Kaylee

We haven't heard anything, and my stepdad saying that he knew something was wrong, like he had that passion to get the word out there quickly. I spent a lot of time putting flyers on cars,

We haven't heard anything, and my stepdad saying that he knew something was wrong, like he had that passion to get the word out there quickly. I spent a lot of time putting flyers on cars,

I feel like the whole time I was wanting to stay as positive as possible. We're going to find Samantha. She's going to come home to us.

I feel like the whole time I was wanting to stay as positive as possible. We're going to find Samantha. She's going to come home to us.

It's not easy when people are telling you, oh, this is fake, this isn't real. For someone to fake this would be messed up.

It's not easy when people are telling you, oh, this is fake, this isn't real. For someone to fake this would be messed up.

You are not sleeping. You're not eating because you're too focused on the bigger picture of finding Samantha. And it affected me. tremendously.

You are not sleeping. You're not eating because you're too focused on the bigger picture of finding Samantha. And it affected me. tremendously.

My name is Kaylee and Samantha is my younger sister. We have the same mom. When we were younger, we did live together. She wanted to make everyone laugh. I was always like the shy one. Samantha has the confidence. So it's almost like she got me out of my bubble. She would like to write music, write poems. She was really good at it. Samantha and her dad were very close.

My name is Kaylee and Samantha is my younger sister. We have the same mom. When we were younger, we did live together. She wanted to make everyone laugh. I was always like the shy one. Samantha has the confidence. So it's almost like she got me out of my bubble. She would like to write music, write poems. She was really good at it. Samantha and her dad were very close.

And then we would also check up on people fishing and see like if they were catching salmon. It's what I was going to school for, which was wildlife biology. We camped the whole summer together. It was just me and one other girl. The rest were older dudes. And so of course I'm 19 and have like a huge crush on one of the like leads of the crew. Each day we had split into groups of two.

And then we would also check up on people fishing and see like if they were catching salmon. It's what I was going to school for, which was wildlife biology. We camped the whole summer together. It was just me and one other girl. The rest were older dudes. And so of course I'm 19 and have like a huge crush on one of the like leads of the crew. Each day we had split into groups of two.

And so, of course, I volunteer to go with the guy I have a crush on. This is hot.

And so, of course, I volunteer to go with the guy I have a crush on. This is hot.

He needs a name that's kind of like a hot mess.

He needs a name that's kind of like a hot mess.

Oh, Trevor. Trevor is great. I volunteer to go with Trevor. So we're going down like these back roads and going way too fast. Trevor. He's wild. Unfortunately, we're listening to My Dick by Mickey Avalon. He is driving. He leans down to grab our radio to call out. And he loses control of the vehicle and it hits the gravel. He overcorrects, hits the guardrail.

Oh, Trevor. Trevor is great. I volunteer to go with Trevor. So we're going down like these back roads and going way too fast. Trevor. He's wild. Unfortunately, we're listening to My Dick by Mickey Avalon. He is driving. He leans down to grab our radio to call out. And he loses control of the vehicle and it hits the gravel. He overcorrects, hits the guardrail.

And we're probably going like 60 miles per hour. And we're in a brand new Yukon.

And we're probably going like 60 miles per hour. And we're in a brand new Yukon.

I know in a company vehicle, it hits the guardrail and we roll three times. Oh my God. Airbags, everything shatters. We have a ton of equipment. Everything's going out the windows. It's wild. I'm being suspended because the truck landed where I'm on the... So I'm like hanging over and I can't open the door because it's so heavy above us. He's trapped. He can't get out either.

I know in a company vehicle, it hits the guardrail and we roll three times. Oh my God. Airbags, everything shatters. We have a ton of equipment. Everything's going out the windows. It's wild. I'm being suspended because the truck landed where I'm on the... So I'm like hanging over and I can't open the door because it's so heavy above us. He's trapped. He can't get out either.

But there was a fish trap like across the road and someone was there and heard us. Ran across, got us out and took us to a very, very small place.

