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riverside copy of magic episode 01 krystle's studio (1): All right. And for the second part of Emily's story, I am going to introduce two people that knew her very well. So I'm going to let Christy and Amanda take it away and just please introduce yourselves. I'm Christy. I was Emily's best friend since the end of sixth grade. We were like soul tied. I mean, knew her better than she probably knew herself, honestly. But that was my best friend. And I am Amanda. I'm Chrissy's older sister and older sister of sorts to Emily as well. And then tell me what you guys loved about Emily. What are s just some things that just you would love people to know about her? Just how silly she I mean, she was quirky very much. So I mean, like when she was in a a good mood or like you know, I mean if she would she l you know, she was a fun time. Definitely. Yeah. she she got wild something, but but she was always silly and goofy, even not being wild, just well, being goofy around the house like when she was younger and always a defender, like would basically threaten to beat like bullies up to Christy here. Yeah, when people were mean to me, she didn't like that. But it's vice versa. It's vice versa. We were I mean we I was her protector. She was my protector in ways. I love that. And it's like you're trying to protect her now. So I love that. Absolutely. And she was a mother of all things. she loved her babies very much and just always wanted to be with them any way that she could. Every source I read, that's what I see every time is that she was a good mother and she loved her kids and she would never just leave her kids voluntarily. Never. Very devoted. And what do you think is one of the most important things you just want the public or the listeners to know? And when I ask that, anything, as far as with her case, just with her as a person, her children, her family, anything. what's the first thing that comes to your mind that you want the public to know and you really want stress to the world? That she was somebody, that she was a human, that she was loved very much and people just wanna know what happened. Okay. And that's the reason why I took her story is because someone I know from St. Clair County reached out to me and asked me to cover her story. And when I originally emailed you, Chrissy, I didn't realize I would get so sucked into that case and how much my mind was going to be blown. Because, just to piggyback on what you're saying, she was a person and she mattered and she sounded like a wonderful person and she sounded like she really loved and cared for her children. She was a good friend, a good family member, just a overall good person who tried to bring cheer to everyone. And just the fact that she's been forgotten and it's been two years now and nothing. And that's really what makes me want to follow up and check in with you guys. And I really appreciate you sharing your time and your story with me. I do. I really appreciate it. Cause you guys could have said, I don't know you from a hole in the ground. Leave me alone. And I really appreciate your time. So I just want you guys to know that. I appreciate yours too. Okay. Now, as far as not to take or shift any attention away from Emily, but these are important facts in her disappearance. And I think that they are important just to give context to her story, context to her life, and context to her disappearance. What were your first impressions of the ex? Because he seems to come up as a person of interest in her story a lot. So as far as when we first met, or are you talking about slightly? Just when Emily first went missing, like what was our impression? No, like your your very first impression, like ever, like your first introduction to the ex. Your very first impression. What was that like? Red flags. very concerning. Very What are you doing? Control Why are you staying in I mean more so was I mean, yeah. It was turning domestic had I not stepped in front of Emily. Okay. So I think you're trying to say that the first time you met him, there was the violence threatened instantly. was there an instant like no, like your first instinct was no, this is not right. This is not okay. Absolutely. Yeah. Okay. And it stayed that way for fifteen years. Wow. That's a long time. And now am I understanding correctly that it was pretty much like a world rent when like romance, like they came in hot like they met each other. got swept off their feet and then it just was like instant and it was just hot and heavy. So gotten cold. Okay. Yeah. Emily was nineteen. She was bartender. A bartender or a cocktail waitress. I think a cocktail waitress at a a local bar here that he they ex frequented. And, you know, a young mother and beautiful beautiful. Very beautiful. Within two months he had bought her a car like supplied her with a car and had her move in. I don't know. It was very much love bombing. I don't think she technically moved in right away. And like she was pretty much staying his mom was still alive. Okay. And he had he had a house. He had a place It was Montags across the street. Down the s same street that his house that he recently Okay lived in. Yeah. And so I It was very much a yeah, it's a very fast paced relationship. And then the abuse started the abuse started very soon too. I think the first restraining order was was filed within the first year. Okay. Def it was definitely the first six months. Okay. And then how many breakups would you say? And the only reason why I asked that is too because I want this to also be a cautionary tale to young women that when you're going through this cycle, this unhealthy breakup, get back together, hot, cold, I love you, I hate you. Abuse when you're going through that. These are the signs to look out for. A lot. Basically. Not how many times a week. Yeah. It it was never I was very I I mean that's why she was so like, you know, like caught because it it's never spec with that. Exactly. she was Do you
