WEBVTT - A Family of Secrets

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard that there's a house that has some bodies

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<v Speaker 1>in the basement. Somebody told you that Shakaia was a

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<v Speaker 1>victim of human trafficking. I'm come to find out.

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<v Speaker 2>This is like it exploded into this huge thing.

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<v Speaker 3>I knew, I just knew something was wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>Police say thirty three year old Jared Bride Again was

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<v Speaker 2>shot dead.

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<v Speaker 3>I kept calling his phone during the drive.

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<v Speaker 4>Gunned down in front of his two year old daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a murder of the stun Jack Speach neighbors.

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<v Speaker 3>His murder has attracted national attention, with the investigators saying

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<v Speaker 3>he was targeted. Eventually a police officer answered and told

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<v Speaker 3>me to come to the police station.

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<v Speaker 1>Justice is something that takes different shapes or forms.

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<v Speaker 3>If you know something, heard something, please it's never too

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<v Speaker 3>late to do the right thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm Dana Thompson aka Body Movin, and.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Green. For about a decade, Deanna and I

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<v Speaker 1>spent a lot of time on the Internet, especially in

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<v Speaker 1>the underbelly of the Internet, trying to identify and get

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<v Speaker 1>animal abusers arrested.

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<v Speaker 2>We spent countless hours scouring the dark web helping catch predators.

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<v Speaker 2>We spent over a year and a half trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get law enforcement to take us seriously about a man

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<v Speaker 2>that was killing cats online and he was threatening to

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<v Speaker 2>move on to kill humans. And that was Luca mcnatdah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you might have heard about the Netflix special called

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<v Speaker 1>Don't Fuck with Cats.

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<v Speaker 2>That's us. Well, now we're turning our online investigator skills

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<v Speaker 2>to some of the most unexplained, unsolved, and just ignored cases.

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<v Speaker 1>This is True Crimes, the production of iHeartRadio and Kati's Studios.

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<v Speaker 2>This episode was recorded on September tenth, twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 2>five weeks after the arrest of Jared's ex wife, Shanna

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<v Speaker 2>Gardner Fernandez. In this episode, John Green and I are

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<v Speaker 2>joined by Kirsten Bright Agan to discuss the arrest, the

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<v Speaker 2>upcoming hearing, and more importantly, how Kirsten and her family

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<v Speaker 2>are doing following all these events. So here we are. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>we know Mari I was arrested, and he's he's got

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<v Speaker 2>he's got some sort of a hearing on Tuesday, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the new news is that Shanna Gardner Fernandez

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<v Speaker 2>has been arrested. She's currently in Washington, and I'm assuming

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<v Speaker 2>that there'll be some sort of extradition hearing, which I

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<v Speaker 2>believe she is not fighting to come to Florida to

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<v Speaker 2>get arraigned in Florida. Now, I did look for a

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<v Speaker 2>probable cause ebidavit, and there has not been one released yet.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm assuming they have to wait for her to get

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<v Speaker 2>into the state of Florida to present that, because that's

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<v Speaker 2>when it will become court record, you know. But I

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't able to find anything. I have been looking because

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<v Speaker 2>I really want to read that. But how are you feeling?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean today, I'm good. It's it's the weirdest thing.

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<v Speaker 3>We knew a little bit in advance that she would

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<v Speaker 3>be into custody. You know, we were waiting around that

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<v Speaker 3>morning at the courthouse for news, so even just that

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<v Speaker 3>morning and since and it's just been all of the emotions.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been Happiness isn't the right word, but I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's like a finally like we got here. We've been

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<v Speaker 3>waiting for this, like this is the final big piece

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<v Speaker 3>of the puzzle. So a little bit celebratory, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 3>but also a lot of just sadness. I think a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of that is, you know, reliving everything and like

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<v Speaker 3>realizing like yep, this is what happened, Like his life

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<v Speaker 3>was taken for some ridiculous reasons by some very evil people,

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<v Speaker 3>and realizing what that means for Liam and Abbey. They

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<v Speaker 3>already lost their dad, they lost contact with us, and

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<v Speaker 3>now they're losing their mom because of the decisions that

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<v Speaker 3>she had made. So it's just all over the place.

