The Disappearance and Tragic Death of Traci Rene Conrad

Strap yourselves in for a chilling journey into the heart of a horrific crime, the tragic disappearance of 11-year-old Traci Rene Conrad. Rene's tale, shrouded in mystery and heartache, takes us through her disappearance, her family's desperate search, and a narrative that will leave you second-guessing every twist and turn. Follow us as we dig into the suspicious actions of Kevin, the son of the homeowner where Renee was headed to play, and the harrowing discovery in a trailer that sends shockwaves through an otherwise peaceful neighborhood.

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Speaker 1: 1:03

Welcome back on my fellow crime connoisseurs. I'm your host, grace D, and to start off I just wanna say I apologize for the delay in getting this episode out to you guys. I recently started a new position at my company and I've been really taking time to concentrate on the duties and the responsibilities of it, while trying to give you the best content for this episode as possible. Because when I say that I went down the rabbit hole, in this case I was Alice chasing the white rabbit, falling down and down and down the hole. It was something that, one thing after the next, I just couldn't believe it. It had me completely dumbfounded and I wrote the script out and it was almost an hour and a half long. So this episode is gonna be broken into two parts, because the information Today's case is brought to you by a case suggestion from someone that I received a message on from Instagram. Her name is Monique and her boyfriend told her about a girl from the neighborhood where he grew up in Hanford, california. An 11 year old girl goes missing without a trace, only for tragedy to strike a family even more.

Speaker 1: 2:49

On November 25th 1996, 11 year old Tracey Renee Conrad, known as Renee, was having a typical Sunday Renee spent the morning singing in the church choir, coming home loading the dishwasher and working on a book report. Renee made it halfway through her book report when, around 1.15, 1.30, she went into the family room where her dad was watching TV and asked him if she could play at a friend's house one block away. Chris Conrad said she could go and, like any parent in the middle of winter, he reminded her to put on her coat before going out. He never imagined the last words he'd ever hear his daughter say. When Renee still hadn't returned home by 5 pm her family started looking for her. Around 6.45 that evening her family contacted the police department. They informed officers that they allowed Renee to go to the Gallic residence to play with the boys who lived there. Bloodhounds were brought in to try and find Renee. They tracked her scent to the house where she was headed to to play, but no one was home. The dogs continued to follow her scent to a park about a half mile away, to a pond where she liked to catch frogs. Besides the friend's house and the park the dogs tracked no other scents. For Renee it was as if she had just up and vanished. Police drained the pond, thinking maybe she ended up in there by some freak accident. But like everything else with their search, nothing another dead end.

Speaker 1: 4:40

That evening officers went to the Gallic home and spoke with Margie Mae Gallic, the homeowner. She indicated that out-of-state relatives were with her. At around 7.30 pm her son, kevin, his two sons and Kevin's girlfriend arrived at the Gallic residence. Officer Robert Dewey spoke briefly with Kevin and the others to see if they had seen Renee. Officer Dewey and investigator Pete Mose returned to the Gallic residence around 10.30 pm to talk to Kevin and his mother, margie. During the visit, officer Dewey made a preliminary search of the garage, family room, living room, kitchen and one of the bedrooms. Nothing significant was found in the search. At this time Officer Dewey did not search the house's backyard.

Speaker 1: 5:33

Officer John Hoover also arrived at the Gallic residence at around 10.30 pm. Officer Hoover observed Kevin walking from the fenced-in portion of the west side of the house. He asked Kevin if he had been contacted by the police regarding Renee being missing. Kevin was sweating heavily and his pupils were dilated and it appeared he was very nervous and agitated. To Officer Hoover it seemed like Kevin was under the influence of a controlled substance. Kevin gave off. Officer Hoover conducted a cursory search at the backyard, he did not search or see a kiln in the backyard. Officer Hoover did notice pottery or ceramic molds and asked Kevin what they were. Kevin explained their use but didn't mention the kiln to the officer. Kevin lifted the cover off of the hot tub for Officer Hoover's inspection. Officer Hoover assumed the backyard had been previously searched and gave it another lookover.

