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The Taillight That Caught a Serial Killer
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CASE FILE
[EPISODE 01] | [The Taillight That Caught a Serial Killer]
THE SPIRIT OF THE EPISODE
· The Pour: Smoke & Shadows Sour
· The Ingredients: Mezcal, Fresh Lemon Juice, Charcoal-Infused Simple Syrup
· The Vibe: A bold, dark cocktail with a heavy smoky layer that matches the moody, high-contrast atmosphere of uncovering a killer hidden entirely in plain sight.
THE SUBJECT
· Name: America Lyden, Ernestine Ryans, and Kayla Escalante
· Date of Incident: May 27, 2018
· Location: 1333 Page Boulevard, Springfield, Massachusetts
· Status: Solved
THE TIMELINE
· December 1, 2017: 34-year-old America Lyden is officially reported missing
· March 18, 2018: 47-year-old mother and sister Ernestine Ryans vanishes from the area.
· Spring 2018: 27-year-old Kayla Escalante is last heard from by her family,
· May 27, 2018: Springfield Police pull over Stewart Weldon for a broken taillight.
· June 1, 2018: Law enforcement executes a search warrant at the Page Boulevard home and uncovers the tragic remains of America, Ernestine, and Kayla.
· September 28, 2021: Facing a 52-count indictment,
EVIDENCE LOCKER
· The Map: Page Boulevard Forensic Search Site
· The Faces: Evidence Locker: Inside the Springfield Case File
· The Source: Wiki, ABC News, Newspaper.com, Body in the Basement S2, E3(HBO Max), Making a Serial Killer S2, E7(Peacock)
THE RECAP
"He thought because these women were vulnerable, nobody would look for them. He miscalculated, because their families never stopped caring and it took a simple $15 AutoZone part to bring his whole house of horrors crashing down."