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🎧 Chapter 31: The Final Trace of Taylor Behl

Seventeen-year-old Taylor Behl had just begun her new life at Virginia Commonwealth University when she vanished from her dorm room — leaving behind a glowing computer screen, unanswered messages, and a digital trail no one knew how to read yet.

In 2005, social media was still new. MySpace pages, online journals, and late-night chats felt harmless… until Taylor disappeared, and investigators realized those same spaces might hold the only clues to where she went — and who she trusted.

What followed was a case shaped by technology, deception, and a photograph that would lead police somewhere no one expected.

This is The Final Trace of Taylor Behl — a story about innocence in the early internet age… and how a young woman’s life was taken long before she ever had the chance to live it.

Sources & Readings:

🔗 Wikipedia — Murder of Taylor Behl
A well-sourced case summary covering her disappearance, investigation, suspect, and outcome. Taylor Behl case overview (Wikipedia)

🔗 WTVR News — Taylor Behl: 20 years later
Local news overview on the anniversary of her disappearance and legacy. Taylor Behl: 20 years after the VCU disappearance (WTVR)

🔗 VCU News — Search becomes criminal investigation
Details on when and how law enforcement escalated the search. VCU police take lead in Taylor Behl investigation (VCU News)

Recent retrospective reportingInvestigation timeline

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