The Man Who Faked His Death for a New Life With His Mistress

In August 2024, 44-year-old Ryan Borgwardt went missing after leaving for a kayaking trip. But this wasn’t a typical missing person case. Borgwardt had faked his own death in order to flee to the country for a woman in Uzbekistan, leaving behind his wife and three children. Please check out Bruce's Legacy! https://www.bruceslegacy.com/ Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Earnin - When you download the EarnIn app type in True Crime with Kendall Rae under PODCAST when you sign up. Rocket Money Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

Be sure to support Baron and Arik:  Baron's social media: https://linktr.ee/baronbli  GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/world-turn... Route 21: https://rte21.org/ WIBM: https://wibm.us/ & https://waboysandmen.org/ To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]  Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]  Subject: Support for a Commission on Boys and Men  Hello Chairs Mena and Valdez and members of the State Government committees,  I am very excited about the potential for Washington to become the first in the nation to establish a Commission on Boys and Men. I am writing to ask that you please help make this happen.  I know that the idea of a government commission focused on helping boys and men sounds strange at first. When you look at the statistics, and you hear the real stories of struggle, though, it becomes clear that a commission on boys and men is indeed warranted and needed. Its work and recommendations will help amplify ongoing efforts to improve outcomes around education, homelessness, incarceration, suicides, mental and physical health, drug and alcohol abuse, family cohesion, and other important issues.  If possible, I strongly recommend checking out the work of Richard Reeved and his American Institute for Boys and Men, along with his book Of Boys and Men. I also want to point out that Democratic governors in multiple states have recently used their State of the State addresses to talk about the importance of supporting boys and men – including governors Wes Moore (Maryland), Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan), and Ned Lamont (Connecticut).  Thank you for your open heart to care for all Washingtonians, including boys and men, and for looking at what role you can play in bringing about the creation of a Washington State Commission on Boys and Men.  For more information on the grassroots advocacy campaign to establish a Washington State Commission on Boys and Men visit WABoysandMen.org and WIBM.us. — Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Hiya Quince Nutrafol - promo code: KENDALLRAE Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

After opening up about her abuse at the hands of her husband, Naresh, 28-year-old Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared. She had expressed concern for their new baby, who Naresh kept threatening to give away… so it didn’t make sense when Naresh started claiming that she had left the baby behind and ran away to “either New York or Texas.” Though her body still has not been located, DNA from blood found on a handheld saw of Naresh’s pointed her murder at him. Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Rocket Money Factor - promo code: FACTORPODCAST Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

In 2024, 13-year-old middle schooler Savannah Copeland was stabbed to death by a local 15-year-old boy. Using the tracking app Life360, her parents were able to track her phone which helped in leading them towards her location on a trail in the woods. Instead of a regular memorial on the spot where Savannah was found, her parents wanted to turn the area into a peaceful place in nature for people to enjoy or go to pay their respects. Please consider contributing towards the Copeland's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-savan... Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: HelloFresh Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

In 2015, 18-year-old AJ Hadsell was on Spring break during her freshman year at college when she went missing from her family home. Her body was found weeks later in a ditch; she had been poisoned with heroin. But it wasn’t until years later that there was a conviction in the case: AJ’s stepfather, Wesley. Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Nutrafol - promo code: KENDALLRAE Earnin - When you download the EarnIn app type in True Crime with Kendall Rae under PODCAST when you sign up. Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

In 2018, 28-year-old Kevin Graves went to the EDM festival, Electric Forest, in Michigan for the first time. It was during this trip that he suddenly went missing. His family and friends searched nonstop for him, handing out fliers and even putting up a billboard alerting people to Graves' disappearance. But after six and a half years, Graves' skeletonized remains were finally found on the festival grounds; an extremely bittersweet answer to receive. Kevin Graves Documentary Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Hiya Quince Rocket Money Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

To: [email protected] Subject line: Re: Nikki Saelee McCain- Request for Collaboration and Support To whom it may concern, I hope this message finds you well. I’m reaching out to kindly request that you investigate the unsolved disappearance of Nikki Saelee McCain, and increase your collaborative efforts with her family in an effort to achieve justice. While the billboard and reward for information have been deeply appreciated, fostering a relationship with Nikki’s loved ones will drive confidence that everything is being done to solve this case. I am asking that you please move forward with Nikki and her family in mind, as the quickest way to achieve justice will be with your help. Thank you.  -- One Safe Place: https://onesafeplacenorth.org/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/findnikki GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni... If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Nikki ‘Cheng’ Saelee-McCain, please call the Shasta County Secret Witness at 530-245-6135 or the Kingsman Philanthropic Corporation at 786-509-7135. Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Factor - promo code: tckr50off Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

In October 2024, Suzanne Simpson, a wife and mother, suddenly vanished. To this day, her body has not been found. Her husband, Brad Simpson, was indicted on counts of murder and aggravated assault after Suzanne’s DNA was found on a saw he was hiding–thus leaving their four children parentless. Please consider contributing to the Meal Train to support the Simpson children: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/6ev3... Bart's Interview Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Nutrafol - promo code: KENDALLRAE SKIMS - select “podcast” in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows! Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

In 2023, Brendan Banfield and his au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães–whom he was having an affair with–planned and went through with the murder of Banfield's wife, Christine, and another man, Joe Ryan. And they had tried to make it look like a pre-arranged fetish sex meetup gone wrong at the Banfield house. Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Rocket Money Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]

Sierah Joughin was a 20-year-old college student who was riding her bike home from her boyfriend's house one night when everything suddenly changed. Her boyfriend had been following alongside on his motorcycle, and when they parted ways, Sierra was immediately attacked and abducted by a sick man who lived nearby. Justice for Sierah: https://justiceforsierah.org/ Sierah Strong: https://justiceforsierah.org/programm... Kid Print ID: https://justiceforsierah.org/kidprint/ Check out my foundation, Higher Hope: Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/  Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Quince Earnin Acorns Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: https://discord.com/invite/an4stY9BCN CONTACT: For Business Inquiries - [email protected]