But there was a fish trap like across the road and someone was there and heard us. Ran across, got us out and took us to a very, very small place.

hospital there if you can call it a hospital where our crew meets up with us and they're cutting my clothes off in front of my crew and I am like probably 10 years younger than everyone oh god this is not what I was going for so luckily he was fine I mean maybe luckily he

hospital there if you can call it a hospital where our crew meets up with us and they're cutting my clothes off in front of my crew and I am like probably 10 years younger than everyone oh god this is not what I was going for so luckily he was fine I mean maybe luckily he

So I just have like a shoulder strain, but they put me in a sling so I couldn't drive home. So I had to call my mom.

So I just have like a shoulder strain, but they put me in a sling so I couldn't drive home. So I had to call my mom.

She drives three hours, comes and picks me up, go home, and I take 13 days off to just recover my shoulder. And so they put me on like muscle relaxers. This whole time I'm home, I have horrible diarrhea. Oh, okay. All day, every day. And my mom's like, something is very wrong. So I went to the doctor and I got Giardia.

She drives three hours, comes and picks me up, go home, and I take 13 days off to just recover my shoulder. And so they put me on like muscle relaxers. This whole time I'm home, I have horrible diarrhea. Oh, okay. All day, every day. And my mom's like, something is very wrong. So I went to the doctor and I got Giardia.

So it's a parasite that you get from dirty water.

So it's a parasite that you get from dirty water.

This is very similar to necrotic flesh. I feel like it was. I was so, so sick. They also call it, which is so gross, but they call it beaver fever.

This is very similar to necrotic flesh. I feel like it was. I was so, so sick. They also call it, which is so gross, but they call it beaver fever.

So I got it from, I'm assuming, snorkeling in gross water. Yes. God. We would snorkel little tributaries and stuff. So sometimes you would get there and just be like, I can't even see in this murky ass water. It was sometimes nasty. So they put me on antiparasitics and I'm like, cool. I'll go back to work. Still into the guy that tried to kill me.

So I got it from, I'm assuming, snorkeling in gross water. Yes. God. We would snorkel little tributaries and stuff. So sometimes you would get there and just be like, I can't even see in this murky ass water. It was sometimes nasty. So they put me on antiparasitics and I'm like, cool. I'll go back to work. Still into the guy that tried to kill me.

He's like hitting me up, making sure I'm okay. I'm like, this guy just heart of gold. So I go back on day 14. I can't go hiking because I am literally shitting myself every five seconds. They're like, it's cool. We'll drive down the river to a different site. And this time it's my actual boss driving. And Trevor is the passenger and I'm in the back seat. Uh-oh.

He's like hitting me up, making sure I'm okay. I'm like, this guy just heart of gold. So I go back on day 14. I can't go hiking because I am literally shitting myself every five seconds. They're like, it's cool. We'll drive down the river to a different site. And this time it's my actual boss driving. And Trevor is the passenger and I'm in the back seat. Uh-oh.

My boss and Trevor had gone on like a night hike. My boss was super tired and he was like, hey, I need someone else to drive. Who do you think he chose to drive?

My boss and Trevor had gone on like a night hike. My boss was super tired and he was like, hey, I need someone else to drive. Who do you think he chose to drive?

Yeah.

Yeah.

After he just crashed, this is so.

After he just crashed, this is so.

Two weeks ago, literally, to the day. So he switches drivers and probably five minutes later, we are rolling. Stop it. No.

Two weeks ago, literally, to the day. So he switches drivers and probably five minutes later, we are rolling. Stop it. No.

I am fucking serious.

I am fucking serious.

We're rolling down an embankment. And land in the river.

We're rolling down an embankment. And land in the river.

I am so lucky because... it lands the same exact way as the first one. I'm suspended above the water. I had to undo my seatbelt, stand in the river, and then my window was open, so I squeezed through. I look behind me, and the puppy in the kennel is floating down the river. Oh!

