The Fatal Obsession: The Tragic Case of Shayna Hubers and Ryan Poston

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[00:01:04] Hey everyone!

[00:01:05] My name is Nikki Young, and this is Serial Napper, the true crime podcast for naps.

[00:01:11] I'm back with another true crime story to lull you to sleep, or perhaps to give you nightmares.

[00:01:16] On the evening of October 12, 2012, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, 911 received a call that would shake even the most seasoned dispatcher.

[00:01:26] The voice on the end of the other line was that of 21-year-old Shana Hubers, who matter-of-factly reported, quote,

[00:01:34] I killed my boyfriend in self-defense.

[00:01:37] When police arrived on the scene, they found a man dead from gunshot.

[00:01:42] The victim, 29-year-old Ryan Poston, was a rising star in the legal world, a young attorney who had recently launched his own law firm.

[00:01:52] Shana insisted that she had shot Ryan as a desperate act of self-defense.

[00:01:57] However, as investigators learned more about their toxic relationship, a relationship that Ryan had fought to escape, they weren't so sure.

[00:02:06] What followed would unravel a twisted and tragic story of possessive love and mounting rejection.

[00:02:13] So, dim the lights, put your phone down, and listen as I dig into the disturbing details of Ryan Poston's death,

[00:02:22] the chilling 911 call that launched an investigation,

[00:02:25] and the complex web of manipulation and obsession that led to this devastating crime.

[00:02:31] So, let's jump right in.

[00:02:34] Ryan Carter Poston was born on December 30, 1982, in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, to his parents, Lisa and Jay Poston.

[00:02:43] He was their eldest child, and he had a younger brother who he was very protective over.

[00:02:48] When he was just a child, Ryan's parents divorced, and his mother remarried a man named Peter Carter,

[00:02:55] who Ryan loved dearly as his stepfather.

[00:02:57] So much so, that he had his middle name changed to Carter, his stepdad's last name.

[00:03:04] From his mother and stepdad's side, he would have three younger sisters,

[00:03:08] and he was just as protective with them as he was with his little brother.

[00:03:13] In high school, Ryan studied at the International School of Manila in the Philippines,

[00:03:18] and the Geneva International School in Switzerland,

[00:03:21] which gave him a broad global perspective.

[00:03:24] He knew from a fairly early age that he felt driven by a deep commitment to justice

[00:03:29] and making a positive impact in the world,

[00:03:32] which is why he knew he was destined to become a lawyer.

[00:03:36] But not just any lawyer,

[00:03:38] one who dedicated his career to fighting for justice for those with limited resources.

[00:03:43] In fact, it ran in his blood.

[00:03:46] Ryan came from a family with a strong legal tradition.

[00:03:50] His grandfather, James Poston Sr., was a lawyer for 54 years,

[00:03:55] and his uncle, James Poston Jr., was also an attorney.

[00:04:00] Ryan earned his law degree from the Sam and P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University.

[00:04:05] He also graduated from Indiana University in 2005,

[00:04:10] where he triple majored in political science, history, and geography.

[00:04:15] After graduating, he wasted no time in getting started in practicing law as an attorney in Cincinnati.

[00:04:23] He lived and breathed his work,

[00:04:26] often taking cases that he felt were important pro bono.

[00:04:30] He just wanted to make a difference any way that he could,

[00:04:33] and he was a great attorney,

[00:04:35] so this was his way of helping those who were stuck in a legal mess

[00:04:38] and unable to help themselves.

[00:04:41] Ryan was young, successful, and extremely handsome.

[00:04:46] Honestly, he could have had his pick of just about any girl,

[00:04:50] but it was Shana Hubers who caught his eye.

[00:04:53] In 2011, 28-year-old Ryan Poston was scrolling through Facebook

[00:04:58] when he landed on a photo of a bikini-clad Shana.

[00:05:02] She was a 19-year-old psychology major at the University of Kentucky

[00:05:07] and just as smart as she was beautiful.

