This podcast is intended for mature audiences.

Listener discretion is advised. Weigh, Land. In late December 2012,

December 2012, Dave Nise, no stranger to the West Virginia Police Department over the past five months, walked up to the beige

rectangular building and took the elevator to the third floor. He was a usual site

among the uniform stadies and overworked advocates who haunt the crimes against children unit.

It had been 169 days since Skyler went missing.

And the poor girl, the Morganer front the front desk saw me coming through the door.

She held her finger on the buzzer and just didn't even ask she let me go straight back.

And I was a mess.

Somebody had told me that somebody had confessed, somebody told me all kind of crazy stuff that wasn't true.

And Ronnie let me right in, took me to a conference room. And he said, Dave I got a call, I got to think,

I'll be right back. And he came back, and I'm pissed off. I'm, I just hated hated everything and he said that could be the best call we've had since this whole thing started and I said what was it I can't tell you I said money oh my God come on dude

He said Dave I think it's gonna make things better. We're gonna get some answer. And I'm shaking, I'm crying, I'm I just wanted justice.

From Waveland, I'm Justin Harmon.

And I'm Holly Malay.

This is 3.

Episode 4, Hunger Games.

It's Spring 2012, four months before Skyler's disappearance.

Carly Ray Jepson's Colme Maybe, has broken Billboard's top 10.

50 Shades of Gray is on the New York Times Best Seller list,

and The Hunger Games is the hot ticket in theaters.

Shania, Sheila, and Skyler are sitting in the cool dark

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