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Bees Yeah Yeah Nestled at the foot of Pike's Peak, lies Colorado Springs, a city where the air is crisp and the skies are wide.

Long before any European ever laid sights on this land, it was home to Native American tribes.

They revered the land and its spiritual energy pulsed through the forests and across the open plains.

By the late 1800s, that pulse had changed.

General William Jackson Palmer was a Civil War veteran and he envisioned the land

as a resort destination. In 1871 he founded Colorado Springs and it wasn't long before British

settlers arrived in droves, earning the city its early nickname of Little London. And its growth

didn't stop there. With the expansion of the railroads and the rush of the nearby mining booms, Colorado Springs grew rapidly.

By the turn of the century, it was no longer a vacation destination. It was a real city.

Today, Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County.

Many people who live here are drawn to the lower cost of living

and the slower pace. Many come for the mountain views, for the safety and the sense of community.

But even in the most serene of places, darkness confined its corners.

It was a typical June evening in Colorado Springs in 2022.

Inside a Walgreens store, business was moving as usual.

Behind the counter staff organized prescriptions.

A few customers browse the aisles.

One of the employees on duty that evening was a teenage girl.

It was just another shift. She clocked in, stocked shelves,

worked on the till, then she went on her break. After some time her co-workers realised she hadn't

come back. Colorado Springs was home to 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw. She lived at home with her mother, Courtney, and her mother's long-time partner,

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