Halloween is supposed to be a night of innocent scares, plastic skeletons, fake cobwebs, children giggling in superhero costumes.

It's a night where monsters are make-believe and fear is just for fun.

But on October 31st, 2012, in a quiet Michigan trailer park, something truly evil walked through an unlocked door. And an unsuspecting family,

preparing for trick-or-treating like any other, would be forever shattered by someone they never

thought to fear. Crime, conspiracy, cults, serial killers, and murder all things that I love

to consume. And I know you do too, you sick, twisted, beautiful, intellectually minded.

Today we're doing a little bonus episode, a little mini bonus episode, because it is spooky season and what is spookier than real life monsters?

Literally nothing. But this case is...

It's a doozy. So without further ado, let's

unbuckle our seatbelts, go Mach 5 down the highway, slam on the brakes and bust through this

windshield into this Halloween crime case together. Born on March 26, 1988 in Midland, Michigan, Rebecca grew up as one of four children in the gay family.

Her parents, Thomas and Sally Gay,

raised her alongside her brothers, James and Erin,

and her sister, Deborah.

And from an early age, Rebecca showed

a gentle spirit and caring nature

that would define her entire life.

And at Bullock Creek High School,

where she graduated in 2007,

teachers and classmates remembered her as a quiet, pretty

girl with a very generous heart. And she also joined the equestrian team, channeling her love for

animals, and volunteered for the school's archery shoot fundraiser, an event designed to help

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