Sneak peek: The Depraved Heart Murder | Forensic Files

[Music] I hate seeing people get away with stuff and I like figuring stuff out my
name is Ian iavo and I was the lead detective in the Sarah Harris case Sarah Harris she was incredibly
bright um one should always pursue knowledge matter the topic very energetic very fun did Sarah have any
idea how beautiful she was honestly I don't think she did Sarah Jane Harris Sarah hopes to become an
anesthesiologist she was shocked that she won the Miss Marilyn petite pageant she had thought from a very young age
that she would want to be a doctor she wanted to help people in 2020 Sarah needed wisdom teeth pulled she
initially met James Ryan as a patient at his oral surgery practice I'm James Ryan
I mean it's not just that we say that we care but we really do we take pride Dr James Ryan was a well-respected oral
surgeon a lot of people knew him and thought very highly of him so she gets the teeth done she
starts getting all these text messages and they're from Dr Ryan and he says by the way I'm looking to hire someone as a
surgical assistant do you know anyone she says something like well what about me Mom and he offered her the
job she then became an employee and then his girlfriend and his living girlfriend Sarah's life appeared
glamorous on the outside but behind closed doors I mean that wasn't necessarily the
case I would have never ever thought that her life would end the way it did Montgomery count
911 my girlfriend I think overdose I'm trying to resuscitate her right now and what is your first and last name James
Ryan I'm doing so compression and responsive is she breathing she's not breathing when the two responding
officers um got to the house they saw Sarah she's laying on the floor what did authorities think had
happened to Sarah that day she overdosed and we don't know if it's an accident if
it's suicide or if it's a homicide the decision was made to charge him with depraved heart murder I think most of
our audience will have never heard of depraved heart murder I have never seen it before you have to show an extreme
indifference to human life James Ryan provided those drugs that caused her death that doesn't mean he's guilty of
murder another another way of presenting this case would be you never intended to
hurt her I knew this was not just some simple accidental overdose this was much more

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Brief Summary

The episode examines the Sarah Harris case, focusing on her relationship with Dr. James Ryan and the circumstances of her overdose death.

Key points

The Glamorous Life of Sarah Harris. Sarah Harris appeared to have a perfect life, but it hid dark secrets.
The Tragic Overdose. Sarah's life ended in tragedy, leaving questions about the circumstances of her death.

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Episode quotes

I hate seeing people get away with stuff.

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