[00:05:09] At the time that Ryan had made his interest known to her by liking her photo,

[00:05:14] she was pursuing her master's degree in school counseling.

[00:05:18] Besides the nine-year age gap, dot dot dot,

[00:05:22] they seemed to be a pretty good match.

[00:05:25] Both were great-looking, well-educated, and ambitious.

[00:05:29] So, it's no surprise that shortly after clicking that like button,

[00:05:33] they began chatting back and forth on Messenger

[00:05:35] and made plans to meet up for a real date.

[00:05:38] Their relationship would last about 18 months,

[00:05:42] and while it started off hot and heavy,

[00:05:44] it became extremely toxic fairly quickly.

[00:05:49] According to Ryan's friends,

[00:05:51] Shana appeared to be obsessed with Ryan and quite possessive.

[00:05:55] She would show up at his condo unannounced and uninvited,

[00:06:00] just to drop in and see what he was up to.

[00:06:02] She seemed convinced that he was stepping out on their relationship,

[00:06:07] no matter how much attention Ryan tried to shower her with.

[00:06:11] When they weren't physically together,

[00:06:14] she would blow up his phone,

[00:06:16] sending message after message,

[00:06:18] especially if he wasn't responding to her right away.

[00:06:21] Shana was simply not used to being told no.

[00:06:24] Born on April 8, 1991, in Lexington, Kentucky,

[00:06:29] she exhibited the traits of someone destined to stand out.

[00:06:33] In school, she excelled across the board as a model student and top achiever.

[00:06:38] She wasn't just book smart either.

[00:06:41] She was creatively talented and had a flair for the dramatic.

[00:06:45] She loved to sing and perform on stage,

[00:06:49] and she was good at it.

[00:06:50] But with her magnetic energy came a darker side.

[00:06:55] Some of Shana's former classmates and others who grew up with her

[00:06:59] would recall how she sometimes struggled with regulating her emotions.

[00:07:03] In particular, she didn't react very well to rejection.

[00:07:08] According to an old friend named Sarah Robinson,

[00:07:11] Shana didn't just handle disappointment.

[00:07:13] She felt it deeply.

[00:07:16] If she dated a boy who ended their relationship,

[00:07:20] or if there was a boy that she liked who rejected her,

[00:07:23] she would absolutely lose it.

[00:07:26] Scream, cry, and paint herself as the victim in any situation.

[00:07:31] It was far beyond any typical teenage response,

[00:07:35] which is saying a lot because, as we know, teens can be quite dramatic.

[00:07:39] While she was beautiful and would have physically been

[00:07:42] a dream girl for the boys to date,

[00:07:44] there were whispers that she should be avoided at all costs

[00:07:48] because of her intense emotional outbursts.

[00:07:52] Shana was a paradox,

[00:07:54] the perfect student and performer,

[00:07:56] but one who struggled with the fragile balance

[00:07:59] between passion and possessiveness.

[00:08:02] Her drive for perfection was admirable,

[00:08:05] but her emotional extremes would set the stage for much darker chapters in her life.

[00:08:11] Although Ryan was much older than Shana,

[00:08:14] he wasn't looking for anything serious in a relationship,

[00:08:17] and he certainly wasn't ready to get married and settle down.

[00:08:22] Perhaps that's why he chose someone who was so much younger than he was.

[00:08:26] Maybe he thought that she could be casual,

[00:08:29] that her youth meant that she still wanted to go out,

[00:08:32] live her life, and possibly date other people.

[00:08:35] But that wasn't the case.

[00:08:37] Shana had her eyes set on Ryan,

[00:08:40] whether he liked it or not.

[00:08:43] While their relationship was most definitely tumultuous no matter who you asked,

[00:08:48] the stories of what occurred between them would vary depending on

[00:08:51] whether you heard Ryan's version of events or Shana's.

[00:08:55] Shana accused Ryan of being emotionally abusive.

