Episode 2 — The Murder of Shawna Naimoli

Editor’s note: This episode contains some graphic descriptions, including talk about suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, the North Range Behavioral Health Center in northern Colorado offers 24-hour emergency services at [phone]. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free and confidential service for suicide prevention and mental health crisis. Call toll-free at 1-800-273-8255. In this second episode of The 970, we explore the 2016 murder of 51-year-old Shawna Naimoli in Mead, Colo. She was killed in her bed by Ron Budler, 49, her boyfriend’s older brother. In an interview with police after the shooting, Ron blamed physical and mental health problems as the reasons he committed the murder. This episode originally aired May 24, 2019.