Speaker 1: 6:36

As Officer Hoover was leaving the Gallic residence, he noticed a trailer parked in the driveway with a padlock on the door. He asked Kevin if he could open the trailer to look inside. Kevin told him he didn't have the keys but would try to find them. While Kevin was looking for the keys, officer Hoover continued contacting neighbors along the street. After speaking with a neighbor for approximately five minutes, officer Hoover returned to the Gallic house and noticed an extension cord leading from the house to the trailer. Kevin said he couldn't find them and thought the keys might have been locked inside the trailer. As he had been in it earlier that day, he told Officer Hoover that he and his girlfriend sometimes slept in the trailer. Officer Hoover told Kevin to continue looking for the keys. He then left for about five minutes to contact another neighbor.

Speaker 1: 7:31

When Officer Hoover returned. Kevin was moving pottery from the west side of the house into the back of a pickup truck parked in front of the home. Kevin told Officer Hoover that he thought he might have left the trailer keys at an antique shop earlier in the day and would check their way to the trailer. At this point Officer Hoover became suspicious and called Investigator Moes to come to the Gallic home. By the time Officer Hoover called Investigator Moes, he was able to find the keys at an antique shop earlier in the day and would check there. No-transcript Officers followed Kevin and located him near an antique store, unloading pottery from the truck and into a nearby trailer.

Speaker 1: 8:16

Kevin and his girlfriend went to the door of a residence where a man and a woman met them. The two entered the trailer and were out of sight. After approximately five minutes Kevin and his girlfriend reappeared, exited the trailer and got into the truck. The officer was in the truck and was in the truck. When Kevin could not produce the keys for the trailer, the police officers decided to cut the lock off with the bolt cutters. When investigator Bruce Blodgett arrived with the bolt cutters, kevin asked quote Now we're only looking for the little girl right End quote. Investigator Blodgett cut off the lock and entered the trailer. Upon entering the trailer he observed some glass pipes, a roach clip and a mirror on the bed. The items were commonly used in the consumption of a controlled substance. Investigator Blodgett moved the bedding over the items and told Kevin quote let's just pretend we didn't see that. End quote the officer.

Speaker 1: 9:24

It was around 12 30 am when officer Hoover finished canvassing the neighborhood and officer Keith Pruitt contacted Kevin in front of this house. Kevin told officer Pruitt he just remembered that around dusk the previous day Kevin had observed a 1970s model passenger car with three male occupants drive slowly past his house approximately three times. The males appeared to be cruising the area. As time went by, trees and mailboxes donned yellow ribbons. Storefront windows were plastered with Renee's missing person flyer.

Speaker 1: 10:03

The police and the FBI hadn't uncovered any signs of an abduction or a crime. Investigators didn't believe this was a case of a runaway child. America's most wanted featured Renee's case in hopes of gaining insight into her disappearance. After weeks of searches, door to door, aerial across fields and underwater, renee's disappearance remained an absolute mystery. On March 10th 1996, renee's father, chris Conrad, told the Los Angeles Times, quote we still believe with all our hearts that Renee is alive and with somebody I don't believe she is in that place of her free will. We will never give up hope, nor will we stop looking for her End quote.

Speaker 1: 10:57

11 days later, on March 21st, margie began smelling something from outside. Almost four weeks after Renee disappeared, the smell became so strong she could not keep her windows open. Margie investigated the smell and noticed ceramic molds and pans piled on top of the kiln that had not been there for at least six months. She also saw flies. At around 6.30 that evening, margie asked her son, michael Gallag, to check the kiln. After checking the kiln, michael asked his mom what kind of jacket Renee was wearing. When they determined Renee's body was probably in the kiln, margie decided to call the police. But before she could call the police, kevin called her. Margie told them what they had found and that they were going to call the police. Kevin told her he would be home in a little while, but he never came home.

Speaker 1: 11:56

That evening Police responded to the call. At the Gallag home. A distinct foul odor was coming from the area of the kiln. When the officers opened the kiln, they were met with a tragic sight. Renee's body was stuffed inside a three-foot high by a two-and-a-half-foot-wide kiln. She was wrapped in a pink and white striped sheet. After removing the sheet, police discovered a white t-shirt wrapped and tied around Renee's head. The t-shirt was a man's Froot of the Loom brand, extra extra large, size, 50-52. Two strips of cloth were tied around Renee's head, one around her eyes and one around her neck. The strips of cloth were terry clothed, tallying, and one of the strips had a seashell pattern. At least three possibly four, one-inch wide strips of duct tape were over Renee's mouth and underneath the tape was an athletic sock. Renee's wrist and ankles were bound by nylon pantyhose. Renee's father indicated the clothing, jewelry and glasses taken from the body.

