On the first day of Christmas my true love said to me, rip up the charades, forget about the

telly, let's play scratch cards, coins are to stretching, everybody laughing, better not be cheating,

and the chance to win a pound or three. Add some play to Christmas with scratch cards from the National Lottery.

Please gift responsibly. Rules and procedures apply.

Players and gifters must be 18 or over.

And the chance to win a pound or three.

This episode contains distressing themes and is intended for mature audiences only.

Listener discretion is advised.

This is part one of a two-part case.

On this episode of They Walk Among America, it also found in the basement of a Grand Rapids apartment prompts a murder

investigation. A suspect is quickly apprehended, but the details of what happened to the victim

remains scattered. Welcome to Episode 7 of They Walk Among America, a joint production between the Law and Crime Podcast Network, and They Walk Among us, the award-winning True Crime podcast.

I don't know what it is, but it looks like for a word.

Sergeant, can you describe what you smell from the wind in that basement?

The only way to describe it is it was the smell of death.

The smell of death and decay has a very distinct odor.

Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan.

It's poised along the Grand River in Kent County.

The city has a relatively low crime rate compared to other cities in Michigan.

Still the rate of violent crime in Grand Rapids is among the highest in America.

On December 2nd, 2018, at around 4.15pm, a resident of an apartment block on Franklin Street called 9-1-1.

Mario Nelson lived in the downstairs apartment.

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