August 4, 2025 • 47 mins
This week’s episode of Method & Madness is being released alongside a new installment of Mean Girl Murders titled “Tears of a Clown” on Investigation Discovery and HBO Max, where I was honored to contribute to the retelling of Adrianne Reynolds’ story, especially knowing her family was involved. The TV episode was released on Monday 8/4/25 at 9pm EST and can be streamed anytime.
In January 2005, 16-year-old Adrianne Reynolds was reported missing by her parents. Four days later, they learned the devastating truth: Adrianne had been murdered.
This episode examines the toxic dynamics that led to Adrianne’s death, the investigation that followed, and the courtroom drama that nearly let her killer walk free. We also reflect on the enduring grief of Adrianne’s family — and the legacy they’ve built in her honor.
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, including the murder of a teenage girl.
It also references gender identity in the context of a person who transitioned after the crime. I acknowledge her current identity, while using the name and pronouns from the time of the events to preserve narrative clarity and respect everyone involved.
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In January 2005, 16-year-old Adrianne Reynolds was reported missing by her parents. Four days later, they learned the devastating truth: Adrianne had been murdered.
This episode examines the toxic dynamics that led to Adrianne’s death, the investigation that followed, and the courtroom drama that nearly let her killer walk free. We also reflect on the enduring grief of Adrianne’s family — and the legacy they’ve built in her honor.
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, including the murder of a teenage girl.
It also references gender identity in the context of a person who transitioned after the crime. I acknowledge her current identity, while using the name and pronouns from the time of the events to preserve narrative clarity and respect everyone involved.
***
Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, & produced by Dawn Cate
Music by Tymur Khakimov from Pixabay
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Get in Touch!:
methodandmadnesspod@gmail.com
CONNECT:
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MethodandMadnessPodcast.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This episode contains details of graphic and disturbing violence. Please
listen with care. Welcome to method and madness. This is callous.
The murder of Adrian Reynolds I'm your host Dawn.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
On Friday, January twenty first, two thousand and five, Officer
Joshua Allen of the East Moleen Police Department responded to
a call from Tony Reynolds, a panicked father reporting his
sixteen year old daughter missing.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Officer Allen arrived at the Reynolds home on Seventh Street
just before ten pm. There, he learned that Adrian hadn't
been seen or heard from since earlier that afternoon, and
this wasn't like her. She wasn't the type to just disappear.
Adrian had gone to school that morning, attending classes from
eight thirty until her early dismissal at twelve thirty, but
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she never showed up for her five p m shift
at Chequers, the fast food restaurant where she worked part time.
Her parents, Tony and Joanne, were already in full panic mode.
Adrian was new to town, she didn't have many friends yet,
and they had no idea where she could have gone.
Officer Allan took a recent photo, a description of what
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she'd been wearing, an orange hoodie, and details about her
health and characteristics. Adrian had a history of depression and
bore scars on her wrists from previous suicide attempts. The
department took the concerns seriously, listing her as endangered due
to possible suicide. Over the next several hours, officers followed
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up with her employer, coworkers, classmates, and friends. No one
had seen Adrian since around twelve forty five. That afternoon,
there were rumors she was dating an older man from work,
but he told police he hadn't seen her either. Some
wondered if she was homesick, missing her old life in Texas,
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but checks with the airlines showed no recent travel and
no one back home in Texas had heard from her either.
That night, Tony and Joanne drove around. They called every
contact they could think. Of Adrian's orange hoodie they thought
would make her easy for anyone to spot, but deep down,
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Tony feared the worst. Four days after Adrian went missing,
the truth came out and someone had been lying. This
is Adrian's story. This episode is being released alongside a
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brand new installment of the TV series Mean Girl Murders,
now airing on Investigation Discovery and streaming on Max. I
was honored to appear as a contributor on that episode
titled Tears of a Clown, and even more honored to
know that Adrian Reynolds's family took part in sharing her story.
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I hope this podcast episode offers deeper context, more reflection,
and a continued call for empathy. One more note. The
case you're about to hear took place in two thousand
and five and involves an individual who at the time
was a seventeen year old male named Corey Gregory. Since then,
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Corey has transitioned and now identifies as a transgender woman
named Harley Quinn. Out of respect for her current identity,
I want to acknowledge that at the start you may
hear this individual referred to by their previous name and
other media, including the Mean Girl Murder's episode. For the
sake of narrative clarity and because the events took place
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prior to the transition, I will refer to Cory by
the name and pronouns used at the time. This decision
was made thoughtfully in order to both tell the story
accurately and show respect for gender identity and the trans community.
Her favorite color was pink. Adrian Lee Reynolds was born
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on September twelfth, nineteen eighty eight, in El Dorado, Arkansas,
to sixteen year old Carolyn Franco. Still a child herself
and not yet ready to be a full time mother,
Adrian was officially adopted by Carolyn's mother, Beverly and Beverly's
new husband, Tony Reynolds. They became the primary caregivers during
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Adrian's earliest years. When Adrian was three, Beverly and Tony divorced. Still,
Tony remain involved in Adrian's life and continued to treat
her as his daughter. Not long after, Beverly moved with
Caroline and Adrian to Longview, Texas. There, Carolyn got married
and six year old Adrian was brought to live with
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her biological mom and new stepfather, But the stability Carolyn
hoped for didn't last. A divorce followed, then a new
stepfather for Adrian. Those years were turbulent, filled with frequent moves,
shifting caregivers, and little consistency. She was often left alone,
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and by the time she reached her early teens, she'd
begun experimenting with drugs and alcohol. But Adrian wasn't lost.
She was searching. She was funny, bright, charismatic, and despite
the instability, she still had dreams. In November two thousand
and four, shortly after turning sixteen, Adrian was in need
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of a fresh start. She left Texas behind, leaving her
biological mother, her adoptive mother Beverly, her friends, and her
best friend Carleen. She moved north to East Moleen, Illinois,
to live with her adoptive father, Tony Reynolds, and his
new wife, Joanne. East Moleen is a small city in
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northwestern Illinois, home to about twenty thousand people. For Adrian,
the move meant a big adjustment. She was now living
in a new home with her dad, Tony, her stepmother Joanne,
and Joanne's twin sons. It didn't take long, though, for
Adrian to make her presence known. The house was soon
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filled with music. She had a beautiful voice, and her
rendition of amazing grace never failed to bring tears to
her father's eyes. Adrian dreamed of going to Chicago one
day to audition for American Idol, but first she had
a plan earn her ged and then enlist in the
United States Marine Coup. She enrolled at the Blackhawk College
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Outreach Center, an alternative high school in East Moleen designed
for students who struggled in traditional classroom settings. Being the
new kid is never easy. On that first day, Adrian
was nervous. She didn't want to be the strange new girl.
She just wanted to belong. Her fears faded quickly. The
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other teens were drawn to Adrian's outgoing personality in southern charm.
Before long, she had earned the nickname Texas. One student
in particular took a special interest in her. It was
sixteen year old Sarah Coleb, one of the more influential
figures at black Hawk. Sarah had carved out a kind
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of social dominance at the school. She was the unspoken
leader of a tight knit group known for being controlling
and territorial. She was openly bisexual and told several classmates
she was attracted to the new girl. Adrian's own orientation
wasn't exactly clear. She seemed to flirt back, and the
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two quickly grew close. Before long, Adrian was welcomed into
Sara's inner circle. That circle also included seventeen year old
Corey Gregory. He and Sarah had met at a shopping
mall and hit it off instantly. Corey later said Sarah
was exactly his type. They shared the same style, the
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same music tastes, especially love for the Detroit hip hop
duo Insane Clown Posse. Though Sara eventually told Corey she
wanted to just be friends, Corey stayed devoted. He agreed
to keep things platonic as long as he could stay
close to her, still holding out hope that she might
change her mind. Sarah Corey and their group, identified as
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Juggalos and Juggalettes, devoted fans of Insane Clown Posse. They
built their identity around the idea that outcasts are treated
like clowns by society, so they leaned into it with
horror core lyrics, violent imagery, and face paint to match.
For many fans, the Juggalo subculture offered more than just music.
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It was a chosen family, a community of misfits, often
from turbulent backgrounds, who saw themselves reflected in the chaos
and rebellion of ICP. Their look was distinct red and
black haired, eye combat boots, clown makeup, but at its
core Being a Juggalo was about belonging. Sarah brought Adrian
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into that world in December. She took her to a
party at a house on Rock Island, a known hangout
for local juggalos where the group would drink, play music,
and claim a little space of their own. But shortly
after that party, Sarah suddenly cut off all communication with Adrian.
There was no explanation, just silence. At school, Adrian began
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noticing the stairs, She heard the whispers in the hallway.
