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Murder With My Husband

268. The Murder of Cayley Mandadi

Mon, 12 May 2025

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In this episode, Payton and Garrett dive into the case of Cayley Mandadi. After a music festival, Cayley is rushed to the hospital under strange circumstances—what happened that night will leave you questioning everything. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderwithmyhusband/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@murderwithmyhusband Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 Case Sources: Kens5.com - https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/jury-begins-deliberations-after-closing-arguments-in-mark-howerton-trial-san-antonio-trinity-cheerleader-murder/273-31637976-7402-4572-8dac-083be558cf1a Yahoo.com - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cbs-48-hours-cayley-mandadi-144401418.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACJZVh4SIqaZCUK3Ecye5oqixJJJTOyoBr_vjvMcCCtbfSFJ49Tf1wIXwA_PWAB8pFGvJv6YexHXsKHfE0aAof-po4gllWqMlEvXt--ChQEI2DKOZ0-EVnns0fgDA0A4ms9Xh2kTN8uFal64jGA3r-9F6hb4GpliCnfsy7ujlOhf KSAT.com - https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/10/04/twisted-love-the-cayley-mandadi-tragedy/ CBSNews.com - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cayley-mandadi-death-mark-howerton-trial-texas-48-hours/ CourtHouseNews.com - https://www.courthousenews.com/slain-students-mother-sues-texas-college-alleged-rapist-for-daughters-death/ MySanAntonio.com - https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Jurors-in-Trinity-University-student-s-murder-14902428.php SandHillsExpress.com - https://sandhillsexpress.com/cbs_national/how-did-cayley-mandadi-die-parents-find-clue-in-her-boyfriends-car-cbsid402c6d5d/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Chapter 1: Who are Payton and Garrett Moreland in this podcast?

28.729 - 35.814 Payton Moreland

You're listening to an Ono Media Podcast. Hey everybody, welcome back to the podcast. This is Murder With My Husband. I'm Peyton Moreland.

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35.874 - 36.875 Garrett Moreland

And I'm Garrett Moreland.

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36.935 - 37.735 Payton Moreland

And he's the husband.

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37.795 - 63.72 Garrett Moreland

I'm the husband. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. Hope everyone is doing great. Here we are in another episode of Murder With My Husband. If you by chance are listening to this for the first time, my name is Garrett. That is the lovely Peyton Moreland. And she tells me a new case each week. I have no idea what she's going to say, what she's going to talk to me about.

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64.581 - 66.021 Payton Moreland

And I love true crime.

66.161 - 83.549 Garrett Moreland

And I historically hate true crime. Historically? Here we are. We do a podcast once a week. And if you want bonus content, extra episodes and ad free, you can also check out our Apple subscriptions or Patreon slash Spotify subscription.

84.213 - 91.755 Payton Moreland

Und vertraut uns, wir wissen, wir werden nur deine Leben zerstören, weil du nie einen Podcast besser als diesen finden wirst. Und du wirst aus Episoden ausgehen.

91.795 - 97.836 Garrett Moreland

Und wir wissen. Aber hier sind wir. Jede Woche zurück. Danke, dass ihr uns unterstützt.

97.876 - 104.378 Payton Moreland

Wir lieben dich. Das führt uns zu Gerrits Teil des Shows, wo er über Hot Tamales spricht.

Chapter 2: What is the background of Cayley Mandadi and her college life?

193.686 - 195.267 Payton Moreland

I just thought that was funny.

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196.128 - 204.117 Garrett Moreland

It was funny, it was funny.

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204.157 - 224.068 Payton Moreland

Alright, shall we get into this week's episode? Yes. Let's do it. Our sources for this episode are Also, wenn ich an die typische College-Erfahrung denke, kommen mir viele Dinge auf den Sinn. Wie das herausfordernde Kursarbeit, neue Freunde zu finden, neue Hobbys zu finden, vielleicht ein bisschen Party.

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Aber ich denke, eine der größten Teile der College-Erfahrung, zumindest für mich, ist ehrlich gesagt das Dating. I mean, I found my Garrett during my college. Finding your Mr. or Mrs. Forever or your Mr. or Mrs. Right. Either way, exploring new relationships sort of comes with the territory in college.

