Picture this. You’re scrolling through your phone, living your life, making plans for the weekend. You forget to wish your friend happy birthday. Maybe you were busy. Maybe it slipped your mind. Maybe y’all had a little falling out and things were weird between you two. What’s the worst that could happen, right? She gets mad, blocks you on Instagram, maybe sends you a passive aggressive text.

 Well, for 23-year-old Hannah Collins, the answer was death. She was brutally murdered by her so-called best friend over a birthday, a birthday she didn’t celebrate, a text she didn’t send, a party she didn’t attend. Let that sink in for a second. This ain’t no Lifetime movie. This ain’t some madeup horror story. This actually happened in March of 2019 in a quiet suburb outside of Dallas, Texas.

 Two girls who’d been friends since middle school. Best friends who did everything together. Matching Halloween costumes. Spring break trips. Late night taco runs. The kind of friendship you see on Instagram and think, “Damn, I wish I had that.” But behind those smiling selfies and those love you bestie comments was something dark, something twisted, something that had been building for years.

 Because on March 16th, 2019, 24year-old Kitelyn Monroe decided that if Hannah wasn’t gonna celebrate her birthday, then Hannah wasn’t gonna celebrate anything ever again. And what Kaitlin did that night, y’all. It’s beyond comprehension. This is the true story of how a birthday snub became a murder case that shocked the nation. How investigators unraveled a web of lies.

how text messages became evidence of premeditated murder and how one girl’s obsession with being the center of attention cost her best friend everything. I’m your host and you’re watching Women Justice Files where we dive deep into the most shocking cases of women who cross the line from average citizen to convicted criminal.

 All right, now let’s get into this case because trust me, you ain’t ready for where this story goes. Kaitlin Elizabeth Monroe was born on March 16th, 1995 in Plaino, Texas to upper middleclass parents Linda and Richard Monroe. On the surface, she had it all. Nice house in a gated community, parents who were still married, an older brother who went to Texas A and M two cars in the driveway, family vacations to Cabo every summer.

The American dream, right? But here’s the thing about Kaitlin that people who knew her would tell you even as a little girl. She needed to be the center of attention. Always. And I don’t mean like normal kid stuff. I mean it was intense. According to her elementary school records and yeah, investigators dug deep Kitlin had been referred to the school counselor multiple times for what teachers called attention-seeking behavior.

 We’re talking about a kid who would fake injuries for sympathy. Who would make up elaborate stories about family tragedies that never happened, who couldn’t stand it when another student got praise from the teacher. Everything had to be about her always. Now, middle school is when Kaitlin met Hannah Collins. Hannah was the new girl. Her family had just moved from San Antonio, and she was shy, quiet, kind of just trying to figure out where she fit in. and Kitelyn. She swooped right in.

On the surface, it looked like Kaitlin was being nice, being a good friend to the new girl, showing her around, inviting her to sit at lunch with her group. But looking back, folks who knew them say Kaitlin liked Hannah because Hannah was grateful. She didn’t challenge Kite. She didn’t compete for attention.

 She was happy to be the sidekick. And that’s exactly what Kaitlin wanted, someone who would worship her. Through middle school and high school, these two were inseparable. But here’s what’s wild. If you talk to other people who knew them, they’ll tell you it was a weird friendship. Kaitlin made all the decisions. What they wore, where they went, who they hung out with.

Hannah went along with everything. There were red flags, y’all. So many red flags. Like, get this. When they were juniors in high school, Hannah started dating this guy named Logan. Nice dude. played baseball was actually good for Hannah cuz he helped bring her out of her shell a little bit.

 In Kitelyn, she lost her mind. She couldn’t stand that Hannah had someone else in her life, someone who wasn’t her. According to Hannah’s diary entries, which her family later provided to investigators, Kitelyn started getting really controlling, texting Hannah constantly, getting mad if Hannah went on dates, posting passive aggressive stuff on social media.

 One entry from November 2012 reads, quote, “Madison is acting so weird about Tyler. She keeps saying I’m choosing him over her. I’m not. I just want to have a boyfriend and a best friend. Why can’t she understand that? Sometimes I feel like I’m suffocating.” Suffocating. That’s the word Hannah used.

 At 16 years old, she already felt suffocated by this friendship. But here’s what happens when you’re young and you’ve been friends with someone for so long. You convince yourself it’s normal. You make excuses. You think, “Oh, she’s just protective.” Or, “She just really values our friendship.

” You don’t see it for what it actually is, control. After high school, things shifted a little bit. Hannah went to UT Austin. Kaitlin went to Texas Tech. For the first time in years, they had some distance. And you know what? Hannah thrived. She joined a sorority, made new friends, started dating someone new. She was coming into her own, figuring out who she was outside of Kitan’s shadow.

 And her family says she seemed happy, really happy. But Kaitlin, Kaitlin was not doing well with this separation. The texts between them during this time are intense. Kaitlyn would text Hannah like 30, 40 times a day. If Hannah didn’t respond within an hour, Kite would freak out, accusing her of abandoning their friendship, saying Hannah had changed.

Bringing up every nice thing Kitelyn had ever done for her. Classic guilt trip behavior, y’all. And here’s something that’ll make your skin crawl. Kaitlin started doing this thing where she’d post cryptic stuff on social media clearly directed at Hannah. Like some people forget where they came from or real friends don’t abandon you when they meet new people with a sad emoji.

 But when Hannah would call her out on it, Kaitelin would play dumb. Oh my god, that wasn’t about you. Why would you think that? You’re so paranoid. Textbook gaslighting. After college, both girls ended up back in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Hannah got a job as a marketing coordinator at a tech startup. Kitelyn was working retail management at an upscale boutique in South Lake.

 They were living about 20 minutes apart and Kite pushed hard for them to hang out like old times. And Hannah being the sweet person she was tried to make it work. But here’s the thing. She had a whole life now. A serious boyfriend named Calb were friends. A fitness group she joined. She couldn’t just drop everything whenever Kitelyn wanted to hang out. and that became a problem.

 The texts from this period tell the whole story. Kaitlin would suggest getting together and Hannah would be like, “Yeah, let’s do dinner next Tuesday.” But then Kaitlin would hit back with, “Why not this weekend?” “Oh, wait. Let me guess. You’re busy with Calb.” It was passive aggressive. It was manipulative. And it was getting worse.

