S5E4 Towed Away

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. Some episodes are original stories, others will be classics that helped shape the mystery genre we know today. All are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes (unless it's really bad)This is Season 5, Move It or Lose It. This season contains original stories paying homage to the vehicles that propel mysteries forward. A train was the setting for Agatha Christie’s famed Murder on the Orient Express. A river boat then took center stage on Death on the Nile. Cars have been prominently featured in American crime stories with the glory of the get-a-way vehicle. Then there are the heists from carriages to trains to armored trucks. For Episode 4, Flatbed Tow Truck is the featured vehicle. This is Towed Away by Colin ConwaySupport our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. And mystery readers, check out our print and e-books.A Word Before Dying E-Book (all outlets); Trade Paperback (Amazon Only)Move It or Lose It: e-book and Trade paperback available 3/21/2023ABOUT Colin ConwayColin Conway is the creator of the 509 Crime Stories, the Cozy Up series, the John Cutler Mysteries and others. He served in the U.S. Army and later was an officer for the Spokane Police Department. He lives in Eastern Washington with his girlfriend and a codependent Vizsla that rules their world. Follow his journey at colinconway.com.More from Colin ConwayThe following short story takes place in the universe of the 509 Crime Stories. This series of novels is based in Eastern Washington and features rotating lead characters. Find them all at Amazon.com.DELIBERATIONColin has given us a messy little he said, she said, he said murder, inside of a flat bed tow truck. Here are the last people to affect the last days Brandon Rice’s life:Callum McDougan, owner of McDougal’s Tow Yard and Brandon’s employer. If Brandon was into some kind of trouble, and he’s not saying his was, then he had nothing to do with it, of course.Wyatt Schulte, the Wasted Soul known as The Widowmaker, who was making it with Brandon’s wife. It was his bike on the back of the flat bed.Nadine Rice, Brandon’s wife. Brandon was a good husband, but boring in bed. It was nothing that Wyatt couldn’t fix.Raleigh Garmany, Nadine’s brother. His mental health issues landed him in jail more than once, but he’s on his meds now. He’s totally in control and happy living on the streets. And now for a summary of the clues:Brandon was shot in the head in the cab of his flatbed tow truck. His seatbelt was still fastened.The cab window was eight feet off the ground. A step had to be used to reach the window.The tow truck was parked in a vacant lot on one of the busiest intersections in Spokane. The lot was commonly used for pop-up tent sales, eating fast-food, and meeting upThere was no tow order on The Widowmaker bike. Nadine Rice and Wyatt Schulte were having an affair. They were together, at his home, when the bike was towed.After his bike was towed, Schulte went to the Souls club house to get his brothers to look for his bike. He drove his Jeep.Nadine Rice called her husband about 30 minutes before his murder, reportedly to ask what he wanted for dinner. He wanted tuna fish casserole. She then went to the grocery store.Nadine Rice’s car was at McDougan’s Tow Yard, where Brandon worked on fixing it between runs. Nadine reported ubering to the grocery store from Schulte’s house.Raleigh Garmany hadn’t seen Brandon or Nadine in months. He didn’t own a gun. Time to make the arrest. Whose name goes on the warrant?WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Please do support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Become a member of our Body Bag Brigade by financially supporting this season with a one-time donation. Check out our website TGWolff.com/Podcast for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Towed Away was written by Colin Conway. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff.