<p>Riley Strain 22-year-old 6-foot-7 finance major and part of the Delta Chi fraternity who went missing the night of March 8 after he went bar hopping with his fraternity brothers. Riley was reportedly kicked out of Luke Bryan's bar in downtown Nashville, but his friends did not leave with him. He was last seen on surveillance video walking alone in downtown Nashville. One his Frat brothers returned to their hotel room to find Riley not in the room…. But His friends made a frantic 911 call to report him missing nearly 16 hours after he was seen getting kicked out of the bar. Riley was found 2 weeks later in a river without his pants or his shoes… and the police were quick to jump to drowning as the cause… Sound familiar well it should.</p>
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Riley Strain 22-year-old 6-foot-7 finance major and part of the Delta Chi fraternity who went missing the night of March 8 after he went bar hopping with his fraternity brothers. Riley was reportedly kicked out of Luke Bryan's bar in downtown Nashville, but his friends did not leave with him. He was last seen on surveillance video walking alone in downtown Nashville. One his Frat brothers returned to their hotel room to find Riley not in the room…. But His friends made a frantic 911 call to report him missing nearly 16 hours after he was seen getting kicked out of the bar. Riley was found 2 weeks later in a river without his pants or his shoes… and the police were quick to jump to drowning as the cause… Sound familiar well it should. Facebook: Early on Wednesday Podcast (group) IG: Early.on_wednesday gmail: earlyonwed@gmail.com Stacy: witch.with.all.the. gifts66 Lav: Murder_juice

<p>Riley Strain 22-year-old 6-foot-7 finance major and part of the Delta Chi fraternity who went missing the night of March 8 after he went bar hopping with his fraternity brothers. Riley was reportedly kicked out of Luke Bryan's bar in downtown Nashville, but his friends did not leave with him. He was last seen on surveillance video walking alone in downtown Nashville. One his Frat brothers returned to their hotel room to find Riley not in the room…. But His friends made a frantic 911 call to report him missing nearly 16 hours after he was seen getting kicked out of the bar. Riley was found 2 weeks later in a river without his pants or his shoes… and the police were quick to jump to drowning as the cause… Sound familiar well it should.</p>
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Smile Face  Cult update!! the Riley Strain case

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Early on Wednesday. That’s when the stories nobody wants to tell start to unravel. When the headlines have gone quiet, but the evidence still screams. Every week, two investigative journalists dig past the official reports and tear into the cases that never found closure. Unsolved murders, vanishing cults, the fractured psychology behind true crime—if there’s a file stamped “inconclusive,” we’re the ones prying it open. But we don’t stop at crime scenes and courtrooms. We follow the trail into conspiracies, cryptids, and the paranormal—anywhere the facts twist into something darker. We gather what’s buried, piece together what’s missing, and hold up the uncomfortable truths that most would rather leave in the dark. On Early on Wednesday, you’ll find the psychological patterns behind the horror, the hidden details history tried to erase, and the connections that make your skin crawl. Because every mystery leaves a paper trail. And we intend to follow it—wherever it leads.

Early on Wednesday.

That’s when the stories nobody wants to tell start to unravel. When the headlines have gone quiet, but the evidence still screams.

Every week, two investigative journalists dig past the official reports and tear into the cases that never found closure. Unsolved murders, vanishing cults, the fractured psychology behind true crime—if there’s a file stamped “inconclusive,” we’re the ones prying it open.

But we don’t stop at crime scenes and courtrooms. We follow the trail into conspiracies, cryptids, and the paranormal—anywhere the facts twist into something darker. We gather what’s buried, piece together what’s missing, and hold up the uncomfortable truths that most would rather leave in the dark.

On Early on Wednesday, you’ll find the psychological patterns behind the horror, the hidden details history tried to erase, and the connections that make your skin crawl.

Because every mystery leaves a paper trail. And we intend to follow it—wherever it leads.

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