Speaker 1: 13:20

Before we go any further, I would just like to give a trigger warning that we are about to cover the topic of sexual assault. This may be disturbing for some listeners. Dr Thomas Bennett, a forensic pathologist and an expert in the sexual abuse of children, reviewed photographs and reports of Renee's autopsy. It was determined that Renee died of asphyxiation caused by the bindings and the gag over her mouth.

Speaker 1: 13:49

Renee's genitals had evidence of pre-death penetrating sexual injuries. Her external genitalia displayed bruising and scraping injuries consistent with a blunt force injury to the area. The opening of Renee's vagina contained fresh tears and abrasions consistent with penetrating sexual injuries. The injuries occurred before or around the time of Renee's death and were consistent with trauma suffered from sexual abuse. As detailed in the SART report, the right labia majora had a dark red pigment from the pubic mound area to the buttock. Halfway down on the right labia majora there was an area of darker pigmentation, possibly suggesting a scratch, scrape or abrasion. Two scratches, possibly from fingernails, were seen on the right labia majora near the vaginal opening. An apparent abrasion in a circular area of the darker pigment than the surrounding skin appeared on the left labia majora. Two apparent fingernail-like divots described as moon-shaped lacerations also appeared on the left labia majora. The SART nurse suggested law enforcement should take impressions of the suspect's fingernails, both individually, finger by finger, and to the right labia majora.

Speaker 1: 15:28

Dr Laura Slaughter, an expert in sexual abuse of children, reviewed the colposcopic examination of Renee. For those who may not know, a colposcopy is a medical diagnostic procedure to visually examine the cervix as well as the vagina and the vulva using a colposcoscope. Dr Slaughter suggested there was evidence of blunt loss in the nausea der printable and outrageously turbidgensa. He discovered a pillowcase in the linen closet which had the same pattern as the sheet wrapped around Renee's body. In the laundry room, officer Scheringa discovered a towel with the same seashell pattern as the cloth found tied around Renee's eyes. Officers found several pairs of nylon pantyhose in the laundry room and the hallway outside of the laundry room. In the northwest corner bedroom of the house, officer Scheringa noticed the wallpaper matched the color of the pattern of the sheet used to wrap Renee's body. One of the twin beds in the room contained a pair of women's white shorts and a pair of pantyhose. Four pieces of mail addressed to Kevin were found in the bedroom. Also found in the bedroom were two men's t-shirts, fruit of the Loom brand extra extra large, size 50-52, the same ones over Renee's head.

Speaker 1: 17:05

On March 27, 1996, police arrested Kevin Gallick Sr at 5.10 pm on the charge of murdering a child. The arrest was based on physical evidence, witness statements and forensic tests. His brother, michael, and other members of the Gallick family expressed disbelief at Kevin's arrest in Renee's case. They said that while Kevin had a drug problem, killing a child would be out of character. Michael said quote he would never do it.

Speaker 1: 19:13

Kevin Dwayne Gallick spent less than five minutes in municipal court as Judge Ronald J Maciel ordered him held without bail on one count of murder and appointed Deputy Public Defender Marianne Brock to represent him. The arraignment was continued until May 17. Kevin, dressed in a red jumpsuit with his hands handcuffed in front of him, waved his right to a speedy trial on a charge of murdering Tracy Renee Conrad and would face his day in court in 1997. Renee's parents, chris and Terry Conrad, sat in the first row of the spectator section behind the prosecutor. They conferred briefly with Deputy District Attorney Larry Crouch before the arraignment began. The defendant's brother, michael Gallick, sat in the front. On the other side, maciel issued a gag order barring officials from discussing the case with reporters to control the information the public received during the long delay. Preliminary autopsy reports indicated Renee had suffocated, although no signs of trauma were visible.

Speaker 1: 20:32

Young girls have been murdered in February or March for three straight years in the San Joaquin Valley Farming Region and they were all suffocated. Ten-year-old Angelica Ramirez of Hanford vanished from the Vecilia Swatmeet on March 3, 1994. And eight-year-old Maria Pakenno of nearby Leymour disappeared on March 27, 1995 while running an errand for her mother. Jean McCurdy, a petty officer first class at Leymour Naval Air Station, was charged with murdering Maria. Kevin Gallick, who'd been living on the property where Renee's body was found was questioned shortly after the disappearance. Police said he is the son of the homeowner. Gallick, who stands six foot two and weighs 210 pounds, was questioned again and gave a statement before he was arrested. The chief would not say if he confessed, but he did say quote we do not believe any other member of the Gallick family is involved in this case. End quote. On March 29, 1996, investigator Moe's returned to the Gallick residence. During an inspection of the area around the kiln, investigator Moe's noticed a telephone wire running from the house to the trailer parked in the driveway. A portion of the wire was wrapped with one inch wide duct tape. This was the same width tape used to gag Renee. Investigators collected a sample of the wire with the duct tape.

