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[Music] I don't like to go back and think of her at the bottom of the stairs who in
Marty's life who would have done this she was found in a pool of blood who has done this to Marty I had no idea who
could have done it could it have been somebody at work whoever did it was still out there she's such a good person
who would do that to somebody how could anyone do this to my I think that day will stay with me
forever September 8th 2010 was a normal day at the office then there was a 10:00
production meeting and Marty wasn't in it that was extremely unusual Marty is very dependable and
reliable Marty is a big bunch of dynamite in a little bitty package she might weigh 97 lbs soak and wet but she
gets stuff done she is a genuine good-hearted outgoing fun person she is a hard worker and she's
always trying to make everything better we work for an apparel company it's a small manufacturing facility it's a
tight-knit group the meeting was over and I asked where's Marty and somebody said we don't
know I sent her a quick text maybe something and come up no reply to the text I called her a few times she never
phoned me back that's why I knew that something was wrong because she would not just miss
[Music] work there was a real sense of concern tears what do we do what should we
do about 11:30 I decided to drive by her house when I arrived there her car was sitting in the
driveway I walked up rang the doorbell no answer knocked on the door no answer so I went back to my car on my cell
phone and I called the office and said the house seems eerily empty I think perhaps you should call the
police the nebor neighborhood is a very quiet residential neighborhood we don't get many calls in that
area I went up to the front door I noticed that the door was closed and not locked I opened up the door and said
it's the police department Marty are you home I said that over and over again I do notice what appears to be a woman's
purse uh sitting on a table in the kitchen or dining area seeing the purse there told me that you know I'm married
and I have you know my wife doesn't go anywhere without her purse so at that point I was kind of thinking well maybe
she is here somewhere then I saw no clues upstairs that would indicate any kind of
struggle and then I started walking down the stairs to the basement when I got to about two or
three steps from the very bottom I noticed that there was a person laying on the floor kind of in a fetal position
covered head to toe and blood and there was a large amount of blood surrounding this person on the
floor Marty was breathing it seemed like it was somewhat labored I knelt down next to her and I I
asked her over and over again who did this who did this to you Marty who did this to you I wanted to get I guess what
could have been a dying declaration if if that was what that was going to be

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Brief Summary

Marty was found critically injured at home, prompting an investigation into her mysterious attack.

Key points

The Day Everything Changed. September 8th, 2010, started as a normal day but quickly turned tragic when Marty went missing.
The Unsettling Discovery. A visit to Marty's home reveals a shocking scene that changes everything.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Who would do that to somebody?

Expressing disbelief over the violence against Marty

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