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Last Seen Alive

Unsolved Homicide: Rashawn Brazell

Last Seen Alive

Studio 222

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.2773 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When a Brooklyn teen disappears without a trace, a nightmarish discovery in a subway tunnel turns a missing person’s report into a homicide investigation in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

See photos and our information sources for this episode here: https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2020/03/02/unsolved-homicide-rashawn-brazell/

 

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0:00.0

When a Brooklyn teen disappears without a trace, a nightmarish discovery in a subway tunnel turns a missing person's report into a homicide investigation in this episode of Last Seen Live is brought to you by Audible.

0:29.9

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0:34.9

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0:38.5

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0:43.9

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0:49.1

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0:54.0

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0:55.3

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0:59.9

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1:04.4

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1:10.5

and get your free copy of Under the Tressel. Thanks for listening to Last Seen Alive to activate your free 30-day trial and get your free copy of Under the Tressel.

1:13.2

Thanks for listening to Last Seen Alive, your Unsolved Homicide and Missing Persons podcast.

1:17.9

I'm your host, Leah.

1:19.3

I'm your co-host, Scott.

1:20.8

Today we're going to explore the murder of 19-year-old New Yorker Rishan Brazel, and,

1:25.8

fair warning, it's a particularly disturbing case.

1:29.1

There are some brutal details, so brace yourself, because I'm about to tell you Rishan's story.

1:33.6

Rishan Brazil was last seen alive on February 14, 2005. The 19-year-old Brooklynite had plans for

1:40.3

a busy Valentine's Day, although not in the way you might think when you imagine the holiday.

1:44.9

Roshan was still a teen, but he was busy laying the foundation for his future as a professional adult.

1:49.9

He'd worked in fast food during his high school years, but was ready to move on to something else.

1:54.3

That day, he planned to hunt for a job that could help support him when he enrolled in college.

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