[00:08:59] She said that he would make mean comments about her weight

[00:09:03] and suggest that she get cosmetic surgery to fix certain insecurities about her looks.

[00:09:09] She would tell her friends that he treated her like a servant

[00:09:12] and that he was physically abusive towards her.

[00:09:16] In April 2012,

[00:09:18] after she confronted him about degrading remarks he had made towards her,

[00:09:22] she alleged that he picked her up and threw her onto the doorstep of his condo.

[00:09:27] Then he beat her as she tried to collect her belongings and leave.

[00:09:31] According to Ryan's friends,

[00:09:33] he was absolutely not physically abusive.

[00:09:36] However, Shana was obsessed.

[00:09:39] She texted him non-stop.

[00:09:42] When he wasn't available to her,

[00:09:44] she would manipulate him until he felt forced to respond.

[00:09:48] She had explosive emotional outbursts

[00:09:51] and showed up at his condo unannounced frequently.

[00:09:55] She would grab his phone when he was out of the room and search through it,

[00:09:59] blocking any other women that he may have been talking to.

[00:10:03] During the times when Ryan and Shana were not on speaking terms,

[00:10:07] she would obtain an out-of-state phone number to call him so that he would answer.

[00:10:12] During another one of their breakups,

[00:10:14] she faked a heart condition to gain his empathy.

[00:10:18] As the months passed and they broke up and then got back together over and over again,

[00:10:24] Ryan became tired of the situation.

[00:10:27] He had a lot on his plate already.

[00:10:30] He was really busy working with several clients,

[00:10:33] and he was in the midst of a lawsuit launched by a former partner of his from another law practice.

[00:10:39] He didn't have the energy to deal with the back-and-forth with Shana,

[00:10:43] so in 2012, he decided to end things for good.

[00:10:48] As you can imagine, this did not go over well with Shana.

[00:10:53] She refused to accept that the relationship was actually over.

[00:10:58] She continued to try and have a presence in his life by calling him,

[00:11:03] texting him,

[00:11:04] and even entering his condo with a key that she had kept from when they were a couple.

[00:11:09] A few weeks before his death,

[00:11:12] one of Ryan's co-workers would say that he walked into the building and he seemed sad,

[00:11:18] so she asked him what was wrong.

[00:11:20] According to this co-worker,

[00:11:22] Ryan asked her how to break up with someone who doesn't want to break up with you,

[00:11:26] and he spoke of applying for a restraining order.

[00:11:30] He was done.

[00:11:32] And he was already moving on.

[00:11:35] He was chatting with another young woman named Audrey Bolt,

[00:11:39] who was the former Miss Ohio.

[00:11:42] They were just beginning their relationship and made plans to go on their first date,

[00:11:47] which was scheduled for October 12, 2012.

[00:11:50] But Ryan knew that this new relationship would never work if Shana was still in the picture,

[00:11:56] and she refused to leave him alone,

[00:11:58] so he decided to try to do the adult thing.

[00:12:01] He needed to have an adult conversation with her,

[00:12:05] where they could finally put all of their past history to rest.

[00:12:09] At least, that's how the story goes,

[00:12:12] because Shana would have a very different opinion

[00:12:14] of how things would go down on October 11,

[00:12:17] when Ryan invited her out for dinner.

[00:12:20] According to Shana,

[00:12:22] there was never any discussion about cutting her off completely.

[00:12:25] In fact, she claimed that the dinner was romantic,

[00:12:29] and that they even decided to continue the evening by going back to Ryan's condo,

[00:12:34] where the two were intimate.

[00:12:37] We'll never truly know what happened that night,

[00:12:40] if Ryan was being wishy-washy with her,

[00:12:43] or if Shana simply refused to get the message,

[00:12:46] because by the following day,

[00:12:48] one of them would be dead,

[00:12:50] and the other would be investigated for murder.

