A familiar face on the streets of Grand Junction, Colorado, goes missing in February 2021. Known as “The Reading Man,” Warren Barnes is described as kind and helpful by those who saw him daily at his favorite place to read. Just days after the man's disappearance, a mom makes a gruesome discovery while cleaning her 19-year-old son’s bedroom. But it makes no sense: her son, diagnosed with autism as a child, had never been violent towards anyone and had no connection to The Reading Man. Is there a plausible explanation for what she finds? Or is this a clear case of murder committed by a very matter-of-fact murderer? The co-hosts explore the possibilities in this edition of The Escape Pod.
BE ADVISED: You can’t escape the grizzly details of this truly heinous true crime. This episode contains content that listeners may find extremely disturbing.
Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 4:30 Secret Service contacts The Escape Pod? (True story!)
Topic #2 10:18 A mom’s disturbing discovery
Topic #3 19:52 Confession
Topic #4 30:37 The Reading Man
Topic #5 40:42 Escapism, co-host-style!
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