Speaker 1: 22:16

On February 25, 1996, kevin initially told authorities he had left home around 1 30 pm and went to pet boys with one of his sons to buy a muffler. Kevin and his son drove to several locations looking for someone to weld the muffler. Kevin came home briefly at approximately 5 15, 5 30 pm. He then went to Fresno to pick up his girlfriend. They got home at around 7 30 pm. At trial one of Kevin's sons agreed that the pet boys was about a five or 10 minute drive from their house. Kevin initially testified it was maybe a 10 minute drive but he didn't know for sure. He later agreed with his trial attorney's assessment it was a five to 10 minute drive. Kevin continued telling law enforcement a similar version of events. Three days later he told investigator Bruce Bloodgett that he and his son had gone to pet boys in Hanford around 1 to 1 30 pm on February 25, 1996. Afterward they went to Walmart in Pet Boys Shopping Center. Kevin stated he and his son also went to Harris Auto Wrecking in Hanford and an antique store. Kevin said his son was with him the entire afternoon. Kevin told investigator Bloodgett that he had the muffler he purchased on Sunday installed at the muffler shop on Tuesday On March 22, 1996, the day after Renee's body was discovered.

Speaker 1: 23:57

Investigator Moe's interviewed Kevin. The interview lasted approximately three and a half hours and was recorded on both video and audio tape. Portions of the audio tape were played for the jury During the interview. Kevin again claimed he had left the residence in the early afternoon when Renee disappeared. This time he claimed he left with one of his sons to go to Pet Boys around 12 to 12 30 pm. They stayed at the Pet Boys for approximately 20 minutes and purchased a muffler. They went into the nearby Walmart and stayed for about 30 minutes. Then they went to a junkyard and spoke with Marvin Harris in hopes of finding someone to weld on the muffler. They went with Harris to purchase some gas for Harris's vehicle. They returned to the junkyard and spoke for a few more minutes.

Speaker 1: 24:55

After going to an antique store, kevin claimed he returned home at about 5 or 5.15 pm. He couldn't remember what exactly he did in the house. He left and got some propane for the vehicle. He went to Fresno to pick up his girlfriend. On the way back he stopped and probably got some fast food. He returned home around 7.30 pm. When he returned home the police were there looking for Renee. He did not want police to search the trailer because he had some drug paraphernalia in it. When initially interviewed by police, kevin could not produce a receipt for the muffler.

Speaker 1: 25:33

At trial, lester Langley, a district loss prevention manager with pet boys, testified regarding the inventory and sales paperwork used by pet boys. An item movement report from the pet boys store in Hanford in the Walmart shopping center showed a crew chief brand muffler part number A9141, was purchased on February 25, 1996 at 5.25 pm. It was the only muffler bought that day. Langley identified an empty muffler box obtained from Kevin as the same one sold on February 25, 1996. During his trial testimony Kevin indicated he purchased the muffler at 5.25 pm on the day Renee disappeared.

Speaker 1: 26:29

The trial evidence established that Kevin did not visit Marvin Harris at the junkyard on the day Renee disappeared. Instead, he likely visited Harris on Tuesday, february 27, 1996, between 10 am and 2 pm. Kevin wanted Harris to weld on a muffler for him. It was raining that day. Neither Harris nor his girlfriend. Now buckle up because we're going on a ride. Rain fell in Hanford on February 27, and 29, 1996, but it did not rain on the 25th, 26th or 28th. On the day Kevin visited with him, harris was preparing to take scrap to the recycler. Deliveries of scrap metal were made from the junkyard to the recycler on February 26, 27th and 28th of 1996, but not on February 25. This tells us that the only possible day Kevin could have been at Harris' was on February 27, 1996. Kevin Conley testified that he saw Kevin at the Harris junkyard on the Tuesday after Renee disappeared February 27, 1996. Kevin asked Conley if he could weld a muffler on his car. That evening and at approximately 10.30 to 11 pm, conley went to the Gallic residence and welded on the muffler. He did not see any police around the house.

