Content warning, this episode contains discussion of violence and murder.

Micah Badoni was only 29. His cousin, Taylor Chimini, remembers him as a quiet guy with a great

sense of humor, a love for Sasquatch lore, and a strong work ethic. He was out in about in the early

morning hours of August 17, 2018, having hit up a bar with a friend

in Phoenix, Arizona. But he never made it home. In fact, he never saw another dawn.

Micah and his friend ran into some trouble, a group of violent men who hurt them. Then,

things got even worse. Micah ended up in the road at the intersection of McDowell Road and 40th Street.

When you drop down to that intersection on Google Maps, you'll see the Circle K on the corner

with a big American flag.

That Circle K plays an important role in the story of what happened to Micah.

And we'll hear more about that from Taylor.

In contemporaneous media reports, police said they were not sure of Micah was in the crosswalk.

They then later clarified that they thought he was likely either in the crosswalk or very close to it.

It was about 3.30 a.m. when a car traveling westbound on McDowell Road approached

Micah. It did not stop. The car hit him. Then the driver went on, leaving him critically injured

and lying in the road. Micah was transported to the hospital where he died. That morning, the intersection of 40th and McDowell remained closed.

The Phoenix Police Department became the lead agency on the case. They never released images

of the suspect vehicle, and a description has never been given out to the public.

As we mentioned, Micah was a cousin of Taylor Chimony. She is a registered nurse and the mother

of a six-year-old daughter. She's also raising awareness about her family's tragic cases. We previously

heard her speak on the unsolved murder of her aunt, Velda Chimony, at a Phoenix, Arizona-Wadaburger.

Taylor is half Navajo, a fourth San Carlos Apache, and a fourth Zuni.

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