Hey, crime junkies, it's Britt, and we're almost through our upcoming crime junkie tour route,

which means we are that much closer to getting to see you in person.

2025 is coming up in no time, and we can't wait to deep dive into a case with you all.

But until then, you know the drill, we want to reshare a story from our next stop.

And today we're headed back to Phoenix, Arizona, where in January 2023, Ashley told you how an innocent man's life was

senselessly ripped away from him. Police are certain there are individuals who know who is

responsible, but even today, justice remains to be seen.

Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And the story I

have for you today is about a truly horrific death that you probably haven't even heard of.

And that's because our victim was experiencing homelessness. And for some reason, our society

has decided that we shouldn't

give these stories national attention. We shouldn't become obsessed with the outcomes of those

cases. But we crime junkies don't buy into that. This is absolutely a case you'll be obsessed

with and furious over. This is the story of Aaron Taylor.

This is the story of Aaron Taylor. It's Christmas Day 2007, a Tuesday, and despite the holiday, there's this strip mall in Paradise Valley Village, which is a neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, and it has no shortage of customers, thanks to a CircleK convenience store on one end of the plaza, and that thing's open 24-7.

One of those customers is this guy named Nimoy.

He's with a woman headed to the Circle Cave from his nearby apartment, and this is like

6.50 p.m. And suddenly, the both of them hear screaming coming from an open-air breezeway,

which is basically like a walkway that separates some of the buildings.

And it sounds like a man screaming, but they can't really see what's going on until they come around the side of the subway sandwich shop to a courtyard that has these like concrete

picnic tables and like benches. And something is on one of those benches right next to the subway and whatever it is is on

fire. And at first, they don't know what they're looking at, but they quickly realize that it is a

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