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They lit a match and tossed it in.

As Patryk's body began to burn, the killer walked out of the cave and pulled off their mask as soon as they stepped into the light.

They now had only one thing left to do, go find Audrey and explain everything, and convince her not to go to the police.

Because the killer was Remi Shen, the hairstylist who hated Patryk for having an affair with his late wife, and he had just successfully tricked Audrey into helping him pull this murder off.

It would turn out Audrey was actually Remy's ex-girlfriend.

They had met and begun dating in 2009, shortly after the death of Remy's wife.

And Remy had realized that because of Audrey's history with Patrick, because they had also dated, he could use her to lure Patrick into a trap

and finally take his revenge.

But even though Audrey was clearly a key part of this plan, she didn't actually know that Remy was going to kill Patryk.

Remy had told her a sob story about Patryk owing him a lot of money and she thought they were just gonna scare him into paying up.

It was not until she got into the cave and Remy showed up with a mask on and a rifle that she realized he had something way more sinister in his mind.

After the murder, Remy convinced Audrey to stay silent by threatening to kill her and her children.

And for over a year, she kept a secret, lying to the police the whole time.

But when she watched that true crime episode about the case and saw Mark's plea for information, she finally just cracked and confessed to her friend Sophie, who was watching the show with her, who then went on to call the police the very next day.

On March 31, 2016, Remy Shen and Audrey Louvet were arrested for their roles in Patrick's death.

Remy received 30 years in prison for murder, and Audrey was sentenced to 12 years for acting as an accessory to the kidnappings.

A quick note about our stories, they are all based on true events, but we sometimes use pseudonyms to protect the people involved, and some details are fictionalized for dramatic purposes.

The Mr. Ballin Podcast, Strange, Dark, and Mysterious Stories, is hosted and executive produced by me, Mr. Ballin.

Our head of writing is Evan Allen, produced by Jeremy Bone.

This episode was written by Andrew Kelleher.