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<v Speaker 3>And even since then, it's been just waves of emotion

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm I'm hoping that that'll start to even out,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's just it's been a ride, really crazy ride.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was our first thoughts too, were Liam

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<v Speaker 2>and Abbey, And I mean, this is devastating for them,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just can't imagine how confused they must be,

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<v Speaker 2>and like I just they need family, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that you guys can you know, make arrangements

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<v Speaker 2>to make that, you know, because they're going to need

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<v Speaker 2>their sisters, you know, throughout their life. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 2>is forever, you know, And now that they've lost their mom,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean she's still alive, but you know, all intents

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<v Speaker 2>and purposes, they've lost their mom and I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know if they know what's going on, but eventually they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna need, you know, the positive influence of your family

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<v Speaker 2>in their lives and I hope. I hope that comes

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<v Speaker 2>to fruition sooner rather than later. I hope that they

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to wait for Shana to get convicted for

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some sort of visitation to occur.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we've kind of touched on this in speaking with

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<v Speaker 1>you before about the Markel Act and how this can

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<v Speaker 1>only apply to this case. The spouse, SHANEO is taken

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<v Speaker 1>into custody, so we're we're at that point now, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, she has to be convicted, I believe.

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<v Speaker 3>I have consulted with three separate family law attorneys just

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<v Speaker 3>to make sure I was getting, you know, the right information,

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<v Speaker 3>and that is one of them didn't even know about

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<v Speaker 3>the Act, which surprised me.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it's so new, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's within the last year so and one of

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<v Speaker 3>them said, it's not a new law, it's an update

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<v Speaker 3>to an existing law. So a lot of them just

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<v Speaker 3>apparently aren't aware that there is an update. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's upon conviction then that update applies. But again, it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't give me any right. It gives grandparents' rights. So

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<v Speaker 3>while that is something that we could work towards, it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't help the fact that me and their sisters are

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<v Speaker 3>not allowed to communicate with them. Obviously, if Jared's parents

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<v Speaker 3>get granted visitation rights, then they could choose that we

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<v Speaker 3>could be part of that, which would be a door right.

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<v Speaker 3>But otherwise I've been told I have zero rights to it. Siblings, unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 3>don't have rights to it. So I'm actually considering pushing

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<v Speaker 3>forward a law in Florida to give siblings, even half siblings,

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<v Speaker 3>rights to communicate with each other in situations like this,

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<v Speaker 3>because that's absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that would be It's crazy to me that

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<v Speaker 2>siblings don't have rights to their own siblings. It's insane

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<v Speaker 2>to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Especially it's like, Okay, this isn't like two parents decided

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<v Speaker 3>to move forward and they're each taking their own kids

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<v Speaker 3>from previous relationships. They're half blood siblings who lived with

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<v Speaker 3>each other fifty percent of their lives, and one parent

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<v Speaker 3>allegedly murdered the other and that's the only reason they

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<v Speaker 3>are no longer together. So like that should be a

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<v Speaker 3>special circumstance that is considered by law.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, I totally agree. Yeah, do you know when

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<v Speaker 2>Shana will be extradited to Florida.

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<v Speaker 3>So she has a hearing. I believe it's on the

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<v Speaker 3>fourteenth or the sixteenth in Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Friday think.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I have been told that that's kind of irrelevant,

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<v Speaker 3>Like what she is fighting extraditions, So.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh she is I read that wrong then.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so what she enacted was habeas corpus, which basically

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<v Speaker 3>means like produce the evidence. So but I've been told

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<v Speaker 3>that doesn't really matter because what they're doing now is

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<v Speaker 3>Governor DeSantis in Florida is signing an order saying this

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<v Speaker 3>is Shanna Gardner, the Shanna Gardner that we need to

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<v Speaker 3>prosecute here in Florida. He signs this governor's order and

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<v Speaker 3>gets sent to Governor Ensley in Washington State. That governor

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<v Speaker 3>signs it, and then she shipped over. So it's kind

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<v Speaker 3>of a game they're playing. I have been told it's

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<v Speaker 3>not going to result in anything. She's just delaying.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's good.

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<v Speaker 5>I was wondering, did you watch the arrest?

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<v Speaker 3>I did watch the arrest footage.

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<v Speaker 1>The body cam footage.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, what was kind of going through your mind while

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<v Speaker 5>you were watching that?

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, this is the strangest. That is not

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<v Speaker 3>how I expect anybody to behave, especially if they're innocent

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<v Speaker 3>when they're being arrested, especially arrested in front of their children.