The shift felt abrupt and confusing. She didn't understand what
she'd done wrong. She tried several times to reach out
to Sarah, hoping to smooth things over, but each attempt
was met with silence. In the meantime, Adrian grew closer
to Corey Gregory. The two started spending more time together
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in January, bonding over music, talking for hours. There were
even a few romantic moments between the two. Still, Adrian
hadn't given up on mending things with Sarah. She reached
out again. This time Sarah responded. On Friday, January twenty first,
Sarah invited Adrian to lunch. On the morning of Friday,
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January twenty first, two thousand and five, Joanne Reynolds woke
Adrian for school. She asked if Adrian had worked that afternoon,
and she replied yes, She was scheduled for a five
pm shift. Adrian got dressed and left for school. It
seemed like the other weekday. That afternoon, Joanne returned home
from work and went to check on Adrian's chores. But
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on Adrian's bed lay her work uniform, exactly as it
had been that morning. Joanne's stomach dropped. It was immediately
clear something was wrong. Adrian had never failed to come
home after school. Joanne and Tony both felt it in
their guts something was terribly wrong. They got in the
car and drove to Checkers, hoping Adrian might have gone
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straight to work, But when they arrived, the staff told
them Adrian hadn't shown up for her shift. That was
deeply alarming. Adrian loved her job, was always early, and
it was payday. She never would have missed picking up
her check. Panicked, Joanne and Tony started calling friends, classmates,
anyone who might know where Adrian was. They split up,
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each taking a car scouring the area in a desperate
search for their daughter. By eight pm, with no sign
of Adrian, they called police to report her missing. When
the responding officer suggested Adrian might have run away, Tony
refused to believe it. She hadn't picked up her paycheck,
she had I'm packed a single belonging. She wouldn't just leave.
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Soon as Tony and Joanne spoke with Adrian's friends and classmates,
a timeline of that day began to take shape. Police
were able to confirm that Adrian had been at school
from eight thirty am to twelve thirty pm, the regular
dismissal time for ged students. After school, she went to
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lunch with a few classmates that was dropped off near
her home at the MacDonald's just across the street. That
was the last confirmed sighting of Adrian. After that, she
simply vanished. Since her last known contact had been with
friends from school, investigators turned their focus to those lunch companions.
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They soon learned that Adrian had gone to Taco Bell
with Sarah Cole. Sarah was driving her red nineteen ninety
one geoprism. Also in the car were Corey Gregory and
another student named Sean McKittrick. Officer Allen called Sarah at
nine forty that night. On a recorded line, Sarah confirmed
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she'd been with Adrian that afternoon between twelve thirty and
one pm. She said that after lunch, she offered to
drive Adrian home. Here's a portion of the phone call
between Sarah and Officer Allan.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Are you friends with Adrian Reynolds? To be honest, no,
I don't like her. Okay, you had contact with her today? Yes?
I did? When was that? And between twelve thirty and
one o'clock? Were you and Corey giving her a ride
somewhere and you'd got up at McDonald's or something like that?
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She said, okay? Why because she said that she didn't
want her parents to see that she was in a
car with a boy. And before when I had hung
out with her one time and she told her parents
that Corey was my brother and me she's not okay?
So I dropped around the dogs, which is like right
across the street from her house, right that was the
last time I saw her. No, I haven't is?
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Sir Alan pushed further. If she and Adrian weren't even friends,
then why take her to lunch in the first place.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
I try not to talk to her because we don't
get along. How is it that she was in the
car with you today. Were you supposed to give her
a ride or something. I wasn't supposed to give her
a ride. The guy usually gives her a ride. I
wasn't here today. She'd be really cold out and we
got into an argument at school in between classes, and
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she was crying to me and kept going on and
on about all these stories, which I already spoke to
with her brother about it, and he already told me
that she's a liar. She but she had just been
crying to me about it, and I was like, well,
so let's talk it over at lunch. I'll drive you home.
I should talk about it. And she had been hanging
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out with my friend who likes me and I like him,
but she likes him, and we got an argument about
that because she wouldn't let him alone when we were
When we were in my car, we got into an
argument about it, and it just went on and on
and on, and I was like, you know what, I
don't I don't even want to.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
Be your friend.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
I don't want anything to do with it. And basically
we just apologize. She said she was sorry. I said
I was sorry for being tracking the way that I did,
because I know I overreacted, and I said, I'm gonna
take you home now, and she's like, you know, my
dad can't see that. I'm in the car the boy,
you know, So I'll drop you off McDonald's. Then, was it?
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I mean, he'd probably just assumed she would just walk
right home Rati and say a thing about doing anywhere
else or any of their friends to hang out with
or anything like that. No, I thought she had to
work tonight. I was aware. I was under the impression
that she's going to work today. She hadn't said anything
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to me. I dropped her off. That was it.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
Sarah also told police that after lunch, she and Corey
drove to a birthday party for Sarah's grandmother. Later that night.
When Sarah got home, she said she noticed fifteen missed calls,
along with several voice messages. Adrian's family had been trying
frantically to reach her. Tony Reynolds, however, wasn't convinced of
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Sarah's story. He found it strange that Adrian, if she
was just getting dropped off, would choose the McDonald's across
the street from home. Both he and Joanne were at work,
so why would Adrian be worried about being seen with anyone.
Tony admitted he hadn't cared much for Sarah from the start.
He'd only met her once, but something about her rubbed
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him the wrong way. All black clothing, heavy makeup, face piercings.
It wasn't a look he was used to, and he
wondered what kind of influence she might be having on
his daughter. When police asked Sarah if she'd be willing
to take a polygraph test, she declined. By Saturday morning,
there was still no sign of Adrian. Tony and Joanne
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hadn't slept. They spent the weekend blanketing East Moleen with
missing persons flyers, hundreds of them. On Sunday, a local
newspaper ran a brief story about the missing teen, along
with a photo of Adrian. By Monday, Tony was back
in his work truck. As he drove, he scanned every
car he passed, hoping for a glimpse of his daughter. Desperate,
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he and Joanne even visited a psychic who told them
Adrian was alive and being kept in someone's basement. It
gave them just enough hope to keep going. On Tuesday,
Tony appeared in the local paper holding a framed photo
of Adrian and the stuffed animal she slept with every night.
By Wednesday, the Illinois State Police had joined the investigation,
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and then on Thursday, January twenty seventh, two thousand and five,
the front page of the Dispatch delivered the news no
one wanted to believe. Search has grizzly end classmate sixteen arrested.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
Let's take a break.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Adrian had been excited when she first met Sarah back
in November. Sarah was the popular one at black Hawk Outreach,
the center of attention, the leader of a tight knit crew.
What Adrian didn't know was that Sarah ran hot and cold.
She could be your closest friend one moment and your
fears enemy the next. She had a reputation for a
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quick temper, small things set her off, and classmates knew
better than to cross her. Sarah was initially drawn to
Adrian romantically. Adrian, still figuring herself out, was curious, but
open to the idea of what a relationship with a
girl might be like. Once Adrian was reported missing, leeds
came pouring in. As detectives conducted interviews throughout the weekend.
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They started piecing together the history between the two girls,
how the friendship had started, why it soured, and how
it had seemingly smoothed over just enough for Sarah to
invite Adrian to lunch on January twenty first. But to
really understand the shift in Sara's behavior, we need to
go back to December two thousand and four, to the
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first time Sarah brought Adrian to a party with her
Juggalo friends. At that party, Adrian made an impression. She
was new, outgoing, cute. She got attention, especially from the guys.
But according to some classmates, that party wasn't just a
fun outing. It was a test. Bringing Adrian into the group,
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they said, wasn't an act of friendship, it was a setup,
a loyalty test. On the one hand, Sarah had encouraged
Adrian to meet people, be friendly, maybe even find a
romantic partner. But if Adriane hooked up with anyone at
the party, she'd be seen as disloyal, promiscuous, and unworthy
of Sarah's trust. If she didn't, then maybe, just maybe
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she'd passed. Adrian, unaware she was being tested, did hook
up with someone that night. A few days later, she
returned to the same party house. When Sarah found out,
she drove straight there. Witnesses say she confronted Adrian in
front of everyone, humiliating her, calling her names, turning the
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room against her. By the time school resumed the following Monday,
Sarah had made her feelings clear. She launched a campaign
to isolate Adriane, turning friends into enemies, whispers into rumors.
Sarah Colb was a study in contradictions. At sixteen, she
was already well known in the halls of black Hawk Outreach,
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not just for her popularity, but for the way she
wielded it. She projected confidence, often too much, but beneath
that veneer was a girl driven by deep insecurities. Sarah's
need for control wasn't just about status. It was a
defense mechanism. She had learned early on that the only
way to survive her world was to dominate it. Her
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circle wasn't just a group of friends, It was a
tightly controlled territory, romantic relationships, friendships, even who got to
talk to whom. Sarah kept a rigid grip on all
of it. Her obsession with insane clown posse and the
juggalo lifestyle fed in to this identity. The painted faces,
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the tough talk, the violent imagery. They were all armor,
a way to mask vulnerability and intimidate anyone who might
threaten her reign. Those closest to Sarah described her as
loyal as long as you stayed in line. But cross
her or fail her loyalty test, and the consequences were
swift and brutal. Interviews revealed a girl who could flip
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at an instant from charm and warmth to coldness and
even rage. Small slights became unforgivable betrayals in her eyes.
