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Is this thing on? Yes, it is. Hey there,
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folks. Okay, so December the 21st, 2025.
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Today marks 5 years since Coffee House
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Crime started on YouTube. As many of you
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know, all of this began with the case of
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Joshua Maddox. And when I launched on
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Spotify earlier this year, I revisited
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that case. It was mostly to see how far
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this channel has come in the time it's
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been around. And so, with that being on
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Spotify, I thought now was the perfect
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time to share it here on YouTube, too.
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And with that said, I just wanted to say
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thank you so much to all of you who are
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here because, well, Coffee House Crime
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wouldn't be anything without its
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community. Truly, I feel so happy and
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blessed to be here with all of you. So,
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thank you. And hey, here's to many more
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years to come. Anyway, folks, please
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grab yourself a coffee for the 339th
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time and let's investigate. This is the
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revisited case of Joshua Maddox.
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In the quiet mountain town of Woodland
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Park, Colorado, a family search for
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their missing son dragged on for years
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without answers. Joshua Maddox was only
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18 years old when he left his home on a
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spring morning in 2008. He told his
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sister that he was going for a walk.
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However, after that, he vanished. No
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phone calls, no sightings, and no trace
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left behind. A few days later, he was
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reported as missing to police officers,
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but their efforts were futile, and for
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seven gruelling long years, the Maddox
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family were left with nothing short of a
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nightmare. It was in the year 2015 that
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a gruesome discovery in a cabin only one
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mile from the family home suddenly
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shattered that silence. You see, several
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contractors were busy tearing down an
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abandoned cabin when all of a sudden,
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they stumbled upon something inside of
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the chimney. It was the mummified
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remains of a human body, unnaturally
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positioned and wedged deep into the
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brick. Those remains were eventually
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identified to belong to Joshua. And
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although he had now finally been found,
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it was in one of the strangest and most
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haunting ways imaginable. Despite the
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discovery, many questions surrounding
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his death still remained. For example,
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what precisely happened to Joshua Maddox
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on the day that he walked out? What did
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the clues leave behind? And was this a
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tragic accident? Or was someone else
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involved for nefarious reasons?
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Welcome to Colorado Springs, folks.
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Nestled at the foot of the Rocky
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Mountains, it's home to breathtaking
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peaks, endless hiking trails, and a
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community that thrives on nature's
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doorstep. Tourists come here for the
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garden of the gods, military families
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for the nearby Air Force Academy, and
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dreamers for the crisp mountain air that
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promises a better life. It has to be
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good, right? I mean, it does look
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tempting if I'm honest. Even I was
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considering moving there a few years
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ago. However, beneath that scenic
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facade, Colorado Springs has long held a
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darker reputation. With its rather rapid
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growth, the city has struggled with
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crime rates that are higher than the
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national average, and especially when it
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comes to violent crime. Methampetamine
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has left deep scars on local
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communities, often targeting those
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suffering with mental health issues.
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While gang activity and drug trafficking
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have threaded themselves deep into the
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city, even its geography plays a
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sinister role here. The dense forests
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and vast wilderness surrounding Colorado
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Springs have hidden more than a few
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bodies over the recent years. And
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investigators will always tell you that
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it is a rather convenient place to
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disappear. Whether that's by choice or
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even by force. And it doesn't end there
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either because some of the country's
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most unsettling crimes have happened
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here. From serial killers to unsolved
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mysteries that still haunt investigators
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today. Speaking of which, today we're
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traveling 25 mi northwest of Colorado
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Springs to a small town called Woodland
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Park. Founded in 1887, it's home to
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about 8,000 residents. And with it being
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found deep in the forests and mountains,
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it is beautiful in its own right, yet
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mysterious all the same. And it's here
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that you could find Joshua Maddox and
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his family. Born on March the 9th, 1990
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in Woodland Park, Joshua grew up with
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his father and three siblings, Kate,
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Ruth, and Zachary. He was the youngest
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of the family, meaning that his brother
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and sisters would often try to look
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after him. Unfortunately, his mother and
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father had divorced a while prior,
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leaving him in a fractured household.
