Valerie Bauerlein

And with that, the powerful shield protecting Boyd from civil penalties and criminal prosecution is gone.

In an interview, Boyd's lawyer, Ken Moss, told me that he was disappointed in the judge's decision.

He said that Boyd's recorded phone calls seemed to have overshadowed any evidence that his client acted within the law.

As for Bradley Williams, his fate is still up in the air.

The judge says he needs to study the evidence a bit more.

Because Williams was a passenger, he didn't necessarily choose to be there.

Judge Griffiths says he will make a decision on Williams' immunity in the next few weeks.

A few days later, I talked with Jennifer about the ruling.

And so after the hearing, what did y'all do?

Now that Weldon Boyd's immunity is gone, the spivey civil suit against him is moving forward.

Separately, a grand jury is considering criminal charges against Boyd and possibly Bradley Williams.

What has this experience taught you about the justice system?

It is far from perfect.

And even then, the justice system's still gonna do only what you push them to do.

Jennifer told me that now her family is at the point where they can finally start to grieve.

What do you want to say on the headstone?

Camp Swamp Road is part of The Journal, which is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

I'm Valerie Borlein.

The Journal is full of deeply reported stories like this one, involving danger.

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