"Our most important thing, for us, is to know that you're safe," Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said in his message to Ryan Borgwardt. "We can talk through all this and we can work things out." ...

On Nov. 8, nearly three months after he vanished, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll announced that a digital forensic analysis of Borgwardt's computer led officials to determine that the ...

Podoll said he'd called off the search for Ryan in early October after he and his team learned that Canadian law enforcement had checked Ryan’s passport on Aug. 13 — the day after he vanished.

This still image provided by Green Lake County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Mark Podoll holds a news conference regarding Ryan Borgwardt, who faked his own drowning this summer, on Thursday, Nov. 21 ...

This still image provided by Green Lake County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Mark Podoll holds a news conference regarding Ryan Borgwardt, who faked his own drowning this summer on Thursday, Nov. 21 ...

GREEN LAKE, Wis. (WFRV) – Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll is letting us in on the crucial conversations between Ryan Borgwardt and his staff in the weeks leading up to the 45-year-old ...

Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said in a Nov. 21 press conference that Borgwardt is alive after faking his own death and is likely in Eastern Europe.. Podoll revealed that police got in ...

Podoll said he'd called off the search for Ryan in early October after he and his team learned that Canadian law enforcement had checked Ryan’s passport on Aug. 13 — the day after he vanished.

Wisconsin officials believe Ryan Borgwardt, a father of three, faked his own death in August, when his capsized kayak was located in Green Lake. He may still be alive overseas.

On Thursday, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said Ryan Borgwardt began communicating with authorities on Nov. 11, after they tracked him down.

But last week, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said at a press conference that the 45-year-old fled to Eastern Europe — and now Borgwardt has opened up to police about how and why he ...

But last week, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said at a press conference that the 45-year-old fled to Eastern Europe — and now Borgwardt has opened up to police about how and why he faked ...