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A Woman Mysteriously Vanished While Riding her Horse · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: All right, deep dive devotees, are you ready for another
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  head scratcher?
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  Speaker 2: I hope you brought your detective hats, because we've got
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  a missing person case today with more twists and turns
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  than a mountain trail.
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  Speaker 1: That's right, we're diving into the disappearance of twenty seven
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  year old Megan Rounds, who vanished while on a horseback
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  ride in Montana.
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  Speaker 2: And let me tell you, this case has it all. Horses,
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  a river, missing belongings, and a whole lot of unanswered questions.
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  Speaker 1: We've combed through a pile of news articles to try
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  to piece together this puzzle. And let me tell you,
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  something just feels off about this one right from the start.
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  Speaker 2: You can say that again. So for those of you
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  just joining us, let's start with the basics. What exactly
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  do we know?
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  Speaker 1: Well, we know Megan set out for a ride near Helena, Montana,
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  on a trail she knew like the back of her hand,
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  so it's to be a routine ride back by dinnertime
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  six pm.
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  Speaker 2: But six pm rolls around and no Megan. That's when
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  her dad, understandably worried, reports her missing.
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  Speaker 1: And that's where this case takes its first turn. For
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  the strange searchers find Megan's horse. But get this, it
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  looks like it was fished out of the Missouri River.
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  Speaker 2: Hold on, hold on, We're talking about a horse that
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  was basically a cat when it came to water, right,
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  hated getting its hoofs wet.
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  Speaker 1: That's right. This horse, according to the articles, wanted absolutely
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  nothing to do with the river. But it gets even
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  weirder because they even checked the horse's GPS tracker.
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  Speaker 2: Wait, they make GPS trackers for horses now, apparently.
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  Speaker 1: And wouldn't you know it, the tracker data confirms the
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  horse went for an unexpected dip in the Missouri River.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, that's just plain bizarre. Horses are strong swimmers, we
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  know that, so something must have happened to make it
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  go in.
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  Speaker 1: The water exactly. And it's not like the horse could
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  tell us what it was running from or towards, for
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  that matter. But it gets even more complicated because they
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  found Megan's phone and her hat upstream from where the
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  horse was found.
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  Speaker 2: Now that's what you call a curveball.
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  Speaker 1: You got that right. So now the question is, if
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  the current carried those items that far, why not make
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  The articles mentioned the sheriff thinks a sudden, strong gust
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  of wind might have knocked Megan off her horse, sending
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  her into the river.
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's certainly possible. But if the wind was strong
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  enough to knock her off the horse, wouldn't the current
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  have carried her further downstream along with her phone and hat.
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  Speaker 1: That's what has me stumped, and you've got to wonder
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  was there something else going on? The sheriff mentioned something
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  about an extraordinary event, but didn't elaborate.
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  Speaker 2: Talk about a cliffhanger. This extraordinary event could be the
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  key to everything exactly.
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  Speaker 1: Could something have spooked the horse, causing it to bolt
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  or throw Megan off? Or was there something unexpected in
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  the environment that day? These articles don't say it just goes.
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  Speaker 2: To show how important those initial stages of an investigation are.
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  Even seemingly insignificant details could unlock the whole case.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely So, while we're left speculating about that extraordinary event,
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  what do we know about where the search for Meghan stands? Now?
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  Speaker 2: Well, the search teams are focusing on a nearby lake
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  that's connected to the river, and they're not leaving anything
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  to chance. I'm talking helicopters, drones, cadaver dogs, you name it,
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  they're using it. Plus they've got a whole army of
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  volunteers helping out too.
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  Speaker 1: It really is a testament to the human spirit, isn't it.
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  How even in the phase of such a baffling situation,
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  people come together to help. It's both heartwarming and heartbreaking
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  at the same time.
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  Speaker 2: You're right, it really makes you think. One minute you're
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  out for an afternoon ride, something you've probably done one
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  hundred times before, and the next you're gone.
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  Speaker 1: It's a stark reminder that even when we think we're
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  on familiar ground, the unexpected can happen in the blink
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  of an eye.
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  Speaker 2: It really highlights how important it is to be prepared
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  and take precautions even in the most routine situations.
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  Speaker 1: That's for sure. We can only hope for resolution soon
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  and for Megan's safe return, But for now we're left
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  with more questions than answers. What do you think really
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  happened to Megan out there on that trail. Was it
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  just a tragic accident or something more.
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  Speaker 2: Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. We
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  need our help to crack this case. Until next time,
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  Deep Dive devotees stay curious, but stay safe.