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It's part of finding ourselves, learning who we are, what we want, what we don't want for the rest of our lives. But dating a new person always comes with risks. Are we going to catch feelings for someone that maybe we're not ready for? Are we going to get our hearts broken? Are they going to get jealous or bitter if it doesn't work out?

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What we rarely stop to consider is how this person might react if things don't go the way they were hoping for in the relationship. Also, heute gehen wir nach San Antonio, Texas, um 19-jährige Kaylee Mandadee zu treffen. 2017 ist Kaylee ein Junge an der Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Es ist eine liberalen Kunstschule mit ungefähr 2.500 Studenten.

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Und Kaylee studiert dort einen Kommunikationsmajor. Sie ist 19 Jahre alt und ist gerade in ihrer College-Karriere. Und in vielen Fällen passt Kaylee dem Modus eines all-amerikanischen Mädels. Als sie erwachsen war, war sie populär in der Schule. Sie war ein Vorsitzender, aber jemand, der ein großes Herz hatte und immer sehr warm war. Sie war vertraut. Sie war offen und ehrlich mit den Leuten.

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And friends said she always had a huge smile on her face, both on and off the football field when she was cheering. Und Kaylee brachte diese Radiance mit ihr nach Trinity College. Dort machte sie viele Freunde schnell. Sie hat die Trinity-Cheerleading-Squad eingeführt, was ihr richtig zu Hause gefühlt hat. Und sie wurde ein Mitglied eines der Sororitäten auf der Kampus.

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Aber Kaylee war auch eine Person mit viel Depth, weil sie wirklich klug war. Wahrscheinlich, weil sie von einigen wirklich intelligenten Leuten geboren wurde. Ihr Vater war ein internationaler Geschäftsführer für MGM Resorts. Und ihre Mutter war Wissenschaftlerin. Ihr Großvater arbeitete für NASA.

Chapter 3: Who were the key people in Cayley's relationships before the incident?

557.75 - 558.771 Payton Moreland

Es ist Molly.

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558.811 - 559.332 Garrett Moreland

Danke.

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559.392 - 582.052 Payton Moreland

Es ist Molly. Ich werde mich nicht bedauern. Ich war so sicher darüber, dass ich das nicht sogar angeschaut habe. Ja, ich weiß nicht. Also, sie spielten den Nachmittag, tanzen und lachen. Aber um 3.45 Uhr wurde es ein bisschen seltsam an diesem Musikfestival. Weil das ist, als Kaylee ihren Ex-Verein aus dem Frühjahrsjahr, dem Fußballspieler, Jett, reist.

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582.981 - 603.043 Payton Moreland

I can only imagine how weird this must have been, being with your new boyfriend and running into your old one. I mean, the two supposedly knew about each other. But I would think when you have added Molly and alcohol to that equation, it probably makes the emotions you're feeling a little bit heightened. And while they don't do much more than just say hi, from what I can tell,

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603.684 - 626.66 Payton Moreland

It definitely ruins the day for Kaylee, because only an hour or so later, Kaylee and Mark actually leave the music festival early. They get into Marks Mercedes and drive off. But come the next morning, this is October 30th, 2017, Kaylees Freunde werden überrascht.

626.7 - 641.075 Payton Moreland

Ihr Freund Taylor, der seit dem Frühjahr der Highschool-Jahre mit Kaylee zusammengearbeitet ist, wacht auf, um zu bemerken, dass sie ihre Morgen-Snapchat-Message von Kaylee nicht bekommen hat. Das erste, was sie jeden Tag, als sie aufgewacht sind, gemacht haben, war, eine Snapchat-Message zu einem anderen zu schicken.

641.315 - 664.947 Payton Moreland

Taylor geht nicht zu Trinity mit Kaylee, sie ist in einer anderen Schule nahe, aber Kaylees Freunde in Trinity werden sich auch um sie kümmern, weil Kaylee nicht auf eine Veranstaltungsveranstaltung nach dem Konzert anwesend war. Sie sollte also das Musikfestival machen und dann zur Veranstaltungsveranstaltung gehen. Sie haben versucht, sie zu anrufen und zu schicken, seitdem sie es verpasst hat.