 By early 2019, their friendship was strained. They were still in contact, still saw each other occasionally, but it wasn’t the same. Hannah had grown up. She had boundaries. She had a life that didn’t revolve around Kaitlin. And Kaitlin, Kitan couldn’t accept that. Now, here’s where we need to talk about birthdays.

 Because for Kaitlin Monroe, birthdays weren’t just celebrations. They were events, performances, opportunities to be woripped. The previous year for her 23rd birthday, Kaitlin had thrown herself this huge party. We’re talking rented venue, professional photographer, custom decorations, the whole nine yards. She’d planned it for weeks.

 And Hannah, being a good friend, had helped with everything. Spent money on a nice gift. Posted the obligatory happy birthday to my best friend Instagram story with like 15 photos. It was everything Kitlin wanted. But as March 2019 rolled around, things were different. Hannah was dealing with some serious stuff. Her grandmother had just passed away.

 She was going through a rough patch with Calb. Work was stressful because her company was doing layoffs. She was barely holding it together. And look, we’ve all been there, right? When life is kicking your ass and you’re just trying to make it through each day, sometimes things slip through the cracks. March 16th, 2019.

 Kaitelin’s 24th birthday. Hannah didn’t post on social media about it. She didn’t attend the birthday brunch Kitelyn had organized. She sent a text that morning, “Happy birthday. Hope you have a great day. Sorry I can’t make brunch.” Dealing with family stuff. But that was it. And for Kaitlin Monroe, that was unforgivable.

 Looking at Kite’s social media activity from that day, you can see her mood deteriorating in real time. Morning posts were cheerful birthday girl with heart emojis. By afternoon it was getting pointed grateful for the real friends who showed up. By evening it was dark. You find out who really cares about you on your birthday. Friends who saw Kaitlin that day say she was obsessed with Hannah not being there. Kept bringing it up.

 Kept checking her phone to see if Hannah had posted anything. Getting more and more angry. And by that night, something in Kitan had snapped. The text messages Kitelyn sent that night are chilling, y’all. She started with passive aggressive, “Thanks for making my day so special,” with a sarcastic emoji, then got more aggressive, “After everything I’ve done for you, you can’t even show up for one day.” And then at 10:47 p.m.

, she sent this. “You’re going to regret this.” Hannah read that message. She responded, “Kitelin, I’m sorry. I’m dealing with a lot right now. Can we talk tomorrow? They would never talk tomorrow because what Kaitlin did next would make sure Hannah never talked to anyone ever again. What happened in the next 6 hours changed everything.

 And it started with a lie. March 16th, 2019, 11:23 p.m. While most people in the quiet suburb of Copel, Texas, were winding down for the night, Kitelyn Monroe was just getting started. and what she was planning nobody could have imagined. Now, here’s where we need to talk about what investigators pieced together from phone records, surveillance footage, and digital evidence.

 Because, y’all, Kaitlin didn’t just snap in a moment of rage. This was calculated. This was planned. This was premeditated murder. At 11:23 p.m., Kaitlin sent Hannah a text. I’m sorry for blowing up. Can we talk? I’m coming over. I have your favorite Taco Bell and wine. Let me apologize in person. Seems nice, right? Seems like she was trying to make amends. It was a trap.

 Security footage from the Taco Bell on Beltline Road shows Kaitlin going through the drive-thru at 11:34 p.m. She orders food Hannah’s usual order, a Crunch Wrap Supreme and Baja Blast. She pays. She pulls around to get her food. But here’s what’s chilling. You can see her in the car on the surveillance footage and investigators say her face is stone cold. No emotion, just calculating.

 Cell phone records show Kaitlin stopped at a CVS at 11:48 p.m. Security footage shows her purchasing two items, a box of wine and latex gloves. Let that sink in. She bought latex gloves before going to her best friend’s apartment to apologize. The cashier who checked her out later testified that Kaitlin seemed totally normal, friendly, even made small talk about it being her birthday.

 The cashier said, “Happy birthday.” And Kaitlin smiled and said, “Thanks. It’s about to get even better.” About to get even better. Those were her words. Less than 30 minutes before she committed murder. Hannah lived in a modest apartment complex in Irving about 15 minutes from Kiteland’s place. It was a nice enough area.

 Young professionals, couples, some families, the kind of place where people minded their own business but felt safe. That night, Hannah was home alone. Calb, her boyfriend, was out of town for work. She’d been crying earlier that day. Her roommate, Nina Later, testified to this, dealing with grief about her grandmother and stress from work.

 She was vulnerable, emotional, and Kitelyn knew that. at 12:03 a.m. So now we’re technically on March 17th. Hannah texted Kaitlin back. You don’t have to come over this late. I’m really tired. Kaitlin responded immediately. I’m already here. I’m in the parking lot. Just let me come up for 5 minutes, please.

 I need to apologize face to face. Hannah, being the kind person she was, said Okay. Apartment complex security footage shows Kitlin entering the building at 12:07 a.m. She’s carrying a Taco Bell bell bag and a bottle of wine. She’s wearing a hoodie and jeans. And if you look carefully at the footage, which investigators analyzed frame by frame, you can see her right hand is in her hoodie pocket.

She’s holding something. What was she holding? Investigators believe it was a knife. a kitchen knife from her own apartment which she’d brought with her. They never found the knife. We’ll get to that. But based on the wounds and forensic evidence, they’re certain she brought it with her.

 This wasn’t a crime of passion, y’all. This was premeditated. She brought a weapon. She bought gloves. She had a plan. Now, what happened inside that apartment between 12:07 a.m. and approximately 1:15 a.m. We have to piece together from evidence because there were only two people there and only one of them survived.

 According to forensic evidence in Kite’s later interrogation, where she finally admitted some details after hours of lying, here’s what happened. Hannah let Kite in. They sat down in the living room. Kaitlyn put the Taco Bell bag on the coffee table. She opened the wine. They started talking. At first, it seemed normal. Kitelyn was apologizing.

Hannah was accepting the apology. They were drinking wine, eating tacos like they’ done a hundred times before. But then Kaitelin started in on her, started talking about how hurt she was, how Hannah had abandoned her, how Hannah had changed, how Hannah didn’t care about her anymore.

 Hannah’s roommate, Nenah, testified that she got a text from Hannah at 12:31 a.m. that said, “Kitelyn, is here and she’s being weird. She won’t leave.” Nah, who was staying at her boyfriend’s place that night, responded telling Hannah to just tell Kaitlin she needed to sleep. Hannah’s response was, “I’m trying.” That was the last text Hannah ever sent.

