The Last Date of Patri Ewire

0:00 Speaker 1: The date that led to a murder. The shocking case

0:03 Speaker 1: of Patrie Euwire. On the afternoon of June twenty third,

0:06 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, forty nine year old Patri eu Wire rushed

0:10 Speaker 1: out of the hospital where he worked as a janitor

0:12 Speaker 1: in the coastal city of Seat, France. He buttoned his

0:16 Speaker 1: shirt as he hurried toward his scooter, glancing repeatedly at

0:20 Speaker 1: his watch. He was late. Normally, being late wouldn't have

0:24 Speaker 1: bothered him so much, but this day was different. He

0:28 Speaker 1: was heading to meet a woman named Audrey Lieu for

0:30 Speaker 1: a date, and afterward he planned to attend his twelve

0:33 Speaker 1: year old daughter, Alabama's dance recital. Those two events were

0:37 Speaker 1: the highlights of his week, and after years of personal struggles,

0:41 Speaker 1: they represented something he desperately needed hope. Patry's life had

0:45 Speaker 1: been difficult. Years earlier, alcoholism and gambling addiction had destroyed

0:51 Speaker 1: his marriage. During a drunken argument, he struck his wife,

0:55 Speaker 1: leading to divorce and the loss of custody of his daughter.

0:58 Speaker 1: Since then, he had lived with his elderly mother, continued

1:02 Speaker 1: gambling away much of his income, and struggled to rebuild

1:06 Speaker 1: his life. There had even been a scandalous affair with

1:09 Speaker 1: a married co worker years before. When the woman's husband

1:13 Speaker 1: discovered the relationship. Tragedy followed when she later took her

1:16 Speaker 1: own life. The incident haunted Patree for years, so when

1:20 Speaker 1: Audrey unexpectedly contacted him after a long absence and suggested

1:25 Speaker 1: they reconnect, Patrey eagerly agreed. As he sped through traffic

1:29 Speaker 1: that afternoon, weaving between cars and ignoring angry horns, he

1:34 Speaker 1: could think only of making it to the date on time.

1:37 Speaker 1: A promising afternoon, Audrey was waiting for him at a

1:41 Speaker 1: scenic park overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The location was beautiful.

1:46 Speaker 1: Towering cliffs surrounded the area, and hidden among them were

1:50 Speaker 1: ancient caves overlooking the coastline. When Patrey arrived, Audrey greeted

1:55 Speaker 1: him with a nervous smile. Despite their history of losing

1:59 Speaker 1: touch over the years, there was still chemistry between them.

2:02 Speaker 1: The two began walking through the park, talking and laughing

2:06 Speaker 1: as they enjoyed the scenery. It would be the last

2:08 Speaker 1: time anyone saw Patrie alive. A disturbing discovery. The following morning,

2:14 Speaker 1: Patrey's mother became concerned her son had never returned home.

2:19 Speaker 1: He hadn't answered his phone. He hadn't shown up for work.

2:23 Speaker 1: Most alarming of all, he had missed Alabama's dance recital.

2:27 Speaker 1: That was something Patrey would never willingly miss. His older

2:31 Speaker 1: brother Mark immediately began searching. Friends combed through cafes, bars,

2:36 Speaker 1: and parks throughout the city. Then someone found Patrey's scooter.

2:41 Speaker 1: It was still parked, exactly where he had left it

2:43 Speaker 1: before meeting Audrey. Mark stared at the scooter in silence.

2:48 Speaker 1: Patrey had vanished. The investigation begins. As days passed without answers,

2:54 Speaker 1: local police questioned Audrey. She claimed the date had gone normally.

2:59 Speaker 1: According to her, she and Patrey had walked together before

3:02 Speaker 1: he escorted her to a bus stop. After that, she

3:06 Speaker 1: assumed he had returned to his scooter and gone on

3:08 Speaker 1: with his evening. Seemed believable, yet Patrey remained missing. Two

3:13 Speaker 1: weeks later, experienced detective Boris Varrier was assigned to the case.

3:18 Speaker 1: The deeper he dug into Patrey's past, the more complicated

3:22 Speaker 1: the story became. Patrey's ex wife revealed his gambling habits

3:26 Speaker 1: and financial struggles. Then Alabama shared something shocking. Just days

3:31 Speaker 1: before disappearing, Patrey had taken her on an unusual trip.

3:35 Speaker 1: They had parked near a tunnel. Patrey entered alone and

3:39 Speaker 1: met a mysterious man hidden in the darkness. Alabama watched

3:43 Speaker 1: her father hand over a package. Afterward, Patrey returned looking terrified.

3:49 Speaker 1: When she asked what happened, he told her he had

3:51 Speaker 1: made a terrible mistake and now owed dangerous people a

3:54 Speaker 1: lot of money. Suddenly, the possibility of murder seemed very real.

3:59 Speaker 1: A new suspect emerges. While reviewing Patry's history, Detective Warrier

4:04 Speaker 1: uncovered an old scandal. Years earlier, Patrey had been involved

4:08 Speaker 1: in an affair with a married co worker named Natashin.

4:12 Speaker 1: After her husband discovered the affair, Nadosh died by suicide.

4:16 Speaker 1: Her husband, Remi Shin, had every reason to hate Patrey.