[00:12:53] On the morning of October 12,

[00:12:55] the day that Ryan was supposed to go on that first date with Audrey,

[00:12:59] Shana had spent the previous night at his condo.

[00:13:02] Some reports stated that Ryan had locked himself in the bathroom overnight

[00:13:06] just to get away from Shana.

[00:13:09] However, Shana would deny this,

[00:13:12] insisting that she was invited to stay the night.

[00:13:15] That morning from Ryan's condo,

[00:13:18] Shana phoned her mother and said that she was having a panic attack,

[00:13:21] that she couldn't breathe.

[00:13:22] Her mother, who had probably done this many times before with her,

[00:13:27] jumped in her car and drove over to Ryan's to help her daughter.

[00:13:31] That's when Ryan woke up,

[00:13:33] shocked to find them both in his apartment,

[00:13:36] and Shana began crying,

[00:13:38] acting like she couldn't breathe,

[00:13:39] and insisting that she had to go to the hospital.

[00:13:42] Shana and her mother would leave,

[00:13:45] but instead of going to get any kind of medical attention,

[00:13:47] they went shopping.

[00:13:49] But that's not what she told Ryan.

[00:13:51] She continued to text Ryan throughout the day,

[00:13:54] updating him on her medical state,

[00:13:57] talking about further medical appointments

[00:13:59] and diagnoses, what was wrong with her.

[00:14:02] Meanwhile, she was just at the mall.

[00:14:04] Later that evening,

[00:14:06] Ryan was preparing for his date with Audrey.

[00:14:08] They were initially supposed to meet at a local bar for 9pm,

[00:14:12] but they pushed it back to 10pm.

[00:14:14] This would turn out to be a big mistake,

[00:14:18] because before Ryan could leave for his date,

[00:14:21] Shana would show back up,

[00:14:23] and some kind of confrontation would ensue.

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[00:16:04] Now back to our story.

[00:16:07] Shortly after,

[00:16:08] a 911 call would come in.

[00:16:20] Boyfriend in South the Fed.

[00:16:22] Okay, where are you at?

[00:16:26] Kentucky.

[00:16:30] Okay, 12 Meadow Lane.

[00:16:31] Are you in a house or an apartment there?

[00:16:33] Yeah, I know.

[00:16:39] Anything else?

[00:16:40] Meadowview or something?

[00:16:41] No, it's fine.

[00:16:48] You're in.

[00:16:48] It's not showing on my computer.

[00:16:54] But then, okay, hold on, hold on.

[00:16:57] What did you kill him with?

[00:17:01] Tell me where the gun is right now.

[00:17:03] Tell me where it's at.

[00:17:35] Is that 15 minutes ago?

[00:17:37] No.

[00:18:01] Okay, what's your name again?

[00:18:02] Shana or Saina?

[00:18:08] Shana, okay.

[00:18:09] All right.

[00:18:12] So you're going to stay on the line with me, okay?

[00:18:14] Because this is what we're going to do.

[00:18:15] The officers go and want me to stay on the line with you.

[00:18:17] So when they get there,

[00:18:18] they're going to want to know where that gun is.

[00:18:19] And we want you to get out safely too, okay?

[00:18:22] Okay, are they going to arrest me?

[00:18:24] Ma'am, I don't know what they'll do.

[00:18:26] We're going to send them out.

[00:18:27] I'm going to stay on the line with you, okay?

[00:18:30] I mean, nothing exactly.

[00:18:34] What happened?

[00:18:36] He beat me and carried me out of my house.

[00:18:39] We had a city.

[00:18:41] He was right in front of me.

[00:19:00] Okay, and how old is he?

[00:19:03] He's 30.

[00:19:04] He would have been 30 on December the 30th.

[00:19:06] All right, what's his name?

[00:19:08] Ryan Carter posted.

[00:19:10] He's an attorney in Cincinnati.

[00:19:13] Okay, and then you had a history of domestic violence with him?

