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E21 - Murder of Brian Barrett & The Driskill hotel

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As a toxic online love triangle escalated, jealousy pushed a middle aged family man to don camouflage, wait in the shadows of a dark factory parking lot, and pull the trigger. But the most disturbing twist of all didn't come until the police started digging into who "tall hot blond" really was. We unravel the shattering case of identity manipulation, obsession, and a deadly internet facade that left a young man executed for a fantasy. Tonight, we step inside the historic corridors of the Driskill in Austin to uncover the tragic stories and restless spirits that still roam its halls. We dive into the tragic tale of Room 525, where two heartbroken brides took their own lives exactly twenty years apart, leaving behind an oppressive, heavy energy that still drives guests from the room in the dead of night. We’ll look at the fifth floor, where the phantom scent of cigar smoke signals the presence of Jesse Driskill himself, keeping a watchful eye on the empire he lost in a high-stakes poker game.

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episode E21 - Murder of Brian Barrett & The Driskill hotel artwork

E21 - Murder of Brian Barrett & The Driskill hotel

As a toxic online love triangle escalated, jealousy pushed a middle aged family man to don camouflage, wait in the shadows of a dark factory parking lot, and pull the trigger. But the most disturbing twist of all didn't come until the police started digging into who "tall hot blond" really was. We unravel the shattering case of identity manipulation, obsession, and a deadly internet facade that left a young man executed for a fantasy. Tonight, we step inside the historic corridors of the Driskill in Austin to uncover the tragic stories and restless spirits that still roam its halls. We dive into the tragic tale of Room 525, where two heartbroken brides took their own lives exactly twenty years apart, leaving behind an oppressive, heavy energy that still drives guests from the room in the dead of night. We’ll look at the fifth floor, where the phantom scent of cigar smoke signals the presence of Jesse Driskill himself, keeping a watchful eye on the empire he lost in a high-stakes poker game.

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