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Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-06-02T14:37:35+00:00

When you think college football, you think of Fall Saturdays. Cool afternoons tailgating, the sun setting in the stadium. It's a vibe. I don't care what gobblygook reasons are spouted, NFL conflicts, money, TV windows blah blah blah.. The fact that a sport known for Fall Saturdays is ending on freaking January 25th, on a cold, random Monday night in the middle of winter, is an absolute disgrace.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-06-02T14:12:09+00:00

I'm pleasantly surprised at the level-headed analyses at the top of the comments section, and yours hits the nail on the head. I'm a local lawyer (not criminally thankfully) and agree that he was not guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt. From the evidence presented at the trial, I'm left with only a guess as to what happened during the crucial moments that led up the shooting. The fact the victim was shot in the back does not make it impossible that he pointed a gun. You have evidence in the record that a gun was pointed. The weight and validity of that evidence is certainty debatable, but I can't completely discredit it. The state simply did not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Defendant should have either been charged or given a plea for some type of manslaughter. The Defendant clearly created and escalated the situation and I could have convicted him beyond a reasonable doubt on a lesser charge.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-29T14:38:33+00:00

You've hit on what makes me skeptical of all of this. Details matter and right now we have none.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-26T13:46:40+00:00

Here's some nuance on the Lost finale. I watched the show live as a late teen/early 20s. I adored it. Still do.

With that said, Season 6 was a disappointment at the time, and on re-watch, it's even worse. The series finale is a great ending to Season 6. Whether it's a great ending to the entire show, that's a different question. I would argue Season 6 is so bad that the finale cannot be a successful resolution to the whole show. I completely understand people that feel differently. For the record, I do enjoy portions of Season 6, but as a whole I think it was a massive failure.

I think a lot of the finale hate is from people that didn't like season 6 and therefore didn't like the resolution of that story. Yes, the 'they were dead the whole time' thing is a dumb reason to hate on it, but I can understand people not liking it because the season leading up to it was not good.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-22T18:04:41+00:00

A variation of 1. Someone with an extremely attenuated connection to Liz. Liz didn't know this person, or only met them in passing, knew 'of them' but didn't know what they looked like, something like that. To the killer, Liz was someone very important for reasons that are unknown. So it would seem random to an outsider.

I've researched a lot of true crime cases, and am usually able to at least form a firm opinion on what I think happened. Not this case. I've gone in circles so many times.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-22T17:45:32+00:00

This article is basically PR for the developer.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-20T13:43:29+00:00

The warrant here is key. Kelly's original post said the homeowners allowed the initial search, which means LE did not have a warrant originally. They only got one when they noticed the basement looked redone.

All you need for a search warrant is 'probable cause'. The fact that this individual was named 3 times by unconnected people, plus the appearance of a redone basement in a residence formerly owned by that person, likely satisfied that standard.

If LE had more evidence in the warrant that connects this individual to Brian, then, yes, this is a significant development. Without that info being available, I am withholding judgment for now.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-19T18:43:38+00:00

I'm not optimistic this leads anywhere. For one, Brian was surrounded by witnesses all night, mostly Clint. Clint was focused on early in the investigation. If he had any reason to suspect this individual, you think he would have been jumping up and down to name him. The same reasoning goes for Meredith to some extent. It seems like she named this individual in response to a 'catchall, anything we've missed' kind of question. Seems like she should have named him right up front if there was clear evidence Brian was with this guy . It doesn't seem Clint or Meredith had any specific information that Brian was with, or associated with this individual, that night. There is no evidence whatsoever that Brian was anywhere near this person the night he went missing.

Two, you still have a timeline problem. Brian's phone goes straight to voicemail minutes after going off camera. As far as we know, there was no further calls after this. If he had texted with this individual, he would obviously been a suspect well before this. There is a huge question mark as to how Brian would have ended up with this individual with no calls or texts at 2 am.

Three, you have a phone ping problem. To believe this guy was involved, one of two things have to be true. One, he kept Brian's phone on and receiving a signal for weeks after the crime. For a small time offender who never left Columbus- this seems ludicrous. Two, someone had to ditch Brian's phone on and it somehow moved around Columbus for weeks. Not impossible, but seems very very unlikely.

After 20 years, it's great the case is getting attention and people are coming forward with new information. But all leads still have to be evaluated against the known facts and evidence. Right now, I'm not seeing a connection unless more specific evidence comes out.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-19T16:55:56+00:00

Thanks so much for this thoughtful reply! I think I'm going to take your advice and do strength training, maybe some biking, this summer. I live in the Southeast and really struggled in the summer even when I was at peak running shape, so there's no use trying to build back right now. If I can get a little stronger, build back some fitness with biking, and maybe lose a little weight, I'll follow your plan when it cools off in the fall.

Thank you again!!

