+228 // Bound, Beaten, and Burned

Two Toledo, OH teens were asked to leave a birthday party at the Maumee Bay Lodge and Convention Center after one of them purportedly flashed a gun on December 3rd, 2022. After getting into a silver SUV and riding off into the night, the boys were never seen alive again. For ten agonizing days, their whereabouts remained unknown until an unexpected tip led authorities to the site of a vacant house fire. Beneath the twisted and charred rubble, the FBI Evidence Recovery team would ultimately find the truth…

Written and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources: 

1. Bound, beaten, burned: Prosecutors detail how and why group allegedly conspired to kill two Toledo teens

2. The families of the two missing Toledo teens speak out

3. Coroner: Cause of death still under investigation for missing Toledo teens found in burned home

4. FBI finds human remains at burned-down home, charges filed in case of missing Toledo teens

5. TFRD presser on Dec.5 Chase St. fire

6. Suspect now charged with murder after coroner identifies bodies of missing Toledo teens

7. TPD arrests three in connection with the kidnapping of two Toledo juveniles

8. WATCH: TFRD explains vacant house fire response, why bodies were not found at Chase Street

9. Families searching for missing Toledo teens

10. Search warrant reveals new info in the events leading up to the death of two Toledo teens

11. Prosecutors detail how and why group allegedly conspired to kill two Toledo teens

12. Missing boys update Dec. 16

13. Men found guilty of murder, kidnapping in death of two Toledo teenagers

14. Multiple People Indicted In Kidnapping, Murder Of Toledo Teens

15. Diamond Rivera sentenced in missing, killed Toledo teens case

16. Man convicted for involvement in disappearance, murder of two Toledo teens

17. Jury selection begins for two men charged in kidnapping, murder of two Toledo teens

18. Man charged with kidnapping, murder of Toledo teens; bodies identified

19. Verdict reached in trial for Toledo men charged in kidnapping, murder of two teens

20. TIMELINE: Missing Toledo teens case

21. WATCH: Toledo police discuss search for missing teens at site of arson, two bodies found

22. Vigil Friday held for for teens Wilder, Pittman found Thursday; multiple people charged in case

23. 2 men charged in killings of KeMarion Wilder and Kyshawn Pittman in 2022 set for trial Monday

24. Family, friends of missing teens gather at scene of vacant house fire tied to investigation

25. Several indicted, juveniles arrested on murder charges in Toledo teens Wilder, Pittman case

26. Mother of slain Toledo teenager loses everything in house fire deemed 'suspicious' by authorities

27. Man charged with kidnapping, murder of Toledo teens; causes of death stated by prosecutor

28. Latest suspect charged in kidnapping, murder of Toledo teens pleads not guilty

29. Two men sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, murder of two Toledo teens

30. Crystal LaForge-Yingling found guilty of obstructing justice in Toledo teens homicide case

31. WATCH: Footage shows arrest of Cruz Garcia, charged with murder of Toledo teens Pittman, Wilder

32. Update POLICE release CCTV footage of Kemarion Wilder and Kyshawn Pittman before disappearing

33. Deputy juvenile prosecutor talks Lucas County's justice system, process from crime to conviction

34. Home 'associated' with defendant in kidnapping, murder case of Toledo teens shot multiple times, police say

35. Brent Kohlhofer Sex Offender Registry 

36. Prison phone calls helped police in missing Toledo teens case, records show

37. Vacant north Toledo house 'total loss' after overnight fire

38. Three charged with obstructing justice after questioning about missing Toledo teens

39. Sentencing delayed for man who took deal for boys' deaths, testified

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “After the War” by Christian Andersen

• Closing Track: “Constant Stuff” by Dylan Sitts

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com