Missing /// Tyler Davis /// Part 1

Summary

True Crime Garage: "Missing /// Tyler Davis /// Part 1"

Release Date: September 2, 2025
Hosts: Nic & The Captain
Guest: Brittany Davis (Tyler’s wife)
Case Discussed: Disappearance of Tyler Davis – Columbus, Ohio, February 24, 2019

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Episode Overview

This episode marks the first part of a detailed exploration into the 2019 disappearance of Tyler Davis, a husband and father who vanished during a trip to Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Hosts Nic and the Captain sit down with Brittany Davis, Tyler’s wife, who offers a candid account of the events leading to Tyler’s disappearance. The hosts aim to raise awareness and gather tips by diving deeply into the timeline, circumstances, and oddities surrounding the case.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Meet Tyler Davis & Context for the Trip

[06:00]

• How Tyler and Brittany Met: Brittany shares that she met Tyler in 2013 while he was her boss at a local franchise; they were friends first, began dating in 2016, and married in late 2017.
• Family Life: They have a young son, Aaron, and are typically homebodies due to Tyler’s demanding work schedule.
• Special Occasions: They only “go out” on birthdays and their anniversary, leaving Aaron with Tyler’s parents.
• Purpose of Trip: The trip to Easton Town Center was to celebrate Brittany’s birthday. Columbus was chosen primarily for its proximity to Tyler’s parents, who watched their son.

2. Timeline of Events on February 23-24, 2019

Late Start and Arrival

[08:20–11:01]

• Tyler works six days in a row and returns home late (3:30am) the night before the trip.
• The couple oversleeps, leaves later than intended, drops their son with grandparents, and checks into the Hilton at Easton at 4:58pm.
• Prior to going out, they shower and wait for Tyler’s friend (name omitted for privacy) to arrive.

Night Out at Easton

[11:33–15:00]

• They walk around Easton, visiting Bar Louie (~9:30pm) and Adobe Gila’s afterward.
• Drinks Consumed: Brittany describes her own and Tyler’s alcohol intake—they both have several drinks, mostly shots for Tyler (Tito’s vodka, scotch).
• Mood: “It was like we were happy… everyone was having a fun time.” – Brittany ([14:56]).

Visit to the Dollhouse (Gentleman’s Club)

[16:06–22:26]

• Suggestion to visit Dollhouse was Brittany’s, as a first-time experience ([14:56], [16:14]).
• They arrive around 12:45am, Feb 24.
• Vibe remains light; Brittany recounts meeting staff and observing the friendliness towards couples.
• Odd Moments: Brittany recalls two oddities on reflection: leaving her drink unattended while going outside to smoke, and a bouncer aggressively insisting they leave as the club closed, leading to a brief argument involving Tyler ([19:54–22:37]).

Return to Hilton via Uber

[32:51–38:46]

• Uber is ordered at 3:01am, arrives at the Hilton by 3:18am. Tyler dozes off in the car due to exhaustion.
• Upon arrival, Tyler wakes up disoriented, is cranky, and walks off with the friend instead of going into the hotel.
• Crucial Detail: “Not one time did he [Tyler] step into the doors. He literally, like, got out of the Uber...and after he started walking, he — if you were standing in front of the Hilton, he's literally going, like, diagonally to the left. Like, there's a bunch of condos right there, and that is the direction he's, like, walking in.” – Brittany ([38:32]).

Last Contacts with Tyler

[39:14–46:16]

• Brittany goes upstairs briefly to plug in her phone, is actively trying to call Tyler.
• 3:37am: Tyler calls Brittany, says he’s “just walking around the block smoking a cigarette,” apologizes, and says he’ll be right back ([43:02]).
• The friend returns alone, tells Brittany not to worry, and soon heads home ([44:26]).
• 4:10am: Tyler calls, says he sees the hotel and will be back in five minutes. States, “I'm walking through the woods, I see the hotel, I'll be there in like five minutes.” – Brittany ([43:44]).
• A minute later, Tyler calls again, but the connection remains silent for four seconds; calls to him after that immediately go to voicemail, suggesting his phone died ([44:42]).

Aftermath: Searching and Calling for Help

[46:16–56:28]

• Brittany, now alone and with little phone battery, calls her friend Harley for support while searching Easton’s grounds—describes the area as mostly deserted at 5am.
• After 25 minutes charging her phone and more searching, Brittany calls Tyler’s friends; none have heard from him.
• Adam, a former roommate, arrives to help search, scouring the area and hotel for Tyler for about an hour with no success.
• Video footage at Hilton is available but does not indicate Tyler entered the lobby.
• Brittany weighs calling Tyler’s parents and the police, realizing the situation is now a serious missing persons case ([56:28]).

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Hosts’ Observations & Analysis

Timeline & Documentation

[22:51, 23:19, 23:31]

• Nick and Captain note Brittany’s level of detail (bank records, call logs, receipts), which helps reconstruct the timeline but also makes her self-conscious about “knowing too much.”
• The friend involved is unnamed throughout per his request, and some names are edited out in the episode.

Oddities and Red Flags

[24:39–27:37]

• The hosts discuss the atmosphere at Dollhouse, noting strict local liquor policies and typical closing protocols, suggesting nothing Brittany described was especially suspicious behavior for staff or the area’s bars.
• The timing of Tyler’s disappearance, his exhaustion, unfamiliarity with the area, and cold weather (29°F) are highlighted as important factors ([56:55]).

Behavior of Tyler’s Friend

[58:03–61:37]

• The hosts, especially Nick, question the friend’s actions—leaving Brittany after Tyler vanished. Given the timing of last calls and phone silence, they suggest most friends would stay.
• However, Captain notes Brittany was technically safe at a major hotel, and the friend may have underestimated the seriousness.

Phone and Key Card Confusion

[61:37–63:55]

• Some struggle with Brittany’s story about swapping hotel keys and rapidly dying phone batteries.
• Possible that confusion is due to stress, exhaustion, and Brittany re-checking her own timeline as she recounts events.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “This is the first time me and Tyler had ever drank together in a bar ever. And it was like we were having a fun time...”
  — Brittany ([14:56])
• “Out of all of the—Tyler has never...even if...we had just gotten into an argument, he never just sleeps and walks out and just starts walking.”
  — Brittany ([42:26])
• “I'm walking through the woods. I see the hotel. I'll be there in like five minutes.”
  — Tyler to Brittany (as recounted by Brittany, [43:44])
• “As soon as I try to call him back...his phone is dead. And it's been dead ever since. Like, I call it every day.”
  — Brittany ([44:42])
• “I have a difficult time with the battery charging of the phone and the battery life. A lot of that stuff doesn't add up to me.”
  — The Captain ([63:55])
• “Once you decide you have to call the cops, then this is becoming very serious.”
  — Nic ([64:50])

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Key Timestamps

• 03:00 – Missing poster details for Tyler Davis
• 06:00 – Brittany introduces her relationship with Tyler
• 08:11–11:01 – Day-of timeline: Tyler’s exhaustion, late start, check-in
• 12:49–14:56 – Drinks consumed and vibe of the night out
• 16:06–22:37 – Dollhouse visit, oddities, closing time
• 32:51–38:46 – Uber ride back; Tyler’s confusion, leaves with friend
• 39:14–44:42 – Brittany’s attempts to contact Tyler; timeline of calls
• 44:42–46:16 – Last call with Tyler, phone dies
• 49:43–53:46 – Early searches, Adam arrives, hotel video footage
• 56:28–58:58 – Realization: time to call parents, police
• 58:03–61:37 – Hosts discuss friend’s actions, hotel key confusion
• 63:51 – Captain questions battery/phone confusion
• 64:50 – Next steps: contacting family and authorities

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Tone & Style

• Casual, candid, and empathetic—nic and Captain maintain their typical laid-back “garage” banter, while treating the case and Brittany with respect.
• Brittany is open, sometimes emotional, slightly nervous but earnest; she’s meticulous and sincere in conveying events.

