How Wild Can A Best Friend Really Get? Case of Heidi Broussard | True Crime Documentary

[Music] this case from 2019 shook Texas to its core a woman and her newborn daughter disappeared unexpectedly and their search gripped the entire local community the tragic conclusion of this story shocked everyone as no one could have imagined who was responsible for this horrific crime hey friends detective Brooks here 33-year-old Heidi Broward worked as a waitress at a restaurant in Buda Texas a town with a population of about 7,000 people at the same time she was studying at veterinary school aspiring to become a veterinarian recently she got engaged to her boyfriend Shane Cary with whom she had been together for 10 years their relationship began at work where they quickly fell in love with each other the couple had a son 5-year-old cus who was born while they were still living in Louisiana hii had a best friend Magan fusa whom she met at a children's camp when she was 11 years old they instantly clicked and maintained their friendship for 20 years Magan who was also 33 years old worked as a wedding planner in early 2019 when Heidi announced that she was pregnant with her second child Magan also revealed that she was expecting this delighted Heidi who dreamed of sharing all the joys and Troubles of pregnancy and child rearing with her friend the friends started spending a lot of time together planning every aspect of their pregnancies and upcoming births they bought clothes for the newborns cribs diapers attended prenatal classes and went to the pool together Magan was even present at the births of both of Heidi's children including little Margo in November 2019 their relationship was so close that they dreamed their daughters would also become best friends on December 12th tn9 at 7:30 a.m. Heidi dropped her son Silas off at school however at 2 a p.m. the school called her fiance Shane informing him that Hardy had not shown up to pick Silas up this was very unusual as she had never been late before Shane immediately went to the school picked up his son and returned home hoping to find Heidi and their daughter there he assumed that Heidi might have been tired and fallen asleep with the baby forgetting to pick up their son from school but at home he was met with an unpleasant surprise the house was empty Shane tried to calm himself by thinking that Heidi and the baby might be out for a walk and had lost track of time he tried calling his beloved but she did not answer then he called her best friend Magan who was also about to give birth however Magan said she had not seen Heidi that day this seemed strange as they communicated and met daily Shane began searching the house for Clues and seeing that all the baby things were still at home including clothes diapers food as well as Heidi's wallet and car keys he realized something was wrong she never went out with the baby without these things worried Shane waited a little longer and then around 7 as p.m. called 90011 and and reported Heidi and the newborn's disappearance the man could not find a seat and literally started to cry it was as if he felt in his heart that something bad had happened he reassured himself that maybe she was just held up somewhere but why didn't she even take her wallet people can't just disappear you know he was right his premonitions came true and he could not even imagine the Calamity that was to befall him and his child who was already an orphan the police quickly arrived and began searching for Heidi and her newborn daughter a FOH examination of the house revealed no signs of forced entry intrusion or struggle everything was neatly arranged initially the police suspected Shane as in such cases suspicion often falls on the partner however his Alibi was solid he had spent the entire day at work despite this many continued to suspect that Shane might be involved in Heidi's disappearance at that time the case of Chris Watts who killed his wife and two daughters was actively discussed and people couldn't help but compare the events Shane gave interviews and his behavior seemed insincere to people casting doubt on his words as a result he was harassed on social media Shane recounted that he last spoke to Heidi on the phone around 8:30 a.m. she informed him that she had dropped off their son at school then visited a book fair with their daughter and bought a few books she planned to read she also bought children's books for sealers Heidi loved books and was building her own Library at home after that they said goodbye and Shane returned to work he received no further messages from her detectives began thoroughly examining the house and the surrounding area it turned out that Heidi's car was in the garage Shane confirmed that she only used her car and did not take taxis this meant she had to be somewhere nearby the woman and her baby were declared missing and the search spread throughout the county while examining the area around the house investigators found surveillance cameras at a neighboring house and requested the footage they began analyzing the footage and interviewing neighbors the video showed Heidi leaving with the children for school at 7:30 a.m. after that she returned home with her daughter later Heidi and the baby left the house and got into a silver car the quality of the footage was insufficient to recognize the license plate or even the make and model of the car this was the last time Heidi was seen alive one of the neighbors shared testimony that in the morning she saw Heidi in their residential complex she was carrying the baby and approaching a car parked nearby another woman came out of the car to meet her greeted her and both taking the baby got into the car and drove away it seemed that Heidi left with the baby in the company of an unknown person the police decided to identify this woman the missing woman's partner Shane indicated that the silver car Heidi got into look like her friend magan's car he was convinced that Heidi wouldn't get into a car with an almost unfamiliar person interestingly Magan had a key to their house for emergencies when detectives contacted Magan she denied any involvement in Heidi's disappearance she claimed they had not seen each other on the day of The Disappearance and added that maybe Shane could be involved Magan said that Heidi had repeatedly complained about Shane's aggressive behavior including physical violence according to her Shane often drank alcohol and could hit Heidi she tried to leave him but after finding out about her second pregnancy she decided to stay and give him another chance Shane proposed to her and they were preparing for the wedding but later perhaps Shane returned to his old habits Magan showed the police pictures of Heidi with bruises as proof however after a detailed examination it became clear that one of the bruisers could have been from in Roman four and the other a