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Hi listeners, I'm Nikki Boyer, and I have a story I want to tell you.

A story of a curious book bound in terrible deeds.

So, gather round and listen.

Close.

I'm leaving this message on every social media page, every blog, and every forum that I

know.

And my hope is that someone, anyone, will read this before it's too late.

I'm afraid, not just for my own life, but for the lives of countless others as well.

And if I don't say anything now, there's a chance that my story and their stories may never be told.

My name is Amanda Reese, I'm 41 years old, single, and I live alone at 5422 Regal Drive Raven Ridge, Massachusetts.

I work full-time at the Sherman Cattle Public Library, and have worked there for over 10 years.

Now, I know that's a lot of information, and you might be thinking I'm stupid for sharing it so freely, but I need you to know who I am.

I can't just be another nameless face on the internet.

I need people to know that I exist, that I have a life, and that I want to live.

If you're seeing this, and it's too late, just know that I didn't run away.

I didn't just disappear or escape.

Or God, I didn't take my own life.

I was murdered.

And I know what you're thinking. Why are you telling me this?

Why don't you just go to the police? And believe me, I've tried.

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