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<v Speaker 3>The fact that she was so home and just like

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<v Speaker 3>if if someone came to arrest me, I'd be like,

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<v Speaker 3>what the hell are you doing? I'm in I need

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<v Speaker 3>a lawyer, like I you cannot do this, Like I

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<v Speaker 3>don't take me. I need to be with my kids.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd be trying to talk to my children like I

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<v Speaker 3>love you. Everything's gonna be okay, I'll be back. There

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<v Speaker 3>was none of that in that footage. It was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>there's some Instagram orders Abby and help me find my pants.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like what, And who's gonna take care of

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<v Speaker 2>my dogs? Like it was very it was very creepy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Like that's so if you are innocent, that's not

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<v Speaker 3>how I expect you to react. And if you're guilty,

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<v Speaker 3>like that's the last thing you want to say to

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<v Speaker 3>your kids, possibly ever in person, Like hey, there's Instagram

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<v Speaker 3>orders like that. The whole thing was just so chilling

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<v Speaker 3>to me. It's like, WHOA.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a feeling she just is like so used

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of getting her way with life that she's

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<v Speaker 2>just like, Eh, this is just a temporary thing. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna be a big deal. I'm gonna go I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna talk my way out of you know. I think

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel like she just is still not taking responsibility,

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<v Speaker 2>even in her own mind, for what's gone down.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the way it comes off. So what we're referring

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<v Speaker 1>to is when the Washington law enforcement goes to her

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<v Speaker 1>house to take her into custody, she is very nonchalant,

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<v Speaker 1>no big deal, acting like this is a normal occurrence

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<v Speaker 1>to happen to her. Luckily, the officers are wearing bodycam

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<v Speaker 1>footage that's been released for the public to see, and

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<v Speaker 1>it is not the response you would expect from somebody,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, and it does come off very creepy and

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<v Speaker 1>sociopath and not taking in understanding what's fully going on.

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<v Speaker 1>You're being taken into custody to be brought back to

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<v Speaker 1>the state you used to live in to be held

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<v Speaker 1>accountable for the death of your ex husband. Normal people

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<v Speaker 1>don't act that way, not at all. It is very

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<v Speaker 1>creepy to watch.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, and it just broke my heart further for Leam

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<v Speaker 3>and Abbey, like that that was one they witnessed it,

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<v Speaker 3>but two that their mom wasn't focused on them and

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<v Speaker 3>like making sure they're okay and saying that she loves

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<v Speaker 3>them like that. I just felt so heartbroken for them.

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<v Speaker 1>So do you know where they are right now? If

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<v Speaker 1>that's something we can ask?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So I believe they are still in Washington State.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, I know they're in Washington State with her mom.

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<v Speaker 3>So Shanna's mom, Shelley Gardner, and I have heard that

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<v Speaker 3>some of Shanna's sisters are in rotation on who is

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<v Speaker 3>coming out to view with them as well. So they're

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<v Speaker 3>still in Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's stop here for a break. We'll be back in

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<v Speaker 1>a moment. So you often heard hear the phrase that

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<v Speaker 1>the wills of justice moves slow. This incident happened in

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<v Speaker 1>February twenty twenty two. Police today an extensive investigation. Finally somebody,

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<v Speaker 1>a person of interest, is arrested in January of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three. Eleven months later, then in March of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three, Mario Fernandez is arrested. Who just happens to

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<v Speaker 1>be married to Shanna Gardner. Now and now here we

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<v Speaker 1>are in September, and now she's taken into custody. What

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<v Speaker 1>if you wouldn't mind sharing, what's it like going through

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<v Speaker 1>that whole process? It's got to be like, what's taking

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<v Speaker 1>so long. What's it like for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, so that night I was pretty damn

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<v Speaker 3>sure that I knew who had done it once I

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<v Speaker 3>learned the circumstances of how he died. So when you

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<v Speaker 3>feel that strongly about something, every day feels like an

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<v Speaker 3>eternity waiting for law enforcement to catch up with what

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<v Speaker 3>you already know. Like, get, they have a job to do.

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<v Speaker 3>They had to look into me, they had to look

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<v Speaker 3>into siblings. I'm sure everybody around Jared they had to

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<v Speaker 3>look into I get it, But it seems like an

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<v Speaker 3>attorney while you wait for them to get to the truth.

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<v Speaker 3>And then when we are informed of the first arrest,

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<v Speaker 3>a man I had never heard of, obviously, it's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>probably a hired person if what I believe is true.

