Introducing The Woman in the Woods

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What triggered the initial discovery of the mystery woman in the Georgia woods?

Unknown 0:04
The initial call um was just not something you expect. I mean It's something you can't prepare yourself for.
Erin Moriarty 0:11
It
Unknown 0:11
was a gruesome discovery off a dirt road in Georgia. Investigators are continuing their search for answers after hunters found a woman's body in the woods near Riceboro on December second. But who was this mystery woman in the
Erin Moriarty 0:26
woods? Did it occur to you that whoever killed this woman did not want her to be found? They did.

How did law enforcement use artist sketches to identify the unknown victim?

Erin Moriarty 0:36
Law enforcement asked the public for help releasing artist sketches of a striking brunette with large eyes.
Mindi Kassotis 0:45
I was like, whoa, wait a minute. Like that looks like Mindy. That looks like Mindy.
Erin Moriarty 0:53
Mindy was Mindy Casotis, but to Mindy's friends and family, the news she could be the woman in the woods, it just didn't make any sense.
Unknown 1:04
Um, so I didn't believe it because I had already been told that she had passed in the hospital.
Erin Moriarty 1:10
On top of that, they learned Mindy's husband Nick died a few months later.
Unknown 1:15
At that point, I did not feel comfortable with what I knew.

Why did Mindy’s family doubt the identification and claim she had already died in a hospital?

Erin Moriarty 1:19
How could Mindy die not once, but twice? And what about Nick? Like this is so crazy. How could this be happening? I'm Erin Moriarty, and from 48 hours, this is the woman in the woods. Mindy Casotas had once seemed happy. She was an aspiring podcaster. Her husband Nick was former military.

What details about Mindy and Nick’s lives suggest a possible motive behind the tragedy?

Erin Moriarty 1:46
He was tall and handsome and navy jag. They said they were expecting a baby, but Mindy and Nick had told her friends and family that because of Nick's job, they were in danger.
Unknown 2:01
Um I was getting anonymous uh emails and text messages threatening to kill me. Um Mindy had always told me that there might be a day Where she would have to go dark.
Erin Moriarty 2:14
Did she sound scared?
Unknown 2:16
Oh, she was she was scared.
Mindi Kassotis 2:19
And she had a reason to be fearful.

What strange threats and unanswered questions surround the case after the identification?

Mindi Kassotis 2:23
I've never b wanted to be wrong. in like this in my whole entire life. I'm like, there's no way.
Erin Moriarty 2:30
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