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Back in 96, Atlanta was booming with excitement around hosting the centennial Olympic Games. And then a deranged zealot willing to kill for a cause lit a fuse that would change my life and so many others, forever rippling out for generations. Listen to Flashpoint on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Well, bone, the Olympics are underway. It's useless to talk about it as a thing that's him for essentially saving my child's life. Had it not been for him coming forward, this would have never been possible. What his crimes were is irrelevant to me. What was relevant was that he saved my child's life.The prosecutor declined to make that introduction, but she did promise to convey Stacy's gratitude to the informant. It would have to be enough. And with that, after three years, it was all over. They were finally really done with Justin.It started with a backpack at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, a backpack that contained a bomb. While the authorities focused on the wrong suspect, a serial bomber planned his next attacks. Two abortion clinics and a lesbian bar. But this isn't his story. It's a human story, one that I've become entangled with. I saw as soon as I turned the corner, basically someone bleeding out. The victims of these brutal attacks were left to pick up the pieces, forced to explore the gray areas between right and wrong, life and death. Their once ordinary lives and mine change forever. It kind of gave me a feeling of pending doom. And all the while, our country found itself facing down a long and ugly reckoning with a growing threat far right, homegrown religious terrorism. Listen to Flashpoint on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts while Bowen the Olympics are underway. It's useless to talk about it as a thing that's happening in the future when it's happening in the present.It's happening now. And what's happening now is our podcast. Two guides by rings is a phenomenon. And while listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock. And for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.Welcome to Good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports. Every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stats, stars, and stories to keep you up to date. If you're new to women's sports. Welcome. Can't wait to show you around. And if you've been around, let's make things nice and comfy for our new friends. We want good game to be just like women's sports, the best of the competition, teamwork and rivalries that we love, minus the toxic masculinity in drunken brawls. Where else but women's sports? Do we see a player passing her ex wife on the WNBA's all time leading scorer list and then watch her new fiance, teammate and MVP candidate talk about it afterward on SportsCenter. Shout out to Duana Bonner and Alyssa Thomas. The tea, y'all. The tea is so good. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate, and dissect those stories and all aspects of women's sports. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. With the legal proceedings in the rearview mirror, Stacey and Tyler are holding their community close, and it might surprise you.Some of those closest to them today are members of Justin's family. In previous series, I've seen examples where blood relations take sides of, but that has not happened here. They support Stacy and accept that it's Justin who caused all the damage. Here's Justin's aunt Nancy.It is extremely hard to accept that the little baby, the little boy I knew, did something like that to another little boy. I just. I couldn't understand it. And I still can't understand it.Another relative who wishes to remain anonymous, we'll call her. Susan recalls finding out what happened.I actually threw up because I'm like, what is he doing? Not to mention the first thing, but I don't understand how he came to that point. You're born innocent. How in the world do you get so wired up where you want to kill somebody and playing it out? He's so arrogant. He wants to actually see me for 2 hours straight to explain everything. He thinks I'm an idiot. I walk in there, he's going to look me in the eyes and tell me why.I wondered if nancy thought about seeing justin and what she would want to say to him.I would ask him why. Tyler's a great kid, and I don't understand why he did that to that little boy. What was done to him was wrong. I would ask justin on what planet he thought that was even remotely right, and then to hook up cameras. What was he thinking? I know in his mind he's justifying this. I was in love. He was my boyfriend. But you and I know that is just plain ass wrong.Susan wrestles with going to see justin in prison.He can't expect he's going to turn me on his side. I can't imagine Tyler Lyon all these years, and then you want to kill him, too. No, I want to see him because I want to say goodbye before something happens to him.Both women have very strong feelings about justice.Stacy has pulled herself out of a complete nightmare. I can't even imagine finding this out. If it had been my son, my husband wouldn't be here. It wouldn't have been no trial. I'd have took care of him myself.Justin's aunt Nancy admires Stacy's restraint.Stacy's a stronger person than me. I'd attacked him. Yet when I found out what he did to my child, it would have been all over. I'd have probably been the one in jail.Susan loves Tyler and has been looking for signs that he's okay.Our last meeting, our last dinner we had with the kids, me and him talked, and he literally, he got up and gave me a hug, and I said, this is the first time I've seen you smile. So he's gonna help somebody. Somebody that's scared to death is gonna hear this, and heOlympics. Follow the show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or your favorite podcast platform, and watch and listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock, and for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.Welcome to good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stars, stats, and stories to keep you up to date. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate and dissect the teamwork, competition, and rivalries that we love to watch. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of iHeart women's sports.