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Now, Kaylee hasn't answered her phone or any of her messages since she left the music festival, but people looking for her next tried Mark, her boyfriend, and he has answered. See, one of her sorority sisters named Morgan Sampson tried to FaceTime Kaylee late on the night of the 29th. Kaylee didn't answer her phone. Mark did.

Chapter 4: What happened at the music festival on October 29, 2017?

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And he told her, hey, Kaylee can't talk right now, and then just hung up. So that really disturbed Kaylee's sorority sisters so much so that when they haven't seen Kaylee the next day, they go to the police to try and file a report and get a wellness check on Kaylee. And for some reason, the police tell the women, that's not an option yet.

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So meanwhile, they're begging the police, like, please, can you put an Amber Alert for our friend? Maybe she's been kidnapped. And police are like, I'm sorry, but your friend is too old for the Amber Alert program. That only applies to people till age 17. And they're like, oh, gosh, well, no one's answering. Mark did that weird thing. I mean, you know where this story is going.

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735.207 - 762.263 Payton Moreland

He knows where Kaylee is. Es ist kein Geheimnis, denn um 10 Uhr am Abend am 29. Oktober, etwa fünf Stunden nachdem er und Kaylee das Festival verlassen, kam er zu einem Krankenhaus in Lolling, Texas, das ein bisschen über eine Stunde außerhalb von San Antonio ist. Paramedik Cheryl Lane war direkt vor Marks schwarzen Mercedes, als es sich auf die Emergency-Einschaltkante drückte.

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762.763 - 805.797 Payton Moreland

Oh mein Gott, Alter. But Cheryl is more concerned with getting the girlfriend out, Kaylee, and administering CPR. Now as other medics rush out and help Kaylee inside, Mark starts frantically explaining that he and Kaylee had taken Molly at a music festival and when they left, she passed out.

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806.517 - 826.803 Payton Moreland

So for the time being, all of the doctors and nurses are actually treating Kaylee's condition as a drug overdose. They insert a tube into her chest to help her breathe. They put IVs in both of her arms. And they send in a sexual assault nurse to photograph Kaylee, just in case. Oh mein Gott.

856.323 - 880.066 Payton Moreland

bridge did she like have a terrible fall what could have done this much damage was it the amount of times they tried to administer cpr on her and the police are curious about this too because at the same time they are actually in another room interrogating Mark Howerton, der Freund. Sie wollen jeden Sekunden wissen, was passiert ist, als er am Krankenhaus gekommen ist.

880.087 - 898.963 Payton Moreland

Denn wenn du mit jemandem aufstehst, der wahrscheinlich überdosen ist, aber alles überbrüht hat, werden sie die Polizei anrufen. Und sie bekommen viele der Gespräche, die sie mit Mark haben, an Bodycam-Footage. So they bring Mark to the quietest place they can find in the hospital. Okay, this is happening right on.

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Okay, the hospital staff calls the police, the police come and they're just trying to make sure everything's good.

903.026 - 906.068 Garrett Moreland

I love how much is on Bodycam-Footage now.

Chapter 5: Why did Cayley's friends and sorority sisters become worried?

1010.191 - 1011.792 Garrett Moreland

Das ist der, wo sie sind.

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1011.813 - 1033.892 Payton Moreland

Hatte ihre Kleidung weg. Weil sie vorher Sex hatten. Now, on its surface, this story could be plausible. I mean, it could even be honest, considering Mark admitted to them, yeah, we did fight, yeah, we were on drugs, we drank. But the bruising on Kaylee can't be ignored. So they ask him, okay, we understand what you're saying, but the bruising on her body. What happened?

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1033.952 - 1055.442 Payton Moreland

And he said, I noticed some bruising on her legs earlier, but that bruising that's on her now wasn't there when I dropped her off, which is a bit shady for two reasons. Number one, the paramedic noticed the bruising the second that Kaylee got there. And number two, Mark actually has bruising on his hands.