 According to forensic evidence, the attack happened in the living room. Hannah was sitting on the couch. Kaitlin was next to her and at some point between 12:31 a.m. and 12:45 a.m. Kaitlin attacked. The medical examiner’s report shows Hannah sustained multiple stab wounds. The attack was frenzied, violent. The forensic pathologist testified that based on the wound patterns, Hannah tried to defend herself.

 There were defensive wounds on her hands and forearms. She fought, y’all. She fought for her life. Blood spatter analysis shows that the attack started on the couch and moved toward the hallway. Hannah tried to run, tried to get to her bedroom to her phone to safety, but she didn’t make it. The medical examiner determined that the fatal wound was to her neck.

 It severed her corateed artery. She would have lost consciousness within seconds and died within minutes. Hannah Collins was 23 years old. She had her whole life ahead of her and she died on her living room floor because she didn’t attend a birthday party. Now, what Kaitelyn did next, this is where you see the real her, the cold, calculated, narcissistic monster she really was.

 Between approximately 12:45 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., Kaitlin tried to stage the scene. She tried to make it look like a robbery. She took Hannah’s laptop, her iPad, some jewelry. She ransacked the bedroom, pulled out drawers, threw stuff around. But here’s what’s wild, and this shows you how narcissistic and stupid she was.

She took photos, actual photos on her phone of Hannah’s body. Why would you do that? Investigators later theorized she wanted to look at them, wanted to relive it, wanted proof of what she’d done. Security footage shows Kaitlin leaving the apartment building at 1:17 a.m. She’s carrying a large tote bag, Hannah’s bag, which she’d stuffed with the stolen items and her bloody clothes.

She’s walking fast but trying to look casual. She gets to her car, a silver Honda Civic, and drives off. Where did she go? Cell phone tower data and GPS tracking from her car shows she drove to Lake Louville about 30 minutes north. She pulled off at a secluded area at 1:52 a.m.

 This is where she disposed of evidence. Kaitlin threw the knife, the gloves, her bloody clothes, and Hannah’s belongings into the lake. Divers later recovered some items, but the knife was never found. The lake is deep in that area with heavy vegetation at the bottom. It’s entirely possible the knife is still down there.

 But get this, and this is how cocky she was. She stopped at a 24-hour McDonald’s on the way home. Surveillance footage shows her going through the drive-thru at 2:34 a.m. She orders a Big Mac meal and a McFlurry. She just murdered her best friend, and she’s sitting in the McDonald’s drive-thru, ordering a McFlurry like it’s just another Saturday night.

Kaitlyn arrived back at her own apartment at 2:51 a.m. Surveillance footage from her building shows her carrying the now empty tote bag, walking normally, checking her phone, and then she went asleep, just went to bed like nothing had happened. March 17th, 2019, 9:47 a.m. Nina Tran, Hannah’s roommate, returned to their apartment.

 She’d been at her boyfriend’s place overnight and was coming back to get ready for work. The door was unlocked. That was the first red flag. Hannah always locked the door. Nah called out for Hannah. No answer. She walked into the living room and that’s when she saw her. Nah’s 911 call came

 in at 9:49 a.m. The recording is heartbreaking. She’s screaming, crying, hyperventilating. The dispatcher is trying to keep her calm, trying to get information. Nah keeps saying there’s blood everywhere and she’s not moving and oh my god, please help her. First responders arrived at 9:53 a.m. Paramedics declared Hannah dead at the scene. She’d been gone for hours.

 There was nothing anyone could do. Copel police department immediately secured the scene and called in detectives. This was clearly a homicide. The question was, who did it? The first thing detectives noticed was the staged robbery. See, to trained investigators, it was obvious. The ransacking looked fake.

 Drawers pulled out, but nothing really disturbed. TV still on the wall. Expensive camera equipment still on the shelf. But a 5-year-old laptop was gone. It didn’t add up. The lead detective, Detective Angela Price, a 15-year veteran with the COPL LPD, started building a timeline. She pulled Hannah’s phone records, looked at recent texts, checked security footage from the building, and that’s when Kitelyn’s name came up.

 Hannah’s last text was to Nah mentioning Kite was there. The security footage showed Kite entering the building at 12:07 a.m. and leaving at 1:17 a.m. And when they checked with the front desk, nobody else had been buzzed into the building during that time window. Kaitlin was the last person to see Hannah alive. At 2:34 p.m. on March 17th, Detective Angela Price called Kaitelyn Monroe for the first time.

 She introduced herself and said they were investigating an incident involving Hannah Collins and needed to ask Kaitelyn some questions since they’d been friends. You know what Kaitlin’s first question was? Is she dead? Not what happened, not is she okay? Not is she hurt. Is she dead? Detective Angela Price said that was her first red flag.

Why would that be your first assumption? She hadn’t said anything about Hannah’s condition, just that there was an incident. Detective Angela Price told Kitelyn she needed to come down to the station to answer some questions. Kaitlyn agreed, said she could come in around 5:00 p.m. after she got off work. She got off work like it was just a regular day, like her best friend wasn’t dead.

 Kaitlin arrived at the Copel Police Department at 5:12 p.m. She was calm, composed. She had changed out of her work clothes into jeans and a sweater. She had her hair in a ponytail. She looked normal, but Detective Angela Price had been doing this a long time, and she could tell something was off. The interrogation started at 5:27 p.m.

Detective Angela Price, her partner, Detective Michael Chen, and Kitlin in a small room with a camera recording everything. And y’all, this interrogation, it’s masterclass in watching a liar dig themselves deeper and deeper. Detective Angela Price started soft, asked Kitelyn about her relationship with Hannah, how long they’d been friends when she’d last seen her.

 And that’s when Kitelyn made her first major mistake. She lied. Kaitlin told the detectives she hadn’t seen Hannah in over a week. Said they’d been texting but hadn’t hung out. Said she’d been busy with work and her birthday celebrations. Detective Angela Price let her talk, didn’t interrupt, just took notes. And then she said, “That’s interesting because we have security footage of you entering Hannah’s building at 12:07 a.m. last night.

” The look on Kitan’s face, priceless. Investigators say you could see her brain scrambling to come up with a new lie. Kaitlin backtracked immediately. Oh, right. Yeah, I forgot. I did stop by last night just for a few minutes. You forgot? You forgot you visited your best friend 12 hours before being questioned about her death. Girl, please.

