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Blount County: The Murder of Christian Boyle

·36 min·3 clips
Christian Boyle called his mom to check on his quadriplegic dad, then vanished without his usual goodnight text.
This episode investigates the 2017 murder of 18-year-old Christian Boyle in Blount County, Alabama, exploring his disappearance, the discovery of his body, and his connection to another homicide he witnessed. Through interviews with his twin brother Brandon and mother Carrie, it delves into Christian's life, family struggles, and the ongoing cold case investigation.

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A careful cold-case portrait that keeps the victim at the center.

This opening chapter in The Fall Line's latest season of U.S. cold cases favors the person over the case file, tracing Christian through family memory, home life, ambition, and the routines that made him feel present before everything changed.

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If you want a careful cold-case listen, start here: a two-part investigation where family testimony meets the murder file.

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