In Episode 2 of the Amanda Blackburn series, we dig deeper into this mysterious and unsettling case, examining the baffling behavior and contradictory statements of Amanda's preacher husband, Davey Blackburn.

Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant wife of an Indianapolis pastor, was brutally murdered in her home on November 10, 2015. The crime sent shockwaves through the community, and the details that emerged from the subsequent investigation were truly horrifying. Amanda had been shot three times – once in the back of the head, once under her arm, and once in her back right shoulder.

The mysteries began to stack up early in the investigation. The bullet retrieved from Amanda's skull couldn't conclusively be matched to the other two, adding another layer of complexity to this already baffling case. Forensic pathologists usually retrieve the projectile during the autopsy, using it to identify the weapon used. However, in this case, the evidence seemed inconclusive, muddying the waters further.

And then there's the matter of Amanda's underwear. These were found by paramedics folded neatly and placed under her left thigh. In one of Davey's many renditions of returning home to find his wife bleeding out, he stated her 'panties' were off to the side of her body, where he thought she may have fallen from a fainting spell. This detail, shared in one of Davey's countless interviews, has raised questions and sparked discussions about what truly happened on that fateful day.

Davey Blackburn's post-murder conduct has not only piqued the public's interest but also led to a flurry of critical speculation. His public statements, often strewn with perplexing inconsistencies, were delivered with a fervor that bordered on the theatrical. He seemed eager to seize any available platform to share his narrative, doing so with an unnerving dose of toxic positivity that glossed over the brutal reality of his wife's murder. In the face of such a devastating personal loss, this unusual ebullience sparked skepticism and added another layer of complexity to the unfolding mystery. Many began to question the veracity of his accounts, his jubilant demeanor clashing dissonantly with the dark reality of Amanda's tragic end. 

Davey Blackburn's account of discovering Amanda lifeless in a chilling pool of her blood has become another enigmatic facet of this unnerving case. He claimed to have spent an inexplicably extended 40 minutes in his driveway on a phone call with a friend before making this harrowing discovery. The arrival of the emergency medical technicians (EMTs), however, unfolded a different tale - they were the ones who summoned the police, not Davey. The questions that arise from this event are as unnerving as they are perplexing. Did Davey even dial 911 in his alleged moment of horror? Or, did he opt for a more subdued approach, contacting the non-emergency line, which would explain the initial absence of police at the scene? The answers to these questions are obscured by another mystery - the apparent unavailability of the 911 call recording. 

Adding to the string of strange occurrences is the story of a barnwood casket that mysteriously showed up at a local funeral home around the time of Amanda's murder. According to Davey, this is the design that Amanda would have appreciated, raising questions about how this casket arrived unbidden and so conveniently timed.

As we dissect these complexities and troubling inconsistencies, we agree with Davey on one point: there are no coincidences. The eerie chain of events surrounding Amanda Blackburn's murder seems far from random.

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