[00:19:18] Okay, and is this your gun?

[00:19:20] No, this is his gun.

[00:19:22] He keeps loaded guns in the house.

[00:19:24] So he slammed you into the couch,

[00:19:27] but you don't have any injuries?

[00:19:33] He's a lot bigger than me.

[00:19:34] He's 6'3", 200 pounds.

[00:19:36] I'm 5'8", 120.

[00:19:37] He's a lot bigger than me.

[00:19:38] And he picked me up, and I said,

[00:19:45] let me get my things at least if we're going to break up.

[00:19:48] And he wouldn't let me get my things.

[00:19:52] In the background, ma'am.

[00:20:00] It's just his phone system.

[00:20:01] His phone system has got a delay.

[00:20:03] And he keeps me coming.

[00:20:08] When they come here, they'll see how far that is.

[00:20:10] He threw me across the room.

[00:20:13] And I have someone who's outside almost right now,

[00:20:36] but I'm going to stay on the line with you, okay?

[00:20:38] When they tell me to, what I'm going to tell you to do is walk to the door

[00:20:44] with your hands up because we want you to come out safely, okay?

[00:20:48] So that's why I'm staying on the line with you.

[00:20:51] I'm just a dispatcher.

[00:20:53] I'm nothing but a dispatcher, so I can't tell you.

[00:20:55] My job is to keep you on the line,

[00:20:56] and make sure my officers get there safely and nothing happens to them, okay?

[00:20:59] A couple more times after that.

[00:21:19] Shot him again.

[00:22:48] I want you to set the phone down, but I do not want you to hang it up.

[00:22:52] I want you to go to your front door.

[00:22:53] I want you to open it up, walk outside the door with your hands in front of you.

[00:22:58] Okay, I will.

[00:22:59] And your hands open.

[00:23:01] The officers are at the top of the steps.

[00:23:03] But set the phone down.

[00:23:04] Okay, I'm going to do it.

[00:23:06] Okay.

[00:23:06] Okay, I set the phone down.

[00:23:08] Set the phone down and put your hands in front of you.

[00:23:10] I'm here.

[00:23:16] I set the phone down.

[00:23:17] I walk out the front door with my hands in palms down.

[00:23:20] I went, yes, with your hands open and straight in front of you.

[00:23:24] Officers are at the top of the steps.

[00:23:26] Okay, okay, bye.

[00:23:29] So a few things that are interesting about this 911 call.

[00:23:33] First thing is, I don't know if you caught that,

[00:23:36] but she said that she called 911 15 minutes after shooting Ryan.

[00:23:42] So what the hell was she doing during those 15 minutes before she would make that potentially

[00:23:47] life-saving call?

[00:23:49] She also says that Ryan was, quote, throwing her around the room like a rag doll, including

[00:23:54] against the furniture, onto the floor, and into the television.

[00:23:58] But that she had no injuries.

[00:24:01] One would assume that if such an act occurred, the condo would be an absolute wreck, right?

[00:24:08] This will become important later.

[00:24:10] Finally, she tells the dispatcher that she, quote,

[00:24:13] shot him a couple more times just to kill him because he was twitching and she knew that

[00:24:19] he was going to die anyway and he was making funny noises.

[00:24:23] After she makes this statement, the dispatcher's tone of voice almost immediately changes.

[00:24:30] When police and EMS arrived on scene, they find Ryan dead from six gunshot wounds.

[00:24:36] The way his body was positioned suggested that he was sitting at the dining room table when

[00:24:42] he was shot.

[00:24:43] The TV that Shana claimed to have been thrown into was in place and very dusty, suggesting

[00:24:50] that no one had come in contact with it.

[00:24:53] According to Chief Birkenhauer, the scene did not reflect any type of struggle.

[00:24:59] Investigators would take Shana back to the station for further questioning.

[00:25:03] It was a bizarre three-hour interview which was recorded on video.

