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The Secret Room | True Stories

67. A Murderous Bond

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.42.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Tai tells why she feels partially responsible for the murder committed by her best friend when they were 15. And there's a twist…

Production support by Susie Lark, Caitlin Bartholomew and Elkid.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Thank you to Audible for supporting the Secret Room.

0:03.6

For a free audiobook with a 30 day free trial, go to audible.com slash Secret Room.

0:09.2

Or you can text Secret Room to 500-500.

0:13.8

Okay, I'll do it.

0:15.8

What's your secret?

0:16.8

When I was 15, I was driving my sister's car when I shouldn't be and I backed into a gas

0:22.5

station pump.

0:25.0

The gas station attendant told my father that my sister was driving with car Nabi.

0:29.5

Years later, somehow my father found out.

0:32.1

He was a little upset, but not as much as he would have been when I was 15.

0:43.8

Hi, my name is Ty and my secret is that my best friend murdered somebody in high school.

0:59.5

And I feel partially responsible.

1:04.0

There's a little bit of an added twist to it.

1:10.4

Hey everyone, it's Ben.

1:12.0

Ty's best friend is in jail for a terrible crime.

1:15.2

Where are you?

1:17.2

Ah, Midwest is fine.

1:19.7

Ty carries a burden.

1:21.3

Is that technically a twist or is it a whole separate secret?

1:24.6

Is it another secret?

1:26.3

Well, it's more a secret I was keeping for myself even though I didn't know it at the

1:32.4

time.

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