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<v Speaker 3>But like, okay, you got him, so now get the

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<v Speaker 3>other ones. But it takes longer, and they have to

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<v Speaker 3>build their case and keep looking for evidence. So it's excruciating,

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<v Speaker 3>and part of you feels like your life's just frozen

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<v Speaker 3>in time, like you can't move forward mentally, spiritually, physically,

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<v Speaker 3>like it just you just feel frozen. But then on

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<v Speaker 3>the other half, I'm a mom, I have to move forward.

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<v Speaker 3>I have to be there for the girls, and like

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<v Speaker 3>they're growing, they're learning, and that part of life doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>slow down. So it's a really weird position to be

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<v Speaker 3>in where you have feel stuck in that night and

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<v Speaker 3>then your other foot is being dragged through reality and

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<v Speaker 3>you have to try to catch up. And sometimes it

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<v Speaker 3>still feels surreal, like I still think I'm gonna get

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<v Speaker 3>a text or a call from Jared and he's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>come home, the kids can come home. That's not going

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<v Speaker 3>to happen, and you just have to remind yourself about that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and what are you doing to kind of keep

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<v Speaker 4>everything together, like especially considering that now that Shin has

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<v Speaker 4>been arrested, this is kind of just the beginning, right,

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<v Speaker 4>Like this is going to take at least another year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I honestly expected to feel different, like after she

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<v Speaker 3>was arrested, and I think I do a little bit, like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a little sense of great, we closed a chapter,

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<v Speaker 3>a horrific chapter. But now it's like there's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>more coming and it can take years. And we were

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<v Speaker 3>we were told that after her arrest that this could

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<v Speaker 3>be years of waiting in court and all of that,

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<v Speaker 3>especially if she's doing what it looks like she's going

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<v Speaker 3>to do and drag her feet every step of the way.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm just trying to find outlets, you know. Like

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<v Speaker 3>I Friday when we were going to talk, I was

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<v Speaker 3>just I was in a it was a bad day

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<v Speaker 3>for me. I went to am I actually went to

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<v Speaker 3>a Brazilian jiu jitsu class because I just felt like

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<v Speaker 3>I needed to get some anor house And I think

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to keep doing that because I cannot how good.

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<v Speaker 2>That yeah, like even if it's healthy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, And so I think this this now is the

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<v Speaker 3>time where I prioritize me because I've been put on hold,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I've been trying to prioritize the kids, prioritize the case,

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<v Speaker 3>putting Jared's memory out there. And I'm still going to

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<v Speaker 3>do those things, but I also need to take care

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<v Speaker 3>of myself or I'm gonna I'm gonna run out of

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<v Speaker 3>gas before we're at the end of this. So that's

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<v Speaker 3>that's kind of where my focus is shifting now. It's like,

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<v Speaker 3>how do I take care of me so that I

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<v Speaker 3>can take care of the kids and everything else that's

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<v Speaker 3>coming down the road for the long term.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because like you do have a long road ahead

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<v Speaker 2>of you, right, Like, I know you already know all this,

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<v Speaker 2>but for the viewers, there's a trial, and then if

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<v Speaker 2>it's if it's death penalty, there's appeal upon appeal, upon appeal,

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<v Speaker 2>upon appeal, there's victim impact statements to write, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like her daughter, Kirsten's daughter was in the car when

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<v Speaker 2>Jared was shot and killed. Like, there's so many different

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<v Speaker 2>elements to this that you really have to be You

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<v Speaker 2>are the perfect example of like a strong woman. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is not to say that other victims of crime

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<v Speaker 2>are not strong, but miss Bride again has been rock

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<v Speaker 2>solid throughout this whole ordeal. I don't know how you've

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<v Speaker 2>done it, but I think she's created a foundation for

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<v Speaker 2>a charity. And I mean, you've done so many positive

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<v Speaker 2>things in Jared's name. I think that's probably helped you some,

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<v Speaker 2>like with your healing and whatnot. Like his death is

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<v Speaker 2>never going to mean anything. I mean, it's it's tragic

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<v Speaker 2>and it's terrible, it's awful, but you've given you've given

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<v Speaker 2>his name meaning and I just I can't say enough

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<v Speaker 2>positive about that, and it doesn't really matter. But I

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<v Speaker 2>really admire you a lot, and you have to take it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when you when you're on an airplane, they

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<v Speaker 2>tell you if the safety masks come down, put the

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<v Speaker 2>mask on you first, because you have to be conscious

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<v Speaker 2>enough to be able to put them on your children

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<v Speaker 2>and whatnot. So that's that's what you really have to

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<v Speaker 2>focus on, because you have a really long battle ahead

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<v Speaker 2>of you, like a really long one. And I know

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<v Speaker 2>you're very strong, that's my whole point. I know you're

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<v Speaker 2>super strong, But I just don't know that anybody is

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<v Speaker 2>really prepared for like the mental gymnastics that this legal

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<v Speaker 2>team is going to try to pull.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, And that's honestly just what I think. That makes

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<v Speaker 3>me sick. It's like, what are they going to say?