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Summary: For Listeners New to the Story

In Part 1 of the Tyler Davis case, listeners receive an in-depth, almost-minute-by-minute breakdown of Tyler’s last known hours, based on the firsthand account of his wife, Brittany. The night started as a rare outing for a hardworking couple but swiftly devolved into a mystery as Tyler, exhausted, tipsy, and disoriented in an unfamiliar urban landscape, vanished after saying he was walking around the hotel area. Multiple calls, hotel searches, and frantic outreach to friends yielded no results. The episode leaves off at the tipping point: Brittany's realization that this weird night has become every spouse's nightmare—a loved one is missing, and the next call must be to the family and police.

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If you have any information regarding Tyler Davis’ disappearance, contact the Columbus Police Department at [phone].
Tyler’s photo and case details are available at TrueCrimeGarage.com.

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End of Part 1. (To be continued in Part 2...)

Transcript

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All right, everybody, gather round. Grab a chair, grab a beer. Let's talk some true crime. Police are seeking information on a man missing since February 24, 2019. Husband and father Tyler Davis was last seen in Columbus, Ohio. Tyler was a guest at the Hilton Hotel, located at the Easton Town center. He is Caucasian, 5 foot 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Tyler has a noticeable birthmark on his right arm. He was last seen outside of the hotel wearing a blue and green flannel shirt, blue jeans, and black and white Nike shoes. If you have any information, please contact the Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545.

[Brittany Davis]

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[Nick]

Captain. We have a unique situation. We have the opportunity to speak with a victim. Her name is Brittany Davis, and her husband has been missing since February of this year. We were notified of this pretty early on after his disappearance because we live in the area where he was last seen and we do this kind of thing. You know, this is our gig, as some would call it. But we've been asked to help, and now we are asking everybody else for their help. Please listen to the shows and we will post Tyler's [e-mail] Please go there, look at Tyler's picture. Maybe you have some information that could help assist in this investigation. So let's go to the interview with Brittany Davis, Tyler Davis's wife.

[Captain]

Brittany, thanks for joining us. Can we start off by you telling us who is Tyler Davis and how did you guys meet?

[Brittany Davis]

I met Tyler in 2013. He was actually my boss for a long time. He managed just like, a local franchise business that I'd worked at for a while, and I knew him for a couple years, and we were really good friends before we started dating. And so we met in 2013, and we actually didn't get together until like 2000, the beginning of 2016. You know, we were really good friends. And then we ended up having Erin at the end of 2017 or the summer of 2017, and then we got married at the end of 2017. We had just celebrated our first wedding anniversary in November.

[Captain]

Now, you and Tyler are not from the Columbus area. Why were you guys going to Easton and where are you from?

[Brittany Davis]

Okay, so we actually live in Wilmington, Ohio. We usually. We do stuff like, I mean, with a young kid and, you know, he works a lot. He works usually like 60 hours a week. We don't really do much. Like, we never, like, go out with our friends or anything like that. You know, like, pretty much homebodies. Tyler plays a lot of video games. So three times a year and we do it on my birthday, his birthday and our anniversary. We will take Aaron to Tyler's parents house for like the night or like a day or two and we'll just like go spend time together. We went up to Easton actually for my birthday. My birthday's on February 24th and we got there on the 23rd. There wasn't really a plan. Like we knew, we knew we were gonna like go somewhere for and we knew we were gonna go somewhere in Columbus for my birthday. We didn't know exactly where, like what area. The only reason we picked Columbus actually is because Tyler's from Circleville and that's where his parents still live. And that's a lot closer, you know, from Circleville to Columbus. And for us to go, because they usually go to like Cincinnati and stuff but we usually go a completely different direction. But that was the only reason we picked Columbus.

[Captain]

So now that you guys know you're heading to Columbus, let's start going into the details of that day. Let's start by you guys leaving the house.

[Brittany Davis]

Okay. So Tyler actually worked. And that's another factor that I think plays into this. He was really exhausted that week. He'd work six days straight just so he could have Saturday and Sunday off together. Like the way a schedule works. And so he had worked you know, 6, 11, 12 hour shifts straight for six days and he was really exhausted. He didn't get home Friday night until around 3:30 in the morning. He usually closes and his work is about a 30 minute drive anyway. So it usually pushes him getting home super late. So.

[Captain]

So what time did he get home from work?

[Brittany Davis]

He got home Friday night was technically Saturday morning around like 3:33, 3:30am and you know, we just like stayed up for a little while. We just hung out. He played his video game. I was still trying to pack everything for like us to go because we had a baby, 17 bags. And I was just getting stuff ready and I think we went to bed around like 5:36am we have a really weird schedule just because of the hours we work. Like we both work night. Like I bartend, you know, he's a nighttime manager. So we were actually super late. We had overslept. We were supposed to be on Stringtown Road to meet his parents at like noon. And we didn't even wake up until 12:30 on Saturday. So we got like a really late start to the day. We didn't sleep very much. We were super late. We got to me and Tyler and Aaron left our house probably around one and we Got up to Stringtown Road. We had like lunch with his parents at the Texas Roadhouse. Probably around. We left around like 3:30, 4:00 clock maybe. And you know, we had just pretty much had lunch and handed Aaron off to his parents. And after we left, me and Tyler stopped there at like the speedway right off of 71 right there. And she got some gas, you know, some coffee. And then from there we went to Easton. Right there. We checked in around. I literally think I have. It was exactly at 4:58. So once we checked into the hotel, we just kind of laid around for a couple hours. You know, as we both took a shower, we waited on one of our friends. A really good friend of Tyler's is from the area and he was going to come out with us that evening. We actually were supposed to meet a couple more of my friends that live up in Columbus, but nobody else ended up being able to make it out. So it just kind of turned into the three of us, you and Tyler.

[Captain]

Just hanging out in the hotel room. And Tyler's friend is going to come and meet you guys at the Hilton at Easton.