I am so lucky because... it lands the same exact way as the first one. I'm suspended above the water. I had to undo my seatbelt, stand in the river, and then my window was open, so I squeezed through. I look behind me, and the puppy in the kennel is floating down the river. Oh!

And he has an adventure and then he makes his way back.

And he has an adventure and then he makes his way back.

We were lucky because the rest of the crew was right behind us. And so someone like hopped in the river, gets the puppy. The puppy's okay, everyone.

We were lucky because the rest of the crew was right behind us. And so someone like hopped in the river, gets the puppy. The puppy's okay, everyone.

I wiggle out. I'm like standing on the top of the truck and I look and I see my boss and Trevor just chilling fine and And I just looked at my boss and I was like, I fucking quit.

I wiggle out. I'm like standing on the top of the truck and I look and I see my boss and Trevor just chilling fine and And I just looked at my boss and I was like, I fucking quit.

I was like, OK, you're breathing, you're breathing. I fucking quit. Like, I hate you.

I was like, OK, you're breathing, you're breathing. I fucking quit. Like, I hate you.

So I call my mom and I'm like, Mom. Oh, my God. My poor parents. I know.

So I call my mom and I'm like, Mom. Oh, my God. My poor parents. I know.

How's the giardia? How's your beaver fever? I got all my shit. We went back to base camp. I got in my car, drove home and never looked back. I dropped out of the biology program.

How's the giardia? How's your beaver fever? I got all my shit. We went back to base camp. I got in my car, drove home and never looked back. I dropped out of the biology program.

Yep. And then I went to nursing school. Okay.

Yep. And then I went to nursing school. Okay.

We do. But super devastating. I was so excited. It was like my dream job. It was so cool. And then I was like, I'm going to die if I continue.

We do. But super devastating. I was so excited. It was like my dream job. It was so cool. And then I was like, I'm going to die if I continue.

He did. And he probably for like a year, he would just be like, hey, you doing okay? The crazy shit is that they like drug tested him and everything, obviously. He was just dumb. Yeah. But he also changed his career. He's now a plumber. So life changing for everybody.

He did. And he probably for like a year, he would just be like, hey, you doing okay? The crazy shit is that they like drug tested him and everything, obviously. He was just dumb. Yeah. But he also changed his career. He's now a plumber. So life changing for everybody.

I had to like do counseling. I couldn't go through a car wash for months.

I had to like do counseling. I couldn't go through a car wash for months.

Because of the sound of the water on the metal.

Because of the sound of the water on the metal.

They did. Yeah. Wow. Well, thank you so much. It's so exciting to talk to you guys. I emailed Emma back. Yes, I'm available before I even looked at my schedule. I'm at work. I got to figure this out. But Scotty came in for me. I do have to shout out. Emily, who's also another armchair-y. We talk every week about what's going on. And then my dad, Tyler, he's been clean for like 18 years now.

They did. Yeah. Wow. Well, thank you so much. It's so exciting to talk to you guys. I emailed Emma back. Yes, I'm available before I even looked at my schedule. I'm at work. I got to figure this out. But Scotty came in for me. I do have to shout out. Emily, who's also another armchair-y. We talk every week about what's going on. And then my dad, Tyler, he's been clean for like 18 years now.

Oh, go Tyler. So we both listen to armchair.

Oh, go Tyler. So we both listen to armchair.

Yeah, this is incredible.

Yeah, this is incredible.

Thank you so much. It was so great meeting you guys.

Thank you so much. It was so great meeting you guys.

Have a great day.

Have a great day.

And the wall, is it plaster?

And the wall, is it plaster?

Oh. I'm a labor and delivery nurse. My supervisor is a huge arm cherry and she pulled out like a baby warmer in one of our closets and used foam surgical tape and taped up all these. Oh my goodness.

Oh. I'm a labor and delivery nurse. My supervisor is a huge arm cherry and she pulled out like a baby warmer in one of our closets and used foam surgical tape and taped up all these. Oh my goodness.