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After being homeschooled for his first 2
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years, Joshua then transitioned into the
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Woodland Park school system, where he
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quickly stood out as an exceptional
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student. In fact, teachers remember him
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as intelligent, bright, and gifted. He
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was a great guitarist for his age, too.
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And of course, with a sharp sense of
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humor and adventurous spark, he was also
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known to be the troublemaker from time
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to time thanks to his curious nature. To
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add to this, friends would also describe
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Joshua as witty, easygoing, and
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compassionate. And key takeaway here,
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someone who loved to go out for an
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adventure.
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Now, Joshua loved the Colorado
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wilderness, and to be honest, he wasn't
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afraid to spend a night or two under the
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stars, which did mean that from time to
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time, he would disappear for a couple of
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days. This elusiveness was a bad habit
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that both of his parents hadn't quite
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grappled yet. But then again, in a place
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like Woodland Park, what could possibly
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go wrong? It also appeared that Joshua
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had carried a certain resilience about
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him, too, formed out of tragedy. because
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sadly only 2 years prior in 2006 his
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older brother Zachary had taken his own
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life. This of course devastated the
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family but none other like Joshua.
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Depression hit him hard after this and
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although he would eventually find
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himself out of that darkness it was a
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long and difficult task and then as you
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know only 2 years later he would then
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suddenly disappear. And so on that note
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let's talk about it. It was on May the
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8th, 2008 that Joshua told his sister
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Kate that he was going out for a walk.
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And although he didn't specify where or
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how long for, why would he? Because this
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was just a normal walk. But the thing
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is, after leaving the property, he never
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returned. In fact, that would be the
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last time that anyone would ever see
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Joshua alive again. Now, one thing to
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mention here is that Joshua was very
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casual about this walk. He didn't pack
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anything extra with him. didn't provide
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any details and wasn't acting unusual
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either. What this tells me is that he
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had every intention to return home later
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that day, but alas, that would never
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happen. As the hours slipped by, anxiety
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began to rise. Now, at first, people
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didn't panic too much. After all, Joshua
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was known for his love of the outdoors
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and would often go on long hikes through
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the forests or spend hours catching up
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with friends. So when he didn't return
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home that evening, it wasn't entirely
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unusual, just abnormal. This was how
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Joshua operated. After all, he was
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raised to be both independent and
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freespirited. For most of us, having a
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child unaccounted for for one night
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would definitely send alarm bells
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ringing. But for the Maddox family, it
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wasn't a cause for panic, at least not
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at first. But as the days passed by,
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each and every one of them moved with
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silence, and each one heavier than the
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last. And so finally, on May the 13th,
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with that being 5 days after Joshua was
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last seen, his father picked up the
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phone. In an effort to find his son, he
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called all of his friends. But when none
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of them knew where he was, that feeling
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of dread immediately set in. And so the
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next thing he did was call the police to
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alert them. Almost immediately, the
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community rallied to find him.
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Volunteers searched through the thick
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woodlands, trudged through lakes and
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ponds, and scoured the many mountains
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surrounding Woodland Park. Search dogs
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were brought in, posters were put up,
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and neighbors kept their eyes open. But
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despite their best efforts, every trail
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went cold, and every lead went nowhere.
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It was as if Joshua had stepped out into
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the wilderness and then simply vanished.
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Amidst the grief and worry, Joshua's
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sister shared a post on Facebook to say,
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"Since Joshua was 18, it has been
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reasonable to assume that he may have
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decided to leave town to start a new
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life. As one of his two older sisters, I
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have always chosen to believe that this
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was the case. I expected Josh to return
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home to my father's house at any time
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with a wife and small children. Josh has
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always been known for his musical and
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literary talent. So maybe we would one
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day find him playing music with a band
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on tour or catch him writing successful
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novels under a pen name so that he could
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keep his preferred lifestyle of solitude
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in the woods.
