As we sit in February 2026, the investigation into the disappearance and death of Megan Trussell has reached a boiling point. Officially ruled a suicide, the case is now undergoing a landmark statutory review by the CBI—a move fought for by a family who refuses to accept a narrative that ignores the laws of physics.

In Part 1 of this four-part series, Carrie deconstructs the night the clock stopped working. We explore the "20% Test," the systemic blindness Megan faced as an Indigenous woman, and the "Digital Cutoff" that suggests a witness was silenced at exactly 10:00 p.m. Most importantly, we confront the "Teleportation Problem": a 16-minute window where the official story asks us to believe an 18-year-old in platform sneakers became a world-class sprinter in a sub-freezing windstorm.

Was Megan walking toward a tragedy, or was she being moved toward a secret?

In February 2022, the "village" of Whitehaven in Memphis, Tennessee, was shattered by a crime that defied the natural order. When 27-year-old Danielle Hoyle was found in a roadside ditch next to her idling Chevy Cruze, the city's heart stopped—not just for the loss of a devoted mother, but for the 2-day-old infant, Kennedy, who was missing from the backseat.

Join Carrie and MawMaw as they dismantle the "double life" of Brandon Isabelle. We dive deep into the forensic "Invisible Proof"—from the microscopic "diamonds on the asphalt" to the complex hydraulic physics of the Mississippi River. We also look at the landmark 2026 legal landscape, discussing how The Debbie and Marie Act, Abrial’s Law, and Savanna’s Law have turned this tragedy into a "Triple-Threat" of protection for women and children across Tennessee.

Listen for:

· The digital trail that broke a 25th-birthday alibi.

· The "70/30" interrogation moment that chilled investigators.

· Why a 147-year sentence was calculated down to the hour of a newborn's life.

Resources & Links:

• Safety Template: Head over to our Facebook page to download the pinned Missing Persons Media Sheet mentioned in this episode. Save it to your phone—we hope you never need it.

• Domestic Violence Support: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text "START" to 88788.

• Crisis Support: Text HOME to 741741.

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How can a woman be in two places at once? For four years, Cari Farver was a ghost. To her mother, she was a series of cruel and erratic text messages. To her boyfriend, she was a voyeuristic nightmare watching from the shadows. To the police, she was a "runaway" whose digital footprint suggested she was alive and well.

But Cari Farver wasn't running. She had been erased.

In this week’s episode, Carrie and Mandy peel back the digital curtain on one of the most sophisticated identity thefts in criminal history. We dive into the brilliant life of Cari Farver, a powerhouse programmer whose own expertise was weaponized against her memory.

We journey through the staggering scale of a "Digital Mountain" where 1.2 million fragments of data—including 15,000 emails and 50,000 texts—were meticulously crafted to bury a murder under a mountain of code. We uncover the "Garage Secret," the agonizing reality of a car that sat for three long years in a family garage, holding the evidence of a "legal death" while a mother was systematically gaslit by her daughter's killer. You’ll hear how the investigation finally cracked the case using "Linguistic DNA," tracing a single, recurring one-letter spelling mistake that unmasked the monster hiding behind the screen. Finally, we look at the legacy of this tragedy through "Cari’s Law," a hard-fought legislative victory ensuring that in the eyes of the law, a text message can never again be used as a substitute for proof of life.

Join us as we discuss the relentless work of forensic investigator Tony Kava and the mother who refused to stop fighting for the truth.

Listen now to hear how a digital ghost was finally brought back to earth.

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