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Justice for Suzanne Morphew? | Crime Alert Recap Saturday 06.21.25 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Art hourly update, breaking crime news Now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Jackie Howard. Husband and father Barry Morphew is back
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  Speaker 2: behind bars, indicted again for the murder of his wife, Suzanne,
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  Speaker 2: who went missing Mother's Day weekend. Our Dave mac has
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  Speaker 2: the details.
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  Speaker 1: Barry Morphew was arrested in Arizona after a grand jury
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  Speaker 1: handed down an indictment for the first degree murder of
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  Speaker 1: his wife. He is suspected of killing Suzanne Morphew four
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  Speaker 1: years ago. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said the case
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  Speaker 1: continue to be investigated, and this past year saw major
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  Speaker 1: developments in the case when results of a long awaited
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  Speaker 1: toxicology report. A test found that Morphew had chemicals in
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  Speaker 1: her bones that do not appear naturally in humans, beutrophenol,
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  Speaker 1: as a perone and metatomidine. The chemicals found in Morpheu's
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  Speaker 1: femur are used by biologists, wildlife officers, and hunters to
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  Speaker 1: anesthetize large sized animals such as deer, bear, moose, and horses.
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  Speaker 1: The autopsy report was performed by the El Paso County
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  Speaker 1: Coroner's Office, found Morphew's cause of death to be undetermined
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  Speaker 1: and the manner of death to be homicide. Results from
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  Speaker 1: morphus autopsy took a long time to be released, seven
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  Speaker 1: months as investigators waited for the test results. Beutrphenal as
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  Speaker 1: a perone, and metatomidine are the same substances that Suzanne's husband,
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  Speaker 1: Barry Morphew, told investigators he routinely used to immobilize deer
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  Speaker 1: before he removed their antlers. The initial investigation into Suzanne's
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  Speaker 1: death centered significantly on her husband, Barry, whose one hundred
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  Speaker 1: and thirty page arrest affidavit shed light on his involvement
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  Speaker 1: with the same tranquilizers found in Suzanne's system.
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  Speaker 2: War Crime and Justice News after this.
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  Speaker 3: I'm Nicole Parton. Andrew Wiley, who faced charges for the
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  Speaker 3: alleged murder of his twelve year old daughter and the
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  Speaker 3: subsequent disposal of her body in a remote area of Georgia,
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  Speaker 3: has passed away in a Leon County jail. This as
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  Speaker 3: reported by the Sheriff's office. At thirty six years old.
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  Speaker 3: Wiley was the father of Lori Page, who had been
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  Speaker 3: missing from Tallahassee for two years. On June nineteen, Sheriff's
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  Speaker 3: spokesperson Jovanni Hampton released a statement indicating that Wiley had
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  Speaker 3: quote experienced a medical emergency while in state's custody. He
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  Speaker 3: was promptly transported to the medical unit for treatment. LCSO
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  Speaker 3: Detention staff initiated life saving measures and were assisted by
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  Speaker 3: emergency responders upon their arrival. Hampton stated Wiley was declared
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  Speaker 3: dead at five point thirty six PM. According to the
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  Speaker 3: news release, Wiley had been in custody since April twenty
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  Speaker 3: twenty five, and his next of ken has been informed.
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  Speaker 3: The Sheriff's office is adhering to standard procedures concerning an
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  Speaker 3: in custody death, and an autopsy by the Medical Examiner's
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  Speaker 3: Office is scheduled to determine the cause of death. Additional details,
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  Speaker 3: including whether his death was a suicide, have not been disclosed.
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  Speaker 3: Wiley's death marks the eighth fatality among the inmates at
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  Speaker 3: the Leon County Jail in the past two years. This
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  Speaker 3: year alone, Wiley is the third inmate to die at
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  Speaker 3: that County detention center. In February, a twenty six year
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  Speaker 3: old woman also died following a medical emergency. Her name
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  Speaker 3: was not made public, but it was reported that she
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  Speaker 3: was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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  Speaker 3: At that time, authorities stated that foul play was not involved.
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  Speaker 3: Prior to that. In January, Nicholas Shoemaker, a thirty six
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  Speaker 3: year old man, was found unresponsive in the same jail,
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  Speaker 3: and also police said no indications of foul play. In
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  Speaker 3: twenty twenty four, the death toll included at least five
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  Speaker 3: inmates who died either in jail or being transported to
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  Speaker 3: the hospital from the jail. Young Glory Page had been
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  Speaker 3: the focus of an extensive missing child investigation for nearly
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  Speaker 3: two years when hurry means were discovered following a controlled
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  Speaker 3: burn in a secluded area of Thomas County, Georgia. She
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  Speaker 3: had vanished in June twenty twenty three at the age
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  Speaker 3: of twelve. Law enforcement, the FBI, volunteers, and her family
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  Speaker 3: had been engaged in searching for her during that time. Wiley,
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  Speaker 3: who had initially reported Laurie missing, was facing a second
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  Speaker 3: degree murder charge in relation to her disappearance. Investigators followed
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  Speaker 3: numerous leads across various states, undertaking what was described as
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  Speaker 3: a comprehensive investigation, including a grid search at Saint Louis
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  Speaker 3: Mission Park, the last known location of the girl. Laurie's
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  Speaker 3: community became actively involved in the search for the missing girl,
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  Speaker 3: particularly one of her school teachers who initiated letting police
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  Speaker 3: know she had been missing.
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  Speaker 4: I actually met him and talk with him three different times,
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  Speaker 4: and I hugged him each time and just told him,
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  Speaker 4: don't worry. You know, we're gonna speak up for her,
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  Speaker 4: We're gonna look for her, and we'll never give up.