household injury that did not indicate domestic violence the police could not find confirmation of magan's words about Shane's abuse Shane categorically denied the accusations insisting that he and Heidi loved each other and were planning a wedding and there was no place for violence in their relationship during the investigation the police found other surveillance cameras nearby and gathered new recordings of better quality detectives managed to identify the car in the recordings and concluded that it was indeed magan's car which Shane recognized this indicated that Magan despite her denials did meet with Heidi that day she became the main suspect in the kidnapping of Heidi and her child surveillance of magan's house led to new discoveries observing her boyfriend Christopher showed that he went to the store to buy baby formula when approached by detectives they showed him a photo of little Margo in Heidi's arms Christopher recognized the girl and confirmed that Magan presented this child as her own and she was staying with her at home this removed all doubts about magan's involvement in Heidi's disappearance the police obtained a search warrant and again went to magan's house in Houston where they knocked on the door she came out of the house holding a baby monitor in her hands the woman looked visibly worried in the nursery a girl was peacefully sleeping in the crib Magan claimed this was her child and that she was not involved in Heidi and her daughter's disappearance however no one believed her words Shane recognized his daughter by her face and clothes Child Protective Services took the baby and temporarily placed her in foster care the police thoroughly searched the house for evidence inside they found nothing suspicious but when they went outside they saw magan's silver car the same one Heidi had left with her approaching closer detectives smelled a strong odor of decomposition which they knew well opening the trunk they found Heidi's body packed in a large sports bag the body was in a state of decomposition Magan was immediately arrested DNA testing confirmed the police's suspicions the girl found in magan's house was Heidi and Shane's daughter the girl was returned to her father who was now left with two children on the eve of the holidays the family Was preparing for for Christmas wrapping gifts but now their plans were ruined they would no longer be able to celebrate Christmas together Shane could not believe for a long time that Magan who had been Heidi's best friend and with whom they had been friends for over 20 years could commit such a terrible crime they had very close trusting relationships never quarreled and no one could predict such a thing after Heidi's disappearance Magan called Shane every day to find out how the investigation was progressing Shane even thought that Magan was too obsessed with Heidi and wanted to be with her every minute she was jealous and offended when Heidi spent time with her husband and children without her the investigation showed that after Heidi's disappearance Magan actively followed her search and the investigation's progress on her phone and computer Magan constantly searched for information about the amber alert and the investigation she entered Heidi broward's name into the search engine 162 times the autopsy showed that Heidi was strangled with hands and ligature the case was reclassified as murder and the investigation continued Magan told investigators that she gave birth at a birthing center in The Woodlands north of Houston on December 10 a few days before Heidi's disappearance and brought the baby home that same day however during questioning she could not recall the center's name to confirm her words the police contacted all birthing centers in the state but no one had a record of a woman named Magan fieramusca it turned out she had never sought Medical Care and was not registered during her pregnancy deceiving her boyfriend by claiming to visit the doctor weekly the police traced the movements of Heidi and magan's phones and found that they traveled together from bua to magan's house in Houston where Heidi's body was later found in the car as it turned out magan's car with Heidi's body stood outside her boyfriend's house for a whole week Magan used the car despite the unbearable smell of the decomposing body it is curious how Christopher magan's boyfriend did not notice this smell he was called for questioning Christopher told investigators that he and Magan had been together for about 2 years but in March 2019 he decided to break up with her because he was tired of the relationship he asked her to move out but she was categorically against it and asked to stay in another room as she had nowhere else to go he felt sorry for her and allowed her to stay they lived in different rooms in his house and hardly communicated he couldn't evict her and when he found out about her pregnancy he decided to try to start over Christopher only touched magan's stomach a few times during her pregnancy but didn't realize it was fake Christopher also admitted that due to strained relations he never saw her stomach without clothes but noticed that it was growing and never suspected it was a deception every time Magan scheduled a doctor's appointment Christopher was out of town and she didn't invite him but he didn't really want to go with her to the doctor Christopher was also out of town during the birth Magan told him she gave birth to a daughter on the beach during a walk when he returned home and saw her with the baby in her arms according to her the birth went well and she didn't seek medical help magan's family communicated with her via video calls and claimed she looked happy with the baby her relatives visited Magan a few days before the birth and confirmed she looked pregnant they did not doubt her pregnancy because she wore tight clothes and had a large belly in reality she staged the pregnancy and deceived everyone including her boyfriend Christopher green who believed she was due to give birth on December 1 this was a 9-month Sinister plan devised by Magan to kidnap Heidi's baby even before her birth Magan wanted to win back her boyfriend Christopher upon learning of the deception Christopher broke up with her and temporarily moved in with his mother due to harassment by journalists Christopher was not charged as the police believed he was unaware of magan's plans he was only a witness in the case Magan fusa grew up in a large family with nine siblings the youngest brother was only 9 years old she always dreamed of having many children and a large family but could not get pregnant her relationship with her boyfriend did not work out and Desperation led to the birth of a terrible plan when she learned about her close friend's pregnancy Magan envied Heidi and dreamed of having a baby she decided that her friend's child would solve all her problems she lured Heidi and