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hey small town fam, it's Yardley. How are you guys? I hope you're all well. We have a

great case for you today and a wonderful new guest on the microphone, Detective Sergeant Steve.

You know, we don't do very many cold cases on this podcast, but we do when they come to us in a roundabout way, thanks to our own Paul Holes. So before we sit down and record with a new guest, I go through a short list of tips and tricks with that guest to help them feel at ease

and tell them what we need on the back end in terms of putting an episode together for this

podcast. So for instance, I remind them to breathe, to use first names instead of pronouns,

so it's easier to keep track of the players in the story

and basically to just relax and tell the story like we're all sitting around the dinner table

I also tell them that nobody is just listening to your podcast they're all doing something else while they listen to your podcast.

So, you know, you're walking the dog, you're in the gym, you're cooking, driving,

commuting, anything and everything.

But today, small town fam, I encourage you to stop what you're doing and pay attention.

The case Steve brings us today is tragic, gripping, full of near misses and steep learning curves,

and, spoiler alert, it is a cold case no more.

Here is Square One.

Hi there, I'm Yardley.

I'm Dan. I'm Dave.

And I'm Paul.

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