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• https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/05/01/killer-of-redlands-boy-is-denied-parole/
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Tristan Jensen was a 13-year-old boy from Redlands, CA, who had a rough life growing up. His mom died from cancer when he was four years old, and his dad was in county jail in Chino, CA. Tristan would eventually move in with his grandmother Betty Simon. Tristan’s grandma's mother would raise him until he was 13 years old. At 13 years old Tristan moved with his aunt Shelly, and two cousins, Matthew and Brandon, lived next door. The family blended great, the cousins were raised as brothers, and the family was whole. Friends and students described Tristan as very popular, friendly, and someone who had the ability to become friends with anyone he met, and everyone wanted to be around him. He was known as a popular kid among the teachers and staff at Redlands High School. 

In August 1998,  Tristan went missing. Always reliable, his family and friends had no idea where Tristan could be, and they contacted the police the following day. The family told police that Tristan had gone out to ride his skateboard, and they didn’t hear from him or did he come home. They said they didn't initially panic as Tristan was responsible and always rode around the town. In spite of an intensive search, six weeks would pass before the family would hear anything about the missing teenager.

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• https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a34361413/american-murder-documentary-chris-watts-details-left-out/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bombshell-information-girlfriend-chris-watts-helped-investigators-n1013121
• https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/shanann-watts-rzucek-family-home-colorado-murders-conspiracy-theories-youtube-chris-frederick/
• Murder with My husband podcast
• American Murder the family next door Netflix documentary
• https://www.biography.com/news/chris-watts-wife-daughters-murder-mistress-confession-timeline
• Rolling Stones

Police continue to interview and talk with Chris to get any information that he may have about the disappearance; the police do not immediately think of Chris as a suspect. They state that his behavior is strange, but he also is trying to figure out how to process what is happening. 

The police ask Chris what he thinks happened to his family, and he says at first he really thought that she left at a friend's house but now, with the police, the interviews, and the K9s, he's starting to think that someone took her but that if someone did take her, it was someone that she knew because there was no sign of anything being broken, or stolen in the house. The police asked him what else do you think we could do to help him find them, and he said he felt like he had exhausted his options and that he was thinking of what friends she could be with and who had car seats because she left hers at the house. He says she could even be with people he doesn't know, male or female, because of her job. 

Police ask Chris to rethink his conversation with Shanann that morning about the separation. He tells the police that he feels like he caused this and made him feel like she needed to leave. 

The police ask him what happened that morning. He said he wakes up at 4 AM, gets ready for work in the morning, and gets ready for work that morning. At around 4:15 am he wakes up Shanann to talk about some things on his mind. They talked about how he felt about what was going on for the last 6 weeks and how he felt like he wasn't in love with her anymore. He said there was a disconnection in the marriage, and he felt it while they were on vacation. 

He said that this was when they both started to cry, which was emotional. He said that Shanann said she understood and did want to work on the relationship, but she understood what he was saying. He said they discussed selling the house and would contact the relator to get an update on their conversation with her last week. He said the conversation ended, and she told him she would take the kids to her friend's house. 

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• https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a34361413/american-murder-documentary-chris-watts-details-left-out/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bombshell-information-girlfriend-chris-watts-helped-investigators-n1013121
• https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/shanann-watts-rzucek-family-home-colorado-murders-conspiracy-theories-youtube-chris-frederick/
• Murder with My husband podcast
• American Murder the family next door Netflix documentary
• https://www.biography.com/news/chris-watts-wife-daughters-murder-mistress-confession-timeline
• Rolling Stones

Shanann Rzucek was born on Jan 10, 1984 in Passaic county New Jersey to Frank and Sandra Rzucek. Shanann was an older sister to her brother Frankie, and her family was extremely close. Shanann was trying to make a name for herself in this world. Her family did not come from money, and she knew she would have to fight tooth and nail to give herself the life she dreamed of. Shanann purchased land in CO and built her first home alone until she met Leonard King. The two were married and attempted to build a life with each other, but from Shanann’s side, she wasn't happy. Her confidence dropped, and she was left in a mess. Shanann and Leonard divorced in 2009. 

