Live For Both of You: The Murder of Christian Boyle Part 2

The Fall Line: True Crime

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True Crime, News

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

For the family of Christian Boyle, the grief of his unsolved murder is compounded by a lack of transparency. While convictions were secured in the Birmingham murder of Terrell Guy Jr.—the crime Christian witnessed—his own case in Blount County has remained at a standstill for eight years.

In the conclusion of this series, we speak with Christian's twin Brandon about his transformation from grieving Marine to self-taught legal advocate. By studying Alabama legal code and filing persistent public records requests, Brandon is demanding proof the investigation is active. We explore the barriers families face when seeking transparency in cold cases and Kerry's ongoing appeal for witnesses to break their silence after eight years.

The Fall Line® is an investigative true crime podcast focused on cold cases, unsolved murders, missing persons, and unidentified John and Jane Does in the United States. We deliver in-depth reporting and interviews with law enforcement and forensic experts, examining unsolved homicides, disappearances, serial crimes, and the evidence behind them. Victim-centered and research-driven, we focus on cases still seeking answers.

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If you have any information about the murder of Christian Boyle, please contact the Blount County DA at 205-973-0507 or CrimeStoppers at 205-254-7777.

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0:27.1	This is the second episode in a two-part series, and the third series in our latest season covering
0:32.4	cold cases across the United States. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are solely the interviewee zone.
0:39.1	All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
0:43.4	This series discusses crime scenes, violence, and homicide.
0:47.5	Listener discretion is advised.
0:58.0	This is the fall line.
1:05.8	Last time, we began our coverage of Christian Boyle, who was just 18 in December of 2017.
1:12.2	Christian and his twin brother Brandon grew up in Cleveland, Alabama, a town of less than 2,000 people in Blount County in the Appalachian foothills. The boys were raised by their great aunt and their
1:17.7	great uncle, Carrie and George, who adopted them when they were six years old. George had
1:22.8	broken his neck in a car accident in 1989, years before the twins were born.
1:28.5	The boys, they never knew him any other way.
1:31.5	And Brandon told us their father was an active, involved parent who never let anything
1:36.3	hold him back.
1:37.8	George coached their football and their baseball teams.
1:40.6	He taught them to hunt, to build fires, and to change tires. Brandon told us that George taught them
1:46.4	important life lessons, too, like the value of hard work, of respect for other people, and of
1:51.9	personal responsibility. Carrie, their adoptive mother, managed George's medical care while
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