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him for essentially saving my child's life. Had it not been for him coming forward, this would have never been possible. What his crimes were is irrelevant to me. What was relevant was that he saved my child's life.

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The prosecutor declined to make that introduction, but she did promise to convey Stacy's gratitude to the informant. It would have to be enough. And with that, after three years, it was all over. They were finally really done with Justin.

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It started with a backpack at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, a backpack that contained a bomb. While the authorities focused on the wrong suspect, a serial bomber planned his next attacks. Two abortion clinics and a lesbian bar. But this isn't his story. It's a human story, one that I've become entangled with. I saw as soon as I turned the corner, basically someone bleeding out. The victims of these brutal attacks were left to pick up the pieces, forced to explore the gray areas between right and wrong, life and death. Their once ordinary lives and mine change forever. It kind of gave me a feeling of pending doom. And all the while, our country found itself facing down a long and ugly reckoning with a growing threat far right, homegrown religious terrorism. Listen to Flashpoint on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts while Bowen the Olympics are underway. It's useless to talk about it as a thing that's happening in the future when it's happening in the present.

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It's happening now. And what's happening now is our podcast. Two guides by rings is a phenomenon. And while listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock. And for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.Welcome to Good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports. Every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stats, stars, and stories to keep you up to date. If you're new to women's sports. Welcome. Can't wait to show you around. And if you've been around, let's make things nice and comfy for our new friends. We want good game to be just like women's sports, the best of the competition, teamwork and rivalries that we love, minus the toxic masculinity in drunken brawls. Where else but women's sports? Do we see a player passing her ex wife on the WNBA's all time leading scorer list and then watch her new fiance, teammate and MVP candidate talk about it afterward on SportsCenter. Shout out to Duana Bonner and Alyssa Thomas. The tea, y'all. The tea is so good. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate, and dissect those stories and all aspects of women's sports. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. With the legal proceedings in the rearview mirror, Stacey and Tyler are holding their community close, and it might surprise you.Some of those closest to them today are members of Justin's family. In previous series, I've seen examples where blood relations take sides of, but that has not happened here. They support Stacy and accept that it's Justin who caused all the damage. Here's Justin's aunt Nancy.It is extremely hard to accept that the little baby, the little boy I knew, did something like that to another little boy. I just. I couldn't understand it. And I still can't understand it.Another relative who wishes to remain anonymous, we'll call her. Susan recalls finding out what happened.I actually threw up because I'm like, what is he doing? Not to mention the first thing, but I don't understand how he came to that point. You're born innocent. How in the world do you get so wired up where you want to kill somebody and playing it out? He's so arrogant. He wants to actually see me for 2 hours straight to explain everything. He thinks I'm an idiot. I walk in there, he's going to look me in the eyes and tell me why.I wondered if nancy thought about seeing justin and what she would want to say to him.I would ask him why. Tyler's a great kid, and I don't understand why he did that to that little boy. What was done to him was wrong. I would ask justin on what planet he thought that was even remotely right, and then to hook up cameras. What was he thinking? I know in his mind he's justifying this. I was in love. He was my boyfriend. But you and I know that is just plain ass wrong.Susan wrestles with going to see justin in prison.He can't expect he's going to turn me on his side. I can't imagine Tyler Lyon all these years, and then you want to kill him, too. No, I want to see him because I want to say goodbye before something happens to him.Both women have very strong feelings about justice.Stacy has pulled herself out of a complete nightmare. I can't even imagine finding this out. If it had been my son, my husband wouldn't be here. It wouldn't have been no trial. I'd have took care of him myself.Justin's aunt Nancy admires Stacy's restraint.Stacy's a stronger person than me. I'd attacked him. Yet when I found out what he did to my child, it would have been all over. I'd have probably been the one in jail.Susan loves Tyler and has been looking for signs that he's okay.Our last meeting, our last dinner we had with the kids, me and him talked, and he literally, he got up and gave me a hug, and I said, this is the first time I've seen you smile. So he's gonna help somebody. Somebody that's scared to death is gonna hear this, and heOlympics. Follow the show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or your favorite podcast platform, and watch and listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock, and for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.Welcome to good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stars, stats, and stories to keep you up to date. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate and dissect the teamwork, competition, and rivalries that we love to watch. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of iHeart women's sports.