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<v Speaker 3>Like they don't You just don't know what they're going

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<v Speaker 3>to try to say. Is it defense or to justify

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<v Speaker 3>maybe what happened?

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<v Speaker 2>Like and that just do you think they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>flip on one another?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's the question. Do you think do you think

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<v Speaker 1>Mario is going to stand his ground and say I'm innocent?

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<v Speaker 2>That's the big question on Reddit right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Has Mario flipped and provided evidence that led the police

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<v Speaker 1>to get Acre into custody.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't you know. Here's the thing. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to be offered anything. I feel in my

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<v Speaker 2>heart of hearts the cops have them dead to rights

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<v Speaker 2>and there's enough evidence and they're not going to be offered.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going to be offered anything. I think they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to go for the DP for both of them.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Henry Tennan is gonna spill the beans. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong. I think Henry Tennan's going to spill the

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<v Speaker 2>beans to save his own ass. And I think Mario

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<v Speaker 2>and Shanna Sorry, are are dead rights.

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<v Speaker 3>I really do.

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<v Speaker 2>At least that's my hope. At least that's my hope.

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel in my heart of hearts like the

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<v Speaker 2>wheels of justice do take long. But I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>with anything that's being extradited, your dot, your eyes have

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<v Speaker 2>to be dotted, and teas have to be crossed. Everything

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<v Speaker 2>has to be perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>And just so everybody knows, Deanna is a live court

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<v Speaker 1>room fanatic. She literally like will watch them while she's

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<v Speaker 1>at work, so she knows these things.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well I don't. I don't know these things, but

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<v Speaker 2>I do a little bit. I do a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>But they really have to be good. And even though

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<v Speaker 2>Shanna is fighting extraditions, it's not going to mean anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Extradition is rarely not granted, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always granted within the Continental Unit, well within the

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<v Speaker 2>United States as a whole. Yeah, I can't imagine any

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<v Speaker 2>scenario in which, now, if she was in Italy, that

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<v Speaker 2>would be a difference because the death penalty places. There are

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<v Speaker 2>places in like the EU and whatnot that will not

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<v Speaker 2>extradite to a death penalty state, but within the United

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<v Speaker 2>States it's rarely not granted. So she's gonna be coming

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<v Speaker 2>home to Florida to face justice. But it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>a really long road. And with the money that they've got,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna hire some good lord, They're gonna they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>try to find every mistake the cops made, every single.

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<v Speaker 3>One, Yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's gonna be it's gonna be a really rough

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<v Speaker 2>road the next year, in the next two years, it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a rough yeah, But it's not gonna stop,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, her trying to run and pay and throw

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<v Speaker 2>her little Princess Tierra around is not gonna help her

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<v Speaker 2>at all. It's just gonna delay things, that's all it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do. I just don't feel like Mario or Shana

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<v Speaker 2>will flip all one another. She might, but I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think Mario will.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to get into the mindset.

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<v Speaker 2>It is hard to get into the mindset. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this all makes so much more sense now things are

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<v Speaker 2>now more black and white, especially that route home, especially

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<v Speaker 2>that round.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I remember the first time talking with you, Kirsten.

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<v Speaker 1>You were telling us about your gut feeling that night

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<v Speaker 1>and how you just knew right from the start, you

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<v Speaker 1>knew what happened and who the people are involved. And

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<v Speaker 1>so it must be there must be that sense of satisfaction,

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<v Speaker 1>like I knew this all along. Finally I knew it,

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<v Speaker 1>and now look what's happened. It must feel good for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean in a sense. Yeah, in another sense,

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<v Speaker 3>it's like I wish this never happened, never happened, and

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<v Speaker 3>just the reality of like even though what I thought

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<v Speaker 3>was right, like the kids are still not allowed to

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<v Speaker 3>talk to it. Like I just feel like I'm being

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<v Speaker 3>punished for saying what I thought happened, Like the kids

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<v Speaker 3>are being punished because I've been so vocal, and that

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<v Speaker 3>is heartbreaking to me. Like I truly believe that there's

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<v Speaker 3>some blame put on me by Shannon's relatives for the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that he's in jail right now, and that's why

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<v Speaker 3>the kids are not allowed to speak to us like that.

