Episode 102 - Kaylee Sawyer
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In the summer of 2016, in the city of Bend Oregon, the future was looking bright for Kaylee Sawyer. The 23-year old had recently decided on becoming a dentist, was in a loving relationship with her long-time boyfriend, and had the full support of her close-knit family.
But in the early morning hours of July 24th, while Kaylee was walking alone in the dark after a rare argument with her boyfriend, someone she thought she could trust offered her a ride. Someone she thought could help her.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167800052/kaylee-anne-sawyer
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| 0:00.0 | The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those of the minds |
| 0:05.0 | of Madness podcast. |
| 0:06.8 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:36.8 | In the summer of 2016, in the city of Bendorgan, the future was looking bright for Kayleigh |
| 0:45.4 | Sawyer. |
| 0:46.4 | The 23-year-old had decided to become a dentist, was in a loving relationship with her longtime |
| 0:51.8 | boyfriend, and had the full support of her close-knit family. |
| 0:55.8 | But in the early morning hours of July 24th, while Kayleigh was walking alone in the dark, |
| 1:01.6 | after a rare argument with her boyfriend, someone she thought she could trust offered |
| 1:06.0 | her a ride, someone she thought could help her. |
| 1:10.2 | Join me now, as we take a look into the heartbreaking disappearance of Kayleigh Sawyer. |
| 1:15.9 | In this disturbing case, you'll hear about a predator who used his position of authority |
| 1:21.8 | as camouflage for sinister intentions and the ensuing violent crime spree of a killer |
| 1:28.5 | on the run. |
| 1:37.2 | With only 100,000 residents calling it home, Bendorgan is one of the United States' best-kept |
| 1:43.6 | secrets. |
| 1:44.8 | Located on the D-shoots river in Central Oregon, the town is nestled between Pandorosa |
| 1:50.1 | Pine Forests of the Cascade Mountains to its west and the higher desert to its east. |
| 1:56.4 | The term outdoor playground doesn't begin to do justice for a town surrounded by |
| 2:01.2 | world-class mountain biking and hiking trails, rock climbing, whitewater rivers and fishing, |
| 2:07.8 | factor in having one of the best micro-brory scenes in America, and it's easy to see |
| 2:13.5 | why Bend continuously ranks high on almost every list of America's most livable cities. |
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