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listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock. And for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.

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Welcome to Good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports. Every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stats, stars, and stories to keep you up to date. If you're new to women's sports. Welcome. Can't wait to show you around. And if you've been around, let's make things nice and comfy for our new friends. We want good game to be just like women's sports, the best of the competition, teamwork and rivalries that we love, minus the toxic masculinity in drunken brawls. Where else but women's sports? Do we see a player passing her ex wife on the WNBA's all time leading scorer list and then watch her new fiance, teammate and MVP candidate talk about it afterward on SportsCenter. Shout out to Duana Bonner and Alyssa Thomas. The tea, y'all. The tea is so good. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate, and dissect those stories and all aspects of women's sports. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. With the legal proceedings in the rearview mirror, Stacey and Tyler are holding their community close, and it might surprise you.

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Some of those closest to them today are members of Justin's family. In previous series, I've seen examples where blood relations take sides of, but that has not happened here. They support Stacy and accept that it's Justin who caused all the damage. Here's Justin's aunt Nancy.

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It is extremely hard to accept that the little baby, the little boy I knew, did something like that to another little boy. I just. I couldn't understand it. And I still can't understand it.

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Another relative who wishes to remain anonymous, we'll call her. Susan recalls finding out what happened.

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I actually threw up because I'm like, what is he doing? Not to mention the first thing, but I don't understand how he came to that point. You're born innocent. How in the world do you get so wired up where you want to kill somebody and playing it out? He's so arrogant. He wants to actually see me for 2 hours straight to explain everything. He thinks I'm an idiot. I walk in there, he's going to look me in the eyes and tell me why.

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I wondered if nancy thought about seeing justin and what she would want to say to him.

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I would ask him why. Tyler's a great kid, and I don't understand why he did that to that little boy. What was done to him was wrong. I would ask justin on what planet he thought that was even remotely right, and then to hook up cameras. What was he thinking? I know in his mind he's justifying this. I was in love. He was my boyfriend. But you and I know that is just plain ass wrong.

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Susan wrestles with going to see justin in prison.

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He can't expect he's going to turn me on his side. I can't imagine Tyler Lyon all these years, and then you want to kill him, too. No, I want to see him because I want to say goodbye before something happens to him.

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Both women have very strong feelings about justice.

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Stacy has pulled herself out of a complete nightmare. I can't even imagine finding this out. If it had been my son, my husband wouldn't be here. It wouldn't have been no trial. I'd have took care of him myself.

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Justin's aunt Nancy admires Stacy's restraint.

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Stacy's a stronger person than me. I'd attacked him. Yet when I found out what he did to my child, it would have been all over. I'd have probably been the one in jail.

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Susan loves Tyler and has been looking for signs that he's okay.

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Our last meeting, our last dinner we had with the kids, me and him talked, and he literally, he got up and gave me a hug, and I said, this is the first time I've seen you smile. So he's gonna help somebody. Somebody that's scared to death is gonna hear this, and heOlympics. Follow the show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or your favorite podcast platform, and watch and listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock, and for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.Welcome to good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stars, stats, and stories to keep you up to date. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate and dissect the teamwork, competition, and rivalries that we love to watch. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of iHeart women's sports.

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Olympics. Follow the show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or your favorite podcast platform, and watch and listen to every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, now through August 11 on NBC and Peacock, and for the first time ever on the iHeartRadio app.

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Welcome to good game with Sarah Spain, your one stop shop for the biggest stories in women's sports every day. I'm bringing you the stakes, stars, stats, and stories to keep you up to date. Good game is where we go to celebrate, debate and dissect the teamwork, competition, and rivalries that we love to watch. Join us. Let's have some fun. Listen to good game with Sarah Spain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of iHeart women's sports.