Episode 16 -- "The Death Mask" (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

In 2017, an aspiring teenage artist was invited to come out to an art college in Florida for a personalized tour of their campus. They told him to bring along some of his best artwork to show the staff, and so the teen decided he would make a special papier-mâché mask just for the occasion. After it was complete, he packed it up, along with his other things, and then he got ready to board a bus bound for Florida. Three weeks later, the police would learn the horrifying truth about what that mask was actually used for.
For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen
If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen
SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT:
.
.
.
.
Main Sources:
1. TV Show: Killer Motive, Season 2, Episode 9, "The Art of Death" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5H-CtWXGCY
2. Oxygen article, "Woman Forges Art School Email To Lure Boyfriend's Teen Son To His Death" -- https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/denise-gay-kills-and-dump-body-of-boyfriends-son-martre-coles
3. NBC 12 article, "Sisters of murdered missing Henrico teen speak out" -- https://www.nbc12.com/story/35155403/sisters-of-murdered-missing-henrico-teen-speak-out/
4. The Roanoke Times article, "13-year-old witness testifies in case where victim was suffocated and stuffed in rubber storage bin" -- https://roanoke.com/13-year-old-witness-testifies-in-case-where-victim-was-suffocated-and-stuffed-in-rubber/article_6e3ac164-5356-553e-87dd-8cbfeadaeae0.html
5. WTVR station article, "Mother and daughter sentenced for roles in killing of teen found in storage container" -- https://www.wtvr.com/2018/07/11/mother-and-daughter-sentenced-for-roles-in-killing-of-teen-found-in-storage-container
6. Manning Live article, "Former Manning resident charged in death of Virginia man" -- https://manninglive.com/stories/former-manning-resident-charged-in-death-of-virginia-man,9172
7. Wikipedia page for Highland Springs, VA -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Springs,_Virginia
8. Martre Coles obituary -- https://richmond.com/obituaries/coles-martre/article_4e314d29-5d25-5038-aaae-3816a3164fdb.html
9. Carina Coles obituary -- https://richmond.com/coles-carina-j/article_26033c81-00e2-5fbb-a7b1-90966858bcf3.html
10. The Cinemaholic article, "Where Are Denise and LaToya Gay Now?" -- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-denise-and-latoya-gay-now/