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But you still know this man is charged with abusing her. And she's got an open case against him and she's just about to
leave him when she and her kid suddenly die, which is why I assume they worked so hard to establish his alibi. But two
little points of clarity. Number one, it's unclear if Shawn knew that she was actually going to be leaving for good.
So, a lot of the people knew that she was going to be spending the evening of March 7th packing up for a trip that her
and the kids were going to go on on the 8th. >> She told a few friends and family,
including Shawn, that this was just like a temporary thing, though, that she was
just going to care for a good friend in Oregon who'd gotten diagnosed with cancer. And that part was true. Her
friend's name was Khloe Bole. And Summer had like booked Airbnbs along the route
to Oregon. She even wrote her kids school saying that they would be away for 3 weeks due to a family emergency.
But it was after Summer died that Chloe reached out to her family to tell them the full plan. That Summer was coming to
help. Sure, yes. But she did not think Summer intended to go home. She wasn't making the trip just because she was a
good friend. She said that Summer had been planning this for months. She had gotten her tax return. She'd gotten some
cash. She was going to take the kids and leave Shawn and move in with her. So that's thing one. Number two, yes, she
had an active case against him, but guess what? Those charges all got dropped after the fire in March 2023.
So, none of this answers the logistical questions we had earlier. Like, not how did this fire get started, but the why?
I mean, was it an accident? Purposeful? I mean, this is timing that literal research says should not be ignored. All
right. And yet this case is a closed case.

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Brief Summary

Summer planned to leave Shawn before dying in a fire, raising questions about the circumstances and Shawn's involvement.

Key points

Summer's Secret Plan. Summer was planning to leave Shawn with her kids, unbeknownst to him.
Dropped Charges. The charges against Shawn were dropped after a mysterious fire.
Unanswered Questions. The case remains closed, but the origins of the fire are still unclear.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

She was going to take the kids and leave Shawn.

Revealing Summer's true intentions before her death.

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