 Detective Angela Price asked what time Kitelyn arrived and left. Kaitlin said she got there around midnight and left maybe 15 or 20 minutes later. Another lie. The footage showed she was there for over an hour. The detectives asked what they talked about. Kaitlin said she’d stopped by to apologize for being weird about her birthday.

 They ate some Taco Bell, had some wine, everything was fine. They hugged it out and Kaitlin left. “Was Hannah alive when you left?” Detective Angela Price asked. “Of course,” Kaitlin said, acting offended. “What kind of question is that?” Detective Angela Price then dropped another bomb. They had Hannah’s text to Nah at 12:31 saying Kaitlin was there and wouldn’t leave.

That Kitelyn was being weird. Kitelyn’s response. She got defensive. Said Hannah was probably just tired. That she wasn’t being weird. They were having a normal conversation. That Hannah was being dramatic because she was stressed about other stuff. Notice how she was already subtly throwing shade at the victim, blaming Hannah for how she perceived the situation. Classic narcissist move.

 Then detective Angela Price showed Kite photos from the CVS where she’d bought the wine and latex gloves. Asked her about the gloves, y’all. Kaitlyn literally said she bought them because she was going to dye her hair later that week. Dye her hair at midnight after visiting your friend. Sure, Jan. The detectives asked if they could search Kite’s car and apartment.

 Kaitlin, probably thinking she’d been thorough in cleaning up, agreed. She signed a consent form right there. Big mistake. Because while Kaitlin was sitting in that interrogation room lying her ass off, a forensic team was heading to her apartment. And what they were about to find would blow this case wide open. Forensic investigators arrived at Kitelan’s apartme

nt at 6:45 p.m. They photographed everything, collected potential evidence, checked for blood using luminol, and they found it blood in her shower drain on the bathroom tile grout on a pair of sneakers in her closet. Hannah’s blood. They also found Hannah’s jewelry in Kitan’s car, hidden under the driver’s seat. The jewelry that was supposedly stolen in a robbery.

Game over. At 8:17 p.m., Detective Angela Price’s phone buzzed. Text from the forensic team leader. Got blood evidence and stolen items. She’s good for it. Detective Angela Price looked at Kite. Kaitlin was still maintaining her story, still playing the concerned friend, still lying. And then detective Angela Price said, “Kitelin, we found Hannah’s blood in your apartment and we found her jewelry in your car.

 So, I’m going to ask you one more time. What happened last night?” According to the interrogation transcript, Kaitlin stared at Detective Angela Price for a full 15 seconds without saying anything. Just stared. The detective later said it was one of the creepiest things she’d ever seen.

 And then, you know what Kitlin did? She smiled. The transcript reads, “Suspect Monroe smiled and stated she had it coming. She thought she could just forget about me on my birthday.” No, she confessed just like that. No lawyer, no remorse, she confessed. And what she said next chilled everyone in that room to the bone. I wanted her to know why.

 I wanted her to know that this was happening because she abandoned me. I told her while I was doing it. I said, “This is what happens when you forget about me.” She told Hannah why she was killing her. She wanted Hannah to die knowing it was over a birthday over not being worshiped and adored. At 8:34 p.m. on March 17th, 2019, Kitelyn Elizabeth Monroe was placed under arrest for the murder of Hannah Maria Collins.

 As they were walking her out, Kaitlin asked if she could call her mom. Detective Angela Price said, “Sure.” And you know what Kaitlin said to her mother on that phone call? Not crying, not scared, just matter of fact. Mom, I need a lawyer. I killed Hannah. But the story doesn’t end there. Oh no. Because Kaitlin’s confession was just the beginning.

 The investigation was about to reveal just how deep her obsession went and what they found in her phone. Y’all, it’s disturbing on a whole other level. March 18th, 2019. While Kaitlyn Monroe sat in a holding cell at the Dallas County Jail, investigators were conducting a deep dive into her digital life. And what they uncovered painted a picture of obsession, rage, and premeditation that was even more disturbing than anyone had imagined.

 See, one thing about narcissists, they document everything. They can’t help themselves. and Kitelan. She’d left a trail of digital breadcrumbs that basically spelled out her entire plan. The digital forensics team led by analyst Evan Rivera extracted every piece of data from Kite’s phone. Text messages, photos, search history, apps, location data, everything.

 And y’all, what they found, it’s the stuff of nightmares. Let’s start with the search history. In the two weeks leading up to the murder, Kitelan had been researching some seriously dark stuff. March 3rd. How long does DNA last on clothes? March 5th. How to clean blood from tile? March 8th. Do security cameras record at night? March 10th.

 What happens to body after stabbing? March 13th. How to stage a robbery? March 15th. Average police response time. She was planning it for at least two weeks before her birthday. Kaitlin Monroe was planning to kill Hannah Collins. But wait, it gets worse because they also found her notes app. And Kaitlin had been keeping what investigators described as a revenge journal.

 In entries dating back to January 2019, Kitlin wrote about how Hannah was pulling away, how she felt abandoned, how she deserved better, how Hannah needed to be taught a lesson. One entry from February 14th, Valentine’s Day, reads, “Hannah spent the whole day with Calb. Didn’t even ask if I wanted to hang out.

 She forgets who was there for her all these years. She forgets who matters. Maybe she needs a reminder.” A reminder. That’s what she called it. Murder was a reminder. Another entry from March 10th. My birthday is in 6 days. If she doesn’t show up, if she doesn’t make it special, I don’t know what I’ll do. Actually, I do know. I’ve been thinking about it a lot.

 Nobody abandons me. She knew exactly what she would do. Now, let’s talk about the text messages between Kaitlin and Hannah. Investigators pulled months worth of messages, and reading through them is like watching a slow motion car crash. In the early messages from late 2018, things seem relatively normal.

 Plans to meet up, sharing memes, normal friend stuff. But you can see Kitelan’s tone changing over time. By January 2019, Kite’s messages are getting more accusatory, more manipulative, more desperate. January 18th, Kaitlin, feel like I never see you anymore. You’re always with Calb or your work friends. Remember when it was just us, Hannah? We hung out literally 3 days ago.

 L I have other people in my life, too. Kite Kitlin. Yeah, I’ve noticed that passive aggressive energy. It’s dripping from every message. By March, it’s getting really intense. Kaitlyn is texting Hannah constantly. We’re talking 50, 60 messages a day. Hannah’s responses are getting shorter, less frequent. She’s clearly trying to create some distance.