For Sarah, Adrian wasn't just a new friend or crush.
She was a challenge, a threat to the carefully constructed
order Sarah had built around herself. When Adrian failed the
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loyalty test at that December party, Sarah's control slipped into
something dark, a blend of jealousy, fear, and a desperate
need to punish. Hurt and Confused by the sudden shift
in their relationship, Adrian kept trying to reach out to Sarah,
asking what she'd done wrong, how she could fix it.
When Sarah wasn't giving a cold shoulder, Her responses were
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cruel and unrelenting. She called Adrian a slot and a whore,
told friends the new girl from Texas was annoying, and
she spread rumors designed to isolate her. By New Year's Eve,
Adrian confided in her stepmother Joanne, that she was afraid
of Sarah. The second time Adrian had gone to the
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Juggalo house, Sarah had shown up and pulled out a knife.
The harassment had escalated to threats, including a chilling command.
Sarah had told Adrian to kill herself, which sent her
into a dark depression. But when the new year began
and classes resumed in January two thousand and five, Adrian
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was feeling better and had found some solace in a
growing friendship with Sarah's best friend, Corey Gregory. They talked
on the phone for hours until Sarah caught wind of it.
Incensed that Corey was paying attention to Adrian, Sarah demanded
he cut ties with her. Now that we understand what
went on between Sarah and Adrian, let's move on to
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another interview police conducted while Adrian was missing. Blackhawks student
Sean McKittrick agreed to a polygraph exam and described to
the police the events of that Friday afternoon at Taco Bell.
At twelve thirty, the fourteens left school and got into
Sarah's car. The plan had been to use the drive
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through at Taco Bell, but it was backed up, so
Sarah parked in the lot instead. Adrian sat in the
front passenger seat, Sean behind her, and Corey next to him.
Once parked, Sean said Sarah and Adrian got into a
physical altercation. He saw Sarah pulling Adrian's hair and yelling.
Adrian kept asking why are you doing this. Sean told
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Sarah to stop, that this wasn't right, but she snapped back, quote,
if you don't like it, get out. Sean did. He
out of the car and walked back to school. When
Corey was questioned about the day, his story largely matched Shaan's,
but he added that after Sean left, Sarah and Adrian
made up. After dropping Adrian off at the McDonald's near
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her house, Sarah and Corey went through the drive through,
ordered two double cheeseburgers each, and when they came back around,
Adrian was gone. Corey was free to go. After his
police interview, there were no warrants out for anyone's arrest,
at least not yet. On January twenty fifth, the East
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Mouleen Police received a phone call from Charles Gregory, Corey's father.
The message was clear it was time for Corey to speak,
this time with lawyers present. That evening, Corey Gregory told
police what no one wanted to hear. Sarah Cole had
murdered Adrian Reynolds in the car while parked at Taco Bell.
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Corey said his memory of the attack was hazy. He
recalled looking out the window as the two girls fought,
grappling choking each other. Then Sarah grabbed a wooden stick
she kept in her car for protection. Corey described it
to the police as looking like the handle of an axe.
Sarah struck Adrian on the back of the head and
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continued choking her as she lay unconscious. Finally, Corey said
Adrian was dead. Afterward, the teens transported Adrian's body to
Sarah's grandparents farm in Millersburg. There, they attempted to destroy
the evidence. They poured gasolene over the body and set
it ablaze with a small lighter. Hours later, Corey said
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he witnessed Sarah dismembering Adrian's remains. Together, they disposed of
the body parts in two separate locations. With his attorney
by his side, Corey led police to the sites where
Adrian's remains were found. It had been four days since
Adrian went missing.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
At two a m.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
On January twenty sixth, Joanne received a call from the police.
They were at her front door. Joanne felt sick. Every
instinct told her to run, to do anything but open
that door and face the news. She feared, but she
called out for Tony and let the officers inside. Adrian's
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parents finally had their answer. Their daughter was dead. The
only comfort Tony could hold on to was knowing the
last thing he said to Adrian was I love you.
Later that day, police arrested sixteen year old Sarah calb.
She was charged with two counts of first degree murder
and one count of concealing a homicide. Bond was set
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at one million dollars and she was sent to juvenile
attention to await trial. January twenty seventh, seventeen year old
Corey Gregory was arrested and faced the same charges, with
bond also set at one million dollars. Four days later,
a woman made a disturbing discovery at her home. Pat
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Corbyn's grandson, sixteen year old Nathan Gaudet, had been living
with her for the past couple of weeks. She noticed
his strange behavior, frequent trips down to the basement and
odd comings and goings. When Pat learned that Nathan's friend
Sarah and Corey were involved in Adrian's disappearance, her suspicion grew.
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She decided to check the basement. There on a treadmill.
Hidden under a pillow was a backpack inside a handsaw.
Pat called the police immediately. Nathan Gaudet was arrested and
charged as a juvenile with concealing a homicide. In February
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two thousand and five, Nathan Gaudet pleaded guilty to concealing
a homicide. He was ordered to remain in juvenile detention,
with his release date yet to be determined. Meanwhile, Sarah Colb,
who previously only had a traffic citation on her record,
was now facing trial for first degree murder. The trial
began on October thirty first, two thousand and five, at
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the Rock Island County Justice Center. State's attorney Jeff Taranis
led the prosecution. Adrian's family attended every day, though her
biological mother, Carolyn, remained in Texas under doctor's orders. She
was six and a half months pregnant at the time.
Over the course of the trial, prosecutor Taranas called forty
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three witnesses to the stand. One man who was at
Taco Bell on that fateful day, testified that he saw
the geoprism parked in the lot. He said the car
was rocking back and forth as if a fight was
happening inside, but he dismissed it as just teenagers fooling around.
A classmate testified that Friday morning before the murder, Sarah
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Colb had asked if hitting someone on the back of
the head could be fatal, and that she planned to
take a girl to a park and beat her with
a stick. Another classmate recalled Sarah saying she was going
to beat Adrian's ass. Then came Shaan mckittrick's testimony. He
said he'd been in Sarah's car that day at lunch,
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sitting in the back seat while Sarah drove and Adrian
sat up front. Sean, who was dating Sarah at the time,
recounted that after she'd parked the car, Sarah asked Adrian
for a hug. When Adrian moved closer, Sarah suddenly grabbed
her hair and started yelling. Sean told Sarah to stop,
and she told him, if you don't like it, get out.
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Sarah's Auntossa, testified, saying that she saw her niece that
afternoon with a fresh scratch on her cheek. Sarah told
her it happened during a wrestling match with Corey. Two
of us Sarah's family members confirmed seeing her and Corey
on the Millersburg farm just after six pm that Friday night.
Sarah claimed she was simply showing Corey around to teenagers
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who'd been detained with Sarah later testified that she talked
openly about the fight in the car and said Adrian
had passed out. As the prosecution pieced together the timeline,
a clear narrative emerged, supported by witness testimony and physical evidence.
Sarah invited Adrian to lunch that day under the pretense
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of reconciliation, but once they were parked at Taco Bell,
Sarah's anger erupted. She resented Adrian, especially since there were
rumors that Adrian and Corey were casually dating. After Sarah
grabbed Adrian's hair, a violent fight ensued. Adrian pleaded, asking
why Sarah was doing this. After Sean left the car,
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Sarah and Corey forced a Adrian into the back seat.
Sarah struck her in the face, then hid her over
the head with the wooden stick she kept in her
back seat. Corey held Adrian's arms down while Sarah strangled her.
Despite Adrian's desperate resistance, she was overpowered. Corey then wrapped
his belt around Adrian's neck as they drove to a
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nearby park, placing her body in the trunk of the geoprism.
Sarah proposed bearing the body at her grandparents farm, thinking
no one would suspect her if she was seen there
and the body would never be found, but when they arrived,
the frozen ground made digging impossible. They had already wrapped
Adrian's body in a tarp. Now they poured gasolene over
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it and Corey lit it with a buttane lighter. Sarah
leaned on his shoulder as they watched the flames flicker,
but the fire didn't consume the body as they'd hoped.
Faced with failure, they decided to enlist help, and they
knew just who to call. They called their friend Nathan Godey,
who had a reputation for cruelty towards animals and they
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believed would assist with dismembering the body. Nathan, testifying for
the prosecution under a plea deal, recounted meeting Sarah and
Corey that Saturday. They asked him what would you do
if you killed somebody? On Sunday, Sarah picked up Nathan
from his grandmother's house, where he was ready and armed
with a saw. Back at the farm, Nathan dismembered Adrian's
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body while Sarah and Corey looked on. Most of the
remains were dumped into a ravine on the property, while
the rest were sealed in a trash bag and stored
in the trunk of Sarah's car. Everyone in the courtroom
listened shocked as Nathan testified that afterward, the trio stopped
at mac donald's for a meal. Later, they drove to
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Black Hawk Historic Site and found a wooded area. There,
they lifted a manhole cover, dropped in the remaining body parts,
replaced the cover, and shoveled dirt over it. Sarah had
insisted on disposing the remains in two separate locations to
make identification more difficult. Now, In an unorthodox move, Sarah
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Colb took the stand to testify in her own defense.
