35:29,003
SCHELL: We were
839
00:35:29,922 --> 00:35:33,257
approximately 20
inches into the earth,
840
00:35:33,258 --> 00:35:36,886
and that's when I actually
discovered a chin and mouth.
841
00:35:36,887 --> 00:35:39,722
♪
842
00:35:39,723 --> 00:35:42,725
As you can see on these
pictures right here,
843
00:35:42,726 --> 00:35:44,561
you can actually see teeth,
844
00:35:45,979 --> 00:35:49,816
and then from there, we uncovered
the nose, the eyes, and the head.
845
00:35:50,692 --> 00:35:52,026
SGT. O'DAY JR.: And at
that point you could tell
846
00:35:52,027 --> 00:35:53,152
that it was Brandy.
847
00:35:53,153 --> 00:35:55,488
♪
848
00:35:55,489 --> 00:35:58,324
There was also some
signs of the struggle.
849
00:35:58,325 --> 00:36:00,326
♪
850
00:36:00,327 --> 00:36:04,288
Blood, and other things that you
could tell it was, it was a battle.
851
00:36:04,289 --> 00:36:06,582
♪
852
00:36:06,583 --> 00:36:10,045
I've seen a lot of different
homicides and death,
853
00:36:11,129 --> 00:36:14,674
but it was shocking to uncover
someone in that manner.
854
00:36:14,675 --> 00:36:16,802
[indistinct police
radio chatter]
855
00:36:18,095 --> 00:36:20,096
♪
856
00:36:20,097 --> 00:36:23,516
NARRATOR: Seven days after
Brandy sent her last text,
857
00:36:23,517 --> 00:36:27,270
police finally discover why
she wasn't returning calls.
858
00:36:27,271 --> 00:36:28,396
CARRIE: Well, about
2:00 in the morning,
859
00:36:28,397 --> 00:36:31,567
they told me that they
found Brandy's body
860
00:36:32,442 --> 00:36:33,734
in a shallow grave.
861
00:36:33,735 --> 00:36:36,070
♪
862
00:36:36,071 --> 00:36:37,780
It was, it's your
worst nightmare.
863
00:36:37,781 --> 00:36:39,949
It was horrifying.
864
00:36:39,950 --> 00:36:42,285
It was horrifying that day.
865
00:36:42,286 --> 00:36:45,705
♪
866
00:36:45,706 --> 00:36:46,831
Absolutely horrifying.
867
00:36:46,832 --> 00:36:49,041
♪
868
00:36:49,042 --> 00:36:52,003
KRYSTI: My phone rang
after Carrie caught word
869
00:36:52,004 --> 00:36:55,506
that they had found
Brandy's remains.
870
00:36:55,507 --> 00:36:57,633
I slid down the wall slowly
871
00:36:57,634 --> 00:36:59,594
as she was explaining
that Brandy was dead.
872
00:36:59,595 --> 00:37:00,970
♪
873
00:37:00,971 --> 00:37:04,558
It's just unfathomable that
this could have happened to
874
00:37:05,726 --> 00:37:09,061
someone so sweet, you know.
875
00:37:09,062 --> 00:37:11,397
So-so loving and so smart.
876
00:37:11,398 --> 00:37:17,236
♪
877
00:37:17,237 --> 00:37:19,947
NARRATOR: Detectives
confront Jade and Ashley
878
00:37:19,948 --> 00:37:23,159
with the news that Brandy's
body was discovered in the woods
879
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,454
behind Ashley's family home.
880
00:37:25,996 --> 00:37:29,583
Both girls agree to tell the truth
about what happened to Brandy,
881
00:37:30,876 --> 00:37:34,086
and the truth is horrifying.
882
00:37:34,087 --> 00:37:36,714
CARRIE: We were told
by the state police
883
00:37:36,715 --> 00:37:39,383
that when Brandy
first got there,
884
00:37:39,384 --> 00:37:42,179
Jade met her by the
edge of the woods,
885
00:37:43,388 --> 00:37:46,557
and that they had invited her
to see a fort in the woods.
886
00:37:46,558 --> 00:37:48,184
♪
887
00:37:48,185 --> 00:37:51,646
Well, the minute Brandy
starts going into the woods,
888
00:37:51,647 --> 00:37:53,231
Jade hits Brandy over
the head with a shovel.
889
00:37:53,232 --> 00:37:55,358
♪
890
00:37:55,359 --> 00:37:58,611
And it was multiple,
multiple hits.
891
00:37:58,612 --> 00:37:59,904
[woman screams, echoes]
892
00:37:59,905 --> 00:38:01,572
And if that wasn't enough,
893
00:38:01,573 --> 00:38:03,407
they tied a rope
around her neck.