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These words from his sister paint a good
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impression of the mindset that his
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family were in at the time that Joshua
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disappeared. And it's true he was an
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adult now. So, not only could he make
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his own decisions in life, but he could
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come and go as he pleased. In addition
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to this, it sounds like not only had he
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played with the idea of leaving, but
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also remaining anonymous. And so, with
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him now gone, that doesn't necessarily
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mean he's in danger, right? And if you
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look at the facts, there was actually
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nothing to suggest he was. Joshua was a
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good kid. He had good grades. He was
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well-liked and had a good head on his
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shoulders. So maybe he was just keeping
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himself out of trouble. Friends would
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also say that in the months leading up
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to his disappearance, Joshua wasn't just
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content, but even happy. And so on that
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note, police had no reason to suspect
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foul play. The searches continued for a
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while. But with no leads, all hope
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slowly began to fade. And as the week
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slipped into months, and months finally
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into years, all efforts eventually
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seized. But something didn't quite sit
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right for his family, especially for his
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father. In fact, he was so worried that
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even after he moved, he kept the family
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home just in case Joshua returned. He
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figured that that would be the one place
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he would know where to go if he wanted
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to find them. But that moment would
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never come because Joshua was gone.
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Fast forward 7 years and on Friday,
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August the 12th, 2015 at around 2:30 in
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the afternoon, Woodland Park police were
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called to a property on Meadowark Lane.
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Now, as it turns out, Meadowark Lane
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wasn't far at all from Joshua's old
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family home. In fact, it was only a mile
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down the road. The property belonged to
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a 79-year-old man named Chuck Murphy,
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who at the time was president of Murphy
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Constructors. The cabin had been in his
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family for multiple decades. Originally
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purchased by his parents on what was
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once part of the notorious Thunderhead
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Ranch, a place known for illegal
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gambling, bootlegging, and wild parties.
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Now, Chuck's brother had lived in the
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cabin for more than 30 years before
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eventually it became a rental. And once
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that had served its purpose, the
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property sat empty from 2004 through to
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2015, falling into disrepair in the
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process. Every once in a while, Chuck
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would check on the property just to make
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sure that everything was in order. And
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although no major damage was noted, the
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place did get broken into on multiple
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occasions. By the year 2015, the cabin
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was finally ready to go. The land was
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being cleared for a new development
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which would create 32 family homes in
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the area. And with this cabin being part
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of that zone, well, it was basically set
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to be demolished for a good price.
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However, this is where things fell apart
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and the mystery of Joshua Maddox
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deepened because during the demolition
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phase, something horrific was
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discovered. As demolition crews tore the
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cabin apart, one worker peered into the
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half-demolished chimney, and that is
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when he froze. Because wedged just above
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the lounger's fireplace, and in a fetal
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position about 1 m off the ground, lay
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the mummified human remains of a man. It
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is noted that the body was rigid, dark,
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and contorted in a rather disturbing
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posture with the knees pulled tight
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above the head and one hand raised
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towards the face. The legs, which were
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now stripped of flesh, had come loose
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from the torso. And possibly the most
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unsettling detail of all is that the
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victim was almost naked, wearing nothing
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but a thermal shirt. The cabin had been
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silent for over a decade. But now, well,
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it seemed to be holding a secret that
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was simply too grim to ignore. When
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asked what the cabin was like before
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demolition, Chuck said the place was
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damp and it smelled like hell. There was
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raccoon poop all over the place, and we
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really had no reason to go in there
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except to tear the building down.
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Now, at first, officers had no idea who
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the body belonged to. I mean, I'm sure a
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couple of them had a hunch, but none of
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them could be sure. So, their first step
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was to check local databases and compare
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the body against all missing people in
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the area. And of course, that list
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included Joshua Maddox. And their answer
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would come pretty quickly after that
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because after checking dental records,
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they realized that Joshua's was a match.
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And if that wasn't enough already, they
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were able to confirm this for a second
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time when they realized that both the
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body and Joshua had the same joint
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missing from their index finger. Which
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means that after seven long years,
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Joshua had finally been found. And in
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some sort of cruel twist, it wasn't even
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a mile away from his family's home.
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Honestly, it's a thought just as tragic
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as it is haunting. For several years,
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friends and family had searched the area
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hoping for a clue. Meanwhile, Josh's
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body lay hidden just behind a chimney
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wall. In fact, when you look at Google
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Street View images taken during that
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time, it is eerie to know that his
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remains were right there, but just out
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of sight. And obviously, this is the
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reason why the case of Joshua Maddox
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would eventually become known as the
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story of the boy in the chimney. So
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although this discovery brought closure
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to the question as to where he was, it
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didn't quite explain how he got there,
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why he was in that position, or what
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exactly happened in that cabin. And as
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it turns out, the deeper that you look
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into this story, the stranger it
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becomes. So let's take a closer look.