[00:25:08] In the video, Shana can be seen and heard dancing around the room and singing at times.

[00:25:15] Here's a clip.

[00:26:34] Did you catch that at the end?

[00:26:41] She said, yes, I did it.

[00:26:43] I can't believe I did that.

[00:26:45] When she finally speaks to investigators about what had happened, according to her version

[00:26:50] of events, she says that Ryan was whacked on drugs and abusive towards her.

[00:26:56] That night at the condo, he was throwing her against the furniture as she tried to get her

[00:27:01] belongings and leave.

[00:27:02] Then he sat down at the dining room table and began telling her how much he hated her and hurling

[00:27:08] insults at her.

[00:27:10] According to Shana, he had a gun on the table, which he reached for, which is when she grabbed

[00:27:16] it and shot him.

[00:27:18] Shana described how first she shot Ryan in the face, saying,

[00:27:22] He's very vain.

[00:27:23] I shot him right here.

[00:27:25] I gave him his nose job.

[00:27:27] She ended it with,

[00:27:29] He deserved it.

[00:27:31] Immediately, the police are suspicious.

[00:27:33] The evidence just doesn't fit Shana's narrative of what happened the night that Ryan was shot.

[00:27:40] Shana was arrested and charged with murder.

[00:27:42] She was hauled off to jail and held on a $5 million bond.

[00:27:48] According to court records, at her trial, Shana testified that she,

[00:27:52] quote,

[00:27:52] Lost her recollection about what happened next, but remembers sitting near the dining room table

[00:27:58] with Ryan over top of her.

[00:28:00] She was crying hysterically, and when she tried to stand up, he pushed her back down.

[00:28:05] Then Ryan grabbed the gun, pointed it at her, and told her that he could kill her and get

[00:28:11] away with it.

[00:28:12] She testified that she was shocked and afraid.

[00:28:16] He put the gun down and walked back around the table while still saying hurtful things

[00:28:21] to her.

[00:28:21] He sat down briefly and began to stand back up while reaching across the table.

[00:28:27] She was not sure whether he was reaching for her or the gun, so she got up off the floor,

[00:28:34] grabbed the gun, and shot him.

[00:28:36] After the first shots, he let out a loud noise that sounded like an animal, and it freaked her

[00:28:43] out.

[00:28:43] She searched the apartment for her phone, and it took her a while to find it.

[00:28:48] She first called her mother and told her what happened before calling 911.

[00:28:54] While Shana pled not guilty, insisting that she only shot Ryan in self-defense, testimony

[00:29:01] and evidence presented at trial all suggested otherwise.

[00:29:06] A forensics expert testified that Shana shot Ryan three times while he was sitting down, then

[00:29:13] three more times.

[00:29:14] The expert also testified that four of Ryan's six gunshot wounds had stippling, indicating

[00:29:20] that the gun had been fewer than three feet away from him when the shots were fired.

[00:29:25] She shot him at close range.

[00:29:27] But what of the fact that Shana alleged Ryan had been physically violent with her that night?

[00:29:33] Neighbors who lived in the condo directly below Ryan's were at home on the evening of the

[00:29:38] shooting.

[00:29:39] They testified that on the night of the murder, they heard two shots.

[00:29:43] Then, approximately six seconds later, four more shots.

[00:29:48] They did not, however, hear anyone screaming or yelling prior to hearing the gunshots ring

[00:29:54] out.

[00:29:54] Meaning, they did not hear Ryan supposedly throwing Shana over the furniture.

[00:30:00] There were also text messages recovered between Shana and one of her friends just 11 days before

[00:30:06] the shooting.

[00:30:07] Shana said in the message, quote,

[00:30:16] Other messages on her phone to her friends said things like,

[00:30:19] Her love had turned to hate, and quote,

[00:30:23] On April 15, 2015, a jury convicted Shana Hubers of the murder of Ryan Poston.

[00:30:30] But that would not be the end of it.