[Brittany Davis]

Yes, he. So he lives in the area. He doesn't live too far. You know, he is living in Columbus. So he drives to the hotel, he comes up to our room and we just literally I was getting like. I had just taken a shower. I was getting dressed. We just kind of sat there and like hung out and talked for a couple hours just watching some really trashy TV and just talked for a minute before we had headed out for the evening.

[Captain]

So once you leave the Hilton, what's the first place you guys go to and how do you actually get there?

[Brittany Davis]

So we left the hotel probably around 8:30, I'd say. And we actually, because me and Tyler had plans for the next day to like, you know, go shopping. We had like a couple hours planned like scheduled. And we're at lunch and stuff before we had to go get Aaron. But so we, when we left the hotel, we just kind of walked around. That was the first time I'd ever been there. It's really big and there are a lot of stores. So we're just kind of seeing like the lay of the land really like which, like what kind of stores they had. And we probably walked around for a good 40 minutes. We walked into a couple little shops and stuff. And then the first place we went to was Barlowy. And we got to Bar Louie a little after 9, I'd say probably like 929 30. Me and Tyler and John, we Just sat at a bar table and hung out, and each had, like, one or two drinks. I think from Barlowy, we went directly over to Adobe, and that is, like, right beside it, inside of, like, the. Inside them all.

[Captain]

Do you have any clue how many drinks you had or how many drinks Tyler had at either one of these bars?

[Brittany Davis]

So I know when we left. Okay, so let me see if I have this right. Yeah. So we left. We pay. I paid my tab, literally, at Houston, when Tyler paid the tab at barlowy at, like, 1019. And there I know I had two drinks. Tyler had half of one drink. Each of us had, like, like a lemon drop, like a shooter. And then we went over to Adobe and we had. I know I had three or four drinks, and I know Tyler had three or four more drinks. But, like, when he. He doesn't do, like, mixed drinks, and he doesn't do. He doesn't do beer. Like, if he drinks, it's just like a straight shot. Like, just one shot, and he'll just, like, step on it for, like, a minute. You know what I mean? He doesn't really. He does. He doesn'. Beer. He just drinks. He's been on, like, a Tito's kick here lately, but he doesn't like drinks. Like, he likes to drink scotch, like, on the rocks, that type of stuff. You know what I mean? So it's not like he, like, downs drinks constantly.

[Captain]

You guys go to Bar Louie, then you head over to Adobe Gila's. What time do you think you left Adobe's?

[Brittany Davis]

We pay the tab at Adobe at 11:30pm but we stay there for a little bit longer because we, like, finished our drink.

[Captain]

Brittany, are your guys's bank accounts, you and Tyler's bank accounts connected to each other?

[Brittany Davis]

Does we actually. We do not. So Tyler has, like, his bank account, and I've just. We've just never gotten around to, like, me getting on it. And then I have my bank account, but I have access to his account. Like, I have all of the bank records from that night. Like, how much money we spent, how many times the card was swiped. Well, and that's how I literally know exactly what time, like, we paid our bill, stuff like that.

[Captain]

So you guys are a young couple. You guys are coming up from Wilmington to the Easton area for your birthday. Tyler has worked six days in a row, over 10 hours each day. But what is the vibe of the night?

[Brittany Davis]

So it was really, like. It was like we were happy. Like, that's the thing. This is the first time like this when all of a Sudden, that was the first time me and Tyler had ever drank together in a bar ever. And it was like we were having a fun time, you know what I mean? Like, we were out for my birthday. Like, it was my birthday. I was trying to be a wingman for our friend, you know what I'm saying? Like, we were just laughing. Everybody was having a fun time. Like, we were just having fun. So, like, after we had had our drinks at Adobe, it was my idea to go to the Dollhouse because by that point I was a little tipsy. I had never been to an establishment of that sort before. So I was just like, yeah, whatever, we don't have anything to do right now type of deal thing. We go back to the Hilton because our friend had ordered an Uber. It's about like a 20 minute drive, I think. Like 15, 20 minute drive, if I'm not mistaken. And me and Tyler walk inside, we use the restroom before we get an Uber, like at the Hilton, you know. So we get into the Uber and we go to the Dollhouse.

[Captain]

And for our listeners that are not from Columbus, the Dollhouse is a gentleman's club.

[Brittany Davis]

Yes, it is. With a bar.

[Captain]

So now you're at the Dollhouse. It's your idea to go there. Tell us what happens at the Dollhouse.

[Brittany Davis]

Okay, so, you know, me and Tyler and a friend, we walk in and, you know, we like paid our cover or whatever, we walk up to the bar, we like get a drink and, you know, we're just like sitting there talking. We got to the dollhouse around 12:45am and this is like the early, early morning of February 24th.

[Captain]

But this is actually pretty early in the night for you guys because you guys are on a different schedule than most people, right?

[Brittany Davis]

A lot of people don't understand because a majority of people have their schedule like, you know, nine to five. But like, when you work night for literally years, it just, you kind of. You turn into nocturnal. Like, literally. My son's bedtime is midnight. Because of the way our schedule set up just so Tyler can actually see Aaron and not have to go four or five days without seeing him just because of the schedule. Does that make sense?

[Captain]

And just so our audience is clear, we're doing this interview at midnight. So this is your guys's schedule?

[Brittany Davis]

Definitely. We've. We've always been on nighttime schedule. You know, he's a closing manager. I don't even think. They don't even close until midnight, so they gotta actually close. And then most of the time he doesn't get home between 2:30 and 3:30 in the morning, you know what I mean? And I'm a bartender. I don't even call last call until 1am so that puts me getting home at 3. So we've always just been on kind of like a different schedule than everybody else.

[Captain]

So now you're at the Dollhouse, the gentleman's club. What are you drinking? What is Tyler drinking?

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, so I drew. I was drinking Bahama Mamas. I drink Bahama Llamas all night. I like coconut. Our friend was actually. Who was he drinking? Cracking Cokes and then I think it was diet Coke actually. I don't remember. But then. Yeah, no, Tyler just stuck to his usual. He would just get like. He'll just get like a shot, a shot of ketos vodka or he'll get tequila. I would say we probably each had like three or four more drinks while we were at the Dollhouse.

[Captain]

What is the vibe of the group? Why you guys are in the Dollhouse?

[Brittany Davis]

It was pretty cool, you know, met a couple really nice girls, super lovely ladies. It was, I don't know, it was just really. It was like definitely. It was like a first time experience for me. So it was just like I was kind of just taking it in type deal thing, you know, we, me and Tyler sat at the bar for a while and we were just like talking. We bought one of the girls a drink. At that point, I think our friend, he kind of just like, you know, he probably felt like the third wheel because it was just like me and Tyler and then him. So he was just kind of off like doing his own thing, you know, like we were having a fun time when.

[Captain]

It seems also in a gentleman's club that the females working will be extra nice to any female customers.

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, I, apparently they really will go like. I guess couples is like a thing that they like direct towards. I don't know. I learned a lot of stuff about strip clubs after that experience and like talking because that was the first time I'd ever been to one. But I thought it was. Thought it was really funny though because there were a lot of people that were like, oh, why did you go to a strip club? Like, whose idea was that? And I was like, oh my. Like, you know what I mean? Like, I was just having a fun time.