the baby into her car and drove them far from home there she attacked Heidi and strangled her then she put the body in the trunk and returned returned home with the baby the police found that Magan was extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of the investigation she constantly checked the news on her phone and computer searching for information about the investigation using Heidi broward's name 162 times this indicated her strong interest in the progress of the search she actively followed the situation to know what was happening Christopher also noted that Magan had a complicated history with her relationships she had problems with many guys and often leave them he admitted that at the beginning of their relationship Magan seemed like the perfect girlfriend to him but over time he began to notice her lies and manipulations he was shocked at how far she was willing to go to achieve her goals investigators also found that Magan constantly visited various forums and groups on social media where the topic of pregnancy and child rearing was discussed she used this knowledge to create the illusion of her pregnancy Magan carefully prepared for her role studying all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth to avoid arousing suspicion in others the investigation showed that Magan acted very cautiously and thoughtfully she had a detailed plan and followed it to avoid exposure her deception was so convincing that even the closest people did not suspect her true intentions when the search for Heidi began Magan tried to appear extremely upset by her best friend's disappearance she even called local TV channels to draw public attention to the case this successfully diverted suspicion from her Magan was charged with kidnapping Heidi and her child and murder for which she faced the death penalty it turned out that Magan had a previous criminal record for theft she meticulously planned the entire operation faking her pregnancy for several months to present Heidi's newborn child as her own the prosecution argued that she intended not only to kidnap the child but also to kill Heidi Magan knew that Heidi would not voluntarily give up her child and was ready to take Extreme Measures according to one of their mutual friends Heidi's second pregnancy was unplanned and their financial situation was unstable Heidi considered an abortion but Magan insisted she keep the child and even offered to take the baby herself no one took these words seriously but perhaps that was when magan's plan formed later Heidi decided to keep the baby her fiance Shane was devastated by the loss and did not know how to live on with two children he suspected that Magan had an accomplice since Heidi was stronger than Magan and she couldn't handle her alone Heidi's family also suspected that Magan had a Helper but they didn't think it was her boyfriend because he wanted to break up with her and she was holding him with the baby lie a witness claimed to have seen someone else in the car with Magan and Heidi but did not recognize the face Magan was sitting in the front seat hiding in the back and an unknown person was driving this information was not confirmed Shane recounted that Magan told him in Heidi that she had given birth to a girl on December 8th but she didn't show the baby to anyone she didn't even post photos on social media justifying it by saying she had a dream in which someone kidnapped her baby this scared her so much that she decided not to show the baby to anyone before Heidi's disappearance she expressed her dissatisfaction that Magan had not invited her to the birth even though she had attended both of Heidi's births this offended Heidi but Magan Justified it with superstitions and not wanting to share the moment with others Shane analyzing the past recalled another odity during Heidi's discharge from the hospital Magan who was supposedly 37 weeks pregnant couldn't stay away from the baby and constantly asked to hold her she already had a strange interest in the child then but no one paid attention to it it is also unclear why she left Heidi's body in the trunk of her car instead of disposing of it at the trial Magan continued to claim that the child was hers a psychiatric evaluation revealed she had bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder but she was still deemed sane and capable of standing trial the evidence was overwhelmingly against her and it was clear she had planned and meticulously prepared for the murder under her lawyer's influence Magan fusa struck a plea deal admitting guilt to receive a lighter sentence and avoid the death penalty she waved her right to appeal Heidi's relatives agreed to the deal to avoid endless appeals Magan was sentenced to 55 years in prison without the possibility of parole during the sentencing the judge said it is impossible to find Justice for this horrific crime you deprived an innocent child of the opportunity to grow up with her mother you destroyed an entire family no matter how long and harsh the sentence is nothing can change now this story also underscores the importance of trust and openness in relationships Shane and Heidi had been close friends with Magan for many years but no one suspected her true intentions this reminds us that even the closest people can have hidden motives and it is essential to be attent to changes in the behavior and moods of loved ones another important moral of this story is that lies and manipulations can have far-reaching consequences Magan pretended to be pregnant for many months and this lie led to the destruction of several lives she not only destroyed Heidi's family but also caused immense pain and suffering to her own loved ones lies tend to accumulate and eventually lead to catastrophe the story also emphasizes the importance of justice and the rule of law despite all of leg's efforts to avoid punishment she was exposed and convicted of the crimes she committed this shows that even the most carefully planned crimes do not go unpunished and sooner or later justice prevails Additionally the story of Heidi and Magan highlights the importance of support and love in the family Shane who is left with two children after losing Heidi had to find the strength to continue living and raising his children his resilience and dedication to his family serve as an example for all of us this tragic case underscores how important it is to support our loved ones in difficult times and never give up even when life seems to be falling apart finally this story reminds us of the value of life and the fragility of Human Relationships every day we must cherish what we have and remember that our actions can profoundly impact others life is unpredictable and we should strive to live it with kindness compassion and mutual respect if you like my work subscribe to the channel like it and discuss this story in the comments thank you and goodbye