894
00:38:03,408 --> 00:38:05,660
[women giggle, echoing]
895
00:38:05,661 --> 00:38:08,120
They had already dug the grave,
896
00:38:08,121 --> 00:38:09,872
and they rolled
her in the grave.
897
00:38:09,873 --> 00:38:12,416
♪
898
00:38:12,417 --> 00:38:14,544
[women giggle, echoing]
899
00:38:14,545 --> 00:38:18,089
[heavy breathing]
900
00:38:18,090 --> 00:38:20,174
And then they threw
a rock on her face.
901
00:38:20,175 --> 00:38:23,302
♪
902
00:38:23,303 --> 00:38:24,263
And they buried her.
903
00:38:24,264 --> 00:38:27,265
♪
904
00:38:27,266 --> 00:38:28,349
[voice breaking] That's
how they treated her.
905
00:38:28,350 --> 00:38:32,937
♪
906
00:38:32,938 --> 00:38:34,105
♪
907
00:38:34,106 --> 00:38:34,940
[sighs deeply]
908
00:38:34,940 --> 00:38:35,940
♪
909
00:38:36,692 --> 00:38:38,067
♪
910
00:38:38,068 --> 00:38:40,069
NARRATOR: Jade and
Ashley admit to planning
911
00:38:40,070 --> 00:38:44,198
and carrying out a vicious and
premeditated attack on Brandy.
912
00:38:44,199 --> 00:38:45,533
♪
913
00:38:45,534 --> 00:38:48,411
But only after the
autopsy is performed
914
00:38:48,412 --> 00:38:50,496
do the police learn the extent
915
00:38:50,497 --> 00:38:52,874
of what she went through
the night she died.
916
00:38:52,875 --> 00:38:54,667
♪
917
00:38:54,668 --> 00:38:59,922
- We discovered that
Brandy had mud and dirt
918
00:38:59,923 --> 00:39:02,383
all the way down into
her bronchial tubes.
919
00:39:02,384 --> 00:39:03,926
♪
920
00:39:03,927 --> 00:39:06,554
That indicated to us that
Brandy was still alive
921
00:39:06,555 --> 00:39:07,638
when they buried her.
922
00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:11,100
♪
923
00:39:11,101 --> 00:39:13,644
♪
924
00:39:13,645 --> 00:39:15,688
[inhales deeply]
925
00:39:15,689 --> 00:39:17,065
[exhales deeply]
926
00:39:18,609 --> 00:39:19,984
CARRIE: She fought back.
927
00:39:19,985 --> 00:39:23,571
She had broken nails, scratches.
928
00:39:23,572 --> 00:39:25,364
♪
929
00:39:25,365 --> 00:39:27,158
She had three skull fractures.
930
00:39:27,159 --> 00:39:29,328
♪
931
00:39:30,037 --> 00:39:31,913
But Brandy wasn't dead
when they buried her.
932
00:39:31,914 --> 00:39:35,166
♪
933
00:39:35,167 --> 00:39:36,459
Brandy was still alive.
934
00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:38,920
♪
935
00:39:38,921 --> 00:39:41,088
[voice breaking] I think
that's the hardest part for...
936
00:39:41,089 --> 00:39:43,466
♪
937
00:39:43,467 --> 00:39:46,636
She was still breathing
and they buried her.
938
00:39:46,637 --> 00:39:52,184
♪
939
00:39:53,894 --> 00:39:55,394
♪
940
00:39:55,395 --> 00:39:56,646
- It was brutal, you know.
941
00:39:56,647 --> 00:40:00,150
It's, it was savage, and
completely uncalled for.
942
00:40:00,984 --> 00:40:03,361
I just want to know,
why did this happen?
943
00:40:03,362 --> 00:40:04,862
How did we get to
this situation?
944
00:40:04,863 --> 00:40:10,368
♪
945
00:40:10,369 --> 00:40:12,078
NARRATOR: Brandy's
family and friends
946
00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:14,288
never get an answer
to that question.
947
00:40:14,289 --> 00:40:15,915
♪
948
00:40:15,916 --> 00:40:18,627
But after Jade and Ashley
are arrested for murder,
949
00:40:19,628 --> 00:40:24,340
two journals are discovered
that reveal horrifying insight
950
00:40:24,341 --> 00:40:27,009
into the minds of
these young killers.
951
00:40:27,010 --> 00:40:28,469
♪
952
00:40:28,470 --> 00:40:31,931
- This is Ashley's journal entry
953
00:40:31,932 --> 00:40:36,143
that she dated May 21st, 2012.
954
00:40:36,144 --> 00:40:37,728
♪
955
00:40:37,729 --> 00:40:39,105
"Dear Miss Rosine...
956
00:40:39,106 --> 00:40:41,691
♪
957
00:40:41,692 --> 00:40:46,696
"I fucking murdered your
20-year-old mistake.