And Kite is not handling it well. March 16th, Kite’s birthday. The messages tell the whole story. 8:47 a.m. Kite, birthday girl. Hope to see you at brunch. 11:23 a.m. Kite, brunch is starting. You coming? 12:01 p.m. Kitlin, hello. 2:34 p.m. Kite, thanks for showing up. Oh, wait. 5:15 p.m. Kitlin, so you really aren’t going to acknowledge my birthday at all.

 After everything, Hannah finally responded at 7:23 p.m. Kaitlin, I already said happy birthday this morning. I’m sorry I couldn’t make brunch. My grandmother’s funeral is this week and I’m not in a good place. Can we please not do this right now? And Kaitlyn’s response, your grandmother has been dead for 2 weeks.

Stop using it as an excuse to be a shitty friend. using someone’s grief as an excuse to attack them. That’s sociopathic behavior, y’all. The messages continued throughout the evening, getting progressively more hostile. And then at 10:47 p.m., the message we already mentioned, “You’re going to regret this.

” Hannah’s response at 10:52 p.m. was her last. Kaitlin, I’m sorry. I’m dealing with a lot right now. Can we talk tomorrow? and Kitelyn’s response to that. The last message she sent before heading to Hannah’s apartment. See you soon. Now, what I’m about to tell you is deeply disturbing. If you need to skip ahead, I understand.

But it’s important to understand the level of depravity we’re dealing with. Investigators found photos on Kitelyn’s phone that were taken after she killed Hannah. Photos of Hannah’s body. Photos of the crime scene. Forensic analyst Evan Rivera testified that there were 17 photos total taken between 12:51 a.m.

and 1:04 a.m. The metadata on the photos confirmed they were taken on Kitelyn’s phone. She didn’t just kill her friend. She photographed her dead body multiple times from different angles. Criminal psychologist Dr. Kimberly Shaw, who was brought in as an expert consultant, said this behavior indicates a need to relive the experience, to have a trophy, to maintain a sense of power and control even after the act.

 This is serial killer behavior. But the investigators didn’t stop at just Kitan’s phone. They also did a deep dive into her social media activity. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, every platform, and they found a pattern of obsessive behavior that went back years. Kaitlin posted about Hannah constantly, like an unhealthy amount.

 Every photo, every outing, every moment together was documented and posted. But here’s what’s creepy. Hannah was tagged in all of them, but Hannah’s own social media showed she rarely posted about Kite. The friendship was one-sided. Kaitlin was obsessed. Hannah was just living her life. Investigators also found dozens of passive aggressive posts that were clearly about Hannah.

 Posts that started appearing more frequently in early 2019. Real friends don’t abandon you when you need them most. Some people forget where they came from. It’s my birthday and I know who the real ones are. Loyalty is rare. That’s why I cherish the few real friends I have. The capital letters on few.

 The passive aggression is off the charts. Meanwhile, Hannah’s social media showed a normal 23-year-old woman photos with her boyfriend, brunch with co-workers, her at the gym, pictures of her dog, normal stuff. She wasn’t posting about Kitelyn because she was living a full life that didn’t revolve around one person. As investigators built their case, they interviewed dozens of people who knew both Kaitlin and Hannah.

 Friends, co-workers, family members, ex-boyfriends, and a picture started to emerge. Multiple people described Kitelyn as intense and clingy. Said she didn’t take rejection well. Said she had a temper when she didn’t get her way. Ashley Mitchell, a former co-orker of Kitland’s, told investigators that Kite had been fired from a previous retail job for harassing a co-orker who didn’t want to be friends with her anymore.

 Kaitlin had sent the coworker hundreds of texts, shown up at her house uninvited, and eventually made threats. This was a pattern. Hannah’s boyfriend, Calb, gave investigators an especially revealing interview. He said Kitelyn had always been weird around him, possessive of Hannah, would get visibly upset when Hannah chose to spend time with him instead of her.

 Calb told investigators, quote, “Hannah used to make excuses for her.” Say Kitlin was just protective or going through a hard time. But I told Hannah multiple times that Kite’s behavior wasn’t normal. The constant texting, the guilt trips, the jealousy. I told her it was like Kaitlin thought she owned her. He saw it.

Hannah’s other friends saw it. Even Hannah herself, based on her diary entries, was starting to see it. But nobody thought it would lead to murder. Nobody thought Kitelyn was capable of that. But she was. Let’s talk about the physical evidence because while the digital evidence was damning, it was the forensic evidence that sealed Kite’s fate.

 The blood found in Kitelyn’s apartment drain was tested and confirmed to be Hannah’s DNA match. No doubt about it. The blood spatter analyst determined that Kaitlin had showered at her apartment after the murder trying to wash away the evidence. But here’s the thing about blood. It’s nearly impossible to completely clean. Even microscopic amounts can be detected with luminol.

 And Kaitlin, despite her research, didn’t clean thoroughly enough. She thought she was so smart. Thought she’d covered her tracks, but forensics don’t lie. The sneakers found in her closet also had traces of Hannah’s blood on them. These were the shoes Kitlin wore to the murder. She tried to clean them, but missed spots in the treads and along the seams.

 The jewelry found in Kitelyn’s car was confirmed to belong to Hannah. Her mother identified specific pieces. A gold bracelet Hannah got for her Quincyura, a necklace from her grandmother, earrings Calb had given her. Kaitlin had taken them as trophies. Part of her wanted to keep pieces of Hannah to have something to remember what she’d done.

 Sick dive team spent three days searching Lake Louville based on Kitel’s phone GPS data. They recovered Kite’s bloody clothes from the night of the murder, sealed in a garbage bag weighted down with rocks. She literally thought throwing evidence in a lake would make it disappear. Like this is CSI Miami or something, but those divers are good at their jobs.

 The clothes were tested and confirmed to have both Kiteland’s and Hannah’s DNA on them. Blood spatter patterns on the clothes matched the attack as reconstructed by forensic analysts. Every piece of evidence pointed to one conclusion. Kaitlin Monroe brutally murdered Hannah Collins in cold blood. Now, you’d think with all this evidence, the confession, the digital trail, the physical evidence, the witness statements that Kaitlin would just plead guilty and accept her punishment.

 Right? Wrong. Kaitlin’s parents hired a high-powered defense attorney named Thomas Kensington. This guy was known for taking on impossible cases and at least getting his clients reduced sentences. And boy did he have his work cut out for him. On March 25th, 2019, Thomas Kensington held a press conference.

