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Amber Sprdlin had a tough childhood. Her mom and sister died when she was young,
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and she was barely into her 20s when she lost her dad. And as you can imagine, all of that trauma left her with pretty
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severe and sometimes debilitating anxiety and depression. But the family that she did have left, her
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grandparents, her aunt Missy, her cousin Debbie, they had all really taken Amber
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under their wings. And actually, up until recently, Amber lived with her grandparents. [music] But when they two
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passed away, Amber felt like it was time for her to step out from under her family's wings and finally spread her
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own. By 2023, at the age of 38, Amber had finally gotten her own place and found a part-time job as a hostess at a
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popular restaurant in Prestonburg, Kentucky, where she lived. Now, I mean, this was a bit 0 to 60. [music] So, Aunt
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Missy decides that it would be best to keep a close eye on Amber just to make sure she was safe. So, she had security
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cameras installed at Amber's new house to do just that. And Amber was great about communication, too. I mean, she is
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nothing if not predictable, and keeping a strict routine is super important to her. So, she made a call every morning
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to her aunt at 9:00 a.m., and [music] they would exchange even more calls throughout the day. So, when Amber
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doesn't call Missy on Sunday, June 18th, this bad feeling washes over her right