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Midday Missing - Steven Radashaw & Katie Botts - Missing in Michigan · True Crime and Wine Time

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  Speaker 1: Hello lovelies, and Happy Wednesday. Yes, I love Wednesdays. I
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  Speaker 1: let's hedd on over to Michigan for today's case. Okay, guys,
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  Speaker 1: I am working everything behind the scenes as well, so
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  Speaker 1: how were you? Glad you were here? Welcome? So, like
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  Speaker 1: I said, we're heading over to Michigan today. Okay. Now,
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  Speaker 1: Stephen Paul Radishaw wasn't the kind of person who made waves, okay.
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  Speaker 1: He lived a quiet life in the small town of
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  Speaker 1: Eaton Rapids, Michigan. He was unassuming and private, okay. At
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  Speaker 1: fifty nine years old, Stephen was described by those who
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  Speaker 1: knew him as reserved but a kind man, and he
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  Speaker 1: mostly kept to himself. Now. He was six foot four.
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  Speaker 1: That's a tall man, okay. Anyway, approximately three hundred and
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  Speaker 1: fifty pounds. He had hazel eyes and brown hair, guys,
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  Speaker 1: making him physically hard to miss. The guys. Somehow, Stephen
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  Speaker 1: disappeared and almost no one noticed. Okay. It was the
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  Speaker 1: evening of October fourth, twenty nineteen, when Stephen was last
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  Speaker 1: seen at us home. There was nothing remarkable or unusual
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  Speaker 1: about the day, no cause for help, no signs of distress,
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  Speaker 1: nothing odd. But in the days that followed, no one
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  Speaker 1: heard from him. Okay. When families reached out and got
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  Speaker 1: no response, Guys, they begin to worry because he was
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  Speaker 1: usually at home and they could reach him. Now, on
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  Speaker 1: October eighth, they officially reported Stephen missing to the Eton
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  Speaker 1: Rapids Police Department. Now, his disappearance came just months after
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  Speaker 1: the death of his mother, a loss that we can
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  Speaker 1: only imagine undoubtedly affected him deeply because she also lived
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  Speaker 1: with him until her passing. They were close, so without
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  Speaker 1: her presence and support, it's unclear how Stephen was coping emotionally. Okay, Yet,
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  Speaker 1: there were no known threats, no indication that Stephen intended
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  Speaker 1: to leave, Guys. There was also no evidence of foul play. Now,
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  Speaker 1: when investigators arrived at his home, there were very few clues.
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  Speaker 1: There was no forced entry, nothing appeared to be stolen,
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  Speaker 1: and while there hasn't been any confirmation of what he
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  Speaker 1: was wearing or carrying with him when he went missing.
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  Speaker 1: His vehicle and his other personal items reportedly remained untouched. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: this trail was cold almost immediately now, search efforts by
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  Speaker 1: local authorities were limited by a lack of leads. Stephen
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  Speaker 1: didn't have a large digital footprint either. There were no
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  Speaker 1: new financial transactions, no phone activity, no social media updates. Sorry, guys,
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  Speaker 1: Without surveillance footage or eye witness account the case was stalled. Now,
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  Speaker 1: for his loved ones, the lack of answers has been agonizing,
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  Speaker 1: and the absence of media coverage and the silence surrounding
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  Speaker 1: his case only compounds their pain. Okay, it's as if
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  Speaker 1: Stephen simply vanished from the face of the earth, and
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  Speaker 1: with no public pressure or national spotlight, the investigation has
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  Speaker 1: faded from view. Well, Radishaw family, We're here to do
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  Speaker 1: what we can to help get the word out. I
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  Speaker 1: know it's not a lot, but hopefully it will help. Now,
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  Speaker 1: six years later, his case remains unsolved. It is still
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  Speaker 1: listed as an active missing person case with the National
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  Speaker 1: Missing and Unidentified Person System. The Eaton rappens To Police
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  Speaker 1: Department continues to request any information that might help piece
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  Speaker 1: together what happened. To him. Okay, Stephen didn't live a
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  Speaker 1: flashy or public life, but guys, he mattered. Okay, he
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  Speaker 1: had people who care about him and he deserves answers. Now, guys,
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  Speaker 1: I've said this before. It is impossible, almost virtually impossible,
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  Speaker 1: for someone to go missing without note grace. Okay. Someone
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  Speaker 1: had to have seen something or heard something. So if
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  Speaker 1: you have any information, no matter how small, your urge
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  Speaker 1: to contact the Eton Rapids Police Department at five one
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  Speaker 1: seven six six 'y three eight one one eight. Someone
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  Speaker 1: out there has heard something, seen something, And guys, it's
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  Speaker 1: time for Stephen's story to be heard all around. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: so let's be sure to share and get the word out. Well, Hello,
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  Speaker 1: and the famous Lama is here. Hello Lama, and welcome. Now. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: any of our social media's Okay, any of them, you
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  Speaker 1: can do that. Now, let's talk about the summer of
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty. Katie Lynnbotts, also known as katiebots Lopez, vanished
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  Speaker 1: from Lansing, Michigan. Guys. She was just twenty six years
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  Speaker 1: old when she went missing, and despite years of searching,
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  Speaker 1: her case still remains unsolved. Okay. She is described as
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  Speaker 1: a warm, caring and deeply loved by her family. Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Katie was between five foot three five foot six. She
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  Speaker 1: weighed about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and
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  Speaker 1: fifty pounds and had blonde strawberry blondish hair with hazel
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  Speaker 1: green eyes. Now. At the time she went missing, Katie
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  Speaker 1: was wearing a black T shirt, black Nike Timmy shoes
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  Speaker 1: with that white swishmark, and a silver ring on her
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  Speaker 1: right hand. Katie was a very familiar face in Lancing, Okay.