958
00:40:46,697 --> 00:40:49,365
"I beat her head
into the ground.
959
00:40:49,366 --> 00:40:50,616
♪
960
00:40:50,617 --> 00:40:52,660
"I've never been so alive.
961
00:40:52,661 --> 00:40:53,870
♪
962
00:40:53,871 --> 00:40:55,955
"I just wanna do
it again and again.
963
00:40:55,956 --> 00:40:57,874
♪
964
00:40:57,875 --> 00:40:58,958
"Why lie?
965
00:40:58,959 --> 00:41:00,209
"I'm addicted.
966
00:41:00,210 --> 00:41:01,294
♪
967
00:41:01,295 --> 00:41:02,879
"I don't feel guilty.
968
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:03,839
♪
969
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:05,173
I feel like I have a purpose."
970
00:41:05,174 --> 00:41:08,843
♪
971
00:41:08,844 --> 00:41:10,052
I'm gonna read Jade's for ya.
972
00:41:10,053 --> 00:41:14,348
♪
973
00:41:14,349 --> 00:41:18,686
"Yesterday was the beginning
of a whole new life.
974
00:41:18,687 --> 00:41:22,190
"I found my calling,
a new addiction.
975
00:41:22,191 --> 00:41:24,066
♪
976
00:41:24,067 --> 00:41:25,568
"Do I feel guilty?
977
00:41:25,569 --> 00:41:28,655
"No, not an ounce,
978
00:41:29,615 --> 00:41:30,532
I'm proud."
979
00:41:30,533 --> 00:41:33,409
♪
980
00:41:33,410 --> 00:41:37,455
♪
981
00:41:37,456 --> 00:41:41,292
♪
982
00:41:41,293 --> 00:41:43,586
NARRATOR: As details
of the crime spread,
983
00:41:43,587 --> 00:41:46,298
Brandy Rosine's case
stuns the nation,
984
00:41:47,132 --> 00:41:49,801
and rocks this
community to its core.
985
00:41:51,011 --> 00:41:52,261
STREYLE: We're
in a small town.
986
00:41:52,262 --> 00:41:54,639
You know, we have investigated
some homicides in the past,
987
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:58,100
but nothing to the brutality
of a case like this,
988
00:41:58,101 --> 00:42:00,728
such disregard for
another human life.
989
00:42:00,729 --> 00:42:02,980
♪
990
00:42:02,981 --> 00:42:04,190
CARRIE: When the
preliminary hearing
991
00:42:04,191 --> 00:42:05,858
and everything got out
992
00:42:05,859 --> 00:42:07,818
about what happened to
her, of course, you know,
993
00:42:07,819 --> 00:42:08,903
everybody's going crazy.
994
00:42:08,904 --> 00:42:10,071
They need a death penalty.
995
00:42:10,072 --> 00:42:11,031
They need the death penalty.
996
00:42:11,032 --> 00:42:14,116
♪
997
00:42:14,117 --> 00:42:16,118
SARA: Prior to this situation,
998
00:42:16,119 --> 00:42:18,246
I had never believed
in the death penalty,
999
00:42:18,247 --> 00:42:20,706
but after it happens to
somebody that you love,
1000
00:42:20,707 --> 00:42:24,252
with the amount of premeditated
information that they had,
1001
00:42:24,253 --> 00:42:26,128
it altered everything for me.
1002
00:42:26,129 --> 00:42:27,713
♪
1003
00:42:27,714 --> 00:42:29,757
NARRATOR: Although it
is rarely carried out,
1004
00:42:29,758 --> 00:42:32,927
capital punishment is
legal in Pennsylvania.
1005
00:42:32,928 --> 00:42:36,013
To avoid any chance of
receiving the death penalty,
1006
00:42:36,014 --> 00:42:38,057
both girls accept a plea deal.
1007
00:42:38,058 --> 00:42:40,518
♪
1008
00:42:40,519 --> 00:42:43,479
NARRATOR: On
October 31st, 2013,
1009
00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:45,899
nearly a year and a half
after Brandy's murder,
1010
00:42:46,984 --> 00:42:48,818
Jade Olmstead pleads guilty,
1011
00:42:48,819 --> 00:42:51,237
and is sentenced to life
in prison without parole.
1012
00:42:51,238 --> 00:42:52,697
♪
1013
00:42:52,698 --> 00:42:56,033
Two weeks later, Ashley
Barber pleads guilty,
1014
00:42:56,034 --> 00:42:58,620
and is sentenced to life
in prison without parole.
1015
00:43:01,456 --> 00:43:05,710
♪
1016
00:43:05,711 --> 00:43:10,298
♪
1017
00:43:10,299 --> 00:43:13,009
CARRIE: Jade and Ashley got
sentenced to life in prison.
