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In this episode, Crystal discusses the possible theories behind Brian's mysterious disappearance with Edo Larosa, host of two podcasts discussing Brian's case. 

Edo's Swedish podcast

https://brianshaffer.podbean.com/

Links to Edo's English podcast, A Brian Shaffer Story

https://open.spotify.com/show/2PKvZwZAb9XJ6WjCN5FKcb?si=gJ4WhWCxT_mDBVcdI19drg&dl_branch=1

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-brian-shaffer-story/id1564375761

Brian Shaffer was a 27 year old college student in his second year of med school in March of 2006. After finals week, just before Spring Break, he went out drinking with a couple friends and was never seen again. In this episode we discuss the facts of the case and the information we know about his disappearance. 

Unconditional love - is there such a thing? Paris Bennett grew up with a mother who showered both him and his sister, Ella, with unconditional love. However, he concocted a plan to twist that love to inflict the most unimaginable pain on his mother. 

With our avalanche of heavy discussions the past several episodes, we decided to take a break on the lighter side this week. We each chose a few strange conspiracy theories and discuss a brief overview of the thought process behind them. 

Carmen met her attacker when she was a young college student in Seattle, WA. They dated a short time before ending things on seemingly amicable terms. Carmen shares her first hand story with us this week detailing the horrific attack and her tale of survival in the aftermath, including the healing process she still battles 10 years later. Out of respect for her privacy, we have changed her name and have disguised her voice as her attacker continues to stalk her to this day.

To reach out to Carmen you can reach her at [email protected]

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Meet the Weavers: Three Generations of Evil.

Part Three. Francis Weaver and the rest of the extended family cannot seem to escape a cycle of horrible decisions and vile crimes, but hopefully they are the end of of it. 

Meet the Weavers: Three Generations of Evil. Part Two. Oregon City, Oregon. Two middle school girls go missing within months of each other.

Meet the Weavers: Three Generations of Evil

Can murder run in your blood? Can evil be passed down from generation to generation? Join us for this three part series on the Weavers; a family in the PNW that can't seem to stay out of trouble. In Part 2 we discuss the events that occurred in Oregon City, Oregon when two middle school girls went missing within months of each other.

Please note the crimes we discuss in this three part series are extremely graphic in nature.

Meet the Weavers: Three Generations of Evil

Can murder run in your blood? Can evil be passed down from generation to generation? Join us for this three part series on the Weavers; a family in the PNW that can't seem to stay out of trouble. In Part 1 we begin with Ward Weaver Jr - the Kern County Killer.

Please note the crimes we discuss in this three part series are extremely graphic in nature.

Throughout the 1990's in rural South Dakota, in a small town just outside of Sioux Falls, Robert Anderson spent his free time plotting and carrying out his version of the "perfect crime". Between his sloppily carried out plans, his poor choice of friends, and his big mouth, Robert was charged and convicted for his crimes. Unfortunately, his last victim, Piper Streyle, has yet to be found even to this day. 

On October 9, 2010 in Hickory, North Carolina there were two particularly odd 911 calls made from the same household. The first call for a house fire turned out fine with no fire and no damage to be seen. However, the second call several hours later reporting 10 year old Zahra Baker missing quickly went from confusing to alarming as police realized this was far more than a a case of a child gone missing.