Ashley Flowers

And I want to do something a little out of the ordinary.

While this episode is still top of mind for everyone, I want to share it with you.

There are three things that you're going to be hearing, and I'm going to pop in between each.

First, I'm going to play for you sound from the body cam footage of a deputy responding to Laura's call that she made to the sheriff's office.

Then I'm going to play you the entire audio file that she turned over to them of the incident that she was reporting.

This is the almost hour and a half long recording she has of her and Dave inside their house when she says he refused to let her leave.

And then I'm going to play you some audio from when the deputy arrested and questioned Dave.

This audio answers so many questions and brings up a million more.

And I think for those of you who have been in a volatile or abusive relationship, this audio is going to hit home in a hard way.

But it is important to hear because these are some of Laura's last recorded words before she died later the same year that this was reported.

So first, here is the deputy's interaction with Laura.

It has been edited for clarity.

We now understand that Laura's friend, who was a cop in another jurisdiction, gave her some kind of recording device to capture this interaction.

It's why the audio you're about to hear is so clear.

I'm going to play this audio in full as it was given to us.

The only part I'm taking out is a moment where Dave shares something personal with his wife.

I can't verify the claims that he's making.

And I'm going to let you know where that part is in the clip just so you're super clear.

Now listen with care.

This is the part of the recording where Dave shares something personal with Laura.