Speaker 1: 28:12

The prosecution established that Kevin was at home during the times that Renee disappeared On time that day, between noon and 12.30 pm, marcy and her friend left the residence. Kevin was in the garage at the time. After Marcy and her friend left, kevin's younger son played video games in the bedroom with a friend. He also was watching television in the living room when leaving. Kevin was in the trailer. A short time later the boys returned home to play more video games. The son did not see Kevin when they returned and the son's friend left that afternoon when his father came to the Gallic residence. At that time Kevin's younger son and his friend had been playing video games in a bedroom. The father rang the doorbell and the son answered the door. Marcy and her friend returned to the Gallic residence at about 6.15 pm and the house was empty.

Speaker 1: 29:13

Kevin's older son spent much of the day at the home of his friends. The older son came home between noon and 1 pm to eat and pick up clothes before returning to his friend's house. According to the son, nobody was home at that time. He was home for about 30 minutes to an hour. The younger son testified that after his friend left he continued playing video games for a while. He then watched television in the living room.

Speaker 1: 31:11

According to the son, kevin entered the residence and watched a movie with him in the living room. They watched a movie for about 60 to 90 minutes. During that time Kevin's other son called twice and asked to borrow a bicycle. The other son spoke with Kevin and asked for a ride. Kevin said he was watching a movie. He declined to leave and pick up his older son. According to Kevin's younger son, he and Kevin went to Pep Boys to purchase a muffler. After the movie ended they went to Walmart to look for clamps. They returned to the Gallic residence and when they pulled up to the house the son saw Renee's sister riding a bike away from the Gallic residence. The son yelled at her, but she continued riding away. A short time later the younger son and Kevin left and purchased propane at a local gas station. They returned home for a few minutes. The son waited in the vehicle while Kevin went inside to get something to drink. They left again and drove to Fresno to pick up Kevin's girlfriend. They got her at about 6.15 pm. Kevin received a telephone call at the residence at 1.32 pm, possibly at 1.55 pm.

Speaker 1: 32:30

During a recorded conversation with police, kevin's younger son said that on the day that Rene disappeared, kevin had instructed him to tell anyone that asks that they went to Walmart to buy clamps. At trial the son testified that he went to pet boys with Kevin to buy the muffler and afterward they went to Walmart to purchase clamps. The son could not remember ever telling officers that Kevin had told him to lie about going to Walmart and the son denied making that statement. At trial, kevin claimed that he had instructed his son to lie about going to Walmart because he was late picking up his girlfriend. That afternoon Kevin told the jury he could no longer remember if he went to Walmart on the day in question. He wasn't sure if it happened or not. Kevin later testified he quote never asked anybody to lie for me, except for my son. That night end, quote. He reiterated he asked his son to say something about Walmart if he was late picking up his girlfriend.

Speaker 1: 33:33

Other evidence suggested Kevin may have lied to his younger son about their shared sock drawer. This son wore ankle socks. The son shared a dresser with Kevin. Police believe that the sock used to gag Rene had come from that dresser. On the day Rene disappeared, the younger son had noticed that the sock drawer was open and messy. When the son asked Kevin about it, kevin said the FBI had searched the drawer.

Speaker 1: 34:02

At trial, kevin denied seeing Rene on the day of her disappearance. He denied killing her. His defense was based on the contention that his half-brother, michael, was the one guilty of the crimes charged against him, michael who had been defending his brother from the moment it all happened. At trial Michael testified that on the day Rene disappeared he was in Fresno at his place of employment until about 3 pm. He then spent time with a friend before going to her residence until about 9 pm. Michael's friend confirmed his alibi for the jury On cross examination.

Speaker 1: 34:44

Kevin testified that on the day Rene disappeared he had returned home around 10.30 am after taking his girlfriend to work in Fresno. He stated he was in the garage working on his mother's car most of the time, watched TV for a while and did some drugs. He said he did crack or meth off and on all day Kevin admitted he had told police that he went to Pep Boys to buy a muffler in the early afternoon. He claimed he had repeated the same story to the police several times because he was worried about the drug paraphernalia in the trailer. Once the drugs were discovered and ignored by the police, kevin did not change his story because he was worried that if he did he would get into trouble from lying to the officers. Kevin agreed with the prosecutor that he told a total and complete fabrication about going to the junkyard and speaking with Marvin Harris. On the day Rene disappeared, kevin testified he had been afraid to change his story. He admitted he was probably home around 1.30 pm on that day. He testified he told police that he had left to get the muffler around that time. To quote keep them from being suspicious and going through my trailer. End quote. In closing arguments the prosecutor contended that Kevin alone molested Rene and killed her.

