Welcome back to current affairs, our show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong

that are in the news right now.

These shorter, more contemporary news bits come out every weekend and then our longer, very deep dive, full cases come out every Wednesday.

So today we are bringing you a story that we just can't help but call Gone Daddy.

It started like a typical summer day in Wisconsin on August 12, Ryan Borgwart, a 44-year-old father of three, set out for a solo

kayaking trip on Green Lake. When he didn't return home that evening, his family grew concerned

and reported him missing. The scene painted a grim picture, an overturned kayak, a life jacket

floating nearby, and absolutely no sign of Ryan.

Authorities launched a massive search effort, scouring the lake with drones, radar, and

boats for weeks. With depths reaching 200 feet, Green Lake posed a formidable challenge, but the

community held hope, believing that Ryan had suffered a tragic accident. The search stretched

on for eight weeks until a startling discovery shifted the narrative entirely. As investigators

expanded their search efforts, a critical clue emerged. On August 13th, just a day after Ryan's

disappearance, his name was flagged in Canada during a law enforcement check.

This raised eyebrows. Digging deeper, investigators uncovered a string of suspicious activities.

Ryan had reported his passport lost or stolen and obtained a replacement just months earlier in

May. Meanwhile, his original passport was easily found at home. A digital forensic analysis

of Ryan's laptop revealed a meticulous plan to vanish. Investigators found evidence of a hard

drive replacement, browser histories cleared, and data synced with ICloud the day before he

disappeared. Photos of passports, inquiries into transferring funds to foreign banks, and communication

with a woman in Uzbekistan, all pointed to a calculated escape. Authorities also discovered

he had taken out a new $375,000 life insurance policy earlier that year and purchased an airline

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