Ray William Johnson

So he goes up to her door and he knocks.

But even though all her lights appear to be on, she doesn't answer.

So he tries the door handle, but it's locked.

So he looks in through the window and the place looks a little messy, but they are apparently remodeling the apartment.

So Ashton doesn't think much of it.

Then through the window, he can see a red substance on the floor near the entrance to her bedroom.

And it's blood, but he assumes that it's probably just spilled wine.

And at this point, Ashton is thinking, man, she ghosted me.

Because he showed up a little late to their date, so he's thinking that she got mad and just like went out with someone else.

So he leaves.

The next day, Ashley's roommate finds her body.

And so police come out and they start investigating this whole thing.

And of course, they question Ashton, but they rule him out as a suspect pretty quickly.

However, some of the people in Ashley's circle start telling police about this guy who they had seen around recently.

A guy who would sometimes just randomly show up to her place uninvited.

A guy named Michael.

So police look into Michael.

And he's a creepy dude, but they don't really have any evidence to link him to the crime.

So again, the case goes cold.

And four more years pass.