 He announced that Kaitlin would be pleading not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. Temporary insanity, right? Because two weeks of planning and research is totally what insane people do. The defense’s strategy was to argue that Kite had experienced a psychotic break triggered by her birthday and Hannah’s perceived abandonment.

 They brought in a psychiatrist who diagnosed Kaitlin with borderline personality disorder and said she couldn’t distinguish right from wrong at the time of the murder, but the prosecution wasn’t buying it, and neither was the public. The case had become national news. Headlines like birthday murder and best friends forever until she wasn’t dominated the news cycle.

 Social media was on fire with people expressing outrage at Kaitlyn’s behavior. Hannah’s story resonated with people because we’ve all had that friend. That one friend who’s a little too clingy, a little too possessive, a little too much. Most of them don’t become murderers, but Kitelan did. The hashtag number justice for Hannah trended nationwide.

 Hannah’s family started a foundation in her name focused on recognizing red flags in toxic friendships. Her mother gave interviews talking about how she wished she’d pushed Hannah to distance herself from Kitelyn sooner. But here’s the thing. Nobody blames themselves like a victim’s family. They couldn’t have known.

 Hannah couldn’t have known. This wasn’t her fault. This was Kitelyn’s choice. The trial was set for August 2019. That gave both sides 5 months to prepare. The prosecution was building an airtight case. The defense was scrambling to find anything that would create reasonable doubt.

 And while all this was happening, Kaitlin sat in jail awaiting her day in court. And according to jail guards and other inmates, she was disturbingly calm. Guards reported that Kaitlin maintained her innocence in conversations with other inmates. Said she was being framed. Said Hannah had attacked her first and she just defended herself. Said the evidence was planted.

She was still lying. Even with overwhelming evidence, even after confessing, she was spinning a new narrative where she was the victim. Narcissism at its finest. Lead prosecutor Dana Crawford knew she had a strong case, but she wasn’t taking any chances. She prepared extensively, anticipating every defense strategy, every objection, every possible angle.

Because this wasn’t just about convicting Kitelyn Monroe. This was about getting justice for Hannah Collins and her family. This was about making sure Kitelyn never had the chance to hurt anyone else. And in August 2019, the trial began. And what happened in that courtroom, y’all? It was intense. August 12th, 2019, the murder trial of Kaitlin Elizabeth Monroe began in Dallas County Court.

 Judge Marlene Stone presiding. The courtroom was packed with media, Hannah’s family and friends, and members of the public who had followed the case since March. The atmosphere was tense. You could cut it with a knife. Hannah’s mother, Patricia Collins, sat in the front row, clutching a photo of her daughter.

 Kitelyn’s parents sat on the opposite side looking devastated. Judge Stone had a reputation for running a tight ship. No nonsense, no theatrics, just facts and law. And she made it clear from day one that this trial would be conducted with dignity and respect for the victim. The jury selection took 2 days.

 They needed 12 people who hadn’t already formed strong opinions about the case, which was hard given all the media coverage. But eventually, they seated a jury of eight women and four men. On August 14th, the prosecution gave their opening statement. Dana Crawford, the lead prosecutor, stood before the jury and laid out their case in clear, devastating detail.

 She told them about a friendship that turned toxic, about obsession masked as loyalty, about a young woman whose only crime was growing up and building a life beyond one person. Crawford told the jury, quote, “Kaitlyn Monroe planned this murder for at least two weeks. She researched how to clean up blood. She bought gloves. She brought a weapon.

 She lured Hannah with food and apologies. And then she brutally stabbed her to death because Hannah didn’t attend her birthday party. Let that sink in. A life was taken over a birthday party. A birthday party. The defense’s opening statement delivered by Thomas Kensington took a completely different approach.

 He painted Kitelan as a mentally ill young woman who had experienced a psychotic break. He talked about Kaitlin’s borderline personality disorder diagnosis, her fear of abandonment, her inability to regulate emotions. He argued that she wasn’t in control of her actions that night, but nobody was buying it. The prosecution’s case took two weeks to present.

 They methodically walked the jury through every piece of evidence, every text message, every search query, every forensic finding. They brought in Detective Angela Price, who testified about Kaitlin’s interrogation, about the lies, about the eventual confession, about Kitelyn’s complete lack of remorse.

 The jury watched the interrogation footage, all three hours of it, and you could see their reactions, the shock, the disgust, especially when they got to the part where Kaitlin confessed and smiled. Court reporters said several jurors gasped audibly when Kaitlin said she had it coming on the video. One juror was seen wiping away tears.

 The prosecution brought in forensic expert after forensic expert. The blood spatter analyst explained how the attack unfolded. The medical examiner described Hannah’s injuries and cause of death. The digital forensics analyst walked through Kite’s phone data. Each expert added another nail to Kitelan’s coffin. One of the most emotional moments came when Calb, Hannah’s boyfriend, testified.

 He broke down on the stand talking about the last time he saw Hannah alive, about their plans for the future, about the life they’ll never have. Through tears, Calb told the jury, “Hannah was the kindest person I’ve ever known. She tried to see the best in everyone, even Kitelyn. She made excuses for Kitelyn’s behavior because she didn’t want to give up on their friendship.

 And that kindness, that loyalty is what got her killed. There wasn’t a dry eye in the courtroom. Nina Tran, Hannah’s roommate, testified about the day she found Hannah’s body, about the text Hannah sent saying Kaitlin was there and wouldn’t leave, about the last conversation they had. Nah told the jury that Hannah had been planning to distance herself from Kite, that she’d said the friendship wasn’t healthy anymore, that she was going to have a serious conversation with Kite about boundaries after things calmed down with her grandmother’s death. She never got

the chance. When the prosecution presented Kaitlin’s internet search history to the jury, the impact was visceral. the searches about DNA, blood cleaning, staging crime scenes. It was clear this wasn’t a crime of passion or a psychotic break. This was premeditated murder. The prosecution also presented Kite’s revenge journal entries.

 Having them read aloud in court, hearing Kitelyn’s own words about wanting to teach Hannah a lesson, about planning something if Hannah didn’t make her birthday special, it was damning. After 2 weeks of testimony and evidence, the prosecution rested their case. They had presented overwhelming evidence of guilt. They had proven premeditation.

They had shown Kitelyn’s obsessive behavior and lack of remorse. Now it was the defense’s turn. And honestly, they didn’t have much to work with. The defense called Dr. Richard Stein, a psychiatrist who had evaluated Kitelan in jail. He testified that Kitlin had borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression.