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So let's start with Joshua's autopsy.
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When toxicology reports came back, they
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noted no trace of drugs or alcohol in
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his system. His body also showed no
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evidence of trauma, no broken bones, no
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stab wounds, and no bullets. So in
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short, on paper, there was nothing to
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suggest foul play. With that in mind,
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the coroner, Alborne, officially ruled
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Joshua's death as accidental, suggesting
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that he had most likely become trapped
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after falling down the chimney before
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then suffering from hypothermia. He also
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said that Joshua's death was not
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immediate. Instead, he likely endured a
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slow, agonizing end, either from, as we
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mentioned, hypothermia caused by the
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mountains frozen air around him, or
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alternatively from dehydration as the
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days ticked by in silence. So, at least
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from the coroner's perspective, a sad
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but resolved case, right? Well, the
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story does seem to be straightforward
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enough. Joshua went exploring that day,
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climbed onto the roof of a cabin barely
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one mile from his home, tried to slip in
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through the chimney, fell, became
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trapped, and then slowly died. If you
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look at the story this way, then yes,
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tragic, but also simple. However, it's
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when you look at the other details that
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things begin to make a lot less sense.
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The truth seems to be far stranger and
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darker. And the deeper that you look
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into Joshua's death, the more unsettling
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that questions become. So, let's first
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turn our attention to the cabin itself.
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Even from the very beginning, its owner,
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Chuck Murphy, raised serious doubts
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about the coroner's theory. To begin
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with, years prior to Joshua's
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disappearance, Chuck had installed steel
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rebar across the top of the chimney in
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an effort to keep raccoons and other
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animals from slipping inside. He also
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insisted to officers that there was no
16:32
way the guy crawled inside that chimney
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with all of that steel webbing. Quite
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simply, he didn't come down that
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chimney. It is also worth saying that
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this was not merely speculation because
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as a veteran of the construction
16:44
industry, he knew his materials and
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their durability very well, and he was
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confident that the rebar was still in
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place at the time that the cabin came
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down. The only reason that investigators
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found no trace of that rebar in the
16:58
rubble was because apparently Chuck had
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already ordered scrap collectors to
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salvage the metal the day prior. This
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information blew massive holes in
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Alborne's theory. Because if Chuck was
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correct, then Joshua didn't actually
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enter from the roof at all. He must have
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gone into that chimney from inside the
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cabin instead. If that wasn't enough
17:18
already, the scene found inside of the
17:20
cabin only raised more questions, too.
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You see, Joshua was found to be wearing
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only a thermal shirt. And if you're
17:28
wondering where the rest of his clothes
17:29
were, well, they were inside of the
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cabin. It is worth highlighting that
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reports differ on whether the clothes
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were neatly fold or simply left
17:38
scattered on the floor. But either way,
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it strongly suggests that he had been in
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the cabin before ending up in that
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chimney. And this is where things get
17:46
even more puzzling. Before the
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demolition even began, Chuck noticed
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something quite strange inside the
17:53
cabin. The breakfast bar had been torn
17:55
from the kitchen wall and dragged in
17:57
front of the fireplace, almost as if it
17:59
was in an effort to block or conceal the
18:02
chimney entirely. And the bar itself was
18:04
no small piece of furniture either. In
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an interview, Chuck even confirmed that
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it was 10 ft wide and 4 ft tall, which
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is probably far too heavy for Joshua to
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have easily moved on his own. Quite
18:16
understandably, this raises some rather
18:18
unsettling questions. For example, did
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Joshua somehow manage to shift the
18:23
breakfast bar by himself, or was this
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deliberately placed there by someone who
18:28
was trying to conceal him? Another
18:30
potential theory is that maybe it was
18:32
just moved there by a squatter who was
18:34
simply moving things around the cabin
18:36
while trying to keep warm. In that case,
18:38
it would have been very creepy to know
18:40
that a body was just meters away behind
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a wall. And the truth is that if Joshua
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had entered the chimney from inside of
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the cabin, then these are technically
18:49
the only three options. Either he moved
18:52
the bar himself, someone moved the bar
18:54
to try to conceal him, or someone moved
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the bar without any knowledge that he
18:59
was inside. As an important side note,
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it's also possible that he removed his
19:04
own clothes while experiencing
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hypothermia. Usually in the late stages
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of hypothermia, there is this dark irony
19:10
that people feel abnormally hot and then
19:13
try to remove their clothes, which
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basically seals their fate for them. But
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the thing is that if you look back at
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historic temperatures on the night that
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he disappeared, the weather stayed above
19:24
48° F or 9° C. And with hypothermia only
19:29
beginning at 50° Fahrenheit or 10° C, it
19:32
is quite hard to believe that Joshua
19:34
would have experienced such a thing.