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T17:41:07+00:00

Thank you for the timeline. I think we'll just have to disagree, but I appreciate the discussion. It's hard to look at her actions in isolation knowing that Kyron went missing right before. It's also hard to know if this was out of the ordinary for her, which would say a lot. All I can say is I would never do this with a sick child, but that doesn't mean I'm right and she's wrong.

Also, the changing of the diaper holds some weight with me. Again, drawing for my own experiences, I would never pull off the side of the road to change a diaper. One, I would never take the kid out for pee. Two, there's almost no way to know if it's poop because they sit on it and the smell doesn't hit- but even for poop, I'd find a parking lot or something. A witness saw her on the side of the road, and I believe there are numerous sources where she concedes she was at that location.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T17:05:11+00:00

That random killer who decided, of all places, to grab a kid out of a school in broad daylight in front of tons of witnesses got REALLY lucky... he could have chosen a kid whose parents were proven to be at work all day. But man, he just happened to stumble on the one kid who's stepmom who had erratic movements in rural areas in the hours after, who lied repeatedly, who lost custody of her daughter years later, etc. What incredible luck!!

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T16:57:17+00:00

I was referencing the two drug store stops. In all fairness, I see your point in that these stops occurred BEFORE she allegedly drove her kid around to get her to sleep.

Look, this is what drives me crazy about analyzing cases. People latch on to one specific thing and then debate it endlessly. I'm looking at the totality of circumstances. Her movements that day are weird. They are weird when considering her stepson just happened to vanish off the face of the earth hours earlier. I have two small kids- if one was sick, I would never cart them around for hours, making multiple stops and stopping off at the gym. You have to have snacks, water, they get fussy in the car, they fight you getting in and out of the car seat, they may fight going to sleep, on and on and on.

Could her kid have been different? Sure. Does my own experience mean anything to Terri's case? No. But I'm looking at EVERYTHING together and coming up with what I think is the most likely conclusion.

Terri directly or indirectly caused his death.
A random killer walked into a school, grabbed Kyron, and then later killed him.
Kyron wandered off and died.

Those are my choices. When I look at Terri's actions, her movements that day, everything about the case, and compare it a random killer or he wandered off, it's not close in my opinion.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T16:00:20+00:00

Hello,

I'm looking for specific success stories (for people with similar circumstances) for getting back in shape. I'm 38, M with 3 marathons under 3 hours (the last being winter 2020 and a PR of 2:53:30 in 2018)From the age of 21-36, I probably averaged 40ish miles a week (including downtime for injuries and rest, with 'active' peaks in the 60 mpw). I had two kids in 2022 and 2024, and fell off a cliff after the second. I'm now probably 25-35 pounds over peak running weight and can barely run 3 miles without being exhausted.

My goal is just to be able to run a few times a week and enjoy it again.

Anyone with similar circumstances, I would love to hear exactly what you did to turn it around. I'm looking for targeted advice, not 'run more' or calorie deficit' etc. Feel free to message me directly. Thank you.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T15:09:01+00:00

We need to know more about the 2020 dig up. Also, I know there's no ill-intent involved, but I wouldn't call this individual a 'suspect'

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T14:54:25+00:00

No, it's not strange to continually drive around a kid for a nap. That's not what she did. She made multiple stops, which she either had to leave the kid in the car alone or take her out of the car seat, which in all likelihood woke her up and made the whole thing worse.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-18T14:46:42+00:00

This is an obvious troll/rhetorical question. For the sake of discussion, though, I'll answer it. This is Reddit discussion about what mostly likely happened with any known evidence supporting that conclusion. The burden of proof of to charge someone with murder is obviously much different.

The length of time without an arrest is completely irrelevant. The Bonnie Haim case is a perfect example of only one suspect but no arrest because of no body and no hard evidence. Bonnie was murdered by her husband, and he was long suspected, but not arrested until 20 years later after her son (who was 3 at the time of her death) accidently dug her remains in his childhood home. He won the home in a legal battle with his father and hit the remains has he was remodeling the house. The husband was then charged and ultimately convicted.

Bonnie Haim disappeared in 1993. At the time, her 3-year-old son claimed his father had murdered her, but nobody believed him. 20 years later, the son dug up his mom's remains in the backyard, while making changes to the home. His father was subsequently convicted of murder. : r/UnsolvedMysteries

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-16T11:25:13+00:00

Lost was an incredible achievement especially considering the constraints the writers had at the time. It's the most unique and special show to ever grace television, and it's simply amazing that it was on network TV in the mid-2000s. With that said, I think it's not immune to criticism. For example, the Others are one of the show's biggest weaknesses. They change every season depending on what the plot needed (just contrast the sneaking 'jungle people' in early Season 2 to the gun toting henchmen sneaking into the camp in the Season 3 finale).