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  Speaker 4: And I thought I was giving him comforting words, and
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  Speaker 4: now I'm only imagining what he was thinking.
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  Speaker 3: Detectives noted that Laurie's case presented unique challenges compared to
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  Speaker 3: typical missing child cases, largely due to her absence of
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  Speaker 3: a digital footprint. She did not possess a phone or
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  Speaker 3: engage in social media. Additionally, her family situation was complex,
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  Speaker 3: with relatives residing in three different states, Florida, Tennessee, and Georgia.
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  Speaker 3: Laurie had previously been in the care of the States
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  Speaker 3: Department of Children and Family Services during her early years,
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  Speaker 3: as there was no one to adequately care for her.
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  Speaker 3: She had run away from home about a month prior
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  Speaker 3: to her disappearance, reportedly taking refuge at an apartment complex
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  Speaker 3: pool where friends and neighbors would bring her food.
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  Speaker 1: Jim Keys then deserved it.
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  Speaker 3: No key deserves it.
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  Speaker 5: No Key no key, I'm Drew Nelson. A four year
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  Speaker 5: old girl dead and three of her siblings are injured
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  Speaker 5: after a man opens fire on his girlfriend and her
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  Speaker 5: five children during a trip from Ewe to Tennessee. The
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  Speaker 5: shooting happened late Saturday night as the family traveled through
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  Speaker 5: the Belcher area of North Nashville. Please said the man,
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  Speaker 5: a twenty six year old from Davenport, Iowa, got into
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  Speaker 5: an argument with his girlfriend, a forty one year old
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  Speaker 5: woman from Illinois. She was driving them to visit relatives.
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  Speaker 5: He threw her phone out the window, then tried to
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  Speaker 5: grab the steering wheel of the mini van. She managed
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  Speaker 5: to stop the van. That's when the man pulled out
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  Speaker 5: a pistol and shot her several times. The woman got
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  Speaker 5: out and ran for help. Police said the man then
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  Speaker 5: fired into the van at her five children. Four of
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  Speaker 5: them were hit. A four year old girl was shot
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  Speaker 5: in the neck and back and later died. A one
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  Speaker 5: year old boy was shot three times in the stomach.
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  Speaker 5: A seven year old girl was shot seven times, once
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  Speaker 5: in the stomach and six times in the legs. A
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  Speaker 5: thirteen year old girl was shot twice in the stomach.
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  Speaker 5: The one year old and seven year old are still
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  Speaker 5: in critical condition, while the thirteen year old is stable. Miraculously,
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  Speaker 5: a three year old boy in the van was not shot.
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  Speaker 5: The woman pleaded for neighbors to call nine one one
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  Speaker 5: while the man chased her with the gun. Officers from
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  Speaker 5: the Madison Precinct arrived quickly and arrested him. He was
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  Speaker 5: booked into the Downtown Detention Center around four am Sunday,
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  Speaker 5: as bond was set at two point six million dollars.
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  Speaker 5: He faces one count of criminal homicide, five counts of
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  Speaker 5: attempted homicide, three counts of aggravated assault, one count of
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  Speaker 5: aggravated battery.
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  Speaker 1: It's tragy. This is the tragedy.
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  Speaker 5: A baby's baby boo?
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  Speaker 1: Is this someone to do that to some babies, to
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  Speaker 1: anyone for that madam.
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  Speaker 5: Local residents say they are shaken by what happened, like Tasha,
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  Speaker 5: who lives nearby. She tells the WTVF she started a
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  Speaker 5: small memorial.
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  Speaker 2: I just went in and got some artificial flowers and
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  Speaker 2: could he write there?
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  Speaker 4: And I came out.
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  Speaker 2: Someone put another set of flowers.
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  Speaker 1: Came out this morning. It's a balloon with a little
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  Speaker 1: baby doll on it.
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  Speaker 5: The victims and the shooter have not been named mother
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  Speaker 5: told investigators their relationship had begun in January and the
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  Speaker 5: argument was about possibly ending things. The investigation is ongoing.
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  Speaker 6: I'm Jennifer Gould. Yeah, this roundup was really wild. A
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  Speaker 6: Washington State deputy just proved he is the best in
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  Speaker 6: the West, perfectly roping a chainsaw wielding maniac with the
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  Speaker 6: skill of a rodeo champ. Pierce County deputies found a
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  Speaker 6: thirty two year old in a mental health crisis chasing
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  Speaker 6: his own dad with a roaring chainsaw. Scary right well.
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  Speaker 6: After corralling the defiant suspect into a pond, an hour
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  Speaker 6: of tense negotiations went absolutely nowhere. But then a rural
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  Speaker 6: Mountain detachment deputy had a stroke of genius. Pierce County
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  Speaker 6: Deputy Carly Capeto spoke to King five Seattle. This deputy
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  Speaker 6: totally thought outside of the box and was like, Hey,
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  Speaker 6: I've got a lasso in my card, please.
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  Speaker 3: Let's go right here.
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  Speaker 5: Rop the chainsaw, get out of the water.
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  Speaker 6: He pulled out his trustee lasso, usually for wrangling livestock,
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  Speaker 6: and with a flick bament, landed perfectly around these suspects
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  Speaker 6: Torso he was literally tied to his fate screaming as
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  Speaker 6: he was dragged from the water. No one got cut
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  Speaker 6: and this jaw dropping showdown proving some problems. You just
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  Speaker 6: got a rope into submission. For the latest crime and
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  Speaker 6: justice news, follow the Crime Alert hourly update on your
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  Speaker 6: favorite podcast app with this Prime Alert. I'm Jennifer Gould.