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And as it turns out, the deeper that you
19:41
look into this story, well, let's just
19:44
say the stranger it becomes. Only 3 days
19:47
after ruling Joshua's death as
19:49
accidental, the coroner quietly reopened
19:52
the case. But once again, after all
19:54
evaluations were made, the conclusion
19:57
was the same. An accident and nothing
19:59
more. However, while all of this was
20:01
going on, the police were actually
20:03
taking dozens of phone calls. This
20:05
included tips and even potential names,
20:08
including someone who had allegedly
20:10
bragged about murdering Joshua. And the
20:12
person that I'd like to focus on here is
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a man named Andy Newman. Now, Andy was
20:18
only a few years older than Joshua and
20:20
also a familiar face from Woodland Park
20:23
High School. However, unlike Joshua,
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let's just say that Andy's reputation
20:28
was far from great. Those who knew him
20:30
described him as volatile, erratic, and
20:33
sometimes even violent. And not only did
20:36
he disappear around the same time as
20:38
Joshua did, but he would go on to have
20:40
quite the impressive criminal record. A
20:43
couple of years after leaving Colorado,
20:45
Andy would eventually resurface in New
20:48
Mexico. And then in 2012, police
20:50
discovered that he had murdered a friend
20:52
of his with a knife before fleeing the
20:54
state. He was later caught and then
20:56
convicted of firstdegree murder and then
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sentenced to life behind bars.
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Apparently, he was even accused of
21:03
murdering another person only a year
21:05
prior, too. So, this alone was enough to
21:08
spark new theories that maybe Andy was
21:11
responsible in Joshua's death. I mean,
21:13
he had a motive, a means, and history
21:15
with the area, too. And if that wasn't
21:18
enough already, it is also reported that
21:20
Josh and Andy had allegedly been
21:22
spending time together in the months
21:24
before the two of them had disappeared.
21:26
And so, it is no surprise to learn that
21:29
many people believe that maybe Andy was
21:31
the one to force him in that chimney. It
21:33
is also worth highlighting here that his
21:35
other offenses include grand theft,
21:37
battery, drunkenness, and attacking a
21:40
police officer. Now, officially, there
21:42
is no evidence linking Andy to Joshua's
21:45
death. Not only do records place him
21:47
elsewhere at the time of Joshua's
21:49
disappearance, but police never named
21:51
him as a potential suspect either. And
21:54
simultaneously, the coroner still
21:56
believes that Joshua's death was an
21:58
accident. At the time of producing my
22:01
first video and even this one, Andy
22:03
still remains behind bars. And if his
22:06
record is anything to go by, that is
22:08
precisely where he belongs. In fact, as
22:10
recently as March of 2019, he made
22:13
headlines once again when he assaulted a
22:15
detention officer. It is safe to say
22:17
that compassion has never been Andy's
22:19
strength. So, just like my first video,
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what's my theory on the case of Joshua
22:24
Maddox? Well, before we get to that, I'd
22:27
like to add another possible theory that
22:28
I hadn't actually considered when
22:30
covering this case for the first time,
22:32
and that is mental health and relapse.