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do you feel that a lot of the reason that she stayed was due to more so guilt about breaking up her family? Or do you think it was more of the financial dependence? Or do you think it was a combination of both? Both. Combination of family made her feel like she needed that financial think he supplied the vehicle, he supplied the housing, and he supplied the job with the occasional paycheck, but she always had money when she needed it. Or Yeah, but when I got her job, I mean, as soon as I got her job working with me, he If you come back minimum wage you come back home I'll pay you I'll pay you a dollar more to watch the kid. And it lasted three days. And you know, one thing that I always think back to is that So there was a time where Emily was living with you in the those apartments and me and her were sitting outside talking about and you and Emily were sitting up. We were sitting in the car talking about her relationship with her now at and how what one of his control tactics was just to start accusing her of thing after thing after thing to where she becomes so defensive that she just wants it to stop and she's just like, I give up. Just just stop. I'll do whatever you want. Just stop. literally would say like and I was I don't know, that just sticks with me still, listening to her because I was just like, Why do you continue? To go down this path and think that you're the problem. Like Yeah, but that's how it is in that, you know, unhealthy cycle. Yes. But also just that like confus well, yeah, that. But just also the confusion tactic, which I mean, that seems to be his tactic with a lot of things. Well, and then the high. You think, you know, the high of when it's good. When it's good, it's good, you know? And that's like It's like a drug, you're just chasing that dopamine. Buying her all these nice things, these these designer sandals or whatever she wanted. as a young If he abused her, though was his way of saying, sorry. Yeah. You wanna go shopping? Emily. Now, according to authorities, they still have not it's still a death investigation. It has not been determined or classified as homicide or murder. So I just wanted to say that as a disclaimer for anyone listening to the story. But I do want to ask questions as far as like her death again for context and for her story. Do you all suspect or think that there's any chance that she possibly may have passed away due to an overdose? Or are you leaning more towards foul play? No. Foul play a hundred percent. Yes. Yes. I think all the evidence leads to Shows this shows that, although why it's still a death investigation and not a homicide is beyond me. Now, are you comfortable with stating your theories on why you think it's still a death investigation, or are you unable to comment on at this time? I think that her case has been never given the proper investigation that it's been deserved. And that is a way to keep it that way. Okay. It just shows me how dismissive they are. Yes. And as far as suspects, do you think that there's one particular suspect or do you think there is a list of suspects? Or do you suspect there's multiple people at play. at one time she lost her life due to an action of multiple people. Or do you think there is just one specific person that is the leader of everything that happened? I think that one particular p person decided to put everything in motion and that multiple people are responsible for her death after after the fact. Okay. And there is some web sleuthing, but also just it triggered my interest when investigating it. Do do you feel the area that her body was found is the actual area that her body was originally disposed at or do you think it was moved maybe as like a red herring or to cause some confusion or there's a reason why somebody's like, Okay, I need her body to be found now. I think that her body was intentionally placed there at a certain time to be found. Okay. After the fact. Yes. Okay. We have many reasons to believe that her body was moved after the fact. and it's obvious. Yeah. Well, and the the time frame that we believe everything happened lines up with the evidence. Okay. And then do you care to elaborate that elaborate on that or are you not comfortable elaborating on that? Because we can't go into detail about that if you feel comfortable. If you don't, I completely understand. I we don't want to call these of me I I am pretty sure And at that point if this if this new detective is going to give this case a fair shot, I feel like we could potentially ruin that. Okay. But it sucks so bad because up until now there has been no fair investigation and so is there ever going to be one? And at this point, what relationship do you have separately with the ex as far as communication? it's far and few in between. Sometimes I I mean, obviously I reached out to him recently due to some health issues with her mother. And I mean, he gave me a completely different story that he's been preaching the past two and a half years, a completely different story. After two and a half years of it being the same. So I don't really interesting. Yeah. It's definitely some fire or some smoke. And where they they say the smoke is, that's where the fire is. So and as far as the children, what relationship do you have with them or what updates are you guys getting on the children regularly? I know Charlotte got to see them yesterday. Now, as far as the detectives on the case. And I know we've done some pre-interview things, but I'm and I know this is a tough subject, but I'm just bringing it into the conversation for the listener. As far as your relationship with the detectives and the investigation, what would you like to say or what things are really frustrating you about the treatment of Emily's case? And take as much time as you need because this is a big part of her story, I feel like. I I literally from the day a detective started calling questioning things to a friend of mine, it was a detective of a