She appeared unfazed, calmly answering questions from her court appointed
defense attorney, David Hoffman. Sarah admitted to inviting Adrian to
lunch and driving her to Taco Bell. She also acknowledged
grabbing Adrian's hair and warning her to stay away from
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Sarah's friends, but she insisted that was the only time
she got physical with Adrian. According to Sarah, it was
Corey who attacked, dragging Adrian into the back seat and
strangling her with a belt. Sarah claimed she just sat there,
shocked and frozen, denying any involvement in the murder. She
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said she stayed silent because Corey threatened to kill her
and her family if she told anyone or if she
didn't help conceal the crime. But a witness contradicted the story,
testifying that just hours after the murder, Sarah was seen
on Corey's lap at a party, hardly the behavior of
someone living in fear. The prosecution wasn't buying Sarah's attempt
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to minimize her role. State's attorney Jeff Taranas had Sarah
read aloud from a journal entry she wrote hours before
the murder. The jury heard her chilling words I'll fucking
kill her and frankly, the way Sarah spoke about Adrian
on the stand disparaging and cold spoke volumes without needing
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further elaboration here. Forensic pathologist Jessica Bowman testified that she
could not pinpoint a definitive cause of death, but suggested
Adrian may have died from smothering or strangulation. She also
noted a laceration on Adrian's head consistent with a blow.
After two weeks of testimony, the jury retired to deliberate,
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with Juror Mark Curdy serving as foreman. Juror Steve Haskins
recalled numerous inconsistencies in the witness's accounts, but believed that
when pieced together, they pointed clearly to Sarah Kulb's guilt
for first degree murder. Jur Jeff Paul expected a swift verdict.
He was confident the twelve jurors would review the facts
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and unanimously convict Sarah Colb, but after two days, the
jury returned with the deadlock. Eleven jurors were convinced of
Sarah's guilt. One juror, Mark Curdy, stood alone, refusing to budge.
Hurdy insisted that the prosecution hadn't met the burden of
proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Despite repeated efforts by
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the other jurors to convince him, his refrain remained proved
to me She's guilty. Hurdy later explained that the jury
instructions were unclear and he didn't realize he could convict
them the concealment charge alone, while deadlocking and murder. Jury instructions
are intended to guide jurors through legal definitions and standards,
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helping them understand how to apply the law to the
evidence presented, but when those instructions are confusing or incomplete,
justice can stall. Those following the twenty twenty five Karen
Reid trial may recall similar concerns over jury instructions, but
that jury ultimately overcame their confusion and reached a verdict.
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On Wednesday, November sixteenth, two thousand and five, Adrian's family
sat in the courtroom, all wearing pink shirts with their
daughter's photo on them. They anxiously awaited a verdict, but
were stunned when a mistrial was declared due to a
hung jury. Tears flowed freely. This was not the justice
they'd hoped for. How with so much evidence could one
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juror still have reasonable doubt about Sarah Kolb's guilt. Afterward,
Mark Hurdy spoke to media outlets explaining his decision. He
said he believed Sarah had concealed the murder, but was
not convinced the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that she
committed the murder. Hurdie's decision ignited public outcry. Callers to
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radio shows where he appeared accused him of bragging about
hanging the jury. For Adrian's family and for the community.
The mistrial was another painful chapter in a case marked
by tragedy and frustration. The second trial was moved from
Rock Island County to Dixon, a decision made to reduce
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the influence of intense media coverage on the jury. Adrian's
family faced another agonizing chapter, reliving the horrific details of
the murder and cover up all over again, starting from scratch,
But there was a glimmer of hope. At the first trial,
eleven jurors had found Sarah Colb guilty. Joanne Reynolds chose
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to cling to that hope. On Wednesday, February twenty second,
two thousand and six, after ten hours of deliberation, the
jury in Sarah Colb's second trial reached a unanimous verdict.
Sarah Colb was convicted of concealing a homicide and convicted
of two counts of first degree murder. When the verdict
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was read aloud in court, she showed no visible emotion.
The two counts of murder were based on two legal theories,
first that Sarah intended to kill Adrian Reynolds, and second
that her actions had a strong probability of resulting in death.
Although convicted on two counts, Sarah would only be sentenced
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for one. Adrian's biological mother, Carolin Franco, expressed relief at
the verdict. She hoped that justice had finally been served
and that her daughter's killer would spend the rest of
her life behind bars. After the verdict, Tony and jo
Anne Reynolds drove quietly to Riverside Cemetery in Moline, where
they placed flowers on Adrian's grave, a small gesture of
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love and remembrance amid the pain. On the day of sentencing,
Joanne Reynolds read a victim impact statement in court. After
expressing her grief, She said, the following, Adrian was a
normal sixteen year old girl who liked boys. Adrian came
here from Texas to start her life over. Like most families,
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we had problems, but together we were going through counseling.
Adrian got through to my heart and I never got
the chance to tell her I loved her. I miss her,
Your Honor, Adrian had dreams. She wanted to be on
American Idol. She loved to sing. Adrian wanted to be
a designer that did detail painting on cars. We were
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planning a graduation party for Adrian. She was working very
hard to get her ged. Adrian had dreams of being
a Marine Honor. Since January twenty first, two thousand and five,
I have not been able to stop thinking what horror
Adrian had to go through. Later in her statement, Joanne said,
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the following, your honor. Sarah asked for a fair trial,
and she got it. What about Adrian. Sarah didn't give
Adrian a fair trial. She tried and convicted her and
gave Adrian the death penalty. Adrian just wanted to be
Sarah's friend. Because Sarah cannot receive the death penalty, because
she has laws to protect her. I ask you give
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her the max. Because she is evil enough to have
someone cut up Adrian's body. I ask you give her
the max. Because Sarah shows no remorse, I ask you
give her the max. Because Adrian is not ever coming home.
I ask you to give her the max. Adrian wasn't
just anybody. She was Adrian Lee Reynolds, and I want
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her to come home, Your Honor, this could have been
anybody's daughter. Please give her the max. Sarah Colb is
a cold blooded killer. She shows no emotion. She is
not sorry that she killed Adrian. She's sorry she got
caught in her phone call to the police. She was
cool as ice. Sarah Coleb was in control of the
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whole situation, Your Honor. Sixty years is nothing compared to
what Adrian Reynolds got. I just want her to come home.
Please give Sarah the max. Before announcing the sentence, the
court described Sarah Colb's actions as cold and callous. She
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was the aggressor, the judge said, with no regard for
the life she took, only concerned with avoiding capture. The
judge also warned there was a strong likelihood Sarah's criminal
behavior could happen again. Her age and clean record were considered,
but they didn't absolve her of responsibility. This wasn't just
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a tragedy. It was a stark warning about a dangerous
young person who showed no remorse for what she'd done.
The court sentenced Sarah Klb to forty eight years in
prison for first degree murder, with an additional three years
a mandatory supervised release. She also received a consecutive five
year sentence for concealing a homicide. Corey Gregory had been
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scheduled for trial on May first of two thousand and
five in Rock County, but a month before he pleaded
guilty to murder and concealment of a homicide. This was
part of a plea deal agreed upon with the Reynolds
family in July. During his sentencing hearing, Corey expressed remorse,
telling Adrian's family he was sorry and wished he could
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undo what had happened. He was sentenced to forty five
years in prison. Nathan Gaudet pleaded guilty to concealing a
homicide and was sentenced to up to five years in
juvenile detention. He served nearly four years and was released
on November eleventh, two thousand and eight. Tragically, on April sixteenth,
twenty twelve, Gaudet died in a car accident in Bloomingdale, Indiana.
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The vehicle shruck a tree and caught fire, killing Gaudet
and his two friends. All three were burned beyond recognition.
A lot of media coverage has placed heavy emphasis on
Sarah and Corey's connection to insane clown Posse and their
identification with the Juggalo community. In some reports, loose associations
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are drawn between the group's horror core lyrics and the
brutality of Adrian's murder. I want to be clear here,
I don't believe that listening to a certain type of
music or being part of a subculture like the Juggalos
makes someone inherently violent. Millions of people connect with that
music and that identity without ever committing harm. What happened
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to Adrian wasn't about music. It was about choices, cruelty,
and a complete disregard for human life. Twenty years later,
at the Reynolds home in East Moleen, Adrian's bedroom remains
just as she left it on that cold January morning
in two thousand and five. A strip of warning tape
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still hangs across the door disaster, do not enter, something
her dad had jokingly placed there, teasing her about the
messs she never quite got around to cleaning up. Inside.
