Hi crime junkies, I'm your host Ashley Flowers and I'm Britt and the story I have for you today will probably have you pulling your hair out because it's one of those cases where answers seem so obvious,

yet justice would take nearly a decade to finally arrive.

And it's also about a man who worked hard

for everything he had until senseless violence snatched it all away from him. This is the story of Bruce Blackwood. the Oh, 55 year old

old Bruce Blackwood is the type of man who loves his routine and will stick to it no matter what,

rain or shine. Now he's the manager of an off-track betting parlor in Queens,

this borough of New York City, and in the 20-plus years that he's worked there,

he's rarely, if ever, called in sick.

Which is why on the morning of March 6, 2006,

his coworkers are thrown off

when they get a call from Bruce saying that he won't be at work that day because he slipped and fell in the tub.

Now he doesn't say much else and the conversation is just super short but it's like minutes before his

shift is supposed to start when he makes this call. Which like why is he in the bath

minutes before he's supposed to be at work. Exactly. And look, accidents happen.

Falling and hurting yourself in the tub

is definitely a valid excuse for needing

to take the day off on a short notice.

But to your point, this is ultra short notice.

Yeah.

Like, doesn't quite make sense kind of short notice.

In fact, it makes so little sense that people start kind of spreading the word about it.

And the news makes its way to Bruce's closest work friend,

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