22:37
From everything that has been publicly
22:39
reported, there is no indication that
22:41
Joshua had any diagnosed mental health
22:43
issues. In fact, most reports
22:46
consistently stress that he was doing
22:48
extraordinarily well. And not only did
22:50
he have a good group of friends around
22:52
him, but he wasn't in any sort of
22:54
trouble either. However, in these
22:56
mystery cases, it is really important
22:58
that we cover every single angle. And
23:00
there are two potential indicators to
23:02
suggest that he may have been under some
23:04
sort of relapse at the time of his
23:06
death. For example, Joshua was found
23:09
almost entirely naked. And while this
23:12
could suggest murder through sexual foul
23:14
play, it could also suggest something
23:16
different. During certain types of
23:18
mental health crisis, people do often
23:21
remove their clothes for reasons
23:23
including psychosis, severe mania,
23:25
confusion, or neurological or substance
23:28
related issues. So, could Joshua have
23:31
been going through something?
23:33
Technically, it's possible.
23:37
So, what do I really think happened to
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Joshua Maddox? Well, after weighing all
23:42
of the evidence that I have, and even
23:44
sitting on it for 4 and 1/2 years, I
23:46
still lean heavily towards murder. I
23:48
mean, yes, there is a slim possibility
23:50
that Joshua had an accident or some sort
23:53
of mental relapse which led him into
23:55
that chimney. However, when you take a
23:57
step back and look at the bigger
23:58
picture, the more plausible explanation
24:00
is that he crossed paths with the wrong
24:02
person at the wrong time in the wrong
24:04
place. I mean, look, put quite bluntly,
24:07
I simply cannot see why Joshua would
24:09
decide to be half naked inside a chimney
24:11
in an abandoned cabin only a mile away
24:13
from his family's home, either willingly
24:16
or just for fun. And so, on that note, I
24:18
think either someone or something must
24:20
have put him there, whether he was lured
24:22
inside, forced against his will, or
24:24
placed there after he had died. The
24:27
autopsy and toxological reports reported
24:29
no knife wounds, no bullets, and no
24:31
broken bones. However, the condition of
24:34
his body after 7 years left countless
24:36
possibilities open, most notably
24:39
strangulation. And to be clear here,
24:41
this does not automatically mean that
24:42
Andrew Newman is to blame. I mean, sure,
24:45
he might be a potential suspect, but he
24:47
is only one person among several
24:50
theories. Tragically, with the cabin
24:52
being demolished shortly after Joshua's
24:54
discovery and his body being cremated,
24:56
it is very unlikely that we will ever
24:58
find out what really happened to him. If
25:00
Joshua really were murdered, then I
25:02
guess the only real closure we will ever
25:04
receive is if his killer eventually
25:06
comes forward, but the likelihood is
25:08
pretty small. And I guess with that
25:10
said, those are my thoughts on the case
25:12
of Joshua Maddox for the second time.
25:15
So, to those of you who have seen the
25:17
first version of this video, you'll
25:18
realize that I've actually added some
25:20
extra details to this one. But the one
25:22
thing I'd like to talk about before
25:24
playing that video is how this case
25:25
shaped Coffee House crime. The story of
25:28
Joshua Maddox and the mystery behind his
25:30
disappearance is the one that really
25:32
ignited my interest to start this
25:33
channel. And let me tell you, I had no
25:36
idea how much this would grow.
25:37
Throughout that time, a lot has changed,
25:39
including my process, my team, and even
25:41
the way of thinking about these cases,
25:44
believe it or not. But when I first
25:45
started researching this story, I
25:47
remember having these recurring
25:48
nightmares of Joshua being stuck in the
25:50
wall behind my bed, clawing towards my
25:52
face. It was genuinely a very disturbing
25:55
experience and quite honestly it almost
25:57
made me stop the channel entirely. But I
25:59
guess over time the process of
26:01
desensitization eventually kicks in and
26:04
now I'm much more grounded with these
26:06
stories. On that note folks, thank you
26:08
so much for being here today. I really
26:10
do appreciate it. If you'd like to
26:12
follow me over on Instagram, Facebook or
26:14
YouTube, it's all the same handle@
26:16
coffee crime. And as always, I'll see
26:18
you again very soon for another video.
26:20
Until our moment arrives though,
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remember to look after yourselves, look
26:23
after each other, and of course, stay
26:26
safe and stay curious. Thank you and
26:28
goodbye.