[Captain]

Was there anything odd or anything that sticks out about your experience at the Dollhouse?

[Brittany Davis]

So there were a couple really weird things that. Well, like at the time I didn't think it was weird. But now, now I think about it and obviously just because, like, everything that happened. But a couple things popped out to me that I thought were odd at the strip club. So I remember at one point, you know, me and Tyler had just ordered around drinks, and we, like, went out front to smoke a cigarette. And when we were walking out front, the guy saw me. He was like, no. He's like, you can't take this out front. And I just kind of looked around. I was like, I mean, there's a bartender. Like, you know the rules. You're not supposed to leave your drink anywhere. You're not. It's just like, don't do it. It's bad. Especially in a place where I've never been here before. I don't know these people. I'm. I live an hour and a half away. You know what I mean? But I did. I did a. No, no. And I sat it down. I couldn't see it. I walked out front. Me and Tyler did smoke cigarette. We came back inside. I grabbed my drink, I took a drink of it. It was still pretty full. I took a drink of it, and then I was like, hey, I'm gonna go to the restroom. And then I handed him my drink. He's like, okay, I'm going to go back to our seats. Whatever. So I went to the restroom, and I wasn't in there very long at all. And by the time I got out, I noticed all the lights had been flipped. Like, they turned all the lights on. And I was like, okay, so I guess it's time to go, you know? So, like, as I'm walking out of the bathroom, there's, like, a really big wall, and I'm kind of walking around. Like, you can't see people, if that makes sense. Like, if somebody's exiting the bathroom where you can't see them coming out until they, like, turn a corner. And I like, here, Tyler and, like, getting into an argument with the bouncer. And there he was like, the bouncers, like, you guys gotta go. It's time for you to go. He's like, no, man. Like, we're leaving. I just gotta wait on Britt. He was like, my wife's in the bathroom. Like, let me just get Britney. And he was like, no, no, you got to get out of here right now. He was like, we will leave as soon as she comes. Like, she's in the bathroom and she's going to be out any second. And then I was like, that. Like, I hear them. And as at that point, I'm like, turning the corner, and Tyler's like, look, there she Is he's like, we're out of here. We're leaving. And the guy's like, okay, cool. But, like, the guy kind of was. I don't know if he thought. You know, he could have just thought they were lying. Who knows? But so, you know, we all walk outside, and I look at my phone, and it's about to die. I was like, tyler, what's your phone on? He's like, it's almost dead. And he didn't have, like, the Uber. Like, Tyler doesn't have the Uber app on his phone. Like, I have it, and then our friend had it on his phone. So we're standing out there for a minute, and I was like, hey, like, can you order us an Uber? And he's like, yeah, totally. And we ended up sitting out there for probably about 20, 25 minutes. Like, by this point, everybody else was, like, clearing out. We're just, like, waiting on our Uber. One of the. One of the girls came outside. She gave himself, like, a bottle of water. He sat there, like, waiting on our Uber or whatever.

[Nick]

So you're doing a real good job of getting the timeline from Brittany leading up to Tyler going missing. The thing that is interesting here is, I mean, we're really hearing very specific times. And I love that. Knowing the time line, because we have her. Her. Because we have the bank statements that say what time they are leaving these different establishments as they go about their night, having a good time.

[Captain]

Well, they have the bank statements, plus they have her phone log and Tyler's phone log. And so by collecting all that information, it really gives us more pieces of the puzzle.

[Nick]

Yeah. And one thing I should point out here is there is a name that we are kind of removing from this interview as we go along.

[Captain]

Right.

[Nick]

Because we've been asked to do so. So if you hear what sounds to be a glitch, it's really. We've just had to edit out that name.

[Captain]

Like we said before, this story hasn't been covered a lot. But since Brittany has been trying to get interviews with anybody that will listen, and she has a lot of information. She has these timelines. So on one hand, she understands that it makes her seem almost as if she knows too much information and that she is trying to cover something up. But on the other hand, this is somebody that is trying to put as many pieces out there so we get answers.

[Nick]

Yeah. So the friend's name we have been asked not to include, and it's just natural speak for Brittany to include his name when telling us about the events of that night. Now, in regards to some of the things that she referenced as being might be strange regarding some of their stops along the way.

[Captain]

Right.

[Nick]

So the Dollhouse is. I wouldn't. I wouldn't dare to call that a tough place or a rough place. I've been there a couple times and felt very comfortable. I can see how maybe somebody, a first timer or somebody not from the area, they might have thought a few things were strange. But regarding bars in that area and really Columbus as a whole, one thing that I've noticed is that there's no patio. You know, I haven't been to the Dollhouse in years, but last time I was there, there's no patio. So they are very strict on not allowing people to go out the front door or side door with a drink. You are supposed to drink that drink, consume that drink within those four walls. They can't have you hanging out in front of the establishment sipping on a drink while you smoke a cigarette. So that's not really out of bounds. One thing I will say in the Dollhouse's defense regarding this, having lived, I live like a mile and a half from there for about 10 years. So one thing that would happen that.

[Captain]

You were able to live close to your work.

[Nick]

Well, one thing that. That I noticed from time to time is that there would be a police car, especially like on a weekend or very late hours. Yeah, they kind of. It's. The Dollhouse is back in almost what I would call a court. And so they would just go off the main road there and do a quick loop around. Well, the police don't want to see anybody outside of that bar with a drink either. So.

[Captain]

It's funny too, because the. The term loop around is my go to stripper move.

[Nick]

Well, it's. So what I'm getting at is I think that it's just a bar rule. It's part of their alcohol license, and it has to be strictly enforced. And then on top of that, regarding the situation of Tyler and his friend arguing with the bouncer or the guy working the door about them, hey, you got to leave. I think most people from Columbus will tell you, and I know this varies by city and by establishment, but I think most people will tell you that here I typically notice what I call a hard out for the night when it's. When it's time to leave. There's a lot of bars that are not even nice about it. They. They're. They will take your drink, you know, and all you want to do is finish your drink that you've paid probably way too much for and they will take your drink and they really want to push you out the door. Regarding the statement about him saying, well, we got to wait for Brittany. We're waiting for my wife. We're waiting for Brittany. I'm sure these door guys, bouncer guys here, stories like that all the time, they don't want guys waiting around for girls, especially if they happen to be people that are working there or suspect that they're talking about somebody working there. So I kind of get what's going on. And she's painting a very good picture leading up to this. Getting into an Uber and I'm guessing heading back to the eastern area for.

[Captain]

The night and listening back to the interview for the first time. You, you, you said that she kind of sounds nervous to you. Yes, and I get that vibe too, but I get it more just being nervous, wanting to say the right thing, wanting to come off a certain way. I don't get the feeling that she's nervous because she's hiding something.

[Nick]

No, no, no, Me neither. I think you hit it right on the head there. It's really just a nervousness when you know that you're talking and that you're being recorded and that people are going to hear it. Not so much worried about or nervous about what you are saying. Everything I'm hearing, it's, it's details, it's specific, and it's the truth.

