Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host Ashley Flowers, and this is a little bit different, because

I'm going to tell you a story I already told you, but kind of in a completely different

way. We recently released an episode about the mysterious death of Praveen Varghese.

After we release the episode, members of our team at Audia Chug were actually fortunate

enough to connect with Praveen's amazing mother and champion, Lovely. And after learning

about her experience and hearing her story in her words, we felt that we needed to rework

and re-release this episode in order to tell a more complete version of Praveen's story.

The reason we want to make these changes is because the context of what Lovely experienced

contradicts the investigation into her son's death. And in order to fully understand Praveen's

story, we feel that it's important to also share what this experience has been like

for a woman like Lovely, an Indian woman who immigrated to the United States and has to

continue to fight for her son in a country that she dreamed of moving to as a child.

There are still so many questions in Praveen's case, questions that Lovely shared with us

during our conversations with her. From the very beginning, she noticed red flags that

just seemed to be glossed over, and her concerns were completely ignored. And that changed

her. And in turn, she found her voice. A voice that many people within the justice system

have attempted to silence, but she continues to use it to this day to advocate for her son

and those who may have experienced similar tragedies. So with all of that being said, this

is the story of Praveen Vargis.

It's about 11 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, February 13, 2014, and a college student named

Ashley Thomas is just starting to wake up. He's a bit groggy since he was out late the

night before. He'd gone to a party and then went to work. So it takes him a little while

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