Before we get into today's bonus, I want to warn you that this episode will contain explicit language

due to the nature of some of the evidence in this case.

And it is my belief that it is important to have this information included in order to maintain the context in which some of the content of this case is presented.

I normally edit out foul language so you can listen to the show anywhere without offending anyone,

despite the subject matter.

But this time it's important for us to hear everything.

Listen to discretion is advised.

Dreamers, I have really been enjoying the cases that we have been covering in North Carolina

and I'm not quite ready to leave just yet. There is a case that came in a close

second to Zara Baker's and it's unsolved. And though several of us,

myself included, aren't the biggest fans of unsolved cases. If I have an occasion to share one now and again as a bonus, I will. I do want to be able to give those

cases the time that they deserve, especially in a cold case as compelling as the one we are going to discuss today.

Again, thank you all for voting for the North Carolina cases.

I really enjoyed sharing Zara's story with you and remembering her and shining a light on cases like hers where abusers like her killer lurk among us while hiding their abuse behind closed doors with lies and manipulation.

And of course the Patreon bonus also out of North Carolina,

the mysterious death of Ira Yarmelinko, which I put up in January for the $5 and up tears on

Patreon because I did put two bonuses out in the month of January, so that was sort of an extra perk.

Which I wish I had the time to do more often, but for all level supporters,

we will always have at least one bonus a month. But this bonus today is not

for Patreon. It's for everybody because like I said it is unsolved and we really shouldn't be putting

unsolved cases behind a paywall. So for the last and final story out of the

state of North Carolina we are bringing you this very special

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