In 2010 Shanann was on Facebook when she got a friend request from Christopher Watts. She recalls, “What the heck? I’m never going to meet him. I have a ton of FB friends,” Chris continued to pursue Shanann to the point where she gave in. Chris and Shanann were married in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov 3rd, 2012, and by the following year, the couple was expecting their first child Bella. This was something that she had dreamed of for years. When Shanann was younger, she was diagnosed with Lupus and struggled hard with her illness. She stated that when she met Chris, she was at her lowest of lows, and he stuck by her accepting her for who she was. She couldn't imagine 3 short years later; they would welcome their first child into the world. Two years later, the co

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The Gee Family

Our story begins in 2009 but let's jump back a few to get a good idea of who the Gee family was. Raymond “Rick” Gee was born in Decatur, GA, on Feb 27th, 1963. Ruth Ann Constant was born Sept. 11, 1970, in Lincoln to Dean Edward and Frances Everhart Constant. The family would become a large, blended family with Rick’s three children from a previous relationship and Ruth Ann’s children, Justina and Dillen Constant. Friends would say the Gee family was the real-life Brady brunch. In 1997 Rick and Ruth Ann got married in Beason, IL.  Together, they welcomed a son Austin in 1998 and a daughter named Jessica, and they would complete their family in 2006 with the birth of their daughter Tabitha. Unfortunately, Jessica suffered from a severe brain injury resulting in profound disabilities. She was eventually put into DCFS custody and admitted to a long-term care facility as a state ward. As the years passed, Nicole Rick’s eldest daughter would marry a man named Christopher Harris, and they would welcome a daughter in 1990. The couple would develop a toxic relationship on and off marriage, but the pair would work through it and welcome their son in 2009. The now grandparents were excited to welcome their grandchildren into the family and continue to grow. 

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• Cold Case Files. season 1 episode 7, ‘Circle of Friends
• Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193669362/mary-christine-siders
• https://books.google.com/books?id=svQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=shannon+siders&source=bl&ots=BaaWNn96Jn&sig=ACfU3U287kQ5WsmgB5xMmobk6A0zXnor3Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9p8yfu-r4AhUcDkQIHasPD8o4FBDoAXoECBgQAw#v=onepage&q=shannon%20siders&f=false
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Shannon Marie Siders was born on March 31, 1975, to Robert and Mary Siders.  Shannon was raised in Newaygo, Michigan, and after her parents divorced her mother left the family. Robert raised Shannon alone and did an amazing job at it. Robert has a job at the Pepsi-cola Plant and as Shannon got older he would often work the third shift which meant that he was working overnight. 

Shannon was described as sweet, kind, and the person you could tell anything to without being judged. Shannon was a part of many different friend groups. Everyone that met her knew that if they needed anything Shannon would be there. 

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• Unsolved Mysteries Wiki
• Dreshare.com
• People Magazine

Jessica Chamber was born on Feb 2, 1995, an American blonde, blue-eyed girl from Clarksdale, Mississippi to Lisa and Ben Chambers. She has four brothers and three sisters, Christopher, Ben, Brandon, Amanda, Ashley, Anabelle, and Steve. Jessica Chambers was a typical 19-year-old. She was an ex-cheerleader, worked in a clothing store, and had plenty of attention from the boys. She was known to have sold drugs from time to time and had an arrest on her record, but it was hard to find anyone in Courtland or Batesville who seemed to have a major issue with her. Jessica was well-liked by almost everyone. Jessica had volatile relationships with boyfriends who had trouble with the law and was known by her family to sometimes react violently during fights. Jessica’s sister Amanda "AJ" Prince, and stepmother Debbie Chambers said that Jessica's behavior changed when she was 17 after her older brother Allen died in a car crash. 

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Ellie Gould was born on Feb 6, 2002, the daughter of Matthew and Carole Gould, and lived with her family in Calne, Wiltshire. She was a Year Twelve Sixth Form student at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham and was studying for her A-Levels. A keen horse rider, she participated in local equestrian events, as well as competing in cross country. She had ambitions to join the mounted police and study psychology at university. Ellie was close with her family, she was extremely close with her cousin Jen. They were born days apart and grew up more like sisters than cousins. Ellie was honest, loyal, kind, and bubbly. She didn't change who she was for anyone.

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“Welcome to Murder By Nature, where we discuss True Crime, Mystery disappearances, and unsolved cases!. I’m Jazmin Hernandez, your host! Today, we’ll be talking about the Han Twin’s Murder Conspiracy.

• Evil Twins Season 1 Episode 1
• The Orange County Register
• The PEOPLE, v. Jeen Young HAN
• Medium.com

It was a crime made for the headlines: GOOD TWIN VS. EVIL TWIN. Sunny and Gina would argue that there was no truth to this statement but as we dive into the case we will see that this statement couldn't be even more true than now.

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“Welcome to Murder By Nature, where we discuss True Crime, Mystery disappearances, and unsolved cases!. I’m Jazmin Hernandez, your host! Today, we’ll be talking about the murder of Haley Anderson.

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• 48 Hour

On March 8th, 2018 Haley was enjoying a night out drinking with friends and staying the night with a fellow student at their off-campus housing. When Haley did not return home, her roommates became concerned. On March 9 they tracked her phone to a fellow student's apartment, broke in through a window, and found her body in the bed, with severe bruising on her neck and arms. They called 9-1-1 immediately. The police were alert to this same apartment just hours earlier when a family member was concerned with a message they received but did not make contact with anyone.

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