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1055.922 - 1082.153 Garrett Moreland

at the time of this interrogation the top of them are like a little red and scabby which is enough for police to go okay you're gonna stay here we're gonna go search your car because that's where you're claiming most of this happened kind of interesting too because at this point i'm sure he's hoping she doesn't wake up right because if she does wake up or she's gets better i mean she's going to be able to tell them exactly what happened

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1082.551 - 1086.453 Garrett Moreland

Das ist auch interessant, weil er wollte nicht, dass sie tot ist, wenn das der Fall war.

1086.473 - 1111.008 Payton Moreland

Sie entscheiden, dass sie sein Auto suchen werden. Mark ist sehr kooperativ. Und ich möchte wiederholen, dass all das am Krankenhaus passiert ist, wie am nächsten Tag. He doesn't tell them to get a warrant. He just tells them to look around in the car where they discover some marijuana and a gun. But Mark doesn't seem too alarmed by this. This is Texas after all.

1111.068 - 1136.348 Payton Moreland

Instead, he is just like, okay, I understand you guys are searching my car, but can I get an update on Kaylee, my girlfriend? But the truth is, things are not going well over with Kaylee in the hospital room. By the morning of October 31st, 2017, the next day, doctors bring Kaylee's parents in and tell them that there is no hope for recovery.

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After trying to resuscitate Kaylee seven times over the course of the last day and a half, They let the family know that Kaylee was now brain dead. Which is when her parents were left with an unimaginable decision. They called her closest friends, invited them to the hospital to say goodbye and they signed the papers to fulfill one of Kaylee's wishes to donate her organs to those in need.

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And then that afternoon, Kaylee's family gave her one last kiss as they decided to take her off life support.

Chapter 6: How did Mark Howerton explain Cayley's condition at the hospital?

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Doesn't actually sound that impossible, especially after you hear what her friends had to say about Kaylee and Mark's relationship. Because it turns out Kaylee wasn't in this one for the long haul. She did seem to still have feelings for Jet and she was kind of already one foot out of the relationship with Mark by the time of the music festival.

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Sie hat tatsächlich ein paar Freunde darüber gesprochen, dass sie mit Mark verabschiedet ist, aber sie hat auch passiv erwähnt, dass sie ein bisschen Angst hatte, es zu tun, als ob sie Angst hatte, diese Gespräche mit ihm zu haben. Und der Grund dafür, warum, wurde ein bisschen klarer, ein paar Tage bevor sie zu diesem Musikfestival gingen. Also das war Oktober 15, 2017.

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Kailies Roommate Morgan Sampson told police after her death that on that night Mark came to campus to hang out with Kailie. Remember he doesn't go to the college. It seems like Mark got super drunk that day and then showed up that night and began throwing up off of Kailies dorm room balcony.

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So, at this point Morgan invited Kaylee to a frat party and told her she should just leave Mark behind to sober up, cool off, like he's already too far gone to party. Jetzt ist Mark nicht cool damit, weil Jett Teil der Fraternität ist, die dieses Frat-Party hostet.

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1448.37 - 1449.01 Garrett Moreland

Ja, okay.

1449.13 - 1472.534 Payton Moreland

Er fühlt sich, dass Kaylee nicht unbedingt über diese Verbrechung ist. Aber Kaylee und Morgan entscheiden, trotzdem zu der Party zu gehen. Und sie sind im Grunde so wie Mark. Du gehst nicht mal hierher. Du musst nach Hause bleiben und aufwachsen. Du bist nicht eingeladen. So, Mark stays in Kaylee's room and while she's out, her neighbors hear a bunch of loud banging coming from her bedroom.

1472.574 - 1497.013 Payton Moreland

So, they actually call campus police. They're like, hey, there's something going on over there. So, police show up, they knock on the door and they find Kaylee. mark they ask him hey we need to take a look inside the apartment he says no but the police are like okay okay we're campus police we're coming inside anyways and what they find is that the balcony door to this apartment has been broken

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Und alle von Kaylees Kleidung von innen in ihrem Wohnzimmer wurden vom Balkon entfernt. Und auf die Bäume draußen. Auch ihr Laptop wurde vom Balkon entfernt. Achtung, Mark geht nicht nach Trinity, also sind die Kampuspolizei... Okay, you can't ever step foot here again. Like, you are not allowed on campus. Now, as far as I can tell, nothing happened to Kaylee that night.

