Hello and welcome back friend. I'm glad you can join me again for the second half of

our collaboration Easter Special. I'm Shane Waters, the host of Fowl Play Crime series.

If you haven't listened to part 1 of this episode, I suggest you do so and then rejoin

me here. Remember, all podcasts are listed in the episode show notes, along with the link

on where to find them. Now that that's out of the way, let's get on with it.

As we continue our adventure, venturing into a grove of talking trees, the trees sway gently

as they share ancient tales and riddles. In its here we meet our eighth character, Whisper,

a mysterious figure shrouded in a cloak made of leaves. Hello traveler, the trees hold secrets of ages past.

Listen carefully and you may uncover hidden wisdom. As we converse with Whisper and the talking

trees, we gain invaluable insight into the history of the enchanted Easterlands and the interconnectedness

of all life. Walking out behind a talking tree is Brittany and John from Wicked Deeds with the

first story of our journey. Nicholas Aliverdian was born on July 11, 1987 to

parents Diana and Jack, who he described as alcoholic and abusive. During his youth, Nick's parents

ended up separating with he and his siblings going with mom. In 1996, Diana married a man named

David Rossi. Together they began building a new life, which one would hope to be free from abuse

now that Jack was out of the picture. At this point, you might think that now with the time for Nicholas

to flourish, but sadly that's not the case. Nick continued to struggle and suffered from a variety

of mental health issues, including narcissistic personality disorder and attention deficit disorder.

As a child, he was said to have episodes, I guess you would call them. He'd yell, scream, hit people

and spit at them. Yeah, but I wonder how much of that was influenced by his dad? I mean, especially

when you're a child and you have very little sense of right and wrong, but even saying that,

his behavior eventually reached a fever pitch with David, who supposedly beat Nick during a trip

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