[Captain]

Well, in her, in her defense on the nervousness, I mean, she did have to listen to my silky pipes.

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[Captain]

Can you tell me anything about the Uber or the Uber driver?

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, for sure. So the. Let me see. I have it right here. So it was a Saturn review. There was a guy, was a younger guy. Am I allowed to say his name? I don't know if I'll get in trouble.

[Captain]

Well, we'll just leave his name out.

[Brittany Davis]

So it was like a red Saturn view. That was a nice car. It was like an SUV type deal thing.

[Captain]

Now what Brittany told me, but she accidentally said their friend's name and he's been getting harassed online. So we're not actually going to use his name, we've just been calling him the friend. So the friend sits up front, Tyler sits behind the Uber driver, Brittany sits behind their friend in the backseat.

[Brittany Davis]

So we ended up leaving. We left the Uber picked us up exactly at 3:01am and we got back to the hill. I remember like getting out of the car and I saw the dashboard and it said 318. But one thing, this is something that I think plays a really big, A really big part in this is the fact that when we did, when we were on our way back, like it was only like a 15. Well, 17 minutes. Yeah, like a 17 minute ride. And Tyler had dozed off and in Uber and that was really like. As soon as I noticed he fell asleep, I was like, man. Because he's just, he's like one of those people that if he's asleep, I just leave him. I don't like to wake him up. I don't. You know what I mean? Like, I don't. Especially if he had been drinking. I just don't like to. Because he wakes up, he gets all crabby and cranky and it's just like, it's not worth it. You know what I mean?

[Captain]

Do you think he fell asleep due to exhaustion or do you think it was passed out?

[Brittany Davis]

It was more exhaustion because he had worked literally like, like 6, 10 to 12 hour shifts straight. And Tyler's one of those people to where like he is, he's a night owl. So like most of the time when he gets home and it's like, you know, like 3:00am like he's not gonna like take a shower and go straight to bed. I don't mean, I don't think anybody that works weird hours does. You know what I mean? Like, he has to wind down just like Everybody else, when we get off work at 5, you know what I mean? Like, he eats dinner. He, like, takes a shower, plays video games, does whatever he wants to do, pretty much, and then passes out.

[Captain]

You guys get back to the Hilton, you see 318 on the dash of the Uber driver's car. And now Tyler's asleep, and you have to wake him up.

[Brittany Davis]

Yes, exactly. So I'm like. And at this point, our friend had fallen asleep, too. He was passed out, too. And I was like, man, I've never tried to wake him up. So, like, I hit him on the shoulder, and he was like. Popped up. He's like, what's up? And I'm like, cool. So I got out of the car, I woke up my friend, and I opened the. I opened the door, and I was just like, how do you want to do this? He's just like, you know, hey, Tyler, like, come on, let's go. And he was like, okay, guys, I'm coming. Just give me a minute. And I'm like. We sat there for a couple minutes, and you could tell, like, the Uber driver writer's point was just aggravated. You know what I mean? Like, hey, please get the hell out of my car. It's probably. It's like, almost 3:30 in the morning. You know what I mean? Getting Tyler out of the car. And when we're getting him out of the car, I, like, grabbed one of his arms, and I was like, hey, let's go. And grabbed an arm, too. And I was like, hey. Like, you know, I mean, like, this. Like, he was still asleep. You know what I mean? Like, he literally had. It was like he wasn't even woken up. And when he got out of the car, he was like, what the hell, guys? Like, we're not. Where is our ride going? Like, we're not even where we're supposed to be. And I was like, babe, what are you. Like, this is our hotel. Like, our hotel's right here. Like, what are you talking about? And he was just, like, in a cranky mood. Like, he was just pissed off. He was just tired. I really. I don't think that any of anything that was going on there, like, it was not a good mix, you know what I mean? Like, between, like, the fact that we've been drinking, the fact that he was exhausted, the fact that we were in an unfamiliar place, like, that was just not. Was not a good mixture. So he was just. He was pissed off, you know, got out, like, out of the Uber, and he was just like, what the hell, guys? We're not where we're supposed to be, blah, blah, blah. And he just gets, like. Just shitty, and he walks away. And I'm like, what the shit? Like, what are. Like, where are you going? Like, we're literally supposed to be right here. So I go to follow him, and his friend is like, no, Brittany, it's okay. Like, I got it. I was like, are you sure? And he's like, yes, don't worry. We'll be right back. And I was like, okay, cool. At that. Before. Before he had left the hotel, we had. We had two room keys, and we didn't know, like, if like. Like, he. Like, our friend didn't know if he was gonna end up, like, passing out on the couch in our hotel room or just, like, going home. You know what I mean? And Tyler gave him one of the room keys, and he was like, put this in your wallet just in case we get mixed up something or other. You know, we have a room until noon, whatever, if you need to sleep on the couch or something. And then Tyler has one in his wallet. But don't worry about it. He's like, just go upstairs. We'll be right there. And he took, like, handed me the room key out of his wallet, and I was like, you know, whatever. Like, you got it. Cool. So I went upstairs. I wasn't up there for long. I plugged in my phone. My phone, and said I was just really just trying to call Tyler.

[Captain]

Well, you're up in the hotel room at this point, but where is Tyler and his friend?

[Brittany Davis]

They never, like. Tyler never walked, like, physically. Like, we were five feet from the door. He never walked inside after we got out of Uber. Not one time did he step into the doors. He literally, like, got out of the Uber. Whatever. And then after he started walking, he. I'm trying to. If you were standing in front of the Hilton, he's literally going, like, diagonally to the left. Like, there's a bunch of condos right there, and that is the direction he's, like, walking in. Like, through the parking lot. You know what I mean? And it wasn't like, Tyler walked off by himself. And then his friend, like, he. Like, they went together. You know what I'm saying? Like, they dispersed together.

[Captain]

So what are you doing now that you're gone from the situation?

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, I plugged in my phone. Like, I wasn't gone for 10 minutes. Like, I really wasn't even. It wasn't 10 minutes. I use the restroom. And then I came back downstairs, and I couldn't. I couldn't Find, like, either of them. Like, my stall on, like, 4%. Like, it keeps. It's about to die. And I'm trying to call Tyler. I'm trying to call his friend, and I'm like, what the hell is going on? Like, where are you guys at? And I'm, like, messaging them on Facebook. I'm trying to literally, like, video chat Tyler's Facebook just so I can see. Like, if I see, like, a storm, like, you know what I mean? If he's walking through Eastern Town Center. If I see something, I notice. And I'm like, oh, he's over here type deal thing, like, and trying to look. He never. He didn't answer me. Tyler called. So Tyler called me at 3:37am and he was like, you know, I'm sorry. He was like, I'm just walking around the block smoking a cigarette. I'll be right back. I just. I was just a little pissed off. Pretty much. Like, I was like, okay, you know, whatever. Cool. I'll see you in a few minutes. He's like, yeah, I'll be. I'll be back in a minute. I was like, okay. So then at this point, his friend walks back, and I was like, well, you know, like, where's. Where's Tyler at? And he was like, brie, I wouldn't worry about it. It looks just like he's blowing off some steam. And I was like, well, you know, is everything okay? And he was like, yeah, I just. I really wouldn't worry too much about it. He'll be right back, you know, and he's like, you can't. You can't really get lost here. It's like, really, like, look at where you're staying. It's the biggest building. Blah, blah, blah. And I, like, was. Was like, okay, well. And then me and. Me and him kind of like, at this point, I am. I'm freaking out. Like, what's going on? Where's Tyler? Why didn't you follow him? You know what I mean? Like, I'm just. I'm going crazy.

