What is going on true crime fans? I'm your host Teeve. And I'm your host Daphne. And you're listening to Going West.

Welcome everybody. Thank you so much for tuning in today. So this case that we have for you guys has been recommended by a ton of people lately.

So thank you to everybody who has recommended it. And special thanks to Michelle for being the one that made me actually dive in finally with a wonderful synopsis.

So thank you so much to Michelle and everybody else. This story is happening now and it's absolutely outrageous.

And Sean's family is seeking help and answer. So share the show, share and sign the petition that we'll be talking about later.

And let's try to get justice for Sean.

Yeah, this is a very serious call to action. So please listen up and help if you can details on how to other than just sharing this episode and his story will be at the end of this episode.

So thank you again to everybody. Let's not waste any more time. This is episode 233 of Going West. So let's get into it.

In April of 2022, a 12 year old boy was found dead in his backyard and the police ruled it a suicide despite the baffling and bizarre details associated with the crime scene.

His family is desperate for help in reopening the investigation, fully believing that their son was murdered.

This is the story of Sean Doherty, also known as what happened to Sean.

Sean Patrick Doherty, a newscaster, says Doherty, but a lot of other people pronounce that last name Doherty, but we're going to say Doherty because that's what the newscaster said.

But Sean was born on November 8th, 2009, to Ramona Rivas and Timothy Doherty or Doherty.

And when Sean was young, his parents split up and Sean gained a stepdad named Jared and a step mom named Vivi. He also had a sister named Maria, as well as two brothers, Ethan and Hunter.

Growing up in Virginia, Sean proved to be an incredibly kind, intelligent and warm-hearted boy who showed love to everyone around him.

I mean, this kid seriously just from everything I read, I kept putting my hand on my heart, just reading all these details about him because he seriously seemed like such a good kid.

Yeah, he really did seem just like the kind of kid you just want to raise.

Yeah, absolutely. He loved playing video games and he was a big fan of Disney, Marvel and Star Wars.

He was also a very big reader and a little fun fact at a book fair in recent years, he spent $107 of his own money so he could buy a bunch of books. That's how much he loved to read.

Sean is described to have been an amazing spirit that spread joy. He was just a happy kid who loved life and he even dreamed of becoming president one day.

He was a straight-a student and a gifted musician and another little fun fact is that this boy was so sweet that he was known to bring extra food to school for his friends on occasion.

That just warms my heart. I know, right?

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