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Listener. in today's episode, I'm going to do my best to avoid bias. I am covering the killing of Sonia Massey by then S then Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy, named Sean Grayson, I'm going to

distribute the facts by use of court documents, news articles, and how they appeared to my naked eye when reviewing the footage. I'm going to Springfield, Illinois.

Sonia Massey, age 36, was a mother of two, a 17-year-old son and 15 year old daughter.

It has been reported since the shooting

that the two are having a very hard time with what transpired.

You only watched a little bit of the video. You have to stop.

Yeah, I can't.

I can't finish it.

Massey's 17 year old son Malachi and her mother Donna

say they're still in shock.

This can't be real.

I don't know how this could be real.

I'm sorry.

On July 6th at 12.50 a.m.

Massey called 911 to report a prowler in her yard.

Whether there was a prowler has never been determined.

It's worth noting here that Sonia Massey was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

The body cam footage starts with a search of the perimeter. meter. I'm going to The backyard is about what you would imagine.

Green grass in a shed surrounded by chain link fence and bathed in

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