[Captain]

Well, Tyler fell asleep in the car. Tyler doesn't know this area. Tyler seemed a little confused when he got out of the Uber. This cause for a little alarm.

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah. And it was. And that was. That was the biggest thing. Like, if he had been awake that whole entire. Like, if literally, if he had not fallen asleep in that car, like, I wouldn't. It was just kind of like, I knew. I know. He was so exhausted, and at the same time, like, I wasn't trying to scream at his friend on the side of the street. Because it's not like he knew what was going to happen, you know what I mean? Like, I'm sure he's just like, whatever dude, you're gonna walk right back, you know what I'm saying?

[Captain]

Like, and it's pretty late, but this is also roughly around the time you guys normally go to bed.

[Brittany Davis]

Exactly. It's like, it's, you know, it's like it's way past time to go to bed, dude. Like if we need, it's time to go to sleep. And, and you know, he was thinking the same thing too. He's probably like, I don't want to be out here like walking around in circles chasing you when we're supposed to be back there, you know what I mean?

[Captain]

So you saw Tyler walk towards some condos at Easton and then he called you at 3:37 and you talked to him for a little bit then?

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, he called at 3:37am and he was just like, he sounded like mad. He was like, I'm sorry, I'm just, I'll be right back. You know, I'm just taking a walk. And out of all of the. Kyla has never like, you know, even if like we had just gotten into an argument, he never just sleeps and walks out and just starts walking. Like he doesn't do that. Like, don't get me wrong, he might like go out back and smoke a cigarette, reevaluate, you know what I mean? Just like give it a minute. But he never just like takes off walking like I'm the one who leaves. Like I'm the one who just like leaves the situation. Like he doesn't do that.

[Captain]

Now you said Tyler's phone had low battery while you're leaving the strip club. Now this is a little bit later, he calls you at 3:37. Does he call you after that?

[Brittany Davis]

Yes he does. So he calls at 4, a little after 4 turn in the morning.

[Captain]

So this is roughly 30 minutes later from the first call, literally.

[Brittany Davis]

So and this whole time I'm standing like out front of the hotel. I'm just like walking down this way, I'm like, maybe if I go this way. And I'm just kind of sitting here to see if like he's gonna pop back, you know what I mean? I'm like, he said he was gonna come right back. So if I go out here, like I can miss him walking into the hotel, you know what I'm saying?

[Captain]

So the call at 4:10, what does Tyler say to you?

[Brittany Davis]

Yes, like around 4:10 in the morning. And he was like, I'm sorry. He was like, I see the hotel. I'll be there in, like, five minutes. And I was like, okay. He was like, I'm walking through the woods. I see the hotel. I'll be there in, like, five minutes. I was like, they're walking through the woods. And a lot of people. When I say that, I have to make sure people know. Like, my husband is not an outdoorsy person at all. I'm talking, like, this man, he likes video games. Like, he's puts. He's literally, like, we put Legos together. I have a whole Disney princess castle in there. Like, we play games and we watch a lot of movies. Like, we're not outdoorsy people. Like, literally, the shoes he has on right now, he bought those in college. He graduated seven years ago. Like, he's not. He doesn't. Like, works to him could be three trees in a circle.

[Captain]

So at this point, you and the friend are outside the Hilton?

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, like, we're standing. Like, we're standing on the corner. We're just kind of, like, waiting for him. Do you know what I mean? To just, like, walk back up, because that's what he said. He was like, yeah, I see it. I'll be there in, like, five minutes. And I was like, okay, cool. You know? He was like, sorry, love you. I'll be right there. I was like, okay, I'll wait for you. Like, I can come and meet you right now if you want. He was like, no, I see it. I'll be right there. I'm literally looking at the hotel, and the hotel is really, really big. So, like, at nighttime that all the lights that they have on it, it's very, very noticeable. It stands out. So, you know, me and. Me and his friend were just standing there, you know, waiting for him. And then it's literally as soon as we hung up, like a few, maybe a minute, maybe one whole minute, Tyler calls me again. And when he calls me and answered it, and the line stayed open for, like, four seconds, and he didn't say anything. I was like, hello? You know, didn't say anything. And then ended. And then when I tried to call him back, it went to voicemail. So I assumed that as soon as he called me, like, his phone, he had told me through the night that his son was going to die. Like, you know, when we were waiting on the Uber outside of the Dollhouse, like, he's like, oh, no, my son's gonna die. I don't know how, like, the exact percent but as soon as I try to call him back from that, like, four minute call, his phone is dead. And it's been dead ever since. Like, I call it every day.

[Captain]

So what about your battery at this point? Because you said it was pretty low. When you got back from the strip club, you went up to your room to charge it for maybe 10 minutes. So it's surprising that it's still working at this point, right?

[Brittany Davis]

It's on. Like, it was almost dead and I was just like, still standing out there and, you know, me and his friend, I'm like, you know, what do I do? We gotta go do something. Maybe we get in the car, we gotta go somewhere, we gotta go look for him. He's like, brittany, everything's fine. I really wouldn't worry about it. I'm just like, everything's cool. Like, don't. Like he's gonna walk up any minute. And he actually headed out at that point. So he was like, I'm gonna go. And I was like, super. At this point, I was really frustrated because I am in an area, I don't know where I'm at. Literally, I have no clue where I am. I can't find Tyler. He has everything in his pocket, you know what I mean? Like, he has all of our bank cards. And I'm just sitting there, like, what am I, am I supposed to do? Like, who am I supposed to call? Like, I have to call somebody to come and help me because I can't find him. And I'm freaking out. And me and him get into an argument on the street. And I think, I just, I think he really. Obviously nobody thinks this is going to happen. You know what I mean? Nobody thinks something like this is going to happen. So I really just think at that point he was just like, bernie, it's not a big deal. Like, you know what I mean? Like, he's literally just got off the phone with him. He said he's going to be right back. Like, don't worry about it. Go upstairs. He's going to be walking in soon.

[Captain]

So you don't have the hotel key that Tyler has? You have the one that Tyler gave to his friend?