[00:30:32] After discovering that a convicted felon served on the jury, Shana was granted a retrial in

[00:30:38] August of 2018.

[00:30:40] This time, even more damning evidence was presented.

[00:30:45] Three women who had been incarcerated with Shana testified about things that she said during

[00:30:50] their time together behind bars.

[00:30:52] Donna Dooley testified that Shana told her she had thrown things around Ryan's condo just

[00:30:58] before the shooting to make it appear as if he had been physically violent with her.

[00:31:03] According to Donna, Shana also told her that she shot Ryan because he was leaving her to

[00:31:08] go on a date with another woman that night.

[00:31:11] Another inmate named Holly Niven said that,

[00:31:14] Initially, Shana had told her Ryan abused her on the night of the shooting.

[00:31:19] But then, after some time, her story had changed.

[00:31:23] Later, she would say that she was actually the abuser that night,

[00:31:27] and that she had shot Ryan because he was breaking up with her.

[00:31:32] According to Holly, Shana also provided some key details of things that happened on that night.

[00:31:38] Allegedly, she said that Ryan had locked himself in the bathroom to avoid further confrontation,

[00:31:44] but that she had used a bobby pin to pick the lock and get in.

[00:31:48] While we can't always believe the testimony of other inmates because

[00:31:52] they may have been offered an incentive in exchange for their testimony,

[00:31:56] this one is backed up by evidence.

[00:32:00] Shana's search history revealed that on the night of Ryan's death,

[00:32:03] she had actually searched for how to unlock a door with a bobby pin.

[00:32:07] Though Shana would say that she looked this up so that she could get into Ryan's locked bedroom

[00:32:13] because it had her purse and her keys in it.

[00:32:16] Holly would also say that while Shana was on the prison phone crying to her family,

[00:32:22] she would look over to her and other inmates and smile and wink.

[00:32:26] Was she really that manipulative?

[00:32:29] Able to turn her emotions on and off?

[00:32:32] According to a third inmate named Cicely Miller, yes.

[00:32:37] Cicely claimed that Shana would laugh when talking about Ryan's death,

[00:32:41] that Shana said she knew that Ryan was going to be going on a date with Miss Ohio that night,

[00:32:47] and she killed him after he told her to leave.

[00:32:50] In her retrial, Shana Huber was once again convicted of murdering Ryan Poston

[00:32:56] and sentenced to life in prison.

[00:32:59] Ryan's family has since set up a memorial scholarship in his honor

[00:33:03] at Blessed Sacrament School in Fort Mitchell, where he once attended.

[00:33:07] The scholarship will be given each year to a Blessed Sacrament 6th grader who demonstrates,

[00:33:12] quote,

[00:33:12] passion and caring for others,

[00:33:15] qualities that Ryan had possessed when he was alive.

[00:33:19] As for Shana,

[00:33:20] she started up a new romance behind bars almost immediately,

[00:33:24] marrying a transgender woman named Unique Taylor.

[00:33:28] However, it was short-lived as Shana filed for divorce just a year later.

[00:33:32] She is currently serving her sentence at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women,

[00:33:38] and she'll be eligible for parole in 2032.

[00:33:42] This case highlights the often overlooked issue of male victims of domestic abuse,

[00:33:48] drawing so many parallels to the notorious Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander case.

[00:33:54] While public focus often centers on women as victims,

[00:33:58] stats show that 13.9% of men have experienced domestic abuse.

[00:34:05] However, men are less likely to report such incidents,

[00:34:09] because even when they do,

[00:34:11] they face lower chances of any arrest or police intervention.

[00:34:15] Many men also fail to recognize non-physical forms of abuse,

[00:34:20] like manipulation, stalking, and emotional control,

[00:34:24] leading to their continued victimization.

[00:34:28] This case serves as a stark reminder that abuse can take many forms,

[00:34:33] and all victims, regardless of gender, deserve recognition and justice.

[00:34:40] That's it for me tonight.

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