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  Speaker 1: She spent time around the intersection of Saginaw Street and
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  Speaker 1: Martin Luther King ju Junior Boulevard, which was a very
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  Speaker 1: busy area near the city's north side. Now between June
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  Speaker 1: fifteenth and June twenty eight, twenty twenty, Katie abruptly stopped
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  Speaker 1: responding to calls and messages. Okay. Family and friends grew
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  Speaker 1: concerned when she went silent because they say, this is
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  Speaker 1: something that is very unlike her. Okay. When efforts to
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  Speaker 1: reach her failed, her loved ones reported her missing to
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  Speaker 1: the Lancing Police Department. Detective Shannon the Thelem was involved
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  Speaker 1: in the initial inquiry, and Katie's information was entered into
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  Speaker 1: the National Missing and Unidentified also name is NamUs database,
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  Speaker 1: and the Sitting of Lansing added her to its official
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  Speaker 1: list of long term missing persons. Now, investigators struggled from
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  Speaker 1: the beginning. Once again, no surveillance footage captured Katie and
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  Speaker 1: no solid eyewitness accounts placed her after mid June, and
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  Speaker 1: there have been no obvious leads and guys without once
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  Speaker 1: again evidence, the trail has gone cold. Now Katie's family
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  Speaker 1: has spoken publicly about their heartbreak and their determination to
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  Speaker 1: find her. They have participated in interviews, distributed flyers, and
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  Speaker 1: they have kept her names circulating on social media. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: they are doing everything they can. Community members in Lansing
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  Speaker 1: join those efforts. They have organized online awareness campaigns and
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  Speaker 1: they too have been sharing missing person posters. Katie's family
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  Speaker 1: has said, like I said, she was a very kind
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  Speaker 1: and sweet person and she had a huge heart. Now
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  Speaker 1: it's been more than five years, Katie is still missing
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  Speaker 1: and authorities continue to list her as an open case,
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  Speaker 1: but no major developments have been announced. Guys, here I
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  Speaker 1: go again. I should just make this my tagline. People
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  Speaker 1: do not just disappear off the face of the earth.
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  Speaker 1: An alien spaceship did not come down and beam her up. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: someone somewhere had to see something. Someone knows something. Also, Guys,
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  Speaker 1: if something nefarious happened and another person did it, they
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  Speaker 1: may be talking about it because Lord knows secrets? Are
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  Speaker 1: you know not? You know? Always secret? Michael. She is
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  Speaker 1: twenty six at the time she went missing. Okay. Now,
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  Speaker 1: Lancing asked that any information please be brought to them.
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  Speaker 1: They are like, we don't care. If it's a rumor,
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  Speaker 1: we don't care, if it's hearsay times ten, we don't care.
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  Speaker 1: They want you to call them. They are asking that
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  Speaker 1: you call Lancing PD at five one, seven, four eight,
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  Speaker 1: three forty six hundred. Now. Anonymous tips can also be
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  Speaker 1: submitted through crime Stoppers or through FBI dot gov backslash tips. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: I want you to remember this. Katie was more than
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  Speaker 1: just a name on a missing person list. Okay. She's
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  Speaker 1: a beloved daughter, sister, and friend. Her disappearance have left
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  Speaker 1: a void in the lives of those who love her. Guys.
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  Speaker 1: They are going to bed every night wondering where she is.
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  Speaker 1: They wake up in the morning wondering is she getting breakfast?
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  Speaker 1: Is she safe? Okay, So someone knows what happened, and
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  Speaker 1: until the truth comes to light, her family and community
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  Speaker 1: are not going to stop searching. So I'm going to
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  Speaker 1: ask us to all do our part, and let's please
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  Speaker 1: be sure to share Stephen and Katie's missing person flyers
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  Speaker 1: and help the family keep their loved one stories alive. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: you can also share this on YouTube, Okay, share it
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  Speaker 1: wherever you can so we can help these families. Now.
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  Speaker 1: On Monday, I shared with you some disaster tips because
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  Speaker 1: it is disaster Awareness Month, so I'm confining my outside
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  Speaker 1: share some basic home safety tips because guys, believe it
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  Speaker 1: or not, disasters can happen at home, and prevention and
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  Speaker 1: preparedness is key. Okay. Big thing. Test your smoke alarms
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  Speaker 1: monthly and change the batteries at least once a year.
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  Speaker 1: We change ours on tax day. Okay, April fifteenth, it's
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  Speaker 1: time to change out batteries. Also, guys, keep a fire
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  Speaker 1: extinguisher in the kitchen and know how to use it. Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Nothing worse than not knowing how to use a fire extinguisher.
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  Speaker 1: It looks really simple. It is somewhat simple, but there
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  Speaker 1: is a technique to it. Never leave cooking items undattended
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  Speaker 1: grease fire and the fire expands, it catches the cabinets
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  Speaker 1: on fire in the kitchen. Just trust me. Okay, you
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  Speaker 1: don't want to do that. Also, guys, I've said this before.
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  Speaker 1: Lock your doors in windows at home, Okay, keep them
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  Speaker 1: locked now. I know if you're like me, you like
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  Speaker 1: to open the windows and stuff, and that's fine, but
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  Speaker 1: definitely at night time, lock them. If you keep your
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  Speaker 1: car outside, be sure to keep the windows closed and
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  Speaker 1: the car locked, take your valuables inside. Okay. And do not,
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  Speaker 1: and I repeat, do not hide keys under your doormat. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: that is just asking for someone to come on in. Okay,
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