[Brittany Davis]

Yes, exactly. So I was like, super frustrated at this point. I was just really scared. I didn't know what to do, you know, I mean, it's like damn near five in the morning. I didn't know who to call. Like, who? I don't know. Like, I only know a couple people in Columbus and his friends, one of them, you know what I'm saying? So I'm just like, okay, like, what do I do at this point? My phone's about to die. I go inside and I plug it in. And I called a really good friend of mine. I called Harley, and I was like, freaking out. Like, I don't know what to do. What am I supposed to do? Where do I go? And she's like, britain, I think you can calm down and breathe for a minute. It hasn't even been literally 15 minutes since you talked to him. She's like, I think you should calm down. You know, tell me what happened. What did you guys do? Where did you go? So I told her all this stuff and I was like, I need you to stay on the phone with me while I go look for him because I don't know where the hell I am. I don't know this area, it's still dark as outside. And she's like, yeah, totally. So I'm like, okay, cool. So I let my phone charge decently enough so I could like, leave. I don't know how far I was gonna go. I was probably up there for maybe like 25 minutes, like talking to Harley and letting my phone charge. And then after that I just, I, you know, grab the hotel here and start walking. And it. It really blew my mind how that place is really busy during the day. Like, there is a lot of traffic. And I mean, I understand 270 is right there, but that whole place is still busy during the day. But at nighttime, I'm talking at like, this is like almost 5am at this time. It's like nobody's there.

[Captain]

So your call shows that he calls at 4, 10. You talk, get off the phone, he calls right back. That's the four second call. You think his phone went dead. At some point, you call back and Tyler's not answering because it's going straight to voicemail, so. Signs that his phone is dead.

[Brittany Davis]

Oh, yeah. So I. Yeah. So as soon as, you know, we talked before 10, he got off the phone. And then I wouldn't say immediately, but pretty like a minute. It was not long. He called me back again and that was when it was like the four seconds. And then I called him directly back after the line ended. You know, like, who? Everybody. I hit a button. I don't know. I called him directly back and it went straight to voicemail. Then.

[Captain]

Then the next call that you made is to your friend Harley.

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, so I called Harley and she stayed on the phone with me while I let it charge for a minute. And then I just. I Start walking. And, like, Eastman, it's pretty well lit at nighttime, and at this point, like, I didn't even walk into the town center because I saw him go off in this direction. So that was the direction I started walking to. You know what I mean? So I'm, like, walking down, like, the main drag at first, and then I'm still talking to her, and I walk down a couple of the streets, but, like, I was just walk. I was just walking, and there were a couple spots that I hit that it got like, there were no more street lights, that there were no more. Because I had walked so far down, like, it was just black. And at that point, I would just. I turned around because I was by myself.

[Captain]

So what happens next?

[Brittany Davis]

I look at my phone, and my phone's almost dead, and I'm like, a mile. I'm, like, on the other. I'm on the completely other side of Houston, and I'm like, Harley, you know, I'm like. I walk back to the hotel to plug my phone in. I'm gonna try to get a hold of, see if Tyler called any of his friends. I don't really. I don't really know what to do, you know? And she's like, bernie, I think you just need to go back and just calm down. I'm sure he's probably there right now. Bernie don't even know. He could be asleep right there right now. I was like, yeah, that's true. So I. You know, I walked back. He wasn't there. I plugged in my phone. I got off the phone with Harley. So then at this point, I just started calling, start calling everybody. Like, I called all of his friends. I called anybody and everyone that I could think of that he would call. You know what I mean?

[Captain]

Did Tyler get a hold of anybody? Did Tyler try to contact anybody?

[Brittany Davis]

Nobody talked to him. So then one of my. One of Tyler's really good friends, one of our good friends, his name's Adam. He was our roommate for a couple years in Wilmington. And right before I had Aaron, he actually, like, office got a new job, and his fiance moved up to Columbus. So I called Adam, and I was like, look, this is a situation. Like, I don't. Can you help me? Like, I don't know what to do. Like, where do I go? You know what I mean? I'll be there. I'll be there in 10 minutes. 10, 15 minutes. And I was like, cool. So Adam shows up to the hotel, and he's like, you know, pretty much like, what. What happened? What did you Guys do. Was everything fine? Did you guys have a fun night? Blah, blah, blah. I'm like, no. Like, everything was really fine. Like, we had a really good time. You know? I mean, like, there wasn't no problems. Like, nobody was arguing about anything. Like, a good time. And then he just kind of, like, walked off. I'm like, okay, well, you know, he probably. He could have. He could have passed out on a bench somewhere. You know what I'm saying? Like, he could have just literally fell asleep someplace. And I was like, okay.

[Captain]

And so let's be clear with the audience about the confrontation. This is when the Uber driver is dropping you off and Tyler is asleep and seems a little confused.

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, that's what it was. Like, he was just, like, still literally asleep in the back of the car, and he was just so tired. And like I said, you know, from. He was just exhausted. And then it didn't help that we had been drinking that night. And so by the time he did get out, he was just. I don't even know what word I would use. Like, yeah, cranky. He was just grumpy. He was just like, I don't want to do this right now. Like, I don't want to deal with this type of deal thing.

[Captain]

So now you and Tyler's former roommate, Adam, comes picks you up in his car. You guys are driving around in the early morning of the 24th, February 24th, at Easton Town Center.

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah. So he's pretty much like, okay, Brittany, like, you know, tell me where you guys live. Let's go around here. And at this point, it's like. It's, like daylight. You know what I mean? And it's already, like, Easton's already packed. And it blew my mind because it was so early, but the place had already been super busy. So we drive around Easton, you know, Joe, everywhere, for about, like, an hour. We're just driving around, looking for places and all these different things. One thing about Tyler is he's one of those people that if, like, all of his numbers of, like, phone numbers, he doesn't have any number memorized. So if his phone's dead and he has, like, somebody else's phone to, like, call someone, like, he's not going to know what the number is to even call you. You know what I mean? I was like, well, Adam was like, well, Brittany, you know, he could be at the hotel right now. Like, we don't know. We've been gone for, like, 45, 60 minutes. Like, almost like an hour. And I was like, yeah, that's true. So we go back to the hotel, we walk straight up to the. And he's not there. I write down my phone number, and I stick it right beside the phone in our hotel room. And then we get out of our hotel room in the Hilton. It's really, really big. There are a lot of meeting rooms, like, convention area. Like, this thing is huge. So me and Adam are literally walking around any and every single possible room that's open.

[Captain]

Do you know if they have video footage of the front lobby of the Hilton at Easton?

[Brittany Davis]

They do have video footage of the front lobby, but we weren't even in the lobby when all this stuff had happened.

[Captain]

Right. You're not hanging out in the lobby, but are you going through the lobby to get to and from your room?

[Brittany Davis]

Oh, yeah, definitely.

[Captain]

So with your story, they should be able to line up you going to and from your room with that footage. And you guys are on the fourth floor.

