Austin Man Offers to Help a Lost Woman Find Her Car, Then Halfway Through, Mentions He Listens to the ‘My Favorite Murder’ Podcast
Out of the Woods
A man from Austin is going viral on TikTok for narrating a story about his interactions with a woman while she was on a bike ride.
In a video, TikTok user @seanywanny uploaded to his profile on June 17, 2026, he said that while he was on a bike ride, a woman approached him asking for help. He said that the woman claimed she had lost her way and couldn’t find her car. @seanywanny mentioned in his video that he decided to help her locate her car and went with her to do so, but then, along the way, he said and did things that might have portrayed him negatively in front of her.
TikTok user @seanywanny believes he scared a woman with what he said
As previously mentioned, on June 17, 2026, TikTok user @seanywanny uploaded a video in which he spoke about helping a woman find her way back to her car after she told him she had lost her way. @seanywanny, whose full name is Sean Koetting, mentioned that it was already dark when they decided to go on the journey of locating this woman’s (whom he calls Tanya in the video) car, and that he assured her that he would help her find it.
Koetting mentioned in the video that along the path, he started to make small talk with Tanya, asking her where she was from, about herself, and how she liked her current location. Then he said that as they reached a part of the woods where it was getting really dark, he told Tanya that based on the markers she had given him, he believed they should be heading in a specific direction and asked her to trust him. To that, Tanya allegedly told Koetting that she trusted him, saying he had “good energy.” Koetting then said in his video that he responded by mentioning he listens to a podcast called “My Favorite Murder,” which, based on his reaction in the video, he seems to regret bringing up. While falling to the floor in a dramatic manner, Koetting exclaims, “Why did I say that?”
Koetting then continues with the rest of the story, saying he then explained to Tanya what the “My Favorite Murder” podcast was about, which he described as “stupid” while narrating his story. He then states that as he tried to smooth things over, she cut him off and said she had figured out which way her car was. Koetting says in his video that hearing this made him more determined to help her and that he followed her with a flashlight in the dark woods, informing her that he was behind her. Koetting reveals that he and Tanya finally reached the parking lot where her car was parked. He then says in his video that upon arriving, he joked about needing to find his way back home, and Tanya offered to give him a ride wherever he wanted.
What people are saying about @seanywanny’s video
@seanywanny’s TikTok video, where he recounts trying to help a woman find her way back to her car but allegedly makes her feel very uncomfortable, has gained significant traction on TikTok. As of this writing, his video has thousands of likes, comments, saves, and shares.
User @ashley_five said, “Joshua, can I call you Joshua? Joshua let’s hesitate before talking about podcasts while walking in the dark woods with someone but good job over all buddy.” User @carrja01 commented, “I, too, would say, “You can trust me!” such an alarming number of times that I have effectively convinced the person I’m talking to that they can NEVER trust me.”
User @randomusername7777 wrote, “Honestly though, Tonya’s survival instincts are not great. She just got lucky.” User @jwitha_y_ remarked, “I mean thanks to Tonya’s survival instincts I don’t think she thought anything about your awkwardness.”
Homicide trends in the U.S. according to the Council of Criminal Justice
According to the Council of Criminal Justice, here are the trends noticed in homicide cases over the years:
- The U.S. homicide rate started rising in 2015 following a prolonged decline. It peaked in 2021 and, in the first half of 2023, was 24% higher in 30 sampled cities than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In 2020-2021, individuals aged 15 to 19 were three times more likely to die from homicide compared to 1960.
- In 2020-2021, Black males had an eightfold higher risk of homicide death, while Black females were four times more likely to die from Homicide compared to their White counterparts.
- Between 1980 and 2020, arrests of Black adults for homicide decreased by 65%. However, in 2020, Black individuals were six times more likely to be arrested for homicide compared to White individuals.
- Since 2020, over 75% of homicides involved guns, up from less than 67% between 1980 and 1990.
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