Before we get into this week's episode, just a couple of notes.

I'm recording this on Monday, March 22nd, 2020.

If you hear a little bit of noise in the background, that's the rain.

It is a chilly and wet spring day in the Atlanta area.

And I wanted to get this episode recorded, processed, and ready a few days early since I already had the script.

If you are listening to this on or around the release date of April 1st,

I hope you are safe, healthy, and in good spirits.

And this is a special episode of the Already Gone Podcast.

Today's release marks four years of the show.

When I started Already Gone back in 2016, I had no idea where the show would take me,

or the stories I would tell.

I couldn't foresee the relationships I would build with other hosts, with law enforcement,

and with you, the listener.

And I am so thankful to each and every one of you for your continued support of the podcast.

On this week's episode, we are traveling back in time to an exceptionally dark day in Michigan's history.

We are covering a story that was voted on by you, the listeners via a poll posted in our Facebook group.

I've had many requests for this case over the years, and so I decided it would be our

anniversary show. You also picked it in that poll in our Facebook group, which helped.

And full disclosure, just like with the Edmund Fitzgerald episode,

my attempts to research this story left me very emotional, so I turned to a writer to craft

the script. Special thanks to Brittany Martinez for writing this one for us.

A bit of housekeeping. We are again sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com,

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