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I want to make it clear, none of Patrick and Mon'nique's relatives are like, "Oh,
John definitely murdered them." It's more like, you know, they had zero enemies except for this one neighbor.
>> This one guy. >> Yeah. This one guy who seemed to hate their guts. But everything is now like
starting to click into place [music] for detectives. All the stories are merging
into one >> because remember neighbor Mike who reported them missing? >> Yeah. So his wife Suzanne told
detectives [music] that on April 13th, so this is going on two days with no sightings of their friends. She had gone
over there to check on [music] things. And as she's approaching the gate, she sees John Reed in his red pickup truck
exiting the gate. And John's brother Tony is with him. Now Suzanne doesn't know Tony, but he's wearing a hoodie
with the hood like pulled up. He's like wearing sunglasses. Like let's just say the vibes were off. And Suzanne stops to
talk to John and she glances in the back of his truck and she sees in the back are some cables and a 4x4 wooden post.
And based on Suzanne's description of these things, they are a perfect match for the items found by the vehicles up
on the mountain. And not even knowing any of that at the time that Suzanne is like talking to them and seeing this,
she is already so suspicious of Jon that she actually rolled some video on her phone during this interaction just in
case something went down. [music] >> That is such a crime junkie move. >> I know. Like props to the girlies out
there who are basically citizen detectives.

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Brief Summary

A neighbor's suspicious behavior raises questions in the disappearance of Patrick and Mon'nique.

Key points

The Suspicious Encounter. Suzanne sees John Reed in a red pickup truck, raising her suspicions.
Citizen Detectives. Suzanne records her interaction with John Reed, showcasing her detective instincts.

Episode highlights

The Suspicious EncounterSuzanne sees John Reed in a red pickup truck, raising her suspicions.“The vibes were off.”0:49Dec 6, 2025

Episode quotes

That is such a crime junkie move.

Commenting on Suzanne's actions during the suspicious encounter.

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