Scotty.

Scotty.

I quit a job at a wildlife agency. So I live in Idaho. My freshman year of college, I applied for my dream job, which was on a snorkel crew. So it was for a summer. It was in rivers. And so we would have like these different sites that we would snorkel to and we would count fish. So like count different kinds of trout and see if there's juveniles, adults.

I quit a job at a wildlife agency. So I live in Idaho. My freshman year of college, I applied for my dream job, which was on a snorkel crew. So it was for a summer. It was in rivers. And so we would have like these different sites that we would snorkel to and we would count fish. So like count different kinds of trout and see if there's juveniles, adults.

And then we would also check up on people fishing and see like if they were catching salmon. It's what I was going to school for, which was wildlife biology. We camped the whole summer together. It was just me and one other girl. The rest were older dudes. And so of course I'm 19 and have like a huge crush on one of the like leads of the crew. Each day we had split into groups of two.

And so, of course, I volunteer to go with the guy I have a crush on. This is hot.

He needs a name that's kind of like a hot mess.

Oh, Trevor. Trevor is great. I volunteer to go with Trevor. So we're going down like these back roads and going way too fast. Trevor. He's wild. Unfortunately, we're listening to My Dick by Mickey Avalon. He is driving. He leans down to grab our radio to call out. And he loses control of the vehicle and it hits the gravel. He overcorrects, hits the guardrail.

And we're probably going like 60 miles per hour. And we're in a brand new Yukon.

I know in a company vehicle, it hits the guardrail and we roll three times. Oh my God. Airbags, everything shatters. We have a ton of equipment. Everything's going out the windows. It's wild. I'm being suspended because the truck landed where I'm on the... So I'm like hanging over and I can't open the door because it's so heavy above us. He's trapped. He can't get out either.

But there was a fish trap like across the road and someone was there and heard us. Ran across, got us out and took us to a very, very small place.

hospital there if you can call it a hospital where our crew meets up with us and they're cutting my clothes off in front of my crew and I am like probably 10 years younger than everyone oh god this is not what I was going for so luckily he was fine I mean maybe luckily he

So I just have like a shoulder strain, but they put me in a sling so I couldn't drive home. So I had to call my mom.

She drives three hours, comes and picks me up, go home, and I take 13 days off to just recover my shoulder. And so they put me on like muscle relaxers. This whole time I'm home, I have horrible diarrhea. Oh, okay. All day, every day. And my mom's like, something is very wrong. So I went to the doctor and I got Giardia.

So it's a parasite that you get from dirty water.

This is very similar to necrotic flesh. I feel like it was. I was so, so sick. They also call it, which is so gross, but they call it beaver fever.

So I got it from, I'm assuming, snorkeling in gross water. Yes. God. We would snorkel little tributaries and stuff. So sometimes you would get there and just be like, I can't even see in this murky ass water. It was sometimes nasty. So they put me on antiparasitics and I'm like, cool. I'll go back to work. Still into the guy that tried to kill me.

He's like hitting me up, making sure I'm okay. I'm like, this guy just heart of gold. So I go back on day 14. I can't go hiking because I am literally shitting myself every five seconds. They're like, it's cool. We'll drive down the river to a different site. And this time it's my actual boss driving. And Trevor is the passenger and I'm in the back seat. Uh-oh.

My boss and Trevor had gone on like a night hike. My boss was super tired and he was like, hey, I need someone else to drive. Who do you think he chose to drive?

Yeah.

After he just crashed, this is so.

Two weeks ago, literally, to the day. So he switches drivers and probably five minutes later, we are rolling. Stop it. No.

I am fucking serious.

We're rolling down an embankment. And land in the river.

I am so lucky because... it lands the same exact way as the first one. I'm suspended above the water. I had to undo my seatbelt, stand in the river, and then my window was open, so I squeezed through. I look behind me, and the puppy in the kennel is floating down the river. Oh!