Speaker 1: 36:11

The totality of the record strongly points to Kevin's guilt. The trial evidence established that he had the opportunity to commit this crime. He was home on the day that Rene went to his residence. A reasonable inference overwhelmingly exists that the items used to bind and wrap Rene came from the Gallic residence. Indeed, some of those items, such as the sock stuffed in Rene's mouth, appeared to have come from the very bedroom Kevin shared with his sons. Kevin reacted strangely when hearing that Rene's body had been found and Marjorie was going to alert the authorities. Finally, kevin made numerous false statements regarding his whereabouts on the day that Rene disappeared. His explanations regarding why he lied lacked credibility. Kevin's guilt can be readily inferred from his repeated statements of dishonesty and the totality of the significant circumstantial evidence introduced against him. The entirety of the trial evidence was strong and compelling regarding his guilt.

Speaker 1: 37:18

The jury began deliberating on this matter on August 8, 1997. It didn't reach a verdict for nearly two weeks. During this time, juror misconduct and other issues arose. On August 15, 1997, the foreman alerted the court that juror number B62 had expressed details that were not trial related. According to the foreman, juror number B62 had stated that one of his family members had purchased drugs from Kevin and Kevin had molested that family member. Juror number B62 also told the foreman that quote from day one his mind had been made up. End quote. The foreman identified three other jurors who had been told the same story.

Speaker 1: 38:12

The court interviewed each of the jurors. Two jurors numbers C54 and A35, separately informed the court that juror number B62 had commented to them about his niece or some other relative who had purchased drugs from Kevin or used drugs with him and that Kevin had possibly molested her. Juror number A35 had heard that kidnapping was involved. The third juror number A22, indicated she had not heard juror B62 refer to improper material. That was not an evidence. She had nothing to say about any possible juror misconduct.

Speaker 1: 39:00

The court questioned juror B62, who stated he had received information from his ex-wife that a member of his family had contact with Kevin. He acknowledged that he had shared this rumor without their jurors. As a result, the court removed juror number B62 from the jury panel for misconduct. The remaining 11 jurors were brought into the courtroom and told that one juror had been excused from his conduct. Each juror was asked if they had heard any information, directly or indirectly, that former juror number B62 had relayed. Four jurors, including those the court had already interviewed, indicated that they had heard such rumors. They all indicated that they could disregard them. The remaining jurors stated that they had not heard such rumors. An alternate juror was impaneled and the jury was excused.

Speaker 1: 40:00

About seven days into deliberations, the prosecutors received an anonymous phone call stating that one juror had been discussing the case with that juror's sister. The prosecution directed an investigator to interview the sister without alerting the trial court. The prosecution determined that no misconduct had occurred. When the court became aware of this incident, it asked the prosecution to refrain from further independent investigations into possible juror misconduct without notifying the court and defense counsel. The juror in question was called into court and she was asked to discuss the incident. The juror was upset by the investigation but assured to the court that it would not impact her continued participation on the jury in any way. Kevin did not object to this juror's continued participation on the jury and did not complain of prosecutorial misconduct. After 12 days of deliberation, the jury convicted Kevin Gallick of murder and found true a special circumstance allegation that the murder was committed during the commission of or attempted commission of the crime of a lewd act on a child under the age of 14. Because the jury found the special circumstance allegation, kevin faced the death penalty Following a penalty phase. The jury agreed on life without parole, which the trial court imposed.

Speaker 1: 41:31

And this is where we're going to leave off with Renee's case. Be sure to come back next week for part two, where we uncover more of whirlwinds of twists and turns that take part in this case, from incompetence to scandals, will be going on a deep dive, as if it couldn't get any worse, with how this was all handled. I promise you it does. So be sure to follow on Instagram at CrimeContessors, and if you have a case suggestion that you would like to give and hear covered, be like Monique and let me know. Click on the link in the bio and there's a section for case suggestions. Just go ahead and fill out that form. I'll do all the research and we'll go down another rabbit hole together. In the meantime, keep a classy connoisseur's and I'll catch you on the next one. Thank you.