different name and then there was another one. I did the math, we're at eight different detectives now. Two years, eight detectives. Mm-hmm. And multi of them have been unavailable for because they're either on vacation or in training, out of state, for the gone for the whole week in training. So I mean, we weren't even aware the last detective just passed it off just last week. So I mean, I hope this new detective could potentially even at least show she cares. I don't know. I mean, it just doesn't seem like to me it doesn't I don't feel like it really matters to them anymore. I don't think it ever mattered to them, to be completely honest with you. And would you like to elaborate on why you feel that it should have been escalated to a homicide or are we? Yeah, well, so even we have multiple cop friends, one that even works homicide in major case that's was like, great, remains are found. Now it'll be flipped. They'll activate major case. And it never happened. Which you've never thought that happens when a when a department can't figure something out. I think that's never got confirmation, why they haven't. They're just like they have they said why they've They w they've never answered why. Yeah. how do you schedule a meeting w with the siblings and then cancel and refuse to s to meet them again? That's that really sounds like you don't care. Yeah. Now, how is her mother? And I that is one person aside from her children, and of course you two. I've thought about her mother so much through this story because when I watched her news interview from two years ago and she was still missing, I just as a mother, I could not imagine not knowing where your child is. Like literally just talk to your child and then Where is she? no one disappears into thin air. No one does. And I just w how is she doing if we can talk about that? If not, I completely understand. She's not doing good actually at all. she's distressed from everything. She actually physically has a broken heart. I mean so sad. True facts. So now I mean, she wanted me to express to the detectives that she doesn't have the luxury of time. And she just wishes that they would actually take the case seriously. Yeah. And those are the interview questions that I actually had for you ladies. Is there anything else that she would like to elaborate on or any information or updates or anything like that? And also I did have one last question. How is Emily's older daughter doing? How is she processing? Is she okay? I think about her too. So I'm just I just think about all you From the weeks we've been talking and stuff. I just weekly think about you all. She's very angry and sad about it. And it's I mean she just wants answers too. Yeah. Give her up to protect her. Because Audrey never knew that. Okay. She just thought she was abandoned, but now she was being abused. And then it speaks even more to how much that Emily loved her daughter, that she loved her that much to make that decision that you're like, this is what I have to do, Well, and that's why she couldn't give up. She felt like she could never abandon the three younger children is because she felt so much guilt. with Audrey that she was just like, I I have no choice but to see my kids. Yeah. Even the people that she was staying with said that she couldn't go two or three days without seeing her the kids. That for two months that she was staying there She was going to see her kids every two to three days. my goodness. And that's not a short drive at all. So and then as far as the rumor mill, is there anything that you guys heard have heard through the rumor mill that you feels like might be credible or there might be a layer of truth to it? Because I know most of the time with rumors you have to take it with a grain of salt, but sometimes there is that occasional that is like a fact, or that really did happen. Or that might be credible. her ex locking her in a garage. And the fact that well you mean the the towards the what middle to end of July that before her remains were found, her ex told us that the day that told us the day that she died. And he had also in May before that he so And that was all before her remains were even found and she was just a missing person. But the ex assumed that she has to be she has to be dead because of his mom's death anniversary came by and and she didn't call in once. That was well, that was his excuse. So actually it's funny because the Saturday that Emily was reported missing, which is a whole ten days after she actually went missing. it was or eight days. Sorry. Eight days after she went missing. That same Saturday, me and Christy actually happened to call him on an unrelated matter trying to help one of my daughter's friends get a car in a pinch and so shady, but we We wanted to see what dad if he was willing to help her out. And he didn't mention at all that Emily was missing or anything. Just now he didn't have any cars. And I wanna make sure I have my facts correct. April twelfth is the last day that she's known to have been heard from or talked to somebody. And April twentieth is the actual formal day that she was reported missing. Yes. Okay. And April twelfth is the day that the ex said she died. Well, that is all the questions I have. And is there anything else you all wanted to add and anything else you wanted the world to know or for me to say or anything like that? I just find it really concerning how nobody cares. Yeah. Truefully. That it it's it makes me sick. Truefully. Even after all the what empty promises. basically every time we make a little noise, they're like, Be quiet. We'll do something. To try to pacify you just to go. Yes. And also be quiet, you might in mess with the investigation. Be quiet. No, I I'm gonna make noise. Right. we're millennials. I hate to break it to you. We're a different generation. We are not our parents' generation. We aren't going to be quiet. We're not exactly we talk about the exactly. We've learned we don't bury our stuff under the rug because it gets lumpy and you trip over it. So we're gonna talk about this and I'm going to stay on this. And there you have it. I don't think there is any more to add on just because I think Christy and Mandy said it perfectly and stated everything that needed to be said. So I will wrap up this episode with that interview. And I will see you all next week. But I am not done with Emily's story. I will be doing some more investigative work on this, and I will be dropping some more episodes in the future. But let's get Emily's name out there. Let's get some more eyes on this case and let's get some more energy on this case because Emily was important and Emily mattered and her kids need to know what happened to her mother. So that is all for this episode. And again, thank you for checking out on South Midwest and have a safe week. Bye.