And he has an adventure and then he makes his way back.

We were lucky because the rest of the crew was right behind us. And so someone like hopped in the river, gets the puppy. The puppy's okay, everyone.

I wiggle out. I'm like standing on the top of the truck and I look and I see my boss and Trevor just chilling fine and And I just looked at my boss and I was like, I fucking quit.

I was like, OK, you're breathing, you're breathing. I fucking quit. Like, I hate you.

So I call my mom and I'm like, Mom. Oh, my God. My poor parents. I know.

How's the giardia? How's your beaver fever? I got all my shit. We went back to base camp. I got in my car, drove home and never looked back. I dropped out of the biology program.

Yep. And then I went to nursing school. Okay.

We do. But super devastating. I was so excited. It was like my dream job. It was so cool. And then I was like, I'm going to die if I continue.

He did. And he probably for like a year, he would just be like, hey, you doing okay? The crazy shit is that they like drug tested him and everything, obviously. He was just dumb. Yeah. But he also changed his career. He's now a plumber. So life changing for everybody.

I had to like do counseling. I couldn't go through a car wash for months.

Because of the sound of the water on the metal.

They did. Yeah. Wow. Well, thank you so much. It's so exciting to talk to you guys. I emailed Emma back. Yes, I'm available before I even looked at my schedule. I'm at work. I got to figure this out. But Scotty came in for me. I do have to shout out. Emily, who's also another armchair-y. We talk every week about what's going on. And then my dad, Tyler, he's been clean for like 18 years now.

Oh, go Tyler. So we both listen to armchair.

Yeah, this is incredible.

Thank you so much. It was so great meeting you guys.

Have a great day.

And the wall, is it plaster?

Oh. I'm a labor and delivery nurse. My supervisor is a huge arm cherry and she pulled out like a baby warmer in one of our closets and used foam surgical tape and taped up all these. Oh my goodness.

Scotty.

I quit a job at a wildlife agency. So I live in Idaho. My freshman year of college, I applied for my dream job, which was on a snorkel crew. So it was for a summer. It was in rivers. And so we would have like these different sites that we would snorkel to and we would count fish. So like count different kinds of trout and see if there's juveniles, adults.

Hey, bitches, it's Kaylee. I'm a big black lady in Texas, so my list of grievances is long and extensive. But today, bitches... Today I'm mad at fucking, I've had it with pedestrians. Just walking around, not even, I'm in a parking lot right now. I almost hit three people. Why? Because nobody, nobody is even looking left to right before they walk in front of my fucking car.

Hey, bitches, it's Kaylee. I'm a big black lady in Texas, so my list of grievances is long and extensive. But today, bitches... Today I'm mad at fucking, I've had it with pedestrians. Just walking around, not even, I'm in a parking lot right now. I almost hit three people. Why? Because nobody, nobody is even looking left to right before they walk in front of my fucking car.

I don't care if I live or die. I don't care if I make it home today. And you stepping in front of me, now you don't care if you make it home. And now I'm taking both of us. I've also had it with white women, but that's for another day. You two are okay for now. Okay, bye.

I don't care if I live or die. I don't care if I make it home today. And you stepping in front of me, now you don't care if you make it home. And now I'm taking both of us. I've also had it with white women, but that's for another day. You two are okay for now. Okay, bye.

Okay.

Okay.

Hey, bitches, it's Kaylee. I'm a big black lady in Texas, so my list of grievances is long and extensive. But today, bitches... Today I'm mad at fucking, I've had it with pedestrians. Just walking around, not even, I'm in a parking lot right now. I almost hit three people. Why? Because nobody, nobody is even looking left to right before they walk in front of my fucking car.

I don't care if I live or die. I don't care if I make it home today. And you stepping in front of me, now you don't care if you make it home. And now I'm taking both of us. I've also had it with white women, but that's for another day. You two are okay for now. Okay, bye.

Okay.