MURDERED: The Murder Of Iyana Sawyer

Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When 16-year-old Iyana Sawyer walked out of school and vanished, her family knew something wasn’t right. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a hidden relationship, a pregnancy, and a devastating betrayal. This is the story of what happened to Iyana Sawyer—and the truth that came to light after she disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Working Title, producers of Bridget Jones and Love Actually.
0:03.6	I'm looking for this girl called Emily.
0:05.3	I'll help you find her.
0:06.5	Comes the truly feel-good British rom-com that's being called a five-star instant classic.
0:12.7	Tell me, you didn't hack the school email and message every Emily.
0:16.4	Hailed as hilarious and original.
0:18.8	Hey, Emily's.
0:20.4	It's Notting Hill for a new generation. I don't think
0:23.5	I was wrong number. Just didn't write number you, did she? Finding Emily. Only in Cinema's May 22nd.
0:29.0	Book tickets now. Hey, it's Nikki Young, and if you fall asleep to true crime, welcome home.
0:35.4	This is Serial Knapper, the bedtime storybook you definitely shouldn't read to kids.
0:41.3	Tuck yourself in, press play, and let me walk you through the story the way it actually happened.
0:47.3	Find Serial Napper wherever you get your podcasts, and maybe keep the nightline on.
0:53.1	Hello, listeners. I'm your host, Amara, and this is Black Girl Gone, a true crime podcast.
1:08.6	It was the middle of the school day when Ayanna Sawyer walked out.
1:12.5	Not a dismissal, not at the final bell, in the middle of it.
1:17.1	Surveillance cameras captured her leaving the building just after 11 a.m.
1:21.8	She had her belongings with her as she stepped outside.
1:25.1	At the time, it didn't seem unusual.
1:27.9	Students leave early.
1:29.5	Parents picked them up.
1:31.0	Things come up.
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