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<v Speaker 3>My gut feeling about that situation too.

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<v Speaker 2>That you're probably right, but that's insane that they would

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<v Speaker 2>be so they're punny. Oh God, I don't even know

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<v Speaker 2>what to say to that.

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<v Speaker 5>I think they're probably worried that the kids would say

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<v Speaker 5>something to you about anything that they saw going on,

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<v Speaker 5>and that's what they're really ultimately scared of.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought that too, but just with them, Like the

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<v Speaker 3>last week or so, Shanna's mom has allowed Jared's parents

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<v Speaker 3>to talk to the kids via FaceTime, so like she's

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<v Speaker 3>allowing Jared's parents and Jared's sister to talk to them,

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<v Speaker 3>but continues to ignore me. So to me, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 3>if you were afraid of them saying something, you wouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>just not allow them to communicate with any of the family.

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<v Speaker 3>But you're being very at who you are not allowing

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<v Speaker 3>to communicate and it's me and our girls like they're sisters,

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<v Speaker 3>which is just Ah, that's why.

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<v Speaker 2>She's punishing you personally. Do you think it might have

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<v Speaker 2>anything to do with the fact that that they were

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<v Speaker 2>divorced and he remarried and had children with another woman.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think it has anything to do with that,

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<v Speaker 2>Like she doesn't recognize you as like legitimate or anything

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<v Speaker 2>like that.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think so. I think there's just a level

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<v Speaker 3>of hatred for me because of like a personal Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>because I've been vocal and there's been a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>heat on their family and the media, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 3>they blame me for all of it. And that's just

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<v Speaker 3>my personal belief because why allow communication with everybody else,

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<v Speaker 3>but like the siblings that you know your grandchildren love

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<v Speaker 3>and adore, you won't let them communicate with Like that's

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<v Speaker 3>just right.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a big stamp and up convention here in

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<v Speaker 2>Vegas when she got arrested, and I saw the signs.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw the signs and I was like, oh. And

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<v Speaker 2>then literally she got arrested and I was like, oh

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<v Speaker 2>my god, I wonder if Shelley's here. And then I

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<v Speaker 2>went watched the video and I was like, oh, nope,

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<v Speaker 2>Shelley's in Washington. Yeah, oh my gosh, Yeah, there are

0:21:46.640 --> 0:21:49.720
<v Speaker 2>a bunch of them running around crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, well, hopefully the who has custody of the children.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a temporary thing. Right now, this is step one.

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<v Speaker 1>You needed an arrest to happen. You've gotten arrest. Now

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<v Speaker 1>there comes everybody's due, a right to have a fair trial.

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<v Speaker 1>She's going to have a trial. Depending on the outcome

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<v Speaker 1>of that trial, she's found guilty, which could take years

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<v Speaker 1>from now. I found guilty, That's when the Mercle Act

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<v Speaker 1>kicks in, and then Jared's parents can ask for permission

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<v Speaker 1>to see the kids, which when then hopefully give you

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<v Speaker 1>access and your and your kids to see them as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So one step at a time. This is a big one.

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<v Speaker 1>Next is the trial that we all know is going

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<v Speaker 1>to probably be lengthy, and I'm glad to hear you're

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<v Speaker 1>doing things for yourself and to take care of yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Does the state of Florida provide like a victim advocate

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<v Speaker 1>or anybody to help you.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a victim's advocate through the court house. I

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<v Speaker 3>really don't interact with her unless we're at court. So

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<v Speaker 3>like the Sheriff's office in my home county, Saint John's

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<v Speaker 3>County has victim advocates and they're great. I've talked to

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<v Speaker 3>them before. But the Jack's Beaches, I don't think they

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<v Speaker 3>even had one, So where the crime happened, their jurisdiction

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<v Speaker 3>ever been offered victim advocate from there, So no is

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<v Speaker 3>the short answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's stop here for another quick break.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe your experience working with the law

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<v Speaker 1>enforcement on this case, on Jared's case, it's been frustrating, good, bad?

