About this episode

The episode examines the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance and death of Abby Lynn Butcher.

Host Christy examines the disappearance and death of Abby Lynn Butcher in rural Perry County, Ohio. This episode covers the 16-day search, the moment Abby was last seen on February 16, 2022, and the discovery of her body behind an oil well on Reading Township Road 143. Guests and sources include family members and close friends—her partner Jason Rehart and his mother Gloria, sisters January, Lita and Riley, cousin David DeMalt, stepsister Katie, and friends Shelly, Misty, Sarah and Ashley—and Lita speaks with the host during the episode. Key evidence and questions discussed: Abby’s clothing (house slippers, red sweatpants, a gray T‑shirt over a thermal with matching burn holes), a nearly finished cigarette found beneath her body, the remote unlit terrain she was found in, and why the location did not match the route she said she was walking. The autopsy findings and forensic timeline are reviewed in detail: pills found in the stomach and esophagus, toxicology showing fentanyl, methamphetamine, gabapentin and a prescribed anti‑anxiety medication, and an official cause of death of acute multiple drug toxicity with manner of death ruled suicide. The episode explores inconsistencies…

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