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Behind a grocery store in Bethany, Oklahoma, a foul odor led to a duffel bag—and inside was the dismembered remains of 19-year-old Carina Saunders. Her head, hands, and feet had been sawn off, and someone had tried to cut a tattoo from her back to prevent identification. The horror was just beginning.
In this episode, we investigate the 2011 murder of Carina Saunders, a young woman whose death became a nightmare labyrinth of human trafficking ring theories, a mysterious cell phone video, and shocking witness accounts. Two men—former teacher Luis Ruiz and Jimmy Massey—were arrested and charged, accused of torturing Carina to intimidate others in an alleged drug and trafficking network [citation:1][citation:8]. A witness described seeing her tied to a table and having her foot sawed off while alive [citation:7].
But despite these chilling accounts, the charges were dismissed in 2013 due to lack of evidence [citation:3]. The case remains unsolved, haunted by rumors of a video of the killing that police have never been able to recover. We examine: Who was Carina? Why did friends beg her not to leave in that red pickup truck? And why, more than a decade later, is the person responsible still walking free?
In this episode, we investigate the 2011 murder of Carina Saunders, a young woman whose death became a nightmare labyrinth of human trafficking ring theories, a mysterious cell phone video, and shocking witness accounts. Two men—former teacher Luis Ruiz and Jimmy Massey—were arrested and charged, accused of torturing Carina to intimidate others in an alleged drug and trafficking network [citation:1][citation:8]. A witness described seeing her tied to a table and having her foot sawed off while alive [citation:7].
But despite these chilling accounts, the charges were dismissed in 2013 due to lack of evidence [citation:3]. The case remains unsolved, haunted by rumors of a video of the killing that police have never been able to recover. We examine: Who was Carina? Why did friends beg her not to leave in that red pickup truck? And why, more than a decade later, is the person responsible still walking free?