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<v Speaker 1>How would you I.

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<v Speaker 3>Would say mostly positive. Obviously, it's a hard situation and

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<v Speaker 3>I hound them, especially early on. I was hounding them

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<v Speaker 3>every day. I was down there a lot. I was

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<v Speaker 3>pulled in for interviews a lot. They had me look

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<v Speaker 3>for evidence around the house for like things they wanted

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<v Speaker 3>me to give them, so I like took car folds

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<v Speaker 3>of stuff over there. So it's a hard situation. And

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<v Speaker 3>I understand when they can't tell me things and why

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<v Speaker 3>they can't tell me things. So I think me being

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<v Speaker 3>understanding of the situation they're in and them being empathetic

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<v Speaker 3>towards me, it's been overall positive. It's just obviously frustrating

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<v Speaker 3>when they can't tell you everything they know. When you

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<v Speaker 3>want to know everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Right and you want to know everything right now, you know, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I don't want to wait, but I have to

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<v Speaker 3>for something.

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<v Speaker 2>No of course not, of course not. How are the girls?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they doing good? Do they know what's going on?

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<v Speaker 3>Bexley does? London is just too so she doesn't. She

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't really know, Like she knows who Jared is, Like

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<v Speaker 3>she'll see pictures and she'll say Dad, but I haven't

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<v Speaker 3>told her like oh he died, Like she's too young

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<v Speaker 3>for that right now. But Bexley, obviously she was there,

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<v Speaker 3>she knows. And with each arrest I did tell her,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we have a lot of family around when

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<v Speaker 3>that happens, our friends all know. I'm sure she's going

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<v Speaker 3>to hear it. So I made it a point to

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<v Speaker 3>tell her that one of the bad guys that hurt

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<v Speaker 3>Dad got arrested. He's in jail. He's a wait for

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<v Speaker 3>a long time. And she referred to that as long

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<v Speaker 3>time out, so like she she processes it in her

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<v Speaker 3>own way. And then with Shanna's arrest, she had already

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<v Speaker 3>referred to Shanna as the mean mom because I I

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<v Speaker 3>was honest with her. She'd say I want to talk

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<v Speaker 3>to Lim and Abbey, and I'd say I've asked and

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<v Speaker 3>their mom said no, So like I would say that

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<v Speaker 3>I would not comment any further about Shanna. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 3>I would say they said no or they're not responding,

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<v Speaker 3>And so she said, well, she's a mean mom. And

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<v Speaker 3>so when I told her that she was arrested, she said,

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<v Speaker 3>the mean mom's arrested. She's in a long time. OUT

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<v Speaker 3>said yeah, and then she's like, well, now we can

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<v Speaker 3>talk to Liam and Abbey and I had to kind

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<v Speaker 3>of go over that, well, not not yet. We'll try,

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<v Speaker 3>but still not yet. So right, yeah, she has a

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<v Speaker 3>four year old understanding of what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Just I still can't believe she was in the car,

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<v Speaker 2>Like was she on date nights all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>Like ninety eight percent of the time.

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<v Speaker 2>So they knew, they knew, Yeah, she was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be in the car. And that is I mean, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I hate I mean, obviously killing Jared was absolutely wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>but they did it with a two year old in

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<v Speaker 2>the car and they knew she would be there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's like a level of it's just it's just mind

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<v Speaker 2>boggling to me that Shana or even Mario, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they knew her, they knew her.

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<v Speaker 3>How could they knew that the kids loved her? You know,

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<v Speaker 3>like even if you don't really care my child yourself,

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<v Speaker 3>you know that your children love and adore their baby sister,

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<v Speaker 3>that you're going to be fine with giving her this

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<v Speaker 3>lifelong trauma.

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's well, not only that, but they could have

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<v Speaker 2>killed her. Yeah, exactly could have killed her.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't let myself think about it too much. I

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<v Speaker 3>just extremely angry.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean that was always a question like did

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<v Speaker 2>they know that, I mean, was she with on date

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<v Speaker 2>nights a lot? Oh, ninety percent of the time. Huh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's even well. I hope that is, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>the child charge they have is pressed. I hope that

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<v Speaker 2>that's made abundantly clear to the jury that you know

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<v Speaker 2>this was done with the knowledge that his two year

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<v Speaker 2>old daughter was in the car. Yeah, the twins like

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<v Speaker 2>half sister. Like, it's just crazy to me, so stupid.

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