 He said these conditions made her vulnerable to psychotic breaks when faced with perceived abandonment. But on cross-examination, the prosecution tore his testimony apart. Prosecutor Crawford asked Dr. Stein, if Kaitlin was experiencing a psychotic break, how do you explain her spending two weeks researching how to commit and cover up a crime? How do you explain her buying gloves beforehand? How do you explain her driving to dispose of evidence afterward? Dr.

 Stein stammered through his responses, admitted that those behaviors would be inconsistent with a true psychotic break. Admitted that Kitan showed signs of understanding right from wrong. Game over. The defense also called Kaitlin’s parents to testify as character witnesses. Linda and Richard Monroe described Kaitlin as a loving daughter who had struggled with mental health issues.

 And look, I feel for them. No parent wants to believe their child is capable of murder. But their testimony didn’t change the facts of the case. The biggest question everyone had was, would Kaitlin take the stand? Her lawyer advised against it. With her confession on tape, with all the evidence against her, putting her on the stand would be a disaster.

 But Kitelyn, true to her narcissistic nature, wanted her moment in the spotlight. She wanted to be heard. On August 27th, 2019, Kaitelin Elizabeth Monroe took the stand in her own defense. The courtroom was silent. All eyes were on her. Kitelyn had been coached by her lawyers. She wore a conservative dress.

 Her hair was pulled back. She had minimal makeup. They were going for the sweet, mentally ill young woman look. But her eyes told a different story. They were cold, calculating, empty. Under direct examination by her lawyer, Kaitlin claimed she didn’t remember most of what happened that night. Said she blacked out.

 Said when she came too, Hannah was already dead and she panicked. Convenient, right? Suddenly, she doesn’t remember the detailed confession she gave to police. Kaitlin cried on the stand. Talked about how much she loved Hannah. How she never meant for any of this to happen. How she wished she could take it back. But it rang hollow because they had her confession, her own words.

She had it coming. And then came the cross-examination. Prosecutor Dana Crawford approached the stand and you could tell she was ready. Crawford started by asking Kite about her internet searches. Kaitlin claimed she didn’t remember making those searches. Crawford asked about the revenge journal.

 Kaitlin said she was just venting and didn’t mean any of it. Then Crawford pulled out the big guns. Crawford showed Kaitlin photos of Hannah, happy photos. Photos of Hannah smiling, living her life, being the kind, gentle person everyone described. And then Crawford asked, “Kitelyn, do you feel any remorse for taking this woman’s life?” Kaitlin stared at the photos and for a moment her mask slipped. The fake tears stopped.

 The performance ended and she said with zero emotion. “She should have come to my birthday.” The courtroom erupted. Hannah’s mother sobbed. People gasped. The judge had to call for order. Even Kitan’s own lawyer put his head in his hands. She had just destroyed any sympathy the jury might have had for her. Crawford had no further questions.

She’d gotten exactly what she needed. Kaitlin had shown the jury who she really was, a remorseless, narcissistic killer who blamed the victim for her own murder. Closing arguments took place on August 29th. Both sides had one final chance to make their case to the jury. The defense went first. Thomas Kensington did his best to salvage the disaster that was Kitlin’s testimony.

 He emphasized her mental illness, talked about how she needed treatment, not prison, asked the jury to show mercy, but then Dana Crawford stood up, and she delivered a closing argument that had people in the gallery nodding along. Crawford reminded the jury of all the evidence, the planning, the research, the lies, the lack of remorse.

 She talked about Hannah’s dreams, her future, everything that was stolen from her. Crawford concluded with these words. Kaitlyn Monroe wants you to believe she’s the victim here. That her mental illness made her do this, but mental illness doesn’t plan for 2 weeks. Mental illness doesn’t buy gloves. Mental illness doesn’t take trophy photos.

 Kaitlyn Monroe is not mentally ill. She’s a narcissist who killed her best friend because that friend dared to have a life beyond worshiping her. And now she needs to face the consequences. Face the consequences. At 3:47 p.m. on August 29th, 2019, the jury was dismissed to begin deliberations. Everyone wondered how long it would take.

 Would they be out for hours, days? Hannah’s family waited in the courthouse. Kaitlin’s family waited. The media camped outside. Everyone was on edge. And then after just 3 hours and 17 minutes, the jury had reached a verdict. August 29th, 2019, 7:04 p.m. The call came that the jury had reached a verdict. After only 3 hours of deliberation, they were ready.

 In criminal trials, quick verdicts usually mean one thing. The evidence was overwhelming. And in this case, it absolutely was. The jury filed back into the courtroom. You could hear a pin drop. Hannah’s mother gripped her husband’s hand so tight her knuckles turned white. Kitelyn sat at the defense table expressionless. This was it.

 The moment of truth. Judge Stone asked the jury for person if they had reached a verdict. A woman in her 50s, a school teacher, stood up and said, “We have your honor.” The clerk took the verdict form from the forperson and handed it to Judge Stone. The judge reviewed it, her face showing no emotion.

 Then she handed it back to the clerk to read aloud. We, the jury, find the defendant, Kaitlin Elizabeth Monroe, guilty of murder in the first degree. Hannah’s mother burst into tears. Not tears of joy. There’s no joy in this situation, but tears of relief. Relief that her daughter’s killer would be held accountable. Kitelyn’s reaction.

 She just sat there, stared straight ahead. No tears, no emotion, just nothing. Reporters in the courtroom said it was eerie, like she couldn’t process that she’d actually been held accountable for her actions, like she genuinely believed she’d walk free. But she didn’t. Judge Stone thanked the jury for their service and dismissed them.

 She set sentencing for September 15th, 2019, 2 weeks away. Kaitlin was remanded into custody, which she already was, so she was taken back to jail. Outside the courthouse, it was chaos. Media everywhere. Hannah’s family made a brief statement thanking the jury and the prosecution. They said, “While nothing would bring Hannah back, they felt justice had been served.

” Patricia Collins, Hannah’s mother, said through tears, “My daughter was a beautiful soul who saw the best in people.” Kitlin took advantage of that kindness and destroyed our family. I hope this verdict sends a message that toxic friendships are not something to ignore. If someone in your life is controlling, manipulative, or makes you feel trapped, get away from them before it’s too late.

