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Big Mad True Crime

136. [OHIO] Barbara Weaver

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True Crime

4.75.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

A fishing trip, a community phone, and a secret cell phone. For photos and pertaining to this case, check out the highlight at the top of my Instagram profile at http://www.instagram.com/TheHeatherAshley If you need more BMTC episodes in your life, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/BigMadTrueCrime Sponsors: SurfShark.Deals/Bigmad- Try Surfshark risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Enter promo code [BIGMAD] for 83 % off and three extra months free! BuyRaycon.com/bigmad - 15% off your Raycon order. HelloFresh.com/BIGMAD16 - PROMO CODE BIGMAD16 - for up to 16 free meals and 3 free gifts. TakeCareOf.com - PROMO CODE BIGMAD50 - for 50% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's one of those days where to do's are all over the place.

0:04.5

On today's list, a teeth cleaning at 6 a.m. returning the not-so-fake cow hide rug at 9.

0:11.1

Scooping up a vintage stereo from Marketplace in Bethesda at first a show up with cash

0:16.0

p.m. and picking up cousin Rick head Reagan at 3 a.m.

0:21.8

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0:27.4

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0:57.4

Hey everyone and welcome back to Big Mad True Crime where we get Big Mad over True Crime.

1:11.8

I'm your host Heather Ashley and today's case is out of Ohio.

1:15.8

Smalltalk sucks so let's dive in.

1:27.4

If you've ever been to Apple Creek Ohio you've probably seen a horse and buggy or 5.

1:35.7

There's a huge Amish community and it's an Amish community that 30 year old Barbara

1:40.2

Weaver was born and raised in.

1:42.8

Growing up there were strict rules to protect her particular community against the influences

1:47.2

of the outside world that make life complicated.

1:50.1

You couldn't own a vehicle or a cell phone unless it was for business use.

1:53.8

There was no electricity in the house or even refrigerators they had to keep their food

1:58.2

cold with ice boxes.

2:00.3

In the times we live in now where our lives are literally built around convenience everything

2:05.1

that they lacked in convenience they really made up for in community.

2:09.7

When we think of community we probably think about neighborhoods schools parks and sports

2:14.5

but for the Amish community in Apple Creek it was more about leaning on each other for

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