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And I was supposed to be a meeting at the bus station. I met this guy.

I'm by you, it was a cut on me.

We went out to the car, we dropped. We went to the store, had soda.

I woke up in a basement.

He obviously drugged me.

Hello and welcome to season 7, episode 170 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real. Well, we've got a real dozy for you today.

This is a story that occurred just last year, and it was all over the news thanks to a certain YouTuber

you may have heard of maybe someday I can aspire to the fame of Jeffrey Starr but until then

this little true crime podcast is all I got strap in folks you're going to hear about all kinds

of things including the popular app called Grindr.

That's going to be a very educational show for some of you.

So with that said, thank you for joining us.

Sit back and listen carefully to the story.

It may save your life.

Thank you. your life. Right between Lansing and Flint, Michigan, lies Shiawasi County.

It's only 541 square miles.

Compare this to the vast and densely populated Los Angeles County, which spans almost 5,000

square miles, there's a huge difference in size and rurality.

In almost the center of Shiawasi County runs a little rustic road called Tyrell Road.

It's off of Interstate 69.

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