[Brittany Davis]

Yeah, no, we were on the fourth floor. And it, like, at this point, I'm just like, me. In my head, I was really. I was like, oh, my gosh, he's gonna walk back into this hotel room, and he's gonna ask me why the hell. I called Adam and asked Adam, come help me. You know what I mean? Like, he's gonna be like, remy, why did you do that? Like, that's not that big of a deal. You know what I mean? Like, that's what I'm thinking. I'm like, oh, my gosh, he's gonna be so mad at me because I called Adam and I'm making this a big deal. Nothing. Because he's just going to walk in at any moment. You know what I mean? So, you know, me and Adam, we look everywhere. We go back up to the hotel room, and I'm like, okay, what do I do now? I was like, literally, I have no idea what to do. And he's like, brit, you need to call his parents. Like, it's time to call his parents.

[Nick]

Okay, a couple of things here, Captain. Now, you did this interview, and you've done a great job doing it, but I have a couple questions for you. Okay, so one provided the description given to us about what Tyler was last wearing. So we have a flannel shirt, blue jeans, black and white Nike shoes. And as Brittany says, these shoes are probably pretty old by this time, right?

[Captain]

Seven years old or so.

[Nick]

Yeah. I'm looking at the weather report for the 24th of February. I'm seeing a temperature of, like, 29 degrees around the time that he's last Seen he's not dressed for. That is one thing that kind of jumps off the page immediately to me that I don't know how long somebody would want to venture out on their own walking around in that kind of temperature. But at the same point, we do all know people that don't seem to, you know, I got a couple buddies, they never get cold, right? Like the dudes that wear shorts when it's wintertime. So we don't know if Tyler was that kind of person or is that kind of person. But it seems awfully cold for me out walking around at that time. I'm not going to lie. The other strange thing here too to me is the friend leaving.

[Captain]

Yeah, very strange.

[Nick]

So correct me if I'm wrong, but. But the way that I'm hearing this is that by this point there's been three phone calls. One at 3:37, one at 4:10 and then a third call that take takes place very shortly after the 4:10am call.

[Captain]

And possibly more that have been missed. I haven't seen a call log, but because we also have the call at 4:10 where she actually talks to him and then another call at 4:11. That's the 4:4 second call where he doesn't say anything, phone gets called cut off. She claims that. Then she calls back. So 4:12 and that's when his phone starts going right to voicemail. Assuming that the phone is dead at that point.

[Nick]

So what I would say there is, at 4:11am he's officially missing in my, in my mind, yeah.

[Captain]

But here's what's weird is part of me goes, well, maybe his friend is just tired at this point. I mean, it's 4 o'. Clock. That's pretty late for somebody that's on a normal schedule. And I don't know what the friend's schedule is, but let's just assume that it's normal. So that's pretty late at this point. He might just be tired of the charade, but.

[Nick]

No, I get it. But Brittany's been very specific so far and very detailed in a lot of the answers. And what I almost expected to hear when his friend checked out, I expected there to be some kind of almost a confrontation between the two of them where there's, you know, I can't be here all night long. I can't just keep waiting around and, you know what I mean, Some kind of back and forth.

[Captain]

I think she kind of talks about that a little bit.

[Nick]

Okay.

[Captain]

But it's. I, again, that's a little unclear. I mean, there's a lot of information that I think that she's trying to process. And with talking to her, one of the things that she said multiple times is that there's all these pieces of the puzzle that she keeps going back over and over in her head and trying to. It's just like the, the scene at the. The strip club, you know. You know, Tyler finishes my drink. Was there something in the drink? You know, and that's something she didn't think about for weeks. But she's trying to put together these pieces of the puzzle. But I do find it very strange. I mean, if my friend, you know, if. If the wife of a friend seemed calm at the time, like, oh, he's going to be back in a couple seconds, you know, okay, well, I'm going to head out. Not so big of a deal. But if the person seems pretty stressed out, and I would assume that if he calls you and then you. And then you get a blank call back, you know, a four second, nothing but silence call, and then you call back and the phone's dead, I would be a little worried at that point. And so I think as a friend, I would not want to leave my friend's wife there. And until I saw him. And once I saw him, I go, okay, you know, I'm out of here.

[Nick]

Right? And. But as you said, you know, it may have been extremely late for him. He may be going off. The fact that, hey, that, that quick call back that went dead was either a butt dial or, or this is Tyler. He's walking, he's making his way back to the hotel. Those were what we're told. Tyler says, I'm returning shortly. And the other thing too, I guess, that we have to factor in is the friend is not really is not leaving Brittany just stranded out in the middle of nowhere, right. She's in front of the hotel. That's a big, bright hotel with staff that are still working at that time. I mean, she could be what she's. She steps away from walking into the hotel lobby. So it's not like she's out in the middle of nowhere here.

[Captain]

Right.

[Nick]

The. The other thing, though, that I want to clear up because I'm a little uncertain about this. It sounds to me that, that at the earlier part of the night, they have two hotel keys, but we got three people. So Tyler has one, the friend has one. Brittany does not have one, but at some point she receives the hotel key from Tyler's friend.

[Captain]

Yeah.

[Nick]

So am I to assume what I'm questioning here is when the Friend returned to the hotel, does he use a key card to enter the room, or is he just showing up? He has no key card now because Tyler is out wandering around with. With the key card.

[Captain]

Well, no, I think what happens is when they return that she gets the key card from the friend, because basically the reason why they gave him the key card was just in case they got separated. You know, we're a couple.

[Nick]

We're not going to, you know, we're not getting separated. Right, right.

[Captain]

And like she said, she was trying to be a wingman for this guy, so he was, you know, out looking for, you know, a female friend. So if they did get separated, well, heck, if you can't make it home, you have. You have a key to the room. You're welcome to crash on the couch. So it sounds to me that once the exchange happened, that somehow she got the key from the friend, and then she went up and charged her phone. But to me. And I know, like, I don't mean to throw shade, but at the same time, Brittany is trying to take all these pieces and. And you'll hear it in her story. A lot like going back over something because she's looking at notes. She's saying, oh, no. Well, this also happened on. Here's this other thing that happened, and she's trying to remember everything because she does think it's important to get as much information out there because she knows that a lot of these cases are. There's leads by people just sitting around and going over these cases at home. And when you're a month and a half out and there's no answers and there's no leads, you start getting desperate for anything but, well.

[Nick]

And you question every little thing. Yeah, you wonder about every little thing.

[Captain]

I have a difficult time with the battery charging of the phone and the battery life. A lot of that stuff doesn't add up to me. You know, it seems like the phone is constantly dead, but there's phone calls being made. So. But again, it could be as simple as she returned back to the room at some point that she doesn't remember, you know, returning back to the room to get a charge on the phone. So there's a lot more to dive into, because, like. Like we said at this point, you know, whether it's calling a friend to come search around and call your other friend because you're freaking out, that's not such a big deal. But once you. Once you decide that you have to call his parents, once you decide that you have to call the cops, then this is becoming very serious.

[Nick]

Yes, it has. And a quick reminder. Before we finish up today, check out all of our old episodes. They're on the Stitcher app. And check out our other show, off the Record on Stitcher Premium. Join us back here in the garage tomorrow. Until then, be good, be kind, and don't litter.

[Brittany Davis]

Sa.