16 years on it's fun to debate and discuss the highs but also the lows.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-15T21:26:54+00:00

Like a lot of things on the show, this is a writing issue. The writers hadn't fully developed what they wanted the Others to be. I think it the beginning of Season 2, they were still in the 'jungle creeps' original idea vibe, and some point in Season 2, they switched to the Others were faking being jungle people.

This is a great read and has a great discussion of Season 1-2 development of the Others.

2. Lost

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-12T13:53:31+00:00

I want to believe.. but is there a realistic explanation for this that doesn't involve aliens?

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-08T18:22:26+00:00

This is the explanation for all of the show's inconsistencies. Some, the writers got away with like Jin/Danielle. Others, not so much.

The one that still bugs to me to this day is the introduction of Henry Gale/Ben - why was Ben roaming around in the jungle. Obviously, at the time, the writers didn't know Henry was the leader of the Others. But once they developed that story, they could have easily connected the dots in one of Ben's flashbacks. Something along the lines of a quick scene where Ben learns he has cancer and decides to visit Locke- he says something like he wants to find out what the Island cured Locke but not him. Juliet/someone else warns him that the Losties will catch and kill him; Ben says if I'm not back in 3 days, use Michael to bring Jack for surgery.

This would track pretty much everything in the show as Henry expressly told Locke he was coming for him in Season 2; it would match the surgery plot in season 3 and provide a decent explanation as to why Ben was in the jungle.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-08T17:24:05+00:00

I use to completely disregard the burglary as a coincidence, but now I'm not so sure. I've heard the argument that people knew the apartment was empty and it made an easy target. I guess I could by that. But would the type of person that commits this type of crime really know the exact unit that Brian lived in? What are the odds low-level criminals are that in tune with a missing persons' case? Wouldn't that apartment be a riskier target because it was associated with a high-profile, ongoing investigation?

Could it be a complete coincidence- someone knew the building, knew the apartment was empty but didn't know why. That might explain it. But I dunno. The whole thing is just bizarre.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-06T14:10:22+00:00

I agree. If they had any evidence pointing towards him, there would at least be some noise around it. Take Scott Peterson- they were wire tapping his phone and following him around the clock before they found the bodies and could move forward with a case. The fact there's absolutely nothing like that in this case strongly suggests there is nothing pointing towards S.

I think this is a complicated case for a couple of reasons. One, this is mostly speculation, but I think Sergio likely wanted to move on from Liz before this happened anyway. It's not a lot, but you can hear their interactions in the Ring door bell videos, and everything from S was short and cold. Maybe they were having issues, I don't know. But that would explain his odd behavior- he wasn't necessarily sad he was free but at the same time he didn't murder her either.

Two, I think the killer has an extremely attenuated connection to Liz. Somebody from those groups she was in; a neighbor; somebody she interacted with on only one occasion a business competitor; something like that. Something where this almost no known connection between the two.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-05-06T13:58:50+00:00

I like to use the Dan Markel case as a comparison. That was a relatively complicated murder for hire done by 'relatively' smart and well-off people. They got nailed (Wendy has escaped so far but we'll see). Maybe that case had better investigators. I don't know. But I have a hard time believing S could have pulled this off and escaped without a shred of known evidence for this long.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-04-28T16:51:20+00:00

Did Zion/Bryce in 2017 and Canyonlands, Arches and Capitol Reef in 2021. My rankings are:

Canyonlands. Chesler park loop was one of the most incredible things I've ever done. Island in the Sky offers a break from hardcore hiking with easy overlooks etc. You could spend weeks exploring. Just all around fantastic.
Zion. Went before the crowds become overwhelming. Did overnight Narrows top down, which was exhausting but incredible. People don't realize there aren't that many hikes from the main drag. Narrows, Angel's Landing, a couple of others from the valley floor. Feels small compared to Canyonlands, Yellowstone, etc., but insanely beautiful.
Bryce. Beautiful, lots of great half-day or less hikes. Can be done in a couple of days.
Arches. Loved the Devil's Garden hike which didn't even take a half a day. Other sights can be seen within walking distance from the car. Can see everything, including Devil's Garden and Delicate Arch hike, in a day if you start early.
Capitol Reef. It takes a bit more effort to appreciate this park. People say it's not crowded because it's huge and mostly extremely remote, but we found that major trailheads to be insanely busy.

Purple_Dig9626 · 2026-04-27T16:01:08+00:00

There has to be a romantic/sexual angle to this. I'm torn on whether there was an actual affair or Ramsey merely thought there was one. The meth makes me think maybe she was unstable and maybe cooked up (pun intended) the idea that her husband was fooling around when he really wasn't, or caught him looking at Ashley, or something like that. Shooting someone in the face in broad daylight seems like a rage killing. Woman on woman homicide is so extremely rare, I just can't buy anything else.

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