Adrian's guitar still leans against the wall, her posters are
still up. It's a pink room full of dreams. Paused
in mid sentence, her family often lets themselves imagine a
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different timeline, one where Adrian got her GED, passed her
driving test, and bought her first car, one where she
joined the Marines, just like she talked about. They watch
American idol and wonder out loud how far she could
have gone. They're certain she'd have made it past the
first round at least. Tony and Joanne Reynolds took their
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grief and turned it outward, raising funds in Adrian's name
for black Hawk Outreach, helping other young people pay for
their GEDs, carrying forward the very future that was taken
from their daughter. Adrian's life was short, but it mattered,
and while her story ends far too soon, her family
is making sure that her voice and her dreams are
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still heard. Thank you so much for listening. Method and
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This episode contains details of graphic and disturbing violence. Please
listen with care. Welcome to method and madness. This is callous.
The murder of Adrian Reynolds I'm your host Dawn.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
On Friday, January twenty first, two thousand and five, Officer
Joshua Allen of the East Moleen Police Department responded to
a call from Tony Reynolds, a panicked father reporting his
sixteen year old daughter missing.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Officer Allen arrived at the Reynolds home on Seventh Street
just before ten pm. There, he learned that Adrian hadn't
been seen or heard from since earlier that afternoon, and
this wasn't like her. She wasn't the type to just disappear.
Adrian had gone to school that morning, attending classes from
eight thirty until her early dismissal at twelve thirty, but
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she never showed up for her five p m shift
at Chequers, the fast food restaurant where she worked part time.
Her parents, Tony and Joanne, were already in full panic mode.
Adrian was new to town, she didn't have many friends yet,
and they had no idea where she could have gone.
Officer Allan took a recent photo, a description of what
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she'd been wearing, an orange hoodie, and details about her
health and characteristics. Adrian had a history of depression and
bore scars on her wrists from previous suicide attempts. The
department took the concerns seriously, listing her as endangered due
to possible suicide. Over the next several hours, officers followed
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up with her employer, coworkers, classmates, and friends. No one
had seen Adrian since around twelve forty five. That afternoon,
there were rumors she was dating an older man from work,
but he told police he hadn't seen her either. Some
wondered if she was homesick, missing her old life in Texas,
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but checks with the airlines showed no recent travel and
no one back home in Texas had heard from her either.
That night, Tony and Joanne drove around. They called every
contact they could think. Of Adrian's orange hoodie they thought
would make her easy for anyone to spot, but deep down,
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Tony feared the worst. Four days after Adrian went missing,
the truth came out and someone had been lying. This
is Adrian's story. This episode is being released alongside a
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brand new installment of the TV series Mean Girl Murders,
now airing on Investigation Discovery and streaming on Max. I
was honored to appear as a contributor on that episode
titled Tears of a Clown, and even more honored to
know that Adrian Reynolds's family took part in sharing her story.
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I hope this podcast episode offers deeper context, more reflection,
and a continued call for empathy. One more note. The
case you're about to hear took place in two thousand
and five and involves an individual who at the time
was a seventeen year old male named Corey Gregory. Since then,
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Corey has transitioned and now identifies as a transgender woman
named Harley Quinn. Out of respect for her current identity,
I want to acknowledge that at the start you may
hear this individual referred to by their previous name and
other media, including the Mean Girl Murder's episode. For the
sake of narrative clarity and because the events took place
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prior to the transition, I will refer to Cory by
the name and pronouns used at the time. This decision
was made thoughtfully in order to both tell the story
accurately and show respect for gender identity and the trans community.
Her favorite color was pink. Adrian Lee Reynolds was born
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on September twelfth, nineteen eighty eight, in El Dorado, Arkansas,
to sixteen year old Carolyn Franco. Still a child herself
and not yet ready to be a full time mother,
Adrian was officially adopted by Carolyn's mother, Beverly and Beverly's
new husband, Tony Reynolds. They became the primary caregivers during
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Adrian's earliest years. When Adrian was three, Beverly and Tony divorced. Still,
Tony remain involved in Adrian's life and continued to treat
her as his daughter. Not long after, Beverly moved with
Caroline and Adrian to Longview, Texas. There, Carolyn got married
and six year old Adrian was brought to live with
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her biological mom and new stepfather, But the stability Carolyn
hoped for didn't last. A divorce followed, then a new
stepfather for Adrian. Those years were turbulent, filled with frequent moves,
shifting caregivers, and little consistency. She was often left alone,
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and by the time she reached her early teens, she'd
begun experimenting with drugs and alcohol. But Adrian wasn't lost.
She was searching. She was funny, bright, charismatic, and despite
the instability, she still had dreams. In November two thousand
and four, shortly after turning sixteen, Adrian was in need
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of a fresh start. She left Texas behind, leaving her
biological mother, her adoptive mother Beverly, her friends, and her
best friend Carleen. She moved north to East Moleen, Illinois,
to live with her adoptive father, Tony Reynolds, and his
new wife, Joanne. East Moleen is a small city in
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northwestern Illinois, home to about twenty thousand people. For Adrian,
the move meant a big adjustment. She was now living
in a new home with her dad, Tony, her stepmother Joanne,
and Joanne's twin sons. It didn't take long, though, for
Adrian to make her presence known. The house was soon
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filled with music. She had a beautiful voice, and her
rendition of amazing grace never failed to bring tears to
her father's eyes. Adrian dreamed of going to Chicago one
day to audition for American Idol, but first she had
a plan earn her ged and then enlist in the
United States Marine Coup. She enrolled at the Blackhawk College
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Outreach Center, an alternative high school in East Moleen designed
for students who struggled in traditional classroom settings. Being the
new kid is never easy. On that first day, Adrian
was nervous. She didn't want to be the strange new girl.
She just wanted to belong. Her fears faded quickly. The
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other teens were drawn to Adrian's outgoing personality in southern charm.
Before long, she had earned the nickname Texas. One student
in particular took a special interest in her. It was
sixteen year old Sarah Coleb, one of the more influential
figures at black Hawk. Sarah had carved out a kind
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of social dominance at the school. She was the unspoken
leader of a tight knit group known for being controlling
and territorial. She was openly bisexual and told several classmates
she was attracted to the new girl. Adrian's own orientation
wasn't exactly clear. She seemed to flirt back, and the
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two quickly grew close. Before long, Adrian was welcomed into
Sara's inner circle. That circle also included seventeen year old
Corey Gregory. He and Sarah had met at a shopping
mall and hit it off instantly. Corey later said Sarah
was exactly his type. They shared the same style, the
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same music tastes, especially love for the Detroit hip hop
duo Insane Clown Posse. Though Sara eventually told Corey she
wanted to just be friends, Corey stayed devoted. He agreed
to keep things platonic as long as he could stay
close to her, still holding out hope that she might
change her mind. Sarah Corey and their group, identified as
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Juggalos and Juggalettes, devoted fans of Insane Clown Posse. They
built their identity around the idea that outcasts are treated
like clowns by society, so they leaned into it with
horror core lyrics, violent imagery, and face paint to match.
For many fans, the Juggalo subculture offered more than just music.
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It was a chosen family, a community of misfits, often
from turbulent backgrounds, who saw themselves reflected in the chaos
and rebellion of ICP. Their look was distinct red and
black haired, eye combat boots, clown makeup, but at its
core Being a Juggalo was about belonging. Sarah brought Adrian
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into that world in December. She took her to a
party at a house on Rock Island, a known hangout
for local juggalos where the group would drink, play music,
and claim a little space of their own. But shortly
after that party, Sarah suddenly cut off all communication with Adrian.
There was no explanation, just silence. At school, Adrian began
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noticing the stairs, She heard the whispers in the hallway.
The shift felt abrupt and confusing. She didn't understand what
she'd done wrong. She tried several times to reach out
to Sarah, hoping to smooth things over, but each attempt
was met with silence. In the meantime, Adrian grew closer
to Corey Gregory. The two started spending more time together
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in January, bonding over music, talking for hours. There were
even a few romantic moments between the two. Still, Adrian
hadn't given up on mending things with Sarah. She reached
out again. This time Sarah responded. On Friday, January twenty first,
Sarah invited Adrian to lunch. On the morning of Friday,
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January twenty first, two thousand and five, Joanne Reynolds woke
Adrian for school. She asked if Adrian had worked that afternoon,
and she replied yes, She was scheduled for a five
pm shift. Adrian got dressed and left for school. It
seemed like the other weekday. That afternoon, Joanne returned home
from work and went to check on Adrian's chores. But
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on Adrian's bed lay her work uniform, exactly as it
had been that morning. Joanne's stomach dropped. It was immediately
clear something was wrong. Adrian had never failed to come
home after school. Joanne and Tony both felt it in
their guts something was terribly wrong. They got in the
car and drove to Checkers, hoping Adrian might have gone
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straight to work, But when they arrived, the staff told
them Adrian hadn't shown up for her shift. That was
deeply alarming. Adrian loved her job, was always early, and
it was payday. She never would have missed picking up
her check. Panicked, Joanne and Tony started calling friends, classmates,
anyone who might know where Adrian was. They split up,
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each taking a car scouring the area in a desperate
search for their daughter. By eight pm, with no sign
of Adrian, they called police to report her missing. When
the responding officer suggested Adrian might have run away, Tony
refused to believe it. She hadn't picked up her paycheck,
she had I'm packed a single belonging. She wouldn't just leave.
