Today we cover the case of Cyntoia Brown-Long who at the time of her conviction was only 16 years old. One of the many many young girls who are forced into sex trafficking. This is a case involving minor sex trafficking and murder, listener discretion is advised.

Thank you to Big Mad Media for editing this episode :)

Media:

Netflix: Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story

PBS Series: "Sentencing Children"

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyntoia_Brown

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/07/us/tennessee-cyntoia-brown-granted-clemency/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/23/cyntoia-brown-long-trafficked-enslaved-jailed-for-life-at-16-and-fighting-back

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Today's episode covers the abduction and murder of 18 year old Samantha Koenig from Anchorage, Alaska. The events following her abduction from the coffee stand she worked at led law enforcement on a country wide search for Samantha and the man who abducted her. Her abductor used her debit card in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.

This case also leads us into our new Patron-only bonus series "Serial Killer Shit Talk" (TBD)

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Sources:

Reddit

Alaskapublic.org/2012/12/04/police-release-detailed-account-of-koenig-murder

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TW / CW: Sexual assault, rape, violence, homophobia, transphobia

Episode 5 is the senseless rape and murder of Brandon Teena, a 21 year old trans man from Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sources: The Brandon Teena Story (1998)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brandon-Teena

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TW: Descriptions of Violence and Suicide (10 minute block) This episode covers the current events going on in India regarding the Farmers Protest, which is currently the largest protest in history. It's long and there is a lot of information.

Please check out our instagram page where we will tag as many pages as possible constantly sharing updates and information as this is an ongoing human rights issue.

Sources: Wikipedia, CBC News

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This episode contains graphic descriptions of assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

Episode 3! In today's first mini-episode, Ash talks about Reena Virk's 1997 murder in Saanich, British Columbia.

Sources for this episode: Wikipedia: Reena Virk, Vancouver Sun, Vice, Crime Stories (Season 8, Episode 8)

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Episode 2 details the death of Indigenous Cree woman Helen Betty Osborne in The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. // Content and trigger warning for racial slurs, physical and sexual violence, racism, murder.

Source for this episode: http://www.ajic.mb.ca

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Welcome to episode 1! It's a little longer than we intended, so bear with us. Today's episode is the tragic murder of Gwen Araujo, a young and beautiful transwoman from California.

Sources for this episode: "A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story"

Lifetime Film "Trained In the Ways Of Men" 2007 documentary

Investigation Discovery's Fatal Encounters season 1, episode 8 "Deadly ID"

Investigation Discovery channel series Murder Among Friends "Murder Party" (season 2, episode 4)

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Over a 16 month period, Dustin LaFortune was subjected to brutal abuse and sexual assault at the hands of his business associate Dustin Paxton in multiple locations including Calgary, Alberta and Regina, Saskatchewan.

TW: This episode deals with domestic violence and sexual assault, listener discretion is advised.

Resources for help:

http://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help/

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-men-who-are-being-abused.htm

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

Sources: elkascott.wordpress.com/2019/07/03/Canadian-crime-stories-episode-two-dustin-paxton-and-oh-my-god-this-is-so-not-the-point-barbara

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/family-says-man-held-captive-tortured-he-was-dropped-hospital

https://www.ctvnews.ca/dustin-lafortune-describes-long-ordeal-road-to-recovery-1.546942

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