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The last text messages exchanged between Ryan Borgwardt and his then-wife have been revealed

Authorities said Borgwardt faked his own death in August 2024 after a kayaking trip in Wisconsin and then fled the country to Europe to be with a woman he had met online

Borgwardt returned months later and eventually pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer

The last text messages exchanged between a wife and a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled the country to Europe have been revealed.

Ryan Borgwardt disappeared on Aug. 11, 2024, after a kayaking trip on Green Lake in Wisconsin. While authorities searched for him, his wife and children mourned his loss.

That night, Borgwardt texted his then-wife, Emily, that he "may have snuck out on a la

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