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Soon as Tony and Joanne spoke with Adrian's friends and classmates,
a timeline of that day began to take shape. Police
were able to confirm that Adrian had been at school
from eight thirty am to twelve thirty pm, the regular
dismissal time for ged students. After school, she went to
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lunch with a few classmates that was dropped off near
her home at the MacDonald's just across the street. That
was the last confirmed sighting of Adrian. After that, she
simply vanished. Since her last known contact had been with
friends from school, investigators turned their focus to those lunch companions.
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They soon learned that Adrian had gone to Taco Bell
with Sarah Cole. Sarah was driving her red nineteen ninety
one geoprism. Also in the car were Corey Gregory and
another student named Sean McKittrick. Officer Allen called Sarah at
nine forty that night. On a recorded line, Sarah confirmed
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she'd been with Adrian that afternoon between twelve thirty and
one pm. She said that after lunch, she offered to
drive Adrian home. Here's a portion of the phone call
between Sarah and Officer Allan.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Are you friends with Adrian Reynolds? To be honest, no,
I don't like her. Okay, you had contact with her today? Yes?
I did? When was that? And between twelve thirty and
one o'clock? Were you and Corey giving her a ride
somewhere and you'd got up at McDonald's or something like that?
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She said, okay? Why because she said that she didn't
want her parents to see that she was in a
car with a boy. And before when I had hung
out with her one time and she told her parents
that Corey was my brother and me she's not okay?
So I dropped around the dogs, which is like right
across the street from her house, right that was the
last time I saw her. No, I haven't is?
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Sir Alan pushed further. If she and Adrian weren't even friends,
then why take her to lunch in the first place.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
I try not to talk to her because we don't
get along. How is it that she was in the
car with you today. Were you supposed to give her
a ride or something. I wasn't supposed to give her
a ride. The guy usually gives her a ride. I
wasn't here today. She'd be really cold out and we
got into an argument at school in between classes, and
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she was crying to me and kept going on and
on about all these stories, which I already spoke to
with her brother about it, and he already told me
that she's a liar. She but she had just been
crying to me about it, and I was like, well,
so let's talk it over at lunch. I'll drive you home.
I should talk about it. And she had been hanging
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out with my friend who likes me and I like him,
but she likes him, and we got an argument about
that because she wouldn't let him alone when we were
When we were in my car, we got into an
argument about it, and it just went on and on
and on, and I was like, you know what, I
don't I don't even want to.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
Be your friend.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
I don't want anything to do with it. And basically
we just apologize. She said she was sorry. I said
I was sorry for being tracking the way that I did,
because I know I overreacted, and I said, I'm gonna
take you home now, and she's like, you know, my
dad can't see that. I'm in the car the boy,
you know, So I'll drop you off McDonald's. Then, was it?
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I mean, he'd probably just assumed she would just walk
right home Rati and say a thing about doing anywhere
else or any of their friends to hang out with
or anything like that. No, I thought she had to
work tonight. I was aware. I was under the impression
that she's going to work today. She hadn't said anything
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to me. I dropped her off. That was it.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
Sarah also told police that after lunch, she and Corey
drove to a birthday party for Sarah's grandmother. Later that night.
When Sarah got home, she said she noticed fifteen missed calls,
along with several voice messages. Adrian's family had been trying
frantically to reach her. Tony Reynolds, however, wasn't convinced of
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Sarah's story. He found it strange that Adrian, if she
was just getting dropped off, would choose the McDonald's across
the street from home. Both he and Joanne were at work,
so why would Adrian be worried about being seen with anyone.
Tony admitted he hadn't cared much for Sarah from the start.
He'd only met her once, but something about her rubbed
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him the wrong way. All black clothing, heavy makeup, face piercings.
It wasn't a look he was used to, and he
wondered what kind of influence she might be having on
his daughter. When police asked Sarah if she'd be willing
to take a polygraph test, she declined. By Saturday morning,
there was still no sign of Adrian. Tony and Joanne
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hadn't slept. They spent the weekend blanketing East Moleen with
missing persons flyers, hundreds of them. On Sunday, a local
newspaper ran a brief story about the missing teen, along
with a photo of Adrian. By Monday, Tony was back
in his work truck. As he drove, he scanned every
car he passed, hoping for a glimpse of his daughter. Desperate,
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he and Joanne even visited a psychic who told them
Adrian was alive and being kept in someone's basement. It
gave them just enough hope to keep going. On Tuesday,
Tony appeared in the local paper holding a framed photo
of Adrian and the stuffed animal she slept with every night.
By Wednesday, the Illinois State Police had joined the investigation,
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and then on Thursday, January twenty seventh, two thousand and five,
the front page of the Dispatch delivered the news no
one wanted to believe. Search has grizzly end classmate sixteen arrested.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
Let's take a break.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Adrian had been excited when she first met Sarah back
in November. Sarah was the popular one at black Hawk Outreach,
the center of attention, the leader of a tight knit crew.
What Adrian didn't know was that Sarah ran hot and cold.
She could be your closest friend one moment and your
fears enemy the next. She had a reputation for a
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quick temper, small things set her off, and classmates knew
better than to cross her. Sarah was initially drawn to
Adrian romantically. Adrian, still figuring herself out, was curious, but
open to the idea of what a relationship with a
girl might be like. Once Adrian was reported missing, leeds
came pouring in. As detectives conducted interviews throughout the weekend.
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They started piecing together the history between the two girls,
how the friendship had started, why it soured, and how
it had seemingly smoothed over just enough for Sarah to
invite Adrian to lunch on January twenty first. But to
really understand the shift in Sara's behavior, we need to
go back to December two thousand and four, to the
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first time Sarah brought Adrian to a party with her
Juggalo friends. At that party, Adrian made an impression. She
was new, outgoing, cute. She got attention, especially from the guys.
But according to some classmates, that party wasn't just a
fun outing. It was a test. Bringing Adrian into the group,
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they said, wasn't an act of friendship, it was a setup,
a loyalty test. On the one hand, Sarah had encouraged
Adrian to meet people, be friendly, maybe even find a
romantic partner. But if Adriane hooked up with anyone at
the party, she'd be seen as disloyal, promiscuous, and unworthy
of Sarah's trust. If she didn't, then maybe, just maybe
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she'd passed. Adrian, unaware she was being tested, did hook
up with someone that night. A few days later, she
returned to the same party house. When Sarah found out,
she drove straight there. Witnesses say she confronted Adrian in
front of everyone, humiliating her, calling her names, turning the
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room against her. By the time school resumed the following Monday,
Sarah had made her feelings clear. She launched a campaign
to isolate Adriane, turning friends into enemies, whispers into rumors.
Sarah Colb was a study in contradictions. At sixteen, she
was already well known in the halls of black Hawk Outreach,
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not just for her popularity, but for the way she
wielded it. She projected confidence, often too much, but beneath
that veneer was a girl driven by deep insecurities. Sarah's
need for control wasn't just about status. It was a
defense mechanism. She had learned early on that the only
way to survive her world was to dominate it. Her
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circle wasn't just a group of friends, It was a
tightly controlled territory, romantic relationships, friendships, even who got to
talk to whom. Sarah kept a rigid grip on all
of it. Her obsession with insane clown posse and the
juggalo lifestyle fed in to this identity. The painted faces,
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the tough talk, the violent imagery. They were all armor,
a way to mask vulnerability and intimidate anyone who might
threaten her reign. Those closest to Sarah described her as
loyal as long as you stayed in line. But cross
her or fail her loyalty test, and the consequences were
swift and brutal. Interviews revealed a girl who could flip
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at an instant from charm and warmth to coldness and
even rage. Small slights became unforgivable betrayals in her eyes.
For Sarah, Adrian wasn't just a new friend or crush.
She was a challenge, a threat to the carefully constructed
order Sarah had built around herself. When Adrian failed the
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loyalty test at that December party, Sarah's control slipped into
something dark, a blend of jealousy, fear, and a desperate
need to punish. Hurt and Confused by the sudden shift
in their relationship, Adrian kept trying to reach out to Sarah,
asking what she'd done wrong, how she could fix it.