1018
00:43:13,010 --> 00:43:14,385
♪
1019
00:43:14,386 --> 00:43:15,637
Everyone's like, "It's over."
1020
00:43:16,513 --> 00:43:17,513
It's not over.
1021
00:43:18,473 --> 00:43:19,516
It's never over.
1022
00:43:21,101 --> 00:43:24,855
I have no justice for my heart.
1023
00:43:25,898 --> 00:43:28,357
There's not a day that goes by
that I don't think of my daughter.
1024
00:43:28,358 --> 00:43:30,026
♪
1025
00:43:30,027 --> 00:43:33,487
- As a father, I would've hoped
for more if it was my child,
1026
00:43:33,488 --> 00:43:37,201
but that was the plea
deal that they reached.
1027
00:43:38,619 --> 00:43:39,744
[cell phone chimes]
1028
00:43:39,745 --> 00:43:42,038
NARRATOR: What started with
a text message to a friend
1029
00:43:42,039 --> 00:43:45,458
ended with two murderers in prison
for the rest of their lives.
1030
00:43:45,459 --> 00:43:46,667
♪
1031
00:43:46,668 --> 00:43:48,212
Justice served for some,
1032
00:43:49,129 --> 00:43:50,713
but for those who knew Brandy,
1033
00:43:50,714 --> 00:43:52,590
there will always
be an open wound.
1034
00:43:52,591 --> 00:43:54,717
♪
1035
00:43:54,718 --> 00:43:57,553
- There are evil
people in this world...
1036
00:43:57,554 --> 00:43:59,889
♪
1037
00:43:59,890 --> 00:44:03,267
That hurt children every day.
1038
00:44:03,268 --> 00:44:06,437
♪
1039
00:44:06,438 --> 00:44:10,858
And I don't want any parent
to ever feel what I've felt.
1040
00:44:10,859 --> 00:44:16,322
♪
1041
00:44:16,323 --> 00:44:18,157
KRYSTI: I guess this
is the only thing
1042
00:44:18,158 --> 00:44:20,243
a person remaining can do
1043
00:44:20,244 --> 00:44:21,953
and keep her memory alive.
1044
00:44:21,954 --> 00:44:25,373
The best we can do is try to let
her continue to have a voice.
1045
00:44:25,374 --> 00:44:28,042
Maybe someone can learn
from this situation.
1046
00:44:28,043 --> 00:44:31,838
♪
1047
00:44:31,839 --> 00:44:33,548
NARRATOR: Brandy
Stevens-Rosine
1048
00:44:33,549 --> 00:44:36,634
was a warm and
kindhearted young woman.
1049
00:44:36,635 --> 00:44:39,178
She always had her
phone in her hands,
1050
00:44:39,179 --> 00:44:41,639
texting, making plans
with her friends,
1051
00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:44,308
staying connected with
the people she loved.
1052
00:44:44,309 --> 00:44:46,477
♪
1053
00:44:46,478 --> 00:44:49,647
Ultimately, that connection
helped solve her murder.
1054
00:44:49,648 --> 00:44:51,899
♪
1055
00:44:51,900 --> 00:44:55,945
- The bottom line is Brandy had
her own way of letting us know,
1056
00:44:55,946 --> 00:44:59,657
"This is where I'll be if
something happens to me."
1057
00:44:59,658 --> 00:45:03,327
♪ Stay strong, break free ♪
1058
00:45:03,328 --> 00:45:04,954
And it was all from her text.
1059
00:45:04,955 --> 00:45:07,582
♪
1060
00:45:07,583 --> 00:45:11,294
The last text that she
physically sent to anybody.
1061
00:45:11,295 --> 00:45:13,754
♪
1062
00:45:13,755 --> 00:45:15,048
We found my baby.
1063
00:45:16,133 --> 00:45:20,304
♪
1064
00:45:25,851 --> 00:45:29,145
♪ I don't know where
my head is lately ♪
1065
00:45:29,146 --> 00:45:31,647
♪ Have I lost my mind? ♪
1066
00:45:31,648 --> 00:45:36,235
♪
1067
00:45:36,236 --> 00:45:39,363
♪
1068
00:45:39,364 --> 00:45:42,825
♪ But I know that
I have a secret ♪
1069
00:45:42,826 --> 00:45:44,785
♪ And it's only mine ♪
1070
00:45:44,786 --> 00:45:49,207
♪
1071
00:45:49,208 --> 00:45:53,085
♪
1072
00:45:53,086 --> 00:45:56,464
♪ And the only way to find me ♪
1073
00:45:56,465 --> 00:46:00,468
♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪
1074
00:46:00,469 --> 00:46:03,472
♪
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