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| Good morning! I'm John Riley, and this is The Short List weekend edition✨, where we look back at some of the week's best stories in USA TODAY. Before you get glued to the TV for today's NFL playoffs🏈, why not enjoy some great reads?📰 Here are just a few: |
| 🔵Failed by justice: Eighteen days before she disappeared, Katie Baunach messaged Sarah Goldsmith, frustrated and desperate: |
| "I filed an abuse report online. I've called and left a message for the DCF investigator. I have made a police report and had them take pictures. I have filed for a restraining order. And it's like no one is taking this serious but me. I'm sick about it." |
| The two women shared an unenviable bond: They were both ex-wives of 43-year-old Southwest Florida bodybuilder Ian Baunach. They had both narrowly escaped death at his hands after years of physical abuse, according to statements they gave police. |
| Katie, 39, was reported missing the morning of Sept. 30. That afternoon, Hendry County Sheriff's deputies found Katie's remains on Ian's property in Fort Denaud, Florida. They arrested Ian, who was charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond. |
| A USA TODAY Network investigation into Katie's death found a series of failures to protect her by every layer of state and local law enforcement. |
| "There were so many instances that Katie tried to get help and there was none to be had," said Carolyn McKinney, Katie's mother. |
| 🔵Ohio's biggest corruption scandal: A USA TODAY Network series previewed the federal racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges, which began Friday with the selection of 12 jurors and four alternates. Householder, Borges and three others are accused of running a criminal enterprise that took $61 million in bribes from the Fortune 500 company FirstEnergy to put Householder in power in order to pass a $1 billion bailout bill for two nuclear power plants operated by the firm. |
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| 🔵How narcissists hide their abuse: Narcissists are often able to hide their toxic behaviors through "pseudomutuality," a façade of happiness and perfection projected onto the public. USA TODAY's Jenna Ryu explored the phenomenon, which experts say can prevent victims from seeking help – or being believed when they do. More on narcissism: |
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| There are more great reads below.👇 Thank you for reading.👓 See you next week! |
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