When Sarah wasn't giving a cold shoulder, Her responses were
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cruel and unrelenting. She called Adrian a slot and a whore,
told friends the new girl from Texas was annoying, and
she spread rumors designed to isolate her. By New Year's Eve,
Adrian confided in her stepmother Joanne, that she was afraid
of Sarah. The second time Adrian had gone to the
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Juggalo house, Sarah had shown up and pulled out a knife.
The harassment had escalated to threats, including a chilling command.
Sarah had told Adrian to kill herself, which sent her
into a dark depression. But when the new year began
and classes resumed in January two thousand and five, Adrian
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was feeling better and had found some solace in a
growing friendship with Sarah's best friend, Corey Gregory. They talked
on the phone for hours until Sarah caught wind of it.
Incensed that Corey was paying attention to Adrian, Sarah demanded
he cut ties with her. Now that we understand what
went on between Sarah and Adrian, let's move on to
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another interview police conducted while Adrian was missing. Blackhawks student
Sean McKittrick agreed to a polygraph exam and described to
the police the events of that Friday afternoon at Taco Bell.
At twelve thirty, the fourteens left school and got into
Sarah's car. The plan had been to use the drive
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through at Taco Bell, but it was backed up, so
Sarah parked in the lot instead. Adrian sat in the
front passenger seat, Sean behind her, and Corey next to him.
Once parked, Sean said Sarah and Adrian got into a
physical altercation. He saw Sarah pulling Adrian's hair and yelling.
Adrian kept asking why are you doing this. Sean told
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Sarah to stop, that this wasn't right, but she snapped back, quote,
if you don't like it, get out. Sean did. He
out of the car and walked back to school. When
Corey was questioned about the day, his story largely matched Shaan's,
but he added that after Sean left, Sarah and Adrian
made up. After dropping Adrian off at the McDonald's near
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her house, Sarah and Corey went through the drive through,
ordered two double cheeseburgers each, and when they came back around,
Adrian was gone. Corey was free to go. After his
police interview, there were no warrants out for anyone's arrest,
at least not yet. On January twenty fifth, the East
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Mouleen Police received a phone call from Charles Gregory, Corey's father.
The message was clear it was time for Corey to speak,
this time with lawyers present. That evening, Corey Gregory told
police what no one wanted to hear. Sarah Cole had
murdered Adrian Reynolds in the car while parked at Taco Bell.
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Corey said his memory of the attack was hazy. He
recalled looking out the window as the two girls fought,
grappling choking each other. Then Sarah grabbed a wooden stick
she kept in her car for protection. Corey described it
to the police as looking like the handle of an axe.
Sarah struck Adrian on the back of the head and
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continued choking her as she lay unconscious. Finally, Corey said
Adrian was dead. Afterward, the teens transported Adrian's body to
Sarah's grandparents farm in Millersburg. There, they attempted to destroy
the evidence. They poured gasolene over the body and set
it ablaze with a small lighter. Hours later, Corey said
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he witnessed Sarah dismembering Adrian's remains. Together, they disposed of
the body parts in two separate locations. With his attorney
by his side, Corey led police to the sites where
Adrian's remains were found. It had been four days since
Adrian went missing.
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On January twenty sixth, Joanne received a call from the police.
They were at her front door. Joanne felt sick. Every
instinct told her to run, to do anything but open
that door and face the news. She feared, but she
called out for Tony and let the officers inside. Adrian's
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parents finally had their answer. Their daughter was dead. The
only comfort Tony could hold on to was knowing the
last thing he said to Adrian was I love you.
Later that day, police arrested sixteen year old Sarah calb.
She was charged with two counts of first degree murder
and one count of concealing a homicide. Bond was set
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at one million dollars and she was sent to juvenile
attention to await trial. January twenty seventh, seventeen year old
Corey Gregory was arrested and faced the same charges, with
bond also set at one million dollars. Four days later,
a woman made a disturbing discovery at her home. Pat
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Corbyn's grandson, sixteen year old Nathan Gaudet, had been living
with her for the past couple of weeks. She noticed
his strange behavior, frequent trips down to the basement and
odd comings and goings. When Pat learned that Nathan's friend
Sarah and Corey were involved in Adrian's disappearance, her suspicion grew.
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She decided to check the basement. There on a treadmill.
Hidden under a pillow was a backpack inside a handsaw.
Pat called the police immediately. Nathan Gaudet was arrested and
charged as a juvenile with concealing a homicide. In February
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two thousand and five, Nathan Gaudet pleaded guilty to concealing
a homicide. He was ordered to remain in juvenile detention,
with his release date yet to be determined. Meanwhile, Sarah Colb,
who previously only had a traffic citation on her record,
was now facing trial for first degree murder. The trial
began on October thirty first, two thousand and five, at
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the Rock Island County Justice Center. State's attorney Jeff Taranis
led the prosecution. Adrian's family attended every day, though her
biological mother, Carolyn, remained in Texas under doctor's orders. She
was six and a half months pregnant at the time.
Over the course of the trial, prosecutor Taranas called forty
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three witnesses to the stand. One man who was at
Taco Bell on that fateful day, testified that he saw
the geoprism parked in the lot. He said the car
was rocking back and forth as if a fight was
happening inside, but he dismissed it as just teenagers fooling around.
A classmate testified that Friday morning before the murder, Sarah
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Colb had asked if hitting someone on the back of
the head could be fatal, and that she planned to
take a girl to a park and beat her with
a stick. Another classmate recalled Sarah saying she was going
to beat Adrian's ass. Then came Shaan mckittrick's testimony. He
said he'd been in Sarah's car that day at lunch,
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sitting in the back seat while Sarah drove and Adrian
sat up front. Sean, who was dating Sarah at the time,
recounted that after she'd parked the car, Sarah asked Adrian
for a hug. When Adrian moved closer, Sarah suddenly grabbed
her hair and started yelling. Sean told Sarah to stop,
and she told him, if you don't like it, get out.
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Sarah's Auntossa, testified, saying that she saw her niece that
afternoon with a fresh scratch on her cheek. Sarah told
her it happened during a wrestling match with Corey. Two
of us Sarah's family members confirmed seeing her and Corey
on the Millersburg farm just after six pm that Friday night.
Sarah claimed she was simply showing Corey around to teenagers
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who'd been detained with Sarah later testified that she talked
openly about the fight in the car and said Adrian
had passed out. As the prosecution pieced together the timeline,
a clear narrative emerged, supported by witness testimony and physical evidence.
Sarah invited Adrian to lunch that day under the pretense
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of reconciliation, but once they were parked at Taco Bell,
Sarah's anger erupted. She resented Adrian, especially since there were
rumors that Adrian and Corey were casually dating. After Sarah
grabbed Adrian's hair, a violent fight ensued. Adrian pleaded, asking
why Sarah was doing this. After Sean left the car,
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Sarah and Corey forced a Adrian into the back seat.
Sarah struck her in the face, then hid her over
the head with the wooden stick she kept in her
back seat. Corey held Adrian's arms down while Sarah strangled her.
Despite Adrian's desperate resistance, she was overpowered. Corey then wrapped
his belt around Adrian's neck as they drove to a
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nearby park, placing her body in the trunk of the geoprism.
Sarah proposed bearing the body at her grandparents farm, thinking
no one would suspect her if she was seen there
and the body would never be found, but when they arrived,
the frozen ground made digging impossible. They had already wrapped
Adrian's body in a tarp. Now they poured gasolene over
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it and Corey lit it with a buttane lighter. Sarah
leaned on his shoulder as they watched the flames flicker,
but the fire didn't consume the body as they'd hoped.
Faced with failure, they decided to enlist help, and they
knew just who to call. They called their friend Nathan Godey,
who had a reputation for cruelty towards animals and they
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believed would assist with dismembering the body. Nathan, testifying for
the prosecution under a plea deal, recounted meeting Sarah and
Corey that Saturday. They asked him what would you do
if you killed somebody? On Sunday, Sarah picked up Nathan
from his grandmother's house, where he was ready and armed
with a saw. Back at the farm, Nathan dismembered Adrian's
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body while Sarah and Corey looked on. Most of the
remains were dumped into a ravine on the property, while
the rest were sealed in a trash bag and stored
in the trunk of Sarah's car. Everyone in the courtroom
listened shocked as Nathan testified that afterward, the trio stopped
at mac donald's for a meal. Later, they drove to
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Black Hawk Historic Site and found a wooded area. There,
they lifted a manhole cover, dropped in the remaining body parts,
replaced the cover, and shoveled dirt over it. Sarah had
insisted on disposing the remains in two separate locations to
make identification more difficult. Now, In an unorthodox move, Sarah
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Colb took the stand to testify in her own defense.
