Hey, everyone, and welcome back to Big Mad True Crime,

where we get Big Mad over True Crime.

I'm your host, Heather Ashley,

and today you'll be hearing part two

of what happened to Jessica Easterly.

Small talk sucks, so let's dive in.

Last week, we talked about the patterns

of Jessica and Justin's relationship,

Justin's criminal record, his effing weird texts,

and his lackluster responses to his wife being missing.

For more than eight to 10 days,

depending on whose story you believe,

no one seemed to be searching for Jessica at all.

Her friends and family were estate away,

and all Justin could say is that he had people on the ground.

On August 22, 2019,

Jessica's two sisters and one of her cousins

drove across state lines to New Orleans

to talk to the detective about what was being done

to find their sister.

The three of them were early for their meeting,

so they decided to take a detour

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