1523.971 - 1544.806 Payton Moreland

It seems like police told him, get off campus immediately before Kaylee even came back to her dorm room. But I know that at this point, she tells her ex-boyfriend, Jet... dass ich diesen neuen Mann, Mark, verabschiede und ich habe Angst vor ihm. Ich will mit ihm verabschieden, aber sein Verhalten zeigt mir einfach, dass es gefährlich sein könnte.

Chapter 7: What did the police discover during Mark's interrogation and car search?

1586.548 - 1604.575 Garrett Moreland

Right. It's so sticky. Like it doesn't solve the issue. He's not going to go to prison for what he's done. Yeah. If it's not super severe yet, like what happened. Yeah. So it's just, it's too sticky. And I don't know what, I don't, a female male, whatever. I don't know what you're supposed to do when you're being abused like that.

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Und ich werde sagen, dass ich den Hinweis bekommen habe, dass es ein wenig von der Begrüßung der Gefängnis war, dass Kaylee noch in Kontakt mit Jett ist. Wie war das fair zu markieren? Was denn? Blablabla. Lass mich etwas klar machen. Wenn du mit jemandem in Angst bist, gehst du meistens zu Leuten, die du vertraust, die du glaubst, dass sie dir helfen können. Ja.

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ein ehemaliger Freundeskreis könnte das leicht machen, er kümmert sich um dich, er ist ein anderer Typ, wie er weiß, wie es ist, in einer Beziehung mit dir zu sein, es ist wirklich nicht so verrückt, dass das, wofür sie zu Hilfe kommt, also möchte ich einfach nicht auf diese Straße gehen, weil sie in einer gefährlichen Situation ist und dann hat ein anderer Freund der Polizei gesagt, dass Kaylee in ihnen über einen Zeitpunkt

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Mark hat ihren Kopf gefangen und ihn in ein Autowindow geschlagen.

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1653.923 - 1654.726 Garrett Moreland

Was ist da los?

1655.247 - 1689.52 Payton Moreland

By the way, I mean... Das ist eine Form von Vergewaltigung. Und Manipulation.

1689.54 - 1691.582 Garrett Moreland

Das kann nicht passieren. Das ist nicht gesund. Das ist nicht okay.

1691.602 - 1695.945 Payton Moreland

Und auch wenn jemand so niedrig ist, bis zu dem Punkt, wo das, wie sie sich fühlen.

1696.045 - 1699.988 Garrett Moreland

Es ist nie die Fall der anderen Person. Nein.

Chapter 8: What did the autopsy reveal about Cayley's cause of death?

1736.921 - 1756.798 Payton Moreland

Und es sah so aus, als ob Kaylee versuchen würde, wegzukommen. Aber Mark hat seine Arme um ihre Schulter geschnitten. Und dann begann er, sie zu den Ausflügen zu fahren. So, now with this eyewitness testimony against Mark Howerton and the incredibly damning autopsy report, police feel like they have more than enough to press charges.

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1756.818 - 1760.281 Garrett Moreland

Yeah, I'm so mad.

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1760.341 - 1760.622 Payton Moreland

Because... What?

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1761.224 - 1771.21 Garrett Moreland

I've said this in the podcast before and I totally get if you disagree with me and I'm fine with that. Like, I don't, I don't care. It doesn't offend me. I still love you. You still love me. We're a happy family.

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1771.25 - 1772.331 Payton Moreland

Way to force that.

1772.391 - 1794.036 Garrett Moreland

But it's just like, I just don't think, I mean, he's going to get prison time, obviously. I don't know. That ain't good enough for me. That's not good enough for me. Like, that's just not, it's not okay. Like, yeah, sure, he goes to a prison, but Cool. Like he physically killed somebody.

1794.216 - 1799.299 Payton Moreland

Like, cause he's rageful and egotistical and can't be told no.

1799.339 - 1804.381 Garrett Moreland

Like you still have your life. Nah, not about it. I'm just, I'm not about it.

1804.501 - 1818.708 Payton Moreland

You should have the right in this world to break up with anyone whenever and for whatever reason you want. And it doesn't mean it's not going to emotionally hurt someone, but you also have that freedom as a person.

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