The Welcome to Crime Salad Podcast where we talk about true crime with a passion to spread awareness.

I'm Ashley and I'm Ricky.

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murder. Listen or discretion is advised.

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So this week, we give you a story of survival against unimaginable odds.

This is the story of Shasta Growney.

Shasta was kidnapped, witnessed the unbelievable, and lived to tell her story.

Her life completely changed on May 15, 2005 when she witnessed her family being murdered and she was taken along with her brother.

And the next day, May 16th, deputies responded to a call at the Groney residence, not expecting to see what they walked into, which was a complete shock. Blood covered the walls and the floors and the lifeless bodies of Brenda Groey, her boyfriend Mark Mackenzie,

and Brenda's 13-year-old son, slayed, lying in the living room.

It was a scene of an unspeakable attack.

Who could have done this to this family? scene of an unspeakable attack.

Who could have done this to this family?

Now as investigators comb through the house,

one shocking realization added a chilling layer

to this tragedy. The two youngest groanies, 8 year old Shasta, and 9 year old

Dylan, were nowhere to be found. So a desperate search began involving law enforcement officers, state police, and even the

FBI. Whoever did this was in a bit of rage. The scene was horrific. It had lasting effects on the community as well, knowing what happened to this

innocent family and the question, where were the two young children?

It's almost too horrific to comprehend.

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