 That statement hit hard because she’s right. Toxic friendships can escalate. And while most don’t end in murder, the warning signs Kitlin showed are the same warning signs of any abusive, controlling relationship. The two weeks between verdict and sentencing were filled with speculation. What sentence would Kitan receive? In Texas, firstdegree murder carries a potential sentence of life in prison without parole or even the death penalty.

 The prosecution had already announced they weren’t seeking the death penalty, partly because Kaitlin was young and had no prior violent criminal record, but they were pushing hard for life without parole. September 15th, 2019, sentencing day. The courtroom was packed again, everyone waiting to hear what Judge Stone would decide.

 Before the judge announced the sentence, both sides had the opportunity to make statements. This is when victim impact statements are read. Hannah’s mother, father, younger sister, and Calb all read victim impact statements. Each one was more heartbreaking than the last. Patricia Collins talked about planning her daughter’s funeral instead of her wedding, about the grandchildren she’ll never have, about the hole in their family that will never be filled.

Hannah’s younger sister, Samantha, who was only 19 at the time, talked about losing her best friend and role model, about how she’s terrified to trust people now, about the nightmares she has. Calb read a letter he’d written to Hannah that he never got to send. In it, he talked about their plans to move in together, about the engagement ring he’d been saving up for, about the life they’ll never have.

 There wasn’t a dry eye in that courtroom, except for Kitelyn. She sat there emotionless like she was watching a boring movie. Kaitlyn’s lawyer made one last plea for leniency, talked about her mental health, her age, asked the judge to consider a sentence that would allow for the possibility of parole. But after everything the court had seen, that was a long shot. Then Judge Stone spoke.

 She addressed Kitelan directly and what she said was powerful. Judge Stone said, “Kiteland Monroe, I have presided over many cases in my career, but few have disturbed me as much as this one. You planned and executed the murder of someone who called you friend, someone who trusted you, someone who showed you kindness, and you killed her over a birthday party.

 Not over money, not over self-defense, but because your narcissism couldn’t handle her having a life beyond you. The judge didn’t hold back, y’all. The evidence showed premeditation, cruelty, and a complete lack of remorse. Even in this courtroom, you blame the victim for her own murder. Therefore, it is the judgment of this court that you be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Life without parole.

 Kaitlin Elizabeth Monroe at 24 years old would spend the rest of her life behind bars. She would never be free again, never hurt anyone else again. As deputies led Kaitlin out of the courtroom in handcuffs, she finally showed emotion, not remorse, not regret, but anger. She glared at Hannah’s family, muttered something under her breath that witnesses said sounded like, “This isn’t fair. This isn’t fair.

 She murdered someone and she’s saying it’s not fair that she’s being punished. That’s who Kaitelyn Monroe is, a narcissist to the very end. As of now, in 2024, Kaitlin Monroe is incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas. She’s serving her life sentence without parole. According to prison records, she’s had multiple disciplinary issues, fights with other inmates, refusing to follow rules.

 Guards say she still maintains she’s innocent, that she was wrongfully convicted. Still lying. Hannah’s family established the Hannah Collins Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to young women pursuing careers in marketing and communications, the field Hannah loved. They’ve also become advocates for recognizing and escaping toxic relationships.

 Patricia Collins has spoken at schools and community centers about the warning signs they missed with Kitlin. This case has been studied by criminal psychologists and relationship experts as an extreme example of narcissistic personality disorder and obsessive friendship dynamics. Dr. Kimberly Shaw, the criminal psychologist who consulted on the case, has written extensively about the warning signs that were present in Kitelyn’s behavior.

Excessive need for attention and validation, inability to handle perceived rejection, extreme jealousy of other relationships, manipulation and guilt tripping, viewing friends as possessions rather than individuals, making threats when boundaries are set. These are red flags. And if someone in your life exhibits these behaviors, take them seriously.

 Research shows that toxic friendships can be just as harmful as toxic romantic relationships. They can affect your mental health, your self-esteem, your other relationships. And in extreme cases like this one, they can be dangerous. If you’re in a friendship where you feel controlled, manipulated, or afraid to set boundaries, it’s okay to walk away.

 It’s okay to protect yourself. You don’t owe anyone unlimited access to your life, no matter how long you’ve known them. Your safety and well-being come first, always. Hannah Collins should be 30 years old now. She should be married to Calb, maybe with kids, thriving in her career. She should be celebrating birthdays with her family, going on vacations, living her life.

 But she’s not because Kaitlin Monroe decided that if Hannah wouldn’t worship her, Hannah couldn’t exist. This case reminds us that narcissism isn’t just about someone being self-absorbed or vain. In its most extreme form, it can be deadly. When someone truly believes the world revolves around them when they can’t accept that others have autonomy and free will, dangerous things can happen.

Kaitlin Monroe is exactly where she belongs in prison, unable to hurt anyone else. But Hannah Collins is gone forever, and that’s the real tragedy here, all over a birthday. So, that’s the absolutely insane story of Kaitlyn Monroe and Hannah Collins. A best friendship that ended in murder because one person couldn’t handle not being the center of attention.

 This case teaches us several important lessons. First, toxic friendships are real and they matter. We talk a lot about toxic romantic relationships, but friendships can be just as damaging. Second, trust your instincts. Hannah’s diary showed she knew something wasn’t right with Kaitlin’s behavior. Her boyfriend saw it. Her other friends saw it.

 But she stayed in the friendship because they had history. Because Kaitlin manipulated her with guilt. History is not a reason to stay in a relationship that harms you. If you or someone you know is in a toxic friendship or relationship, there are resources available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline can help with any controlling or abusive relationship, not just romantic ones.

 Therapy can help you establish boundaries and recognize unhealthy patterns. You deserve friendships that lift you up, not tear you down. You deserve to have other relationships and interests without someone making you feel guilty. You deserve to be treated as a whole person, not as someone else’s possession. If you found this deep dive into the Kitelyn Monroe case interesting, make sure you hit that subscribe button and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.

 We cover the most shocking women’s crime cases every week. Drop a comment below and let me know, have you ever been in a toxic friendship? What were the red flags you noticed? How did you get out? Your stories might help someone else recognize a dangerous situation in their own life. Before we go, let’s take one more moment to remember Hannah Collins, a kind, loving young woman whose life was stolen far too soon. May she rest in peace.

 I’m your host, and this has been Women Justice Files. Stay safe out there. Trust your instincts, and remember, real friends celebrate your growth. They don’t punish you for it. Until next time.