EP141: Extreme Tunnel Vision

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

When a woman is murdered, the usual suspect is her boyfriend or husband, right? But what happens when police believe there has been a domestic dispute with the victim dead and her boyfriend still alive with serious injuries on his face? Do the police have tunnel vision and try to fit a square peg into a round hole, or do they continue to investigate all possible suspects? One such instance of severe tunnel vision that a detective for the Phoenix, Arizona police department in December of 2006. Ryan Waller is taken to the police station to be questioned in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Heather Quan. But what happens when the suspect is actually a victim? Listen to today’s episode to hear about a severe instance where justice isn’t served fully, and a surviving victim’s severe brain injuries are ignored for hours.

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.0	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya. And I'm Tlaia. advised.
0:12.8	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya.
0:14.3	And I'm T Leah.
0:15.4	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a true crime podcast. I'm going to be. They shot you with a revolver in your eye. Yes. And that Is it a BB gun? No, it was a real gun man. It was just a revolver.
0:47.0	You in the eye with a revolver. You wouldn't be talking to me right now.
0:53.0	How do you know?
0:54.0	It was most likely you be dead.
1:00.0	Hi Talea.
1:01.0	Hey Tanya, how you doing? I'm splendid, I'm so good. I'm absolutely phenomenal. How are you?
1:06.7	That is a great answer. Thank you. You always give me good answers.
1:10.4	Yeah, and it's all full shit, but that's okay. How are you? I'm doing great. Nobody wants to hear, oh, everything fucking sucks. Yeah, it's Monday and it sucks. No one wants to hear that. No one wants to hear that. So I just fake it.
1:23.0	Anyway, I hope everybody else's doing great.
1:24.7	I have a really interesting case today for all of our listeners, and I have some clips that I'm
1:31.8	going to include of the police interrogation. I love that stuff.
1:35.4	Before I tell you the story though I would like to remind everyone to hit the
1:39.4	subscribe or follow button on whatever app you're listening to and I'm going to get right to the story.
1:44.6	Do it.
1:45.6	On the night of December 25, 2006 in Maricopa County, Arizona, Ryan Waller and his living
1:52.4	girlfriend Heather Kwan were at the home they rented
1:55.8	watching some TV before heading out to visit family for the holiday. Ryan was
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