Okay, so, the other day I was trying to figure out what happened between Krystle Campbell and Ryan Howard. It’s a weird combo, I know, but I fell down a rabbit hole and just had to figure it out. Here’s how it went:

First, I just did a simple search. I typed in “Krystle Campbell Ryan Howard” and, well, you know, the internet provides. It gave me a bunch of news articles, some blog posts, and, of course, social media stuff.
Digging Deeper
The Initial Scan: I started by skimming through the top results. Mostly, it seemed to be about two separate things: Krystle Campbell being one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and Ryan Howard, the baseball player, doing his thing with the Phillies.
- Krystle Campbell: Sadly, most of the stuff about her was in relation to the bombing. I quickly pieced together that she was a young woman, full of life, who was just there to watch the marathon.
- Ryan Howard: Then there was Ryan Howard, all about his baseball career – his home runs, his contract, that sort of thing. It had nothing to do with Krystle and I didn’t understand the connection.
I was getting a lot of information about the Boston Marathon bombing, which, you know, is heavy stuff. Then there were all these articles about Ryan Howard’s baseball stats. I felt like I was getting two completely separate stories. I was confused!
Connecting the Dots…or Not
I tried different searches using other words.I did search the word of “relationship”. I looked for any mention of them together.
It became clear, there is no real connection. They were just two people who happened to be in the news, maybe around the same time, for completely different reasons.

So, basically, my deep dive turned into a bit of a dead end, connection-wise. I learned a lot about two separate individuals. It shows you how sometimes, even when you think there must be a link, there just isn’t. The internet can be a wild place, throwing seemingly random things together. I felt a little silly for even searching for it.