4:21 Speaker 1: Verier quickly brought Remy in for questioning, but Remy appeared calm,

4:25 Speaker 1: almost too calm. He denied any involvement and insisted he

4:29 Speaker 1: had moved on from the tragedy years ago. Despite his suspicions,

4:33 Speaker 1: Varier lacked evidence. Remy walked free Audrey under pressure, With

4:39 Speaker 1: no leeds left, Varier turned back to Audrey. She was

4:42 Speaker 1: the last known person to see patri alive. The detective

4:46 Speaker 1: pushed her hard he accused her of lying. He demanded answers.

4:51 Speaker 1: He shouted, Audrey broke down in tears, but she never

4:55 Speaker 1: changed her story. Eventually, Warrier began to believe she might

4:59 Speaker 1: actually be telling truth. The investigation stalled the body in

5:04 Speaker 1: the cave. Three and a half weeks after Patrey disappeared,

5:08 Speaker 1: a group of teenagers made a horrifying discovery. While exploring

5:12 Speaker 1: caves near the park where Patrey had last been seen,

5:15 Speaker 1: they found human remains. Detective Barrier rushed to the scene.

5:19 Speaker 1: Deep inside one of the tunnels, he found a shallow pit.

5:23 Speaker 1: At the bottom lay a burned body. The skull contained

5:26 Speaker 1: a bullet hole. Another bullet hole pierced the torso the

5:30 Speaker 1: body had been set on fire. It looked like an execution. Soon,

5:35 Speaker 1: forensic testing confirmed everyone's fears. The remains belonged to Patrey.

5:40 Speaker 1: You wire a dead end. For more than a year,

5:43 Speaker 1: investigators searched for answers. The cave yielded almost no evidence.

5:48 Speaker 1: No witnesses came forward, no murder weapon was found. The

5:52 Speaker 1: case grew cold. Patry's family became frustrated. His brother Mark

5:57 Speaker 1: refused to give up. He contacted producers of a national

6:01 Speaker 1: true crime television program and convinced them to feature Patrey's case.

6:05 Speaker 1: In March twenty sixteen, the episode aired across France. Nobody

6:10 Speaker 1: expected what would happen next the confession. The following morning,

6:15 Speaker 1: police received a phone call A woman named Sophie wanted

6:19 Speaker 1: to talk. She explained that she had been watching the

6:22 Speaker 1: television program with a friend the previous night. During the episode,

6:26 Speaker 1: her friend became visibly distressed. She began pacing around the room,

6:31 Speaker 1: muttering to herself. Finally, she confessed a secret she had

6:35 Speaker 1: carried for nearly two years. The friend was Audrey lou

6:39 Speaker 1: and she knew exactly what had happened to Patrey. What

6:43 Speaker 1: really happened. According to Audrey's confession, the murder had been

6:47 Speaker 1: planned from the very beginning. Unknown to Patrey, Audrey was

6:51 Speaker 1: no longer simply an old girlfriend. She had become involved

6:55 Speaker 1: with Remischin, the husband of the woman Patrey had once

6:58 Speaker 1: had an affair with. Remy never forgave him for years,

7:02 Speaker 1: he secretly plotted revenge, using Audrey as bait. He convinced

7:07 Speaker 1: Patrie to meet her at the park. During the date,

7:10 Speaker 1: Audrey casually suggested they explore a nearby cave. Patrey agreed.

7:15 Speaker 1: Inside the cave, everything changed. A masked gunman suddenly appeared

7:20 Speaker 1: carrying a rifle. It was Remy. He ordered Audrey to

7:23 Speaker 1: tie Patry's hands and feet using duct tape. Terrified, she obeyed.

7:28 Speaker 1: Remy then ordered her to leave. As she fled the cave,

7:32 Speaker 1: she heard the gunshots behind her. Remy shot Patrey twice,

7:36 Speaker 1: once in the head and once in the chest. He

7:39 Speaker 1: dragged the body into a side tunnel, poured lighter fluid

7:42 Speaker 1: over it, and set it ablaze. Later, he threatened Audrey

7:46 Speaker 1: and her children, warning her that she would die if

7:49 Speaker 1: she ever spoke to police. For nearly two years, fear

7:53 Speaker 1: kept her silent, but after watching Mark plead for justice

7:56 Speaker 1: on national television, she could no longer live with the guilt.

8:01 Speaker 1: Justice at last. On March thirty first, twenty sixteen, police

8:05 Speaker 1: arrested Remischen and Audrey Lieu. Investigators finally had the truth.

8:10 Speaker 1: The jealous husband, who had waited years for revenge, had

8:14 Speaker 1: orchestrated the entire murder. Patry's tragic affair had ultimately cost

8:18 Speaker 1: him his life. In court, Remi was convicted of murder

8:22 Speaker 1: and sentenced to thirty years in prison. Audrey, who helped

8:26 Speaker 1: lure Patri into the trap and tie him up. Was

8:29 Speaker 1: convicted as an accessory and received a twelve year sentence.

8:32 Speaker 1: For Patry's family, the pain never disappeared, but after nearly

8:37 Speaker 1: two years of uncertainty, they finally had answers. And it

8:41 Speaker 1: all began because one guilty secret surface during a true

8:44 Speaker 1: crime show watched from a couch in a small French

8:46 Speaker 1: town