She appeared unfazed, calmly answering questions from her court appointed
defense attorney, David Hoffman. Sarah admitted to inviting Adrian to
lunch and driving her to Taco Bell. She also acknowledged
grabbing Adrian's hair and warning her to stay away from
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Sarah's friends, but she insisted that was the only time
she got physical with Adrian. According to Sarah, it was
Corey who attacked, dragging Adrian into the back seat and
strangling her with a belt. Sarah claimed she just sat there,
shocked and frozen, denying any involvement in the murder. She
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said she stayed silent because Corey threatened to kill her
and her family if she told anyone or if she
didn't help conceal the crime. But a witness contradicted the story,
testifying that just hours after the murder, Sarah was seen
on Corey's lap at a party, hardly the behavior of
someone living in fear. The prosecution wasn't buying Sarah's attempt
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to minimize her role. State's attorney Jeff Taranas had Sarah
read aloud from a journal entry she wrote hours before
the murder. The jury heard her chilling words I'll fucking
kill her and frankly, the way Sarah spoke about Adrian
on the stand disparaging and cold spoke volumes without needing
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further elaboration here. Forensic pathologist Jessica Bowman testified that she
could not pinpoint a definitive cause of death, but suggested
Adrian may have died from smothering or strangulation. She also
noted a laceration on Adrian's head consistent with a blow.
After two weeks of testimony, the jury retired to deliberate,
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with Juror Mark Curdy serving as foreman. Juror Steve Haskins
recalled numerous inconsistencies in the witness's accounts, but believed that
when pieced together, they pointed clearly to Sarah Kulb's guilt
for first degree murder. Jur Jeff Paul expected a swift verdict.
He was confident the twelve jurors would review the facts
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and unanimously convict Sarah Colb, but after two days, the
jury returned with the deadlock. Eleven jurors were convinced of
Sarah's guilt. One juror, Mark Curdy, stood alone, refusing to budge.
Hurdy insisted that the prosecution hadn't met the burden of
proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Despite repeated efforts by
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the other jurors to convince him, his refrain remained proved
to me She's guilty. Hurdy later explained that the jury
instructions were unclear and he didn't realize he could convict
them the concealment charge alone, while deadlocking and murder. Jury instructions
are intended to guide jurors through legal definitions and standards,
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helping them understand how to apply the law to the
evidence presented, but when those instructions are confusing or incomplete,
justice can stall. Those following the twenty twenty five Karen
Reid trial may recall similar concerns over jury instructions, but
that jury ultimately overcame their confusion and reached a verdict.
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On Wednesday, November sixteenth, two thousand and five, Adrian's family
sat in the courtroom, all wearing pink shirts with their
daughter's photo on them. They anxiously awaited a verdict, but
were stunned when a mistrial was declared due to a
hung jury. Tears flowed freely. This was not the justice
they'd hoped for. How with so much evidence could one
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juror still have reasonable doubt about Sarah Kolb's guilt. Afterward,
Mark Hurdy spoke to media outlets explaining his decision. He
said he believed Sarah had concealed the murder, but was
not convinced the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that she
committed the murder. Hurdie's decision ignited public outcry. Callers to
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radio shows where he appeared accused him of bragging about
hanging the jury. For Adrian's family and for the community.
The mistrial was another painful chapter in a case marked
by tragedy and frustration. The second trial was moved from
Rock Island County to Dixon, a decision made to reduce
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the influence of intense media coverage on the jury. Adrian's
family faced another agonizing chapter, reliving the horrific details of
the murder and cover up all over again, starting from scratch,
But there was a glimmer of hope. At the first trial,
eleven jurors had found Sarah Colb guilty. Joanne Reynolds chose
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to cling to that hope. On Wednesday, February twenty second,
two thousand and six, after ten hours of deliberation, the
jury in Sarah Colb's second trial reached a unanimous verdict.
Sarah Colb was convicted of concealing a homicide and convicted
of two counts of first degree murder. When the verdict
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was read aloud in court, she showed no visible emotion.
The two counts of murder were based on two legal theories,
first that Sarah intended to kill Adrian Reynolds, and second
that her actions had a strong probability of resulting in death.
Although convicted on two counts, Sarah would only be sentenced
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for one. Adrian's biological mother, Carolin Franco, expressed relief at
the verdict. She hoped that justice had finally been served
and that her daughter's killer would spend the rest of
her life behind bars. After the verdict, Tony and jo
Anne Reynolds drove quietly to Riverside Cemetery in Moline, where
they placed flowers on Adrian's grave, a small gesture of
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love and remembrance amid the pain. On the day of sentencing,
Joanne Reynolds read a victim impact statement in court. After
expressing her grief, She said, the following, Adrian was a
normal sixteen year old girl who liked boys. Adrian came
here from Texas to start her life over. Like most families,
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we had problems, but together we were going through counseling.
Adrian got through to my heart and I never got
the chance to tell her I loved her. I miss her,
Your Honor, Adrian had dreams. She wanted to be on
American Idol. She loved to sing. Adrian wanted to be
a designer that did detail painting on cars. We were
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planning a graduation party for Adrian. She was working very
hard to get her ged. Adrian had dreams of being
a Marine Honor. Since January twenty first, two thousand and five,
I have not been able to stop thinking what horror
Adrian had to go through. Later in her statement, Joanne said,
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the following, your honor. Sarah asked for a fair trial,
and she got it. What about Adrian. Sarah didn't give
Adrian a fair trial. She tried and convicted her and
gave Adrian the death penalty. Adrian just wanted to be
Sarah's friend. Because Sarah cannot receive the death penalty, because
she has laws to protect her. I ask you give
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her the max. Because she is evil enough to have
someone cut up Adrian's body. I ask you give her
the max. Because Sarah shows no remorse, I ask you
give her the max. Because Adrian is not ever coming home.
I ask you to give her the max. Adrian wasn't
just anybody. She was Adrian Lee Reynolds, and I want
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her to come home, Your Honor, this could have been
anybody's daughter. Please give her the max. Sarah Colb is
a cold blooded killer. She shows no emotion. She is
not sorry that she killed Adrian. She's sorry she got
caught in her phone call to the police. She was
cool as ice. Sarah Coleb was in control of the
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whole situation, Your Honor. Sixty years is nothing compared to
what Adrian Reynolds got. I just want her to come home.
Please give Sarah the max. Before announcing the sentence, the
court described Sarah Colb's actions as cold and callous. She
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was the aggressor, the judge said, with no regard for
the life she took, only concerned with avoiding capture. The
judge also warned there was a strong likelihood Sarah's criminal
behavior could happen again. Her age and clean record were considered,
but they didn't absolve her of responsibility. This wasn't just
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a tragedy. It was a stark warning about a dangerous
young person who showed no remorse for what she'd done.
The court sentenced Sarah Klb to forty eight years in
prison for first degree murder, with an additional three years
a mandatory supervised release. She also received a consecutive five
year sentence for concealing a homicide. Corey Gregory had been
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scheduled for trial on May first of two thousand and
five in Rock County, but a month before he pleaded
guilty to murder and concealment of a homicide. This was
part of a plea deal agreed upon with the Reynolds
family in July. During his sentencing hearing, Corey expressed remorse,
telling Adrian's family he was sorry and wished he could
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undo what had happened. He was sentenced to forty five
years in prison. Nathan Gaudet pleaded guilty to concealing a
homicide and was sentenced to up to five years in
juvenile detention. He served nearly four years and was released
on November eleventh, two thousand and eight. Tragically, on April sixteenth,
twenty twelve, Gaudet died in a car accident in Bloomingdale, Indiana.
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The vehicle shruck a tree and caught fire, killing Gaudet
and his two friends. All three were burned beyond recognition.
A lot of media coverage has placed heavy emphasis on
Sarah and Corey's connection to insane clown Posse and their
identification with the Juggalo community. In some reports, loose associations
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are drawn between the group's horror core lyrics and the
brutality of Adrian's murder. I want to be clear here,
I don't believe that listening to a certain type of
music or being part of a subculture like the Juggalos
makes someone inherently violent. Millions of people connect with that
music and that identity without ever committing harm. What happened
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to Adrian wasn't about music. It was about choices, cruelty,
and a complete disregard for human life. Twenty years later,
at the Reynolds home in East Moleen, Adrian's bedroom remains
just as she left it on that cold January morning
in two thousand and five. A strip of warning tape
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still hangs across the door disaster, do not enter, something
her dad had jokingly placed there, teasing her about the
messs she never quite got around to cleaning up. Inside.
Adrian's guitar still leans against the wall, her posters are
still up. It's a pink room full of dreams. Paused
in mid sentence, her family often lets themselves imagine a
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different timeline, one where Adrian got her GED, passed her
driving test, and bought her first car, one where she
joined the Marines, just like she talked about. They watch
American idol and wonder out loud how far she could
have gone. They're certain she'd have made it past the
first round at least. Tony and Joanne Reynolds took their
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grief and turned it outward, raising funds in Adrian's name
for black Hawk Outreach, helping other young people pay for
their GEDs, carrying forward the very future that was taken
from their daughter. Adrian's life was short, but it mattered,
and while her story ends far too soon, her family
is making sure that her voice and her dreams are
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still heard. Thank you so much for listening. Method and
Madness is a completely independent podcast, written, produced and hosted
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