Hello, Fall Line listeners. In support of the new initiative to secure billboards for Brian Worley's missing person's case, we are re-releasing both of his episodes so you can reacquaint yourselves with the particulars of his case. You can find a link to the Billboard Fund in the show notes.

Amanda is working to fund a campaign in Carrollton right now, and she needs our help.

If you can't donate, that is totally understandable, but please take a moment to share the link.

It's so helpful. We've also included links to our episodes covering the work of Trace Sargent,

whose scent dogs are featured in these episodes. You can learn much more about how her

dogs work, including their water searches. Thank you for supporting our continuing search for Brian.

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In September 2009, the floods came.

17 counties in Georgia would be declared disaster areas.

Creeks overflowed, streets filled with water, homes and businesses destroyed.

The rain beat down on the Atlanta Metro,

turning areas of highways 75 and 85 and 20 into virtual lakes.

Ten people died during the floods,

and even after the storm stopped, travel was treacherous.

Parts of the interstates were still shut down.

The Atlanta flood, as it's called, lasted seven days, September 15th until September 22nd.

And a man named Brian Worley, who had a court date in Carrollton, Georgia, on September 24th,

had to make his way through its aftermath.

Brian lived with his partner, Jeff, in the in-town Atlanta neighborhood of Morningside,

and had for years. But Brian was from Carrollton, and he'd been staying down there a lot recently,

caring for his elderly mother. He'd made that 50-mile drive countless times.

On a good day, it might take an hour and change to take I-20 from Atlanta to Carrollton.

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